Events
College of Psychiatrists President: ‘Extremely worrying’ consultant resourcing crisis jeopardises junior doctor training ‘Perilously low funding’ has a direct impact on doctor recruitment and retention The College of Psychiatrists’ annual NCHD Conference takes place in Dublin today (Friday) The President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has said that the Government’s inability to adequately […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland and RCPsych Northern Ireland hosted the annual joint winter conference at the Grand Hotel Malahide on 10 & 11 November. Winners of the oral and poster presentations and the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine John Dunne and Ada English awards are listed below, along with those highly commended. NCHD […]
On 13 October 2022, the College hosted an online webinar for the public to explore how, with human rights-based health legislation only and no Mental Health Act, society can best support people experiencing mental health crisis and illness. Watch the full webinar event from 13 October 2022 below or on YouTube here. An exploration of […]
The Online CPsychI Winter Conference 2020, titled Future Proofing Psychiatry featured announcements of the poster winners throughout the day. Conference delegates can access all the posters through the Winter Conference 2020 page. NCHD Poster Presentation Winner THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND DEPRESSION IN INDIVIDUALS AGED 57-77: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE 2015 MITCHELSTOWN COHORT […]
Have you ever wondered what a career in psychiatry looks like? The College careers events have been running annually since 2011 and are aimed at medical students, interns or medical graduates who may be considering applying for specialist training in Psychiatry, or who would simply like to find out more about what a career in […]
The College has this year adapted the annual Foundation Year Trainee Induction Week to take place entirely online, tackling limitations on in-person events in place due to Covid-19. Now in its third year, the Induction Week was designed by the College Postgraduate Training Department for doctors embarking on their first year as Trainee Psychiatrists. Following […]
UPDATE: The AGM scheduled for 26 March is also cancelled. To protect the health and safety of our members and staff due to the COVID-19 crisis, the forthcoming Spring Conference 2020 which was scheduled to take place from 25-27 March in Kilkenny is now cancelled. It has been rescheduled to the Spring next year from […]
On Thursday, 13 February, the College hosted the 5th Anniversary celebration of its Hot Topics series, with presentations on two emerging issues within psychiatry: Gambling Disorder – An update for clinical practice by Professor Colin O’Gara and Game On! Is gaming a lifestyle or a disorder? by Dr Gerry McCarney 70 people attended the 5 year anniversary […]
Sandra Ryan from The Medical Independent reports on the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland joint Winter Conference with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland. Read excerpts from the article below. To read the full article in The Medical Independent, click here. To read our own recap of the conference, click here. A team of […]
The CPsychI/RCPsychNI Winter Conference 2019 included an awards ceremony for recipients of the clinical exam and Completion of Higher Special Training Certificates, and a prize giving session for the winners of competitions for essays, poster presentations and oral trainee presentations. Photos of the winners are below. For a full list of photos from the CPsychI/RCPsychNI […]