FACULTY OF ADULT
PSYCHIATRY
Welcome to the webpage of Faculty of Adult Psychiatry. It
is our hope that you find this guide a useful resource for
information and support in your professional practice.
General Information
FACULTY OF ADULT PSYCHIATRY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Message from Chair - Dr Michele
Cahill
General Information
The Faculty of Adult Psychiatry is open to all
Psychiatrists who have specialised in General Adult Psychiatry and
its related sub-specialties. Its mission is to promote the
development and sustenance of evidence-based practice, and to
provide professional support by fostering peer networks and
facilitating information sharing. Through these measures, we hope
to drive the ethos of professional excellence towards the delivery
of the highest standards of care to our patients.
FACULTY OF ADULT PSYCHIATRY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
The business of the Faculty of Adult
Psychiatry is overseen by an Executive Committee who
meet every 6-8 weeks. Current members are :
| Chair :
Dr Michele Cahill
Honorary Secretary:
Dr John Tobin
- Dr Aideen Moran
- Dr Ann O Grady-Walshe
- Dr Anne Jeffers
- Dr Clifford Haley
- Dr Eleanor Corcoran
- Dr Guy Molyneux
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- Dr Izu Nwachukwu
- Dr Jackie Benbow
- Dr Joanne Fenton
- Dr Justin Brophy
- Dr Kevin Kilbride
- Dr Larkin Feeney
- Dr Maire Mc Loughlin
- Dr Sutha Murthy
|
- Dr Pauline Twomey
- Dr Raju Bangaru
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The Executive Committee sets out to achieve
its objectives by:
- Researching and promoting guidelines of best practice
- Representing the views of General Adult Psychiatrists at
College Council meetings
- Liaising with other stakeholders when appropriate, in relation
to providing the highest standards of care for those attending
adult psychiatric services
As chairperson, I recognise that perhaps more
than ever, Adult Psychiatrists are facing significant challenges in
the discharge of their day-to-day clinical duties. I am fully
appreciative of the extra demands of committing to the membership
of our Faculty Executive Committee. I acknowledge with thanks, the
immense contributions of our current members in trying to address
the issues that face General Adult Psychiatry.
In the immediate term, our focus is to
describe the specialty of Adult Psychiatry in terms of who we are
and the services we are trained to deliver as specialists in the
context of best practice principles. In this regard, we are well
advanced in drafting a position paper on General Adult Psychiatry
in Ireland, with emphasis on the interfaces we have with other
specialties and sub-specialties in Psychiatry.
We are also currently drafting recommendations
for the improvements of mental health services for both asylum
seekers and the homeless in our society. This is with a view to
promoting the best quality care to this vulnerable and
disadvantaged group.
Our nascent College of Psychiatry
of Ireland is already taking giant strides and the
Faculty of Adult Psychiatry is contributing in no small measure to
this. It is indeed an exciting time to become involved with us, and
it is our hope that this Faculty will become truly representative
to all Adult Psychiatrists in Ireland and beyond.
As chairperson, I therefore invite you to join
us on this march towards excellence in clinical care in an ambience
of effective professional guidance and support.
If you are interested in joining the Adult
Psychiatry Executive Committee, please contact Grace at gsmyth@irishpsychiatry.ie.
With kind regards,
Dr Michelle Cahill
Date of Next Meetings:
- 29 July 2010 @ 3.30pm
- 23 September @3.30pm
All meetings shall take place in the
Boardroom, 5 Herbert Street, D2