Programme

Quality, Patient Safety & Risk in Maternity & Gynaecology Services Conference Friday 24th March 2023, 9am – 4pm09.00 Introduction & Welcome Note:

Mr Tony Canavan, Chief Executive Officer, Saolta University Health Care Group

Chair – Dr Nikhil Purandare, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Galway University Hospital09.15 Clinical Governance & Adverse Outcomes: Could we be doing better?

Professor John Morrison, Clinical Director, Women’s & Children’s Network Saolta Group

09.45 HSE Maternity Risk Stratification: How is it working in practice?

Ms Siobhan Canny, Group Director of Midwifery, Women’s & Children’s Network Saolta Group

10.15 Challenges in provision of Gynaecology Care in a Model 3 Hospital:

Professor Ronan Gleeson, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist/External Clinical Director of Gynaecology Letterkenny University Hospital

10.45 Managing Gynaecology in Saolta Group Integrated Clinical Network:

Ms Elaine Dobell, General Manager, Women’s & Children’s Network Saolta

11.10 Tea/Coffee Break

Chair –Dr Orla Sheil, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, National Maternity Hospital/CD Ireland East Group

11.30 New Risk – The Impacted Fetal Head:

Dr Yvonne O Brien, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Saolta University Health Care Group

11.50 Keeping our Group Clinical Guidelines Evidence – Based and Up to Date:

Ms Heather Helen, Midwifery Practice Development Coordinator Saolta University Health Care Group

12.10 Patient Care & Risk Management relevant to Section 11 Termination of Pregnancy Act: Dr Gillian Ryan, Consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Saolta University Heath Care Group

12.30 Summary/Comments:

Mr Killian McGrane, Programme Director, National Women & Infants Health Programme

12.45-1.45 Lunch Break

Chair- Professor John Morrison, Director of Women’s & Children’s, Managed Clinical & Academic Network Saolta

1.45 Ireland South Women & Infant Directorate – A lot done, more to do:

Professor John Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist/Clinical Director, Cork University Maternity Hospital South/South West Group

2.15 OEST (Obstetric Event Support Team): Background, Progress and Developments.

Dr Peter McKenna Clinical Lead for OEST

2.45 QPS and the SIMT process in the Saolta Health Care Group:

Dr Ramona McLoughlin, Consultant Physician/Clinical Director Quality & Patient Safety Saolta University Health Care Group

3.15 Quality Patient Safety and the SIMT Process in the Rotunda Hospital & RCSI Group: Professor Sean Daly, Master Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

3.45 Closing Remarks:

Dr Cliona Murphy, Clinical Director, NWIHP & Mr Killian McGrane, Programme Director, NWIHPEnd