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General News showcase takes place on interventional radiology Galway University Hospitals (GUH), a leader in interventional radiology with a world class service in diagnosing and treating patients from all over Ireland and overseas recently showcased the expertise of the Interventional Radiology Department when they hosted “live cases” for the LINC international interventional radiology conference which took place in Germany recently. Interventional Radiology is an independent medical specialty providing minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and treatment of diseases in every organ system. More than 90 cases were performed from 13 international centres worldwide and transmitted real-time online to a wide medical audience using the latest in high definition television and wireless technology. The audience (remotely) had the opportunity to ask questions as the operations occurred. GUH is the only hospital in Ireland or the UK to be involved in this project, which is one of the biggest meetings of its kind in the world and was viewed live by at almost 4000 doctors on the main screen in Leipzig, Germany plus many thousands more around the world. This is Galway’s third year to take part in this Interventional course. Commenting, Dr Gerry O Sullivan, Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Galway University Hospitals said, “By broadcasting procedures live we were able to share our expertise and experience with a much larger group of doctors internationally. UHG is one of the leading centres in Europe for acute deep venous thrombosis work and a team of 25 staff, including nurses, radiographers, pathology staff, doctors, porters and administrative staff work in the Interventional Radiology Department. Significant numbers of patients both from outside the region travelling to Galway for treatment. These procedures are highly advanced using the most cutting edge technology available which results in a much better quality of life for our patients.” LINC is a comprehensive and interventional live course designed to foster collaboration between colleagues worldwide and to promote the understanding and development of endovascular therapies that can be incorporated into daily clinical practice. This highlights how technological advancements in medicine are contributing to improving practice through innovative online education and training. Pictured are the Interventional Radiology Team at GUH, Marie Curley, Elaine Larkin, Ian Davidson, Fiona Gallagher, Gerry O’Sullivan, Noreen Keelan, Grace Kenna, Chris Maharaj, Mary Nolan, Clare Adams, Louise Brennan and Irene O’Meara. Photo: Joe Travers cystic fibrosis daycare centre unveiled A new €1.4m day care centre for patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was officially opened earlier this year. The new centre will, for the first time, provide dedicated facilities for all of the regular out-patient and day care needs of children and young people with CF in the greater Mayo area. The CF day care centre was built through a partnership between the Mayo University Hospital/HSE and charitable funding and other support provided by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (the national CF patient group) and CF West (a regionally based CF hospital build fund). Charlie Meehan, General Manager at Mayo University Hospital said, “This is a significant development for CF services in the greater Mayo area. The Cystic Fibrosis team at Mayo University Hospital are first-class and this new facility will enable them to continue to deliver high quality care in state of the art clinical facilities. I would like to acknowledge the significant support provided by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and CF West for the development of this centre.” Commenting, Dr Michael O’Neill, Consultant Paediatrician and lead of the CF team at Mayo University Hospital said, “This new centre will increase the life expectancy and improve the quality of life of the many CF patients in Mayo. It provides two specialist patient areas, treatment facilities, education laboratory, conference and support facilities all integrated into the main hospital’s infrastructure.” The new centre includes consulting rooms with a state-of-the-art art air filtration system that will significantly reduce the risk of cross infection, which is a major challenge in all CF centres. The total project cost was €1.4m of which €800,000 was provided by CF West /Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and €600,000 was provided by the HSE/Mayo University Hospital and the National Lottery. 52 | health matters | spring 2016
Green-fingered staff at St Joseph’s Hospital scoop first prize in Ennis Tidy Towns It is long recognised that gardens are often to the soul what medicine is to the body – they have the power to heal and restore. St Joseph’s Hospital is an older person residential facility located in Ennis Town with 120-beds registered with HIQA. A single story building, the hospital is spread out over an extensive campus. Staff working within the hospital were aware that many of the residents, prior to admission, enjoyed gardening as a hobby and indeed for some it had been an occupation. During conversations, the residents frequently expressed a great love for nature and an appreciation of the changing seasons that a garden can signal. It had been a long-held ambition of the staff of the hospital to cultivate and develop the garden facilities for the benefit of the residents/ patients, service users, their families and visitors to the hospital. With this in mind that staff of St Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis came together to form the St Joseph’s Hospital Garden Committee. As the campus was set out over extensive grounds there were several green areas located throughout. It was decided, as a first step, to address the unmet need of maintaining and up keeping the central garden area of the hospital. This garden was the focal point for residents and their relatives and friends who visited. They set about their work with a common purpose to create and maintain a safe and secure green area offering a relaxed and tranquil environment that would enable people enjoy quiet time close to nature. The hospital garden committee brought tremendous energy, interest and vitality to their The prize-winning garden at St Joseph’s. INSET : Mary and Annie Murphy, residents of St Joseph’s Hospital, with Tony Kelly, Clare county hurler, in the garden of St Joseph’s Hospital. work on the garden. The committee is made up of members from a cross section of disciplines based on site at St Joseph’s Hospital and includes nursing, non-nursing, allied health professions, clerical, management and maintenance. The committee is chaired by the Director of Nursing. Time dedicated by staff to developing and maintaining the garden is purely voluntary. The Committee have undertaken various fund raising activities such as table quizzes, coffee mornings, garden fetes, book sales and Christmas Fairs to help with the costs. The hard work and commitment by staff helped transform the central garden. In 2014, staff took the bold move of entering the garden into the Ennis Tidy Towns Competition. St Joseph’s Hospital Central Garden was awarded joint third place. Staff were delighted to have achieved recognition for such a worthy project. Spurred on by the high placing, the Committee redoubled their efforts, completing the central garden and moving on to the next green space, a small garden located near the Alder Unit. Staff, again, gave generously of their time and helped to breathe life into this space. In 2015 the Committee decided to enter both completed gardens in to the Ennis Tidy Town’s Competition. After rigorous judging, St Joseph’s Hospital Garden Committee saw off the competition to claim first prize in two categories. The Central Garden won the Large Amenity Garden Category while the smaller Alder Unit Garden claimed the accolade in the Small Amenity Garden Category. Maeve O’Connor, Director of Nursing at St Joseph’s Hospital and Chair of the Committee, commented, “This is a fantastic achievement for the hospital and the Garden committee, who are now even more determined to continue their good work. It is a major recognition of all the hard work and long hours that have been lovingly put into the Garden.” For one resident, the beautifully restored gardens has given him ‘a special retreat and a place to dream and feel at peace’. Workplace Wellbeing Day Ireland’s second National Workplace Wellbeing Day will take place on Friday, April 8th. Public and private sector organisations across the country are expected to participate in the day, which aims to improve employee health through promoting better physical activity and nutrition in the workplace. As part of this year’s activities, employers are being called upon to arrange a “Lunchtime Mile” - a one mile cycle, jog, run, walk or swim for employees in the vicinity of their workplace. According to research¹ commissioned by the Nutrition and Health Foundation (NHF), organisers of Workplace Wellbeing Day only one in three workers takes the recommended level of exercise for a healthy lifestyle each week. Three in 10 workers undertake no physical exercise during work time with just over a quarter (27pc) describing themselves as fairly or very physically active. On Friday, April 8th, employers are being asked to put a special focus on wellbeing through promoting existing and new initiatives available in their workplace as well as hosting special events for staff, such as the “Lunchtime Mile”. Aramark, Bank of Ireland, the Department of Public Expenditure, ESB, Intel, the NSAI and Waterford Institute of Technology were among the hundreds of employers across the public and private sectors that supported the inaugural event. They organised a range of special events for staff on the day including healthy breakfasts, health checks and talks, exercise and fitness classes, cookery demonstrations and lunchtime walks. spring 2016 | health matters | 53
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