Topics for this event will include:

• Definition, prevalence and types of elder abuse
• How to recognise the warning signs
• Law and Capacity
• How to assess an older patient, best/recommended practice
• How to deal with signs of elder abuse, who to contact, ‘Whistleblowing’
• Expert presentations on recent cases

Faculty:
Dr. Joe Duggan – Consultant in Geriatric and General Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Prof. Des O’Neill - Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Adelaide and Meath (National Children’s) Hospital

Ms. Sarah Mahon  – Dedicated Officer for the Protection of Older People, HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster Region

Dr. David Robinson  – Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, St. James’s University Hospital

Ms. Patricia Rickard-Clarke - Commissioner, Law Reform Commission

Dr. Diarmuid O’Shea – Vice President of Education & Professional Development, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Registration & Fee
A fee of €50.00 applies. This course is open to all doctors and Allied Health Professionals/Nursing Practitioners. 
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Venue
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
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Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
This programme has been approved for 4 CPD credits

Contact Details
The Education & Professional Development Department
Phone:  +353 1 863 9700
Fax:  +353 1 672 4707
Email: courses@rcpi.ie