Tag: Education
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Professional Competence Committee awarded educational research grant by INMED and IMC
Congratulations to the Professional Competence Committee, on behalf of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, who were awarded a small educational research grant in 2016 by the Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) and the Irish Medical Council (IMC) to study the use of Peer Groups in our Professional Competence Scheme. The study has now…
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Path Breaking Women of NUI Galway: 1912-1922 and beyond
NUIG will host an exhibition on the Path Breaking Women of NUI Galway as part of a multidisciplinary project by researchers of the College. This exhibition features 12 women from diverse social, political and religious backgrounds, and their extraordinary – yet little known – contributions across the arts, sciences and public life. Each one is a former faculty…
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Women taking the lead in Psychiatry: Then and Now
On International Women’s Day we celebrate trailblazer of the past Dr Ada English, and recognise the four women leading the HSE National Clinical Programme for Mental Health By Mary Hayes Dr Ada English was a pioneering Irish psychiatrist who was deeply involved in Irish politics and medicine during the first half of the 20th century.…
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The College of Psychiatrists hosts ‘The Science of Psychiatry’
The recent annual College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) NCHD conference was a great success with a high turnout of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors. The Conference, hosted in the Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham Dublin on 17th February, was organised by the Trainee Committee, a dedicated working group within the College. Based on the theme “The Science of Psychiatry”…
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Date for your diary: Annual Conference – Spring 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The College Annual Spring Conference takes place this Thursday 6th & Friday 7th April 2017 in the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny. We look forward to welcoming delegates to the annual Spring educational and networking event. Full programme and booking facility here [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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College of psychiatrists concerned that people in acute mental distress will not seek help due to media reports about the cost of accessing services
Press Statement: 13th December 2016 The College of Psychiatrists is concerned that some quotations in the papers yesterday and subsequent online and broadcast coverage of same, attributed to Mrs Majella O’Donnell, give a misleading impression to people with mental health problems about mental health services and may deter those in extreme mental distress from seeking…