Gallery: November 2007

ICGP Winter Meeting

Photos from the ICGP Winter Meeting, which took place on 17 November 2007 at the IMI Sandyford, Dublin

Left to right: Dr Martin White, Nobber, Co Meath; Dr Mary Walsh, Lucan; and Mr Fionan O’Cuinneagáin, CEO, ICGPDr Marie Hogan, Greystones; Dr John Ball, Clontarf; and Dr Sinead Armstrong, BallinaDr Simon Leonard, St. Vincent’s Hospital; Dr Catherine Wilkinson, UCHG; and Dr Kate Roche, UCHGDr Eamonn Shanahan, Farranfore, Kerry; and Dr Nial O’Leary, Finglas, DublinDr Michael Boland, Director, Postgraduate Resource Centre, ICGP; Mr Robin Webster, Chief Executive, Age Action Ireland; Dr Mary Favier, Chairperson, Education Committee, ICGP; and Prof Des O’Neill, Consultant Geriatrician, Adelaide and Meath HospitalDr James Harrison, Newport, Mayo; and Dr Patrick McSharry, St James’s Hospital, DublinMr Robert Pierse; Dr Olive Pierse, Listowel; Dr Deirdre Kinlen, Sandycove; and Dr Eamonn Shanahan, Farranfore, Kerry

ICGP Membership and Distance Learning Diplomas and Certificates Ceremony

Another very successful and enjoyable presentation ceremony was held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Saturday 5 November 2007 with an attendance of over 200. The College President, Dr Michael Flynn, was delighted to welcome the attendance of Prof Roderick Hay, Head of the School of Dentistry and Medicine, Queens University Belfast who presented the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education.

Dr Clare Heraty; Dr Heidi Kinsella; Dr Conor Farrell; Dr Kate Murphy; Dr Mary Glancy; Mr Nick Fenlon; and Dr Sinead BurkeDr Grainne Foley; Dr Cormac Behan; Dr Joan Mulqueen; Dr Noel Howard; Dr Jean Murphy; Dr David Meehan; and Dr Caitriona WatersMs Ann Courtney, Distance Learning; Dr Fidelma Carron, Distance Learning; Ms Maria Thomas, Distance Learning; Mr Dermot Folan, ICGP; Dr Safia Sayed, Distance Learning; Mr Nick Fenlon, ICGP; Mr Barry O’Brien; Ms Sarah Staines, Distance Learning; and Ms Diana Dagg, Distance LearningMr Fionan O’Cuinneagáin, ICGP Chief Executive; with Dr Brian Osbourne who received the Ellard W Eppel Trophy in the MICGP Examination and Dr Charles Daly, President ICGPDr Andrea Malone; Dr Stephen Hawkins, who received his Membership of the ICGP; and Dr Ray HawkinsDr Brefni Reynolds; Dr Sarah O’Brien; Dr Mark Walsh, Chairman ICGP; Dr Yvonne Kearney; Dr Tanya O’Shea; and Dr Brian McLaughlinDr Elaine McDwyer; Dr Sinead McNamara; Dr Catherine Mullen; and Dr Doreen Myers who received their MICGP

UCD Medical Society Annual Ball 2007

Recent Medical Society Ball at UCD

Grace Dillon; Michael Conroy; Karen Sheehan; and Christine McCarthy, all under graduates in Medicine at UCDEmily Harrold and Tinta DeasyThe Medical Society CommitteeFrancois Morgan and Emma GledhillUCD Medical Society Annual Ball 2007UCD Medical Society Annual Ball 2007

RCPI Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training Ceremony

Prof TJ McKenna; Mr David Curley; Dr John Donohoe, President RCPI; Dr Lisa Cogan, who received her CSCST in Geriatric Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine; Prof Joe Cogan; Mrs Elizabeth Cogan; and Dr Freda GormanFront Row, Dr Seamus Sreenan; Dr John Donohoe, President; Dr Subhasish Sengupta. Middle Row: Dr Shu Hoashi; Dr Deirdre O’Donovan; and Dr Conor O’Brien. Back Row: Prof TJ McKenna and Dr Jayant SharmaDr Seamus Sreenan, pictured with Dr Shu Hoashi, who received his CSCST in Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus and General (Internal) Medicine; and Dr Frances McCarthyDr Caroline White who received her CSCST from Dr Bernard Silk Dean of Higher Medical TrainingProf TJ McKenna, Chairman of ICHMT; Dr Sadar Ali (CSCST in Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine); Mr Leo Kearns CEO RCPI; Dr Asghar Qasim CSCST in Gasrtoenterology and General (Internal) MedicineDr Catherine Browne who received her CSCST in Nephrology and Gereral (Internal) Medicine; and Mr Stephen Wallis

Rural Doctors of Ireland Conference 2007

At the Rural, Island and Dispensing Doctors of Ireland Conference were: Mr Paddy Dyar; Dr Colm O’Reilly and Mr Joe Dwane, GSKDr Dennis Underhill; Dr Áine Ní Rathaille; and Dr David MaloneyDr Michael Harty; Ms Gay Harney, AstraZeneca; Mr Frank Noone, Merck; and Dr Martin Daly, chairman of the IMO GP CommitteeDr Michael McWeeney and Dr Pat Harold

Irish Healthcare Awards 2007, (Part 1)

The Irish Healthcare Awards 2007, sponsored by Irish Medical Times, which took place at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin on October 24th

Overall prize winners, Ms Sandra Redmond, GSK with Dr Finbar O’Connell, St James’s Hospital, Dublin (winner of Best Hospital Project)Receiving the Best Hospital Project prize, from sponsor Dr Bernadette Carr, VHI Healthcare, are Dr Finbar O’Connell and the team from St James’s HospitalFeargal Brehony and Clare Steenson, both of Nycomed, receiving the award for Best Use of IT from Howard Beggs of sponsor Helix HealthClaire Boyle, Abbott Laboratories; Paul Flanagan, Pharma Solutions and Carmel Donohue, Abbott Laboratories receiving the award for Best Educational MeetingMs Karen O’Keeffe, from sponsor WHPR presenting winner Dr Brian Thornes, Medical Practitioner of the Year with his awardJacqueline Tierney, Abbott Laboratories; Patricia O’Hara and Barbara Whelan, Coombe Women’s Hospital; with sponsor Pat Kerley of Innovex presenting the award for Best Patient Education Project- PharmaceuticalTommy MacDonnell, from sponsor Ogilvy, presenting the award for Student Project of the Year to Dervla Connaughton, RCSISponsor Collette Langan, BMS; and winners Sandra Redmond and Grainne Cassidy from GSK for the Best Public Health InitiativeLisa Counihan, GSK receiving her winner’s trophy for Best Consumer Healthcare Project from sponsor Paul Flanagan, Pharma SolutionsDaria Kyne, IMT; Niamh FitzSimons, GSK, winner of Best Education Practice– Pharma with Howard Beggs, sponsor from Helix Health

Irish Healthcare Awards 2007, (Part 3)

The Irish Healthcare Awards 2007, sponsored by Irish Medical Times, which took place at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin on October 24th

Bernard Kennedy, Mundi Pharma; Mrs Majella Kennedy; and Mr Dermot Aughney, AstraZenecaStuart Malone, Tipperary Regional News Service; Jim Finn, TPNS; and Tom Needham, HSEMary Mullen, Charter Medical; Dr Mansoor Smew, Charter Medical; Dr Amir Majeed, Charter Medical; and Ita Dunne, HSERobert Brighouse, Managing Director, Reed Business Information and Marguerite Murphy, PMIMichael Diviney, Publisher, IMT, toasting the success of the Irish Healthcare Awards 2007John MacDonald, IHCA Judge; Lisa McLaughlin, Sanofi Pasteur MSD; Ita MacDonald; and Fiona Burke, Abbott LaboratoriesLeona McConnell, Innovex; Shauna Phillips, Innovex; Tristan O’Dowd, Innovex; and Yvonne D’Arcy, Roche