15.00 – 1900:  Check in Park Hotel – Sligo

07.00 – 10.30am Breakfast in the Hazelwood Restaurant.

08.30: Conference Registration – Sligo Suite Theatre

09.00: FIRST SESSION: Chairman: Dr. Paul Stewart, GP, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal.

09.00 Importing Patient Images Safely and Efficiently from Smartphone to Individual File. Dr. Tommy Lynch. GP. Isle of Man.

09.30 Streamlining Urology Pathways. Dr. Catherine Dowling, Consultant Urologist, UCHG. 10.00 GP Audit Solutions. Dr. Frank Fogarty, GP, Clonmany, Co. Donegal.

10.30 Eating Disorders in Young People. Dr. Cathy McHugh, Consultant Endocrinologist, Sligo. Marzipan Programme NWHB Area for Anorexia Nervosa Eating Disorders.

11.00: Demonstrating Quality & Standards in GP. Dr. David Maloney, GP, Mallow, Co. Cork.

11.30: Tea/Coffee – Official Opening of 32nd Pharma Exhibition.

12.00: “Do Not Resuscitate” and Power Of Attorney – Issues of End of Life Care for GP’s. Dr. Cathryn Bogan, Palliative Care Consultant, Sligo.

12.30: “Let the bugs lie a while longer” – Common Infection-related Issues in GP. Prof. Martin Cormican, HSE National Lead for Healthcare Associated Infection & Antibiotic Resistance. Consultant Microbiologist UCGH/Professor of Bacteriology NUIG.

13.00 Lunch – Hazelwood Restaurant.

SECOND SESSION: Chairman: Dr. Jerry Cowley, GP, Mulranny, Co. Mayo.

14.00:  Potential of the Slainte Care Report. Dr. Michael Harty, TD, Chairman Joint Oireachtas Health Committee, GP, Kilmihill, Co. Clare.

14.30: General Practice at the Crossroads. Dr. Martin Daly, GP, Ballygar, Co. Galway.

15.00: A Vision for General Practice. Dr. Lucia Gannon, GP, Killenaule, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

15.30: Case for Restoration of FEMPI Cuts & IMO Perspective. Dr. Padraig McGarry, GP, Longford, Chairman IMO GP Committee.

16.00:  Working to Contract – A Legal Perspective. Dr. Andy Jordan, GP, Alyesbury Clinic, Tallagh , Dublin . Chairman NAGP.

16.30: ICGP Update – Dr. Richard Brennan, Chairman ICGP, GP, Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny.

17.00: The Future of Rural Practice – Panel Discussion and Open Forum

18.00: End of Session.

19.30: Drinks Reception in Hotel Foyer followed by Dinner in the Sligo Park Suite with After Dinner Speaker – Dr. William O’Hanlon , BHI Foundation – Working on the edge.

8.00 – 11.00:  Breakfast in Hazelwood Restaurant

11.30: Meeting in the Mespil Suite – off Hotel Foyer

11.30: Preparing for Retirement. Dr. Ken Egan, Ballindine, Co. Mayo and Dr. Anthony Lundon, GP, Galway

12.00: The Importance of Early Engagement for successful Succession Strategies – GP Match. Mr. Alan Connolly, Chartered Accountant and Ms. Orla Murphy, BComm. QFA, Founder & Chairperson Business Medical, CEO -GP Match

12.30: OPEN FORUM

12.55: Closing Remarks

13.00: Lunch in Hazelwood Restaurant

14.30: Rural Doctors Annual Golf Competition – Rosses Point Golf Course (9 holes)

16.30 Presentation of Prizes in Clubhouse