The Faculty of Pathology Webinar Series: Microbiology Matters - Addressing Pandemic Problems across Ireland | 14 January 2021 | 5pm - 7pm

The Faculty of Pathology has developed a new series of webinars for 2021. The webinars will look at the most relevant topics and important new developments in the field of Pathology.  Information including topics and speakers for the full webinar series will be announced in early 2021.

About this event

Microbiology Matters - Addressing Pandemic Problems across Ireland will be broadcast live as a webinar and is an opportunity to hear updates on topics such as outbreak mapping, PCR and saliva, and the COVID-19 experience.

The event will be chaired by Dr Deirbhile Keady, Consultant Microbiologist, Galway University Hospital.

Speaking at this event will be:

• Dr Maeve Doyle, Consultant Microbiologist at University Hospital Waterford - 'Outbreak'
• Dr Deirdre O'Brien, Consultant Microbiologist at Mercy University Hospital - 'Rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the Mercy University Hospital'
• Ms Harriet Wheelock, Keeper of Collections at RCPI - 'Dublin Pathological Society'
• Dr John MacSharry, Lecturer in clinical Microbiology at University College Cork - 'PCR and saliva'
• Dr Eanna Fennel and Dr Matt Pugh - 'DISECT: Deep Immunophenotyping combined with Spatial profiling and integrated RNA sequencing to Explain the Complex Tissue pathophysiology of COVID-19'

These talks will be followed by a live question and answer session. 

Can't attend? Recordings will be available to watch online afterwards

There are limited places available for the live webinar. If you are unable to book a place, you will be able to watch videos of all of the talks on Panopto, our video sharing platform.

How to join this webinar

First, you must book your place at the webinar on this web page. On the day, you must sign into our virtual learning environment RCPI Brightspace.

On the day of the event, the steps are:

• Log in to www.rcpi.ie with your username and password (the same credentials used to book this event)
• Click on the link for RCPI Brightspace
• In your list of courses you will see Microbiology Matters - Addressing Pandemic Problems across Ireland. Click on this.
• Click on "Join the Live Webinar" - This will launch Zoom, the system we are using for live webinars

Note, the webinar will only become available to watch at 5pm on the day, but we recommend logging in ten minutes ahead of time.

To join this webinar on Zoom you will need a computer (Windows or Apple) or mobile device with internet access and speakers.

If you're joining on a computer

If you're joining the webinar on a computer you can use the Zoom desktop website. You do not need to download the Zoom app - if you see a pop up message about the app, you can dismiss this.

The Zoom website functions best on Google Chrome.

When you click on the link for "Join the Live Webinar" you will see a message asking you to open Zoom. Click on “Open Zoom”.

You will then be asked for your name and email address. Once you’ve entered these details, click on “Join Webinar”.

If you’re joining on a mobile device

If you're watching the webinar on a mobile device you will need to download the Zoom app. To save time on the day, we recommend downloading the app in advance:

Click here for the iOS Zoom app

Click here for the Android Zoom app

When you open the Zoom app click on “Join a Meeting”. You will need to enter the meeting ID number. The ID number for this week's event will be sent to you via email beforehand.

You can find additional help with joining Zoom webinars here

How to submit questions to the panel

Before the event

If you have any questions for our panel please email them to courses@rcpi.ie and we will endeavour to have these answered as part of the event. Alternatively, you can submit questions via Twitter @RCPI_news.

During the event

We are now using Zoom to broadcast our live webinars. When you open Zoom to watch the live webinar you will be able to submit questions to the panel during the event.

To submit questions to the panel:

• Open the Q&A window in Zoom while you are watching the live event
• Type your question into the Q&A box and click Send
• Check Send Anonymously if you do not want your name attached to your question in the Q&A

 It may not be possible to answer all questions we receive.