Conference 2016
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Friday 30th September:
15.00 – 20.00: Check-in: Station -20.00 House Hotel , Clifton, Co. Galway – arrive early – enjoy dinner at leisure in the Old Station House Restaurant & Bar – meeting old friends & new – music in the bar.
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Saturday 1st October
07.00 – 11.00: Breakfast in the Carriage Restaurant.
08.30: Conference Registration – Omey Suite
09.00: FIRST SESSION: Chairman: Dr John Casey, Sr. GP, Clifden, Co. Galway.
09.00: Sports Medicine: Concussion Management in the Community. Dr Frank Fogarty, Clonmany, Co. Donegal.
09.00: Head and Neck Cancer. Dr Orla Young, Consultant ENT Surgeon, UCHG, Galway.
10.00: Cardiology: Art, Science or Illusion? Dr Gordon Pate, Consultant Cardiologist, Galway Clinic.
10.30: The Role of the Coroner. Dr Eleanor Fitzgerald, Coroner for North Mayo , GP, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo. Dr Ciaran McLoughlin, Coroner for Galway West, GP. Clifden, Co. Galway.
11.00: Therapeutics in Type 2 Diabetes in Practice. Dr Velma Harkins, GP, Banagher, Co. Offaly. ICGP Clinical Lead Diabetes.
11.30: Recent Developments in Ophthalmology. Mr Frank Kinsella, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Galway
12.00: Tea/Coffee – Official Opening of 31st Pharma Exhibition.
12.30: IMO Rural Doctor Campaign – One Year Later. Dr Padraig McGarry, GP, Longford. Chasirman, IMO GP Committee.
12.40: No Doctor – No Village – One Year later. Dr Liam Glynn, GP,Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare. Communications Director NAGP.
12.50: Rural Practice – one year later. Dr Jerry Cowley, GP, Mulranny, Co. Mayo.
13.00: LUNCH – The Carriage Restaurant
SECOND SESSION: Chairman: Dr Jerry Cowley, GP, Mulranny, Co. Mayo.
14.15: Separating the GP Day Job from Out-of-Hours Work: the Need to Call Time on “Red-Eye” Shifts and Regional Inequality in Service Provision.
Dr Ken Egan, GP. Ballindine, Co. Mayo. Chairman, National Association of Coops of Ireland.
Dr Gavin Maguire, GP, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan. NEDOC.
Mr Mike Finucane, CEO, SHANNONDOC.
Brian O’Keefe, Manager, WESTDOC.
15.15: IMO Rural Doctor Campaign – One Year Later /IMO Report on Rural Practice, Dr Padraig McGarry , GP, Longford. Chairman IMO GP Committee. Dr Martin Daly, GP, Ballygar,Co. Galway. Member IMO GP Committee.
15.30: No Doctor – No Village – One Year later/NAGP Report on Rural Practice. Dr Liam Glynn, GP, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare. Communications Director NAGP. Dr Lucia Gannon, NAGP Board Member, Killenaule, Co. Tipperary.
15.45: Rural Practice – one year later. Dr. Jerry Cowley, GP, Mulranny, Co. Mayo.
16.00: Panel Discussion/Open Forum.
16.55: End of Session
17.00: Mayo – Dublin All Ireland Senior Football Final Replay.
19.30: Welcome Reception in the Hotel Lobby.
20.00:Gala Dinner in the Omey Suite.
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Sunday 2nd October
7-11.00: Breakfast in the Restaurant.
09.00: THIRD SESSION: UCD IMMEDIATE CARE TRAUMA COURSE
09.00: Registration: UCD Immediate Care. Trauma Course/Tea & Coffee
09.15 (Sharp) – 16.15: Immediate Care Trauma Course: Professor Gerry Bury and GPs/Advanced Paramedics with participation by the local National Ambulance Service
13.00: Lunch in the Carriage Restaurant.
16.15: Conference Round-up
16.30: Close of Conference.
Booking Essential: To see course content and book a place, please go to UCD Centre EMS at www.ucd.ie/centreems and follow the links for ‘Short CPD Courses”. Use discount code “80”. Places are very limited so please register asap.