ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

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St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007 Department - Anaesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Medicine The Wednesday Clinic has been taken over by Dr Paul Murphy as his basic OPD assessment access for new patients, this commences at 3 p.m and finishes at 6 p.m . We have continuted with the initiative which was introduced in 2006, of the Wound Clinic and the Walk In OPD Service for emergencies and urgent referrals. This had a huge impact in emergency admission avoidance and prolonged stay at St. Vincent's University Hospital. Publications and Presentations Presentations National 5 International 4 Publications 1 2 Papers were presented by Dr Zuberi and Dr Hannsman. INSUKI Meeting in York in October 2007. There were 5 poster presentations at the Irish Pain Society Meeting in UCD in October 2007, which were jointly authored by Dr O’Keeffe and Dr Murphy. With presentations from Dr Zuberi, Dr Hannsman, Dr Idrees, Dr Kamraj on a variety of topics, including Audits of Electronic Neuromodulation Practice, and the use of Pharmacologic Neuromodulation using a novel new drug, Ziconatide. There were also 2 presentations from the Unit at the North American Neuromodulation Society in Acapulco, Mexico, in December 2007, given by Dr Zuberi. One of which was a case report and the second was an audit of our Electronic Neuromodulation Practice. Dr Philip Hu commenced and successfully completed a year in the Dept of Functional MRI and the University of Oxford, under the guidance of Prof Eileen Tracey, where he is investigating the ‘Impact of Subcutaneous Electrical Stimulation on Brain psycho-physics.’ The Pain Programme, under the joint Clinical Directorship of Dr. Rosemary Walsh and Dr Declan O’Keeffe, continued with its cognitive behavioural therapy programme, 3 week programme for patients with chronic pain and new innovations including tailored programmes for patients with special needs. Publications Audit of Neuromodulation: Our Experience of 83 Implanted Systems. Hu P, Majedi Max P, Illynski O, Al Majedi A, O’Keeffe D. Neuromodulation Vol 10 Issue 2. Page 195-201 April 2007. Return to Contents 178

St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007 Department - Anaesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Medicine Finally the total patient interaction in the department was over 5,200 for 2007 Director Dr. Declan O’Keeffe 11 sessions Consultants Dr. Paul Murphy 7 sessions Dr. Ray Victory 2 sessions Dr Oleg Illynski 4 sessions Pain Fellows Senior Clinical Psychologist Dr. Michael Hannsman Dr. Aamir Zuberi Dr Kamraj Dr. Rosemary Walsh 0.5 WTE Physiotherapist Miss Aoife Caffrey 1.0 wte Occ Therapist Miss Shannon Barr Pain Management Co-ordinator/ PA to Director Neuromodulation Co-ordinator Locum Niamh Clohessy Activity Outpatient Clinics Day Consultant Total No. of Patients to visit OPD Pain Clinic Tuesday Dr. O’Keeffe 2492 Wednesday Dr. Victory 287 Tuesday Dr. O’Keeffe 998 St. Clare’s Pain Unit Procedure Room Wound Clinic 1319 Extramural Theatre Bone&Joint Unit Pain Management Programmes Type Programme No. of Courses in 2007 Total Number of Patients on Course 3 week 9 81 1 Day 2 8 Return to Contents 179

<strong>St</strong>. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007<br />

Department - Anaesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Medicine<br />

Finally the total patient interaction in the department was over 5,200 for 2007<br />

Director Dr. Declan O’Keeffe 11 sessions<br />

Consultants Dr. Paul Murphy 7 sessions<br />

Dr. Ray Victory<br />

2 sessions<br />

Dr Oleg Illynski<br />

4 sessions<br />

Pain Fellows<br />

Senior Clinical Psychologist<br />

Dr. Michael Hannsman<br />

Dr. Aamir Zuberi<br />

Dr Kamraj<br />

Dr. Rosemary Walsh<br />

0.5 WTE Physiotherapist Miss Aoife Caffrey<br />

1.0 wte Occ Therapist Miss Shannon Barr<br />

Pain Management Co-ordinator/<br />

PA to Director<br />

Neuromodulation Co-ordinator Locum<br />

Niamh Clohessy<br />

Activity<br />

Outpatient Clinics<br />

Day Consultant Total No. of Patients<br />

to visit OPD Pain Clinic<br />

Tuesday Dr. O’Keeffe 2492<br />

Wednesday Dr. Victory 287<br />

Tuesday Dr. O’Keeffe 998<br />

<strong>St</strong>. Clare’s Pain Unit<br />

Procedure Room<br />

Wound Clinic 1319<br />

Extramural Theatre<br />

Bone&Joint Unit<br />

Pain Management Programmes<br />

Type Programme No. of Courses in 2007 Total Number of Patients on Course<br />

3 week 9 81<br />

1 Day 2 8<br />

Return to Contents<br />

179

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