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Day Two - WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE 2006

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Day Two : Conference Outline
SESSION ONE | SESSION TWO | SESSION THREE


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SESSION ONE

FIVE PARALLEL BREAKFAST WORKSHOPS (select one) running from 08.15 - 09.20 

08.15 - 09.20

1. Early intervention in mental health – what can research contribute?

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Lead speaker
Professor Eadbhard O Callaghan
St John of God Hospitaller Services
Chair: Ms Ros Moran, Head of Mental Health Research, HRB

08.15 - 09.20

2. Global health issues – the value of health research

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Lead speakers
Ms Eilish McAuliffe
and Dr Diarmuid O’Donovan
Irish Forum for Global Health
Chair: Dr Noel Murphy, Department of Biology, NUI Maynooth

08.15 - 09.20

3. Evidence-based practice and the benefits of effective information systems 

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Lead speaker
Professor Jane Grimson
Department of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin
Chair: Mr Pat McGrath, Chair iHIQA

08.15 - 09.20

4. Identifying research priorities – The nursing and midwifery experience

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Lead speakers
Sarah Condell, Nursing Research Advisor, HRB
Dr Therese Meehan, Principal Investigator: Nursing and Midwifery Research Priorities for Ireland
Ms Mary McCarthy, Chief Nurse, Department of Health and Children
Chair: Laraine Joyce, Chair, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery

08.15 - 09.20

5. Clinical trials – Linking science, patient care and innovation

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Lead speaker
Dr Paul Browne, St James’s Hospital
Chair: Professor Bob Stout, Director of Research & Development
for the Northern Ireland Health & Personal Social Services

SESSION TWO

THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF HEALTH RESEARCH
 

Chair: Mary Cryan, Chair, Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation

09.30

Dr Damian O’Connell, Executive Director, Clinical R&D, Pfizer Global Research and Development
Industry-supported health research: Current and potential contribution
to the Irish economy


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10.00

Dr Stephen Hanney, Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University, UK
Publicly supported health research: The ‘payback’ from investment in health research and development

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10.30

Professor Cecily Kelleher, Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology
A picture of the nation’s health: Disadvantage is bad for your health!

11.00

COFFEE BREAK
 

Chair: Professor Michael Murphy, Dean of Medical Faculty, Department of
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cork University Hospital and Board Member, HSE.

11.15

Mr Michael Scanlan, Secretary General, Department of Health and Children
The impact of health research on effective health care

11.45

Dr Patrick Doorley, National Director, Population Health, Health Service Executive
The role of the HSE in progressing research in the health services

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12.15

LUNCH

SESSION THREE

HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE – THE WAY AHEAD

13.15

Keynote speaker: Mr Irving Gold, Director of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange,
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Getting research-based evidence into policy and practice – using brokers to bridge the divide

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14.15

DISCUSSION: Ireland’s health care tomorrow: What are the key research priorities for the next five years?

 

Chair: Mr John Bowman, broadcaster and presenter

Panel:

Dr Fenton Howell, Director of Public Health, Health Service Executive
Dr Leonora Bishop, Skills Division – Industrial Development Agency
Mr Michael Kelly, Chair, Higher Education Authority
Dr Ruth Barrington, Chief Executive, Health Research Board
Ms Maev - Ann Wren, Journalist & Author
Michael Loftus, Country General Manager, Becton Dickinson

15.15

CLOSING REMARKS
Dr Ruth Barrington, Chief Executive, HRB

15.30

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