Annual Scientific Conference 2014: Presentations

Endoscope Reprocessing from a Global Perspective

Author: 
Ronan Wright

In this presentation Ronan shares his long experience in Endoscope Reprocessing in Ireland and most recently his post as Worldwide Business Development Director for Wassenburg Medical. He will look at the reprocessing techniques we have developed in Ireland based on International standards in line with Local guideline policy’s for AERs –Automated Endoscope Reprocessors & Drying and Storage Cabinets.

Software as a Medical Device – the Black, White and Grey

Author: 
Martin Mc Hugh

Unlike other fields, the medical device industry is bound by the regulatory constraints of the region in which the device is marketed for use. Historically, these regulations have been applicable to medical device manufacturers, however, the regulatory bodies have recognised the shift in changing technologies and now healthcare providers are being bound by these regulations.

Real Time Location Systems: Disruptive Innovation?

Author: 
Noel Murphy
Organization: 
Cork University Hospital

In 2013, Noel project managed the installation of a Real Time Location System (RTLS) in Cork University Hospital to investigate the merits of the technology in supporting the Clinical Engineering Department’s role as Equipment Managers. In his presentation today Noel give an overview of RTLS technologies and give examples of how CUH is now utilising the technology.

Medical Device Management

Author: 
John Dafydd Sandham

Hospitals have always faced fundamental questions of patient safety, care, and budgetary concerns. There has been increasing recognition recently of the serious issue of medical devices management, covering the areas of procurement, training, maintenance, and governance. This issue, documented by the National Audit Office, National Patient Safety Agency, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, National Health Service Litigation Authority, and World Health Organisation, impacts on healthcare costs and patient safety.

Assessing Asymmetries in the Distribution of Attention across the Whole Visual Field in Unilateral Spatial Neglect

Author: 
Brian Kearney


Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is defined as the impaired or lost ability to respond to sensory stimuli (auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory) presented in the contralesional hemispace of a neurological patient. USN is caused by lesions, typically strokes, that can occur in both the left and right hemisphere of the brain, but with lesions in the right hemisphere typically causing the more severe and persistent deficits. 

The evaluation and characterisation of thrombin-induced mammalian thrombi models for the investigation of vascular occlusion in acute ischemic stroke.

A lack of blood supply to any part of the brain for an unknown period of time may lead to brain tissue necrosis, commonly known as stroke. Stroke remains the third most common cause of death worldwide and kills more than 2,000 people a year in Ireland. This is a higher death toll than those who die from breast cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer combined. Stroke is also the leading cause of acquired long-term disability and is almost twice as prevalent among women as men. Over 80% of all strokes are ischaemic that can result from a thrombus occlusion of a major cerebral artery.

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