Bon Secours Dublin

GPs, NCHDs and Consultants

Dublin Open Evening: 7th October 2014

On behalf of some of Ireland’s largest hospitals and out of hours co-operatives,

TTM Healthcare is seeking qualified GPs, NCHDs and Consultants for positions in:

General Practice, Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Psychiatry, Paediatrics and Anaesthetics.

Positions are available to start as soon as possible on locum and perm contracts. Very competitive rates available! Please note: Irish Medical Council

Registration is essential for these vacancies.

Come and meet the Medical Team to discuss these great opportunities.

5.30pm – 8.30pm, Tuesday 7th October 2014

Bewley’s Hotel, Leopardstown (Luas Stop ‘Central Park’ on the Green line)

Register now!

Call +353 (0)1 297 0420 or email

medical@ttmhealthcare.com

SAVE THE DATE for an innovative conference and glimpse into the global approaches in Rheumatology

Mark your calendars for this European Masterclass!

WHAT

Rheum to Innovate

WHO

Rheumatology Consultants and SpR’s

and others with a specialist interest in Rheumatology

WHEN

26-28 September 2014

WHERE

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

 “This international event brings together experts in emerging and controversial topics in Rheumatology. It will provide a forum for in depth review and an opportunity for all participants to address issues.”

PROF GERALDINE MCCARTHY

Consultant Rheumatologist

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

PROGRAMME INCLUDES:

MYOSITIS

, Prof Ingrid E Lundberg

OSTEOARTHRITIS

, Dr Tuhina Neogi

EPIGENETICS & ARTHRITIS

, Prof Gerry Wilson

 The educational component of this event is sponsored by Pfizer via an unrestricted educational grant.

DISCOVER how you can improve patient care

Join us on one of our accredited programmes and make a difference that lasts

DIPLOMA IN SYNCOPE AND RELATED DISORDERS

SEPTEMBER 2014 – MAY 2015

• Gain knowledge, skills and attributes to effectively diagnose, treat and manage syncope and related disorders in a range of clinical settings and within a syncope clinic

• Lectures by international experts, a week-long clinical attachment in a recognised syncope clinic and case-based WebEx sessions

• Approved for 72 CPD credits

HEALTH & MEDITATION: HEALING FROM THE CENTRE

OCTOBER 2014 – JUNE 2015

• Understand what meditation means in practice and the feeling of failure that makes some give up before they start

• 10 day programme over 9 months starting October 2014

• Approved for 50 CPD credits

DIPLOMA IN PATIENT SAFETY

OCTOBER 2014 – MAY 2015

• Benefit from International Quality Improvement expertise while under-taking a workplace-based project

• Gain the skills, knowledge and expertise to develop and lead patient safety initiatives and help develop the safety culture in our health service

1. Approved for 66 CPD credits

CERTIFICATE IN MEDICINE FOR THE ELDERLY

26-28 FEBRUARY 2015

• For all Doctors and Healthcare Professionals working with the older patient

• Neurology, endocrinology, osteoporosis, nutrition,

memory, capacity, ethics, common clinical conundrums

• Approved for 20 CPD credits

Apply today at

www.rcpi.ie, discounts may apply

LIMERICK FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC

THEORECTICAL TRAINING COURSE FOR CERTFICATE IN FAMILY PLANNING

SATURDAY 11^TH OCTOBER 2014

AT LIMERICK FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC

ISSUED BY

ICGP, RSH COMMITTEE AND CERTIFICATE BOARD FOR FAMILY PLANNING NURSE AND WOMENS HEALTH

DOWNLOAD BOOKING FORM FROM:

WWW.LIMERICKFAMILY PLANNING.IE

OR CALL LIMERICK FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC

27 MALLOW STREET

LIMERICK

061 312026

Tuesday 23rd September 2014 to 10yearbirthday@galwayclinic.com

Saturday 27th September 2014

GALWAY CLINIC MEDICAL CONFERENCE

RSVP by Tuesday 23rd September 2014 to 10yearbirthday@galwayclinic.com

9.15 – 9.45

REGISTRATION

9.45 – 10.00

OPENING ADDRESS: Mr Joe O Donovan, CEO, Galway Clinic

10.00 – 11.45

BRIEF CLINICAL UPDATES:

• An Update On All Things Acid

Dr Alan Coss, Consultant Gastroenterologist

• The Challenging Asthma Patient

Dr Hilary McLoughlin, Consultant Respiratory Physician

• Prostate Cancer Update

Dr David Bouchier-Hayes, Consultant Urologist

• HPV and Oral Cancer

Mr Colm Fahy, Consultant ENT/ Head & Neck Surgeon

• Bariatric Medicine

Dr Francis Finucane, Consultant Endocrinologist

• Musicians Health – Keeping the Show on the Road

Dr Ronan Kavanagh, Consultant Rheumatologist

11.45 – 12.00

REFRESHMENTS

12.00 – 13.15

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Professor Aidan Halligan,

University College London Hospital

“Rediscovering Lost Values in Medicine”

13.15 – 14.00

LUNCH

14.00 – 15.15

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Professor Steve Thomas,

Health Economist, Trinity College Dublin.

“Future Funding Models for Private Medicine in Ireland”

15.15 – 16.00

TEN YEARS ON:

• Milestones & Achievements at the Galway Clinic: The First 10 Years

Dr Gordon Pate, Consultant Cardiologist

• The Electronic Medical Record at the Galway Clinic

Dr David Niland, Medical Information Officer

• Challenges of a Modern Career in Surgery

Mr Paraic Murray, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

16.00 – 16.15

CLOSING REMARKS: Dr Muiris Houston, Director of Medical Education,

Galway Clinic

Followed by Drinks Reception •

Galway Clinic, Doughiska, Co. Galway, Ireland

T 091 785000 : F 091 785703 : www.galwayclinic.com

Galway Clinic, Doughiska, Co. Galway, Ireland

T 091 785000 : F 091 785703 : www.galwayclinic.com

CME POINTS AVAILABLE

Tuesday 23rd September 2014 to 10yearbirthday@galwayclinic.com

Tuesday 23rd September 2014 to 10yearbirthday@galwayclinic.com

Beacon Hospital GP Educational Evening.

Beacon Hospital will host a GP Educational Evening on Tuesday September 23^rd 2014 commencing at 7.00pm (registration and refreshments from 6.45pm). Keynote presentations include “Benign Perianal Conditions” Mr. Adnan Hafeez, Consultant General Surgeon; “Interesting Otolaryngology” Mr. Kambiz Golchin, Consultant ENT Surgeon and “Red flags in Audiology & Tinnitus Management” Dr Sandra Cummings, Audiologist. CME accreditation applied for. Venue: 6^th Floor Conference Room, Beacon Hospital, Sandyford, Dublin 18. For further information contact muireann.feirteir@beaconhospital.ie

Beacon Hospital GP Educational Morning – Mullingar

Beacon Hospital will host a GP Educational Morning on Saturday October 11^th 2014 commencing at 9.30am sharp (registration and breakfast from 8.45am). Keynote presentations include “Breast Pain – Recent

Update” Dr Reem Salman, Consultant Breast Surgeon; “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-Update”, Dr Margaret Griffin, Consultant Endocrinologist; “Musculoskeletal Intra-Articular and Soft Tissue Injections” Mr Paul

Murphy, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & “Chest Pain in the real world”, Dr John Cosgrave, Consultant Cardiologist. CME accreditation applied for. Venue: The Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

Lunch will be served for those who wish to stay post the meeting. To register and for further information contact caroline.dermody@beaconhospital.ie

Neurology Update Meeting 2014

Friday, October 3rd, The Merrion Room, RDS, Dublin 4

Dr Raymond Murphy will direct the 2014 Neurology Update Meeting.

This meeting provides up-to-date information on neurological conditions, with emphasis on the latest treatments.

Programme

08.30 Registration, tea and coffee

09.00 Autoimmune neurology .

Dr. Oliver Tobin, Mayo Clinic

10.00 nherited neuropathies

Dr. Sinead Murphy, AMNCH Hospital

11.15 Key note Lecture. Neuropathology’s changing interface with neurology and neurosurgery over the last 30 years.Professor Michael Farrell, Beaumont Hospital

12.15 Lunch

13.15

Neurosurgical Updates

Mr. Steve McNally, Beaumont Hospital

14.00

Muscle Disease Update

Dr. John McConville, Ulster Hospital

15.15

The Arts and Neurology.

Professor Dan Healy, Beaumont Hospital

CME : The meeting has been awarded 6 CME Credits by the RCSI.

Registration:

To register please visit the IICN website www.iicn.ie  or telephone 061 622652

MATER PRIVATE Annual GP Study Day

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS & PRESENTATIONS

4th October 2014 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown

ANNUAL GP STUDY DAY

TIME AGENDA

08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Light Breakfast

09:00 – 10:00 Opening Presentations Cardiology – Arrhythmia & Heart Failure

Emergency Patient Triage & Management

10:00 – 13:20 Round Table Discussions

GROUP A GROUP B

Breast Disease

Colorectal Surgery

Cardiology/Arrhythmia Cardiology/Heart Failure

Diabetes & Endocrinology

Cosmetic & Reconstructive

Breast Surgery

Infectious Disease

Pulmonary Medicine

Haematology

Vascular

Advance registration is recommended.

Please select Group A or Group B when registering for the event.

Please contact Sarah Fisher for further details.

Tel: (087) 900 2731 Email: sarah.fisher@materprivate.ie

Get Better. Get the Best.

Discover the benefits of living and working in Canada!

Come along to one of our free 1-hour information sessions for GPs interested in living and working in Alberta, Canada:

Dublin – Saturday 1st November

Cork – Sunday 2nd November

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet our client, who is well established in the province with centrally located clinics in both Edmonton and Calgary, to discuss the benefits and practicalities of working in this stunning location where GPs are amongst the highest paid in the world (earning up to €580,000pa).

For further information, or to reserve a space for either session, please contact us on +44 (0)131 226 2200 or info@headmedical.com

Head Medical recruit GPs and Consultants for amazing jobs in stunning locations around the world. Visit our website to see how we can help you find the right role in the right location.

www.headmedical.com

LA ROCHE-POSAY Would like to invite you to the inaugural:

DERMATOLOGY IN IRISH PRIMARY CARE EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR:

Featured presentations will include:

‘Managing Eczema in Irish Primary Care’

Professor Alan Irvine Consultant Dermatologist, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital

‘Skin Cancer in Irish Primary Care’

Dr Patrick Ormond Consultant Dermatologist, St James Hospital and Hermitage Medical Clinic

When: Wednesday 1st Oct 2014, 6pm to 9:30pm

Where: St Helen’s Radisson Blu Hotel, Stillorgan

This event is open to general practitioners and pharmacists only.

RSVP to contact@laroche-posay.ie by 29th September 2014

Limited number of places available, advisable to book early.

www.laroche-posay.ie

Beacon Hospital GP Educational Morning – Mullingar

Beacon Hospital will host a GP Educational Morning on Saturday October 11^th 2014 commencing at 9.30am sharp (registration and breakfast from 8.45am). Keynote presentations include “Breast Pain – Recent Update” Dr Reem Salman, Consultant Breast Surgeon; “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-Update”, Dr Margaret Griffin, Consultant Endocrinologist; “Musculoskeletal Intra-Articular and Soft Tissue Injections” Mr Paul Murphy, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & “Chest Pain in the real world”, Dr John Cosgrave, Consultant Cardiologist. CME accreditation applied for. Venue: The Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co Westmeath. Lunch will be served for those who wish to stay post the meeting. To register and for further information contact caroline.dermody@beaconhospital.ie

Invites you to attend a GP Educational Evening

Remedies in Rheumatology and Gastroenterology

Date: Wednesday, 15th October 2014

Time: 7.00 pm to 7.50pm

Buffet Supper

Meeting Commences: 7.50 pm Sharp

Venue: Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

Chairperson: Dr Barbara Kearns, General Practitioner

Topics

- Biologic Therapies for the Rheumatic Diseases – What The GP Needs to Know

Dr Anne Barbara Mongey, Consultant Rheumatologist

Inflammatory Bowel Disease – What’s New

Dr Deirdre O’Donovan, Consultant Gastroenterologist

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

For information and reservations call Ruth Ronan

Telephone: 01 2064304 or email: ronanr@blackrock-clinic.com

CME ACCREDITATION APPLIED FOR

Gastroenterology GP Educational  Evening 1^st October at 7pm

Presentations will include:

Irritable Bowel syndrome   (Dr. Claire Smyth, Consultant Gastroenterologist)

Inflammatory bowel disease (Dr. Barbara Ryan, Consultant Gastroenterologist)

Coeliac Disease – diagnosis, management, complications (Dr. Jack Hollingsworth, Consultant Gastroenterologist)

If you would like to attend please contact

kwalsh@hermitageclinic.ie or 01 6459216

Ireland’s First EVER PANDAS Awareness Conference to take place in Dublin

August 2014:   US medical experts will visit Dublin this October to speak at the inaugural PANDAS Conference which aims to raise awareness of PANDAS syndrome (Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections). The Conference will be open to medical professionals and the general public and will be held in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Wednesday 22^nd October 2014.

PANDAS was first identified in the US in 1998 and latest research states that it affects 1 in 200 children in the US.  It is a neuropsychiatric disease that can strike young children and result in a range of debilitating symptoms including severe anxiety, paranoia and obsessive compulsive disorder.

The Conference in Dublin has been organised by PANDAS Ireland and led by Irish mother, Karen Cafferky whose five year old boy, Ethan is affected by the condition.

Commenting on the Conference, Karen said:  “Although PANDAS is more common than was initially thought, the reality is that the condition is not well recognised and in Ireland especially, treatment is hard to find.  My son was finally diagnosed with PANDAS this year after 15 months of consultations with various specialists and still receives no treatment.  The purpose of this Conference is to raise awareness of PANDAS with medical professionals and the general public so that we can get the care that we need for our children.”

PANDAS has been described by medics as a rare autoimmune disorder in children. Because it is believed to be linked with Streptococcal bacterial infections, it is frequently referred to as rheumatic fever of the brain.

PANDAS has an encephalitic-like onset following an infection. Antibodies mistakenly attack a part of the brain called the Basal Ganglia, resulting in sudden onset of acute, neuropsychiatric behavioural changes that can include: OCD, tics, age regression, separation anxiety, contamination fears, paranoia, insomnia, anorexia, violent rages and running away.

The Conference in Dublin aims to raise awareness of the condition amongst medical professionals and the general public.  Speakers will include neurologist and PANDAS specialist, Dr Rosario Trifiletti and developmental Paediatrician, Dr Catherine Nicolaides, all with expertise in treating children with PANDAS in their clinics in the US.

PANDAS Advocate, Attorney and Author of two books on the subject, ‘Saving Sammy’ and ‘Childhood Interrupted’, Beth Alison Maloney, will also speak of her experiences and her son’s full recovery from the disorder.

Supported by Fáilte Ireland, the Conference will take place in Dublin’s Convention Centre from 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm.  Parents, physicians, nurses, therapists, teachers, and anyone interested in learning more about this condition and treatment are encouraged to attend. Attendance is free of charge to doctors with a charge of €25 for other individuals.

For more information on PANDAS Ireland and the upcoming conference email PANDASIreland@gmail.com or visit Karen Cafferky’s blog at http://kcbloggs.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/my-son-and-p-a-n-d-a-s/

Annual GP Study Day Program

Saturday 17^th January 2015

Trinity Centre for Health Sciences

St James’s Hospital

Dublin 8

Lunch

12.00 – 13.00                          William Stokes Post Graduate Centre

Registration

12.00 – 13.00                         Trinity Centre for Health Sciences

13.00 -13.30

Dr David O Donovan, Consultant Plastics Surgeon, St James’s Hospital

Aesthetic surgery

13.30 -14.00

Dr Anne Marie O Dwyer, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, St James’s Hospital

Managing stress-related illness in General Practice

14.00 – 14.30

Professor Patrick Plunkett, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St James’s Hospital

Medico-legal reporting for GP’s

15.00  – 15.15  Coffee Break

Workshops – Choose 2 out of 3

15.15  – 16.45 

Each session is case-based and will last up to 30 minutes each. There may be an opportunity to discuss individual cases, but this is not guaranteed.

Dr John Kennedy, Consultant Oncologist, St James’s Hospital

Morbidity associated with cancer and its treatment

Dr Katie Field, Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St James’s Hospital

Menopause Management

Dr Brian O Connell, Consultant Microbiologist, St James’s Hospital

Interpretation of microbiology results and appropriate use of antibiotics in General Practice

16.45 – 17.15 Feedback form completion and issuing of CPD certificates

To register please email Ms Frances Hoolahan at fhoolahan@stjames.ie

Or phone Frances on 01-4162536

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6th Symposium CORK 2014

Gastric Cancer
Date: Saturday 13th December 2014
Venue: Glucksmann Gallery, University College Cork
Local Organisers: Mr Criostóir O’Súilleabháin, Consultant Surgeon, Mercy University Hospital; Dr Derek Power, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mercy University
Hospital; Dr Brian Bird, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Bon Secours Hospital; and Dr Bill Bennett, Consultant Pathologist, Cork University Hospital.
SPONSORED BY
For further details
and/or information,
please contact:
Anne Bedford
086 386 0754
anne.bedford
@roche.com
Confi rmed guest speakers include:
■ Professor Dr Heike I Grabsch
Professor in Gastrointestinal Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center,
Department of Pathology, Maastricht, The Netherlands
■ Professor Pradeep Bhandari
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Spire Portsmouth Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
■ Professor Giovanni de Manzoni
Department of Surgery, Upper GI Surgery Division, University of Verona, Italy
■ Mr Shaun Preston
Consultant Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon, Royal Surrey County Hospital
Lead Clinician, Regional Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Guildford, UK
■ Dr Ajay V. Maker
Consultant Surgical Oncologist / Director of Surgical Oncology,
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center / Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Illinois, Chicago
■ Dr Naureen Starling
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
■ Professor Marcel Verheij
Head, Department of Radiation Oncology & Group Leader,
Division of Cell Biology, Netherlands Cancer Institute /
Professor, Translational Radiotherapy, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
■ Dr Peter McEneaney
Consultant Radiologist, Mercy University Hospital, Cork

Local Organisers: Mr Criostóir O’Súilleabháin, Consultant Surgeon, Mercy University Hospital; Dr Derek Power, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mercy University
Hospital; Dr Brian Bird, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Bon Secours Hospital; and Dr Bill Bennett, Consultant Pathologist, Cork University Hospital.

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Cardiology GP Educational Evening
Wednesday 14th Jan at 7pm
The evening will include presentations on
• Understand new guidelines on cholesterol and preventing high cholesterol
(Prof Ian Graham, Consultant Cardiologist)
• Treat patients effectively for Cardiovascular Stiffness
(Dr. Vincent Maher, Consultant Cardiologist)
• Understand treatments recommended for inherited cardiac conditions and
sudden cardiac death
(Dr. Deirdre Ward, Consultant Cardiologist)
Refreshments will be available before our event and it will conclude at
approximately 9.30pm. CPD points have been applied for.
If you would like to attend, please register by telephone
01 6459216 or via email: kwalsh@hermitageclinic.

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INVITATION TO BON SECOURS HOSPITAL CORK
GP Study Day
Saturday 17th January 2015.
The Convention Centre, Silversprings Hotel, Cork.
The Bon Secours Hospital, Cork is pleased to announce the holding of their Annual
GP Study day at the Convention Centre, Silversprings Hotel, Tivoli, Cork. The day will
involve approximately 30 of the Hospital’s Consultants. There are 18 workshops in total
throughout the day, each 1 hour in length. GP’s may attend any 5 Workshops of their
choice.
PROGRAMME FROM 8.30AM – 17.30PM
Registration: 8.30am
CPD points applied
Free Car Parking
Free Registration
Registration is Essential
To register or for any other information on programme details please contact:
Mr. Graham Murphy
Clinical Services Dept.
021-4941990
gmurphy@bonsecours.ie
Advanced Medicine Exceptional Care

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