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MRCPI General Medicine 2018

Examination

An internationally recognised benchmark of excellence, MRCPI in General Medicine shows potential employers that you have advanced knowledge of internal medicine.
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International Clinical Fellowship Programme

Recruitment now open

Advanced clinical training for doctors who are sponsored by their government, hospital or national training body. Apply by 19 August 2018
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Continuous Professional Development - Support Scheme

Deadline for enrolment is 30 September 2018

If you are an NCHD who is not in a training post this scheme will help you fulfil some of your Professional Competence Scheme requirements
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Applications invited for two key roles in the Institute of Medicine: Foundation Dean and Director of Training and Education

Clinician Leadership Opportunities

An opportunity to lead the establishment of a new training body in RCPI to improve the delivery of training and education in General Medicine specialties. Deadline for applications extended to 31 August 2018.
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Quality Improvement in Action 2018-2019

Course

This practical four month course will teach you how to introduce and embed improvements to healthcare delivery using tried and tested quality improvement methodology. Start in September 2018 or January 2019
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Diploma in Primary Care Paediatrics

Diploma

Develop your expertise and skills in the recognition, diagnosis and management of common general paediatric presentations in the primary care setting. Starts November 2018. Apply by 31 October 2018
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Reach your full potential with RCPI

We offer an ever-growing range of courses for all healthcare professionals, from practical skills-focused workshops, to seminars on improving resilience and wellbeing
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Certificate in Essential Leadership for New Consultants 2019

Certificate

Starting January 2019 - Aimed at new consultants and those interested in applying for consultant posts, this five month programme will help you manage the responsibilities you will be expected to juggle in your new role.
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Women who smoke between 1 and 4 cigarettes a day are five times more likely to develop lung cancer when compared with non-smokers, new report shows

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New report highlights risks associated with occasional smoking
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Diploma in Medicine for the Older Person

Diploma

Gain expert knowledge and skills in medicine for the older person. Learn how to manage a wide range of conditions and clinical presentations associated with this population. Starts November 2018, apply now
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Physician Wellbeing

Where to go for help and advice

Through our Physician Wellbeing programme we are providing support, training and information to doctors at all stages of their careers
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Heritage Centre

Preserving medical history at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Proudly curating over 350 years of Ireland's medical heritage
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Lifelong benefits

Be part of our professional membership body, representing over 10,000 doctors across Ireland and internationally
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EQUALS Initiative

EQUALS seeks to improve health in low income countries

Providing expert support regarding the delivery of training and the development of postgraduate medical training programmes
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The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) calls on parents to vaccinate their daughters against HPV

News

Ahead of National HPV Awareness Day, the Committee says that denying a young girl HPV vaccine increases the very real risk that they might develop and even die from cervical cancer.

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Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Prof Geoffrey Shannon’s comments to Oireachtas make a strong case for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

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Prof Shannon appeared today (Wednesday, 28 June) before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs to discuss issues arising from the Audit of the exercise by An Garda Síochána of Section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991.

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Resolving Interpersonal Conflict for Consultants

Course

13 June 2018 - Aimed at consultants who want to enhance their communication skills when strong emotions get in the way. Learn how to handle conflicts and confrontation without compromising relationships with others
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"Language is not merely a tool for communicating with patients; it also shapes our thinking and is a reflection on the art, science and business of doctoring."

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Professor Fergus Shanahan, Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCC, will be speaking at Medicine in Changing Times on Saturday 21 October. The title of his lecture is Bad Language in Medicine. Here, he outlines what to expect...
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Professor Frank Murray opinion on Public Health (Alcohol) Bill published in The Lancet

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The Irish Government must act quickly to enact the Public Health Alcohol Bill to save lives due to alcohol harm
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Statement from the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

News

The Institute supports the recommendation of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution that Article 40.3.3 be removed from the Constitution
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RCPI announces two new awards in tribute to Dr Kathleen Lynn and Dr Dorothy Stopford Price

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The awards, announced on International Women’s Day are for contributions to population health and paediatrics

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All final year medical students in Ireland now eligible for prestigious Reuben Harvey prize

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We are delighted to announce that all final year medical students in Ireland are now eligible for the prestigious Reuben Harvey prize.
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RCPI Faculty of Pathology says cervical screening remains the most reliable and effective way of preventing and detecting early cancers

News

The RCPI Faculty of Pathology says cervical screening remains the most reliable and effective way of preventing and detecting early cancers.

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Referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution

Information

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland does not have a position on the forthcoming referendum.

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Fundamentals of Quality Improvement

Course

19 September 2018 - An introduction to quality improvement. Learn about the practical skills that help improve quality in healthcare. Suitable for anyone with an interest in improving the delivery of healthcare services in Ireland
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Meet our new Honorary Fellows

News

Kumar and Clark, the authors of world-famous textbook Clinical Medicine, were among those admitted as Honorary Fellows of RCPI on Friday 29 June
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The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland calls for boys to get the HPV vaccine

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Vaccinating boys and girls is the best opportunity we have to eliminate HPV-related cancers in Ireland
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We are the national professional and training body for Occupational Medicine in Ireland, working to ensure the highest standards in health at work

We are the national professional and training body for Public Health Medicine in Ireland

We are the national training body for General Medicine in Ireland, working to train the next generation of physicians.

We are the national professional and training body for Pathology in Ireland, working to ensure the highest standards in laboratory medicine

We are the national professional and training body for Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Ireland, working to ensure the highest standards in women’s health

We are the national professional and training body for Paediatrics in Ireland, working to ensure the highest standards in child health