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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27Sep

Promoting Diversity and Equality in Mental Health Practice: The Traveller Voice. Workshop 3/3

September 27, 2021
Promoting Diversity and Equality in Mental Health Practice: The Traveller...
29Sep

Autism Special Interest Group

September 29, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD Credit*   *College...
01Oct

UCD ACAP Webinar: Care pathways and outcomes of young people transitioning from child to adult mental health care services – Results from the European MILESTONE study

October 1, 2021
UCD Academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Covid Autumn/Winter 2021 School...
01Oct

Faculty of General Adult Psychiatry

October 1, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD Credit*   *College...
04Oct

The Full Picture: Awareness of Diversity in Psychiatry. CPsychI Online Special Seminar 2021

October 4, 2021
The Full Picture: Awareness of Diversity in Psychiatry. Online Special...
07Oct

ADOS-2 Online Training for Clinicians

October 7, 2021
ADOS-2 Training for Clinicians Date: Thursday 7th & Friday 8th...
12Oct

Global Mental Health Special Interest Group

October 12, 2021
Venue: Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD Credit*   *College...
14Oct

Medico-Legal Society: Successes and Challenges of Implementing the Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland

October 14, 2021
Successes and Challenges of Implementing the Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland...
15Oct

Evolution and Psychiatry Special Interest Group

October 15, 2021
Venue:  Online CPD: 1 Internal or External CPD credit*   *College Faculty/SIG...
15Oct

UCD ACAP Webinar: An eye on the quality of life of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases: A Sjögren’s Syndrome perspective

October 15, 2021
UCD Academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Covid Autumn/Winter 2021 School...

LATEST NEWS & BLOG

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01
Sep
Medical Independent: A perfect storm for child and adolescent mental healthcare

Covid-19 and the recent cyber attack on HSE systems have served only to exacerbate problems within an already under-funded and […]

Posted in: Blog, Media, Of interest from media,
Tags: CAMHS, Child and Adolescent, Mental Health, Psychiatry,
Twitter Q&A with Irish Psychiatry and Reach Out
25
Aug
Newstalk Breakfast: Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Caroline Maher speaks on the huge increase in referrals for eating disorders

Consultant specialists have already seen a 80% rise in referrals for eating disorders treatment in 2021 compared to all of […]

Posted in: Blog, College in the media, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Mental Health Legislation, Of interest from media,
Tags: Eating Disorder, Mental Health,
19
Aug
RTÉ Radio 1: Speaking on the Ryan Tubridy Show, Emer McLysaght discusses her time spent in a mental health hospital

Author and columnist Emer McLysaght joins Ryan Tubridy on his RTÉ Radio 1 show, in an honest, even humorous, discussion […]

Posted in: Blog, College in the media, External Affairs & Policy, Media, Mental Health Legislation, Of interest from media,
Tags: Eating Disorder, emer mclysaght, inpatient treatment, Mental Health,
09
Aug
Think Tank Book Club: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The third meeting of the ‘Think Tank’ Book Club is scheduled for Thursday, 2 September 2021 from 6:00 to 7:00 […]

Posted in: Blog,
Tags: book club, jeffrey eugenides, the virgin suicides, think tank book club,

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