Respiratory Medicine

The Department of Respiratory Medicine provides expert services in the management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders. We provide a wide range of services for different conditions, including but not limited to asthma, COPD, lung cancer, respiratory infections including tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, occupational lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease, sleep-related breathing disorders, lung cancer, and chronic respiratory failure.

The hospital provides a seven bedded unit for respiratory patients and non – invasive ventilatory support for patients with respiratory failure. Our respiratory nurse specialists provide clinical, evidence-based expertise and care for respiratory patients – providing the patient with the most up to date knowledge and treatments.

The aim of the respiratory specialist nurses is to provide a clear framework of care for respiratory patients for both inpatients and outpatients in St. Michael’s Hospital.

Services

• Patient education and support
• Provide educational programmes for staff
• Acting as a resource for multidisciplinary team members
• Telephone advice service
• Nurse-led clinic for asthma COPD patients
• Arrange instalment of domiciliary equipment e.g. nebulisers, oxygen, non-invasive-ventilation (NIV), CPAP
• Home oximetry service
• Assessment for oxygen therapy for home use and for travel purposes
• Smoking cessation programmes
• Involved in research/audit in respiratory care

Useful contact information

• Heads of Department/Medical Director/Consultant Respiratory Physician – Dr Sarah O’Beirne / Dr Alexander Deegan
  • tel: (01) 271 3006
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Co-Ordinator/ Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist –  Philip Tonge
  • tel: (01) 663 9832
• Medical Secretary – Melissa Devlin
  • tel: (01) 271 3006
• Clinical Nurse Specialist – Sarah Carroll
  • tel: (01) 663 9888
• Advanced Nurse Practitioner Candidate – Peter O’Toole
  • tel: (01) 2713015
• Advanced Nurse Practitioner Candidate – Bernathpriya Magimairaj
  • tel: (01) 2713015