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MRSA & Families Network.
www.mrsaandfamiliesnetwork.ie
A conference will be held under the auspices of MRSA and Families Network in the Emmet Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin, on Tuesday, 19th June, 2007 starting at 9.30 a.m.. The theme of this conference is the human, social and financial cost of MRSA and other hospital acquired infections. We have presented the problem of hospital acquired infection before, and national and international experts have suggested possible strategies for the prevention and control of these infections which have become endemic in many Irish hospitals. There has been no discernable improvement.
On this occasion, in addition to the difficulties experienced by MRSA casualties and their families, we are presenting the financial costs of treating HAIs and the potential costs of compensating people for the injury they have suffered from what are largely preventable conditions. The opinion that prevention costs less than treatment will be explored.
The conference will be chaired by the eminent The Hon. Mr. Justice Hugh O'Flaherty, who will open the conference at 9.30. The programme is as follows:
9.35 a.m.. The human and social cost of MRSA – Margaret Dawson, founding member of MRSA and Families Network, Noeleen Friel and Tony Kavanagh
a.m. Effective Cleaning and New Technologies Make Eradication of Infections Possible. – Dr. Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D., Founder & Chairman, Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths. Dr. McCaughey is the headline speaker at the conference. In 1999, Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of the state of New York, joined the Hudson Institute, where she focused on the impact of medical innovation and scientific discovery on longevity, health care costs, and the economy. Before entering politics, McCaughey had a distinguished career as a college professor and scholar. She served as the John M. Olin Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, held a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and taught at Vassar College and Columbia University. She earned her master's degree and Ph.D. from Columbia University and her undergraduate degree from Vassar College, where she was awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, Herbert H. Lehman Fellowship, John Jay Fellowship, Honorary Vassar Fellowship, Bancroft Dissertation Award, and the Richard B. Morris Prize.
10.45 a.m. "A Holistic Approach to MRSA Prevention & Control: Costs and Benefits- Dr. Ian Hosein, Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Cardiff and Vale NHS Hospital Trust.
11.15 -11.45 a.m Tea and Coffee break.
11.45 a.m. The cost of a 'Search and Destroy Policy' - Paul Bergervoet, Infection Control Practitioner, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands.
12.15 p.m. Rapid Detection and Conventional Methods for the Detection of MRSA: Dr. Angela Rossney, Chief Medical Scientist, National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James's Hospital, Dublin .
12.45 p.m. Question and answer session with morning panel.
1.30 p.m. -2.30 p.m Lunch Break.
2.30 p.m. Compensating the victims and projected Costs of Litigation - Mr. John H. Scurr, Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Lister House, The Lister Hospital, Chelsea. Mr. Scurr is trained in the legal aspects of report writing, giving evidence in court and in the responsibilities of a Single Joint Expert
3 p.m. The Coroner's Perspective: Brendan Nix, S.C. Coroner for Limerick West.
3.30 p.m. MRSA and the law in Ireland - how MRSA casualties are getting on with legal cases - Ian Simon, Associate Solicitor, Brian Lynch and Associates, Galway, and legal advisor to MRSA and Families Network.
4 p.m. Questions and answers.
4.30 p.m. Conference ends.
We believe that this will be an extremely successful and educational day for all those dedicated to helping the casualties, victims and sufferers of MRSA .
Dr. Teresa Graham, on behalf of MRSA and Families Network. 051 386651.
086 8776307
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