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17 Governance Rep ts Majella Flanagan, Salaries Supervisor who retired this year. "Obstetric Trauma: The Subjective Experience of the Mother versus Objective Outcomes. How to Address the Psychological Impact" Dr Anthony McCarthy, Consultant Psychiatrist. HOSPITAL AWARDS & CERTIFICATES The awards to medical and midwifery students who exceled in their final examinations in 2020 would normally have been presented at Charter Day celebrations in January 2021. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic there was no reception held in January 2021. We hope to be able to formally present the medals to the worthy participants at a later stage. The recipients of the various medals are: Medical Students John F. Cunningham Medal Dr David O'Driscoll RCSI / NMH Medal Ryan Leon Kieran O'Driscoll Prize Ross Walsh A. Edward Smith Medal Not awarded in 2020. Student Midwives Hospital Gold Medal Aisling Kenny (BSc in Midwifery) Ella Connaughton (Higher Diploma in Midwifery) Elizabeth O'Farrell Medal Demi-Leigh Messett (BSc in Midwifery) Roisin Moran (Higher Diploma in Midwifery) Neonatal Medal Sharon Maher (established by Dr Niall O'Brien) We congratulate them all and wish them every success in their future careers. In March 2021, one year after the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic in Ireland, a commemorative medal was presented to staff in recognition of their dedicated work during the Pandemic. The medal is a symbol of gratitude for all staff who worked tirelessly to keep the Hospital's patients and each other safe through COVID-19. NMH Research and Innovation Symposium The inaugural NMH Research and Innovation Symposium was held on Friday, 4 th December 2020. There were 55 abstracts from Departments all around the Hospital - Pharmacy, Engineering, laboratory, Bereavement, Fertility, Psychiatry, Maternal-Fetal Medicine to name a few. Twenty oral presenters were short-listed and prizes were awarded to oral and poster presenters in both the Research and Innovation categories. Two inaugural medals were also awarded: The Declan Meagher Innovation Medal was awarded to Mr Neil Farrington, Facilities & Engineering Manager for his project entitled: "Project Aeolus, A Hospital Within A Hospital". Aeolus is the Greek God of Air and Wind which are the core to safe ventilation. The project details the COVID-19 responses at the NMH and the solutions implemented to create urgent negative pressure isolation facilities across the Hospital in response to the pandemic. NMH Annual Rep t | 2020