Agenda / Schedule

Day 1 Wednesday 22nd June

Session Venue

09.00 onwards

Exhibition Area Set up

Examination Hall

11.00- 12.00

European Regional Meeting (MS Teams)
Closed Meeting - Chapter Leaders only

Mary Emily Dowson Room (First Floor)

11.00-13.30

Registration 

Lobby (RCSI, York Street)

12.30 onwards

Tea/Coffee/Water

Examination Hall

13.30-14.20

Opening Ceremony

Dr Gerardina Harnett
Omega Epsilon At-Large President

Dr Liz Westcott
European Regional Coordinator

Dr Marie-Louise Luiking
Past European Regional Coordinator

Dr Mary Boyd
Dean RCSI Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

O’Flanagan Room

 

14.20-14.40

 

 
14.40-15.00

Keynote Speaker
Dr Kenneth Dion
President of Sigma Nursing 

Keynote Speaker
Dr Elizabeth Madigan
Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Nursing

O’Flanagan Room

 

15.00-17.00


(World Café + Concurrent Sessions)

World Café:
Sustainability in Healthcare

Nightingale Room

Facilitated by Dr Ruth Lernihan, Director of Nursing, Nursing Department in the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital

 

 

 

Concurrent Session 1:
Sustainable Workforce 1

Houston Room

 

1. Dr Anita Catlin, Kaiser Permanente, California. International Research on Paediatric Nurses Working with Adults during COVID Pandemic.

2. Dr Catherine Hannaway, Catherine Hannaway Associates Ltd. United Kingdom. Developing Young Nurses and Midwives as Agents for Change in Tackling 21st Century Global Health Challenges.

3. Dr. Marie-Louise Luiking, Leiden University, The Netherlands. Creating a Sustainable Nursing Workforce - Clinical Leadership in Nursing Students: A Concept Analysis.

4. Professor Michael Connolly, University College Dublin, Ireland. Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Readiness during a Global Pandemic: A survey of the experience of one hospital group in the Republic of Ireland (on behalf of the research team).

5. Professor Anne Matthews, Dublin City University, Ireland.  A synthesis of research using the Perceptions of Empowerment in Midwifery Scale (PEMS).

6. Professor Mary Ryder, Associate Professor in General Nursing, University College Dublin, Ireland - presented by Mr. Paul Gallagher, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Ireland East Hospital Group. Nurse Practitioners' Perceptions of Integration Across a Single Healthcare Region in Ireland.

Concurrent Session 2:
Quality Education 1 

Cheyne Room

 

1. Dr Mary McDonnell Naughton, Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland. Undergraduate nursing students' experiences of working clinically during the COVID-19 pandemic

2. Dr Angela Flynn, University College Cork, Ireland. The Pedagogy of Climate Change: Teaching and Learning Environmental Education in the Social and Health Professions

3. Dr Silvia Gonella, University of Torino, Italy. Communicating with family caregivers of nursing home residents: challenges and training needs experienced by healthcare professionals.

4. Philip Hardie, University College Dublin, Ireland. Interpersonal and Communication Skills Preceptorship Education Programme: Experienced Based Co-Design.

5. Raifa Jabareen, University of Haifa, Israel. Sexuality Education: A Call for School Nursing in Traditional Societies.

 

 

 

18.00 onwards

 

Gala Dinner and European Regional Awards
(Ticketed Event Only)

College Hall

 

PLEASE NOTE: AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.


Day 2: Thursday 23rd June

Session Venue

08.30-09.00

Registration

Lobby (RCSI, York Street)

08.30-09.00

Tea and Coffee in the Exhibition Hall

Examination Hall

09.00-10.00

Keynote Speaker:
Professor Daniel Oerther

President, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

O'Flanagan Room

10.00-11.00

European Regional Awardees Oral Presentations

Professor Pedro Parreira
Research Award 2022

Dr Tania Morgado               
Clinical Practice Award 2022

Dr Joan Murphy         
Education Award 2022

European Regional Research Awards Announced

O’Flanagan Room

11.00-11.30



11.10-11.30

Refreshments in Exhibition Hall
&
Poster Presentations and Viewing

Meet the CEO of Sigma - Dr. Liz Madigan!
Meet and greet with Sigma leaders, how to become a member of Sigma, giveaways and lots more!


Examination Hall



Examination Hall - Sigma Membership Stand

11.30-13.00 

(Workshop and Concurrent Sessions)

Workshop:
Environmental Health and Nurses Climate Challenge

College Hall

Facilitated by Ms. Sarah Scanlan Green Lead, Climate Officer Children's Health, Ireland and Ms. Emma Pascale Blakey, Chief Sustainability Officer Clinical Fellow Greener NHS National Programme, NHS England & NHS Improvement.

 

 

 

Concurrent Session 3: Equality and Empowerment 1

O'Flanagan Room

1. Professor Josephine Hegarty, University College Cork, The unmet needs in Cancer Genetic Services: an environmental scan of the cancer genetics services in an Irish context underpinned by a mixed methods approach.

2. Muireann Ní Riain, St. Michael's House, Ireland. Benefits of Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Hospital Liaison (Intellectual Disability) – Perspectives of staff in a community intellectual disability service.

3. Lisa Redmond, Health Information and Quality Authority, Ireland. A systematic review of experiences of acute care amongst individuals with intellectual disability.

4. Alan Connolly, University College Cork, Ireland. Improving family caregiver involvement in end-of-life care for people with dementia: The implementation of the mySupport study in nursing homes in Ireland.

Concurrent Session 4:     
Safety and Quality 1 

Houston

1. Dr Vanessa Clarke Nursing And Midwifery Planning And Development Unit, Ireland. Nurse Practitioners’ Implementation of Evidence-based Practice into Routine Care: A Scoping Review.

2. Professor Daniel Kelly, Cardiff University, United Kingdom.‘What is the matter with me?’ or a ‘badge of honour’: Nurses’ constructions of resilience during Covid-19.

3. Florence Horsman Hogan, Leopardstown Park Hospital, Ireland. Continuing Quality Improvement in the Prescribing of Hypnotic and PRN Psychotropic Medication – A Nurse led Residential Care Centre Experience.

4. Dr Vanessa Clarke and Dr Aoife Lane, Nursing And Midwifery Planning And Development Unit, Ireland Findings of the First National Evaluation of Video Enabled Care in Ireland.

5. Professor Daniel Kelly, Cardiff University, United Kingdom. ‘Shouting into a void’: Nurses experiences of speaking out during the Covid-19 pandemic.

13.00-14.00



13.30-14.00


Lunch in Exhibition Hall
&
Poster Presentations and Viewing

Meet the President of Sigma - Dr. Ken Dion!
Meet and greet with Sigma leaders, how to become a member of Sigma, giveaways and lots more!


Examination Hall



Examination Hall - Sigma Membership Stand

14.00-15.00

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Joanne Bosanquet MBE, RN
CEO, Foundation of Nursing Studies and Member of Phi Mu and Omega Xi Sigma Chapters.

Ms. Rose Gallagher MBE
Professional Lead IPC/AMR and Sustainability Lead, Royal College of Nursing.

O'Flanagan Room

15.15-17.15

(Workshop and Concurrent Sessions)


Workshop:

Play to your Strengths for Personal and Professional Career Development: An Interactive Workshop

College Hall

Professor Eileen Savage, Emeritus Professor University College Cork. Coaching and Career Development in Nursing and Midwifery

 

Concurrent Session 5:
Equality and Empowerment 2

O'Flanagan Room

1. Lisa Van Dongen, University of Turku, Finland. Leadership of PhD prepared nurses working in hospitals and its influence on career development: a qualitative study.

2. Dr Thora Hafsteinsdottir, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands and Dr Lisa Suidman, Clinical Health Sciences, Utrecht University. The Nursing Leadership and Mentoring Educational Program for Doctoral Nursing Students and Postdoctoral Nurses (The Nurse-Lead): fellows' outcome and experiences.

3. Camila Biazus Dalcin, University of Dundee, Scotland. Public engagement as part of a nurse's PhD journey.

4. Paulo Santos-Costa, Health Sciences Research Unit Coimbra, Portugal. Nurses' practices in the peripheral intravenous catheterization of cancer patients: results from a mix-methods study.

5. Carmel Buckley, Area Director, ONMSD, HSE, Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Healthcare 

6. Jonathan Angus, Fionnathan Productions Unchartered Territories: The Six Year Journey of a Young Man with Down Syndrome as an Early Adopter of Self-Directed Supports in Ireland.

Concurrent Session 6:
Maternal and Child Health 1

Cheyne Room

1. Lynn Buckley, University College Cork, Ireland. Public Health Nurse involvement in a multi-stakeholder community paediatric clinic meeting UN SDGs in Ireland. 

2. Professor Abedellah Kasem, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan. Mother's knowledge and attitudes about newborn screening in Jordan. 

3. Professor Patricia Leahy-Warren, University College Cork, Ireland. Practice Enhancement for Exclusive Breastfeeding (PEEB) - an implementation science approach. 

4. Dr. Catherine McNestry, University College Dublin, Ireland. A multi-centre randomized controlled trial of perinatal support to improve breastfeeding outcomes in women with a raised BMO: The Latch on Study. 

5. Professor Marcia Pestana-Santos, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra - UICISA:E, Portugal. Adolescents' experiences during the perioperative period.

Concurrent Session 7:
Global Partnerships

Houston Room

1. Mary McManus and Charlotte McArdle, Department of Health, Northern Ireland. What Nurses can do to tackle the Social Determinants of Health.


2. Dr Therese Leufer and Dr Joanne Cleary-Holdforth, Dublin City University, Ireland. EBP Beliefs and EBP Implementation among post-graduate student nurses in Saudi Arabia: An Irish-Saudi Arabian Collaboration.

3. Dr Catherine Hannaway, Catherine Hannaway Associates Ltd. United Kingdom & Department of Health, Northern Ireland. Nurses For Health Equity: Guidelines for Tackling the Social Determinants of Health. 

4. Niamh Rohan, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. From Bedside to Boardroom: the cliff edge for professional growth in the nursing profession.

5. Prof. Mustafa Bodrick, Rethinking Global Nursing Partnerships: Consideration to care for nurses - Communities of Practice (pre-recorded).


17.30-18.30

Drinks and Canapé Reception and Heath Service Executive Choir

College Hall & Board Room

PLEASE NOTE: AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.


Day 3: Friday 24th June

Session Venue

08.00-08.30

Registration

Lobby (RCSI, York Street)

08.00-08.30

Tea and Coffee

Examination Hall

08.30-09.30

Keynote Speaker:
Rachel Kenna

Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health, Ireland.

O'Flanagan Room


 

09.30-10.30 

(Workshop and Concurrent Sessions)

Workshop:
Sustainable Development Policy

College Hall

Facilitated by Grace Sullivan, MEP, Green Party

 

 

 

Concurrent Session 8: Mental Health and Well Being 1

Cheyne Room

1. Seána Nic Dhonnacha, Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland. The experiences of parents of children with mental health difficulties who access mental health services through the emergency department: a scoping review.

2. Dr Brid McCarthy, University College Dublin, Ireland. Informal Caregivers' Lived Experiences of Transitioning during End-of-Life Care.

3. Dr Peter Vermeir, Ghent University Hospital/ Ghent University, Belgium. Medically unexplained physical symptoms in migrants: a challenge for nurses.

Concurrent Session 9:     
Safety and Quality 2

Houston

1. Professor Harshida Patel, Gothenburg University, Sweden. International study on experiences of migrants and the perspectives of the health care professionals caring for them.

2. Paulo Santos-Costa, Health Sciences Research Unit Coimbra, Portugal. Nurses' involvement in the development and usability assessment of an innovative peripheral intravenous catheterization pack: a mix-method study.

3. Dr Rimple Sharma, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India. Development and evaluation of effect of Paediatric Patient Handover Documentation (PPHD) Tool upon quality of handover among nurses working in Paediatric care units.

Sigma European Regional Presentations

O'Flanagan Room

1. Membership Involvement Committee
PhD Virtual Connect: Becoming a Community of Practice. Presenters: Marie-Louise Luiking (Leiden University, The Netherlands), Alison Steven (Northumbria University).

2. Nurse Education Interest Group
Creating a Sustainable Nursing Workforce: Clinical Leadership in Nursing Students. Presenters: Gerardina Hartnett (Munster Technological University) and Marie-Louise Luiking (Leiden University, The Netherlands).

3. Communications Committee
When visibility counts to making membership a success. Presenters: Marie-Louise Luiking (Leiden University, The Netherlands) and Liz Westcott (Oxford Brookes University).

Concurrent Session 8b: Mental Health and Well Being 2

T1/2/3

1.Ann-Marie Bright, University of Limerick, Ireland. Women's experiences of prison-based mental healthcare: a systematic review of qualitative literature.

2.David James Field, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Understanding the relationships between anxiety, behaviour, chemsex and depression amongst gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with HIV.

3. Professor Vanessa Heaslip, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom. Use of technology to promote health and wellbeing of people who are homeless.

10.30-11.00 




10.40-11.00

Refreshments in
Exhibit Hall
&
Poster Presentations and Viewing

Meet the President of Sigma - Dr. Ken Dion!
Meet and greet with Sigma leaders, how to become a member of Sigma, giveaways and lots more!



Examination Hall




Examination Hall - Sigma Membership stand

11.00-12.00

Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Margrieta Langins

European Chief Nursing Officer, World Health Organization

O'Flanagan Room

12.00-13.00


Concurrent Sessions

 

Concurrent Session 10:
Sustainable Workforce 2

O'Flanagan Room

1. Professor Alessandro Stievano Opi Cecri Rome, Italy. An empirical research on district nursing in Italy. Brand-new legislation for a widespread introduction of the role.

2. Daniela Collins, Middlesex University London, United Kingdom. Sustainable Leadership Development: Benefits of Action Learning.  

Concurrent Session 11:
Sustainable Infrastructure and Consumptions, Peaceful, Safe, and Inclusive Right-Based Society

Houston Room

1.Dr Caroline Dalton, University College Cork, Ireland. Economic impact of Bereavement.

2. Sarah Scanlan, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Ireland. Sustainable Healthcare: A case study analysis of attitudes and actions in CHI @ Temple Street.

3. Professor John Wells, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. The Challenge of Sustainable Health Care Practice in a Holocene Changed World.

Concurrent Session 12:
Maternal and Child Health 2

Cheyne Room

1.Sophie Malebye, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Experiences of family members of relatives admitted as State patients in a psychiatric hospital in Gauteng Province.

2. Professor Anne Matthews, Dublin City University, Ireland. The use of Care Groups to support exclusive breastfeeding within the context of Malawi’s health and nutrition policy.

3. Aoife Long, University College Cork, Ireland. Infant feeding and the energy transition: A comparison between decarbonising breastmilk substitutes with renewable gas and achieving the global nutrition target for breastfeeding.

 

13.00-14.00



13.30-14.00

Lunch in Exhibit Hall
&
Poster Presentations and Viewing

Meet the CEO of Sigma - Dr. Liz Madigan!
Meet and greet with Sigma leaders, how to become a member of Sigma, giveaways and lots more!


Examination Hall




Examination Hall - Sigma Membership stand

14.00-16.00 

(Workshop and Concurrent Sessions)

Workshop:
Workforce Planning: Improving Experience and Work Culture

College Hall

Facilitated by Professor Jonathan Drennan, Chair of Nursing and Health Services Research at University College Cork and Dr. Noeleen Brady, Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Cork

 

 

Concurrent Session 13: Disease Prevention and Treatment 2

O'Flanagan Room

1.Rafael Bernardes, Nursing School of Coimbra, Portugal. A Prospective Cohort Study to Investigate the Podiatric Profile of Nursing Students in Clinical Settings.

2. Arménio Cruz, Nursing School of Coimbra, Portugal. Prevalence and characterization of home accidents and leisure among the elderly in a community context.

3. Professor Sally Decker, Saginaw Valley State University, United States. Unique Fear of Contagion with COVID-19.

4. Professor Lurdes Lomba, Coimbra Nursing School, Portugal. Clinical uniform and pediatrics nursing care: Risk of microbiological contamination.

5. Sandra Karabatic, University Hospital Center Rebro, Zagreb, Croatia. COVID – 19 pandemic and nursing experience.

6. Dr Sue Schutz, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom. Exploring the perceived symptoms of primary hypertension.

7. Professor Liliana Sousa / Pedro Parreira, Health Sciences Research Unit Nursing, Portugal. Innovative medical device for diabetic foot ulcers prevention: the human-centred design model for initial stages of product development.

Concurrent Session 14:     
Quality Education 2

Cheyne Room

1.Dr Mohamad Saab, University College Cork, Ireland. Incorporating Virtual Reality in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study with Nursing Students.

2. Dr Briege King Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland. “Tell me, I will forget, show me, I will remember, involve me, I will understand, step back, I will act”. Situated Cognition Learning Theory and its impact on a blended learning skills-based education programme for Registered Nurses and Midwives.

3. Dr Liz Kingston, University of Limerick, Ireland. Developing nursing research capacity and capability to promote lifelong learning; Insights from the ProCare project.

4. Professor Colleen Maykut, MacEwan University, Canada. Creating Bold Spaces for Transformational Undergraduate Nursing.

5. Bridget Murray, Maynooth University and Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. Lung and Heart CoVID-19: An exploration of the experiences of respiratory clinical nurse specialists and advance nurse practitioners in the Irish Healthcare settings.

6. Dr Ippolito Notarnicola, Research Centre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Italy. Nursing education in Albania: Evolution and future prospects of health policy.

Concurrent Session 15:     
Equality and Empowerment 3

Houston Room

1. Professor John Gilmore, University College Dublin, Ireland. Queer Expressions: Creating inclusive healthcare approaches for Irish Gay Men.

2. Dr Irene Hartigan, University College Cork, Ireland. The Interface Project: Identifying Research Priorities for Family Carers in Ireland.

3. Professor Janice Hawkins, Old Dominion University, United States. Vaccine Equity and the Sustainable Development Goals: Nurses as Advocates.

4. Sarah Jayne Miggin, Mater Hospital Dublin, Ireland. Overcoming Barriers to Hospital Discharge among patients whom are Homeless.

 

16.10-17.00

Keynote Speaker:
Dr Peter Singer

Special Advisor to the Director General, World Health Organization

O'Flanagan Room

17.00-17.30

Announcement of SDG Blog Prize,
Announcement of Best Poster and Best Oral Presentation

Dr. Gerardina Harnett

Announcement of 7th EU Conference Host (2024)

Dr. Liz Westcott European Regional Coordinator
/Dr Leslie Gelling President Elect Phi-Mu Chapter

O'Flanagan Room

PLEASE NOTE: AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.


Day 4: Saturday 25th June

Session and Venue

09.00-10.00


Workshop:
Walton Institute in SETU: Health and Virtual Reality

College Hall

Facilitated by Dr Mark White, Vice President of Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies, South East Technological University and Dr. Mohamad Saab. 

Horizon Europe Programme/Networks
EU Funding for Health Research, Horizon Europe, International Cooperation, Evaluation & Targeted Programmes Unit, Research Strategy and Funding.

O’Flanagan

Facilitated by Kay Duggan, EU Programmes Officer, Health Research Board.

10.00-10.15

Refreshments (Tea/Coffee/Water)

Examination Hall

10.15-12.00



























Closing Keynote (Pre-Recorded)

Pre-Recorded Sessions / Asynchronous 

1. Dr Rita Munley Gallagher, Nursing and Healthcare Consultant. Governance: The Role of Nursing in Sustaining Global Health.

2. Dr Jan Dirk Holtzhausen, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The appropriateness of a nurse anaesthetist model for practice: anaesthesia expert’s opinion.

3. Catherine Best, Saint Catherine’s Hospice, Scarborough, United Kingdom. Developing an educational strategy to support end of life care in the learning disability sector through a joint collaborative; ensuring we leave no one behind.

4. Professor Karen Phillips, William Paterson University, United States. Postpartum Fatigue: The Impact on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates at Discharge.

5. Anne McDonald, Health Service Executive, Ireland. Governance of Older Persons Home Care: Public Health Nursing Services and Home Support Services an unresolved coupling.

6. Dr Monica Bianchi, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Southern Switzerland. Improve a future interprofessional collaboration starting from a IPE project between an University of Applied Sciences and Arts and University in Southern Switzerland.


Keynote Speaker (Pre-Recorded):
Professor Sheila Tlou
Co-Chair, Global HIV Prevention Coalition & Nursing Now, Former Minister for Health, Botswana, World Health Organization. 

O’Flanagan

PLEASE NOTE: AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.