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Half Day Seminar on Renal Services in the CAWT Region Friday, 23 rd June 2006 Venue: Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Co

Half Day Seminar on Renal Services in the CAWT Region Friday, 23 rd June 2006 Venue: Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh. X4Q Project. Patients with kidney failure in border counties have multiple specific disadvantages: Regional specialist services are remote;

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Half Day Seminar on Renal Services in the CAWT Region Friday, 23 rd June 2006 Venue: Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Co

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  1. Half Day Seminar on Renal Services in the CAWT RegionFriday, 23rd June 2006 Venue: Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh

  2. X4Q Project Patients with kidney failure in border counties have multiple specific disadvantages: • Regional specialist services are remote; • Transport infrastructure is generally poor; • General measures of poverty and disability are higher than average.

  3. X4Q Project • In 1999, CAWT convened a group of health professionals from 3 dialysis units adjacent to the border. • This group researched the demography of the region and current provision of renal services. • The results of this research defined the potential for a strategic specialty information system to overcome the problems associated with peripherality… • and informed a detailed submission to the INTERREG IIIa Programme of European Structural Funding.

  4. Renal Medicine A well defined specialty with clear quality objectives

  5. Information Technology A suitable tool to support quality improvement in health care in remote regions

  6. INTERREG application successful… • dedicated information system • supporting hardware • project management staff • expanded to all 6 units adjacent to border.

  7. AIM …development of collaborative strategies to address identified deficiencies, leading to continuous quality improvement and enhanced health within the community.

  8. Half Day Seminar on Renal Services in the CAWT Region Welcome: Yvonne Gregory, Executive Officer, CAWT Opening Address: Dr. Peter Garrett- Seminar Chair 9.50-10.00 Session 1: Overview - Assessment of Current Service Delivery 10.00-10.20 and how we can reach Optimum Service Speaker: Dr. Peter Maxwell Session 2: Overview of Epidemiological Data & 10.20-10.40 The Growth of Renal Disease Speaker: Dr. Austin Stack Session 3: Aims & Objectives of Renal Project & eMed System 10.40-11.00 Speaker: Ms. Deirdre Keown 11.00-11.15 Break: Tea & Coffee

  9. Session 4: The Patient’s Perspective – A Personal Account 11.15-11.35 Speaker: Mr. Karl Cronin, The Irish Kidney Patient’s Association Session 5: What is a Managed Clinical Network? 11.35-11.55 Speaker: Prof Peter Maxwell Session 6: Service Planning and the National Renal Strategy 11.55-12.15 Speaker: Dr. Kieran Hannan Session 7: Question & Answer Session 12.15-12.45 Facilitator: Dr. Seamus Healy Closing Address: Dr. Peter Garrett 12.45-1.00 1.00pm- Lunch

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