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NMH | 2024 224 Education with 'A randomised trial of indirect videolaryngoscopy or direct laryngosocopy for endotracheal intubation of newborns: The VODE Trial'. Innovation Category First prize was awarded Ms Doireann Kavanagh, Ms Tina Moley, Ms Sinead Stakelum, and Ms Laura Harrington from the Medical Social work Department, with 'Women in Substance Use; A Medical Social Work Retrospective Study to Improve Future Responses to Service Delivery'. Second prize was awarded to Ms Caroline Brophy, advanced midwife practitioner, with 'Postnatal Anaemic Surveillance Clinic – The POPPY Clinic Experience'. Third prize was awarded to Claire Daisy O'Reilly with 'Breastfeeding at Birth in Theatre'. Best Audit Award Best Audit was awarded to Dr Sarah Petch, clinical research fellow, with 'Awareness of and attitudes towards fertility investigations and management amongst General Practitioners'. BEST STUDENT PRESENTATION AWARDS Research Category The award for best student research presentation was given to Ms Saoirse Kennedy and Ms Orla Breen, UCD School of Medicine, with 'Risk Factors for Postnatal Urinary Tract Infections in The National Maternity Hospital' Innovation Category The award for best student innovation presentation was given to Ms Lucy Murphy with 'Dietary intakes and acceptability of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist among pregnant women in an outpatient department' Guest Speaker Our fourth RISE symposium featured an insightful talk by guest speaker Prof Peter Doran, Director of the UCD Clinical Research Centre (CRC). He discussed the vital role of clinical trials in advancing medical research and highlighted the range of services the UCD CRC provides to support investigators in conducting clinical research. Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Grace Mealy, Research Coordinator. Prof Shane HIggins with the members of the RISE Committee.

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