This event has passed

Winter Conference 2018

7 (Thurs) + 6 (Fri) External CPD credits

Start
November 15, 2018
End
November 16, 2018
Time
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Address
The Brehon Hotel and the INEC, Killarney   View map
Phone
01 - 661 8450

Event Details

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is delighted to announce that the Winter Conference 2018 will take place in the INEC/Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th November 2018.

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE REGISTER AT THE VENUE.

 

PROGRAMME

Conference Programme

 

CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Professor Trudi Roberts & Professor Gearoid Fitzgerald – Professionalism and the Trainee
Professor Guy Goodwin, Professor John Cooney, Dr Aditya Sharma – Bipolar Disorder
Professor Femi Oyebode – Abnormalities of the self and embodiment in the writings of Franz Kafka – Lessons for Psychiatry
Dr Conor O’Neill – Ten years of data from the Central Mental Hospital

 

CONFIRMED WORKSHOPS:

Prisons & the Homeless
Professional Competence
Mindreading – Literature and Mental Health in practice
Personality Disorders
Bipolar workshop

 

REGISTRATION RATES

 

Conference Member Rate NCHD/Intern/Retired*** Member Non Member Rates
Thursday 15th November only €180.00 €60.00 €315.00
Friday 16th November only €180.00 €60.00 €270.00
Thurs 15th and Friday 16th November €340.00 €120.00 €585.00

 

ACCOMMODATION

At present the Brehon Hotel is fully booked and there is very limited availability in the Gleneagle Hotel next door. We have secured alternative accommodation in the nearby Randle’s Hotel which is within a 10 minute walk from the conference venue. Should you wish to stay in this hotel, please reserve your hotel room directly by emailing : karen@hotel-solutions.ie at the special delegate rate of €99.00 single rate per night B&B or €110.00 double rate per night / Phone : + 353 1 630 9211. Alternatively you can download the booking form here and fax it to 01 479 6891.

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Call for Abstracts is now closed.

 

ESSAY COMPETITIONS

The Essay Competitions are now closed. Winners will be announced on Thursday 15th at the conference.

Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy Essay Competition 2018

Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry Essay Competition 2018

Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Dr Charles Smith Essay Competition 2018

 

DIRECTIONS

 

BY TRAIN

 

The INEC will have a shuttle bus available at Killarney train station to meet the train coming in from Dublin/Cork & Limerick on Wednesday evening and the train arriving at 10.19 on Thursday and Friday morning.

Please visit www.irishrail.ie for train times and prices.

 

BY BUS

 

Buses run from Limerick and Cork bus stations direct to Killarney, please visit www.buseireann.ie for times & prices. There are no direct buses from Dublin or Galway.

 

BY CAR

 

Route Planners:

From Dublin

From Cork

From Limerick

From Galway

 

BY AIR

 

Aer Lingus flies to & from Kerry airport to Dublin twice a day. See www.aerlingus.com for fares and times