The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland are part of an expert group involved in the drawing up of guidelines for the safe use of medicinal cannabis in qualifying patients. The Expert Reference Group will be chaired by Dr Mairín Ryan, Director of Health Technology Assessment at the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and will include a […]

Paul Mulholland talks to President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Dr John Hillery about the challenges facing the College and the profession. This article was written by Paul Mulholland and was published in the The Medical Independent on 6th April 2017. In only two years’ time, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland will […]

RCSI are looking for suitably qualified and experienced candidates for two Senior Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry posts commencing July 10th 2017. We offer excellent career development opportunities including generous training allowances and rotational contracts of up to two years. Funding for the completion of MD and Masters programmes are also available for eligible candidates.   Application […]

Over 50 people gathered in the LexIcon Library main auditorium to attend the REFOCUS workshop as part of the Mind Reading – Mental Health and the Written Word Conference on March 10th in Dun Laoghaire. In collaboration between UCD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Oxford University, the event included talks and workshops which explored productive interactions between […]

Spelling tests and messy handwriting are no longer the only key talking points at primary school parent-teacher meetings. Increasingly, a new issue of concern is emerging: anxious schoolchildren. This article was written by Michelle McBride and appeared on the Irish Times online on 27th April, 2017 A recent survey by the Irish Primary Principals Network […]

The College’s AGM will take place on Thursday 6th April 2017 in the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny. The AGM will take place at 5.30 – 6.30 pm during the Annual Spring Conference. If you have not booked a place at the Spring Conference you can do so by clicking here. If a Member has an […]

Congratulations to the Professional Competence Committee, on behalf of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, who were awarded a small educational research grant in 2016 by the Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) and the Irish Medical Council (IMC) to study the use of Peer Groups in our Professional Competence Scheme. The study has now […]

A suite of Hot Topics CPD Approved eModules (pilot) is now open to members of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland.  Speakers at the popular Hot Topics meetings have kindly allowed their presentations to be recorded and packaged into CPD approved eModules. We welcome Member feedback on the eModules. View the full list of Hot Topics eModules […]

Saint John of God Hospital, an independent 183 bed acute psychiatric teaching hospital, is one of the leading European providers in mental healthcare treatment services.  The Hospital currently provides specialist services for adults in psychotic disorders, eating disorders, substance misuse, addictions, psychiatry of later life in addition to the specialist adolescent in-patient assessment and treatment […]

A suite of Hot Topics CPD Approved eModules (pilot) is now open to members of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland.  Speakers at the popular Hot Topics meetings have kindly allowed their presentations to be recorded and packaged into CPD approved eModules. We welcome Member feedback on the eModules. View the full list of Hot Topics eModules […]