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