Conference Programme: 

Session One - Moderated by Professor Philip Murphy

09.00-09.10   Welcome address

09.10-09.35    Caroline Casey - NHO SAE 2023

09.35-10.00   Dr Kieran Morris - 25 Years of Haemovigilance

10.00-10.25    Dr Ruth Offergeld, - “Emerging infections and climate change – influence on blood safety”

10.25-10.35    Questions + Discussion

Coffee Break

Session Two - Moderated by Professor Corrina McMahon

11.00-11.25    Dr Kathryn Maguire - Use of O Positive Red Cells

11.25-11.50    Jessica Heffernan – ‘My Story’

11.50-12.20    TRALI Case studies – Dr Kieran Morris

12.20-12.40    Niall Flavin NHO SAR 2023

12.40-13.00    Questions + Discussion

Lunch Break

Session Three - Moderated by Dr Joan Fitzgerald

14.00-14.15    Presentation of the Jackie Sweeney Memorial Prize

14.15-14.45    Denise McKeown – Education in Haemovigilance

14.45-15.15    Dr Andy Godfrey – The future of Haemovigilance

15.15-15.45    Dr Francis Matthey – Blood Transfusion Safety over time

15.45-16.00    Panel Discussion and Close  

The National Haemovigilance Office (NHO) Conference 2025 is taking place in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin on Tuesday 25th March 2025. The target audience for this event include Hospital based Haemovigilance Officers, Medical / Laboratory Staff working in Transfusion, Consultant Haematologists and representatives from various transfusion related disciplines within the health services. This year, we are celebrating 25 years of Haemovigilance in Ireland.

Register your place by emailing haemovigilance@ibts.ie