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National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC)
 

About Us

 

Who We Are

An introduction to NIAC's members and their roles within the organisation.

 

NIAC Members and Roles

Dr Edina Moylett - Chair

Dr Kevin Kelleher - Deputy Chair

Nominating Organisation Nominee
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) Dr Bridget Freyne, Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)

Professor Brian Cleary, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI

Alternate: Dr Michelle Flood

Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP)

Dr Patrick Kelly, General Practitioner

Alternate: Dr Scott Walkin, General Practitioner

Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI Dr Conor McDonnell, Consultant Occupational Health Physician
Faculty of Paediatrics, RCPI Dr Juliette Lucey, Consultant Paediatrician
Faculty of Pathology, RCPI Dr Patrick Stapleton, Consultant Microbiologist
Faculty of Public Health Medicine, RCPI Dr Mary Ward, Director of Public Health
Institute of Medicine, RCPI Nomination pending
Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, RCPI Dr Cliona Murphy, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)

Dr Lisa Domegan, Principal Epidemiologist

Alternate: Dr Michael Carton, Principal Epidemiologist

Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) Dr Ruth O'Riordan, Consultant in Infectious Diseases

Alternate: Dr Cathal O’Broin, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Dr Karn Cliffe, Director of Nursing & Midwifery - Research, Practice Standards, Quality
Travel Medicine Society of Ireland Dr Astrid Weidenhammer
National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL)

Dr Cillian De Gascun, Director NVRL

Alternate: Dr Daniel Hare, Deputy Director NVRL

Ethics  Professor Barry Lyons, Consultant Anaesthetist and Lecturer in Medical Ethics
Lay Member

Professor Alan Baird, Full Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Biology, UCD

Nomination pending

Observers

Nomination pending, Department of Health 

Dr Áine McNamara, Health Services Executive

Dr Niamh Ennis, Medical Officer, Health Products Regulatory Authority

Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of Public Health, National Immunisation Office

Alternate: Dr Chantal Migone, Specialist in Public Health Medicine, National Immunisation Office

Also in Attendance

Clinical Lead: Dr Sarah Geoghegan

Special Advisor: Dr Fiona Cullinane

Special Advisor: Dr Helena Murray

Special Advisor: Professor Corinna Sadlier

Medical Secretary: Dr Áine Varley

Programme Manager: Dr Melissa Jones

Programme Coordinator: Trish Clarke

Technical Researcher: Dr Gillian Walsh

Technical Researcher: Dr Bryony Treston