SAT Recruitment 2018 Applications will open on Monday 13th November and will close on Friday 8th December 2017. Interviews will take place on Friday 26th January. Please read the attached Guideline Document carefully to ensure you have a full understanding of the application criteria & the documents required.
Event Details Event Date: From: 15/12/2017 08:45:00 Until: 15/12/2017 17:00:00 Other Details:CPD: Awarded 6 CPD Points ISRA Consultant Foundation Course CAI, Merrion Square The Irish Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ISRA) are running the first Consultant only Foundation Course for peripheral nerve blocks in The College of Anaesthesiologists on Friday the 15th of December. The course has been awarded 6 CPD points. Places are limited to 12 participants so please book early to ensure your place on the course. The course cost is €125. Lunch…
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, through its Research Innovation Academic Committee, is pleased to once again support research among trainees in the specialty in Ireland. Proposals are invited for a Project Grant, funded up to €70,000, which will be awarded after an extensive peer-review process. Applications, involving a partnership between a consultant mentor and a CAI trainee, must be emailed to Sinead Byrne at sbyrne@coa.ie no later than 5pm on Monday 6th November 2017. Details of the Eligibility Criteria and the…
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, through its Research Innovation Academic Committee, is pleased to once again support research among trainees in the specialty in Ireland. Proposals are invited for a Project Grant, funded up to €70,000, which will be awarded after an extensive peer-review process. Applications, involving a partnership between a consultant mentor and a CAI trainee, must be emailed to Sinead Byrne at sbyrne@coa.ie no later than 5pm on Monday 6th November 2017. Details of the Eligibility Criteria and the Application…
The CAI Competency Framework Hub supporting Competency Based Medical Education is launching on Thursday 21st September in the Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. For more information on the programme please visit https://www.anaesthesia.ie/index.php/epa or contact epa@coa.ie
Special Interest and Post CST Fellowships Positions July 2018 Applications are now open for special interest posts and Post CST Fellowships Posts commencing July 2018. Please download the attached advert for more information.
Dr Stephen Mannion from the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital in Cork draws our attention to a situation where a hospital failed a gas supply safety check because the cylinders had passed their expiry dates. Please see below content of this email in full for your information. ‘Our hospital recently failed a gas supply safety check because all the oxygen, nitrous oxide and air cylinders on all anaesthesia machines were out of date although all were full. As our hospital has consultants from Cork University Hospital working…
The Health & Safety Authority (HSA) have issued an advisory notice about the use of portable oxygen cylinders. This followed a recent fatal accident in an ambulance. Please visit the HSA website for further information and guidance: http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Safety_Alerts/2017/Portable_Medical_Oxygen_Cylinder/
Prof Kevin Carson, President of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, has the following message for Trainees, Members and Fellows following the publication of the Medical Council survey ‘Your Training Counts’ This week, the Medical Council published the findings of its “Your Training Counts” survey of Trainee doctor’s experiences of Clinical Learning Environments in Ireland 2014-2016. https://issuu.com/daniellesmith03/docs/your_training_counts_2016_report Your Training Counts is the Medical Council’s annual National Trainee Experience survey. Commenced in 2014, the findings from the survey over the past three years have highlighted…
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland announces Mr Martin McCormack as new CEO The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Martin McCormack as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 31st July 2017. Mr McCormack is former Head of Operations at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, where he led the RCPI Examinations; Postgraduate Specialist Training Programmes and Professional Competence Schemes. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work in Trinity College Dublin, his Master’s Degree in Healthcare…