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07 Mar

Dr John Hillery’s speech at the Eating Disorders Clinical Programme Launch

Launch of Eating Disorders Clinical Programme Dr John Hillery, President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 24th of January 2018   The Scandinavian Public Health Specialist and epidemiologist...
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06 Mar

Press Statement: New Clinical Programme to provide early support and clear pathway of care for people with eating disorders

Press Statement 25 January 2018: New Clinical Programme to provide early support and clear pathway of care for people with eating disorders The College of Psychiatrists...
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01 Feb

Registration now open for One Day Workshop – ‘Recovery’: Embracing the Challenges – Approach for Psychiatry?

A One Day Workshop for College Members Only - ‘Recovery’: Embracing the Challenges - Approach for Psychiatry? Approved for 5 External CPD credits Supported by the HSE and...
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25 Jan

New clinical programme to provide early support and clear pathway of care for people with eating disorders

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland welcomes the launch by the HSE yesterday of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorder Services developed in collaboration...
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22 Jan

More training needed to help adults with ADHD, says HSE

Image courtesy of TheDyslexicBook.com The HSE has said that more training is needed for health care professionals in adult psychiatry working in the area of Attention Deficit...
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15 Jan

‘What’s important is not to trivialise depression’ Dr Miriam Kennedy on NewsTalk with Pat Kenny

Consultant Adult and Later Life Psychiatrist and lead of the day hospital in Highfield Healthcare speaks to Pat Kenny on NewsTalk about the myth of...
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14 Jan

Study points to more positive outlook for people with psychosis than previously thought

New King's College London research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, indicates a more positive outlook for people diagnosed with first episode psychosis (FEP)...
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19 Dec

Time to stop talking and start spending to help our carers

Unpaid and unheralded, those who care at home for their loved ones urgently need our support, writes Dr John Hillery in the Sunday Independent The recent...
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15 Dec

Photos from the Annual Winter Conference 2017

Our annual Winter Conference took place in Dunboyne Castle Hotel in Co. Meath on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th 2017. To view this year's programme...
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14 Dec

TCD get the cherry at 2017 Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition for Medical Students

The topic ‘In this era of post-truth politics, it’s easy to cherry-pick data and come to whatever conclusion you desire’ provided a fantastic night of...
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