Institute of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, RCPI - International Meeting 2009 
20/01/2009 
The International Meeting of the Institute of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, RCPI will take place at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No. 6 Kildare Street on Friday 27th February 2009 

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International Meeting 2009


Highlights of this meeting will include:

- Presentation of clinical & scientific research 

- An Internaitonal Guest Lecture by Dr. Michael Foley

- The RAMI Registrar's Prize  

Guest Lecturer

Dr. Michael Foley has been invited to give a guest lecture at the Institute's International Meeting. Dr. Foley will present on Obstetric Critical Care - “Pearls”

 

Dr. Foley received his medical degree in 1984 from The Chicago Medical School in Chicago, Illinois. His internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology were completed at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio in 1984 and 1988, respectively. His fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine was also completed at the Ohio State University Hospitals in 1990.

 

Dr. Foley has published numerous scientific articles and is a reviewer for several medical journals. He is a national and international lecturer, and an award winning teacher and author. He also serves as a Board Examiner in the subspecialty of Maternal Fetal Medicine. He is considered a national authority on Critical Care Medicine in Obstetrics.  He is the current President for the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine.

 

He is the Editor of Obstetric Intensive Care: a Practical Manual published in the spring of 1997. The second edition was published in 2004.

 

Dr. Foley is a Sixth Degree Black Belt and the Cofounder of The Centre for Humane Living, a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is “To Inspire all people to live peaceful and compassionate lives.” He has been teaching students Martial Arts out of his home for the past 15 years and has written an award-winning book, The Art of Humane Living – Martial Arts as a Path to Peace, published in 2004.

 

Dr Foley is currently the Chief Medical Officer for Scottsdale Healthcare and maintains a limited clinical practice in Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

 

RAMI Registrar's Prize

The RAMI Registrar's Prize will also take place at this meeting. Abstracts should be submitted to Fionnuala McAuliffe or Maeve Eogan on or before 30th January 2009.

 

Programme & Registration

A finalised programme and registration details will be posted here shortly.