Dr. Paul Kieran

My next, and final, Intern Year rotation will be with St James's Hospital's ENT Surgical Team.

We audited the outcomes of a modified sleep assessment pathway, as part of a QI initiative in St. Luke’s Hospital (SLKK), to assess for improvements in DNA rates and calculate the overall efficiency of this pathway; including the volume of patient contacts needed to transition the patient through this pathway.

A retrospective assessment of 101 referrals to the SLKK Sleep Clinic was conducted. Data was gathered, including: time from referral to pathway inclusion, time from request for sleep study to sleep study, time from sleep study to physician assessment.

Our findings were presented at the ITS 2023 Annual Meeting, on Nov 10th 2023.