3 Saturday
Annual GP Study Day. Venue: St Vincent’s University Hospital. Time: 9.00am, Registration. 9.45am, Welcome Session. 10.45-11.15, Tea/Coffee Break.
Contact: Elaine Gough, Postgraduate Administrator, Postgraduate Dept, Education & Research Centre, SVUH, Elm Park, Dublin 4.  Email: e.gough@svuh.ie.

8  Wednesday
Blackrock Clinic Post Graduate Education for GPs. Time: Supper from 7pm. Meeting at 8pm sharp. Venue: Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Standards, Guidelines And Business Practice – What We Need to Know? Topics: ‘National Standards For Safer Better Healthcare — What They Mean For GPs’, Dr Deirdre Mulholland, Head of Standards & Methodology, HIQA. Audit Overview And Practical Advice – Dr Claire Collins, Director Of Research, ICGP. Incorporation – Cutting The Tax Overhead, Mr David Giles, Partner, BDO Simpson Xavier. For more information and reservations, call Ruth Ronan on 01 2064304 or email ronanr@blackrock-clinic.com.

8 Wednesday
Masterclass: Cardiology from 5pm–7:30pm at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Registration is from 4.30pm. Registration fee is €50. There is no registration fee for RCPI Trainees, Members and Fellows. For details please visit www.rcpi.ie or email courses@rcpi.ie.

10 Friday
St James’s Hospital National Training Day — Syncope in the Emergency Department. Venue: Durkan Lecture Theatre, Trinity Health Sciences Building, St James’s Hospital. Cost: Advance Registration €30. Limited spaces, apply early. Bookings and enquires: Email: syncopetraining@stjames.ie.

11 Saturday
Waterford GP Study Day. Venue: Waterford Castle Hotel, Waterford. Time: 9.30am to commence sharply at 10am. For more information contact Maria Hussey, 01-66381110.

11 Saturday

‘Management of Equestrian Sports Injuries – Basic Life Support and Skills Training’ seminar at Tattersalls Ireland, Fairyhouse, Ratoath, Co Meath, 9am-4pm. Organised by the Medical Equestrian Association of Ireland. Topics: ‘The Medical Officer – Medico-Legal Aspects’; ‘The Doctor’s Bag and Analgesia’; ‘Pre-Hospital Management of Soft Tissue Injuries’; and ‘Cardiac First Responder – Advanced Certificate’. Fee: €60. For registration and more details, contact Dr Antonia Lehane at antonialehane@eircom.net.

16-18   Thurs-Saturday
Science in the Diagnosis & Treatment of Spinal Pain. A three-day conference on spinal pain with a focus on the future of pain
management, including specially-devised symposia for GPs, pain nurse specialists and researchers.
Thursday:  (19.30-21.00) College of Anaesthetists of Ireland, 22 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Friday: 17th February (14.30-20.50). College of Anaesthetists of Ireland, 22 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Saturday: (8.00-16.45).The Convention Centre, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1. Full programme on: www.spinalpaindublin2012.com.

25  Saturday
Irish Sleep Society 8th Annual Scientific & General Meeting in the Crowne Plaza, Northwood, Santry, Dublin 9. Closing date for abstracts for oral and poster presentations (abstracts accepted from all disciplines working in sleep medicine) is Friday, 3rd February, 2012.
www.irishsleepsociety.org or theirishsleep society@gmail.com.

25 Saturday
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital GP Study Day.
Session 1:  09.00–10.45. Session 2:  10.45–12.45. Further information from Regina Prenderville.  Tel: 01 803 2636 or 087 637 6563. Fax: 01 8309090.   Email:  rprenderville@mater.ie.

6-7  Friday-Saturday
EMed-Induction in the Education & Research Centre, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. Contact Ms Gaye Moffat (g.moffat@st-vincents.ie). Phone: (01) 2214207. Web: www.emed-induction.ie. Fee: €150 (includes refreshments, lunch and a copy of course materials).

7    Saturday
The European College of Aesthetic Medicine is delighted to announce hands-on certification training in Dublin. Module 1. Botulinum Toxins and Fillers: Essentials. Register online today. Spaces limited. www.ecamedicine.com.

21 Saturday
William Stokes Postgraduate Centre ‘GP Study Day’ at St James’s Hospital. For further details please contact fhoolahan@stjames.ie. To register online, please log onto www.williamstokespostgrad.ie.

21 Saturday

The Medico-Legal Society of Ireland Inaugural Academic Day, ‘Children: Medicine and the Law’, Dublin Castle Conference Centre. Topics include ‘Age of Consent to and Refusal of Medical Treatment; Mandatory Reporting — Surrogacy, The Child’s Voice in the Legal Arena; and Medic0-Legal Issues at the Coalface for the Physician. For details, programme and registration contact: Dr Mary Davin-Power, Tel 087 2257517, email marymedleg@gmail.com.

25 Wednesday
Hermitage Medical Clinic Gastroenterology GP Educational Evening — Round Table Discussions at 7pm. Dr Richard Farrell, Dr Jack Hollingsworth & Dr Barbara Ryan. Please email kwalsh@hermitageclinic.ie or telephone 01 6459216 for further information.

27 Friday
RCPI Hot Topics: Gastroenterology & Hepatology from 9:30am –4pm. Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Registration on this programme is open to all medical practitioners. Please note prior registration is essential. A registration fee of €75 applies before the 20th of January 2012; thereafter the fee will be €100.

28 Saturday
Title: Cardiac MRI In Clinical Practice. Venue: Blackrock Clinic. Time: from 8.30am, coffee & registration, meeting starts at 9am. Call Ruth Ronan on 01 206 4304 or email ronanr@blackrock-clinic.com for more details.

28 Saturday
UPMC Beacon Hospital Annual GP Study Day at 1.30pm. ‘Troubleshooting in General Practice – Solutions to Everyday Challenges.’ To confirm your place please email your details to muireann.feirteir@beaconhospital.ie or call 01-293 5686 by Friday 20th January, 2012.

28 Saturday
The Irish Society of Medical Oncology (ISMO) in association with Roche Products (Ireland) Limited announce Visiting Scholar Fellowship 2013–2015. The successful candidates will be announced at the conclusion of a specially-convened ISMO Educational Meeting. The closing date for applications for both award schemes is Wednesday 11th January 2012 at 5pm.Applications should be posted to Regina Prenderville (rprenderville@mater.ie) at: The Institute for Cancer Research, 48 Eccles Street, Dublin 7 and should be clearly marked ‘Visiting Scholar Fellowship’ or ‘NCHD Bursary’. Medical enquiries may be made to Professor John McCaffrey at 01-8858569 or can also be made by email to jmccaffrey@mater.ie.

3 Saturday
Masterclass on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pain. Time: 8.30am to 1.30pm. Location: Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin 3. Delegates: General practitioners. To register log-on to www.chronicpain.ie or phone Christina on (01) 8047567. Closing date for registration is 25th November, 2011.

6 Tuesday

‘Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation’ meeting with speaker Liam Heavin MISCP. Part of Bray Clinical Society’s Clinical Programme 2011/2012 with convenor Dr Brendan Cuddihy. Location: Royal Hotel, Bray. Time: 8pm sharp. Accreditation: 2 CME points and half-day HSE Study Leave. Call Greystones Medical Centre at 01 287 4275 for more details.

13 Tuesday

Bray Clinical Society AGM with convenor Dr Judy McNulty, President Elect. Location: Royal Hotel, Bray. Time: 8pm sharp. Accreditation: 2 CME points and half-day HSE Study Leave. Call Greystones Medical Centre at 01 287 4275 for more details.

20-22 Tuesday-Thurs
Introduction to Management for doctors and SpRs. Three-day course (9am to 5pm daily). Fees: €1,200. Participants will discuss how management theory relates to their healthcare environment; develop management skills that allow them to manage themselves, their department and their healthcare team effectively; and recognise the need to enter into constructive dialogue with key hospital stakeholders. CPD points: 18. Venue: Institute of Leadership & Healthcare Management, RCSI, Reservoir House, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Contact: niamhcarroll@rcsi.ie or (01) 402 8655. See www.rcsileadership.org.

21 & 23 Wed & Friday
Open Forum on Primary Care, Home Care and Long-Term Care JCI Accreditation Standards. The forums will take place in Cork on Wednesday, 21 September: Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork. Registration: 9.30am. Forum commences: 10am. Forum finishes: 12pm. Dublin: Friday, 23rd September, Bon Secours Hospital, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Registration: 9.30am. Forum commences: 10am. Forum finishes: 12pm. The forum is free, however we do ask that you register and indicate which forum you would like to attend. Contact: Caroline McAndrew, Client Services Manager, Health Care Informed. Tel: 093 36126  Email: caroline.mcandrew@healthcareinformed.com.

21-24 Wednesday-Saturday
Faculty of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting at RCSI, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty and the theme of this year’s meeting will be ‘Radiology at 50’. Full programme and online registration available on www.radiology.ie. Contact: Faculty of Radiologists, Tel: (01) 4022139, radiology@rcsi.ie.

27-28  Tuesday-Wednesday
NB Medical ‘Hot Topics’ Ireland GP Update, led by Dr Simon Curtis, will be held in Belfast on the 27th and Dublin on the 28th. Price: £195 (approx €220). Discounts for GP Registrars. Includes booklet and CD. Book online at www.nbmedical.co.uk.

28 Wednesday
UPMC Beacon Hospital will host an Orthopaedic GP Educational Evening commencing at 7pm. Keynote speakers: Mr Turlough O’Donnell, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, and Mr Gary O’Toole, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Talks will be chaired by Mr Maurice Neligan, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Further details to follow. Wine reception and dinner will follow the presentations. CME accreditation applied for. Venue: Ritz Carlton Hotel, Powerscourt, Co Wicklow. For further information, contact muireann.feirteir@beaconhospital.ie.