welcome message from jill long, iscp president

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Contents
Welcome from Main Sponsor
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Welcome Message from Jill Long, ISCP President
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Welcome Message from Dr Amanda Connell, ISCP Director of Professional Development
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Welcome Message from Gráinne Sheill, Conference Committee Chair
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Official Opening Address by Dr Emma Stokes
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Main Conference Programme
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Session Synopses and Speaker Biographies – Friday
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Session Synopses and Speaker Biographies – Saturday
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Oral Research Presentation Sessions
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Posters
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Exhibitor Listing
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Conference Floor Plan
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM GLENNON INSURANCE AND AIG
MAIN CONFERENCE SPONSOR
Glennon Insurance and AIG are pleased to welcome all delegates to the 2015 Irish Society of
Chartered Physiotherapists Annual Conference in Croke Park, Dublin.
We would also like to welcome Dr Emma Stokes WCPT President.
Glennon Insurance have been providing ISCP members with professional indemnity insurance and
other insurances for circa 3 years. We are very pleased to be working with ISCP and enjoy interacting
with its members. We look forward to providing you with insurance advice into the future.
We hope that you all enjoy the conference and we would be happy to meet you at our stand in the
exhibition area to answer any questions you may have.
Stephen Byrne
Glennon Insurance
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM JILL LONG, ISCP PRESIDENT
I am delighted to welcome you all to the ISCP Annual Conference
2015 in the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin.
On behalf of the Society I wish to thank the members of the 2015
conference committee & ISCP staff for putting together such an
exciting and relevant programme on the theme of “Change,
Challenge and Opportunity”.
Speakers from different
backgrounds will discuss how these three words permeate
everything we do both as clinical physiotherapists and as a
profession.
Our opening address is from WCPT President and ISCP member Dr Emma Stokes who will talk about
change, challenge and opportunity in physiotherapy on the world stage. Prof Marie Donaghy will
discuss mental health and physical activity and Dr Kate Irving, along with Chartered Physiotherapists
Gillian Bingham and Orlaith McCaherty will discuss the changes, challenges and opportunity for
physiotherapists in dementia care. There are exciting opportunities for physiotherapists as there is a
growing body of evidence supporting targeted physical exercise for these populations. Dr Mary
Browne will discuss Quality Improvement in times of change and Dr Gail Sowden will talk about
transferring the research on stratified care for low back pain into clinical practice. Dr Simon Conroy
will discuss the challenges involved in discharging older people.
There will be an interesting panel discussion on change, challenge and opportunity in management
of shoulder problems. Throughout the conference there will also be sessions for physiotherapists
working in community settings, acute care, MSK & private practice.
As well as scientific programme the annual conference also features the society’s AGM and I would
urge you to attend to see how we are addressing the changes, challenges and opportunities ahead
of us in a new state regulated environment.
Finally our exhibitors support our conference so please visit them in the exhibition area in the next
two days.
I will be attending the whole event, together with other board members & ISCP staff and we look
forward to meeting as many of you as possible.
Yours sincerely
Jill Long
ISCP President
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DR AMANDA CONNELL, ISCP DIRECTOR
OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Welcome to Croke Park and another programme of talks and events that
will engage physiotherapists from all areas of practice and activity. 2015
has been quite a year for Irish Chartered Physiotherapists. The World
Confederation of Physical Therapists elected Dr Emma Stokes as their
President at the Congress in Singapore. This is an outstanding
achievement both personally and for our profession here in Ireland. I am
sure we all wish her every success in her new role and are very proud to
have her represent us. We are delighted that Emma will give the opening
address for conference this year. Very pertinently, Emma will be speaking
about Change, Challenge and Opportunity in Physiotherapy – no better
person. I am sure she will inform and inspire us all to embrace and
harness the opportunities that are arising for our profession.
It is also a great pleasure to welcome our keynote speakers Professor
Marie Donaghy, Dr Mary Browne, Dr Gail Sowden and Dr Simon Conroy.
These speakers will address mental health, quality improvement, translational research and ensuring elder
people are safe. All these topics are central to how physiotherapists can influence and implement practice
change. Healthcare is always in a state of change as the demands on healthcare and service alter and emerge.
It is essential that we as a profession are able seize these opportunities, rise to the challenges and lead change.
The conference programme provides many opportunities to hear experts discuss and debate emerging areas
of care and how physiotherapists can contribute.
The conference this year has three streams reflecting community, acute care and private
practice/musculoskeletal. The community stream will address women’s health, older adults, pain management
and children. Autistic spectrum disorder is a subject of much debate and discussion. Dr Anita Prunty will be
speaking about behavioural management for children with this diagnosis.
In the private practice/musculoskeletal stream, Paul Kirwan and Dr Fiona Wilson will update us in the
management of tendinopathies. It is important that we embrace the most current research and translate that
into our practice – even if it means letting go of some things and adopting new ways of practising our
profession. To that end, Dr Derek Griffin will challenge us to think about pain in runners and how we manage
these patients.The acute care stream spans neurology, critical illness, paediatrics through to elder care. The
conference programme gives full details of these presentations and further speaker information which I would
urge you to read. I would like to thank the conference organising committee for their tireless work. This is a
year-long task and the fruits of their labours can be seen in the excellent programme they have put together.
The conference will again provide the opportunity to view 74 posters and listen to 13 oral presentations. It is a
testament to the standard of physiotherapy practice in Ireland that the quality of these research presentations
is so high. I would particularly like to thank the teams of reviewers who gave of their time and expertise to
review the submitted abstracts.
And of course, sincere thanks are due to the staff of the Professional Development Unit, Stephen Swanton,
Cora Wymberry (who joined us this year – welcome aboard!) and Máirín Carroll. These people work extremely
hard to support the conference, along with all the other work included in their brief.
Finally, please do not forget amongst all these inspiring and enriching talks and discussions, to take time to
catch up with colleagues, old friends and make new connections, chat with the industry exhibitors and have
FUN!
Dr Amanda Connell
ISCP Director of Professional Development
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM GRÁINNE SHEILL, CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the
Chartered Physiotherapists’ National Conference
delighted to return once again to Croke Park
conference, the theme of which is “Change,
Opportunity”.
Irish Society of
2015. We are
for this year’s
Challenge and
This theme reflects the change we encounter as physiotherapists and
the challenges and opportunities that accompany this change. We
hope to explore how we as physiotherapists see change and how we
can make the most of change we encounter. This theme will resonate throughout the keynote talks,
panel sessions and discussions and be the inspiration for this year’s opening address by Dr Emma
Stokes, WCPT President.
Over the next two days we hope to create a forum for presenting on the most up to date research
and hear from leading experts from Ireland and further afield. Based on feedback from last year’s
conference we have designed a rich and varied programme with keynote speakers presenting on
mental health, musculoskeletal physiotherapy and discharge planning. We also expect to provide an
update on the role of social media in physiotherapy, a workshop on resilience and numerous
opportunities for informal networking.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank a number of people without whom the
conference would not be possible. Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors for their ongoing
interest and support for the conference. We are grateful for the contributions of our keynote
speakers, discussion facilitators, session chairs, and all our oral and poster presenters. Lastly, I would
like to thank my fellow conference organising committee members who have worked together
tirelessly to deliver this year’s conference.
We hope that the conference programme will be interesting and worthwhile and you enjoy the next
two days.
Gráinne Sheill
Chair of ISCP Conference Organising Committee
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Official Opening of 2015 Annual Conference: DR EMMA STOKES
President of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT)
Emma Stokes is Deputy Head of the Department of Physiotherapy and a
Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. She teaches on the university’s entry to
practice programmes in Dublin and Singapore. Her research focuses on
matters related to professional practice e.g. leadership in the
profession. She has been a member of the WCPT board since 2007
and was elected President in 2015.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 6th NOVEMBER
08:00
Hogan Mezzanine Foyer
Registration
Hogan Mezzanine I
Opening Address : Dr Emma Stokes
09:00
Change, Challenge and Opportunity in Physiotherapy
with introduction from Jill Long, ISCP President
Session Chair: Gráinne Sheill
Hogan Mezzanine I
Keynote Address: Prof Marie Donaghy
09:30
Mental Health and Physical Activity - Balancing the evidence, influencing policy and
implementing change.
Session Chair: Alice Waugh
10:20
Hogan Mezzanine II
Break with Exhibition Viewing
11:00
Parallel Sessions
Suite 682
Suite 684
Hogan Mezzanine I
Changes, Challenges and
Opportunities in Women’s Health
Physiotherapy
Paediatric Research Presentations
Pain in Runners: Injury, sensitivity
or both?
Session Chair: Anthea Seager
Dr Derek Griffin
Cinny Cusack SMISCP
Ailish Cleary, The Bump Room
Session Chair: Colm Brannigan
Session Chair: Aoibhin McGreal
12:10
13:30
Lunch: Nally & Canal Foyers
Hogan Mezzanine I
Update: Dr Sheelagh McNeill SMISCP
The European Professional Card - What Will it Mean for Irish Physiotherapists?
Hogan Mezzanine I
13:40
The Shoulder Journey: Change, Challenge & Opportunity
Panel Discussion Chaired by: Lara Bourton Cassidy
Panellists: Eoin Ó’Conaire, Adam Meakins, Karen McCreesh
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14:40
Poster Viewing
Hogan Mezzanine I
15:05
Marie Ennis-O'Connor
How to Use Twitter to Educate Patients and Increase Professional Visibility
Session Chair: Orla Barry
15:45
Hogan Mezzanine II
Break with Exhibition Viewing
16:15
Parallel Sessions
Suite 682
Facilitated Poster Walks
(A) The Older Adult and Neurology
in the Community
Facilitated by: CPNG
OR
(B) Professional Issues
Facilitated by: Elaine Barker
Hogan Mezzanine I
Rehabilitation after critical illness:
striving to identify best practice.
Maire Gilmartin
The Challenges of Assessing
Rotator Cuff Integrity
Adam Meakins
Opportunities for the implementation
of critical illness guidelines in ICU
Emma Gorman
Session Chair: Mairead Conneely
Session Chair: Dr Fidelma Moran
17:15
Wine Reception
19.30
Player’s Lounge
Reception and Annual Society Dinner
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER
Hogan Mezzanine I
Keynote Address : Dr Mary Browne
09:00
Quality Improvement in Times of Change
Session Chair: Niamh Murphy
Hogan Mezzanine I
Keynote Address: Dr Gail Sowden
09:30
Stratified Care for Low Back Pain: From research to implementation.
Session Chair: Dr Susan Murphy
10:00
Hogan Mezzanine II: Break with Exhibition Viewing
10:40
Hogan Mezzanine I
ISCP AGM
Suite 682
Student Session
Interview Skills – Lara Bourton
Cassidy
New Zealand Experience – Emer
McGowan
Session Chair: Conor Walsh
11:40
Parallel Sessions
Suite 684
Suite 682
Hogan Mezzanine I
Considerations for Managing Pain
Research Presentations
Changes and Challenges in the care
of Neurological Patients
Catherine Cornall
An Update in the Management of
Tendinopathies
Paul Kirwan & Dr Fiona Wilson
Session Chair: Helen Kavanagh
Session Chair: Áine Ryan
Session Chair: Julie Sugrue
12:50
Lunch: Nally & Canal Foyers
Hogan Mezzanine I
Keynote Speaker: Dr Simon Conroy
14:15
Safe Discharge for Older People in Urgent Care
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Hogan Mezzanine I
Dr Kate Irving, Gillian Bingham & Orlaith McCaherty
15:00
Dementia Care: The Changes, Challenges & Opportunities for Physiotherapists
15:45
Poster Viewing
Parallel Sessions
Suite 682
Behaviour of Children
on the Autism
Spectrum: A challenge
and an opportunity
Hogan Mezzanine I
Living with Mild Cognitive
Impairment
Niamh Malone
Facilitated Poster walk
Musculoskeletal Research
Facilitated By: Chiara Reddin
Session Chair: Olive Lennon
16:05
Dr Anita Prunty
Session Chair: Joy
Varghese
Suite 684
Nally Foyer
Resilience Workshop
Michael Comyn
Acupuncture Research
Presentations
Session Chair: Geri Cleary
17:15
Closing Remarks
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FRIDAY 6th NOVEMBER
Hogan Mezzanine I
Opening Address : Dr Emma Stokes (WCPT President)
09:00
Change, Challenge and Opportunity in Physiotherapy
with introduction from Jill Long, ISCP President
Change Challenge & Opportunity in Physiotherapy
Change is hard, even when we know it is for the best, but it is ever present. Often it comes
to us as an opportunity and other times it presents itself as a challenge. Six months into her
term President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Emma will share her
insights and experiences of the changes, challenges and opportunities facing the profession
at this time.
DR EMMA STOKES
Emma Stokes is deputy head of the Department of Physiotherapy and a Fellow of
Trinity College Dublin. She teaches on the university’s entry to practice programmes in
Dublin and Singapore. Her research focuses on matters related to professional practice
e.g. leadership in the profession. She has been a member of the WCPT board since
2007 and was elected President in 2015.
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Hogan Mezzanine I
Keynote Address: Prof Marie Donaghy
09:30
Mental Health and Physical Activity - Balancing the evidence, influencing policy and
implementing change.
Session Chair: Alice Waugh
Mental Health and Physical Activity: Balancing the evidence, influencing
policy and implementing change.
The benefits of exercise as a treatment for depression have been highlighted in the media
via reports from research and anecdotal stories. The scientific body of evidence has grown
from clinical trials with methodological weaknesses in the 80’s and 90’s to more rigorously
designed intervention studies and systematic reviews associated with the current literature.
Longitudinal studies from around the globe contribute to the evidence with findings
indicating that regular exercise protects against depression. Balancing the findings of
research in order to inform policy and challenge existing treatment is a necessary
continuum to ensure best practice. This lecture will draw upon the author’s clinical
experience as a physiotherapist working in mental health and her 40 years of research
involvement with the topic. The research findings and how these have impacted on policy
at a local, national and international level will be presented. Drawing on controversy within
the research findings and explanations of the effects of exercise, the following questions will
be discussed; Is there sufficient evidence to advocate exercise as a treatment for clinical
depression?’ ‘Who is most likely to benefit from this treatment approach?’ Expectations of
treatment and lifestyle choices will be explored alongside approaches that can be taken to
influence behaviour change and increase participation in exercise. Implementing changes in
treatment may require a shift in the previously held beliefs of patients and health care
providers.
PROF MARIE DONAGHY PhD BA(Hons) FCSP FHEA
Marie is Professor Emeritus at Queen Margaret University and Honorary Fellow of the
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
With her students and colleagues, she has
published over 50 peer reviewed articles and conference papers, 3 textbooks and 8
book chapters on exercise interventions and mental health. Topics include depression,
alcohol and drug addiction, schizophrenia, and stroke. Marie has also published papers
on Reflection in Physiotherapy education and has directly contributed to Physiotherapy
Education Policy in Europe as a member of the Education Working Group European
Union WCPT. Current positions include Expert for the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher
Education - A3ES Portugal. Now retired Marie enjoys spending more time with her family in the UK and in
Malaysia.
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Parallel Sessions
11.00
Suite 682
Suite 684
Changes, Challenges and
Opportunities in Women’s
Health Physiotherapy
Paediatric Research
Presentations
Cinny Cusack SMISCP
Ailish Cleary, The Bump Room
Session Chair: Anthea
Seager
Hogan Mezzanine I
Pain in Runners: Injury, sensitivity
or both?
Dr Derek Griffin
Session Chair: Colm Brannigan
Session Chair: Aoibhin McGreal
Challenges, Changes and Opportunities in Women's Health
In this session, we are going to look at how the changing healthcare environment is
impacting on the women's health physiotherapist and the opportunities and challenges this
brings. In response to the Galway and Portlaoise reports, the HSE has commissioned the
Smart Maternity Strategy which is due to be completed this year and this will incorporate
the National Maternity Charter. The work of the Clinical care Programme in Obstetrics and
Gynaecology is focusing on standardising matenity care and introducing new national
clinical guidelines across the 19 sites. Obesity and the increase of gestational diabetes is
bringing a new set of challenges and increasing the need for proactive life style
interventions and antenatal care. The introduction of the Maternity Neonatal Clinical
Management System will be rolled out from early 2016. How can we be ready for these
changes and rise to the challenges and use them to create opportunities to provide the best
possible care for the woman and her family.
MS CINNY CUSACK SMISCP
Cinny has been the Physiotherapy Manager in the Rotunda Hospital since 2012. In
2014 Cinny took over the role as Therapy lead in the Obstetric and Gynaecological
Clinical Care Programme and is a member of the National Working Party. She is also
the ISCP link to the therapy lead for the new Maternity Strategy. This has enabled
the role of the Women’s health Physiotherapist to be highlighted at strategic and
operational levels and to be an influence for change. Cinny moved to Beaumont Hospital in 1989. She started
working in the field of Women’s health and Continence in 1995 and became a Clinical Specialist in 2005. She
has been actively involved in the CPWHC for her full term of office and is keen to further promote the role of
Women’s health Physiotherapy.
MS AILISH CLEARY MISCP,
Ailish works part-time as a Senior Physiotherapist in primary care in North
Tipperary and teaches her Bump Rooms in Limerick and Nenagh. Ailish has a
degree in Biochemistry and then graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in
Physiotherapy in 2005. She completed a post graduate diploma in Primary Health
Care from the National University of Galway and is pilates trained with APPI.
Ailish has three girls, Niamh, Anna and Maria. Apart from exercise prescription in pregnancy, Ailish has a keen
interest in paediatrics.
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Pain in Runners-Injury, Sensitivity or Both?
Running remains one of the most popular forms of physical activity globally and its healthenhancing effects have been well documented. Although variable across studies, the
prevalence of running-related injury and pain appears high. “Overuse” injury is common in
running populations whereby pain onset is insidious and gradually becomes more
noticeable over time. In this talk, this traditional model of pain in runners, whereby pain is
attributed solely to structural change within the musculoskeletal system will be challenged.
Instead, the concept of “sensitivity” will be introduced whereby consideration is given to
various factors across the biopsychosocial spectrum that may influence the pain experience.
The experience of pain and its impact on function in athletic populations is complex with
recent evidence suggesting that psychosocial factors, in addition to physical factors and
biomechanics, play an important role. A shift from a purely biomechanical understanding of
pain in runners to a neuroscientific understanding will undoubtedly be a worthwhile
development. With this in mind, in this talk, the clinician will be encouraged to assess and
manage pain in runners within a multidimensional framework that acknowledges the
complexity of an individual’s pain experience.
DR DEREK GRIFFIN PhD, BSc (Hons), MISCP
Derek is a physiotherapy graduate of the University of Limerick with expertise in the
management of patients with complex chronic pain disorders. He holds a first-class
honours degree in Physiotherapy and in 2013 was awarded a PhD in the area of chronic
musculoskeletal pain. This project was an investigation of the biopsychosocial influences
on objectively-measured physical activity behaviour among people with chronic low
back pain. Currently he is working fulltime in private practice with much of his clinical
caseload involving treating patients with complex, chronic pain disorders. Derek’s
academic and clinical interests are primarily in the area of chronic pain with a particular interest in widespread
pain disorders. Derek is a strong advocate of evidence-based practice and has been involved in campaigns to
help disseminate scientific knowledge within the public domain. He was recently involved in writing an
educational piece on low back pain for the general public which was published in the Irish Independent and
gained widespread publicity both nationally and internationally. Derek is passionate about the role of
Physiotherapists in facilitating and encouraging heathy lifestyle choices and behaviours among patients and
the general public at large. In additional to his clinical work, he has previously lectured on the undergraduate
and postgraduate physiotherapy programmes at the University of Limerick in the areas of Musculoskeletal
Physiotherapy and Pain Science. Outside of Physiotherapy, Derek is a keen long distance runner and has taken
part in many marathons over the past number of years. Derek is active on social media and can be followed on
Twitter @DerekGriffin86.
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13:30
Hogan Mezzanine I
Update: Dr Sheelagh McNeill SMISCP
The European Professional Card - What Will It Mean for Irish Physiotherapists?
The European Professional Card – What will it mean for Irish
Physiotherapists?
The European professional card will further facilitate the free movement of professionals in
the EU. The card will simplify the recognition of physiotherapy professional qualifications,
enhance transparency for EU citizens. This brief update will discuss what these changes will
mean for Irish Physiotherapists.
DR SHEELAGH MCNEILL SMISCP
Sheelagh graduated from Trinity College Dublin. After several years working in London
and Dublin she was awarded her Licentiate in Acupuncture in 1986 followed by a B.Ac
in 1998 from the British College of Acupuncture. She commenced work as a Private
Practitioner using Acupuncture in 1986. Sheelagh has taught in the National College of
Acupuncture, Dublin then on the Higher Diploma in Acupuncture in UCD and on the
MSc Advanced Physiotherapy Practice Programme in the University of Ulster at Jordanstown. In 2003 she was
awarded a D.Phil for her study in the “Use of Acupuncture in the Management of Musculoskeletal Problems”.
Sheelagh was awarded Specialist Membership status by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists for the
first time in 2005. The current term is a renewal of that status. Sheelagh has published several articles on
Acupuncture. With Professor Suzanne McDonough in 2008, she co-authored a chapter on Acupuncture in:
Complementary Therapies for Physical Therapy: A Clinical Decision Making Approach. She was a founder
member of CPA, the clinical interest group for Chartered Physiotherapists in Acupuncture. She is also an active
member of the International Acupuncture Association of Physical Therapists (IAAPT) which is a sub group of
WCPT and helped to develop IAAPT Safety Standards which were accepted at the WCPT Congress in Singapore
(2015).
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13:40
Panel Discussion Chaired by: Lara Bourton Cassidy
Panellists: Eoin Ó’Conaire, Adam Meakins, Karen McCreesh
This session will discuss the change in thinking about the mechanisms of the shoulder, the move
towards a tendinopathy model and the pain science aspect of shoulder disorders. The challenges of
imaging the shoulder and patient demand for surgery despite good evidence for conservative care
will also be discussed as well as the opportunities for exercise in the management of the shoulder
joint and show a multitude of exercise options open to therapists for strengthening the rotator cuff.
MR ADAM MEAKINS BSc Physiotherapy
Adam is an extended scope and specialist sports physiotherapist with an interest in the
management of the shoulder and upper limb. He works in both private practice and the
NHS in various locations around North London and Hertfordshire. Adam is also a qualified
UKSCA Strength and Conditioning Coach and has worked in a wide variety of sports both
professionally and amateur. Adam is also a trained sonographer and isokinetic tester.
Adam has taught and lectured physiotherapy at Brunel University, and now teaches shoulder workshops
across the country and internationally, using an evidence based approach to simplify the assessment and
management of the shoulder. Adam is currently involved in a number of clinical research projects and has
published in peer reviewed journals, and is currently writing a chapter for the next edition of Brukner & Khan’s
Clinical Sports Medicine to be published next year. Finally Adam is a strong believer in the use of social media
within healthcare to share information and ideas and to promote critical thinking and evidence based practice.
Adam has become one of the most followed physiotherapist’s online due to his simple, honest, and often
controversial views and opinions. Adam can followed on twitter @adammeakins and his blog at
www.thesports.physio
DR KAREN MCCREESH PhD MSc Manip Ther, BSc Physio, PgDip Diagnostic Imaging
Karen is a Physiotherapy graduate of University College Dublin, and also holds an MSc in
Manipulative Therapy from Coventry University. She is an experienced musculoskeletal
educator and clinician. Her research interests lie in the areas of shoulder dysfunction,
musculoskeletal disorders, and ultrasound imaging. In 2014, she completed her PhD in
the area of mechanisms of rotator cuff tendinopathy, funded by a Research Fellowship
from the Health Research Board of Ireland. She lectures on the under- and postgraduate
Physiotherapy programmes at the University of Limerick and provides CPD workshops for
qualified physiotherapists. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and
international conferences. Karen co-ordinates a Community of Practice for Physiotherapists working with
people with shoulder pain, and runs a website to support and disseminate evidence based practice in the
physiotherapy management of shoulder pain at www.shouldercommunity.com. She shares information
regarding relevant research on Twitter @Karen_McCreesh
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MR EOIN Ó’CONAIRE MSc, BSc (Hons), BA, MMACP, MISCP
Eoin Ó’Conaire is an award-winning specialist shoulder physiotherapist who works at
Evidence-Based Therapy Centre in Galway. He qualified as a physiotherapist in 1999
with a first class honours degree from the University of Brighton. He has worked in a
variety of settings including large London teaching hospitals, elite and sub-elite sport,
and private practice. In 2006, Eoin was appointed Clinical Lead at Central London
Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Eoin held this post for 6 years developing what was
a small musculoskeletal department into a multiple award winning and nationally
recognised large multidisciplinary service. He completed his MSc and graduated with a
distinction from the University of Birmingham. His MSc research was awarded the
MACP Research prize in 2009. He subsequently presented at international conferences
and was published in peer-reviewed journals. In collaboration with Dr. Jeremy Lewis, he was successful in
being awarded the Health Foundation Shine Award for innovations in Healthcare.
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15:05
Marie Ennis-O'Connor
Session Chair: Orla Barry
As the Internet increasingly becomes the medium of choice for researching health
information, social media has become an important channel for connecting with patients,
advancing research, disseminating and expanding the reach of healthcare information, and
connecting with patients. Many of the most dynamic health related conversations happen
each day on Twitter. In this workshop you will learn how to: Increase your online visibility;
Take part in healthcare tweet chats; Source "shareworthy" content; Schedule tweets; Use
Twitter adverts to attract more patients; Maintain and enhance professionalism and Use
Twitter analytics to evaluate your progress.
MS MARIE ENNIS-O'CONNOR
Recently named one of Klick Health's top 50 global social media influencers, Marie
Ennis O'Connor is a social media strategist, trainer and speaker, who specializes in
providing services to clients in the healthcare industry. Marie is in demand as a
keynote speaker at international health conferences, including the renowned
Stanford Medicine X conference and Mayo Clinic's Healthcare Social Media Summit.
She writes for a variety of publications on the topics of digital health, social media,
and online communications.
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Parallel Sessions
Suite 682
Hogan Mezzanine I
Rehabilitation after critical illness:
striving to identify best practice.
Maire Gilmartin
The Challenges of
Assessing Rotator Cuff
Integrity
Adam Meakins
16.15
Facilitated Poster Walks
(A) The Older Adult and
Neurology in the
Community
Facilitated by: CPNG
OR
(B) Professional Issues
Facilitated by: Elaine
Barker
Opportunities for the
implementation of critical illness
guidelines in ICU
Emma Gorman
Session Chair: Mairead
Conneely
Session Chair: Dr Fidelma Moran
Rehabilitation after critical illness: striving to identify best practice.
There is a paucity of evidence guiding rehabilitation of critical care survivors during the
immediate phase of care after ICU discharge. This presentation will discuss the results of a
feasibility study investigating physiotherapy-led rehabilitation support after ICU discharge. It
will outline the challenges posed to identifying best practice for this patient group as well as
future directions and research opportunities.
Opportunities for the implementation of critical illness guidelines in ICU
Practices within the critical care setting have changed greatly in recent years. There is a
growing body of evidence that confirms the short and long terms impairments and
functional limitations that can follow a prolonged critical care stay. This talk will outline
how recent evidence has be translated into changed clinical physiotherapy practices in the
critical care unit and the factors to be considered to safely deliver this service.
MS MÁIRE GILMARTIN
Máire Gilmartin works as a Senior Physiotherapist in Critical Care at St. Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH),
Dublin. Since graduating from University College Dublin in 2005, she has worked in the acute hospital sector in
both Ireland and Australia. Recently, Máire has achieved a Masters in Advancing Practice in Physiotherapy
from Ulster University. Having worked in the area of Critical Care since 2010, her primary area of both clinical
interest and research is rehabilitation of the critically ill patients across the continuum of care.
In addition to her clinical speciality, developing education in healthcare is also one of Máire's key areas of
interest. She holds an organisational educational role at SVUH, implementing training in core cardiorespiratory areas, in particular non-invasive ventilation. She is responsible for the delivery of educational
modules to medical staff, nursing staff in addition to physiotherapy staff. Máire is especially driven to develop
and incorporate inter-professional learning strategies across the health-care team
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MS EMMA GORMAN MSc
Clinical specialist physiotherapist in critical care, Mater Misericordiae University
Hospital, Dublin. Emma completed an MSc in advanced physiotherapy practice at
the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, in 2006. In 2011, she secured funding through
the HSCP Education & Development department to deliver a national training
programme for advanced practice for physiotherapists in respiratory care. Emma is
interested in competency training for respiratory care and on-call working, and
completed her MSc thesis on this topic. She provides under- and post-graduate
education in UCD and TCD, as well as supervising clinical placements in critical care. She is engaged in the
delivery and ongoing review of out-of-hours physiotherapy services at the Mater Hospital, and served as CoAHP Lead for the National Clinical Programme in Critical Care. Another key clinical interest of Emma’s is the
evolution of early rehabilitation in critical care and the role of physiotherapy in the delivery of safe and
effective exercise modalities to this patient group. There is a growing body of evidence that confirms the short
and long terms impairments and functional limitations that can follow a prolonged critical care stay. Emma’s
conference presentation will outline how recent evidence has been translated into changed clinical
physiotherapy practices in the critical care unit.
The Challenges of Assessing Rotator Cuff Integrity
The clinical assessment of the rotator cuff can be notoriously challenging for therapists, with
many special tests described in the literature claiming to assess its integrity, function, and if
it is pathological. However, there are doubts over the accuracy and usefulness of many of
these tests, causing frustration and uncertainty on how best to assess the rotator cuff. This
workshop attempts to give some clarity and guidance to therapists on how best to assess
the rotator cuff in problematic shoulders.
MR ADAM MEAKINS BSc Physiotherapy
Adam is an extended scope and specialist sports physiotherapist with an interest in the
management of the shoulder and upper limb. He works in both private practice and the
NHS in various locations around North London and Hertfordshire. Adam is also a
qualified UKSCA Strength and Conditioning Coach and has worked in a wide variety of
sports both professionally and amateur. Adam is also a trained sonographer and
isokinetic tester. Adam has taught and lectured physiotherapy at Brunel University, and
now teaches shoulder workshops across the country and internationally, using an evidence based approach to
simplify the assessment and management of the shoulder. Adam is currently involved in a number of clinical
research projects and has published in peer reviewed journals, and is currently writing a chapter for the next
edition of Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine to be published next year. Finally Adam is a strong
believer in the use of social media within healthcare to share information and ideas and to promote critical
thinking and evidence based practice. Adam has become one of the most followed physiotherapist’s online
due to his simple, honest, and often controversial views and opinions. Adam can followed on twitter
@adammeakins and his blog at www.thesports.physio
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Keynote Address : Dr Mary Browne
09:00
Session Chair: Niamh Murphy
As the health service emerges from a period of significant financial retrenchment it is
important that the inevitable focus on finance and workforce headcount is firmly balanced
with a priority focus on quality and improving the quality of care we deliver. Considerable
work has been undertaken by many individuals, teams and services over the last number of
years to progress improvements in quality of care despite reducing budgets. Prioritising and
delivering on this work can be challenging and requires leadership and a strong commitment
from all those involved. Development work on a framework to support improvements in
quality has taken place within the Quality Improvement Division, HSE. This clear and simple
framework encompasses and conceptualises six key drivers that are needed each and every
time to achieve our improvement aims and helps build a culture of quality and continuous
improvement across our healthcare system.
DR MARY BROWNE MB BCh, BAO, AFRCSI, MPH, Dip Leadership and Healthcare
Quality
Mary graduated from Trinity College Medical School in 1997. Following attainment of
her Associate Fellowship in Surgery, she studied for her Masters in Public Health
Medicine in University College Dublin in 2002. Mary moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in
the North East of England where she trained for 4 years as a Specialist Registrar in
Public Health and completed this training in 2007. Her core areas of interest are in
quality improvement and patient safety. Mary joined the Quality and Patient Safety
Division HSE in January 2012 and was the Directorate Lead in supporting implementation of the Safer Better
Healthcare Standards. She is currently Lead for Strategy within the Quality Improvement Division, HSE.
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Keynote Address: Dr Gail Sowden
09:30
Stratified Care for Low Back Pain: From research to implementation.
Session Chair: Dr Susan Murphy
Stratified care for low back pain: From research to implementation.
Stratified care for back pain aims to improve early decision making by offering the right
treatment to the right patient at the right time thereby maximising treatment benefit,
reducing harm and increasing healthcare efficiency. The Keele (UK) approach to stratified
care for low back pain involves providing matched treatment pathways to subgroups of
patients based on prognostic factors. From being referred to as the 'Holy Grail' of back pain
research over a decade ago, stratified care (or subgrouping patients for targeted treatment)
is fast becoming the dominant school of thought in research and clinical practice. This
presentation will outline the key principles of the Keele model of stratified care for low back
pain and present the findings from the STarTBack and IMPaCT Back studies. Implications for
purchasers and providers of healthcare services will be highlighted along with possible
future research directions.
MS GAIL SOWDEN MSc Physiotherapy
Ms. Sowden works two days a week in a clinical trials unit (Keele University) where she
is involved in world leading musculoskeletal research (e.g., STarTBack, IMPacT Back,
BEEP, SWAP trials). She is a co-applicant on three international research collaborations
and publishes in peer reviewed journals (e.g. Lancet). In 2005 she was appointed as a
Consultant Physiotherapist in the National Health Service. She is passionate about
improving the quality of care of people with musculoskeletal pain through the delivery
of cost effective evidence based practice. She is the Allied Health Professions lead for
pain and vocational rehabilitation across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS
Partnership Trust (UK) and influences national policy and practice through involvement in projects (e.g.,
standards, competencies) and membership of societies and committees (e.g., a British Pain Society
Committee). In 2014 she became a member of the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (AHSN)
Integrated Care implementation team and an NIHR CLAHRC West Midlands Diffusion and Leadership Fellow.
She has led service design and redesign projects resulting in the commissioning of new services and job roles.
She provides leadership and clinical input into an award winning interdisciplinary chronic pain service and
delivers postgraduate teaching as well as internationally regarded clinical skills training. She has recently been
awarded a NICE Fellowship.
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ISCP AGM
Suite 682
Student Session
Interview Skills – Lara Bourton
Cassidy
New Zealand Experience – Emer
McGowan
Session Chair: Conor Walsh
Interview Skills
In this workshop Lara Bourton Cassidy will take you from completing your application form
(including those dreaded competency based forms!) through interview preparation and tips for your
interview itself. Lara will tell you what to expect, advise you what to do or not to do and how to
evaluate your performance. Following this whistlestop tour of all things interviews, you will have an
action plan to ensure that you stand out from the crowd...in the right way!
MS LARA BOURTON-CASSIDY
Lara Bourton Cassidy graduated as a Physiotherapist from the Oswestry and North
Staffordshire School of Physiotherapy in 1991. She worked in the UK for 5 years before
returning to Ireland and she has been a member and actively involved in the ISCP at
branch, CIG and Employment Group level for 20 years now. She has been Physiotherapy
Manager in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for the last 11 years and is a member of the
hospitals Senior Management Team. With a clinical background in Orthopaedics, Private
Practice, Respiratory Care and Paediatrics, it took her a while to find her management
niche! Lara is former Chairperson of the Chartered Physiotherapists in Management and has a passion for
Curriculum Vitae, receiving them, reading them, designing and redesigning them. Lara is Competency Based
Interview trained and has completed the Office for Health Management Leadership Development Course. She
has extensive experience interviewing at various levels within and outside the profession.
Working in New Zealand
MS EMER MCGOWAN
I am a physiotherapy graduate from Trinity College, The University of Dublin. I graduated
in the summer of 2012. My career started in private practice at Arches Physiotherapy
and Sports Injury Clinic, Belfast, in May 2010. In March 2011 I moved to Wellington New
Zealand where I worked for a year as an in-patient physiotherapist at Wakefield Hospital.
Following this I worked as a rotational physiotherapist at Wellington General Hospital
completing rotations in out-patients, the community and hand therapy. I returned to
Ireland to start working towards my PhD in September 2013. My research is investigating the leadership
capabilities and challenges of physiotherapists in Ireland. While completing my PhD I have also been working
as a teaching assistant in Trinity College; delivering lectures in Gerontology and Professional Issues and
Problem-Based Learning Tutorials. I am the Education Officer of the Eastern Branch of the ISCP and a member
of the ISCP Professional Development Standing Committee.
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Parallel Sessions
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Considerations for
Managing Pain
Research Presentations
Session Chair: Julie
Sugrue
Changes and Challenges in the
care of Neurological Patients
Catherine Cornall
An Update in the Management
of Tendinopathies
Paul Kirwan & Dr Fiona Wilson
Session Chair: Helen Kavanagh
Session Chair: Áine Ryan
Change Challenge and Opportunity in the Care of Neurological Patients
“May you live in interesting times” may not actually be an Ancient Chinese saying but it is
apt for those of us working in Neurology. We are certainly living in changing times; we know
more about the workings on the CNS than ever before. We are able to “see” the workings of
the brain through developments in scanning technology; new technologies are being trialed
as means of directly influencing brain recovery and activity and there is an information
explosion.
MS CATHERINE CORNALL
Catherine Cornall qualified as a physiotherapist in 1980; she undertook clinical
neuroscience rotations at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The National Hospital for
Neurology and Neurosurgery in London before becoming Senior Physiotherapist at the
Regional Neurorehabilitation Unit at the Homerton Hospital. From 1995 Catherine has
worked at the National Rehabilitation Hospital Dun Laoghaire and is currently Clinical
Specialist in Acquired Brain Injury and has a particular interest in the treatment and
management of people with profound brain injury. Catherine teaches postgraduate clinical and academic
courses in the UK and Ireland; she qualified as a Bobath tutor in 2002 and is a member of BBTA and IBITA.
An Update in the Management of Tendinopathies
This is a joint session delivered by Dr Fiona Wilson (TCD) and Paul Kirwan (RCSI/CHB) which
will serve as an update in the management of tendinopathy. The session will focus on
Achilles Tendinopathy with reference to other tendinopathic sites. The presentation will
address current theories of tendinopathy and include topics such as the diagnosis of
tendinopathy, key clinical features of tendinopathy, differential diagnosis and peritendinous
structures for consideration. Speakers will also explore the treatment challenges of
tendinopathies and tendons response to exercise and inactivity. This session will provide a
background to eccentric exercise and the suggested mechanisms of effect on
tendinopathies. Speakers will outline the current evidence for various exercise interventions
and suggest the appropriate protocol selection for various populations. The results of a
Cochrane review examining the evidence for exercise interventions and orthoses in the
management of Achilles tendinopathy will be presented and speakers will discuss the
options for failed tendinopathy.
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MR PAUL KIRWAN BSc, MSc, MISCP
Paul Kirwan is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Clinical Research Fellow with over 20
years of clinical experience. Currently, he works as a physiotherapist in Connolly
Hospital Dublin in an advanced practice role in Rheumatology/MSK and is completing
his PhD through the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. His research is investigating
the role of Glyceryl Trinitrate and exercise in the treatment of midportion Achilles
tendinopathy (the NEAT trial). Paul also works in private practice and with Bohemians
FC. He graduated from Trinity College School of Physiotherapy in 1994. After this he
worked in numerous hospitals in lreland, the Middle East and the United States
gaining experience in treating a wide variety of MSK conditions and treating recreational to professional
athletes as well as non sporting individuals. He became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS,
NSCA) in 1999. He returned to Ireland in 2003 and commenced working in Connolly Hospital with the
Rheumatology team. While here he commenced working as an advanced practice physiotherapist working
alongside the rheumatologists as a first point of contact clinician, and has also completed training in injection
techniques. He completed his MSc in Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy at National University of Ireland,
Galway in 2009 graduating with first class honors and was awarded the Mary Sullivan Gold Medal for best
student in discipline over the course of his Masters degree. He was awarded a prestigious HRB research
fellowship in 2014 to complete his PhD, which he is currently pursuing in RCSI with a special interest in
tendinopathy. Paul has presented research nationally and internationally, and won a research award from
EULAR in 2014, this was the first time an Irish physiotherapist has received this prestigious award in
recognition for his work in this field.
DR FIONA WILSON BSc, MSc, PhD, MISCP
Dr Fiona Wilson is a Chartered Physiotherapist and an Assistant Professor in the
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin. She has over 25 years of
postgraduate experience in both clinical and research fields. She graduated from the
University of Manchester with a BSc Physiotherapy. She moved to Cape Town in the
early 1990’s where she worked with Evan Speechly, physiotherapist to South Africa
Rugby and Soccer. She was appointed Chief Physiotherapist to the South African
Rowing Team in 1992. Fiona returned to the UK and then Ireland in 1994 where she
completed her MSc Sports Medicine, examining low back pain in athletes. She was appointed Chief
Physiotherapist to Rowing Ireland in 1996; a post which she held for ten years. She was appointed to Trinity
College Dublin in 2001 and has been in this post since, leading the Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine
teaching. She completed her PhD in 2010 examining low back pain in rowing. Fiona is actively researching and
has over 40 peer-reviewed publications including a role as Chief Editor for the Wiley Blackwell Publication
‘Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders’. She is the first Irish Physiotherapist to
edit the British Journal of Sports Medicine (producing a special rowing edition), is an Associate Editor of the
British Journal of Sports Medicine, Senior Editorial Board Member of BMJ Open Sports and Exercise Medicine
and is on the Editorial Board of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. She has contributed a ‘Rowing Medicine’
chapter to the latest edition of Brukner & Khan’s ‘Clinical Sports Medicine’. She received the prestigious HRB
Cochrane Fellowship in 2012, examining the role of exercise and orthoses in managing Achilles tendinopathy.
Fiona’s research focus is on MSK (including rheumatology) and Sports Medicine, with particular interests on
the role of physical activity and exercise and factors that influence surgical outcomes. She has a large
concussion project in progress with Leinster Rugby, has ongoing rowing projects and is in the early stages of an
athlete cardiac health project with Harvard University.
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Keynote Speaker: Dr Simon Conroy
14:15
Health and social care systems are starting to experience the boom in the oldest old. Much
as this is a testament to societal advances in general, it does present some challenges. Much
of the focus in recent times has been on hospital readmissions and how to prevent them.
Traditionally emergency departments and to some extent acute medical units have not
focussed on older people with frailty. By introducing the principles of Comprehensive
Geriatric Assessment into the urgent care axis, it might be possible to reduce readmissions.
But addressing urgent care in isolation is insufficient – managing the front door even with
correct assessment, is insufficient if attention is not paid to community services. ‘Interface
geriatrics’ seeks to re-establish the link between primary secondary care. This talk will focus
upon how to incorporate research into practice, and how blurring the margins is the key to
‘success’!
DR SIMON CONROY MB ChB FRCP PhD
Simon’s ambition is to improve outcomes for frail older people by embedding
evidence based medicine into clinical practice (‘campus to clinic’ translational
research). His research addresses different models of care for frail older people,
assessing feasibility as well as clinical and cost-effectiveness. His educational activities
take an interdisciplinary perspective on developing and teaching knowledge locally
(frailty services), nationally (BGS) and internationally (EUGMS & IAGG).
Implementation of research findings into clinical practice is key, and best exemplified
by work on the Silver Book and the Acute Frailty Network.
15:00
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Dr Kate Irving, Gillian Bingham & Orlaith McCaherty - Dementia Care: The Changes, Challenges
& Opportunities for Physiotherapists
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Dementia Care: The Changes, Challenges and Opportunities for
Physiotherapists
It is estimated that over 42,000 people in Ireland have Dementia and that this will increase
to 65,000 – 140,000 within the next 30 years. Physiotherapists frequently interact with
People with Dementia for unrelated conditions but can struggle in communicating
effectively with these patients. This session looks at the changes challenges and
opportunities for physiotherapists in working positively with People with Dementia,
touching on new thoughts on intervention and management, on person centred care and on
communicating with this complex group to ensure positive outcomes from their
physiotherapy interventions.
MS GILLIAN BINGHAM BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Phys, FRGS,
Gillian Bingham is a clinical specialist working with People with Learning Disability in the
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, leading a Multidisciplinary Team that includes a
Regional Aids and Appliances Service. She qualified in 1982 from the University of Ulster,
began her career in Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, followed by experience working
with children and adults with learning disabilities where she fostered her interest in lower
limb orthotics. Having worked in private practice, treating a wide range of conditions, she
then spent seven months overseas working with people with traumatic injuries requiring complex lower limb
orthotics. A qualified practitioner in Hippotherapy she also carries out classification for riders for Paralympic
Equestrian events. During her career she has represented her profession on the Clinical Interest Group Liaison
Committee at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), London, currently sits on the Northern Ireland
Board of the CSP and is an active member of the NI Regional Learning Disability and Dementia Working Group.
Her team are strong advocates for healthcare equality for people with a Learning Disability and that carers are
included in this focus on Health and Social Wellbeing.
MS ORLAITH MCCAHERTY BSc, MCSP, Committee member of AGILE NI
MCSP Orlaith Mc Caherty works in BCH Direct, a new frail elderly MDT assessment unit
based in the Belfast City Hospital. She specialises in the assessment and treatment of frail
elderly patients presenting to the unit with a variety of problems and co-morbidities. She
has previously worked in acute hospitals and the community. She has a special interest in
Dementia care and is a member of AGILE (Chartered Physiotherapists Working With Older
People) and has previously studied some Tai Chi for use in the elderly population. She greatly enjoys spending
time with our elderly patients and feel they have a lot to teach us.
DR KATE IRVING
Kate’s doctoral thesis focused on the care of people with dementia in acute medical
wards. For the last decade she has focused on research in the area of dementia
prevention and early intervention. Kate is a member of the National Dementia Strategy
Monitoring Group chaired by the Department of Health. Kate leads a clinical service
called Memory Works in DCU, committed to helping people make sense of their memory
problems and finding positive responses to them. Funded research projects include, IN MINDD (Innovative
Midlife Intervention for Dementia Deterrence), Dem@care, Ambient Assisted Living for the promotion of
independence in dementia, REMPAD, reminiscence therapy aided by intelligent multimedia search systems,
SenseCam and cognitive stimulation therapy for early dementia care.
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Foyer
Behaviour of
Children on
the Autism
Spectrum: A
challenge and
an
opportunity
Dr Anita
Prunty
Living with Mild
Cognitive
Impairment
Niamh Malone
Facilitated Poster
walk
Session Chair: Olive
Lennon
Musculoskeletal
Research
Facilitated By:
Chiara Reddin
Nally Foyer:
Suite 684
Acupuncture
Research
Presentations
Resilience Workshop
Michael Comyn
Session Chair:
Geri Cleary
Session Chair:
Joy Varghese
Behaviour of Children on the Autism Spectrum: A challenge and an
opportunity
Children on the autism spectrum have persistent difficulties in communication and social
interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour. They may also have hyper or
hypo-reactivity to sensory stimuli or unusual interest in sensory aspects of environment. The
range of behavioural difficulties associated with autism spectrum disorder can present
challenges to those working in the area. This presentation will focus on understanding the
nature and implications of autism spectrum disorder, the possible purpose and function(s)
of challenging behaviour and positive approaches to managing the challenging behaviour,
providing opportunities for learning.
DR ANITA PRUNTY
Anita Prunty is a senior lecturer in the Special Education Department, St Patrick’s
College, Drumcondra. She has many years’ experience of working as a classroom
teacher, learning support/resource teacher and educational psychologist in primary
and post-primary schools, both in Ireland and in Australia. Anita has a particular
interest in the education of children on the autism spectrum and with colleagues in St.
Patrick’s College was involved in developing the first accredited course in Ireland for
teachers of pupils with autism. Her doctoral work, through Queen’s University in Belfast, investigated the IEP
process for pupils with autism spectrum disorders from a children’s rights perspective. Anita has published
extensively in the area of special and inclusive education. She has also been an external examiner for
university postgraduate programmes on special and inclusive education both in Ireland and Wales.
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Living with mild cognitive impairments
It took a long while to work out what my cognitive impairments were as I had to establish
who I was before. After my brain injury I couldn’t make sense of what was different but just
knew that things were not the same as before. I couldn’t remember what my life was like or
who I was, I was in a fog. People used to tell me that my personality hadn’t changed, tell me
stories and from that I have managed to piece together who I was. I look the same as I
always did. Some parts are still very hazy. It took months to work out and develop coping
strategies. I will be talking about living with mild cognitive impairments, adjusting to my
new life, coping with living in the community, lack of public awareness, moving forward and
staying positive. Simple everyday things in life that most people take for granted and don’t
even think about are challenges to me now.
MS NIAMH MALONE
I worked as a clinical nurse specialist in stroke rehabilitation for over 10 years. I was
involved in the Audit of Stroke Services and the clinical nurse specialist stroke group for
the Stroke Strategy. I have published numerous articles in nursing magazines about
rehabilitation. I have also given talks at conferences including Irish Nurse Cardiovascular
Association and poster presentations at the Irish Heart Foundation Stroke Study Day. I
also was a nurse representative on the HSE National Rehabilitation Medicine
Programme and was involved in the Model of Care. I was planning on starting my MSc
in September 2013 and to advance to an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Stroke Rehabilitation. In February
2013 I had a sub arachnoid haemorrhage, no warning, no symptoms, it was hereditary and in just one split
second my life changed forever. When I went home from hospital and as time went on I realised that some
things just didn’t quite add up and found it extremely difficult to adjust to life. My head was in a fog. I made up
a psychological motivational programme in my head with goals and stuck to it. I worked out how to cope with
fatigue, insomnia, headaches, overdoing it, what worked, what didn’t. I self-referred myself to Headway for a
Neuro psychological assessment. This confirmed that I did have deficits and also that I could not return to my
previous job as clinical nurse specialist. I set about creating a new job for myself. I designed an app based on
my experiences and started up my own business. The first app is in the app store called Recovery after Brain
Injury and I have a psychology PhD student in Trinity starting research on this October 2015. I have designed
my next app; in the process of getting this developed. It’s called Recovery after Concussion
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Resilience Workshop
Part One - The History of Stress and Resilience? The word stress is searched 9,140,000 times
a month on Google, yet there are so many myths about the subject that affect our thinking
on the subject. in this first part of the presentation we take a quick look at the history of
stress and set up some of the myths for a closer look. Part Two - The Role of Sleep and
Fatigue! We've spent a lot of time coaching individuals around the subject of resilience and
top of the list is the challenge of getting a great nights sleep. It can’t be overestimated how
valuable proper rest is when it comes to maintaining personal resilience. We've drawn
together the best research on the matter and plan to get you thinking about counting sheep
and catching your eight hours. Part Three - The Brain’s Role in Resilience - Meet your
Amygdala! What happens to our decision making ability in the presence of fear and or
anxiety. We look at some of the sneaky things our brain gets up to when we perceive stress
and what we can learn from resilient individuals when they are faced with the same
challenges. We’ll visit catastrophic thinking and mind reading and a few other tricks our
amygdala likes to use to get our attention. Part Four - Immunity to Change - What we can
learn from Cardiac Patients? Cardiologists tell us that only one in seven cardiac patients are
compliant with their life saving medication! So what can we do to overcome a reluctance to
personal change, especially around activities like sleep, diet, exercise, relaxation and
meditation. We’ll finish our presentation by running you through the well proven Immunity
to Change exercises - and leave you with an insight into how to get your goals back on track.
MR MICHAEL COMYN
Michael Comyn is a business coach, trainer, broadcaster and producer with
international experience of over 30 years of informing, entertaining and energising
audiences. In 2015 he is presenting a number of new seminars and coaching options
around authentic leadership and derailment awareness for leaders. He is also a trained
facilitator in the Immunity to Change ® programme. Michael Comyn is founder of The
Fearless Organisation, formed with the purpose of removing fear from everyday situations and generating a
stronger value of work life balance. This fear is manifest in communications, leadership, self-promotion and
personal development. Michael has developed "The Fearless Organisation" course, an intensive one-day
programme supported by additional one to one coaching for entrepreneurs and business leaders.
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Paediatric Research Presentations
Friday 6th November 11.00hrs
Session Chair: Anthea Seager
11.00 -11.14hrs
Title: Physical Activity Levels in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy
Compared to Typically Developing Children
Author(s): Aideen Shinners (1,2) presenting, Gráinne Kelly (1),
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1), West Limerick Childrens Services,
Limerick, Ireland (2),
11.14 -11.28hrs
Title: The effects of a 6 week developmental intervention programme in a group
setting on balance and gross motor activities in preschool children with
developmental delay : A Pilot Study
Author(s): Therese Healy (1) presenting, Kaisa Toiminen Farragher (1), Michael O
Sullivan (1),
Enable Ireland, Kilkenny, Ireland (1),
11.28 -11.42hrs
Title: Pedal Power: A pilot study evaluating a cycling programme for children with
physical disability.
Author(s): Orna Fennelly (1) presenting, Siobhan Barrett (1), Mairead O'Sullivan
(1), Alice O'Hare (1), Padraig Corbett (1),
UCD, Dublin 4, Ireland (1), Enable Ireland Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland (2),
11.42 -11.56hrs
Title: A comparison of Physical Activity levels between children with
Developmental Coordination Disorder and Typically Developing Children.
Author(s): Gayle Finn (1) presenting, Gráinne Kelly (1),
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1),
11.56 -12.10hrs
Title: The effectiveness of a physiotherapy-led football skills group for children in
early intervention services on motor skills and health related quality of life.
Author(s): Clíona Murphy (1) presenting, Heather Kennedy (1),
Early Intervention Team HSE North West Dublin, Dublin 7, Ireland (1),
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Research Presentations: Considerations for Managing Pain
Saturday 7th November 11.40hrs
Session Chair: Julie Sugrue
11.40 -11.57hrs
Title: A literature review on the relationship between sleep and pain.
Author(s): Ena Reale (1), Máire Murphy (1) presenting, Kieran O'Sullivan (1),
Mary O'Keeffe (1),
11.57 -12.15hrs
Title: Measuring Physiotherapist’s Verbal Communication during a Chronic
Low Back Pain (CLBP) Consultation: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
Author(s): Paul Cullinane (1) presenting, Kieran O'Sullivan (1), Mary O'Keeffe
(1),
Department of Clinical Therapies, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences,
12.15 -12.32hrs
Title: Patient-Therapist Interactions in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy: A
Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.
Author(s): Mary O'Keeffe (1) presenting, Paul Cullinane (1), John Hurley (1),
Irene Leahy (1), Samantha Bunzli (2), Peter O'Sullivan (2), Kieran O'Sullivan
(1),
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1), Curtin University, Perth, Australia
(2),
12.32 -12.50hrs
Title: Cognitive behavioural interventions are effective in the management of
non-specific low back pain (LBP) (ISRCTN54717854).
Author(s): Sallie (Sarah) Lamb (1,2), Zara Hansen (1), Ranjit Lall (2), Dipesh
Mistry (2), Helen Richmond (1), Esther Williamson (1) presenting, Emmanuelle
Castelnuovo (2), Emma Withers (2), Vivien Nichols (2), Rachel Potter (2),
Martin Underwood (2),
Centre for Rehabilitation Research (RRIO), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (1),
Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, COventry, UK (2),
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Acupuncture Research Presentations
Session Chair: Geri Cleary
16.15 – 16.30hrs
Title: Does Acupuncture Benefit Patients with Radiation-Induced
Xerostomia (Dry Mouth)?
Author(s): Patricia O'Gorman (1) presenting,
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Ireland (1),
16.30 – 16.45hrs
Title: Profiles of Patients Attending a Physiotherapy Clinic for
Acupuncture
Author(s): Mary Pender (1) presenting,
UCD, Dublin, Ireland (1),
16.45 – 17.00hrs
Title: The treatment of Myofascial pain syndromes using Traditional
Chinese Acupuncture by members of the I.S.C.P. Chartered
Physiotherapists in Acupuncture.
Author(s): Mary McEntee (1) presenting, Catherine Doody (1),
School of Public Health,Physiotherapy &Population Science,University
College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1),
17.00 -17.15hrs
Title: Acupuncture For Osteoarthritis Of The Knee: Common Points And
Treatment Parameters Used.
Author(s): Sheelagh McNeill (1) presenting, Brona Fullen (2),
Sligo Physiotherapy and Acupuncture Practice, Sligo, Ireland (1), UCD
School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, Dublin,
Ireland (2),
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FACILITATED POSTER WALK: Musculoskeletal Research
Facilitated by Chiara Reddin
01
Title: Treating more than just the back in Chronic Low back
Pain: The Physiotherapist's perspective after intensive
biopsychosocial training.
Author(s): Aoife Synnott (1), Mary O'Keeffe (1), Kasper Ussing
(2), Wim Dankaerts (3), Samantha Bunzli (4), Peter O'Sullivan
(4), Kieran O'Sullivan (1),
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1), Spine Centre
Southern Denmark, Middelfart, Denmark (2), University of
Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (3),Curtin Univeristy, Perth, Australia
(4),
experiences and educational needs
Author(s): Helen French (1), Rose Galvin (2),
School of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,
Dublin, Ireland (1), Dept of Clinical Therapies, University of
Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (2),
07
Title: Therapy Led Hand Clinic in St. Vincent's University
Hospital
Author(s): Emma Carr (1), Áine O'Reilly (1),
St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland (1),
08
02
Title: Orthopaedic triage at a physiotherapist-led
'Musculoskeletal Assessment Clinic': A seven-month service
evaluation of outcomes."
Author(s): Sarah O'Farrell (1), Keith Smart (2), Aoife Caffrey (2),
Orla Daly (2), Catherine Doody (1),
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1), St. Vincent's
University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (2),
Title: The effectiveness of conservative treatments in the
management of idiopathic frozen shoulder: a systematic review
of randomised controlled trials
Author(s): Eva Barrett (1), Neasa de Burca (2), Karen McCreesh
(1), Jeremy Lewis (0),
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1), Galway University
Hospital, Galway, Ireland (2), University of Hertfordshire,
Hertfordshire, UK (3),
09
03
Title: Diagnostic and treatment concordance between a
physiotherapist and a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for
patients presenting with shoulder pain to an advanced practice
physiotherapy clinic.
Author(s): Clare Gilsenan (1), Jennifer Ashton (1), Hannan
Mullett (1),
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
Title: Title:The effectiveness of eccentric exercise in the
management of Subacromial Impingement syndrome/Rotator
cuff tendinopathy. A Feasability Randomised Control Study
Author(s): Mícheál Bailey (1,2), Cliona O Sullivan (0),
St Vincents University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland (1), University
10
04
Title: The relationship between pain sensitisation and clinical
outcome in peripheral musculoskeletal conditions- a systematic
review of the literature.
Author(s): Helen O'Leary (1), Keith Smart (3), Niamh Moloney
(2), Catherine Doody (1),
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1), Macquarie
University, New South Wales, Australia (2), St. Vincent's
05
Title: Physiotherapy managers’ perceptions of musculoskeletal
physiotherapy services in primary care in Ireland: a qualitative
study
Author(s): Helen French (1), Rose Galvin (2),
Dublin, Ireland (1), Dept of Clinical Therapies, University of
Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (2),
06
Title: Musculoskeletal physiotherapy in primary care in Ireland:
a qualitative study investigating physiotherapists’ perceptions,
Title: The comparative effectiveness of exercise-based group
and individual physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions: a
systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s): Mary O'Keeffe (1), Amy Hayes (1), Karen Mc Creesh
(1), Helen Purtill (1), Kieran O'Sullivan (1),
11
Title: Comparative effectiveness of conservative interventions
for non-specific chronic spinal pain: Physical, behavioural or
combined? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Author(s): Mary O'Keeffe (1), Helen Purtill (1), Norelee Kennedy
(1), Mairead Conneely (1), John Hurley (1), Peter O'Sullivan (2),
Wim Dankaerts (3), Kieran O'Sullivan (1),
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1), Curtin University,
Perth, Australia (2), University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (3),
12
Title: Investigation of the impact of people manual handling
training on back beliefs
Author(s): Kieran O'Sullivan (1), Diarmuid Horgan (1),
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FACILITATED POSTER WALK: The Older Adult and Neurology in the
Community
Facilitated by CPNG
19
13
Title: FEAR OF FALLING AND DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE IN
PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
Author(s): Eimear O' Connell (1), Marie Guidon (1),
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (1),
Title: Falls Affinity Pilot Project - St. Columcille's Hospital
Author(s): Suzanne Noel (1), Niamh Vandenberg (1), Siobhan
Doyle (1), Mary Doyle (1), Cecily Oak (1), Rachael Doyle (1),
St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, Dublin, Ireland (1),
20
14
Title: Older People Rehabilitation: Correlation of Physical and
Cognitive functions with Social Support on discharge and readmission
Author(s): Chie Wei Fan (1), Marian Glynn (1), Adefunke Salawu
(1), Neville Coen (1), Fiona Crehan (1),
HSE, Dublin North, Ireland (1),
Title: The effect of a cognitive dual task on Timed Up and Go
(TUG) performance in community dwelling older adults
Author(s): Erin Smith (1,2), Lorcan Walsh (3), Julie Doyle (3),
Catherine Blake (1),
UCD, Dublin, Ireland (1), HSE, Dundalk, Ireland (2), CASALA,
Dundalk, Ireland (3),
21
15
Title: Cohort study comparing the Berg Balance Scale and the
Mini- BESTest in ambulatory people with Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s): Elaine Ross (1), Susan Coote (2),
University Of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1), St. James's Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland (2),
16
Title: The perceptions of health care professionals working
with people with Multiple Sclerosis with bladder dysfunction
Author(s): Catherine Browne (1), Maria Kehoe (2), Nancy
Salmon (1),
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (1), Community
Physiotherapy Department, Kildare/West Wicklow, Co. Kildare,
Ireland (2),
17
Title: Multimorbidity and functional decline in communitydwelling adults: a systematic review
Author(s): Áine Ryan (1), Emma Wallace (1), Paul O'Hara (2),
Susan M. Smith (1),
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (1), General
Practice Training Dept. Waterford Regional Hospital,
Waterford, Ireland (2),
Title: The Efficacy of a Group-based Physiotherapy Exercise
Programme for People with Parkinson’s disease: A Pilot Study
Author(s): Gillian Quinn (2), Caroline Brogan (1), Eleanor
Hartnett (1), Jesse Twomey (1), Olive Lennon (1), Mary O
Mahoney (1),
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1), St Vincent's
22
Title: Prescription and Progression Patterns of Vestibular
Rehabilitation Exercises in Concussion Patients: A Systematic
Review
Author(s): Drew Murray (1), Dara Meldrum (2), Olive Lennon
(1),
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1), Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (2),
23
Title: High Level Mobility outcomes in a neurological
population - A clinical audit exploring a group exercise
intervention
Author(s):
James Egan, Irene Galligan.
Affiliations: Physiotherapy, Brain Injury Programme, National
Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
18
Title: Bones for Life – the impact of a 4 week multi-disciplinary
osteoporosis education programme in an outpatient hospital
setting.
Author(s): Martina Nolan (1),
St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
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FACILITATED POSTER WALK: Professional Issues
Facilitated by Elaine Barker
31
25
Title: Do Irish Physiotherapy graduates feel prepared for
employment? A qualitative survey using social media.</i>
Author(s): Charlotte Hanly (1), Jennifer Manning (1), Catherine
O' Brien (1), Tara Cusack (1),
University College Dubllin, School of Public Health,
Physiotherapy and Population Science, Belfield, Dublin 4.,
Ireland (1),
Title: Perceptions of leadership: a comparison of the views of
physiotherapists in Canada and Ireland
Author(s): Emer McGowan (1), Gillian Martin (1), Emma Stokes
(1),
Trinity College, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1),
26
Title: An investigation into leadership and leadership
development within the profession of physiotherapy in Ireland
Author(s): Emer McGowan (1), Emma Stokes (1),
32
Title: Benefits of an Advanced Departmental Team Based
Performance Management (TBPM) Model - Strength in Unity
Author(s): Pedro Vasquez (1), Fiona Caldwell (1), Helen Heery
(1), Viv McDade (2),
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1), Life & Business Coaching
Association of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (2),
27
Title: Physiotherapy managers' perceptions of their leadership
effectiveness: a multi-frame analysis.
Author(s): Emer McGowan (1), Emma Stokes (1),
28
33
Title: Delphi stakeholder analysis following a realist review: a
novel methodology in health policy research for less resourced
settings. Key Words: Delphi study, community based
rehabilitation, less-resourced settings
Author(s): Chiedza McClean (1),
Centre for Global Health, TCD, Dublin, Ireland (1),
Title: A Patient Level Costing (PLC) Model for Physiotherapy
and Allied Health.
Author(s): Niamh Murphy (1),
29
Title: "Let's Talk": A Collaborative Inter-hospital and
Community Physiotherapy Communication Initiative
Author(s): Rachel Burke (1), Karina Batt (2), Padraig Doherty
(3), Roseanne Freeman (4), James Duffy (5), Eavan Lennox (6),
Conor McNally (7),
Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland (1), Naas General Hospital,
Co. Kildare, Ireland (2), CCA 9, Kildare and West Wicklow,
Ireland (3),CCA 5, Dublin West, Ireland (4), CCA 3, Dublin South
City, Ireland (5), St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland (6), CCA
4, Dublin South West, Ireland (7)
30
Title: Shouldering the burden of evidence-based practice: the
experiences of physiotherapists partaking in a Community of
Practice
Author(s): Karen McCreesh (1), Louise Larkin (1), Jeremy Lewis
(1,2),
Dept of Clinical Therapies, University of Limerick,, Limerick,
Ireland (1), Department of Allied Health Professions and
Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK (2),
Musculoskeletal Services, Central London Community
Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK (3),
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Supporting Posters
34
40
Title: A Profile of Physiotherapy Patients in a Rural Indian
Health Centre
Author(s): Gráinne Sheill (1), Mairead O Sullivan (1), Eleanor
Hartnett (1), Farhana Dossa (1), Mark Doolan (1), Cliona O
Sullivan (1), Sinead Mc Mahon (1),
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1),
Title: Promoting Inter-professional Teaching and Supporting
Clinical Education in a Teaching Hospital
Author(s): Alice Waugh (1), Noreen O'Shea (1),
St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
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35
Title: To investigate the understanding, beliefs and attitudes of
health professionals towards health literacy and the strategies
in use to improve health literacy in a Ugandan context
Author(s): Breifne McKeever (1), Roisin Parker (1), Brian
Gilmartin (1), Sturat Garrett (2,3), Claire O'Reilly (3), Sarah
Burke (3), Ian Spillman (4), Night Atwongyeire (4), Alozious
Batringaya (4), Cliona O'Sullivan (1,3),
School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science,
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland (1), St.
James Hospital, James Street, Dublin 8, Ireland (2), University
College Dublin Volunteers Overseas, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
(3),Church of Uganda Kisiizi Hospital, Kisiizi, Uganda, Uganda
(4),
36
Title: CHEEERs Kisiizi: How well are we doing?
Author(s): Stu Garrett (1,3), Mark McGowan (1,3), Megan
Merrick (1,3), Night Atwongire (2,1), Alozious Batringaya (2,1),
Roisin Plunkett (1,3), Sharon Leaghy (1), Ian Spillman (2),
CHEEERs (Community, Healthcare, Educational, Empowering,
Experiences, Relationships and 'support') Kisiizi. Not for Profit
Group, Dublin, Ireland (1), C.O.U Kisiizi Hospital, P.O Box 109,
Kabale, Uganda., Rukungiri, Uganda (2), St James's Hospital,
Physiotherapy Department, James Street, Dublin 8., Dublin,
Ireland (3),
Title: Audit of compliance with the Falls Prevention Tool within
the Medicine for the Elderly (MedEl) Physiotherapy Service.
Author(s): Edel O'Malley (1), Sinead Coleman (1), Sheila
McCarthy (1),
St. James's Hospital, Physiotherapy Department, Dublin, Ireland
(1),
42
Title: Physical Activity Levels post Liver Transplantation
Author(s): Joanne Barry (1), Martine D'Arcy (1), Clare Cooke (2),
Jenni Dowley (2), Katie Hayes (2), Catherine Blake (2), Caitriona
Cunningham (2), Aiden Mc Cormick (1),
St. Vincent's University Hospital,, Dublin 4, Ireland (1), School of
Public Health Physiotherapy and Population Science, University
43
Title: Multi-tasking in university students: The ability of
listening, texting and singing song lyrics while descending the
stairs
Author(s): Gozde İyigun Yatar (1), Ender Angin (1), Berkiye
Kirmizigil (1), Sevim Oksuz (1), Mehtap Malkoc (1), Serpil
Mıhcıoglu (1), Selma Uzuner (1), Tugce Berkan (1),
Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus (1),
37
44
Title: Time to Activity in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Cavan
General Hospital
Author(s): Sinead McDermott (1),
Cavan General Hospital, Cavan, Ireland (1),
Title: Mobilising on Extra Corporeal Life Support (ECLS) as a
bridge to lung transplant: a case report
Author(s): A Lennon (1), E Gorman (1), D Danaher (1),
Physiotherapy Department, Mater Misericordiae Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland (1),
38
Title: Promoting Early Mobility in the Acute Medical Unit
Author(s): Emer McCarthy (1), Eimear Horan (1),
St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
39
Title: An evaluation of physiotherapy student's perceptions
and learning experiences of project-led community placements.
Author(s): Ellen Liston (1), Anne O'Connor (1),
45
Title: The impact of surgery on balance, gait, upper limb
dexterity and dizziness in patients with posterior fossa tumours.
Author(s): Kareena Malone (1,2), Rose Galvin (3), Dara
Meldrum (1),
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (1),
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (2), University of Limerick,
Limerick, Ireland (3),
46
Title: COPD Outreach -A Patient's Perspective
Author(s): Anne Lanigan (1), Cherry Wynne (1), Orla Daly (1),
Emer Kelly (1),
St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
47
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Supporting Posters
Title: A comparison of hip muscle strength and range of motion
of male GAA players with and without hip and/or groin pain
Author(s): Eoghan O'Regan (1), Gráinne Kelly (1),
48
Title: An Evaluation of the Effects of a Physiotherapy-led
Exercise Class on Pain and Function in People with Knee
Osteoarthritis
Author(s): Rachel Burke (1), Aisling Brennan (1),
Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland (1),
49
Title: Comparison of a stratified group intervention( STarT
Back) with usual group care in patients with low back pain : A
non-randomised controlled trial
Author(s): Susan Murphy (1,2), Catherine Blake (1), Camillus
Power (3), Brona Fullen (1),
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1), Orthopaedic
Department, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
(2), Pain Service, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
(3),
Dublin, Ireland (1), Physiotherapy Department, Beaumont
Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (2),
54
Title: Physiotherapy-led spinal triage from 2001-2015, change,
challenges and opportunities.
Author(s): Antoinette Curley (1), Mary Cassells (1), Cliodhna
Kelleher (1), June Lanigan (1), Maura O'Rahilly (1), Fiachra
MacLeid (1), Áine Ryan (1), Eimear Cassidy (1), Grace Cooke (1),
Elaáine Barker (1), Frank Dowling (2), Pat Kiely (2)
Physiotherapy Department, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght, Ireland
(1), Department of Orthopaedics, Tallaght Hospital,, Tallaght,
Ireland (2),
55
Title: A PROFILE OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT OF
HOSPITALISED OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL FRACTURES
Author(s): Michelle Fitzgerald (1), Sarah O Callaghan (1), Sinead
Glynn (1),
Physiotherapy Department, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 6, Ireland
(1),
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Title: Effects of Exercises on Muskuloskelatal Fitnes , Pain and
Quality of Life in Cleaning Staff
Author(s): Ender Angın (1), Berkiye Kırmızıgil (1), Gözde İyigün
Yatar (1), Emine Handan Tüzün (1), Mehtap Malkoç (1), Sevim
Öksüz (1), Aytül Özdil (1), Göktuğ Er (1), Özde Depreli (1),
Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus (1),
Title: Risk Factors for Osteoporosis: Patient Profiling in a Spinal
Triage Clinic in Ireland
Author(s): Cliodhna Kelleher (1), Antoinette Curley (1), June
Lanigan (1), Pat Kiely (1),
Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
51
Title: The effects of a group Shoulder Exercise Class: a
qualitative and quantitative evaluation
Author(s): Amy Hayes (1), Carmela Conroy (2), Margaret
Kelleher (3), Karen McCreesh (1),
Dept of Clinical Therapies, University of Limerick, Limerick,
Ireland (1), Dept of Physiotherapy, St Johns Hospital, Limerick,
Ireland (2), Dept of Physiotherapy, Midland Regional Hospital,
Portlaoise, Ireland (3),
52
Title: The Effect of Conservative Interventions for Low Back
Pain in the Nursing Population: A Systematic Review.
Author(s): Danielle Malone (1), Kieran O'Sullivan (1), Mary
O'Keefe (1),
53
Title: Accuracy of Clinical Diagnosis compared with Diagnostic
Ultrasound for detection of Plantar Fasciitis
Author(s): Ryan Fagan (1), Vanessa Cuddy (2), Michelle Clarke
(2), Jenny Ashton (2), Helen French (1),
57
Title: The Role of Cognitive, Psychological, Social and Lifestyle
Factors in Pain: Perceptions of People with Chronic Lower Back
Pain following Cognitive Functional Therapy
Author(s): Jean Ryan (1), Mary O'Keeffe (1), Kieran O'Sullivan
(1),
58
Title: Gait and Balance Impairments in Migraine: Do we need
to offer vestibular rehabilitation?
Author(s): Julie Sugrue (1), Lorna Cummins (2), Martin
Ruttledge (1), Dara Meldrum (2),
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland (1), Royal College of
Surgeons In Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland (2),
59
Title: To review the efficacy and maximise the efficiency of a
multidisciplinary upper limb rehab group for neurological and
stroke inpatients in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Author(s): Bláthnaid Mealy (1),
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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
(1), The Institute of Public Health in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (2),
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Title: Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury: A
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Author(s): Dearbhla Burke (1), Brona Fullen (1), Diarmuid
Stokes (2), Brona Fullen (1),
UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population
Science, Dublin, Ireland (1), UCD College of Health Sciences,
Health Sciences Library, Dublin, Ireland (2),
Title: A pilot investigation among secondary school children
into the energy cost of activities traditionally considered
sedentary
Author(s): Conor Walsh (1),
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (1),
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61
Title: An evaluation of the airway clearance adjuncts
prescribed in an Irish Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
multidisciplinary team clinic.
Author(s): Rachel McConnell (1,2), Roisin Vance (1), Dara
Meldrum (2), Orla Hardiman (1), Deirdre Murray (1),
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1), Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (2),
Title: Three dimensional movement analysis of the upper limb
during activities of daily living in children with obstetric brachial
plexus palsy (OBPP): comparison with healthy controls.
Author(s): Judy Mahon (1), Ailish Malone (1), Damien Kiernan
(1), Dara Meldrum (2),
Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland (1), Royal College of
Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland (2),
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Title: Differences between electronically measured and selfreported adherence to a balance re-training programme -Do
patients do what we ask them to?
Author(s): Dara Meldrum (1), Áine Glennon (4,1), Susan
Herdman (2), Rory McConn Walsh (2,1),
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (1), Emory
University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (2), Beaumont Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland (3),St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Isle of Man (4),
63
Title: An investigation into nurses perceived barriers to
mobilising patients on a specialist Stroke and Age-related ward
Author(s): Ruth Wade (1), Gillian Harte (1),
Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland (1),
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Title: Title: An investigation into self-reported confidence
levels of nursing staff when mobilising, handling or positioning
stroke patients
Author(s): Gillian Harte (1), Ruth Wade (1),
Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland (1),
Title: “A cog in the wheel of life”: Parents’ experiences of an
early intervention service for children with special needs.
Author(s): Luiseach Walsh, School of Public Health,
Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College
Dublin, Ireland,
Dr. Cliona O’ Sullivan, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy
and Population Science, University College Dublin, Ireland.
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Title: Promoting service user involvement within an Acute
Physiotherapy Department
Author(s): Liz Kelso (1), Annette Challoner (1),
St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland (1),
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Title: Introduction of Performance Management into
Beaumont Hospital Physiotherapy Department - creation of a
clinical and non-clinical competency mesurement tool.
Author(s): Pedro Vasquez (1), Helen Heery (1), Fiona Caldwell
(1),
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (1),
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Title: A Retrospective Study of One Year's Patients in a Private
Physiotherapy Clinic
Author(s): Tadhg O'Mahony (1), Aidan Woods (1),
Pearse Street Physiotherapy Clinic, Dublin 2, Ireland (1),
Title: The views and experiences of physiotherapists on
physiotherapy service provision for people with neurological
conditions in primary care: A qualitative study
Author(s): Mairéad McDaid (1), Helen French (1), Olga Cleary
(2),
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland., Dublin, Ireland
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Title: A profiling study of patients referred to the outpatient
physiotherapy department of an acute Dublin Hospital in 2014
Author(s): Eavan Lennox (1), Niamh Murphy (1), Shane Lawless
(1),
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Title: A pilot study to investigate the effects of wearing support
shorts during exercise on women with Stress Urinary
Incontinence.
Author(s): Sophie Reynolds (1), Mary Boyd (1), Cinny Cusack
(2),
Dublin, Ireland (1), Physiotherapy Department, Rotunda
Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (2),
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Title: Re Audit of Urinary Retention in the Rotunda Hospital
2014
Author(s): Cinny Cusack (1), Mary O'Reilly (1), Mary Holohan
(1),
Rotunda Hosptial, Dublin 1, Ireland (1),
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welcome message from jill long, iscp president

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