June 2023
Consultant Psychiatrist and Vice President for Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ireland recently spoke with the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS) about her beginnings in psychiatry, her experience with CME as a working psychiatrist and the ongoing work of keeping CME up-to-date, innovative and diverse. Read a quote from Dr Cullivan-Elliott below, and read […]
Following the announcement of the second strand of the €5 million pilot programme this week, the College of Psychiatrists welcomes the imminent roll-out of targeted, responsive wellbeing and mental health supports at primary school level. The provision of one-to-one counselling sessions for primary school age children, early intervention by trained and supervised ‘education wellbeing/mental health […]
Consultant Psychiatrist and National Clinical Lead for the HSE’s Early Intervention for Psychosis programme Dr Karen O’Connor spoke with Irish Independent reporter Niamh Jimenez about presentations and treatment of psychosis, alongside testimony from young people who have had experiences of psychosis and their perspectives on recovery and stigma. Read snippets featuring Dr O’Connor below, and […]