Angie O'Brien

Waterford native in Cork - not easy! Love life in the country and by the coast. Work in HSE comms, views my own.

[HSE Ireland @HSELive]

Today is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. Dr Paul Ryan, GP speaks about the importance of addressing the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and explains what we can all do to prevent it.

➡️ https://t.co/ZKtq9peadh

#EAAD | #KeepAntibioticsWorking

[HSESouthWest @HSESouthWest]

Today, 18 November is European Antibiotics Awareness Day🗓️
➡️Antibiotics are only needed for bacterial infections. Your body can fight most viral infections such as colds, flu and most coughs.
#EAAD
#KeepAntibioticsWorking

https://t.co/asurYe39rV

[HSE Dublin and Midlands @HSEDubMidlands]

🧼🌍 Great turnout at our MRHP Awareness Stand for #IIPW2025!
The team shared practical tips on Hand Hygiene, reducing blood culture contamination, and effective cleaning — all vital to keeping patients, colleagues & communities safe. 💙
#InfectionPrevention

[Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland @CcoHse]

Good hand hygiene is the best way to reduce the spread of infection. The AMRIC Hand Hygiene training on @HSE_HSeLanD is mandatory for all HSE staff and staff in HSE funded services. Infection prevention is a vital part of providing safe healthcare, and is all our responsibility.

[IIoP @IIOPharmacy]

The Pharmacist Antimicrobial Stewardship Network (PAMS-Net) is hosting an online educational event on 18th June at 8pm
The agenda includes regular network and key AMS updates from the AMRIC team & three 10 min presentations. For more information click here https://t.co/vMKjsKWCcj

[HSE Ireland @HSELive]

Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of an infection. Anyone with an infection can get sepsis.

For a full list of symptoms to look out for, visit: https://t.co/2Kk9XfVITi

[Department of Health @roinnslainte]

Antimicrobial Resistance causes antibiotics to become less effective, or useless, in treating infection. An online survey has launched today to give the public an opportunity to inform Ireland’s next National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance. https://t.co/AnJ8zCXgdZ

[Infection Prevention and Control #TUH @InfectionTuh]

Busy day indeed for #IPC at @TUH_Tallaght promoting #HandHygiene. Clean hands 🙌protect both #patients and staff.

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

Congrats to everybody in Clontarf Hospital, looks like a fantastic event to mark World Hand Hygiene Day #handhygiene @IOHClontarf

[Clontarf Hospital @IOHClontarf]

‘Gloves at the right time, Hand hygiene all the time;: A sustainable path to better hand hygiene’ World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 #AMRIC #5momentsofhandhygiene #Glovesoff #handhygiene @WHO @HSELive @chiefnurseIRE

[HSE HR @HSE_HR]

Today, Monday 5 May, is #WorldHandHygieneDay.

Good hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of infection in any healthcare setting or at home.

Hand hygiene posters and leaflets are available to order or download from https://t.co/iK8VdxTVqW.

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

Dr Cillian O’Maoldomhnaigh speaking about AMS, a paediatric perspective at the HSE Dublin and Midlands / AMRIC event in Mullingar today ⁦@HSEDubMidlands⁩ ⁦@AntibioticPresc⁩ @CHIatCrumlin⁩ ⁦@TempleStreet⁩ #keepantibioticsworking

[Barbara Slevin @BabsSlevin]

It is always important to ground our #AMRIC events by listening to Bernie O’Reilly’s story of the loss of her husband Tony from #SEPIS. Remember to say those words-“could this be sepsis”@Dr_D_Mullins @AngieOBrien10
@PFPS_Ireland @HSEDubMidlands @HSElive
#keepantibioticsworking

[Barbara Slevin @BabsSlevin]

Dr. Aine Varley discusses the complexities of managing an infectious disease outbreak in a congregated setting in the region @HSEDubNorthEast @PublicHealthDNE @eimeartb @AngieOBrien10 @Dr_D_Mullins

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

@HSEDubNorthEast

[Barbara Slevin @BabsSlevin]

Bernie O’Reilly, sharing Tony’s story, her husband, who died from #sepsis, sharing with us all of the lost opportunities, those missed opportunities which may have changed Tony’s poor outcome 18 years ago @HSEDubSouthEast @PFPS_Ireland @eimeartb @Dr_D_Mullins

[Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland @CcoHse]

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) at today’s HSE DNE / AMRIC Winter event.Effective IPC/AMS central to providing high quality healthcare for patients and in providing a safe working environment for staff. #KeepAntibioticsWorking

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

@gpkilbeg @Eircode @gpkilbeg

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

#KeepAntibioticsWorking

[Univ Hosp Waterford @UHW_Waterford]

📢 "Educate, Advocate, Act now" is the theme for 2024 World AMR awareness week, raising awareness, understanding AMR & promoting best practices.The AMS team are out in force for the week #EuropeanAntibioticAwarenessDay #AntimicrobialAwarenessWeek @HSEDubSouthEast @SouthEastCH

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

#KeepAntibioticsWorking AMS and IPC staff in Kilkenny highlighting the importance of using antibiotics correctly and good hand hygiene.

[HSE Dublin and South East @HSEDubSouthEast]

Raising awareness of Antimicrobial Resistance and promoting best practices where antimicrobials are used to reduce emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.

The @HSELive marking #EuropeanAntibioticAwarenessDay + #AntimicrobialAwarenessWeek

See https://t.co/LL4MFGnvno

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

#KeepAntibioticsWorking

[Nuala O Connor @DrNuala]

Great Patient advise leaflet on treating respiratory infections - Today is European Antibiotic Awarensss day. Let’s keep up the great work Irish GPs have been doing to minimise delevopment of antibiotic resistance ⁦@ICGPnews⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦@CMOIreland⁩ ⁦@CcoHse⁩

[Angie O'Brien @AngieOBrien10]

#KeepAntibioticsWorking

[Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland @CcoHse]

We all have a role to play in safeguarding antibiotics for the future. European Antibiotic Awareness Day reminds us that antibiotics are a valuable resource and should be used prudently to prevent and reduce antibiotic resistance. #KeepAntibioticsWorking https://t.co/qDLAenQVoI