INFANT Research Centre
@infantcentreucc.bsky.social
The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health(INFANT) at University College Cork, Ireland.
News and Updates: https://www.infantcentre.ie/news/all-news/
News and Updates: https://www.infantcentre.ie/news/all-news/
A busy but fantastic few days at the #jENsCongress connecting with a global #neonatology and #paediatric community of experts, sharing knowledge, and shaping the future of care for our tiniest patients. 💜
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A busy but fantastic few days at the #jENsCongress connecting with a global #neonatology and #paediatric community of experts, sharing knowledge, and shaping the future of care for our tiniest patients. 💜
🏆 MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to Mark O'Sullivan, CEO and Co-founder of University College Cork and INFANT Research Centre spin-out company NeuroBell who was awarded the Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder of the Year for 2025! 👏
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/10/17/e...
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/10/17/e...
October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🏆 MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to Mark O'Sullivan, CEO and Co-founder of University College Cork and INFANT Research Centre spin-out company NeuroBell who was awarded the Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder of the Year for 2025! 👏
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/10/17/e...
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/10/17/e...
"UCC launches Irelands first Pregnancy Loss Support Policy for University staff"
The policy aims to provide employees with dedicated leave, resources & support they need following a pregnancy loss under 23 weeks informed by findings from the #PLACES project
👉 Read more: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
The policy aims to provide employees with dedicated leave, resources & support they need following a pregnancy loss under 23 weeks informed by findings from the #PLACES project
👉 Read more: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"UCC launches Irelands first Pregnancy Loss Support Policy for University staff"
The policy aims to provide employees with dedicated leave, resources & support they need following a pregnancy loss under 23 weeks informed by findings from the #PLACES project
👉 Read more: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
The policy aims to provide employees with dedicated leave, resources & support they need following a pregnancy loss under 23 weeks informed by findings from the #PLACES project
👉 Read more: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
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NU25 - Day 2
'Optimising early childhood outcomes for children with developmental disabilities in diverse settings'
Professor @callytann.bsky.social
Register 👉https://bit.ly/NeonatalUpdate25
@lshtm.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social
#newbornbrainhealth
'Optimising early childhood outcomes for children with developmental disabilities in diverse settings'
Professor @callytann.bsky.social
Register 👉https://bit.ly/NeonatalUpdate25
@lshtm.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social
#newbornbrainhealth
September 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
NU25 - Day 2
'Optimising early childhood outcomes for children with developmental disabilities in diverse settings'
Professor @callytann.bsky.social
Register 👉https://bit.ly/NeonatalUpdate25
@lshtm.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social
#newbornbrainhealth
'Optimising early childhood outcomes for children with developmental disabilities in diverse settings'
Professor @callytann.bsky.social
Register 👉https://bit.ly/NeonatalUpdate25
@lshtm.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social
#newbornbrainhealth
🤝 What an inspiring few days at the 19th #ECCN
INFANT, UCC research was showcased throughout the conference with poster and oral presentations and our Director, Prof Boylan, was proud to deliver the Opening Lecture: “Baby Brainwaves: Neonatal EEG Monitoring in the NICU in the 21st Century”
INFANT, UCC research was showcased throughout the conference with poster and oral presentations and our Director, Prof Boylan, was proud to deliver the Opening Lecture: “Baby Brainwaves: Neonatal EEG Monitoring in the NICU in the 21st Century”
September 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🤝 What an inspiring few days at the 19th #ECCN
INFANT, UCC research was showcased throughout the conference with poster and oral presentations and our Director, Prof Boylan, was proud to deliver the Opening Lecture: “Baby Brainwaves: Neonatal EEG Monitoring in the NICU in the 21st Century”
INFANT, UCC research was showcased throughout the conference with poster and oral presentations and our Director, Prof Boylan, was proud to deliver the Opening Lecture: “Baby Brainwaves: Neonatal EEG Monitoring in the NICU in the 21st Century”
🌍INFANT at the Neonatal Stroke Conference in Utrecht.
With a poster presentation:
🧠 “Blood-Based Biomarkers Predict Cerebral Palsy and Cognitive Delay in Infants with Moderate-Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy; A Secondary Analysis of the HEAL Randomized Controlled Trial.”
With a poster presentation:
🧠 “Blood-Based Biomarkers Predict Cerebral Palsy and Cognitive Delay in Infants with Moderate-Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy; A Secondary Analysis of the HEAL Randomized Controlled Trial.”
September 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🌍INFANT at the Neonatal Stroke Conference in Utrecht.
With a poster presentation:
🧠 “Blood-Based Biomarkers Predict Cerebral Palsy and Cognitive Delay in Infants with Moderate-Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy; A Secondary Analysis of the HEAL Randomized Controlled Trial.”
With a poster presentation:
🧠 “Blood-Based Biomarkers Predict Cerebral Palsy and Cognitive Delay in Infants with Moderate-Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy; A Secondary Analysis of the HEAL Randomized Controlled Trial.”
INFANT is delighted to be attending the upcoming 6th #jENScongress 2025!
Our colleagues will be actively contributing throughout the event, including:
✅ Hosting a pre-congress workshop
✅ Invited speaker sessions
✅ Oral & poster presentations
✅ Chairing sessions
More here: lnkd.in/ec73p2DW
Our colleagues will be actively contributing throughout the event, including:
✅ Hosting a pre-congress workshop
✅ Invited speaker sessions
✅ Oral & poster presentations
✅ Chairing sessions
More here: lnkd.in/ec73p2DW
September 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
INFANT is delighted to be attending the upcoming 6th #jENScongress 2025!
Our colleagues will be actively contributing throughout the event, including:
✅ Hosting a pre-congress workshop
✅ Invited speaker sessions
✅ Oral & poster presentations
✅ Chairing sessions
More here: lnkd.in/ec73p2DW
Our colleagues will be actively contributing throughout the event, including:
✅ Hosting a pre-congress workshop
✅ Invited speaker sessions
✅ Oral & poster presentations
✅ Chairing sessions
More here: lnkd.in/ec73p2DW
📢 UCC-led digital health project awarded almost €5m to save lives of mothers and babies in Africa.
Huge congratulations to all the research team which will be led by INFANT PI Prof. Ali Khashan 👏
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Huge congratulations to all the research team which will be led by INFANT PI Prof. Ali Khashan 👏
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ucc-le...
UCC-led digital health project awarded almost €5m to save lives of mothers and babies in Africa
A new digital health project has been awarded €4.9 million funding to help protect mothers and children in East Africa by using smart digital tools to fight infectious diseases and save lives.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📢 UCC-led digital health project awarded almost €5m to save lives of mothers and babies in Africa.
Huge congratulations to all the research team which will be led by INFANT PI Prof. Ali Khashan 👏
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ucc-le...
Huge congratulations to all the research team which will be led by INFANT PI Prof. Ali Khashan 👏
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ucc-le...
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We're at #HSRUK25 this week - check out the full programme via www.eventsforce.net/eventage/fro...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @hsruk.bsky.social
#PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath #Stillbirth #MaternityCare
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @hsruk.bsky.social
#PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath #Stillbirth #MaternityCare
July 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We're at #HSRUK25 this week - check out the full programme via www.eventsforce.net/eventage/fro...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @hsruk.bsky.social
#PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath #Stillbirth #MaternityCare
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @hsruk.bsky.social
#PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath #Stillbirth #MaternityCare
🙌 Join us in congratulating Dr Soraia Ventura, for successfully defending her PhD titled
“Electroencephalographic Study of Sleep Architecture in Infants at Four Months”
👏 👏 Well done, Dr Ventura
“Electroencephalographic Study of Sleep Architecture in Infants at Four Months”
👏 👏 Well done, Dr Ventura
July 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🙌 Join us in congratulating Dr Soraia Ventura, for successfully defending her PhD titled
“Electroencephalographic Study of Sleep Architecture in Infants at Four Months”
👏 👏 Well done, Dr Ventura
“Electroencephalographic Study of Sleep Architecture in Infants at Four Months”
👏 👏 Well done, Dr Ventura
➡️60% of pregnant women in a study group in Ireland show signs of iodine deficiency, according to new UCC research.
Iodine is essential for baby brain development, and requirements increase by 50% during pregnancy but can’t be produced by our bodies.
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/06/30/p...
Iodine is essential for baby brain development, and requirements increase by 50% during pregnancy but can’t be produced by our bodies.
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/06/30/p...
60% of Pregnant Women in Irish Study Show Signs of Iodine Deficiency, UCC Research Finds
60% of pregnant women in a study group in Ireland show signs of iodine deficiency, according to new UCC research.
Iodine is essential for baby brain development, and requirements increase by 50% dur...
www.infantcentre.ie
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
➡️60% of pregnant women in a study group in Ireland show signs of iodine deficiency, according to new UCC research.
Iodine is essential for baby brain development, and requirements increase by 50% during pregnancy but can’t be produced by our bodies.
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/06/30/p...
Iodine is essential for baby brain development, and requirements increase by 50% during pregnancy but can’t be produced by our bodies.
www.infantcentre.ie/2025/06/30/p...
📣 Do you provide healthcare to women affected by preeclampsia?
We need your experience and insights to help shape the future of follow-up care pathways in Ireland.
What’s involved? A 30-minute once-off interview.
📩 Interested? Express interest here: lnkd.in/dvSqGZPi to receive more information
We need your experience and insights to help shape the future of follow-up care pathways in Ireland.
What’s involved? A 30-minute once-off interview.
📩 Interested? Express interest here: lnkd.in/dvSqGZPi to receive more information
June 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
📣 Do you provide healthcare to women affected by preeclampsia?
We need your experience and insights to help shape the future of follow-up care pathways in Ireland.
What’s involved? A 30-minute once-off interview.
📩 Interested? Express interest here: lnkd.in/dvSqGZPi to receive more information
We need your experience and insights to help shape the future of follow-up care pathways in Ireland.
What’s involved? A 30-minute once-off interview.
📩 Interested? Express interest here: lnkd.in/dvSqGZPi to receive more information
📢 Publication Alert! 📱
📰 " High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility” Pediatric Research.
🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📰 " High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility” Pediatric Research.
🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility - Pediatric Research
Pediatric Research - High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility
www.nature.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
📢 Publication Alert! 📱
📰 " High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility” Pediatric Research.
🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📰 " High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility” Pediatric Research.
🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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'The care people receive after a miscarriage can have a significant impact'
- @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social speaking with Deirdre McArdle @ EchoLive
@infantcentreucc.bsky.social @hrbireland.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
#ReCurrentStudy
www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-416...
- @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social speaking with Deirdre McArdle @ EchoLive
@infantcentreucc.bsky.social @hrbireland.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
#ReCurrentStudy
www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-416...
'The care people receive after a miscarriage can have a significant impact'
In a recent survey of women who experienced recurrent miscarriage, almost one in four people described their overall care as poor. DEIRDRE MCARDLE ...
www.echolive.ie
April 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
'The care people receive after a miscarriage can have a significant impact'
- @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social speaking with Deirdre McArdle @ EchoLive
@infantcentreucc.bsky.social @hrbireland.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
#ReCurrentStudy
www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-416...
- @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social speaking with Deirdre McArdle @ EchoLive
@infantcentreucc.bsky.social @hrbireland.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
#ReCurrentStudy
www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-416...
#BMFMS2025 takes place 08-09 May in Belfast: bmfmsconference.co.uk/2025/en/page...
Looking forward to attending & sharing our work
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @npec-ucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
#PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath #Covid19 #NIPS #FetalMedicine
Looking forward to attending & sharing our work
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @npec-ucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
#PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath #Covid19 #NIPS #FetalMedicine
April 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
CanVas consortium receives €10.7m to advance new class of cell therapy to clinic for early brain injury
INFANT willlead the clinical development of the project bringing extensive expertise in newborn brain injury
➡️https://www.infantcentre.ie/2025/04/10/canvas-consortium-receives-e10-7m-dtif-grant/
INFANT willlead the clinical development of the project bringing extensive expertise in newborn brain injury
➡️https://www.infantcentre.ie/2025/04/10/canvas-consortium-receives-e10-7m-dtif-grant/
CanVas consortium receives €10.7m DTIF grant to advance new class of cell therapy to clinic for early brain injury
University College Cork's INFANT Research Centre forms part of the CanVas consortium which has recieved a €10.7M non-dilutive grant from the Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund (DTIF). The grant wi...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
CanVas consortium receives €10.7m to advance new class of cell therapy to clinic for early brain injury
INFANT willlead the clinical development of the project bringing extensive expertise in newborn brain injury
➡️https://www.infantcentre.ie/2025/04/10/canvas-consortium-receives-e10-7m-dtif-grant/
INFANT willlead the clinical development of the project bringing extensive expertise in newborn brain injury
➡️https://www.infantcentre.ie/2025/04/10/canvas-consortium-receives-e10-7m-dtif-grant/
🌎 INFANT will be at the Neonatal Brain Matters Symposium 2025 on 17th April in Dallas to discuss "Brain Monitoring to Shape the Future of Neurological Care in the NICU"
🎤 Prof Geraldine Boylan will be presenting throughout the day.
🔗 Register or learn more here:
lnkd.in/e5V_mtn5
🎤 Prof Geraldine Boylan will be presenting throughout the day.
🔗 Register or learn more here:
lnkd.in/e5V_mtn5
April 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🌎 INFANT will be at the Neonatal Brain Matters Symposium 2025 on 17th April in Dallas to discuss "Brain Monitoring to Shape the Future of Neurological Care in the NICU"
🎤 Prof Geraldine Boylan will be presenting throughout the day.
🔗 Register or learn more here:
lnkd.in/e5V_mtn5
🎤 Prof Geraldine Boylan will be presenting throughout the day.
🔗 Register or learn more here:
lnkd.in/e5V_mtn5
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🗞️ All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2025
🗣️ @mgtmurphy.bsky.social @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@midwiferyforum.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
#Stillbirth #TheMILESTONEstudy
🗣️ @mgtmurphy.bsky.social @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@midwiferyforum.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
#Stillbirth #TheMILESTONEstudy
All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2025 | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🗞️ All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2025
🗣️ @mgtmurphy.bsky.social @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@midwiferyforum.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
#Stillbirth #TheMILESTONEstudy
🗣️ @mgtmurphy.bsky.social @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@midwiferyforum.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
#Stillbirth #TheMILESTONEstudy
INFANT Director, Prof Geraldine Boylan, keynote speaker at yesterday's
CUH Child & Family Nursing Conference talking about “Children’s Health Research in the Era of AI” 📣
CUH Child & Family Nursing Conference talking about “Children’s Health Research in the Era of AI” 📣
April 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
INFANT Director, Prof Geraldine Boylan, keynote speaker at yesterday's
CUH Child & Family Nursing Conference talking about “Children’s Health Research in the Era of AI” 📣
CUH Child & Family Nursing Conference talking about “Children’s Health Research in the Era of AI” 📣
🎉 We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Best Research Project in The Education Awards
💜 The project is the Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy in Ireland (EDI-CPI)which is led by Prof Brian Walsh at INFANT,UCC & funded by the Cerebral Palsy Foundation
#EducationAwardsIrl
💜 The project is the Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy in Ireland (EDI-CPI)which is led by Prof Brian Walsh at INFANT,UCC & funded by the Cerebral Palsy Foundation
#EducationAwardsIrl
April 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
🎉 We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Best Research Project in The Education Awards
💜 The project is the Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy in Ireland (EDI-CPI)which is led by Prof Brian Walsh at INFANT,UCC & funded by the Cerebral Palsy Foundation
#EducationAwardsIrl
💜 The project is the Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy in Ireland (EDI-CPI)which is led by Prof Brian Walsh at INFANT,UCC & funded by the Cerebral Palsy Foundation
#EducationAwardsIrl
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📣 New information resources to improve services & supports for miscarriage & recurrent miscarriage in Ireland
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @hselive.bsky.social #ReCurrentStudy
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @hselive.bsky.social #ReCurrentStudy
New information resources to improve services and supports for miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
www.ucc.ie
April 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📣 New information resources to improve services & supports for miscarriage & recurrent miscarriage in Ireland
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @hselive.bsky.social #ReCurrentStudy
🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @hselive.bsky.social #ReCurrentStudy
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Last few hours to Register for the upcoming SPHeRE Network Online Symposium 'Can we harness obstetric information for chronic disease prevention? A public health perspective' with Dr Peter Barrett on Tuesday 1st April from 1-2 pm.
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/
| The SPHeRE Programme | Structured Population and Health-services Research Education
www.sphereprogramme.ie
March 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Last few hours to Register for the upcoming SPHeRE Network Online Symposium 'Can we harness obstetric information for chronic disease prevention? A public health perspective' with Dr Peter Barrett on Tuesday 1st April from 1-2 pm.
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/
“Success is not about personal achievement–it’s about impact. Use your power of one to uplift others, challenge the status quo, and contribute to a better world”
Huge congrats to renowned CP advocate Lily Collison who received an Honorary Doctorate from UCC in recognition of her pioneering work.⬇️
Huge congrats to renowned CP advocate Lily Collison who received an Honorary Doctorate from UCC in recognition of her pioneering work.⬇️
March 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
“Success is not about personal achievement–it’s about impact. Use your power of one to uplift others, challenge the status quo, and contribute to a better world”
Huge congrats to renowned CP advocate Lily Collison who received an Honorary Doctorate from UCC in recognition of her pioneering work.⬇️
Huge congrats to renowned CP advocate Lily Collison who received an Honorary Doctorate from UCC in recognition of her pioneering work.⬇️
Reposted by INFANT Research Centre
LAST 2 DAYS to Register for the upcoming SPHeRE Network Online Symposium 'Can we harness obstetric information for chronic disease prevention? A public health perspective' with Dr Peter Barrett on Tuesday 1st April from 1-2 pm.
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/
| The SPHeRE Programme | Structured Population and Health-services Research Education
www.sphereprogramme.ie
March 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
LAST 2 DAYS to Register for the upcoming SPHeRE Network Online Symposium 'Can we harness obstetric information for chronic disease prevention? A public health perspective' with Dr Peter Barrett on Tuesday 1st April from 1-2 pm.
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5572-2/