Contents
Men who have sex with men internet survey published
Changes to syphilis case definition
Safe Patient Care - infection prevention & control: a foundation course for residential care settings
World Hepatitis Day, 28th July 2016: Trends in hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Ireland
Latest HPSC reports
Editorial Board

Dr L Kyne, RCPI (Paed)
Prof C Bradley, ICGP
Dr N O'Sullivan, ISCM
Mr E O'Kelly, NVRL
Dr P McKeown, HPSC
Dr L Thornton, FPHMI
Dr C Bergin, IDSI
M Kelly, HSE
(Editor)

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Men who have sex with men internet survey published

A report on the largest ever survey of men who have sex with men living in Ireland, MISI 2015, has just been published
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Changes to syphilis case definition

Updated laboratory criteria for notification of syphilis cases to Public Health will apply from 1st July 2016.

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Safe Patient Care - infection prevention & control: a foundation course for residential care settings

The seventh annual Safe Patient Care Course which is jointly run by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre takes place in September 2016. This year the course is targeting frontline healthcare workers in residential care settings and is aimed at those who are not infection control specialists. 

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World Hepatitis Day, 28th July 2016: Trends in hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Ireland

World Hepatitis Day takes place in July.  The theme for this year’s global campaign is ELIMINATION.  This article outlines trends in hepatitis B and C in Ireland.

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Latest HPSC reports

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