Hot Topics Webinar – Thursday 27th November 2025
TIME: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
VENUE: Live Online via Zoom Webinar
CPD: Approved for 2 Accredited Continuing Education credits per webinar
***Hot Topics Webinars are broadcast live. Registration will close at 4pm on the day of each webinar. Delayed viewing will not be available.***
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Programme:
Thursday 27th November
Refractory Depression: Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches
Speaker: Dr Noel Kennedy, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director, Highfield Healthcare, Dublin
The Top Ten Journal Papers of 2025
Speaker: Dr David Gratzer, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
—Past Webinars—
Thursday 25th September
1. Learnings from the Mental Health Act and the A.A. case – High Court and Court of Appeal
2. Recent Judicial Challenges to Admission Orders
Speakers: Olive Doyle, Senior Partner, Byrne Wallace Shields & Patrick McClean, Partner, Byrne Wallace Shields
Thursday 23rd October
PTSD in Military Personnel – Current Thinking & New Approaches
Speaker: Dr Fionnbar Lenihan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Defence Forces / Óglaigh na hÉireann
Mind and Body – Bridging the System Gaps
Speaker: Professor Fiona Gaughran, Professor of Physical Health and Clinical Therapeutics in Psychiatry in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
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Registration Fees:
- CPsychI members: €35 per webinar
- Psychiatrists (Non-CPsychI members): €100 per webinar
- Other Specialties (Non-Psychiatrists): €65 per webinar
- *Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme (CPD-SS): A limited number of CPD-SS places are available to Non-Training NCHDs registered on 2025/26 CPD-SS. To avail of CPD-SS funding, you must book your place in advance by completing and submitting the booking form.
*Please note: CPD-SS and PCS are separate schemes and application processes. You must apply annually for the CPD-SS. View Further Information on the CPD-SS.
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Booking:
- CPsychI members: BOOK ONLINE – log in as a member and click on Member Registration button on this page.
- Non-CPsychI members / CPD-SS NCHDs: Please complete and submit your booking form as soon as possible to secure your place.
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Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link shortly before the webinar(s) which will be 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 purposes of issuing CPD certificates, each registrant’s name and primary email address will be input as an attendee on the College’s Zoom account. The Zoom webinars may be recorded and made available at a future date. Any unauthorised recording/broadcasting/copying of Hot Topics presentations or material is strictly prohibited.