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Webinars

The National Open Disclosure Office facilitates monthly webinars on Open Disclosure related topics and we are delighted to welcome a variety of HSE internal and external guest presenters to these educational events. We welcome all staff to attend the Open Disclosure Webinars.

The purpose of these webinars is to

to provide continual support to staff across the system in the implementation of the HSE Open Disclosure policy;

maintain communication with Open Disclosure leads, trainers and staff working across all of our health and social care services, external agencies and patient representative / patient advocacy groups and

keep the importance of Open Disclosure on the agenda across all services.

Each webinar is CPD accredited by RCPI and NMBI for those who attend the live event. Recordings are available if you wish to listen back or for those of you who may not be in a position to attend on the day.

We look forward to engaging with you during our webinar season this year.

Dates for your diary

Next webinar to be confirmed.

Archive Webinar Slide Sets and Recordings

Warning

Some of our webinar recordings include case scenarios that may echo personal experiences for some viewers and therefore may be upsetting.

20/03/2024 - The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 - What it means for me

This webinar was facilitated by Dr John Fitzsimmons and Juanita Guidera who led the discussion on the Act with a panel of staff working in various roles across our health and social care services and a patient representative.

14/02/2024 - Patient Safety Act, 2023 - An overview of the key provisions

This webinar was facilitated by the National Open Disclosure Office and members of the HSE Patient Safety Act National Implementation Working Group.

17/01/2023 - What does Restorative Practice in healthcare look like?

Presented by:

Catherine O'Connell, Lecturer Mediation, Restorative Practice, Mediator, Restorative Facilitator, Conflict Management Coach, PhD Candidate, Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology

15/11/2023 - The role of the Designated Person in Incident Management and Open Disclosure

Presenters and panelists:

Catherine Hand, Trainer and Educator, Open Disclosure Office; Liz Barry, Patient Advocacy Liaison Manager, UHLG; Gary Watkins, Quality and Risk Manager, St John of Gods; Brenda Ryan, Head of Client Services, National Screening Services; Georgina Cruise, National Manager of the Patient Advocacy Service.

11/10/2023 - Patient Involvement in the Incident Management Process

Presenter:
Professor Jane O’Hara, Professor of Healthcare Quality and Safety, Learn Together (funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, UK)

13/09/2023 - Managing Conflict - Tips and Tools for Resolving Conflict with Colleagues

Presenters:

Professor Eva Doherty, Director of Human Factors in Patient Safety, RCSI

14/06/2023 - The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023

Officers involved in the webinar:

  • Maurice O’Donnell, Principal Officer
  • Susan Reilly, Assistant Principal Officer
  • Liam McCormack, Assistant Principal Officer
  • Arnel Kidpalos, Assistant Principal Officer
  • Stephen Dredge, Administrative Office
15/05/2023 - "Sharing the Learning - Documenting Open Disclosure"

Leads, managers and officers involved in the webinar:

  • Ms Angela Tysall, Open Disclosure Lead, Manager of National Open Disclosure Office
  • Mary O’Dwyer, Head of Quality, Safety and Service Improvement, HSE Mid West Community Healthcare
  • Linda McEvoy, Clinical Audit and Governance Manager, Beaumont Hospital
  • Noreen Kennedy, QPS Manager, St John’s Hospital, Limerick
  • Cathy Sexton, Patient Advocate Liaison Manager, Cavan Hospital
12/04/2023 - "Medico-legal aspects of record-keeping and documentation"

Presented by:

Mr Asim Sheikh, Barrister-at-Law and Assistant Professor in Legal Medicine, UCD School of Medicine

15/03/2023 - "Positive Health and Wellbeing: What does the science tell us?"

Presented by:

Professor Ciaran O'Boyle, Director Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, Royal College of Surgeons

15/02/2023 - Managing Difficult Conversations: Getting it Right when Things go Wrong (Part 3)

Presented by:

Professor Eva Doherty, Associate Professor, Director of Human Factors in Patient Safety, RCSI

9/11/2022 - Open Disclosure - Approaches to Implementation

Presented by:

  • Moya Wilson, Quality & Patient Safety Manager,
  • Emma Naughton, Quality and Risk Manager,
  • Paula Cussen Murphy, Director of Quality and Patient Safety,
  • Noreen Kennedy, Quality & Patient Safety Manager,
  • Bernie O’Reilly, Member of Patients for Patient Safety, Ireland (PFPSI),
  • Lorraine Schwanberg, Assistant National Director Incident Management HSE, 
  • Angela Tysall, HSE Lead for Open Disclosure HSE
12/10/2023 - Open Disclosure: “The Role of Managers in Supporting Staff following Patient Safety Incidents”

Presented by:

  • Lorraine Schwanberg, Assistant National Director, Incident Management HSE;
  • Angela Tysall, National Lead Open Disclosure HSE;
  • Emer Carroll: National Health & Safety Manager, National Health and Safety Function;
  • Nodlaig Carroll, Organisational Health Lead HSE;
  • Deborah Moriarty, Occupational Health Programme;
  • Una Twomey, Business Manager, HSE Healthy Workplace Framework
21/09/2022 - Open Disclosure: Supporting Staff following Patient Safety Incidents

Presented by:

  • Morgan Lucey, Employee Assistance Programme National Lead HSE;
  • Emer Carroll, National Health & Safety Manager, National Health & Safety Function HSE;
  • Deborah Moriarty, Rehabilitation Lead Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit HSE;
  • Una Twomey, Business Manager HSE Healthy Workplace Framework HSE;
  • Lorraine Schwanberg, Assistant National Director Incident Management HSE;
  • Angela Tysall, HSE Lead for Open Disclosure
18/05/2022 - Open Disclosure: Focusing on GDPR

Presented by:

Annette Ridley, Information Governance Office Manager ULHG

13/04/2022 - Open Disclosure: the State Claims Agency’s Perspective

Presented by:

Dr Cathal O’Keeffe, Ms Mary Godfrey, Mr Gary McCann - State Claims Agency

09/03/2022 - Preparing for Important Conversations

Presented by:

  • Winifred Ryan, National Healthcare Communication Programme
  • Prof Peter Gillen, Associate Professor of Surgery (RCSI) and Clinical Advisor to the National Healthcare Communication Programme
09/02/2022 - The Role of Advocacy Services Supporting Open Disclosure

Webinars 2021

03/02/2021 - The Role of the National Advocacy Service (NAS) and Patient Advocacy Service (PAS) in the Management of Complaints and Open Disclosure

Presented by:

David O’Duffy, National Advocacy Service & Lisa Walsh, Patient Advocacy Service

17/02/2021 - Applying the Principles of Open Disclosure in a Service for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability

Presented by:

Elaine Teague - Director of Quality Improvement and Safety Development, St. Michael's House & Feabhra Mullally - Risks and Incidents Manager, St Michaels House

09/03/2021 - Making Difficult Conversations Easier

Presented by: 

Professor Eva Doherty, Associate Professor, Director of Human Factors in Patient Safety, RCSI

30/03/2021 - Implications for Open Disclosure in Mental Health Services

Presented by:

Gary Watkins, Clinical Safety Manager, Saint John of God Community Services

Kevin Madigan, Programme Manager, Quality & Patient Safety, Saint John of God Community Services

28/04/2021 - A Culture of Safety

Presented by: 

Dr John Fitzsimons and Dr David Vaughan

12/05/2021 - Update on (i) Open Disclosure Legislation and (ii) the development of an Open Disclosure National Policy Framework
13/10/2021 - “Making Difficult Conversations Easier (Part 2)”

Presented by:

Professor Eva Doherty, Director of Human Factors in Patient Safety, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

20/10/2021 - The Role of the Designated Person in Supporting Patients and their Families
17/11/2021 - Open Disclosure in The Mental Health Setting

Presented by:

Gary Watkins, Clinical Safety Manager, St John of God Community Services