Hospital Professional News GSK Excellence in Respiratory Initiative Award

Professor Deirdre McGrath (GEMS Director of Education and Respiratory Consultant), Professor Dunne (GEMS Director of Research) in partnership with colleagues from Science and Engineering (Dr Leonard O’Sullivan and Kevin O’Sullivan) and University Hospital Limerick (Dr Barry Linnane, Consultant Paediatrician) have received the Hospital Professional News GSK Excellence in Respiratory Initiative Award for their single use “SoloPEP” device aimed at reducing re-infection in adult and paediatric respiratory patients. The device has been developed to overcome the concerns of microbial contamination of currently available reusable devices thereby improving patient compliance and care.