October 16, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 1 min read New Cardiology Services rolled out to Primary Care Centres in Galway and Roscommon as part of Sláintecare Innovation New cardiology services have been introduced to three Primary Care Centres in Galway (Ballinasloe, Mountbellew, Portumna) and to Monksland in Read more
October 15, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 2 min read Get Your Rhythm Back! Beacon Heart Rhythm Centre Delivers Ireland’s First Pioneering Convergent Atrial Fibrillation Programme Innovation A groundbreaking new procedure has been launched at the Beacon Hospital to treat Ireland’s most common cardiac rhythm disorder atrial Read more
October 1, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 2 min read Beacon Hospital becomes first in Ireland to offer ground-breaking new surgical procedure for prostate enlargement Innovation Over 50% of men over 50 in Ireland suffer from prostate enlargement which can cause difficulties urinating, or a frequent Read more
September 29, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 3 min read Mater Private in breakthrough trial of new technologies to treat Atrial Fibrillation – 80% of patients treated made full recovery after 12 months Innovation The Mater Private Dublin was the first hospital in Ireland and one of just 17 European centres to introduce this Read more
September 24, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 3 min read Beacon Hospital announces innovative new Left Bundle Branch Pacing (LBBP) treatment Innovation New procedure being rolled out by Dr Jonathan Lyne at Ireland’s only Heart Rhythm Centre at Beacon Hospital “LBBBP is Read more
September 1, 2020 hpnadmin 1 min read Saolta Hospital Group partners with NUI Galway to roll out innovative Clinical Placement Digital Health Solution Innovation A University Hospital Galway Medical Consultant has developed a “Clinical Pass” smartphone app to allow healthcare students across the region Read more
August 13, 2020 hpnadmin 4 min read NUI Galway Professor Among Global Task Force Study Examining mHealth Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Innovation Study published in the IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology identified technologies which could be used in Read more
July 30, 2020 hpnadmin 3 min read Awareness campaign about psoriatic arthritis launched Innovation Seek medical advice if you display any of the symptoms advises health charity Sausage-like fingers or toes; a red scaly Read more
July 27, 2020 hpnadmin 2 min read Pandemic to accelerate adoption of electronic patient portal for epilepsy InnovationResearch The COVID-19 pandemic is a catalyst to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled patient care for epilepsy, according to a new Read more
July 7, 2020 hpnadmin 2 min read The HSE’s Covid-19 tracing app is live Innovation Available from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, It can be found by searching COVID Tracker Ireland on the app Read more