TUS 2022 Research Ethics Conference The Impact of the Pandemic on Society
Date and time
Location
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest Athlone Campus
Dublin Road
Athlone
Ireland
The Impact of the Pandemic on Society. The conference will take place onsite in TUS Athlone but will also be view online.
About this event
The TUS Research Ethics Committee (Midlands & Midwest) are bringing the opportunity for staff, students & community to hear and engage with thought provoking presentations across the spectrum from health to education from engineering to social care. The conference will be opened by TUS President Professor Vincent Cunnane.
The conference will take place onsite in TUS Athlone but will also be available to view online. Online details will be provided upon registration
Session 1 Chair: Dr. Mary McDonnell Naughton
10:00 – 10:15 Conference Opening
10:15 – 10:45 Keynote Speaker Prof. Cecily Kelleher (UCD)
Measures to Address the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older People and Congregated Settings
10:45 – 11:00 BREAK and Postgraduate Research Poster Display
Session 2 Chair: Dr. Máire Brophy
11:00– 11:30 Measuring Mortality during COVID-19 Pandemic
John Flanagan, Statistician, Central Statistics Office (CSO)
11:30 – 12:00 Social and Poverty Impact of COVID-19
Gerard Reilly, Head of Division, Central Statistics Office (CSO)
12:00 – 12:30 End of life and resuscitation decision making during the pandemic?
Prof. Shaun O’Keeffe (NUI Galway/Saolta Hospital Group)
12:30 – 12:45 Session Discussions, Questions and Answers
12:45 – 13:30 LUNCH and Postgraduate Research Poster Display
Session 3 Chair: Dr. Rita Scully
13:30 – 14:00 Lest we forget – Dying and bereavement defining a pandemic
Ms. Orla Keegan (Irish Hospice Foundation)
14:00 – 15:30 TUS Midlands, Midwest – Speakers and Discussions
14:00 Frank Houghton - Reflections on Ireland's National Research Ethics Committee Medical Devices (NREC-MD)
14:15 Agnes Tully - Student Nurses and their experience of the pandemic
14:30 Sinead Bracken - Physical activity during the Pandemic
14:45 Treasa Fox - Impact of the pandemic on the mental health of students
15:00 Kayli Sousa Smyth - Vaccine Innovation: The World’s Top Priority?
15:15 Dept. of Learning & Teaching - Continuity, Connectedness and Care: supporting staff and student’s during the emergency remote teaching period.
15:30 Session Discussions, Questions and Answer
CLOSE
