Feb 2-4: RCSI CHAPTER DAY MEETINGS – The annual RCSI Charter Day meetings will take place in the RCSI from Thursday 2nd – Saturday 4th February 2012. The meetings will explore topics including 'Delivery of Specialist Emergency Care in Ireland' ' Acute Care Surgery in the 21st Century' and Creativity & Inovation in Head and Neck Surgery' Parallel sessions will cover the challenges, issues and the latest developments in cardiothoracic, colorectal, ENT, plastic and trauma & orthopaedic surgery. For further detailsand online registration log onto www.rcsi.ie/charterday2012 or call 01 4022238
Feb 7 - National Mental Health Services Collaborative (NMHSC) symposium. The National Mental Health Services Collaborative (NMHSC) will host a symposium entitled ‘Individual Care Planning: Enabling the Paradigm Shift to Recovery-Focused Care – Lessons from the National Mental Health Services Collaborative
Co-hosted by St Patrick's University Hospital, Dublin, the HSE, St John of God Hospital Limited and the Mental Health Commission, this symposium will be held at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin and attendance is free of charge. The purpose of the event is to present results, share learning and develop plans to sustain and/or spread improvements relating to individual care planning and recovery, achieved through the National Mental Health Services Collaborative project. For more information or to register your attendance at this event please see http://www.mhcirl.ie
FEB 8: Blackrock Clinic Post Graduate Education for GPs in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan. Time: Supper at 7pm , meeting at 8pm sharp. Call Ruth Ronan on 01-2064442 or email
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for more details
FEB 15: ENT GP Educational Evening at 7pm. Speakers will include Dr Brendan Conlon and Dr John Kinsella. Please register by telephone 01 6459216 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
15 Feb - Paediatric Surgical Study Evening Wednesday, 15th February 2012.
Registration & Refreshments at 6.30pm. Study Evening 7pm-9pm
To confirm your place, please register by Wednesday, 8th February 2012 by email to
Niamh Conlon, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone on 01-4996389. Mount Carmel Private Hospital, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14. Accredited by www.mountcarmelhospital.ie
Mr. Feargal Quinn Consultant Paediatric Surgeon - Urinary Tract Infection in Children: new guidelines
Mr. Stephen Hone Consultant ENT Surgeon Paediatric ENT Overview
Prof Lorraine Cassidy Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Unexpected Visual Loss in Children
Ms Valerie Beausang & Ms Fiona McHugh - Audiologists
Feb 21: “Eating problems in adoles cents” – an information evening by the Lucena Foundation in association with BODYWHYS (as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week). An information evening for parents, carers and teachers distinguishing normal dieting from pathological behaviour; and what parents, carers and teachers can do to help. 7.00 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. Lucena Clinic, 59 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin, 6. Speakers include: Professor Fiona McNicholas, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Lucena Clinic; Ms. Jacinta Hastings, Chief Executive Officer, Bodywhys; Ms. Nuala Miles, Eating Disorder Therapist, Department of Psychiatry, Cavan General Hospital. To book your free place, email:
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or telephone 01- 4923596 / 01-4999349
Feb 23: Eating Disorders – GP Information Evening – 6pm – 8.30pm at St Patrick's University Hospital, Dublin 8
Speakers: Dr. Sarah Prasad, Consultant Psychiatrist, ED Service SPUH
Dr Mary Mc Creevy, ED Service, SPUH – Dietetics and Nutritional Management
Louise O'Leary, Occupational Therapist, ED SPUH – Occupational difficulties in Eating Disorder Recovery
Vasiliki Loumpa, Social Worker & Family Therapist, ED Service SPUH – The Role of Family support in Eating Disorder Recovery
Catherine Dunican, Clinical Nurse Specialist, ED Service SPUH – Treatment & Care Pathway
Jacinta Hastings, CEO Bodywhys – The Role of Support Groups in Eating Disorder Recovery
Book your free place by contacting Sarah Surgenor at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling 01 2493391
For more information on St Patrick's University Hospital see www.stpatrickshosp.ie
(CME accreditation has been requested)
FEB 24 & 25: The Primary Care Dermatology Society of Ireland (PCDSI) will host its 2012 annual meeting at the Malton Hotel in Killarney. For more information please contact: Abbey Conference and Corporate, City Gate, 22 Bridge Street Lower, Dublin 8. Tel: 01 6486130. Email
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24 Feb: 2nd Annual Head & Neck Surgical Conference on Thyroid Malignancy will be held on Friday, 24th of February 2012 from 8.45 am to 5.00pm in the Old Lecture Theatre at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4. GUEST SPEAKER: Professor Ashok Shaha, Chair, Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York. Facilitated by: Professor Aongus Curran. Professor of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery. UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science For registration or other queries please contact
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or telephone 01 221 4277.
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital GP Study Day Saturday – 25 February 2012
08.30hrs Registration / Coffee
08.40 Welcome Address – Dr Leo Lawler
SESSION I – 09.00 – 10.45 hrs
DERMATOLOGY.
08.45 Topical & non-surgical treatment for skin cancer and pre cancerous lesions
Dr Fergal Maloney - Consultant Dermatologist
THORACIC DISEASE.
09.00: Lung Surgery – What’s new ? Ms Karen Redmond - Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
09.15: Lung Cancer - Dr Dermot O’Callaghan - Consultant Respiratory Physician
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
09.30: Growing Old with HIV – challenges of comorbidities - Dr Paddy Mallon - Consultant in Infectious Disease Medicine
09.45:Dealing with Bites - Dr Tomas Breslin - Consultant in Emergency Medicine
PSYCHIATRY
10.00: Involuntary Admission - Dr Brendan Kelly - Consultant Psychiatrist
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
10.15: Mater GP Website - Mr Ciaran Walsh, IT Dept Mater Hospital
10.30: BREAK
SESSION II – 10.45 – 12.45
WORKSHOPS / PRACTICUMS
1.Colorectal Disease - Mr Conor Shields - Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
2.Endocrinology Q & A - Dr Siobhan McQuaid - Consultant Endocrinologist
3.Diabetes – Community Care - Ms Nicola Vizzard - Diabetes Nurse Specialist
4.Falls & Blackouts in the Elderly - Dr Frances McCarthy -Medicine for the Elderly Consultant
5.Palliative Care in Primary Care - Dr Karen Ryan - Consultant in Palliative Medicine
6.Managing Barretts - Dr Jan Leyden - Consultant Gastroenterologist
7.Liver Disease Update - Dr Stephen Stewart - Consultant Hepatologist
8.Antibiotic Resistance. Dr Meaghan Cotter & Ms Ursula Fox - Consultant and Senior Lab Scientist Microbiology Department
9.Psychiatry – Ask anything ! - Dr Brendan Kelly - Consultant Psychiatrist
10.Cancer Rapid Access- GP electronic referral - Ms Niamh O’Rourke & Ms Karina Hull - National Cancer Control Programme
Further information from Regina Prenderville. Tel: 01-8032636 or 087-6376563
Fax: 01-8309090 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Registrations online: http://www.mater.ie/health-professionals/gp-study-day/register/
Approved by the ICGP for 4 External CPDs and 1 GMS Study Leave Session
3 March: St Vincent’s University Hospital Annual GP Study Day Saturday 3rd March 2012
9.00am Registration
9.45am Welcome Session
10.00-10.45am Plenary session
10.45 – 11.15am Tea/Coffee Break
10.00 – 10.45am Plenary session: Colorectal & Prostate Cancer Screening
Dr Glen Doherty, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Mr David Mulvin, Consultant Urologist
Workshops will be repeated from 11.15 – 12.05 & 12.10 – 13.00
(a) New Protocols for Microbiology Testing in General Practice -Dr. Kirsten Schaffer, Consultant Microbiologist
(b) Limiting Polypharmacy in the Community - Dr. Graham Hughes, Consultant Geriatrician
(c)Evaluation of COPD / How to Interpret Spirometry - Dr. Marcus Butler, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
(d)Which Patient for Knee Replacement? - Mr Conor Hurson, Orthopaedic Surgeon
(e) Tremor and Abnormal Gait - Dr. Sean O’Riordain, Consultant Neurologist
Parallel Lectures - 11.15 – 12.05
Interventional Radiology Relevant to General Practice - Dr. Jeffrey McCann, Consultant Radiologist
12.10 - 13.00 - Skin Lesions in General Practice, Ms. Caitriona Lawlor, Consultant Plastic Surgeon & Dr. Paul Collins, Consultant Dermatologist
Followed by a Buffet Lunch (Atrium)
This Study Day is CME Accredited. All interested applicants should contact: Elaine Gough, Postgraduate Administrator, Postgraduate Department, Education & Research Centre St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
Tel: (01) 221 4913
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Please advise if you will be staying for lunch
Please choose two out of the five workshops (a), (b), (c), (d) & (e). While every effort will be made to accommodate participants in workshops, attendance will be limited, and thus early registration is strongly recommended. Participants unable to attend workshops will be accommodated in the parallel lecture programme.
MAR 3 & 4: WORKING ABROAD EXPO – DUBLIN – 10am – 5pm, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Global Health Jobs on your doorstep in nursing, medical, allied health, and social care jobs in Australia, Canada, Middle East, New Zealand & The UK. Buy your ticket at www.workingabroadexpo.com See www.facebook.com/workingabroad.net
MAR 6: SPORTS SURGERY CLINIC GP SHOULDER JOINT EDUCATIONAL EVENING 7-9pm. Round table discussions plus joint examination workshops. Refreshments are available before the meeting. For further information or to register please contact Fiona Roche by email to
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or by telephone on 01 526 2168. CME points have been applied for.
Mar 7: Working Abroad Expo – CORK 12am – 7pm, Silver Springs Hotel, Tivoli, Cork. Global Health Jobs on your doorstep in nursing, medical, allied health, and social care jobs in Australia, Canada, Middle East, New Zealand & the UK. Buy your Ticket Online at www.workingabroadexpo.com. See www.facebook.com/workingabroad.net
March 22: National Healthcare Conference – Thursday 22 March 2012
The National Convention Centre, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
Benchmarking and Managing Healthcare – for thought keaders, decision makers and clinicians
Registration online www.nationalhealthcare.ie
Speakers
Dr James Reilly, Minister for Health
John O Sullivan, Managing Director, Biomnis Ireland
Steven H Lugard, CEO, Tragpi (NL)
Dr Francis Elliot, CEO, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Liam Sloyan, Health Insurance Authority
John Sweeney, Director of Health Care Informed
Peter Smith, Professor of Health at Imperial College London, Health advisor to the IMF
Dr Martin Connor, Senior Advisor to the SDU, Dept of Health
Fergus Clancy, Chairman, IHA
Mark Aichroth Managing Partner, Circle Healthcare, UK
Sponsors
For sponsorship or exhibition enquiries contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 01 7008508
MAR 26 & 27: INTERNATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION SYMPOSIUM Convention Centre, Dublin. This symposium is directed toward new, basic and clinical aspects of oral infection and cardiovascular disease including history and early findings of cardiovascular infection, epidemiology, association, ca-usality and risk factors. For further details contact Dr Steve W Kerrigan at the RCSI by email to
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or tel 01 4022104
MARCH 28: Orthopaedic Surgical Study Evening Wednesday, 28th March 2012.
Registration & Refreshments at 6pm. Study Evening 6.30pm-9pm
Mr. Bill Quinlan – Opening – Orthopaedics at Mount Carmel Private Hospital.
Mr. Niall Hogan – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon 'Management of the Degenerative Knee''
Mr.. David Moore – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Topic To Be Confirmed
Mr. Kieran O' Rourke – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon 'Arthritis of the Hip – Treatment Options''
To confirm your place, please register by Wednesday, 14th March 2012 by email to Niamh Conlon, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone on 01-4996389.
Mount Carmel Private Hospital, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14.
Accredited by Joint Commission International.
MARCH 30&31: GUIDE CLINIC, STI Foundation Course
STIF core Friday 30th March 2012
STIF plus Saturday 31st March 2012
Venue: William Stokes Postgraduate Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin
Cost: €190 per day or €360 for both days (includes lunch and refreshments)
Optional extra – STI e-learning package, access for 1 year €60
For more information contact: Sandra Delamere, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
INCLUDES ATTENDANCE AT A CLINICAL SESSION AT THE GUIDE CLINIC
Dr. Fiona Lyons
Consultant Genitourinary Medicine
GUIDE Clinic, Dublin
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