Residents SEDDA
ADIOS AMIGO—HAPPY RETIREMENT WISHES TO LOUISE McNICHOLAS
The Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Medicine at SVUH and the St. Vincents Anaesthesia Foundation—Wish to acknowledge & express their sincere Gratitude to Louise, for her outstanding Administrative capacity, in her contributions, dedication & organisational skills—that contributed and lead to the successful growth & development of the Department.
Modular Year in Simulation at St. Vincent's University Hospital and the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland.
Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Boylan for the publication of her article with title 'Modular Year In Simulation' at St. Vincent's University Hospital and the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland in Anaesthesia News, April 2020. Ruth is writing on her experiences in her final special interest year. This is a must read for any other trainee who is interested in pursuing a simulation fellowship.
The recent Irish Issue of Anaesthesia News was edited by Dr. Wouter Jonker, Convenor, Irish Standing Committee, and can be accessed online by active AAGBI members at www.anaesthetists.org
SVUH Dept. of Anaesthesia Audit Meeting 2017
SEDDA Poster Presentations at Congress of Anaesthetisia 2016
Preoperative compliance of oral Hypoglycemic agent in a tertiary Dublin center.
Authors: Dr. H Elfil, Dr. M Ahmed, Dr. M Intiaz
A challenging airway management of a woman with leukemia for elective caesarian section
Authors: Dr. M Ahmed, Dr. D Mohammed, Dr. L. Crowley
An audit of airway device selection and cuff pressure in SVUH
Authors: Dr. C Collins-Smyth, Dr. N Conlon
Preoperative assesment of older patients undergoing cateract surgery in a specialist centre
Authors: Dr. A Deasy, Dr. A Fanning
An Audit of Post Dural Puncture Headache follwing intentional Lumbar Puncture at a Dublin hospital
Authors: Dr. C Goh, Dr. E Kelleher, Dr. T Owens
An Audit of perioperative nauseau and vomiting in patients undergoing day case dental extractions
Authors: Dr. E Kelleher, Dr. R Velagapudi
ROTEM for management of Obstetric Haemorrhage
Authors: Dr. T Kong, Dr. M Owens, Dr. L Crowley
Anaesthetic Emergency Medications Use and Wasteage
Authors: Dr. D mohammed, Dr. D McCormack, Dr. I Browne
Audit of US Guided Procedures for Chronic Pain Management. 1 Year Experience
Authors: Dr. A Mudrakouski, Dr. A Ghafoor, Dr. D O'Keeffe
SVUH Poster Presentations at SMACC Conference Dublin June 2016
FOAM - It's usage at St. Vincent's University Hospital
Authors: Dr. M Imtiaz
Gold Medal Awards, Saint Vincent's University Hospital 2015
Dr David Cosgrave, Winner - Dr Gerry Dorrian Memorial Award for best SpR in Anaesthesia
Dr Laura Flood, Winner - Dr Seamus O’Donnell Memorial Award for best SpR in ICU
Dr John McNamara, Winner - Dr Dick Nolan Memorial Award for the best BST in Anaesthesia
IPSAM Poster Presentation, January 22nd-23rd 2016
Should US Examination and Diagnostic Blocks Substitue Nerve Conducting Studies as First Line Diagnostic Test in Case of Suspected Entrapment Syndromes? Serial case report.
Authors:
Dr A. Mudrakouski,
Dr A. Ghafoor, Dr D. Mafavuneh,
Dr D. O'Keeffe,
Dr P. Murphy
Intra-articular Injection of Botulinum Toxin A for Chronic Osteoarthritic Pain. Case Report
Authors:
Dr A. Mudrakouski,
Dr A. Ghafoor, Dr D. O'Keeffe
Audit on US Guided Procedures for Chronic Pain Management. One year Experience
Authors:
Dr A. Mudrakouski,
Dr A. Ghafoor,
Dr D. O'Keeffe,
Dr D. Mafavuneh
SVUH Anaesthesia Department Audit Symposium, 26th February 2016
A retrospective review of Major Obstetric Haemorrhage cases in 2014 at the NMH
Authors:
Dr. Ingrid Browne, Dr. Joan Fitzgerald, Dr. Anthony Klobas, Ms. Alice Moynihan
Audit of National DNAR Policy Implementation
Authors: Dr Marie Therese Cooney & Dr Crina Burlacu
Cardiac Arrest
Authors: Dr C Hickey and Dr Elizabeth Little
ITM Audit
Authors: Dr David Cosgrave Dr Era Soukhin Dr Anand Puttapa Dr Niamh Conlon
Post Dural puncture headaches following intentional lumbar puncture
Authors:Dr Charles Goh, Dr Eoin Kelleher, Dr Tom Owens
SVUH Vascular Access Workshop, January 26-27th 2016
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SVUH Difficult Airway Workshop, February 9th 2016
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SVUH Department of Anaesthesia, Clinical Audit Day, February 2016
Coordinator: Dr Neil McDonald, Consultant Anaesthetist
Postgraduate training in Ireland: expectations and experience
Irish Journal of Medical Science
D. Bennett • T. Dornan • C. Bergin • M. Horgan
CAI Annual Congress of Anaesthesia, May 21st-22nd 2015
'The effects of training outcomes in Anaesthesia'
Lecture - Dr Crina Burclau, Director Simulation training, SVUH
CAI Poster Presentations
'Pharmacogenetic disorders of interest to the anaesthetist'
Dr Crina Burlacu, Dr John McNamara, Dr Julian Efrimescu
'Deep Brain Stimulation for Chronic Pain: Irish Experience'
Dr Ateeq Ghafoor, Dr Alex Mudrakouski, Dr Paul Murphy, Mr. Tipu Aziz, Dr Declan O' Keeffe
Saint Vincent University Hospital Dublin Ireland/ Oxford University Hospitals UK
'A Retrospective Study of patients requiring Epidural Blood Patch for Post Dural Headaches in the National Maternity Hospital over a 12 month period'
Dr P Moran, Dr A Cafferkey, Dr B O’Kelly
'The Royal Victoria eye & Ear Hospital Application for Smart Phones'
Dr J Kent, Dr P Murtagh, Dr C Turner, Dr J O’Connor, Dr E Gill, Dr D McCoy
Euroanaesthesia Conference, May 30th, Berlin
'Additivies to local anaesthetics for peripherial nerve blocks'
Lecture - Dr Dara Breslin, Consultant Anaesthetist, St. Vincent's University Hospital
'Red Cell and Coagulation Factor Usage Following Introduction of Thromboelastography in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation'
Poster - Dr F Illahi, Dr N Conlon, Dr J Boylan
Congratulations to Dr. Shanika Wijayaratne for recently passing Part II European Diploma in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
SVUH Department of Anaesthesia Medal Winners 2014
Poster Presentations for KP Moore medal competition - November 28th
Severe refractory hypotension associated with undernutrition -a case report
Catalin Iulian Efrimescu, Crina L. Burlacu.
Considerations in providing safe anaesthesia in a patient with mastocytosis
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Robert ffrench-Carroll, Colin Morrison, Crina L. Burlacu
Irish Congress of Anaesthesia - Poster Presentations
'Tubeless total intravenous anaesthesia in a patient with tracheal stenosis and acute respiratory distress' Authors - Dr Robert ffrench-Carroll, Dr Crina Burlacu
'Incidence of Post discharge Nausea and Vomiting in Ambulatory Surgery and Apfel PDNV Score'
Authors -Dr A Khan, Dr M Kelleher, Dr C Smyth, Dr J Ryan, Dr N Conlon
'Post thyroidectomy stridor in a patient due to intra-operative recurrent laryngeal nerve stimulation' Authors - Dr A Butt, Dr C Casby, Dr I Browne
'Post-operative Psychogenic seizure a treatment dilemma for Anaesthetist'
Authors - Dr S Nair , Dr Shakeban
Congratulations to Dr Stephen Frohlich
Winner of the Delaney Medal Competition March 2014
Title of talk - "The CREB transcription factor mediates pulmonary hypoxic responses; implications for a novel theraputic strategy in ARDS"
Dr Aoife Doolan, Winner of Sylvester O'Halloran medal
Dr Aoife Doolan, Registrar St Vincents University Hospital, winner of the 'Sylvester O'Halloran' medal for her research entitled:
'Is the Berlin Definition more accurate in diagnosing ARDS than the AECC Definition?'
S. Frohlich, N. Conlon, J. Boylan and T. Crotty - Co Authors
Gold Medal Winners - 2013
Presentation of Gold Medals Awards by Dr Caroline Hickey, Chairperson, Dept of Anaesthesia, intensive care And Pain Medicine - St Vincent's University Hospital to Dr Nikki Higgins- Best Spr in Anaesthesia & Dr Ahmed Aglan -Best Spr in ICU
Recipients of St Vincents Anaesthesia Foundation Scholarships
Dr. Stephen Frohlich - PhD student, Conway Institute UCD
"Hypoxia Responsive Pathways in ARDS: Role of CREB Responsive Genes"
Professor Paul McLoughlin, Department of Physiology, Conway Institute, UCD
Dr. John Boylan, Consultant Anaesthetist, St. Vincent's University Hospital.
Dr.Stephen Frohlich is a recipient of a SVAF scholarship.
Dr. Noelle Murphy - MD student, Conway Institute UCD
"Gremlin in acute lung injury "
Prof. Paul McLoughlin, Dept of Physiology, Conway Institute, UCD
Dr John Boylan, Consultant Anaesthetist, St Vincent's University Hospital
Dr Noelle Murphy is a recipient of a SVAF scholarship and the Abbott scholarship for Anaesthetic Research, 2012
KP Moore - Medal Presentations November 2012
Presentations St Vincents University Hospital & St Columcille's Hospital
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Medal Winner -
Use of the Airway Exchange Catheter technique for ‘at-risk’ extubation: a case report
Dr. Ghulam Raza, Dr. Bernard Nally, Dr. Hugh Gallagher, Dr. Patrick Benson, Dr. Crina Burlacu -
Revisited use of intramuscular ketamine for induction of general anaesthesia in a patient with developmental disability
Dr Muhammad Adil Mazhar, Dr. Bernard Nally, Dr. Hugh Gallagher, Dr. Crina Burlacu -
POSTER PRESENTATION
Prize Winner -
Comparison of the accuracy of the AECC and Berlin definitions in diagnosing ARDS
Dr. A Doolan, Dr. S Frohlich, Dr. N Murphy, Dr TCrotty, Dr N Conlon, Dr J Boylan
Audit of airway assessment by different anaesthetists
Dr. Waqas Rehman, Dr. Crina Burlacu
Unexpected mortality following vascular surgery- Is this preventable?
Dr. Shrijit Nair, Dr. Stephen Frolich, Dr. Niamh Conlon
Post Mortem Rates in an Irish ICU
Dr.
F.I. Memon, Dr. S Frohlich, Dr. N Conlon
Royal Academy of Medicine-Registrar's Prize, December 2012
Oral Presentation - St Vincent's university Hospital
"Life-threatening major airway emergencies: Are they all the same?"
Authors: Dr. Memon Fazal Illahi, Dr. Islam Shaban, Dr. Crina Burlacu
Other presentation:
"Perioperative cardiac ischemia- what's the point of no return?"
Authors: S. Nair, K O'Hare, D Kelly
North American Neuromodulation Conference Presentations, December 2012
Presentations - Department of Pain Medicince, St Vincents University Hospital
1. High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation in the treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Dr M Selvanambi, Dr D O'Keeffe, Dr C Barretto
2. High Frequency PNFS in the treatment of Failed Back Syndrome
Dr D O'Keeffe
3. High frequency spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of cluster headaches
Dr Alistair Joseph, Dr D O'Keeffe
4. High frequency spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of facial pain
Dr Mohd Azzain Yassir, Dr D O'Keeffe
St. Vincent's University Hospital Posters at SESAM, Norway 2012
"Drug Errors in Anaesthesia: The Effect of Simulation Training on Practice and Awareness"
- Dr. Eilis Condon, Dr. Aine Cafferkey, Dr. Crina Burlacu
"A trainee self-assessment of competence in difficult airway management"
- Dr. Adil Mazhar, Dr. Hassan Shakeban, Dr. Crina Burlacu
Dr. Aine Cafferkey
Winner of Best Scientific Poster Prize at the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine Meeting (SESAM) in Stavanger, Norway, June 14-16th 2012.
"Simulated cardio-respiratory monitoring station at a postgraduate anaesthesia examination"
- Dr. Jane Bruton, Ms. Ruth Flaherty, Dr. Deirdre McCoy and Dr. Crina Burlacu
St. Vincent's University Hospital Posters at the ICA Congress 2012
Prize Winner - Research & Audit category ICA
Perioperative blood glucose in diabetic patients
- Nawoor Z, Bukowska I, Dunne E, Conlon N, McDonald N
Prize Winner - Case Presentation category ICA
VA ECMO in a case of giant cell myocarditis
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T Hitka, A Teo. A Nichol
Additional posters submitted...Read More
St. Vincent's University Hospital Posters at the ICA Congress 2012
Paravertebral Blockade as a Sole Technique for the Anaesthetic Management of a patient with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery
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Dr. Raza Mahdi, Dr. Alan McShane, Dr. Crina Burlacu
Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with Multiple Allergies to Food Preservatives
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Dr. Muhammad Adil Mazhar, Dr. Mark Johnson, Fionnuala Kennedy, Dr. Ingrid Browne, Dr. Crina Burlacu
Suxamethonium: Friend or Foe?
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Dr. David Vushe Mafavuneh, Dr. Crina Burlac
Cosmetic surgery and the interpretation of the train-of-four response
- E Dunne, D Breslin, D Ryan
"It's just nerves, Doctor"- Or is it?
- E. Dunne, A MacMahon, N McDonald
Complications associated with use of the Beeline spring powered disposable infusion pump for postoperative continuous wound infusion
- MacMahon A, Finnerty D, Conlon N. (oral presentation)
An observational study of perioperative thromboelastography in patients presenting for Whipple's procedure
- Murphy N, Kong Kam Wa T, Condon E, Rathakrishnan A, Imberger G, Boylan J, Conlon N.
Cost analysis of introduction of Et Control for the Aisys® Carestation® (Datex Ohmeda)
- Turocek T, Jinnuraine J, Conlon N, Owens T
RESIDENTS SEDDA 2011
St. Vincent's Hospital Rugby Club - Winners of the Hospital Cup 2011 host Annual Charity Ball Saturday 3rd March 2012
Award of the Eithne Wall Memorial Medal to Dr. Mei Cheun Tay
Taoiseach Enda Kenny awards the first Eithne Wall Memorial Medal to Dr. Mei Cheun Tay for her presentation. 'Audit of New Cases of Uveal Melanoma' at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin
Dr. Narayanan and Dr. Jaigirdar Win Poster award at Anaesthesia Congress, Ireland
Gold Medal Award - Faculty of Pain Medicine - Annual Meeting 2011
Sinead Healy Evans, final year medical student, St. Vincent's University Hospital, was awarded Gold Medal for her presentation on an audit of Neural Bloackade and Rhizotomy.
DELANEY MEDAL COMPETITION 2011
Thursday March 3rd, College of Anaesthetists
Dr Grainne McDermot,
St Vincents University Hospital - "How safe is the landmark-based TAP technique?"
RESIDENTS SEDDA 2010
Gold Medals Awards 2010
Dr Gerry Dorian Memorial Award for Best SpR in Anaesthesia - Dr Mohammed Jaigirdar and Dr James O'Leary
Dr Dick Nolan Memorial Award for Best BST in Anaesthesia - Dr Damien Archbold
Dr Seamus O'Donnell Memorial Award for Best SpR in ICU - Dr Wouter Jonker and Dr Orsolya Solymos