Inspire: Dr Breda Cushen on setting up a new service (Part 1)
Description
In this episode we speak to Dr Breda Cushen, Consultant Respiratory Physician in
Beaumont hospital. Breda came back to Ireland less than 5 years ago after working as a
consultant in the NHS. We discuss some of what Breda has achieved in these first few
years, from virtual ward proof of concept projects to the minutiae of starting a severe COPD
clinic. But also how she juggles it all and tips for others.
Chapters
0.55min Intro to Dr Breda Cushen
1.40min ITS annual scientific meeting 2024 take-home messages
3.48min Career starting out
6.44min Developing a severe COPD clinic
12.05min Behind the scenes preparation
15.45min Other services built around the severe COPD clinic
17.59min Advice for others starting a service
19.55min Virtual wards proof of concept project
25.28min Juggling it all
Show notes
Virtual wards HSE https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/strategic-programmes-office-
overview/national-virtual-ward-programme/
Access recordings and abstracts from previous ITS meetings https://irishthoracicsociety.com/about-us/its-scientific-meeting/
National Clinical Programme (NCP) Respiratory https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/ncps/ncpr/
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