Training Day - Water and Public Health

Programme for Joint Environmental Health Service and Public Health Medicine Training Day

March 13th 2019, Boardroom, Dr Steeven’s Hospital

Presentations:

Learning Outcomes. Dr Regina Kiernan, Consultant in Public Health Medicine.
Oceans and Human Health: Understanding the interconnections between people and the sea. Dr Easkey Britton, Whitaker Institute, NUI Galway.
Antibiotic resistance and the environment - what we know and what we need to know. Dr Dearbháile Morris, Lecturer in Bacteriology, NUI Galway
Bathing Water Quality – The role of the EPA. Mr Anthony Mannix Environment Protection Agency
Recreational Open Water and Infectious Disease. Dr Katharine Harkin, Specialist Registrar, Public Health Medicine
Bathing Water Contamination - Public Health Risk Assessment. Dr Áine McNamara, Consultant in Public Health Medicine.

Quiz and scenarios:

Delegates quiz on updated 2019 Bathing Water & Health guidance. Paul Hickey Senior Environmental Health Officer, Galway
Scenarios:
Evaluation