COVID-19: Information & Updates

The College is constantly providing new information to ensure the health and safety of our members and staff while promoting best practice at this trying time. Click through for an evolving list of information for members, medical professionals and the general public.

Public Information

Information on Psychiatry, how and where a psychiatrist works, mental health problems, useful support organisations, Mental Health Law, College Papers, Submissions, Publications and more.

Professional Competence

What the psychiatrist needs to know about maintenance of professional competence. Enrol in the PCS, log in to the CPD Diary, complete online CPD eModules, view CPD approved events, Specialist Registration information, get PCS news & updates.

Postgraduate Training

This section provides information for doctors thinking of undertaking specialist training in psychiatry, and includes the curriculum & regulations, areas for BST, HST and NCHDs in Non-Training Posts, recruitment and examinations sections and more.

Members

Here you will find FAQs about membership, members only area, College Faculties, Committees and Special Interest groups, the College Journal and more. Membership to medical students and interns is free.

UPCOMING EVENTS & MEETINGS

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21Jan

Faculty of Academic Psychiatry

January 21, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD credit*   *You may...
21Jan

Medico-Legal Society: Professional and legal aspects of Telemedicine

January 21, 2021
Professional and legal aspects of Telemedicine Date: Thursday 21st January 2021...
22Jan

UCD ACAP Webinar: Psychosocial Problems of The COVID-19 Pandemic: A European View

January 22, 2021
UCD Academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Covid Spring/Summer 2021 School...
28Jan

ADOS-2 Training for Clinicians

January 28, 2021
ADOS-2 Training for Clinicians Date: 28th & 29th January 2021 Venue:...
28Jan

ADHD Special Interest Group

January 28, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD Credit*   *You...
29Jan

Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

January 29, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD credit*  ...
03Feb

Youth and Student Mental Health Special Interest Group

February 3, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD credit*  ...
05Feb

Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry

February 5, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD credit*  ...
10Feb

Eating Disorders Special Interest Group

February 10, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD Credit*   *You...
10Feb

Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry

February 10, 2021
Venue:  Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD credit*   *You...

LATEST NEWS & BLOG

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11
Jan
TheJournal.ie: Emergency departments ‘ground zero’ for a stretched mental health system

Dr Anne Doherty, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at the Mater Hospital, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCD and chair of the […]

Posted in: Blog, Of interest from media,
Tags: COVID-19, emergency departments, mental health services, support services,
08
Jan
IJPM Letter to the Editor: The rotation of medical staff in July 2020 post COVID-19

Below is a letter to the editor by Mary Cosgrave from the first print issue of the IJPM dedicated to […]

Posted in: Blog, Of interest from media,
Tags: COVID-19, healthcare workers, medical staff, stress,
18
Dec
Press Statement: Launch of Gambling Disorder Position Paper

With the Christmas period bringing more triggers and the potential for increased levels of gambling, the College of Psychiatrists of […]

Posted in: Blog, College Papers, Submissions & Publications, External Affairs & Policy, Press Statements,
Tags: COVID-19, gambling addiction, gambling disorder, position paper, Press Statement,
15
Dec
Irish Times: Care for those with intellectual disabilities

Dr Mary Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disability and Dr Maria Dunne, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, this week wrote to […]

Posted in: Blog, Of interest from media,
Tags: COVID-19, intellectual disability, mental health services, support services,

CLASSIFIED ADS

National Clinical Lead – National Clinical Programme for Assessment and Management of patients who present to Emergency Department following Self Harm (NCPSH)

Please note that this job is NOT approved as a College recognised training post at this time. National Clinical Lead […]

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Locum Consultant – Adult Intellectual Disability

Please note that this job is NOT approved as a College recognised training post at this time. Locum Consultant Adult […]

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