Protection against flu is everyone’s responsibilityPlease protect yourself, your loved ones and those around you

Learning and Sharing Conference

A conference with Keynote Speakers, Panel Discussions, Parallel Workshops and Poster Presentations on Flu. The event aims to be an overall forum for sharing knowledge and ideas in our fight against the Flu

Monday 24 April 10:00am - 4:30pm

The Radisson Blu HotelBallincar, Sligo

Notes

Contacts:

Cho1flu.team@hse.ie

Web links:www.hse.ie/flu

www.immunisation.ie

www.undertheweather.ie

www.hpsc.ie

www.nhsemployers.org/flu

CHO 1 Flu Protection Campaign

CHO 1 Flu Protection Campaign

CHO 1 Flu Protection Campaign

CHO 1 Flu Protection Campaign

Protection against flu is everyone’s responsibilityPlease protect yourself, your loved ones and those around you

Morning Schedule:

9:15-10:00

Registration

10.00-10.10

Welcome Ms Cara O’Neill Head of Service, Health and Well Being

CHO Area 1

Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo

The Markievicz Minstrels HSE Workplace Choir, Sligo

10:10-10:15

Opening Address Mr John Hayes Chief Officer

CHO Area 1

10:15-10:35

Influenza Vaccination – A National Perspective Dr Anna Clarke Consultant in Public Health Medicine

HSE National Immunisation Office

10.35-10.55

Breaking down the access barriers: Development of the Peer Vaccine Programme

Dr Lynda Sisson National Clinical Lead in Occupational Health in

the Workplace

Health and Wellbeing Unit, HSE Human

Resources

10:55-11:15

Seasonal influenza vaccination trends for at risk groups, the importance of data collection and reporting

Dr Jolita Mereckiene Medical Officer/Researcher

HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre

(HPSC)

11:15-11:30

Break and Poster Viewing

11:30-12:00

Attitudes, Cultures and Beliefs around vaccines and the impact they have on uptake in Healthcare Workers

Mr Christian Bengoa Senior Programme Officer

NHS Flu Fighter Campaign

NHS Employers, UK

12:00-12:15

Implementing a Flu Campaign in a Community Setting

Ms Shona Gallagher Project Lead, CHO 1 Flu Protection Campaign

12:15-12:30

Implementing a Flu Campaign in Beaumont Hospital

Ms Fiona McGrath Occupational Health Nurse

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

12:30-1:00

Running a Successful Flu Campaign Ms Helen Bogan Project Lead, NHS Flu Fighter Campaign

NHS Employers, UK

1:00-1:30

Lunch and Poster Viewing

Afternoon Schedule:

1:30-1:35

Parallel Workshop Introduction Dr Kevin Kelleher HSE Assistant National Director, Health and

Wellbeing, Public Health and Child Health

1:35-2:20

Vaccine Availability and Accessibility Facilitator: Dr Lynda Sisson Chair: Ms Shona Gallagher

Running a Campaign: Communication and Messaging

Facilitator: Ms Helen Bogan Chair: Ms Cara O’Neill

Coping with and Influencing Change Facilitator: Mr Christian Bengoa Chair: Ms Clodagh Keville, Infection

Prevention and Control Nurse Manager,

Sligo Leitrim

Flu Trends, Data and Reporting Facilitators: Dr Jolita Mereckiene and Dr Piaras O’Lorcain, Surveillance Scientist,

HSE HPSC

Chair: Ms Mags Moran, Infection Prevention

and Control Nurse Manager, Donegal

2:20-2.30

Stretch Break and Poster Viewing

2.30-3.00

Parallel Workshop Feedback Workshop Chairpersons

3:00-4:00

Panel Discussion - How we can improve flu vaccine uptake - The way forward

Chair: Dr Louise Doherty, Specialist in Public

Health Medicine, Donegal

4:00-4:20

Flu Recognition Awards Dr Kevin Kelleher and Ms Cara O’Neill

4:20-4:30

Close Ms Cara O’Neill

CHO 1 Flu Protection Campaign

Protection against flu is everyone’s responsibilityPlease protect yourself, your loved ones and those around you