The HSE Public Health: Health Protection conference was held on 12th October 2023 in The Gresham Hotel, Dublin. The event brought together senior HSE colleagues and expert keynote speakers including Dr Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and Professor Breda Smyth, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Department of Health.
Attendees also heard from Professor Susan Hopkin, Chief Medical Advisor to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Dr Greg Martin, HSE HPSC Director, to name but a few, on subjects including antimicrobial resistance, health threats preparedness, vaccination strategy, invasive group A streptococcal infection, migrant health and the in...