Tag: Medical Student
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TCD get the cherry at 2017 Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition for Medical Students
The topic ‘In this era of post-truth politics, it’s easy to cherry-pick data and come to whatever conclusion you desire’ provided a fantastic night of compelling, thought provoking and entertaining speeches at the CPsychI Annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition 2017. Teams of two from medical schools UL, NUIG, TCD, RCSI, UCC & UCD competed…
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Deadline for Call for Abstracts this Thursday – Winter Conference 2017
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland invites abstract submissions from all non-consultant psychiatrists, medical students and interns for Poster & Oral Presentation. Applicants will be informed whether their abstract has been accepted or not within two weeks of the closing date. The posters will be displayed over both days. The Oral presentations will be scheduled…
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REFOCUS working hard to inform training of future psychiatrists
The REFOCUS (Recovery Experience Forum of Carers and Users of the Services) Committee has been working hard to inform and influence all aspects of College business particularly the training experience of young future psychiatrists. In 2016 it was decided that the group and the College would benefit from the inclusion of psychiatrists in REFOCUS; both trainee psychiatrists…
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7th annual CPsychI Summer Schools 2017
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is pleased to announce the dates of the the annual Psychiatry Summer School events for Medical Students and Interns, as follows: NUI Galway – Wednesday, 23rd August University College Cork – Friday, 25th August Dublin – Friday, 1st September Organised by the Trainee Committee of the College, for this seventh consecutive year,…
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Family input can make difference between life and suicide
Confidentiality can be breached to protect the life of the patient or others. This article by Patricia Casey was published on the Irish Times on July 4th. The issue of doctor-patient confidentiality is perhaps at its most polarised in the context of suicide prevention. When it was addressed recently in a session at the…
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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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A moment that changed me: my psychiatrist told me I could be one too
While studying medicine, I suffered from mental health problems that required treatment. My doctor told me they needn’t stop me pursuing my dream – Linda Gask. This article was published in The Guardian on 17/02/17 and was written by Linda Gask “During my years of medical training I was tense and wound up almost…
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Medical Student and Intern Essay Prize 2017
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is delighted to announce its annual Essay Competition which is now open to submissions from current Medical Students as well as, for the first time, those in their Intern Year. Please see below for entry guidelines: Title: Unwilling or Unable? A Discussion on Consent and Human Rights in Psychiatric…
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The €12m Distraction; A Trainee’s Thoughts On The Real Issues Affecting Mental Health Services
A Trainee Psychiatrist’s View Dr Roisin Plunkett is a Psychiatric Registrar in her third year of training in Dublin. In general I have a lot of time for Leo Varadkar. Not only because he is a good speaker, and seems like a down-to-earth guy, but also because I think he’s probably the least bad minister for…