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BCG Update

15th January 2008

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The 2nd BCG Update day was held on the 15th of January 2008 in the Vera Gallagher Conference Centre, Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown in Dublin.

A committed audience of health professionals heard presentations from a number of Irish speakers the presentations are available for download below.

Introduction from Dr. Kevin Connolly, Consultant Paediatrician, Portiuncula Hospital, Co. Galway

BCG Vaccine. Revised NIAC Guidelines from Dr. Joan O’Donnell 

Specialist in Public Health Medicine, Health Protection Surveillance Centre

Update on experience of adverse reactions reported with BCG from Ms Niamh Arthur, Pharmacovigilance Manager, Irish Medicines Board  

 

The administration of BCG Vaccination. Dr. Barbara Senior 

Slides 1 - 13

Slides 14 - 20

Slides 21 - 26

Slides 27 - 45

 

Please note: due to the large number of pictures in this presentation, the presentation had to be divided into 4.

 

The Mantoux test Dr Pasqueline Lyng

Senior Medical Officer, Department of Public Health, HSE East.

 

Clinical presentation and management of adverse reactions to BCG from Dr. Karina Butler 

Consultant Paediatrician, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children.

This section was updated on 23rd September 2008
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