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ID	Category	Document Title	Author(s)	Institution
1.01	Asthma	Don’t act on the ACT	Vincent Brennan	RCSI	View
1.02	Asthma	Inflammatory pathways in severe asthma	Vincent Brennan	RCSI	View
1.03	Asthma	Screening for Hyperglycaemia in Accordance with ‘Joint British Diabetes Societies for inpatient care’ Guidelines in Patients with Acute Asthma Exacerbations Treated with Systemic Corticosteroids in a Single Centre.	Alexandra Brickley	Cork University Hospital	View
1.04	Asthma	Herpes Zoster in Mepolizumab Recipients. To Vax or not to Vax?	Tara Byrne	HSE/ Saolta Hospital Group	View
1.05	Asthma	A Patient Experience Survey of asthma biologic patients self-administering at home under the care of the asthma service at Cork University Hospital.	Deborah Casey	Cork Uiversity Hospital	View
1.06	Asthma	Glycaemic control in outpatients with severe asthma	Dominic Doyle	Cork University Hospital	View
1.07	Asthma	Development of a Novel Pre-clinical Model of House Dust Mite Induced Allergic Airway Inflammation Using Transgenic Mice Expressing Human MIF	Hazel Dunbar	Maynooth University	View
1.08	Asthma	A randomised trial of a T2-composite-biomarker strategy adjusting corticosteroid-treatment in severe asthma, a post- hoc analysis by sex	Matthew Chad Eastwood	Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK	View
1.09	Asthma	Asthma patients discharged from the emergency department in Ireland: an unmet need?	Cameron Forward	Mater Public hospital	View
1.1	Asthma	Pulmonary rehabilitation versus usual care for adults with asthma – a Cochrane systematic review	Ciara Gleeson	St. James's Hospital	View
1.11	Asthma	Establishment of a Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist Outpatient Clinic	Cairine Gormley	Western Health and Social Care Trust	View
1.12	Asthma	MIF Enhances Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Longevity In Vivo In Allergic Airway Inflammation	Ian Hawthorne	Maynooth University	View
1.13	Asthma	Effect of Mandatory Face Coverings on Asthma Control For a Severe Asthma Cohort	Conor Hayes	Tallaght Hospital	View
1.14	Asthma	Pathway utilization in the Management of Asthma	Elizabeth Kavanagh	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co Louth	View
1.15	Asthma	Analysis of the relationship between FeNO and blood eosinophil count in severe asthma patients	James O'Hanlon	Beaumont Hospital	View
1.16	Asthma	Patients’ satisfaction with care provided by Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist in an out-patient setting.	Martha Reilly	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	View
1.17	Asthma	Challenges in determining suitability for home self-administration of asthma biologic therapies	Claire Sheridan	Mater Misericordiae University Hospital	View
1.18	Asthma	Safety of Bronchoscopy in Asthma	Noreen Tangney	Cork University Hospital	View
1.19	Asthma	Real-World Clinical Outcomes of Asthma patients switched from Reslizumab to either Mepolizumab or Benralizumab	Laura Walsh	Cork University Hospital	View
1.2	Asthma	Implementation of an Asthma QI project in Galway University Hospital	Donna Langan	Galway University Hospital	View
1.21	Asthma	Has Anyone Checked Your Inhaler Technique? A Safe Asthma Discharge Care Pathway (SADCP) Clinic Quality Improvement Project	Paul McGowan	Belfast Health and Social Care Trust	View
1.22	Asthma	How inhaler technique is assessed in children and young people: a scoping review	Kathryn Ferris	Queen's University Belfast	View
2.01	Interstitial Lung Disease	Nintedanib for progressive pulmonary fibrosis: 12-month outcome data from a multicentre observational study	Nazia Chaudhuri	University of Ulster	View
2.02	Interstitial Lung Disease	Sarcoidosis Prevalence Western Health & Social Care Trust	Liam Coyle	South West Acute Hospital	View
2.03	Interstitial Lung Disease	Reviewing the Spectrum of Presentations associated with Myositis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) – A Single Centre Series	Cara M Gill	St Vincent's University Hospital	View
2.04	Interstitial Lung Disease	Clinical characteristic and cyst burden score in patients with Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia.	Evelyn Lynn	St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin	View
2.05	Interstitial Lung Disease	Clinical Characteristics in Lymphangioleoimyomatosis	Evelyn Lynn	St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin	View
2.06	Interstitial Lung Disease	An Evaluation of an Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic in a Regional Hospital Using Subspecialist Network with an Academic Centre	Moeez Maqbool	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda	View
2.07	Interstitial Lung Disease	Compliance with American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) guidelines for lung fibrosis reporting in CT-Thorax in University Hospital Kerry, and demographic distribution of pulmonary fibrosis in Kerry Group.	Asma Mehmood	University hospital kerry	View
2.08	Interstitial Lung Disease	Computed tomography pulmonary fat attenuation volume (PFAV); a novel idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis biomarker?	Marissa O'Callaghan	St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin	View
2.09	Interstitial Lung Disease	Do all patients who have a transbrochial biopsy (TBBx) performed during bronchoscopy need a chest Xray: a single centre study	Owais Rahman	University Hospital Limerick	View
2.10	Interstitial Lung Disease	Lung aging in a dish – Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived type 2 alveolar epithelial cells undergo telomere length attrition following prolonged 3D culture	Anja Schweikert	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	View
2.11	Interstitial Lung Disease	The role of acute lower respiratory tract infection and microbial colonisation in interstitial lung disease exacerbations.	Ruaidhri Keane	Beaumont Hospital	View
2.12	Interstitial Lung Disease	Evaluating Patients Admitted with an Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)	Seamus Lehane	St. Vincent's University Hospital	View
2.13	Interstitial Lung Disease	A review of investigative procedures in the multidisciplinary diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease	Khaled Musameh	Cork University Hospital	View
2.14	Interstitial Lung Disease	Practice changing hypersensitivity pneumonitis guidelines?	Marissa O'Callaghan	St Vincent's University Hospital	View
2.15	Interstitial Lung Disease	Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis & palliative care: a qualitative exploration of nurses’ experiences.	Grace O'Sullivan	Cork University Hospital	View
2.16	Interstitial Lung Disease	Frequency of pulmonary complications among patients of pneumoconiosis experienced in tertiary care hospital.	Jamshed Alam	Peshawar Institute of Cardiology	View
2.17	Interstitial Lung Disease	Clinical characteristics and their correlation to genotype and cyst burden in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome	Fiona Hickey	St Vincent's University Hospital	View
2.18	Interstitial Lung Disease	An overview of the combined palliative care – interstitial lung disease multidisciplinary meeting in a tertiary hospital	Liam Chawke	Mater Misericordiae University Hospital	View
3.01	Lung Cancer	Improving the Patient Journey- A Rapid Access Lung Cancer Satellite Service	Gráinne Cogan	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda Co Louth	View
3.02	Lung Cancer	Establishment of a respiratory led ambulatory indwelling pleural catheter service in a large tertiary centre	Finbarr Harnedy	Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9	View
3.03	Lung Cancer	Malignant Pleural Effusions: An audit of current practice in an Irish tertiary teaching hospital	Finbarr Harnedy	Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9	View
3.04	Lung Cancer	Retrospective data analysis on levels of Radon exposure in Lung cancer patients in Level 2,3 and 4 Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland	Jehangir Khan	Saint Vincent's University Hospital	View
3.05	Lung Cancer	A Dedicated Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Service Reduces Inappropriate Surveillance CT	Moeez Maqbool	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda Louth Ireland	View
3.06	Lung Cancer	A retrospective review of lung cancer referrals and initial workup in Mercy University Hospital Cork pre/ during the Covid-19 pandemic and following initiation of patient redistribution	Emily O'Reilly	Mercy University Hospital, Cork	View
3.07	Lung Cancer	A Single Centre Retrospective Analysis of Stage of Presentation of Lung Cancer Pre and Post Covid-19 Pandemic	Ciara Ottewill	St James Hospital	View
3.08	Lung Cancer	Difference of postoperative pain between video-assisted and robotic-assisted approach in thoracic surgery	Ghaith Qsous	Royal Infirmary Hospital- Edinburgh	View
3.09	Lung Cancer	Diagnostic yield and complication rates from transbronchial biopsies of abnormal lung lesions in a tertiary referral centre for lung cancer	David Quigley	Saint James hospital Dublin	View
3.1	Lung Cancer	Appropriateness of Rapid Access Lung Cancer (RALC) referrals	Shahram Shahsavari	University Hospital Limerick	View
3.11	Lung Cancer	THE POWER OF RESPIRATRY CYTOLOGY; A DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PARADIGM SHIFT	Aurelie Fabre	St Vincent's University Hospital	View
3.12	Lung Cancer	2021 Audit of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspirates in an Irish Lung cancer Tertiary Referral Centre	Aurelie Fabre	St Vincent's University Hospital	View
3.13	Lung Cancer	Audit – A study of guideline adherence in pulmonary nodule surveillance	Ruaidhri J. Keane	Beaumont Hospital	View
3.14	Lung Cancer	Lung Cancer in Women; A Growing Health Concern?	Laura Monaghan	Mercy University Hospital	View
3.15	Lung Cancer	Two years on, how do we measure up? A re-audit of Rapid Access Lung Cancer Clinic Deferral Letter Process	Orlaith Shinners	University Hospital Limerick	View
3.16	Lung Cancer	Beyond COVID-19: An Evaluation of the Timepoints in Lung Cancer Diagnoses 2019 vs 2022	Orlaith Shinners	University Hospital Limerick	View
3.17	Lung Cancer	An SpR focused pictorial review to improve detection of primary lung malignancy on conventional radiography – lessons learned in a regional lung cancer centre	Gráinne Allen	University Hospital Waterford	View
4.01	Patient Care	A retrospective analysis of referrals and outcome measures of the Respiratory Integrated Care Hub, Chronic Disease Management Programme, Cork City.	Deborah Casey	Cork Kerry Community Healthcare	View
4.02	Patient Care	Developing a toolkit for the multidisciplinary team on Inhalers on Carbon Footprint	Sandra Green	Mater Misericordiae University Hospital,	View
4.03	Patient Care	Patients’ satisfaction with care provided by Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist in an out-patient setting.	Martha Reilly	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	View
4.04	Patient Care	New Guidance on Azithromycin Prophylaxis- A Starting Point	Liga Kokina	University Hospital Limerick	View
4.05	Patient Care	Mid-West Respiratory Physiotherapy Optimisation Clinic – A Service Evaluation	Sarah Cunneen	HSE Mid-West	View
4.06	Patient Care	Evaluation of community based pulmonary rehab programmes in Limerick: A 6-month analysis	Máire Curran	Limerick Primary Care	View
4.07	Patient Care	Cork University Hospital review of inhaler education initiative within the inpatient service.	Punitha Vairamani	Cork University Hospital	View
4.08	Patient Care	Time from referral to urgent bronchoscopy in Beaumont Hospital: an audit of practice Jan-March 2022	Danielle Barry	Beaumont Hospital	View
4.09	Patient Care	Respiratory Integrated Care (RIC): Evaluating the Patients Perspective	Niki Byrne	ICPCD, Galway City Ambulatory Hub	View
4.1	Patient Care	The HSE Tobacco Free Campus Policy: A survey of awareness and implementation.	Stanley Miller	ITS Tobacco Control Advisory Group & Mater Misericordiae University Hospital	View
4.11	Patient Care	Smoking Cessation Advice Documentation in a Respiratory Outpatient Department	Dzufar Halim	Mater Hospital	View
4.12	Patient Care	Expanding Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) outside the Hospital walls and into the community: Our first month’s findings.	Orla Wynne	Tallaght University Hospital	View
4.13	Patient Care	Long Term Oxygen Therapy prescribing practice and adherence	Laura Piggott	Tallaght University Hospital	View
4.14	Patient Care	An Audit on the Compliance of CXR follow up – Beaumont Hospital	Jack Allen	Beaumont Hospital	View
4.15	Patient Care	An Audit of Oxygen Prescriptions in Medical Patients in a Model 3 Hospital	Patrick Doyle	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda	View
4.16	Patient Care	From Zero to Three Hundred The Power of Interdisciplinary Collaboration.	Rosaleen Reilly	Meath Integrated Respiratory Service	View
4.17	Patient Care	Has Covid made us “contactless”? An Appraisal of the “Making Every Contact Count” Model of Intervention in Hospital Inpatients for Smoking Cessation	Susan Crotty	St. Luke’s General Hospital Carlow/Kilkenny	View
5.01	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Audit of the Prevalence and Management of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Beaumont Hospital	Danielle Barry	Beaumont Hospital	View
5.02	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Sarah Carolan	Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar	View
5.03	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Prediction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Resolution Post Bariatric Surgery	Caoimhe Coghlan	Bon Secours Hospital, College Rd, Cork. T12 DV56	View
5.04	TB, Pleural & Sleep	What do the Patients think? The results of a Patient Satisfaction Survey of the Sleep Service Mallow General Hospital	Catherine Hanlon	Mallow General Hospital	View
5.05	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Audit of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Prevalence and Management in the Beaumont Sleep Service	Linda Keegan	Beaumont Hospital	View
5.06	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea using Home Sleep Testing Compared to Polysomnography: A Service Evaluation	Sarah Waicus	Trinity College Dublin	View
5.07	TB, Pleural & Sleep	A Retrospective Analysis on Increased Prevalence of Central Sleep Apnoea in Post Covid-19 Subjects	Ann Marie O'Connell	Naas General Hospital	View
5.08	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Obstructive sleep apnoea as a manifestation of Long Covid Syndrome	Michelle Uno	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda	View
5.09	TB, Pleural & Sleep	A study on awareness of pneumothorax management and chest drain apparatus care among NCHDs	Junaid Rasul Awan	University Hospital Limerick	View
5.1	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Transitioning from Radiology led to Respiratory-led Pleural Service	Elaine Curran	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda	View
5.11	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Are Chest X-Rays Being Reviewed At An Appropriate Time Following Chest Drain Removal?- A Single Irish Centre Audit And Literature Review	Farah Kazi	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital/ RCSI	View
5.12	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Outcome and clinical characteristics in pleural empyema patients in an inner city hospital: a retrospective study	Shona Meagher	MUH	View
5.13	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Length of stay of patients with an indwelling chest drain	Marie Talty	Cavan General Hospital	View
5.14	TB, Pleural & Sleep	BIPAP Indications, compliance and usage – a retrospective audit in Beaumont Hospital.	Jack Allen	Beaumont Hospital	View
5.15	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Improving Non Invasive Ventilation Out of Hours	Elaine Curran	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda	View
5.16	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Fallout from the War- Treating Multidrug Resistant TB among refugees in Ireland	Viktoriia Kiriienko	St James's Hospital	View
5.17	TB, Pleural & Sleep	An Analysis of The Cost of New Treatments for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis	Niamh O'Flaherty	St James's Hospital	View
5.18	TB, Pleural & Sleep	Empyema thoracis in the Saolta University Health Care Group: has the Covid-19 pandemic led to earlier detection?	Grainne Keehan		View
6.01	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	Retrospective review of the prevalence and change in organisms grown sputum culture in the cohort of CF patients on CFTR modulator Kaftrio	Danielle Barry	Beaumont Hospital	View
6.02	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	Steps Ahead: Optimising physical activity in adults with cystic fibrosis: A pilot randomised trial using wearable technology, goal setting and text message feedback.	Máire Curran	Limerick Primary Care	View
6.03	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	Increased usage, new indications and the emergence of single use flexible bronchoscopes in Adult Cystic Fibrosis. A review of practice at Cork University Hospital 2012-2022.	Kevin Deasy	Cork University Hospital	View
6.04	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	The Use of Combination Therapy Drug KAFTRIO in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis, and How Pulmonary Function Test Results Can Significantly Change Post Therapy; The Role of the Physiologist.	Joy Earls	Technological University Dublin	View
6.05	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	Significant real-world improvement in clinical, radiological and systemic inflammatory outcomes post CFTR modulation with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in cystic fibrosis patients homozygous for the Phe508del mutation.	Hisham I S Ibrahim	Cork University Hospital	View
6.06	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	Effect of Elexacaftor-Tezaftor-Ivacaftor on a West of Ireland cohort of patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and comparison of “smart” monitoring of patients compared to traditional lab and clinic based measurements	Padraic Ridge	Galway University Hospital	View
6.07	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	An audit into the optimization of bone health in the paediatric CF population	Róisín Taplin	University Hospital Limerick	View
6.08	Cystic Fibrosis & Infection	The CFTR modulator combination elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor restores CFTR protein expression in circulating neutrophils of patients with cystic fibrosis	Azeez Yusuf	Royal College of Surgeons	View

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