Hot Topics Webinar November 2026

Hot Topics Webinar – Evolutionary Psychiatry – Thursday 26th November 2026

TIME: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
ONLINE: Live Zoom Webinar
CPD: Approved for 2 Accredited Continuing Education credits

This programme was reviewed and awarded 2 ACE CPD credits per webinar by the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, in accordance with the Irish Medical Council accreditation criteria. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is an accredited national provider and accreditor of postgraduate medical education in Ireland, recognised by the Irish Medical Council.

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BOOKING:  – CPsychI members: Log in to MyCollege (above on this page) to book online.
– Non-CPsychI members / CPD-SS NCHDs:  Submit your booking form as soon as possible to secure your place.

***Hot Topics Webinars are broadcast live.  Delayed viewing will not be available.  Registration will close at 4pm on the day of each webinar.  ***

PROGRAMME:

Thursday 26th November 2026

Topic: Hunter-Gatherer Childhood & Maternal and Child Mental Health

Speaker: Dr Nikhil Chaudhary, Asst. Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridge.

Topic: Maternal Rejection and Extended Survival: A Paradox in a Primate Model of Mental Health

Speaker: Dr Ursula Paredes Esquivel, Lecturer in Medical and Evolutionary Genomics, City of St George’s, University of London

Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link shortly before the webinar(s).  Webinars are broadcast live, without delayed access.  The Zoom link will be unique for each registrant and can only be used on one device at a time.  The link will be emailed to the primary email address we have on file for each registrant.  In order for an attendance record to be generated for each webinar for the purpose of issuing CPD certificates, each registrant’s name and primary email address will be input as an attendee on the College’s Zoom account.  Zoom webinars may be recorded.  Any unauthorised recording / broadcasting / copying of Hot Topics presentations or material is strictly prohibited.