On October 26^th, 2010 the Institute of Public Health in conjunction with the HSE hosted the Building a Learning Health & Social Care Service: The Role of Evaluation Seminar which was held at Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin 8.

Chronic conditions are responsible for a significant proportion of early deaths.  They reduce quality of life in many of the adults living with them, represent substantial financial costs to patients and the health and social care system, and cause a significant loss of productivity to the economy. 

Dr Kevin Balanda, IPH Associate Director presented at the European Association for Health Information and Libraries Conference, recently held in Dublin.