The 4th International Palliative Medicine Conference takes place on 22 and 23 of November in the Radisson Hotel, Galway. The conference which features 40 expert speakers from Ireland, UK, New Zealand and Australia is organised by Dr Dympna Waldron, Palliative Medicine Consultant, Galway University Hospitals and Clinical Lecturer NUI Galway.
An initiative to introduce structured education programmes for people with diabetes by the Diabetes Education Team at Galway University Hospitals has won the “Patient Lifestyle Education Project” category at the Irish Medical Times 2013 Healthcare Awards.
The project involves providing structured training to people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes so that they can develop the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully self manage their chronic illness.
The Rheumatology Telemedicine Service at Roscommon Hospital in association with Galway University Hospitals won the “Best use of Health Technology” award at the Irish Medical Times 2013 Healthcare Awards.
World COPD Awareness Day takes place on Wednesday 20 November and to support this event the Respiratory Services at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) are holding an information day from 10:00am to 4:00pm in the main foyer of University Hospital Galway. Staff from GUH Respiratory Services will be on hand to answer your questions and help you to learn more about COPD.
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway celebrated the launch of their Christmas cards and lights on Tuesday 05 November.
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway celebrated the launch of their Christmas cards and lights on Tuesday 05 November.
Today, Friday 01 November, the 500th patient to undergo prostate brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer was seen at Galway University Hospitals (GUH). Brachytherapy is a once off treatment option that involves the implantation of radiation seeds directly into the prostate as an alternative to conventional external beam radiotherapy and surgery.
Last week the Hospital Action Committee presented two sample labelling machines to Roscommon Hospital. The machines are used to print labels for blood and other clinical samples and the benefits are already being seen at Roscommon Hospital.
The Board of the West / North West Hospitals Group met in Mayo General Hospital today, Tuesday 22 October. This was the sixth meeting of the Board this year and the first visit of the Board to Mayo.
On behalf of University Hospital Galway, I would like to apologise to Mr Halappanavar and family for the events related to his wife’s care that contributed to her tragic death and to offer our sincere sympathies to all concerned.
The HIQA report that has been published this afternoon follows on from the coroner’s inquest and the HSE investigation into Mrs Halappanavar’s death.
