NRH National Grand Rounds Online

NRH National Grand Rounds

Exchanging Rehabilitation Knowledge – Quarterly Lectures Online

* Upcoming lecture – Wednesday 11th November, 2026 *

Title:

“UNBROKEN – Scaling Rehabilitation in Wartime: Meeting Urgent and Long-Term Needs”

Date: Wednesday 11th November, 2026

Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Location: Online via Microsoft Teams

Dr Oleh Bilianskyi, Head of National Rehabilitation Center UNBROKEN in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy – Ukrainian Catholic University.

More information on the upcoming lecture and Teams Link details here…..

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Please Note: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees and will be issued within 10 working days of each event. External attendees and NRH staff attending via one of the conference rooms or a non-NRH email address are requested to put their name and email address in the chat during the event so that your attendance can be recorded. Attendance will only be certified if you are present for the duration of the talk joining at the latest at 1.05pm.

Everyone is welcome to join for as much of the event as you can.

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Previous Grand Rounds Lectures and Presentations:

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Lecture 6 – 23rd September, 2026

Supporting Smiles in the Complex Patient – sharing knowledge and expertise on supporting daily oral care in patients who require assistance

Presented by:
– Dr Emma Blake Corrigan – Special Care Dentist, HSE and NRH
– Dr Myra Herlihy – Assistant National Oral Health Lead, Special Care, HSE National Oral Health Office
– Deirdre Ryan – Project Coordinator, HSE National Oral Health Office
– Róisín O’Murray – Speech & Language Therapy Manager, NRH

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Lecture 5 – 17th June, 2026

Rehab in Motion: The Power of Sport and Water – the benefits of Sport and Aquatic Physiotherapy in Rehabilitation

Presented by:
– Muireann O’Riordan, Senior Physiotherapist, Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy Department, NRH
– Catherine Sadlier, Senior Physiotherapist, Aquatic Physiotherapy Department, NRH

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Lecture 4 – 22nd April, 2026

Individualised, flexible and child-centred Paediatric Interdisciplinary Team Rehabilitation

Presented on behalf of the Paediatric Interdisciplinary Team by:
– Dr Susan Finn. Consultant Paediatrician in Rehabilitation Medicine
– Dr Sarah O’Doherty, Principal Clinical Paediatric Neuropsychologist
– Michael Brogan, Clinical Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

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Lecture 3 – 28th January, 2026

Limb Loss and Rehabilitation: Insights from the Prosthetic, Orthotic and Limb Absence Rehabilitation (POLAR) Programme at the NRH

Presented by:
– Dr Jacqui Stow, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical Director of the NRH POLAR Programme

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Lecture 2 – 17th September, 2025

Update on National Neurorehabilitation Strategy

Presented by:
– Ciara Lynch, Programme Manager, Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy and Managed Clinical Rehabilitation Network, HSE

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Lecture 1 – 28th May, 2025

Supporting Long Term Health and Wellbeing after SCI

Presented by:
– Dr Éimear Smith, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Mater Hospital National Spinal Injuries Unit and the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire

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