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16
Jan
College of Psychiatrists welcomes new President and Vice President

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has elected Dr John Hillery, former President of the Medical Council, as its new […]

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Tags: Education, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Treatment,
13
Dec
College of psychiatrists concerned that people in acute mental distress will not seek help due to media reports about the cost of accessing services

Press Statement: 13th December 2016 The College of Psychiatrists is concerned that some quotations in the papers yesterday and subsequent […]

Of interest from media, Press Statements
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Tags: Education, Media, Mental Health, Psychiatrist,
05
Dec
Today with Sean O’Rourke – Dr John Hillery on medical cannabis

Director of Communications and Public Education Dr John Hillery spoke on RTE’s Today with Sean O’Rourke on the use of […]

College in the media, Featured, Of interest from media
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01
Dec
Spike goes to Belfast – QUB win annual Spike Milligan Public Speaking Competition

After a fantastic night in the Sugar Club in Dublin, Swati Vara and Catherine Eves, medical students from Queen’s University Belfast took home […]

College in the media, Events, Featured, Press Statements
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Tags: Child, Education, Medical Student, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Recovery, REFOCUS, Service User, Stigma,
01
Dec
Carrie Fisher on how she overcame her depression

Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher spoke to Rolling Stone about how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) helped her finally overcome depression. “At […]

Of interest from media
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Tags: Depression, Education, Psychiatrist, Recovery, REFOCUS, Service User, Treatment,
18
Nov
Complexity of Post-Traumatic Reactions examined in one day educational event for Psychiatrists & Senior Clinicians

Supported by the EPA (European Psychiatric Association), the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland recently hosted a CME course looking at […]

Events, Press Statements, Professional Competence
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Tags: CBT, Child, Education, Media, Psychiatrist, PTSD, Treatment,
24
Oct
Families & carers connect with psychiatrists to encourage recovery

A successful programme of interactive panel discussions and presentations at a one day conference co devised and hosted by the […]

Conferences, Events
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Tags: Education, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, Recovery, REFOCUS, Service User,
19
Sep
Termination of HSE focus on mental health a major concern to Psychiatrists

Termination of HSE focus on mental health a major concern to Psychiatrists   The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is […]

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22
Jul
Psychiatrists concerned about superficiality of discussion of Childline report

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland fears that uninformed reactions to ISPCC statistics on childhood distress will further delay the […]

External Affairs & Policy, Featured, Government Policy, Press Statements
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Tags: Child, Education, Government, Media, Mental Health, Psychiatrist,
12
Jul
Psychiatrist awarded 2016 Dr Richard Steeven’s Fellowship

Dr Eric Kelleher, senior registrar in liaison psychiatry at St James’ Hospital and former Chairperson of the Trainee Committee within […]

External Affairs & Policy, Postgraduate Training, Press Statements
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