Event

HSE Library Day Webinar - Bridging the Gap: empowering evidence based practice through research and library resources

Event date

Wednesday, September 24 2025, 11:30am to 1pm

Location

This event is both online and in-person. Panellists will be in person in Purple Room, Basement Dr. Steevens Hospital. Attendees will join online and it will be streamed.

Event details

In celebration of HSE Library Day “We are HSE Library, Making a Difference” this event highlights existing staff expertise and specialised library services available in the HSE for all staff to support their uptake of evidence in practice. Bringing together a panel of experts from multidisciplinary backgrounds, speakers will promote the use of evidence in practice. Real life stories of how the use of evidence brings better outcomes to patients and service users in practical ways will be shared. Everyone can learn something new from this event which may be helpful in everyday frontline practice.

Panel discussion:

Introductions – Aoife Lawton General Manager of HSE Library, Dr. Steevens Hospital
Setting the scene: Research in the HSE – Dr. Ana Terres, Assistant National Director Research & Evidence
HSE Library Evidence Service: Case Studies in Evidence Impacting Health Services – Brendan Leen, Area Library Manager South, Cork University Hospital
Uptake of the Evidence in Practice – Loretto Grogan, National Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer
Bringing Evidence to the frontline – Babytalk – Deirdre Bradley, Speech and Language Therapist National HSCP Innovation Fellow, HSE Spark Innovation Programme
Evidence in an integrated health service – BMJ Best Practice – Dr. Kieran Walsh, Adjunct Associate Professor & BMJ Clinical Director
Research and Evidence in a HSE Library – Helen Clark, HSE Librarian Sligo University Hospital