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The ‘Hot Topics in Psychiatry’ series of events aims to address the ‘Hot’ issues facing psychiatrists in clinical practice. Psychiatric Advance Directives and Mental Capacity and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, with Dr Enda Dooley (Assistant Inspector of Mental Health in the Mental Health Commission) and Prof Brendan Kelly (Professor of Psychiatry TCD) featured […]

A successful programme of interactive panel discussions and presentations at a one day conference co devised and hosted by the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) and SHINE provided family members/carers and service users in the West of Ireland the opportunity to discuss their needs and issues with various key stakeholders. Attendance at the second […]

  The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine is delighted to release an article by E.A. Roch entitled ‘Anthropology and its relevance to psychiatry’ which has been made freely available to all, including non-members of the College. The paper is based on a presentation given by E.A. Roch to the AGM of the CPsychI on 4 March 2016 in Dublin. […]

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are delighted to host a live twitter Q&A with psychiatrists in collaboration with ReachOut.com on Tuesday, 25th October. Between 7 and 9 pm, consultant psychiatrists Dr Gerry McCarney (Child and Adolescent and Addiction Psychiatry) and Dr Helen Keeley (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and ReachOut Ireland’s head of clinical guidance) will be on the @ReachOutIRL […]

Following 7 years of writing Bruce Springsteen has released his autobiography Born to Run, in which the singer voices his battle with depression. Lifting the curtain on his demons Springsteen recounts how his father had a mental illness, and didn’t come to realise the gravity of his depression until later in life with him entering a period of major depression in his 60s. “I couldn’t […]

David Oliver looks at how a narrow focus on clinical presenteeism and productivity, and diminishing time allotted for non-clinical activities can have a negative effect on moral and gives trainees a discouraging view of what working life as a senior doctor will be like: To become an effective consultant, learning through clinical practice isn’t sufficient: it […]

Click here for further information and full Programme Members Only: €75 – Click here to register/pay SHINE Members Only: €0 – Fill in this form and return to mhayes@irishpsychiatry.ie Allied Health Professionals/Other: €40 – Pay on the door or fill in this form and return to mhayes@irishpsychiatry.ie Approved for 5 external CPD credits

Developed by researchers from the Department of Psychiatry in the RCSI and funded by the Health Research Board Journey through the brain – a colouring book was launched today with Minister for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee. The colouring book aims to spark young people’s interest in the science of the brain and its connection to human emotion, […]

  CPD: Approved for 6 External CPD credits by the CPsychI Date: Friday 14th October 2016 Venue: Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin Registration: 08:30 – 09:00hrs Course Duration: 09:00 – 16:00hrs This is an EPA Academia CME Course for Senior Clinicians working with psychotraumatised population and those interested in psychotraumatology and will feature presentations from: Prof Tanja Franciškovic, Psychiatrist, […]

The Faculty of Learning Disability Psychiatry have recently published a Position Paper for the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland entitled Challenging Behaviour and Intellectual Disability. This position paper is aimed at psychiatrists in Ireland working with people with an intellectual disability, within voluntary organisations, the HSE or MHID teams. While the paper does not aim to address issues […]