The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Winter Conference 2024 will take place on 7th & 8th November in the Strand Hotel, Limerick. The conference has been approved for 13 External CPD credits (7+6).
External CPD is approved for attendance at the live event and CPD Certificates will be issued to those who complete their CPD Claim Form after attendance.
Some conference sessions will be recorded and available to (re)view after the event. Online viewing of recorded sessions can be logged as Personal CPD (1 credit per hour).
The full conference programme will be available in the coming weeks but in the meantime, please see below details of the confirmed topics and speakers:
Thursday
- Relational Prescribing – Dr Dimitrios Chartonas & Mr David Rogalski
- Impact of Storytelling as an improvement methodology – Lesley Goodburn
- NCHD Oral Presentations
- Parallel Sessions on Physical Health Monitoring, Child Art Psychotherapy, Minding Creative Minds: Mental Health Support for those in the artistic sector, Mother & Baby Service Setup and Communications workshop
Friday
- The Creativity of Metaphor in the Unconscious – Dr Jonathan Sklar
- Forensic Psychiatry – Professor Gwen Adshead
- Talking to Murderers – Professor Gwen Adshead & Mark O’Connell in conversation with Professor Paul O’Connell
- Music & Medicine: from Neuroscience to Music therapy – Dr Carina Freitas, Professor Hilary Moss & Mr Christopher Bailey
Registration
Online registration is available for MEMBERS of the College only (Excluding Student & intern members. Membership is voluntary and not included with the BST or HST training scheme or the Professional Competence Scheme).
Members can register by logging in below and clicking the Member registration button.
Medical students, non-members, doctors registered for PCS Only and doctors registered on the CPD-SS scheme should complete the online registration form to register. Non-Member rates are €300 per day or €600 for both days.
Alternatively should you wish to become a member and avail of the significantly reduced member rates, please visit https://www.irishpsychiatry.ie/members/membership-information/membership-categories/
Accommodation
The College has agreed a delegate accommodation rate for Wednesday 6th November & Thursday 7th November. Single rooms are available for €161 B&B per night, Double rooms are available for €177 B&B per night. To reserve a hotel room, please complete the Winter Conference 2024 Hotel Booking Form and send it to Leonie in Hotel Solutions (contact information on the form)
Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will take place on Thursday 7th November at 7.30pm. There will be a drinks reception followed by the conference dinner and music from Spring Break. Places are limited and pre-registration is essential.