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Professor Fiona Lyons

Professor Fiona Lyons

Clinical Professor, Clinical Medicine

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Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Lechelt M, Lyons F, Clarke A, Magaya V, Issa R, de Ruiter A, Human placental transfer of atazanavir: a case report., AIDS (London, England), 2006Journal Article, 2006
  • Lyons FE, Coughlan S, Byrne CM, Hopkins SM, Hall WW, Mulcahy FM, Emergence of antiretroviral resistance in HIV-positive women receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy., AIDS (London, England), 2005Journal Article, 2005
  • Hopkins S, Lyons F, Coleman C, Courtney G, Bergin C, Mulcahy F, Resurgence in infectious syphilis in Ireland: an epidemiological study., Sexually transmitted diseases, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • Walsh T, Lyons F, Sinha SK, Khawaja N, Harrison M, Boyd W, Couglan M, Giant cell arteritis of the female genital tract., Irish medical journal, 2004Journal Article, 2004
  • Lyons F, Walsh T, Hayden C, Boyd W, Coughlan BM, Cervical cytology history in Irish doctors and midwives., Irish medical journal, 2000Journal Article, 2000
  • Lyons F, Milner M, Davey C, Bosio P, O'Connor J, Dorman A, McKenna P, Substance abuse in an Irish antenatal population., Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1999Journal Article, 1999
  • Waitt C, Low N, Van de Perre P, Lyons F, Loutfy M, Aebi-Popp K, Does U=U for breastfeeding mothers and infants? Breastfeeding by mothers on effective treatment for HIV infection in high-income settings., The lancet. HIV, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • Kowalska JD, Aebi-Popp K, Loutfy M, Post FA, Perez-Elias MJ, Johnson M, Mulcahy F, Women Against Viruses in Europe (WAVE) Working Group, Promoting high standards of care for women living with HIV: position statement from the Women Against Viruses in Europe Working Group., HIV medicine, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • Nic Lochlainn L, O'Donnell K, Hurley C, Lyons F, Igoe D, Using data from a behavioural survey of men who have sex with men (MSM) to estimate the number likely to present for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Ireland, 2017., Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • Schalkwijk S, Colbers A, Konopnicki D, Gingelmaier A, Lambert J, van der Ende M, Moltó J, Burger D; Pharmacokinetics of newly developed antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected pregnant women (PANNA) Network., Lowered Rilpivirine Exposure During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Women., Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • Garvey P, Thornton L, Lyons F, Knowledge of HIV PEP Among Healthcare Workers in Ireland, 2016: Room for Improvement., Irish medical journal, 2017Journal Article, 2017
  • Pharris A, Quinten C, Noori T, Amato-Gauci AJ, van Sighem A, ECDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Dublin Declaration Monitoring Networks, Estimating HIV incidence and number of undiagnosed individuals living with HIV in the European Union/European Economic Area, 2015., Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • Bannan CL, Lynch PA, Conroy EP, O'Dea S, Surah S, Betts-Symonds G, Lyons FE, Point-of-care testing for HIV in an Irish prison setting: results from three major Irish prisons., International journal of STD & AIDS, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • Colbers A, Best B, Schalkwijk S, Wang J, Stek A, Hidalgo Tenorio C, Hawkins D, Taylor G, Kreitchmann R, Burchett S, Haberl A, Kabeya K, PANNA Network and the IMPAACT 1026 Study Team, Maraviroc Pharmacokinetics in HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women., Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • Kinahan JC, Surah S, Keating S, Bergin C, Mulcahy F, Lyons F, Keenan E, Effect of integrating HIV and addiction care for non-engaging HIV-infected opiate-dependent patients., Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2015Journal Article, 2015, DOI
  • Blonk MI, Colbers AP, Hidalgo-Tenorio C, Kabeya K, Weizsäcker K, Haberl AE, Moltó J, Hawkins DA, van der Ende ME, Gingelmaier A, Taylor GP, PANNA Network, Raltegravir in HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women: Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Efficacy., Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2015Journal Article, 2015
  • Giese C, Igoe D, Gibbons Z, Hurley C, Stokes S, McNamara S, Ennis O, O'Donnell K, Keenan E, De Gascun C, Lyons F, Ward M, Danis K, Glynn R, Waters A, outbreak control team, Injection of new psychoactive substance snow blow associated with recently acquired HIV infections among homeless people who inject drugs in Dublin, Ireland, 2015., Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2015Journal Article, 2015, DOI
  • Igoe D, Kelleher M, Cooney F, Clarke S, Quinlan M, Lyons F, Fitzgerald M, Crowley B, There has been a true rise in Neisseria gonorrhoeae but not in Chlamydia trachomatis in men who have sex with men in Dublin, Ireland., Sexually transmitted infections, 2014Journal Article, 2014
  • Colbers A, Moltó J, Ivanovic J, Kabeya K, Hawkins D, Gingelmaier A, Taylor G, Weizsäcker K, Sadiq ST, Van der Ende M, Giaquinto C, Burger D, PANNA Network, Pharmacokinetics of total and unbound darunavir in HIV-1-infected pregnant women., The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2014Journal Article, 2014
  • Rowley D, Houlihan L, McFaul K, Clarke S, Lyons F, A diagnostic dilemma: drug-induced aseptic meningitis in a 45-year-old HIV-positive man., International journal of STD & AIDS, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • Surah S, Adams R, Townsend L, Reynolds I, Kinahan JC, Keating S, Mulcahy F, Keenan E, Barry M, Lyons F, Health-related quality of life of HIV-infected intravenous drug users., International journal of STD & AIDS, 2013Journal Article, 2013, DOI , URL
  • Aebi-Popp K, Mulcahy F, Rudin C, Hoesli I, Gingelmaier A, Lyons F, Thorne C, National Guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV across Europe - how do countries differ?, The European Journal of Public Health, 2013Journal Article, 2013
  • Heard I, Cubie HA, Mesher D, Sasieni P, MACH-1 Study Group, Characteristics of HPV infection over time in European women who are HIV-1 positive., BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • Else LJ, Lyons F, O'shea S, Costello S, Mullen J, Lechelt M, Dickinson L, Magaya V, Back DJ, de Ruiter A, Total and unbound lopinavir concentrations in the female genital tract of HIV-1 infected women during pregnancy., AIDS (London, England), 2011Journal Article, 2011
  • Read P, Costelloe S, Mullen J, O'Shea S, Lyons F, Hay P, Welch J, Larbalestier N, Taylor G, de Ruiter A, New mutations associated with resistance not detected following zidovudine monotherapy in pregnancy when used in accordance with British HIV Association guidelines., HIV medicine, 2008Journal Article, 2008
  • Kitchener H, Nelson L, Adams J, Mesher D, Sasieni P, Cubie H, Moore C, Heard I, Agarossi A, Casolati E, Denny L, Bradbeer C, Lyons F, Beattie G, Niemiec T, Colposcopy is not necessary to assess the risk to the cervix in HIV-positive women: an international cohort study of cervical pathology in HIV-1 positive women., International journal of cancer, 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • Lyons F, Lechelt M, De Ruiter A, Steady-state lopinavir levels in third trimester of pregnancy., AIDS (London, England), 2007Journal Article, 2007
  • Danso D, Lyons F, Bradbeer C, Cervical screening and management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive women., International journal of STD & AIDS, 2006Journal Article, 2006
  • F Lyons,M O'Brien, C Hurley, Á McNamara, F Cooney, GMc Darby, Sexual Health in Ireland: What do we know?, HSE, Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme,https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-reports/sexual-health-in-ireland_june2018.pdf , , June , 2018, p1 - 73Report, 2018, URL
  • Caroline Hurley, Fiona Lyons, Kate O'Donnell and Derval Igoe on behalf of the Continuum of HIV Care Steering Group, Continuum of HIV Care, Ireland 2017, HSE, Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme,https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-reports/sexual-health-in-ireland_june2018.pdf , , July, 2018, p1 - 15Report, 2018, URL
  • K. Butler, W. Ferguson, M. Goode, F. Lyons, 'Preventing Perinatal Transmission: A practical guide to the antenatal and perinatal management of HIV Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Herpes Simplex & Syphilis', https://ssstdi.ie/pages/guidelines, 2015, 1 - 83Protocol or guideline, 2015
  • F. Lyons and the national HIV PrEP working group, 'Practical Guidance for Healthcare Workers in Ireland on HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)', https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/sexually-transmitted-infections/information-on-hiv/, 2017, 1 - 22Protocol or guideline, 2017
  • F. Lyons, Consultation Report: Stakeholder Workshops on Actions for Sexual Health Services Ireland, https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-reports/, June , 2018, p1 - 28Report, 2018
  • F Lyons, F Cooney, Á McNamara, M Daly, C Collins, M O'Shea, H Barry, M Germaine, D Mc Keown, Sexual Health Services in Ireland: A Survey of STI and Contraception Services, https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-reports/, June , 2018, p1 - 88Report, 2018
  • F Lyons, F Cooney, Á McNamara, M Daly, C Collins, M O'Shea, H Barry, M Germaine, D Mc Keown, Sexual Health Services in Ireland: A Survey of General Practice, https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-reports/, January, 2018, p1 - 28Report, 2018
  • F Lyons, F Cooney, Á McNamara, M Daly, C Collins, M O'Shea, H Barry, M Germaine, D Mc Keown, STI Diagnostics in Ireland: A Survey of Laboratories, https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/for-professionals/research/research-reports/, June , 2018, p1 - 28Report, 2018
  • Cervical Disease in HIV infected women in, Colposcopy Management Options, Saunders Ltd, 2003, [F. Lyons]Book Chapter, 2003
  • S Surah;J Klnahan;S Keating;F Mulcahy;E Keenan;F Lyons, Assessment of addiction staff attitudes 6 months post integration of HIV and addiction services: P21, HIV Medicine, April 2012, HIV Medicine. 13():, 2012Conference Paper, 2012
  • Phillip Read;Sinead Costelloe;Jane Mullen;Siobhan O'Shea;Fiona Lyons;Phillip Hay;Jan Welch;Nick Larbalestier;Graham Taylor;Annemiek Ruiter;, Does zidovudine monotherapy (mZDV) in pregnancy predispose to the emergence of resistance?: 05, HIV Medicine, 2006Conference Paper, 2006
  • S Surah, A O'connor, K Hunter, S Delamere, E Kennan, M Barry, F Mulcahy, C Walsh, F Lyons, health-related quality of life (hrqol) and clinical outcomes of Hiv-infected intravenous drug users post integration of Hiv and addiction services: P8, HIV Medicine, 2013Conference Paper, 2013
  • E de Barra, C Rock, B Kiely, C McNally, F Lyons and C Bergin, Varicella vaccination in HIV-positive individuals - a time to act, Journal of the International AIDS Society200811 (Suppl 1) :P293, 2008Conference Paper, 2008
  • Alison Mears, Maytinee Lilaonitkul, David Phillips, Robyn Cross, Fiona Lyons, Mette Rodgers, Graham Taylor, Annemiek De Ruiter, Kaletra (tm) in pregnancy: a retrospective study of 100 women, HIV Medicine, 2007Conference Paper, 2007
  • N Lynn, S Murphy, O Cunningham, A Lynam, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, Hsv management in pregnancy at a joint antenatal-genitourinary clinic in a large maternity hospital in dublin, ireland - a model of care, Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
  • L Nic Lochlainn, K O'Donnell, C Hurley, FLyons, D Igoe, Findings from the men who have sex with men (MSM) internet survey ireland (MISI): estimated proportion of MISI respondents eligible for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) , Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
  • N Lynn, P Calpin, B O'Kelly, K Davenport, F Lyons, Review of syphilis management at a busy urban STI clinic, Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2016Conference Paper, 2016
  • S Surah;S O'Dea;F Mulcahy;F Lyons, Alcohol misuse and consumption amongst HIV infected individuals, HIV Medicine, 2012Conference Paper, 2012
  • S Surah, J Mclaughlin, C Synott, S Lee, C Storeng, S Keating, S O'dea, R Adams, E Keenan, M Barry, F Mulcahy, C Walsh, F Lyons, quality of life of Hiv-infected injecting drug users in the era of Haart, HIV Medicine, 2014Conference Paper, 2014
  • F Lyons, S Hopkins, A McGeary, G Sheehan, C Bergin, F Mulcahy, Nevirapine tolerability in HIV infected women in pregnancy-A word of caution, 2nd IAS conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment. Paris, France, Paris, 2003Conference Paper, 2003
  • S Hopkins, M Hennessy, F Lyons, F Mulachy, C Bergin, Treatment of chronic Hepatitis C with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in HIV co-infected patients, Hepatology, 2002, (36(4) 231A-231A), 2002Conference Paper, 2002
  • S Hopkins, F Lyons, E Brannigan, F Mulcahy, C Bergin, Tolerability of pegylated interferon and ribavirin in the HIV/HCV co-infected population, XIVth World AIDS Conference. , Barcelona, Spain, 2002Conference Paper, 2002
  • F Lyons, M Lechelt, V Magaya, R Issa, A De Ruiter, Adequate trough lopinavir levels with standard dosing in pregnancy, 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Denver, 2006Conference Paper, 2006
  • S Clarke, K Butler, C Bergin, F Lyons, G Sheehan, M Horgan, F Mulcahy, 'National guidelines for the active management of HIV in pregnancy. ', Irish medical journal 94 (5), 137-140, 2001, -Protocol or guideline, 2001
  • S Surah, I Mcgurgan, C Lavelle, J Craig, C Walsh, F Mulcahy, S Clarke, F Lyons, cause of death in Hiv-infected Intravenous drug users in the era of Haart: P180, HIV Medicine, 2014Conference Paper, 2014
  • Sherly George, S Keating, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, G Courtney, S Clarke, C Bergin, M Gibney, Impact of Socioeconomic factors and co-morbidly on Health Related Quality of life in a Multi-ethnic HIV Cohort, Quality of Life Research, 2012/10/1; 120-121, 2012Journal Article, 2012
  • E O'dea, S Kelly, F Lyons, S O'dea, S Mccarthy, Investigation of QTc interval prolongation in the presence of risk factors, in HIV-infected patients treated with atazanavir in St. James's Hospital, Dublin: Abstract 65, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. , (20():51-52, MAY 2012), 2012Conference Paper, 2012
  • J O'halloran, S Clarke, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, C Bergin, assessment of Hiv care using a single set of Hiv care quality measures: p20, HIV Medicine, 13 Pages 18-19, 2012Conference Paper, 2012
  • S George, S Keating, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, G Courtney, S Clarke, C Bergin, M Gibney, M Codd, Gender difference in health-related quality of life of patients in a multi-ethnic HIV cohort: P218, HIV Medicine, (HIV Medicine. 13():7), 2012Conference Paper, 2012
  • S Landers, AM McLaughlin, J Keane, B Korn, F Kelly, M Scully, R Watters, FE Lyons, Extensive Transmission of the Beijing Strain of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Irish Prison, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 180 Pages S424-S424, 2011Conference Paper, 2011
  • S George¹, S Keating, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, G Courtney, S Clarke, C Bergin, M Gibney, M Codd¹, HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH HIV INFECTION _ A DUBLIN HIV COHORT STUDY, Mental Health, 48, 11, 2011Conference Paper, 2011
  • M Fitzgerald, M Owens, G Courtney, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, E Muldoon, S Squance, S Keating, Report of upsurge in early infectious syphilis in HSE East, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2010Conference Paper, 2010
  • E Muldoon, S Squance, M Kelleher, G Courtney, F Lyons, C Bergin, F Mulcahy, B Crowley, Large proportion of patients with positive darkfield microscopy samples also have positive syphilis serology, Clinical Microbiology & Infection , Volume 16 Pages S625, 2010Conference Paper, 2010
  • A Loy, J Mcinerney, S Delemere, H Keegan, L Pilkington, O Sheils, F Lyons, C Martin, J O'leary, F Mulcahy, Integration and persistence of oncogenic, human papilloma virus mRNA in HIV-positive women, HIV Medicine, (11():39, APR 2010), 2010Conference Paper, 2010
  • A Loy, M Kelleher, S Squance, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, Rectal chlamydia: an underdiagnosed infection in MSMs attending a busy urban genito-urinary medicine clinic, HIV Medicine, 11():91, APR 2010, 2010Conference Paper, 2010
  • S. Surah;S. Murphy;C. De Gascun;E. Muldoon;F. Lyons;F. Mulcahy, Sequential pregnancies in HIV infected women, HIV Medicine, 10():22, NOV , 2009Conference Paper, 2009
  • S Surah;F Lyons;F Mulcahy;D Ward;B Png;N Al-Assaf, Experience of managing HIV in pregnancy in a cohort of intravenous drug users (IVDU) from a large ethnically diverse inner city HIV European centre, HIV Medicine, 2009, 10():25-26, APR 2009, 2009Conference Paper, 2009
  • M Abu Bakar;S Surah;F Lyons;L Hurley;A de Ruiter, An audit on efavirenz prescribing in women of child-bearing potential attending an HIV unit, 9():15, MAY , 2008Conference Paper, 2008
  • C Ni Cheallaigh, O Shells, S Delamere, M Griffiths, G Mchugh, P Webster, C Martin, J Mcinerney, H Keegan, J O'leary, F Lyons, C Bergin, F Mulcahy, Oncogenic Hpv subtypes in Hiv-positive women, Clinical Microbiology & Infection , Volume 14 Pages S635, 2008Conference Paper, 2008
  • A Clarke, MY Tung, GP Taylor, DA Hawkins, A de Ruiter, F Lyons, Baseline genotypic resistance in pregnancy, HIV Medicine, 7():30, APR , 2006Conference Paper, 2006
  • S Hopkins, F McKenna, F Lyons, C Bergin, F Mostashari, Syphilis outbreak: Searching for risk factors through a case control study, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 33, (7), 2001Conference Paper, 2001
  • S Hopkins, K Rogers, S Clarke, F Lyons, F Mulcahy, C Bergin, Hepatitis 14; C: prevalence and implications for treatment in the HIV co-infected population, AIDS, (14;S125-S125), 2000Conference Paper, 2000
  • Lyons F, Prendiville W, Mulcahy F., Cervical Disease in HIV 1 positive women: a review, Intl J Std & AIDS, 15, 2004, p89 - 93Journal Article, 2004
  • Treacy A, Lyons F, Mulcahy F., Opportunistic cervical screening at a sexual health clinic., Ir Med J. , 99, (7), 2006, p198-9.Journal Article, 2006
  • Lyons F, Butler K, Coulter Smith S, Mulcahy F., National guidelines for the management of HIV-1 in pregnancy., Ir Med J. , 99, (5), 2006, p152-4Journal Article, 2006
  • Clarke S, Keenan E, Bergin C, Lyons F, Hopkins S, Mulcahy F, The changing epidemiology of HIV infection in injecting drug users in Dublin, Ireland., HIV medicine, 2, (4), 2001, p236-40Journal Article, 2001
  • Hopkins S, Lyons F, Mulcahy F, Bergin C, The great pretender returns to Dublin, Ireland., Sexually transmitted infections, 77, (5), 2001, p316-8Journal Article, 2001
  • Lyons F, Hopkins S, Kelleher B, McGeary A, Sheehan G, Geoghegan J, Bergin C, Mulcahy FM, McCormick PA, Maternal hepatotoxicity with nevirapine as part of combination antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy., HIV medicine, 7, (4), 2006, p255-60Journal Article, 2006
  • Muldoon EG, Mooka B, Reidy D, O'Dea S, Clarke S, Courtney G, Lyons F, Bergin C, Mulcahy F, Long-term neurological follow-up of HIV-positive patients diagnosed with syphilis., International journal of STD & AIDS, 23, (9), 2012, p676-8Journal Article, 2012
  • Surah S, Kieran J, O'Dea S, Shiel C, Raffee S, Mulcahy F, Keenan E, Lyons F, Use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to determine the prevalence of alcohol misuse among HIV-infected individuals., International Journal of STD & AIDS, 24, (7), 2013, p517-21Journal Article, 2013, DOI
  • Human Papillomavirus and Genital warts: relationship and management in, editor(s)W. Prendiville, Philip Davies , The Health Professional's HPV Handbook: Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer, CRC Press, CRC Press, 2006, [F. Lyons]Book Chapter

Recognition

  • Best oral presentation at the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Annual Conference. Management of Abnormal Cytology in HIV-1 infected women (MACH-1) in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) 2004
  • Best oral presentation at the SSSTDI, Dublin. Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in an Irish setting 2002
  • Best oral presentation at the SSSTDI, Dublin. Emergence of genotypic resistance despite HAART in HIV positive women in pregnancy 2004
  • Member of the European AIDS Clinical Society to date
  • Member of the Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland to date
  • Member of the British HIV Association to date
  • Member of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV to date
  • Council Member of the Society for the Study of STIs in Ireland to date
  • Invited Speaker at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital Guinness Study Day, Managing HIV in pregnancy December 2018
  • SSSTDI nominee to the Eurpean MSM Internet Survey 2017 (EMIS, Ireland) Steering Group 2018 to date
  • Member of the National Increase in HIV and STIs in MSM Response Group 2016 to 2018
  • External Expert Reviewer of the British Association of HIV (BHIVA) HIV in Pregnancy Guidelines 2010 to 2017
  • SSSTDI nominee to the National Forum for Minimising AMR GC 2018 to date
  • National Speciality Director for Genitourinary Medicine 2012 to 2018
  • Invited Speaker EACS, HIV and Breastfeeding Debate 25 - 27 October 2017
  • Ireland delegate to the ECDC expert meeting on STI prevention 2018
  • Invited Speaker EACS Conference, HIV Models of Care: the way forward 21 - 24 October 2015
  • Ireland delegate to the ECDC expert meeting on PrEP service delivery and monitoring: minimum standards and key principles in the EU/EEA, https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/pre-exposure-prophylaxis-eueea-prep-service-delivery-and-monitoring-minimum-standards 2018
  • Invited Speaker EACS, HIV and Breastfeeding Debate 25 - 27 October 2017
  • SSSTDI nominee to the Services Subgroup and Writing Committee of the National Sexual Health Strategy 2012 to 2013
  • Invited Speaker, Club Health Dublin, 10th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues 24 - 26 June 2017
  • National Speciality Director for Genitourinary Medicine 2012 to 2018
  • Member of the National Increase in HIV and STIs in MSM Response Group 2016 to 2018
  • Member of the Writing Committee on Interim Guidance on termination of pregnancy https:https://www.rcpi.ie/news/releases/institute-of-obstetricians-and-gynaecologists-issues-interim-clinical-guidance-on-termination-of-pregnancy-under-12-weeks/ 2018
  • Invited Speaker RCPI Infection Masterclass, Syphilis in the 21st Century August 2013
  • Invited Speaker, Club Health Dublin, 10th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues 24 - 26 June 2017
  • Ireland delegate to the ECDC expert meeting on PrEP service delivery and monitoring: minimum standards and key principles in the EU/EEA, https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/pre-exposure-prophylaxis-eueea-prep-service-delivery-and-monitoring-minimum-standards 2018
  • Invited Speaker on HIV Prevention, ICGP Annual Conference 3rd May 2019
  • Expert Advisor to the HIQA Routine Second HIV test in Pregnancy HTA, https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/health-technology-assessments/hta-antenatal-hiv-screening 2011 to 2012
  • Member of the Writing Committee on Interim Guidance on termination of pregnancy https:https://www.rcpi.ie/news/releases/institute-of-obstetricians-and-gynaecologists-issues-interim-clinical-guidance-on-termination-of-pregnancy-under-12-weeks/ 2018
  • Expert Advisor to the HIQA HIV PrEP HTA,https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/consultation/draft-hta-prep-programme 2018 to date
  • Invited Speaker ICGP Summer School, STIs in the Community June 2012
  • Invited Speaker RCPI Infection Masterclass, Syphilis in the 21st Century August 2013
  • External Expert Reviewer of the British Association of HIV (BHIVA) HIV in Pregnancy Guidelines 2010 to 2017
  • SSSTDI nominee to the national working group evaluating syphilis surveillance in Ireland 2018 to date
  • SSSTDI nominee to the Eurpean MSM Internet Survey 2017 (EMIS, Ireland) Steering Group 2018 to date
  • Ireland delegate to the ECDC Expert meeting PrEP in the EU/EEA setting: challenges and opportunities, https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/pre-exposure-prophylaxis-eueea-setting-challenges-and-opportunities 2016
  • Invited Speaker EACS, HIV and Pregnancy case discussion panel 12 - 15 October 2011
  • Expert Advisor to the HIQA Routine Second HIV test in Pregnancy HTA, https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/health-technology-assessments/hta-antenatal-hiv-screening 2011 to 2012
  • SSSTDI nominee to the National Forum for Minimising AMR GC 2018 to date
  • Expert Advisor to the HIQA HIV PrEP HTA,https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/consultation/draft-hta-prep-programme 2018 to date
  • Invited Journal Reviewer, Sexually Transmitted Infections 2018 to date
  • SSSTDI nominee to the national working group evaluating syphilis surveillance in Ireland 2018 to date
  • Invited Journal Reviewer, HIV Medicine 2004 to date
  • Ireland delegate to the ECDC Expert meeting PrEP in the EU/EEA setting: challenges and opportunities, https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/pre-exposure-prophylaxis-eueea-setting-challenges-and-opportunities 2016
  • Lead on the HSE antibiotic prescribing website Genital Conditions chapter, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/2/gp/antibiotic-prescribing/ 2015 to date
  • Invited Speaker ICGP Summer School, STIs in the Community June 2012
  • Lead on the HSE antibiotic prescribing website Genital Conditions chapter, https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/2/gp/antibiotic-prescribing/ 2015 to date
  • Invited Speaker EACS, HIV and Pregnancy case discussion panel 12 - 15 October 2011
  • Ireland delegate to the ECDC expert meeting on STI prevention 2018
  • Invited Journal Reviewer, International Journal STD and AIDS 2004 to date
  • Invited Speaker SSSTDI Annual Meeting, Ireland should adopt a test and treat policy for HIV, debate November 2012
  • Invited Journal Reviewer, Sexually Transmitted Infections 2018 to date
  • RCPI nominee to the Department of Health Sexual Health Strategy Steering Committee, https://health.gov.ie/healthy-ireland/national-sexual-health-strategy-2015-2020/ 2012 to 2013
  • Invited Speaker IUSTI, Implementation of Chlamydia Screening August 2009
  • Member of the Public Policy Group on Sexual Health Committee, RCPI, https://www.rcpi.ie/policy-and-advocacy/rcpi-policy-group-on-sexual-health/ 2010 to 2012
  • Invited Speaker to the 4th International Workshop on HIV and Women, Conception and HIV January 2014
  • Invited Speaker ICGP Summer School, HIV testing June 2014
  • Invited Speaker Institute of Obstetricians Four Provinces Meeting, Guidelines for the management of HIV and STIs in pregnancy November 2014
  • Invited Journal Reviewer, International Journal STD and AIDS 2004 to date
  • Invited Speaker to the 4th International Workshop on HIV and Women, Conception and HIV January 2014
  • Invited Speaker SSSTDI Annual Meeting, Ireland should adopt a test and treat policy for HIV, debate November 2012
  • Invited Speaker at the Joint BASHH/BHIVA Conference, PrEP in Ireland 17 - 20 April 2018
  • Invited Journal Reviewer, HIV Medicine 2004 to date
  • Invited Speaker Institute of Obstetricians Four Provinces Meeting, Guidelines for the management of HIV and STIs in pregnancy November 2014
  • SSSTDI Nominee to Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Sub-Committee of the HPSC Scientific Advisory Committee, published national guidelines 2015, http://www.hpsc.ie/abouthpsc/scientificcommittees/publications/AMR%20Gonorrhoea%20guidelines%20documetn%20FINAL%202017.pdf 2014 - 2015
  • Invited Speaker EACS Conference, HIV Models of Care: the way forward 21 - 24 October 2015
  • Invited Speaker ICGP Summer School, HIV testing June 2014
  • Invited Speaker at the Joint BASHH/BHIVA Conference, PrEP in Ireland 17 - 20 April 2018
  • RCPI nominee to the Department of Health Sexual Health Strategy Steering Committee, https://health.gov.ie/healthy-ireland/national-sexual-health-strategy-2015-2020/ 2012 to 2013
  • Invited Speaker at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital Guinness Study Day, Managing HIV in pregnancy December 2018
  • Member of the Public Policy Group on Sexual Health Committee, RCPI, https://www.rcpi.ie/policy-and-advocacy/rcpi-policy-group-on-sexual-health/ 2010 to 2012
  • Invited Speaker on STI update, ICGP Annual Conference 6th May 2016
  • Invited Speaker on HIV Prevention, ICGP Annual Conference 3rd May 2019
  • SSSTDI Nominee to Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Sub-Committee of the HPSC Scientific Advisory Committee, published national guidelines 2015, http://www.hpsc.ie/abouthpsc/scientificcommittees/publications/AMR%20Gonorrhoea%20guidelines%20documetn%20FINAL%202017.pdf 2014 - 2015
  • Invited Speaker IUSTI, Implementation of Chlamydia Screening August 2009
  • Chair of the HSE convened National HIV PrEP working group 2016 to 2018
  • SSSTDI nominee to the Services Subgroup and Writing Committee of the National Sexual Health Strategy 2012 to 2013
  • Chair of the HSE convened National HIV PrEP working group 2016 to 2018
  • Invited Speaker on STI update, ICGP Annual Conference 6th May 2016