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Department of Respiratory Medicine
St.Vincent’s Healthcare Group
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social and psychological problems that were rare in the past.
Despite inadequate physical resources and inadequate
personnel,the Cystic Fibrosis team of respiratory housestaff, the
multi-disciplinary team and the ward nursing staff continued to
be exemplary in their care of the adult cystic fibrosis patients.
There has been a major increase in "Day Care" treatment of
Adults with Cystic Fibrosis in recent years.This includes a major
increase in the use of home intravenous antibiotics and other
treatments so that many patients with "straightforward"
r e s p i ra t o ry exacerbations may be treated through a combination
of day care/home care treatment. There has been a fourfold
increase in the number of patients treated on a day care basis
from 1999-2003.The crucial importance of infection control in
the inpatient setting is equally important in the day care and
outpatient settings.
We presented further results of our research at the annual
meeting of the American Thoracic Society in Seattle. There was
great interest in our research findings,which are having a major
impact on patient care in Europe, North America and
throughout the world.
Dr. Jim Egan, Lung Transplant Physician and Mr. James McCarthy,
Lung Transplant Surgeon,both leaders in the field of lung
transplantation, have been working towards the implementation
of the National Lung Transplant Programme since they took up
their posts in 2001. This is a joint programme involving the
Mater Misericordiae Hospital and St.Vincent’s University
Hospital.
Outstanding/Significant Achievements
Josephine Doyle graduated with a BNS from Trinity College.
Eilish Morrissey received an AMSPAR Certificate in Medical
Terminology
Etain Tighe obtained her Bachelor of Science Nursing from UCD
Donal O’Callaghan was awarded an MSc.
Courses and Conferences Attended
Catherine McKeown gave a workshop at the National Cystic
Fibrosis Meeting in Killarney.
Claire Reilly attended the European Conference in Belfast.
Dr. Gallagher was an invited speaker at the American Thoracic
Society Annual Meeting in Seattle.
Dr. Gallagher was an invited speaker at the European
Respiratory Society Annual Meeting in Vienna.
Claire Reilly presented at the ACPCF meeting in Birmingham.
Team members attended the National Cystic Fibrosis Meeting
in Killarney and the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
in Anaheim,California.
Publications
Barry S. C.,Gallagher C. G. Corticosteroids and skeletal muscle
function in Cystic Fibrosis. J Appl Physiol 95:1379-1384, 2003.
Kilbride E,McLoughlin P, Gallagher C. G,Harty H. R. Do gender
differences exist in the ventilatory response to progressive exercise
in males and females of average fitness? Eur J Appl Physiol 89:
595-602,2003.
Moloney E D, Clayton N,Mukherjee D K, Gallagher C G,Egan J
J. The shuttle walk exercise test in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Resp Med 2003;97:682-687.
FitzGerald S,Lyons R, Ryan J,Hall W, Gallagher C G. Botulism as
a cause of respiratory failure in injecting drug users. Irish Journal
of Medical Science 2003;172:143-144.
Reilly C and Caulfield B. Outcome measures in Physiotherapy,
Physiotherapy Ireland June 2003.
Future Plans
Future plans for Nursing include more nursing research.
Future plans for Physiotherapy include research and
development within the area of urinary incontinence in people
with cystic fibrosis.
Staff
Consultant Staff
Professor Barry Bresnihan,
Professor Oliver FitzGerald,
Dr Douglas Veale.
Specialist Registrar Dr Adrian Gibbs, Dr Julia Martin.
Research Staff
Maria Benito,Trevor Duffy,
Ursula Fearon,Martina Gogarty,
Laura Greenan,Alice McEvoy,
Anne Madigan,Trevor Markham,
Ronan Mullan, Rosemary O’Hara,
Jennifer Ralph,Terence Rooney,
Wahlid-Al-Shehi.
Service Developments/Activities
Service developments included increased integration of
Rheumatology services on the two sites,SVUH and Harold’s
Cross. Integrated treatment protocols were developed and a
common clinic for biologic therapies planned.
Significant Achievements
Departmental Review
Professor Bresnihan was an invited speaker at the Australian
Rheumatology Association,the workshop for use of new
technologies in genomics,genetics and proteomics in
Stockholm,and the Targeted Therapies Meeting. He was visiting
Professor at Kansas University. Professor Bresnihan co-chairs
the European Synovitis Study Group. He is chairman of the
Subcommittee for Academic Support,Arthritis Research
Campaign (UK). He is chairman of the Arthritis Foundation of
Ireland and was a member of the Oliver Bird Programme
Selection Committee. Professor Bresnihan serves on the
Department of
R h e u m a t o l o g y
Editorial Board for the Journal of Rheumatology,Annals of the
Rheumatic Diseases,and Joint Bone and Spine, and Bailliere’s
Clinical Rheumatology.
Professor FitzGerald was an invited speaker on Spondyloarthropathy
at the Belgian Congress of Rheumatology, on Psoriatic
Arthritis at the Bodnar Institute, Oxford,and Psoriatic Arthritis
Update at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He was an external
examiner for Trinity College Final Medical,Queen’s University
Belfast PhD thesis,and Oxford PhD thesis. Prof FitzGerald was
Chairman of St Vincent’s University Hospital Medical Board, a
Member of the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group Board,a Council
Member on the Arthritis Foundation of Ireland,and Interim
Director Education and Research Centre. He is also a member
on the Editorial Board of Rheumatology and Current
Rheumatology.
Dr Veale is Medical Director, Rheumatology Unit at Our Lady’s
Hospice, Harold’s cross. He was the chairman of Arthritis
Action Ireland,a Council member of the Irish Society for
Rheumatology and Editor E-Medicine. He was an invited
speaker at the ‘Meet the Professor’session at the American
College of Rheumatology in Florida.
Prizes
Dr Ronan Mullan was awarded best oral paper at
the Irish Society for Immunology.
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