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RCPI Masterclass Series Part II: Geriatric Medicine Session 2009 
02/12/2009 
Presentations in this session will cover adverse drug reactions, electrolyte abnormalities, hypothermia, recognising the ill older patient and Clostridium difficile infections in older patients. 

Date: Wednesday December 2, 2009 at 16:00
Venue: RCPI, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Registration for this meeting is free to RCPI Trainees, Fellows and Members of the College, Faculties and Institute. In orderto cater for expected numbers, registration in advance is required. You can register for this meeting by completing the registration form and returning it by fax, post or email to:

Ms Helen Murray
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland,
Frederick House, 19 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2
Phone: +353 1 863 9700
Fax: +353 1 672 4707
Email: college@rcpi.ie

Registration Form - RCPI Masterclasses - Programme


Programme:
Chairs
:
Dr Kieran O'Connor, Mercy University Hospital, Cork
Dr Alan Moore, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

16:00 - Dr Denis O'Mahony, Cork University Hospital
Dealing with polypharmaacy and adverse drug reactions as causes of hospital admission in older people

16:30 - Prof Eamon Mulkerrin, University College Hospital, Galway
Electrolyte abnormalities in the older patient

17:00 - Dr Ken Mulpeter, Letterkenny General Hospital, Donegal
Hypothermia in older patients

17:25 - Break

17:45 - Dr Suzanne Timmons, Mallow General Hospitalk cork
Recognising the ill older patient

18:15 - Dr Lorraine Kyne, Mater Misericordiaie Hospital, Dublin
Clostridium Difficile infections in older patients

Continuing Medical Education (CME)
This meeting was approved for 3 CME credits