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IPEM 26 Programme

Conference Programme

Wednesday 11 March 2026

08.30	Registration
09.00	Beyond the Pale: PEM Care Across Ireland Panel Discussion: Dr Jennifer Jones, Dr Emma Fauteux, Ms Kate O’Malley, Ms Yvonne Cunningham and Dr Carol Blackburn (Moderator)
10.00	Keynote Speaker: Prof Lisa Moreno Inclusive by Design: Diversity as a Clinical and Academic Imperative in EM
10.30	Coffee Break
11.00	Parallel sessions
	Redwood Suite Learning Together: Medical Hot Topics Keeping Kids Off the Vent: Non-invasive Ventilation Strategies in the Paediatric Patient – Dr Rupa Kapoor Not So Easy Wheezy: Dilemmas in the PEM Management of Asthma – Dr John Coveney Chasing the Holy Grail: Diagnosing Appendicitis in the ER – Dr Rachelle El Helou Debate: Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? – Dr Deirdre O’Donnell and Dr Peter Tormey	Fahrenheit Suite Together for Tomorrow: Sustainability in Health and Healthcare The Path to Sustainable and Responsible Healthcare – Dr Callum Swift Climate Change: The Science, Impacts on Child Health, Actions for Health Protection – Dr Bianca Van Bavel How To Achieve Real-Life Change Towards a Greener ED – Dr Orla Kelly
12.30	Lunch (Including Oral Poster Presentations 13.10-13.30 in the Fahrenheit Suite)
13.30	Live and Interactive!! Real-life PEM Adventure Live Simulated PEM Adventure – Dr Dani Hall , Dr Emma-May Curran, Mr David Irwin and Dr Victoria Meighan The Human Factors Effect on Effective Teamwork – Mr David Irwin
15.00	Coffee Break
15.30	Tougher Together in Crisis: Community Cases Pre-Hospital Paediatrics on a HEMS Shift: The Good, the Bad and the Bubbles – Dr Catherine Bell Navigating the Witness Box – Dr Julie-Anne Maney Spiorad na Meithle – Bridging Barriers to Time-Critical Care – Dr Jason van der Velde
17.00	Day 1 Close/Welcome Reception

Accredited by RCSI for 6.0 CPD credits.

Thursday 12 March 2026

08.30	Registration
09.00	Together for Trauma: Clinical Focus Panel Discussion: From Convenience to Consequence: E-Scooter harm – Dr Caroline Fox, Dr Irwin Gill, Deputy Shane Moynihan TD and Dr Patrick Fitzpatrick (Moderator) Trauma Resuscitation Targets – Dr Stephen Mullen Lessons from a Large Trauma Centre – Dr Sandy Hopper
10.30	Coffee Break
11.00	Advancing Evidence Together Top PEM Articles of 2025 – Dr Francesca Cleugh IPEM 26 Top Abstract Presentations
12.00	Keynote Speaker: Prof Elizabeth Molyneux Partners in Global Emergency Care – Are we Together?
12.30	Lunch (Including Oral Poster Presentations 13.10-13.30 in the Fahrenheit Suite)
13.30	Parallel Sessions
	*Redwood Suite* Stronger Systems: Stronger Teams The Sh%t You Were Never Trained For – Dr Rasha Sawaya and Ms Megan Capper Why ED Metrics Matter: Building our Service – Prof Conor Deasy Let’s Keep the Juice in the Tank: How to Sustain Yourself and your Career – Dr Amanda Stock	Fahrenheit Suite Together for Teens: Adolescents in the ED Sexual Health – Lessons from the Young Person’s Clinic – Dr Niamh Lynn Acute Behavioural Disturbance: Real-Life Verbal and Environmental De-escalation – Mr Darren Gallagher Post-Injury Care: How Can we Help? – Dr Peter Barnett
15.00	Coffee Break
15.30	Tackling Bias and Inequity Together Social Determinants of Health – Dr Mohammed Hamza Paediatric Inclusion Health: Understanding the Impact of our Assumptions – Dr Siobhan Neville Panel Discussion: How To Embrace Inclusion Health and our Biases in the PED – Dr Barry Lyons, Dr Ike Okafor, Dr Aoibhinn Walsh and Dr Karl Kavanagh (Moderator)
17.00	Conference Close

Accredited by RCSI for 6.0 CPD credits.