Date: Tuesday 16 November 2010 at 6:30 to 8.30 p.m.
Venue: RCPI, No 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Webcast:
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While the majority of older people in Ireland are active, fit, healthy and live independently in their own homes just under 5% of this population live in long-stay residential care. A further 15-20% receive varying levels of care in the community.
Healthcare associated infections refer to infections that occur after contact with the healthcare system in the widest sense. An infection can be acquired not only in hospital or in primary care (GP) but in patients’ homes or in nursing homes.
Healthcare-associated infections are common amongst the residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, with surveys showing that 5–16% of residents have an infection at any one time. Nursing home residents are more at risk of contracting HCAI as a result of impaired defences and because basic hygiene precautions may not be followed, especially by people with cognitive impairment. In addition, some residents may have chronic skin ulcers, pressure sores and medical devices such as feeding tubes, all risk factors for HCAIs. Healthcare associated infections are also more common in vulnerable and frail older patients in the acute hospital setting.
Preventing HCAI in the elderly requires the establishment of good professional practice, education on infection prevention and control among carers of the elderly and the provision of a seamless interface between community, hospital and long-stay residential care settings.
This public meeting will look at risk factors for acquiring an infection in hospital, the impact of HCAI on the elderly and prevention and control strategies and approaches in older people.
Programme:
Chair:
Ms Aine Lawlor, Presenter RTE Radio, Morning Ireland
Speakers:
Prof Hilary Humphreys, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at RCSI/Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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HCAI in the Elderly - Incidence and Risk Factors - General Overview
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Breda Hayes, Locum Regional Specialist in Older Person Care, HSE, Dublin North East
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Issues of Infection in Residential Care
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Sheila Donlon, Infection Control Nurse Manager, Health Protection Surveillance Centre
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HALT Report Findings for Ireland
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Dr Lorraine Kyne, Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly, Mater Hospital, and UCD
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Impact of HCAI on the Elderly
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Panel
Robin Webster, CEO, Age Action
Dr Phil Jennings Director of Public Health, Population Health Directorate, HSE
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
This meeting is approved for 2 CME credits
Public Meeting Information:
Communications Office, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Frederick House, 19 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2. T: 353 1 863 9770, F: 863 1 672 4707, E: college@rcpi.ie