ORL Spring Event 17th April 2026 – Congratulations

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Prof. Michael Colreavy and myself, thank you for your support of the Spring ENT RAMI Meeting last Friday 17.04.26, held in The Kingsley Hotel in Cork. It was a great success!

Congratulations to the following:

1^st Prize/RAMI Medal Winner: Dr. Gerard Sexton for his presentation entitled ‘Clinical predictors of tonsil regrowth following paediatric tonsillectomy.’ Authors: Sexton G.P., Khalid I., McHugh A., O’Byrne L., Heffernan C. Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street.

2^nd Prize: Dr. Nadia Van Den Berg for her presentation entitled ‘Evaluating the Impact of New Guidelines on the Management of Paediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing.’ Authors: Van Den Berg N.1, McNamara J.2, Mohammadi M. 3, Healy F.3, Heffernan C.B.1. 1Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street, Ireland ; 2School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland ; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street, Ireland.

Commendation for Ms. Carmel Connolly, ANP in General ENT at SIVUH for her presentation entitled ‘Advanced Nurse Practitioners in ENT: Expanding Capacity, Enhancing Care.’

Commendation for Ms. Emma Grady, Medical Student, for her presentation entitled ‘Nurse-led otolaryngology clinics – a systematic review and cross-sectional survey.’ Presented by Emma Grady. Authors: Grady E., Fay L, Heffernan C. School of Medicine, University College Dublin.

I hope to see you all at the Winter RAMI in December, for another engaging meeting!

Beir bua,

Ms. Éadaoin Ó Catháin