Date: Saturday 24 October 2009
Venue: RCPI, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
This event is aimed at all medical practitioners. Trainees, Members and Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Faculties and Institute can attend at no charge, but advance registration is required. The registration fee for others is €100.
09:30 - Registration
09:50 - Dr John Donohoe, President, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Welcome
10:00 - The Evolving Role of the Hospital in the Future
Chair: Dr Kate McGarry, Vice President for Development, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Dr Brian Marsh, Consultant Intensivist, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin
Intensive care medicine in all acute hospitals - implications for hospitals taking acutely ill patients
Dr Garry Courtney, Consultant Physician/Gastroenterologist, St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny
The contribution of the smaller hospital
Dr John Barton, Consultant Cardiologist, Portiuncula Hospital, Galway
What should be cut in Irish healthcare?
11:15 - Refreshment break
11:30 - Protecting the Patient and the Doctor
Chair:
Dr John Barragry, Consultant Endocrinologist, AMNCH Tallaght, Dublin
Prof Sir John Tooke, Dean, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, UK
The role of the doctor in the 21st century: implications for education and training
Prof Paul Finucane, Head of the Graduate Medical School, University of Limerick
Professional Competence Assurance Schemes
Dr Barry White, Consultant Haematologist, St James's Hospital, Dublin
Changing the service delivery model
12:45 - Keynote Lecture:
Chair:
Prof Frank Murray, Registrar, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Dr Clare O'Leary, Consultant Gastroenterologist, South Tipperary General Hospital
The 3 poles challenge
13:30 - End of session and lunch
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
This event is approved for 3 CME Credits
Registration
There is no registration charge for Members and Fellows of the College, Faculties and Institute, but attendees are asked to register in advance by completing the registration form and returning it to:
Helen Murray
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Frederick House, 19 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2
Fax: +353 1 672 4707
Email: college@rcpi.ie
Confirmation of registration will be sent to the email address as supplied