IAEM Leo Pharma Prize Awards

Leo Pharma have generously sponsored the prizes for the best paper and poster at the IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting since 2006. The Association is very grateful for the ongoing generosity of Leo Pharma.

IAEM/Leo Pharma Prize Awards 2012 

These prizewinners received their awards at the IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2012 at Carton House, Maynooth on Friday 19th October 2012 

Free Paper (Oral) Presentation 

A randomised trial of single dose oral dexamethasone versus multi-dose prednisolone in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma in children attending the Emergency Department

Dr. John Cronin, Ms. Siobhan McCoy, Dr. Una Kennedy, Ms. Sinead Nic an Fhaili, Ms. Gloria Crispino-O'Connell, Dr. Abel Wakai, Dr. Sean Walsh and Prof. Ronan O'Sullivan. 

Paediatric Emergency Research Unit, Emergency Department and National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12

Photo: Dr John Cronin (SpR in EM) receives his prize

Photo: Ms Bridgid Conway 

Photo: Dr Vinesh Ramiah (SpR in EM) receives his prize  

IAEM/Leo Pharma Prize Awards 2011

These prizewinners received their awards at the IAEM Limerick Annual Scientific Meeting on Friday 21st October 2011.

Free Paper (Oral) Presentation

A Comparative study of estimated weight calculations and actual weights in children aged 1 year to 14 years

Ms. Brigid Conway, Ms. Amanda McDonnell, Ms. Siobhan McCoy, Dr. Sean Walsh and Prof. Ronan O'Sullivan

Paediatric Emergency Research Unit, Emergency Department and National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12

Photo: Ms Bridget Conway from Our Lady's Children's Hosptal, Crumlin receives the award for the best free paper from Orla O'Donnell, Critical Care Representative, Leo Pharma

Poster Presentation

Corneal Foreign Body removal in the Emergency Department - a prospective observational study of currently used techniques

Dr. Michael Quirke, Dr. Caitriona Mullarkey and Mr. James Binchy.

Emergency Department, Galway University Hospital

Photo: Dr Michael Quirke (SpR in EM) receiving his prize from Orla O'Donnell, Critical Care Representative, Leo Pharma

IAEM/Leo Pharma Prize Awards 2010

These prizewinners received their awards at the IAEM Waterford meeting on Friday 15th October 2010.

Free Paper (Oral) Presentation

Who are all these people? The WAAT study

Dr. Karen McHugh

Department of Emergency Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9

Photo: Dr. Karen McHugh (SpR in EM), on the right, receiving her award from Judy Fleming of Leo Pharma

Poster Presentations

The role of specialty specific management in improving outcomes of the older adult presenting to the Emergency Department

Dr. Kit Mun Tan, Locum Consultant Geriatrician, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4.

Photo: Ken McDonald of Leo Pharma presents Dr Kit Mun Tan (on the right) with her prize

Assessing falls risk in older Emergency Department attenders

Dr. Rosa McNamara

Department of Emergency Medicine, Cork University Hospital 

Photo: Ken McDonald of Leo Pharma presents Dr Rosa McNamara (SpR in EM) with her prize

IAEM/Leo Pharma Prize Awards 2009

Free Paper (Oral) Presentation

Blended Learning in the Emergency Department.

Dr. Stuart Carr, Mr. John Ryan.

Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4.

Photo: Lorna Creighton, Critical Care Representative, Leo Pharma presents Dr Stuart Carr, St Vincent's University Hospital, with his prize

Poster Presentations

Adult Emergency Medicine

The introduction of an Emergency Department care pathway for patients presenting with Renal Colic.

Dr. Vinesh Ramiah, Dr. Michael Sweeney, Dr. Adrian Gheiti

Department of Emergency Medicine, Sligo General Hospital.

Photo: Orla O'Donnell, Critical Care Representative, Leo Pharma presents Dr Vinny Ramiah, Sligo General Hospital with his prize.

Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Can the NICE UTI guidelines be adopted safely in an Irish Paediatric Emergency Department?

Dr. Vicky Meighan, Dr. Sean Walsh, Dr. Ronan O'Sullivan

Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12.

Photo: Judy Fleming, Critical Care Representative, Leo Pharma presents Dr Vicky Meighan, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Prof. Ronan O'Sullivan, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin with their prize.