CAT Newsletter May 2016
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The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland is dedicated to educating and training current and future generations of doctors in Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, to have the skills to provide patients with the best care possible.
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland’s Training Department is responsible for the organisation and implementation of educational programmes/workshops and on-going educational events.
As Anaesthesiologists, our commitment to patient safety is paramount. We bear a profound responsibility to ensure that every patient receives the highest standard of safe care. By fostering a culture of safety through continuous learning, communication and teamwork, we can improve patient outcomes and inspire confidence for those whom we serve.
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland offer College examinations to doctors from all over the world, who are training to become anaesthetists. We deliver Membership and Fellowship examinations in anaesthesia. In addition we offer doctors exams in Pain Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine.
The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland is committed to supporting Trainees wellbeing throughout their working life. The College advises Trainees to monitor their physical and emotional wellbeing and to seek assistance early if they have any concerns or feel they are experiencing significant stress.
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Concert or Practitioner Health Matters Programme LOOKING AFTER YOUR WELLBEING IN CONFIDENCE The Practitioner Health Matters Programme (PHMP) was launched in September 2015. It is a strictly confidential service which provides support and appropriate medical care for health professionals in Ireland who may be experiencing mental health difficulties or who may have an alcohol or substance misuse problem. Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists can find it difficult to declare they have a problem and often delay in seeking help resulting in problems being more severe and entrenched…
Mr David O’Donovan Fannin Healthcare, Ms Niamh McGowan, Fannin Healthcare, Dr Osman Ahmed Delaney Medal Competition Runner Up, Dr Martina Melvin Audit Competition Winner, Dr Caroline Larkin Winner Delaney Medal Competition, Dr Kevin Carson President CAI, Mr Kevin O’Halloran Fannin Healthcare, Prof Donal Buggy, Education Professional Development Committee Chairman CAI, Prof Ellen O’Sullivan NCPA. Congratulations to Dr Caroline Larkin winner of this year’s Delaney Medal Competition and Dr Osman Ahmed who won the runner up prize. Also to Dr Martina Melvin who won the…
4th Annual Medical Student Essay Competition “The application of technology in Anaesthetic practice in the 21st century” The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland invite you to submit an essay on the topic of ‘The application of technology in Anaesthetic practice in the 21st century’. The competition is open to all students in their clinical years. The essay is limited to 1500 – 2000 words…
The British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) and BJA Education Online About BJA and BJA Education (formerly CEACCP) BJA and BJA Education are published by Oxford University Press and are available free of charge to Fellows in good standing of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland. Founded in 1923, one year after the first anaesthetic journal was published by the International Anaesthesia Research Society; BJA remains the oldest and largest independent journal of anaesthesia. Since April 2013, the BJA…
Taking place in the beautiful Georgian surroundings of the Pepper Canister Church will be Carols by Candlelight on Monday 14 December at 6pm. Please follow the link below for further details http://merrionsquare.ie/index.php/christmas-carols-by-candlelight-2/
Dr. Kevin Carson, President, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, Dr. Joseph Tracey Gilmartin Lecture 2015 “250 years at 22 Merrion Square” was presented by Dr Joseph Tracey Ms. Normanie Hawthorne Dr. Philip Hawthorne, Dr. Alice Conroy, Dr. Liam Conroy, Vice President, CAI. Dr. Emer Harte, Dr. Katrina O’Sullivan, Dr. Camillus Power. Dr. Keith Kennedy, Ms. Saoirse Moore, Dr. David Moore. Mr. Andrew Tracey, Mrs. Marie Tracey, Dr. Joe Tracey. Dr. Dermot…
Mary O’Donnell, Nuala McCarroll, Patrick McCarroll, CAI President Dr Kevin Carson, Jim McCarroll, Frances Conway, Ruth Ray, Pauline Quinn This year’s Core Topics Day was held in the College on Wednesday 14th October. In honour of the late Dr Maire McCarroll the Autumn College Lecture was dedicated to her memory and presented by Dr Fionnuala Ni Ainle, her lecture is entitled ‘Obstetric Haemorrhage’. Dr Miriam Langdon, Patrick McCarroll, Pauline Quinn, Dr Anne Whitford, Mary O’Donnell Dr Fionnuala Ní Ainle who delivered the…
Congratulations to Dr Ellen O’ Sullivan and Dr Wouter Jonker who were presented with two major Prizes at the Irish Medical Times, Irish Healthcare Awards held in the Shelbourne Hotel on the 5th November 2015. They won the Best Hospital Project Award and the An Duais Mhor Best Overall Project Award for their study on “Accidental Awareness during General Anaesthesia in the UK Ireland – Report and findings”. Dr O’ Sullivan and Dr Jonker accepted the Prizes on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists…
Dr David Devlin, Dr Sinead Egan, Dr Louise Judge, Dr Michael Ma and Dr Damian Barry who were conferred with Membership. Dr Aisling Ni Eochagain, Dr Osmond Morris & Dr Louise Judge who were conferred with Membership CAI. Dr Kevin Carson, Vice President, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, Dr Francesca Holt and Dr Bill Walsh who were conferred as Fellows of the College. Dr Ellen O’Sullivan, CAI President & Dr David Greaney recipient of the William & Jane Brophy Medal. …
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