Our AGM takes place this year on Saturday 24th May 2025. There will be an option to attend in-person at the IBTS building in St. James’s Hospital, James Street, Dublin or online via webinar. Teas and coffees will be available from 10.30am and the business of the AGM will start at 11am.
Join us and Dr. Michelle Murphy, a Psychotherapist and lecturer in health and social care specialist and therapist. Her research has contributed to developing community and mental health services. Michelle offers practical, evidence-based brain health tips for everyday life.
New GP venesection nurse training and education progamme for GP Practice Nurses in Ireland. As part of our funding from the Hospital Saturday Fund, we partnered with the Education and Training Programme team in Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal to develop a competency-based curriculum to manage venesection treatment for patients.
The Irish Haemochromatosis Association is now a member of the Men’s Health Forum and part of the Planning Committee for Men’s Health Week 9-15th June. Our aim is to encourage and promote positive men’s health on the island of Ireland. The theme this year is ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ to show that men of all ages are unified, strong, resolute, supportive and connected.
Haemochromatosis UK launched their latest report at the NI Assembly in Stormont, Belfast, which evaluates the economic costs and benefits of screening for genetic haemochromatosis in Northern
Ireland.
World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week will take place from 1-7th June 2025. If you can help in any way, organise an information stand, or do an interview on local radio, we need your help! If you have new media contacts or if you know of entertainment or sports personalities who can endorse our campaign, please get in touch.
The EIC European Iron Conference and the EFAPH (European Federation for Associations of Patients with Haemochromatosis) AGM will take place in Innsbruck, Austria from the 4th – 6th December, where the Irish Haemochromatosis Association will be representing our members and patients.
The Irish Haemochromatosis Association attended BlooDHIT (the Irish Blood Transfusion Service bi-annual Conference on Blood Donation, Haematology Infection and Transfusion), where we were given opportunities to learn from national and international research and experts.
We won! For championing awareness of haemochromatosis in Ireland, the Irish Haemochromatosis Association was the proud winner at the end of 2024, of the Irish Healthcare Awards Public Health Initiative of the Year for our education and awareness L.I.F.E campaign. Every year the Irish Healthcare Awards recognise innovation and excellence across the healthcare sector.
We were delighted to attend the European WONCA Conference at the Dublin Convention Centre at the end of September, where we met lots of GPs and family doctors practicising in Ireland and all over Europe, who are passionate about haemochromatosis and helping patients. Thank you to our great volunteers as always, Brendan and Anna!
