Mater Hospital Ebola Conference, November 2014

The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin hosted an Ebola conference on 12th November 2014. The aim of the conference was to assist staff in the acute hospitals with preparations to deal with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), should a case arise in Ireland.

The event included information sessions on the epidemiology of the outbreak, early critical care management, infection control, contact tracing, contingency planning, case scenarios and experiences from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa.

Presentations from these information sessions are provided below.

Epidemiology of Ebola Virus Disease, Dr Darina O'Flanagan, HPSC

File Size: (500kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation can be viewed on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/N2lualmff0U

Ebola Virus Disease - Clinical Care, Dr Gerard Sheehan, MMUH

File Size: (1,102kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/qgkl2zFq1Cs

Early Critical Care Management of Ebola Virus Disease, Dr Brian Marsh, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

File Size: (1,298kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation can be viewed on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/QWczZC2_Pbg

Waste Disposal

File Size: (172kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014

Ebola Virus Disease - Laboratory Diagnostics, Dr Joanne O'Gorman, NVRL

File Size: (919kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/Y2W8gHvQP1g

Laboratory Point of Care Testing, Ms Joan Dineen, National Isolation Unit MMUH

File Size: (100kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/ojpes4SR_Sg

Ebola Virus Disease Algorithms, Dr Derval Igoe, HPSC

File Size: (937kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/Dx6u6B9pl8k

Contact Tracing Among Healthcare Workers, Ms Maria Lenehan, MMUH

File Size: (342kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation can be viewed on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/v-38a_Ll810

Case Scenario - Paediatric case of Ebola Virus Disease, Prof Karina Butler, OLCHC, TCUH & UCD

File Size: (661kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/MgWEsQdnVtg

Case Scenario - Ebola Virus Disease in Pregnancy, Dr Rhona Mahony, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street

File Size: (123kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/8mFvMMfpuGo

Experiences from Africa - Working in Liberia with WHO, Dr Margaret Fitzgerald, Specialist in Public Health Medicine

File Size: (540kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM74vTObNWE

Experiences from Africa - Working in Sierra Leone, Dr Gabriel Fitzpatrick

File Size: (78kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation can be viewed on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/RHgjpnrzoz8

Experiences from Africa - Working in the Emergency Operations Center Nigeria, Dr Diarmuid O'Donovan, Director of Public Health HSE West

File Size: (1,016kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation can be viewed on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/8YW7ugxfpHo

Case Scenario - The NIU plan for an adult with Ebola Virus Disease, Dr Deirdre Morley, Infectious Disease Specialist Registrar, MMUH

File Size: (546kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
This presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/Df3UFU0jYfI

Ebola Virus Disease - Contact tracing in the community, Dr Julie Heslin, Specialist in Public Health Medicine

File Size: (771kB)
Publication Date: 12 December 2014
The presentation is available to view on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/vQyF5Zyj4mE