National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Study Day 2026

Join us in 2026 for the National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Study Day – learn, share, and support survivors together!
About this Event

National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Study Day 2026

Join us in person for the National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Study Day 2026! This event is a fantastic chance to connect, learn, and grow alongside professionals dedicated to supporting survivors. Expect insightful sessions, and plenty of opportunities to share knowledge. Don’t miss out on this empowering day!

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
Registration
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Introduction & Opening Address
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:05 AM
The SATU Network - where to now?
Host: Professor Maeve Eogan
🕑: 10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
Cork SATU - 25 years on
Host: Professor John Coulter
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
Sexual Violence - an Authors viewpoint
Host: Louise O' Neill
🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
The role and impact of Medical Social Work in SATU
Host: Laura Feeley, Auveen Greaney & Ellen Sheehan
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Non - Fatal Strangulation - Assessment and Management in SATU
Host: ANP Kate O' Halloran
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Morning Break
🕑: 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
Because It's Black and Blue Does not Mean It's a Bruise: Wound Assessment
Host: Professor Daniel Sheridan
🕑: 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM
Update on Cortexflo - Forensic Photographic Technology
Host: Catherine Marsh
🕑: 12:35 PM - 01:05 PM
SATU Research Roundup
Host: M. Noonan, Dr. A. Holmes, Dr. D. Kane, & A. Walsh
🕑: 01:05 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch Break
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
FSI - Current trends in Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA)
Host: Brian Gibson
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
FSI - Retrospective analysis of all cases for spermatozoa
Host: Dr. Michelle Gibson
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Understanding and responding to Harmful sexual behaviour in the Irish Youth
Host: Daniel Hogan