TIME

AGENDA

08.00-9.30

Registration: Tea/Coffee, Poster & Exhibition Viewing.

Morning Session –Lecture Theatre, Áras Moyola

Chairperson: Dr. Caroline McIntosh

09.30-9.40

Welcome Address

Ms. Karen Fahy,

CPD Officer.

09.40-10.30

Keynote Speaker: "Improved survival of diabetic foot ulcer patients
1995-2008, possible impact of aggressive cardiovascular risk management"

Dr. Matthew Young, Consultant Diabetologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

10.30-11.00

"The current state of diabetes foot care in Ireland"

Dr. Sean Dinneen,

Consultant Endocrinologist/ Senior Lecturer in Medicine, UCH & NUI Galway.

11.00-11.20

“Nutritional Management of Diabetes and Wound Care”

Ms. Maeve Gacquin,

Senior Dietician,

Galway Clinic.

11.20-11.50

Tea/ Coffee, Poster & Exhibition Viewing.

Mid-Morning Chairperson Dr. Georgina Gethin

11.50 – 12.20

“Charcot Neuroarthropathy in the Diabetic Foot”

Mr. Marcus Simmgen,

Consultant Physician,

Roscommon County Hospital.

12.20-12.50

"Psychological aspects of Diabetes"

Dr. Brian McGuire,

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, NUI Galway

12.50-13.20

“Diabetic Foot Infections”

Dr. David Gallagher,

Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases & General Medicine, UCH Galway.

13.20-14.20

Lunch, Poster & Exhibition Viewing.

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

14.20-16.20 (x 2 Rotations)

Basic Assessment of the Diabetic Foot:

Wound Care for the novice:

Advanced Assessment of the Diabetic Foot:

Wound Dressings:

Ms. Sinead Murphy (Neurological Assessment)

Ms. Tina Clarke

(Vascular Assessment)

Dr. Georgina Gethin

Dr. Caroline McIntosh / Ms. Claire MacGilchrist

Ms. Rachael Mathieson, Convatec

16.30-17.00

Case Presentations: Dr Caroline McIntosh

17.00-17.15

Close of Conference- Poster Prizes