21st Annual Scientific Meeting ‘Cardiac Care in the Technological Era’ 2nd March 2019

//21st Annual Scientific Meeting ‘Cardiac Care in the Technological Era’ 2nd March 2019

Ms Bernie Hannon, INCA President opening the event

Dr Paddy Barrett, Consultant Cardiologist presenting: ‘Novel Cardiovascular Technologies’

Dr Stephen O’Connor, Consultant Cardiologist presenting: ‘Interventional Advances and Mitral Clip’

Mr Vincent Young, Consultant Cardiothoracic Consultant presenting: ‘Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery’

Ciara Rice, CNM3, Falls and Blackout Unit, SJH presenting: ‘Technologies in Falls and Syncope Assessment’

S/N Beverley Clancy, Tallaght University Hospital, Joint winner for best presentation with ‘ A qualitative study exploring recipients’ experience of living with an internal cardioverter defibrillator’

S/N Kelly Huish, UHW, Joint winner for best presentation with: ‘A quality improvement initiative to improve professional development in cardiology’

Claire Duffy, CNS, NUIG presenting: ‘Nutritional food labelling awareness in the community’

Claire Cahill, CNM2, Cardiology Research Nurse, UHL presenting:’ Case presentation of MI’

INCA Educational Bursary winners 2019: Ms Shirley Ingram and Ms Claire Duffy

Poster Prize winner: Ms Jingli Li, Tallaght University Hospital with the winning poster:
‘Nurses’s experiences of Palliative Care when caring for patients with End- stage Heart Failure in an acute hospital: a qualitative descriptive study’

Great turnout from Tallaght University Hospital

Dr Lau, Consultant Electrophysiologist, Belfast presenting: ‘Loops and Hoops’