The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has developed a programme of courses focusing on skills vital to the successful practitioner, designed for both doctors in training and those established in their careers. You can download the RCPI programme for 2009/2010 or review current courses below.
Clinical Updates: Hypertension - 2nd March 2010
Physicians as Trainers: Being an Effective Educational Supervisor & Mentor
Interview Skills for HST Candidates
Physicians as Trainers: Training Day for MFOM Examiners
Immunology for Clinicians - what you need to know
Diploma in Cerebrovascular & Stroke Medicine
MedicALS - Acute Medical Emergencies
Introduction to Research Methods and Practical Statistics
Advanced Statistics Programme
Physicians as Trainers: Effective Teaching Skills
Interviewer Skills for Panel Members
Physicians as Trainers: Workshop for Assessing Performance
Leadership Skills - Management Course
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Clinical Updates: Hypertension
2nd March (1/2 Day)
CME Accredited
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is pleased to announce the next meeting in the Clinical Update Series; Hypertension which will take place on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 in RCPI, Kildare Street. Topics to be discussed will include:
The management of Hypertension in the older adult
Hypertension and pregnancy
Hypertension and stroke
Evidence from recent trials on managing Hypertension
Hypertension and the kidney
The challenge of managing Hypertension in general practice
This meeting is recognised as a study day for Rehabilitation Medicine, Nephrology, and GUM.
This programme is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Merck Sharp and Dohme.
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Physicians as Trainers: Being an Effective Educational Supervisor & Mentor (1-day)
2010/2011 Dates TBC
This one-day workshop identifies the responsibilities of an Educational Supervisor and/or mentor and provides practical guidance on how to support trainees during their educational programmes. The programme will start at 9.00 am and will finish at 4.00 pm. This workshop is open to all trainers and SpRs registered with a post-graduate medical training body.
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Interview Skills for HST Candidates
(1-day)
24th February 2010
This programme is for Basic Specialist Training (BST) trainees planning to enter higher specialist training. This one-day course is based on the selection procedure for entry into the Specialist Registrar training programmes of the Irish Committee on Higher Medical Training (ICHMT), the Faculty of Pathology, the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, the Faculty Public Health Medicine and the Institute of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists.
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Physicians as Trainers: Training Day for MFOM Examiners
(1 Day)
25th March 2010
CME AccreditedThis programme has been developed to train examiners who participate in the Membership of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (MFOM) exams. The course content covers all components of the membershilp examination - the written, clinical and portfolio. An overall of the assessment process will be given and there will be practical exercises in how to conduction an OSCE assessment.
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Immunology for Clinicians - What you need to Know
Immunology for Clinicians - What you neeed to Know
4th March 2010 (1 Day)
(All Doctors)
CME Accredited
What precisely is the function of the immune system? This one day course will describe the “nuts and bolts” of the immune system and is suitable for all clinicians. A general introduction to the organisation of the immune system will be given and then a series of talks on problems that can develop when the immune response is overactive (auto-immunity, allergy) and underactive(immune deficiency). Information will be given about immunology tests which can be very helpful in deciding if clinical disorders caused by the immune system are present. Finally, the treatment of these clinical conditions will be described using case scenarios.
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Diploma in Cerebrovascular & Stroke Medicine
(All Doctors)
September 2009 - May 2010
Please be advised that this programme is now fully booked
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) is pleased to announce the introduction of it’s newly developed Diploma in Cerebrovascular & Stroke Medicine. The Diploma has been developed by the Educational Development Department of RCPI in conjunction with a steering committee whose members are: Dr. Joe Harbison, Consultant Stroke Physician, Dr. Rachael Doyle, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Dr. Dominick McCabe, Consultant Neurologist and Dr. Aine Carroll, Consultant in Medical Rehabilitation.
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MedicALS Course - Acute Medical Emergencies
(All Doctors - 3 Days)
1st - 3rd June 2010
CME Accredited
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is offering MedicALS - (Acute Medical emergencies: the Practical Approach). This 3-day course devised by Dr. Terry Wardle and run in the UK by the Advanced Life Support Group, will be held in The programme will take place in the Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, University College Cork.
Please be advised that there are limited places available on this programme
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Introduction to Research Methods & Practical Statistics (All Doctors - 2 Days)
22nd - 24th April 2010
CME Accredited
This course aims to teach health care researchers the essential elements of research methodology, critical appraisal of evidence and statistics. The focus is mainly on interpretation and understanding appropriate methodology and providing a practical introduction to using statistical software.
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Advanced Statistics Programme (All doctors - 2 Days)
April 2010 Dates TBC
CME Accredited
This is a two day Advanced Statistics Programme for those who have already completed the Introduction to Research Methods &Practical Statistics programme. This programme is aimed at all doctors who are undertaking research. The programme covers advanced statistical methods and includes the topics: Multiple Linear Regression, Contingency table analysis, Multiple logistic regression, Survival analysis and non-parametric methods.
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Physicians as Trainers:
Effective Teaching Skills (All Doctors - 2 Days)
9th - 10th March 2010 (Fully Booked); 18th - 19th May 2010 (Fully Booked)The Royal Colleges recognise the important role that Physicians have as educators. This programme has been designed to improve the skills of doctors with a teaching role. The course is relevant to all grades of doctors involved in teaching but is particularly suitable for Specialist Registrars in Higher Medical Training. The workshops will have a practical focus emphasizing the development and refinement of teaching skills that doctors can take back to the workplace.
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Physicians as Trainers: Interviewer Skills Programme for Panel Members (1 Day)
2010 Dates TBC
CME Accredited
This programme is funded by the HSE and is open to all training bodies
This course will be of benefit to Consultants in any discipline who are members of interview panels. The course will concentrate on developing interview styles including questioning techniques, employment law and the do's and don'ts for successful interviewing. A training DVD has been produced to accompany the course. This course is open to all trainers registered with a postgraduate medical training body.
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Physicians as Trainers: Workshop for Assessing Performance
(1 Day)
2010 dates TBC
CME Accredited
This programme is funded by the HSE and is open to all training bodies
This course will be of benefit to all Physicians in a training role. The course will include topics such as General Principles of Assessment, Giving Effective Feedback, mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise, Direct Observation of Procedural Skills, Multisource Feedback, Case-based Discussion & Opportunities for assessment. This programme is part funded by the HSE.
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Leadership Skills (All Doctors – 5 Days)
12th - 16th April 2010; 10th - 14th May 2010
CME Accredited
This is a customised management course designed specifically for Specialist Registrars, developed by the RCPI in conjunction with the Irish Management Institute. It is highly participatory and is based around the following themes: becoming a leader in the Health Service, managing self in a pressurised environment, managing relationships in a medical context, and managing the work of medical and other teams. Places are limited and priority will be given to those close to completion of HMT who have not yet completed a management course.
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Fees & Cancellations
Fees for all programmes are payable to the Educational Development Department, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Frederick House, 19 South Frederick St. Dublin 2.
Members & Fellows
RCPI Members receive a 10% discount and RCPI Fellows will receive a 20% discount off all training programmes.
Please note that fees will not be refunded for cancellations received later than 10 working days prior to the programme date.
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For further information and application forms for any of the above programmes email : courses@rcpi.ie or phone: 01 863 9700.