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Love all things to do with Infection Prevention & Control and Quality Improvement. Assistant Director of Nursing IPC, HSE AMRIC Team. Tweets are my views

Joined September 2015
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Key messages on Antibiotic Awareness day from Dr.Paul Ryan #KeepAntibioticsWorking
Today is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. Dr Paul Ryan, GP speaks about the importance of addressing the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and explains what we can all do to prevent it. ➡️ bit.ly/47GpMT7 #EAAD | #KeepAntibioticsWorking
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This Monday, May 5th, join us in marking #WorldHandHygieneDay. Clean hands means reducing the risk of infection and being mindful of our own health, our patients, colleagues and families. #handhygiene  hse.ie/handhygiene
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Today is #WorldHandHygieneDay. Hand hygiene at the right times and in the right way is one of the most important ways to protect patients and health workers in healthcare from the spread of infections #Health
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⁦@JosephineGalwa1⁩ presenting on the national strategy for #AMR #IPC #OneHealth ⁦@IPCI5⁩ conference. The discus of improved patient outcomes and safety. ⁦⁦@eimeartb⁩ @hpscireland⁩ ⁦@BabsSlevin⁩ #infectionprevention
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There are currently high levels of influenza circulating. Today there are 984 patients with influenza in hospitals. Outbreaks cause further harm and it is essential not to visit hospitals or care facilities when you have symptoms of respiratory infection. Míle buíochas.
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Barbara Slevin retweeted
Join me here for my festive #AldiWineClinic tomorrow Thursday 12 Dec 5 to 7pm. All your questions answered just be sure to use the hashtag! You could win an @Aldi_Ireland gift card if you RT…
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HSE Dublin and Midlands REO, Kate Killeen White reminds healthcare workers that it's not too late to get their #COVIDVaccine and #FluVaccine before the Christmas season. Find your local vaccination clinic: hse.ie/staffclinics @HSEImm @PublicHealthDM @eile27
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Replying to @eimeartb
@eimeartb, #AMRIC Clinical Lead delivers the final words of our final RHA Winter Event. How can we move forward with our IPC and AMS initiatives? #KeepAntibioticsWorking @HSEDubMidlands @PublicHealthDM @PFPS_Ireland @HSELive @AntibioticPresc @TUH_Tallaght @stjamesdublin @SSISTUH
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Barbara Slevin retweeted
Dr Cillian O’Maoldomhnaigh speaking about AMS, a paediatric perspective at the HSE Dublin and Midlands / AMRIC event in Mullingar today ⁦@HSEDubMidlands⁩ ⁦@AntibioticPresc⁩ @CHIatCrumlin⁩ ⁦@TempleStreet⁩ #keepantibioticsworking
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Dr Brian O’Connell & Dr Anna Rose-Prior, Consultant Microbiologists in the Dublin and Midlands RHA share some of the challenges of clinical microbiology. #AMRIC #AMRICKeepIPCWorking @HSEDubMidlands @PublicHealthDM @PFPS_Ireland @HSELive @TUH_Tallaght @stjamesdublin @SSISTUH
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Today: Mullingar to conclude our series of winter events for IPC & AMS staff. Valuable for learning, sharing best practice, strengthening efforts in #infection #prevention #AntimicrobialStewardship #IPC #AMS #keepantibioticsworking @PFPS_Ireland @HSEDubMidlands @PublicHealthDM
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Lisa Featherstone & Sharon Maher, ADONs IPC presenting the wonderful work they provide along with their teams and IPC link practitioners across @HSEDubMidlands #keepantibioticsworking
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It is always important to ground our #AMRIC events by listening to Bernie O’Reilly’s story of the loss of her husband Tony from #SEPIS. Remember to say those words-“could this be sepsis”@Dr_D_Mullins @AngieOBrien10 @PFPS_Ireland @HSEDubMidlands @HSElive #keepantibioticsworking
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Dr.Des Hickey discussing challenges of outbreak management in vulnerable populations & the now shifting landscape in Ireland adding to this complexity especially with infectious diseases such as Measles & chickenpox etc. #AMRICKeepIPCWorking @HSEDubMidlands @PublicHealthDM
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Further updates from the #AMRIC nursing & GP teams on the delivery of key projects from our AMRIC action plan at the Dublin and Midlands RHA event #KeepAntibioticsWorking #AMRICKeepIPCWorking @HSEDubMidlands @PublicHealthDM @HSELive @AntibioticPresc @TUH_Tallaght @stjamesdublin
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Our #AMRIC Team presenting on the progress in delivering the work from our AMRIC action plan at the Dublin and Midlands RHA event #KeepAntibioticsWorking #AMRICKeepIPCWorking @HSEDubMidlands @PublicHealthDM @HSELive @AntibioticPresc @TUH_Tallaght @stjamesdublin
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The opening address by Kate Killeen White REO acknowledging her pride in all staff working @HSEDubMidlands & how more than ever best practice & IPC is integrated into all areas in the region-beyond the confines of healthcare buildings #AMRIC @eimeartb #keepantibioticsworking
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Looking forward to a great day today linking with colleagues across the HSE Dublin & Midlands RHA #AMRIC #keepantibioticsworking @eimeartb
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Eimear O'Donovan #AMRIC ADON speaks about the work of the #AMRIC nursing team. This includes the AMRIC Hub on @HSE_HSeLanD #KeepAntibioticsWorking #AMRICKeepIPCWorking @HSEDubNorthEast @PublicHealthDNE @CcoHse @HSELive @AntibioticPresc
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Bernie O’Reilly, @PFPS_Ireland shared her story with AMS and IPC staff at today’s HSE Dublin and North East / AMRIC Winter event. We are very grateful to Bernie for sharing her family’s experience of sepsis. Effective IPC and AMS is central to providing high quality healthcare.
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