Section News 21
Healthcare communication the focus of Telephone Triage Section conference
Forty five out-of-hours nurses attended the Telephone Triage Section’s conference on September 24 at the Richmond Education and Event Centre. T h e r e w a s a n e x t e n - sive line up of speakers. The keynote address was deliv- ered by Dr Chris Luke, an engaging speaker who is pas- sionate about communication in healthcare. As a former consultant in emergency medicine, Dr Luke holds more 25 years’ experi- ence in triage. He harbours a longstanding enthusiasm for public health education and initiatives aimed at alleviating or reducing the workload of hospital emergency depart- ments and pre-hospital/triage emergency services. The day was evaluated by all who attended and feedback was very positive. Planning is already under- way for next year’s event,
which will include coverage of contraception, wound care, pharmacology and diabetes management, among other topics. The Section would like to thank the speakers at this year’s conference for their participation. The Section would also like to express its deepest thanks to Carmel Murphy, who chaired her sixth and final Telephone Triage Section conference, for her outstanding tenure as chairperson and her tireless work on behalf of all telephone triage nurses in Ireland. The Section’s next meeting will take place on Tuesday, Jan- uary 23, 2020 at the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. Keep an eye out for further details on the Diary page in upcoming issues of WIN or email INMO section development officer Jean Carroll: jean.carroll@ inmo.ie
Pictured at the Telephone Triage Section conference were (l-r): Hazel James, Section vice-chairperson; Noel Treanor, IRO; Dr Tadhg Crowley, speaker; Carmel Murphy, section chairperson; Martina Harkin- Kelly, INMO president; Dr Chris Luke, speaker; Philip James, speaker; and Geraldine Byrne, Section secretary
OutgoingTelephoneTriage Section chairperson Carmel Murphy pictured atthe conferencewith INMO section developmentofficer JeanCarroll
International Section pays visit to the Mansion House
Pictured above are members of the INMO International Section with Lord Mayor of Dublin Paul McAuliffe on a recent visit to the Mansion House,Dublin.Lord Mayor McAuliffe welcomed a group of 15 nurses and midwives from the Section and brought them on a tour of the building.Speaking about the visit, International Section member Yemisi Jegede said:“We were warmly received by the Lord Mayor and his staff.We learned that Paul is the 350th Mayor of Dublin.The visit was pleasant and informative”
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