Postgraduate Training
For Mental Illness Awareness Week and World Mental Health Day, the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine is providing free access to a selection of journal articles for the full month of October 2017. Heightened awareness of concepts relating to both mental health and mental illness are essential to ensure that appropriate and well resourced mental health […]
The Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry invites submissions for the Dr Charles Smith 2017 Essay Competition. This year’s title is: “Should architecture be therapeutic?” The winner will receive a monetary prize of €1,000 together with a commemorative medal. Click here for more information and guidelines for submissions. The winner will be announced at the 2017 College of Psychiatrists […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland invites abstract submissions from all non-consultant psychiatrists, medical students and interns for Poster & Oral Presentation. Applicants will be informed whether their abstract has been accepted or not within two weeks of the closing date. The posters will be displayed over both days. The Oral presentations will be scheduled […]
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is pleased to announce the dates of the the annual Psychiatry Summer School events for Medical Students and Interns, as follows: NUI Galway – Wednesday, 23rd August University College Cork – Friday, 25th August Dublin – Friday, 1st September Organised by the Trainee Committee of the College, for this seventh consecutive year, […]
Winners of the NCHD / Trainee Research Prize Poster, the Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry Essay Prize 2017, and the Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy Essay Prize 2017 were congratulated for the usual high standards at the Annual Spring Conference in the Lyrath Estate Hotel last Friday 7th of April. NCHD / Trainee Research Poster Prize 2017 “The Lighthouse […]
The recent annual College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) NCHD conference was a great success with a high turnout of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors. The Conference, hosted in the Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham Dublin on 17th February, was organised by the Trainee Committee, a dedicated working group within the College. Based on the theme “The Science of Psychiatry” […]
We are delighted to announce the 8th annual NCHD Conference organised in collaboration with the Trainee Committee of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. When: 17th February 2017 Where: The Hilton Hotel, Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 To Book: Click here to download the booking form and return to Karen McCourt at kmccourt@irishpsychiatry.ie Places are limited, so […]
While studying medicine, I suffered from mental health problems that required treatment. My doctor told me they needn’t stop me pursuing my dream – Linda Gask. This article was published in The Guardian on 17/02/17 and was written by Linda Gask “During my years of medical training I was tense and wound up almost […]
Dr Therese O’Carroll and Mr. George Bridges of REFOCUS (Recovery Experience Forum of Carers and Users of Services) speak with Mr. A.T. about the consequences of stigma in the work-place for people with a history of mental illness.This was published as part of Think Tank, a quarterly e-newsletter for trainees by the CPsychI Training Committee 2016. […]