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Conference Programme: Saturday 16 October 2010 - Carton House Hotel
8.00am Arrival of Delegates / Registration / Refreshments

9.00am Welcome: Martha Hegarty DC, Director of RESPECT

Mr Dermot Desmond, Chairman of Respect, to formally open The Inaugural DOCTRID International Interdisciplinary Conference. Signing of Memoranda of Understanding between the Daughters of Charity and the following Universities: Dublin City University, Michigan State University, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University College Dublin, University of Limerick. In the presence of representatives of the Daughters of Charity Service: Catherine Prendergast DC, Provincial, Mr. Walter Freyne, CEO, Dr. Martin McLaughlin, Clinical Director, Mr. Daniel Lenihan, RESPECT, Martha Hegarty DC, RESPECT.

9.30am Facilitator: Dr. Martin McLaughlin, Clinical Director, Daughters of Charity Service

Key Note Speaker: Dr. Richard Weir (Northwestern University)Response by Mr. Enda Connolly - Health Research Board and Dr. Nicola Ryall - Consultant, National Rehabilitation Hospital. This session is immediately follow by Q&A from the Audience


10.30am Interval

11.00am Facilitator: Dr Mary Staines, Clinical Director, Stewarts Hospital

Presentations by: Leading Technology Companies including Mr. Ciaran Ennis IBM, Mr. Ronan Rooney Curam Software, Niamh Scannell Intel, Mr. Tom Heerey Microsoft and Sean Harrison Siemens. This session is followed by Q&A from the Audience

12.30pm Networking Lunch

2.00pm Facilitator: Dr. Michael Leahy, Michigan State University

The Speaker: Dr Kurt Johnson (University of Washington. Response By Dr. Andre Van Rensburg – Head Psychologist at the Daughters of Charity Service Prof. Seamus Cowman – Head of Faculty of Nursing at RCSI. This session is immediately follow by Q&A from the Audience

3.00pm Interval

3.15pm Facilitator: Dr. Michael Leahy, Michigan State University

The Speaker: Dr Vilia Tarvydas (University of Iowa)Response by: Dr. David Smith – Health Care Ethics at RCSI, Patricia T Rickard-Clarke – Commissioner, Law Reform Commission. This session is immediately follow by Q&A from the Audience

4.15pm “Going Forward – A Vision for the Future” - Words from Dr. Michael Leahy (Michigan State University), Sr. Catherine Prendergast (Provincial of the Daughters of Charity), Mr. Walter Freyne (CEO - Daughters of Charity Service) and Marhta Hegarty DC (Director of RESPECT)


4.45pm Closing Remarks from the Master of Ceremonies

5.00pm Light Refreshments with Networking Opportunity.

7.30 / 8pm. Reception followed by Inaugural Conference Dinner

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