Forum on Child Health Issues

The Forum on Child Health Issues is aimed at paediatricians and allied specialties in child health and will include presentations on paediatric orthopaedics, paediatric and neonatal transport and child and adolescent psychiatry. This will be followed by a discussion on planning for the future of child health in Ireland

Presentations and Speakers include:

Developmental Hip Dysplasia
Ms Paula Kelly

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin

Paediatric and Neonatal Transport
Dr Terence Montague
Consultant Anaesthetist, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin

Depression in Kids: How to recognise and manage it
Prof Fiona McNicholas
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Future planning for Child Health in Ireland
Discussion Forum
Chair: Dr Martin J. White

Research Symposium

The Research Symposium aims to provide doctors with information on the practical aspects of research, including the design and development of a research project, tips for publication and mentoring a research project.

The Faculty is inviting doctors to submit research in development for discussion by this expert panel. We welcome submissions of research projects in progress or in the development phase for discussion on how the design or methodology could be improved.  Please email Edel Hynes if you would like your project discussed.

Presentations and Speakers include:

How to Design a Research Project
Prof. Carlos Blanco
Director of Research, The Children’s Research Centre
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin

Mentorship and Research
Prof. Alf Nicholson
Professor of Paediatrics
Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin

How and where start a clinical research project
Dr Marion Rowland
Dept of Paediatrics, UCD & the Children’s Research Centre
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin

Neonatal Research: Looking back to the future
Prof. Anthony Ryan
Consultant Neonatologist
Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork

Research Discussion Forum
Panel Discussion chaired by Dr Muireann Ní Chróinín

The meeting is open to consultant and non consultant hospital doctors in general paediatrics and allied specialties in child health.

Date:                   Friday 28 May 2010 – 9.00am to 4.00pm

Venue:                 RCPI, No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

CME Credits:         Each session has been approved for 3 CME Credits

The registration fees for this meeting are as follows:

Forum on Child Health Issues: €60            

Research Symposium: €60                                 

Full Day: €100