Clostridium difficile Sub-Committee

Terms of Reference

To update the existing national guidelines for the surveillance, diagnosis, clinical management and infection prevention and control of CDAD in Ireland.

Membership

Dr Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Consultant Microbiology, HPSC/Beaumont Hospital (chair)

Dr Karen Burns, Consultant Microbiologist, HPSC/Beaumont Hospital, (HPSC)

Ms Annette Darcy, Surveillance Scientist, Letterkenny General Hospital (Surveillance Scientists Association)

Dr Anne Dee, Specialist in Public Health Medicine, HSE Midwest, Limerick representing RCPI Faculty of Public Health Medicine.

Breda Deasy, Infection Control Clinical Nurse Specialist, St. Luke's Hospital (IPS)

Liz Forde, Infection Control & Prevention Nurse (IPS Community)

Dr Anne Gilleece, Consultant Microbiologist, Connolly Hospital (ISCM)

Damodar Solanki, Chief Pharmacist, Beaumont Hospital (HPAI)

Dr Lorraine Kyne, Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly, Mater Hospital

Dr Lynda Fenelon, Consultant Microbiologist, St. Vincent’s University Hospital (ISCM)

Stephen Murchan, Surveillance Scientist, Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).

Dr Paddy Gavin, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases (IDSI)

Dr Susan Clarke, Infection Disease Physician (IDSI)

Sinead Morrissey, Practice Development Facilitator, Nursing Homes Ireland

Last updated: 17 January 2012