Pat Sheehan

Fantastic engagement from staff who attended the recent #EAAD event at Killarney Community Hospital #KeepAntibioticsWorking

👩‍⚕️Many antibiotics are no longer effective against some bacteria – which means more disease for us to fight ➡️Using antibiotics only when needed can help stop this happening ℹ️Learn more: www2.hse.ie/medicines/anti… #KeepAntibioticsWorking

@HSEMidWest Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist Shirley Armitage, Consultant Microbiologist Dr. Brid Minihan and IPCN Aileen Prout discussing #antimicrobialresistance with Mental Health staff today #EAAD2024 highlighting the need to #KeepAntibioticsWorking to prevent #AMR #AMRIC @GwenRegan1 @CrowleyGert @MalaShah11 @MaryODwyer13

3 things GPs can do to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use: 1. use leaflet in image during self- limiting RTI consultations. 2. Strive for 5 days (not 7) if antibiotics required for RTI. 3. Skip the Dip for UTI in over 65s. VISIT antibioticprescribing.ie @ICGPnews

📢Today marks European Antibiotic Awareness Day #DYK your body can fight most infections? #Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections such as colds and flu #EAAD2024 youtube.com/watch?v=tz2Jdr…

Mí na Samhna🧡 #November

Well done to Callum Ryan, Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Cork Kerry on sharing how we develop the dental antibioric guidelines and how you have supported tbeir implementation locally and nationally. @callumryanmpsi

Two new updates added to AntibioticPrescribing.ie on Pregnancy and Post partum infections. Visit our What's New page for these and all updates bit.ly/3qwE3dN

🟡Thanks to all who joined the AMRIC conference 🗣️ Fascinating insights were shared on the trends, challenges and solutions in IPC & AMS in end of life care, Antimicrobial stewardship in dental services, and the Implementation of Link Practitioner Programme (& more) #IIPW

Great to be at #NPSO2024 this morning to talk about #EQUIPS and meet some of our current members face-to-face. Don't forget to sign up for our Inaugural In-Person Event eventbrite.ie/e/equips-resea…

A great multidisciplinary team of doctors, pharmacists and website editor producing well utilised antimicrobial prescribing guidelines which aim to promote best use of our precious antimicrobials. @BallySnr @eimeartb #NPSO2024

Immense work being done by Infection Control Nurses in Community Settings to educate and empower front line staff in IPC knowledge, awareness and outbreak management. @GwenRegan1

Proud to see the hard work of community antimicrobial pharmacists in improving antibiotic use in nursing homes recognised with 1st prize at #NPSO2024. Promoting diagnostic stewardship with Skip the Dip for UTI in over 65s. @eimeartb

Gold Coast sunset tonight with the Knockmealdowns in the background.

📢The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) teams have launched a new online catalogue for staff ℹ️Staff can posters and leaflets, as well as info on multi-drug resistant organisms, outbreak management and prescribing guidelines - maith sibh!

@eoinhurleyMPSI Congratulations Eoin🎉

@PatSheehan___ providing the interesting findings of her qualitative research on human factors and patient safety in undergraduate healthcare education at #ihfes conference @FlemingAoife @aislinnkjoy @Pharmacy_UCC

@AoifeDelaney4 providing an overview of her systematic review on human factors approaches to improve medication safety outcomes in hospital. Great start to #ihfes conference @FlemingAoife @Pharmacy_UCC

Great opportunity to learn more about SEIPS and it's application from human factors experts.

Delighted to present at the IPC Ireland conference on behalf of the community Antimicrobial Pharmacist Group #ipcireland