The overall objective of this conference is to develop and shape the future of health research and policy in Ireland. The conference aims to increase awareness and understanding of the benefits of health research and information; to highlight the positive impact on clinical care and social and economic progress, and to demonstrate to policy makers how health research and information can effectively inform policy decisions.
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Day One : Conference Outline
| Time | Details |
|---|
12.00 | BUFFET LUNCH/ REGISTRATION |
13.00 | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Professor Desmond Fitzgerald, Chairman, Health Research Board |
13.10 | OFFICIAL OPENING
Ms Mary Harney TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children |
13.30 | KEYNOTE SPEECH
Dr Enrique Ruelas, Under Secretary for Innovation and Quality in the Ministry of Health, Mexico
Today’s health research is tomorrow’s health care
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| THE IMPACT OF HEALTH RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ON HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL CARE OF PATIENTS |
| | Chair: Professor Desmond Fitzgerald, Chair, Health Research Board |
14.15 | Professor Patrick Johnston, Cancer Research Centre, Belfast City Hospital
Building the bridge between basic science and clinical research for better patient care
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14.45 | Professor Allyson Pollock, Public Health Policy Unit, University College London
From research findings to health policy and practice
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15.15 | COFFEE BREAK |
| | Chair: Professor Hannah McGee, Board Member, Health Research Board |
15.30 | Professor Tim O Brien, Director, REMEDI (Regenerative Medicine Institute), National University of Ireland, Galway
Irish challenges in Clinical Research
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16.00 | Dr Desmond Corrigan, Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacutical Sciences Trinity College Dublin and Chair, National Advisory Committee on Drugs
Diversity in health research and its impact on health policy and outcomes
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16.30 | Mr Michael Griffith, Chief Executive, Fighting Blindness
Priorities in setting the health research agenda: The patient perspective
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17.00 | Ms Mary Fitzsimons, Principal Physicist, Beaumont Hospital
‘At the coal face’ - Introducing information systems that change patient care
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17.30 | CLOSE OF SESSION ONE |
18.30 | RECEPTION AND DINNER: State Apartments, Dublin Castle
Guest of honour: Ms Mary Harney TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children |
Programme for Day Two