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MGANEWSNewsletter No 16 | April 2017 Medical Graduates
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National Conference on Health and Homelessness
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ProfessorMaryHorgan
ProfessorTonyO’Brien
Welcometothe16thEditionoftheMGANewsletter.WestronglyurgeyoualltoKeepinTouch!mga@ucc.ie–letusknowwhatyouaredoingandwhereyouare.
UCCMGAwarmlycongratulatesProfessorMaryHorgan,Dean,SchoolofMedicineassheiselectedasPresidentDesignateoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysiciansofIreland.
ProfessorHorganwillbecomethe142ndPresidentoftheRCPIinOctober2017andwillserveathreeyearterm.ItisalsoanewerafortheRCPIwithProfessorMaryHorganelectedthefirstwomanPresidentDesignateinits360yearhistory.
ProfessorHorganhasmadeenormouscontributionstotheRCPIsinceshefirstbecameinvolvedin1999.AsassociateDeanofBasicSpecialistTrainingshetooktheleadroleinthedevelopmentandtrainingofpostgraduatedoctorsandcurrentlyisamemberoftheCouncilandtheDirectorofDevelopmentandPlanning.
SheiscommittedtoensuringthattheRCPIcontinuetotraindoctorstoprovideworldclassmedicalcare.ProfessorHorganhassaid,“ItisagreathonourtobeelectedPresidentDesignateandIwanttothanktheMembersandFellowsofthisgreatCollegefortheirsupport.Ilookforwardtoworkingontheirbehalfintheyearsahead.“Irelandisrecognisedgloballyforthehighqualityofitsmedicalgraduatesandtrainees.Iamcommittedtoensuringthatwecontinuetotrainourdoctorstoprovideworldclassmedicalcareandtoprovideleadershipinourhealthserviceinthesechallengingtimes.”
AllintheMGAwishherluckaspresident.
NEWS FROM THE CHAIR, PROFESSOR TONY O’BRIEN
Welcome to our Newsletter
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Awards
TheAulaMaximawasthevenuefortheUniversityCollegeStaffAwards2016.Thisyear’sawardsincorporatedtheStaffRecognitionAwards,TeachingandLearningAwardsandResearchAwards.
SchoolofMedicineStaff:
1. MsSineadRiome,MrSimonSmith,DrIrinaKorotchikovaandDrPatrickHennacceptedaTeamTeaching&LearningAwardfromDrMichaelMurphy
2. DrBrianBird,ClinicalSeniorLectureracceptinganIndividualTeaching&LearningAwardfromDrMichaelMurphy
3. DrYvonneNolanacceptedtheResearchSupervisoroftheYearAwardfromDrMichaelMurphy
4. ProfessorLouiseKennyacceptedaLeadershipAwardfromDrMichaelMurphy
CELEBRATING OUR FACULTY
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TheCollegeofMedicineandHealthtookamajorstepintrulyachievinginterdisciplinaryeducationin2016withthecompletionofanadvancedresearchmethodsmoduleforMastersstudents.Fifty-fivestudentsacrossMastersprogrammeswithintheCollegeundertookthefirstinterdisciplinaryresearchmoduleforhealthcareprofessionals(MH6014).ThemodulewasdevelopedcollaborativelybyaninnovativeteamofacademicsfromtheSchoolsofNursing&Midwifery,Medicine,Dentistry,OccupationalSciences,Speech&HearingSciences,Pharmacy,DepartmentofEpidemiologyandPublicHealthwithsupportfromlibraryandlearningtechnologypersonnel.Thisblendedlearningmodulerepresentsagenuineopportunityforadvancinginterdisciplinaryhealtheducation.TheSchoolofNursing&Midwiferywereproudtoleadthiscollaborativeprogramme,drawingontheconsiderabledepthofexperienceandtalentwithinthecollegeasawhole.Leadingtheinitiative,DrElaineLehane,believesthatthisapproachwillprovetobeavaluabletemplateforfutureprogrammes.ItisafirstforboththeCollegeofMedicineandHealthandtheSchoolofNursingandMidwifery.Assuchitisawonderfulexampleofcollaborativeteamworkinplanninganddeliveringaneducationalprogrammetoadiverseinterdisciplinarycohortofstudents.
First Interdisciplinary Research Module for Masters Students of the College of Medicine and Health
Picturedabove:DrElaineLehane,MsAnneFoley,MsDonnaO’Doibhlinn,DrHelenMulcahy,MrDamienDrohan,DrVeraMcCarthy,DrSiobhanLaoide-Kemp,DrColmTuathaigh,ProfessorEileenSavageandstudentsfromMScNursingStudies,MScMidwifery,MScAudiology,MScOlderPersonRehabilitation,andMScResearchinHealthProfessionsEducation.
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TheBritish&IrishLionsannouncedonWednesday,January18,threemajorappointmentsforthe2017tourtoNewZealand,HeadAnalystRhodriBown,HeadofMedicalEannaFalveyandHeadofStrength&ConditioningPaulStridgeonwillsupportheadcoachWarrenGatlandandhiscoachingteamonthe10-matchtour.
ThetriowilljoinupwiththeLionsaftertheRBS6Nations,andWarrenGatlandsaid:“Rhodri(Bown),Paul(Stridgeon)andEanna(Falvey)havealotofLionsexperience,includingbeingpartofawinningteamin2013andtheyknowwhatisrequiredforustobesuccessfulinNewZealand.TheywillbringawealthofknowledgeandskilltotheirrolesandIknowtheywillfitwellintotheenvironmentwearetryingtocreate.”
DirectorofSportsMedicineattheSportsSurgeryClinic,DublinandSeniorLecturerinSports&ExerciseMedicine,UniversityCollegeCork,DrEannaFalveyhasbeeninvolvedinthemedicalcareofeliteathletesformorethan15years,workinginrugby,football,boxingandAustralianRulesfootball.
PartofthemedicalteaminAustraliain2013,hewasteamdoctortotheIrelandrugbyteamfrom2009to2015anddoctorwithMunsterRugbyforfouryearsfrom2003to2007.
DrFalveywastheIrishAmateurBoxingAssociationhighperformanceunitphysicianfrom2009to2015duringaperiodofunrivalledsuccessforIrishboxing,maintainingalinktohisownsportingpastwherehewasNationalAmateurHeavyweightandSuperHeavyweightboxingchampion,representingIrelandatthe2001AIBAWorldSeniorBoxingChampionships.HeisamemberoftheWorldRugbyConcussionworkinggroup.
Senior Lecturer in Sports & Exercise Medicine, UCC, Dr Eanna Falvey, announced as Head of Medical for the British & Irish Lions 2017 Tour.
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ProfessorBarryO’ReillyisaConsultantinObstetricsandGynaecology,whograduatedfromRCSIin1991andlatermovedtoLondontocommencespecialistregistrartrainingbasedinGuy’sandSt.Thomas’hospitals.HewasawardedaresearchfellowshiptostudyATPreceptorsinoveractivebladderwhichleadtotheawardofMDin2000.OncompletionofspecialtytraininghemovedtoMelbourne,AustraliatoundertakesubspecialtytraininginUrogynaecologyandPelvicFloorReconstructiveSurgery.BarrywasappointedConsultantandSeniorLecturerattheMercyHospitalforWomenandUniversityofMelbournein2003.HereturnedtotakeupaconsultantpostinCorkin2004andhassetuptheCentreforUrogynaecologyatCUMH.HefoundedtheContinenceFoundationofIrelandtoimprovemultidisciplinarycareandtoencourageclosercollaborationbetweenhealthcareprovidersandindustry.Barryhaspreviouslysatonthepublicrelations,scientificandeducationcommitteesandiscurrentchairofthee-learningcommitteeoftheInternationalUrogynaecologyAssociation.HeisontheexecutiveboardoftheEuropeanUrogynaecologyAssociationandisoneditorialandreviewboardsofseveralob/gynandUrogynaecologyjournals.HehasakeeninterestinminimallyinvasiveandroboticsurgeryandperformedthefirstroboticgynecologicalprocedureintheBritishIsles.
Barryisdelightedtobegivenanopportunitytoleadthenewlycompletedworld-classASSERTcentrewhosevisionistobecomethepremiercentreinEuropeformedicalandsurgicalsimulationbasedtrainingoverthenext5years.
Professor Barry O’Reilly appointed as Director and Clinical Lead at the ASSERT Centre
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Lecture Series
MGA LECTURE SERIESOnSeptember22nd2016theMedicalGraduatesAssociationhosted-Working in the US: Career Advice for the Curious Corkonian.ThespeakerswererecentUCCMedicalGraduates(2013)DrMattWiepkingandDrHelenO’Connell.MattandHelenarecurrentlyinresidencyprogrammesintheUS.TheeventwashugelyattendedbycurrentMedicalstudentsandofgreatvaluetothestudents.MattandHelenhadveryusefulinsightsandexperiencesinregardstosecuringtrainingintheUS.Thiswasalargelyinformalsessionwhichhadplentyofopportunityforquestionsanddiscussion.WeintheMGAandtheSchoolofMedicine,wishtothankMattandHelenformakingthehugecommitmentintravellingfromtheUStogivebacktotheSchoolandcurrentstudents.
The Medical Graduates Association presents
Working in the US: Career Advice for the Curious Corkonian
Dr. Dr. Matt WiepkingThursday 22nd September
G01 BHSC 6pm
Helen is an Irish graduate of the UCC 5 year medical programme (2013). She is currently a third year resident in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Toledo, Ohio.
Matt is a graduate of the UCC GEM programme (2013). A Californian with Irish roots, he is currently a third year and chief resident in Emergency Medicine at the University of Toledo, Ohio.
This talk will be of interest to North American and Irish medical students considering training in the US
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International links
THAILANDProfessorMaryHorgan,Dean,SchoolofMedicineandMrGearoidMcCarthy,UCCASEANDevelopmentManager,recentlyvisitedThailandtodiscusscollaborationwiththeFacultyofMedicineSirirajHospital,MahidolUniversity,specificallydiscussingstudentelectiveexchanges.
ProfessorHorganandMrMcCarthywerehostedbytheDeanofMedicine,ProfessorPrasitWatanapa.SirirajHospitalistheoldestandlargesthospitalinThailand.Withacapacityofmorethan2,000bedsandmorethanonemillionoutpatientvisitsperyear,SirirajisoneofthebiggestandbusiestmedicalcentresinSoutheastAsia.
Summer2017willseethefirstexchangeagreementwithMahidolUniversity.OurUCCmedicalstudentslookforwardtothewonderfulexperienceahead.
ASirirajdelegation,ledbyProfessorWatanapa,visitedUCC’sSchoolofMedicineinJune,2016.
BUILDING NEW INTERNATIONAL LINKS
Top left:ProfessorMaryHorganandProfessorPrasitWatanapaexchangegiftsfollowingsuccessfuldiscussionsonSchoolofMedicine/Mahidolcollaborations.Top right:ProfessorHorgansigningtheBookofCondolencesatSirirajHospitalforHisMajestyBhumibolAdulyadejoftheKingdomofThailand.Above:ProfessorHorganandUCCASEANDevelopmentManager,GearoidMcCarthy,attheSirirajMedicalLibrarywithDeputyDeanofInternationalRelations,ProfessorChirayuAuewarakul(right).
BRUNEIProfessorMaryHorganandtheSchoolofMedicinerecentlyhostedDrFazeanIrdayatiIdriswhoistheProgrammeLeader–BHSCMedicineandSeniorLecturerinClinicalAcademiaatPAPRSBInstituteofHealthSciences,UniversitiBruneiDarussalam.
Thisthe2ndacademicyearinwhichUCCSchoolofMedicinehasacceptedBruneistudentstoyear3ofourprogramme.WeweredelightedtowelcomeDrFazeantoUCC.
ProfessorMaryHorgan,DeanSchoolofMedicineandDrFazeanIrdayatiIdris.
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AgreatlysuccessfulmultidisciplinaryAnnualScientificConferencewasheldonSeptember8th,2016attheBrookfieldHealthSciencesComplex,UCC.Awidevarietyoftopicsandspeakersprovidedforamostenjoyableday.
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MEDICAL GRADUATES ASSOCIATION SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCESEPTEMBER8,2016–UNIVERSITYCOLLEGECORKBROOKFIELDHEALTHSCIENCESCOMPLEXG.10
TheAnnualScientificConferenceisamultidisciplinarygraduatemeetingforallmedicalgraduates,staffandfriendsofUniversityCollegeCorkwhichisorganisedbytheMedicalGraduatesAssociationCommittee
APPROVED FOR 5 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS
09.30 Registration
10.00 ProfMaryHorgan WelcomefromDean,SchoolofMedicine
Chair: DrJoanPower/DrBrianBird Session 1
10.15 ProfessorEamonQuigley TrainingMedicalStudentsinUS/UCC-“Us&Them”
10.40 DrJaneMcCarthy InflammatoryBowelDisease
11.05 ProfessorMichaelO’Keeffe RefractiveSurgery,whatitis,indications,outcomesandcomplications
11.30 CoffeeBreak
Chair: ProfDomhnallO’Halloran/DrLorraineDennis Session 2
12.00 DrBernadetteCarr HealthInsuranceandtheIrishPrivateHealthcareSector
12.25 DrCiaraMcGlade AdvanceCarePlanning
BlackstoneLaunchPadatUCC–aNewDepartureinUCC’sEntrepreneurial
12.50 MrPeterFinnegan Ecosystem
13.15 Lunch
Chair: ProfMaryCahill/DrLucinaJackson Session 3
14.00 MrGerMcGreal VascularMiscellany DrPamelaGilliganPrize-FinalYearProject
14.25 DrEmilyRutherford InformingConsent:RiskPerceptioninaBreastCancerFamilyHistoryClinic ProfDenisO’SullivanFellow
14.50 DrSiobhanO’Neill ReducingradiationdoseatCT
15.15 DrMichaelMurphy Macmillan’s“Events,dearboy,events” 15.40 ProfTonyO’Brien,Chair,
MGACommittee,ClosingAddress 19.30 ReceptionfollowedbyDinner CouncilRoom,NorthWing,MainQuadrangle
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Prize-giving
TheannualSchoolofMedicinePrize-givingCeremonytookplaceonFriday25November,2016inBrookfieldHealthSciencesComplex.
DeanoftheSchool,ProfessorMaryHorgan,welcomedthelargenumberofprize-winners,theirfamiliesandfriendsandSchoolofMedicinecolleaguestotheevent,whichisaspecialdayintheSchoolofMedicinecalendar.
ProfessorHorganacknowledgedtherecentlyannouncedmajorinvestmentfromtheEuropeanInvestmentBank,whichwillbeofsignificantbenefitformedicalstudentsinthefuture.Asubstantialamount,c.¤12misring-fencedforaclinicalmedicalschoolontheCorkUniversityHospitalcampus.Also¤10mhasbeenallocatedtotheSouth/South-WestHospitalGroupforadditionaleducational,researchandinnovationatclinicalsitesinWaterford,ClonmelandKerry.ProfessorHorganacknowledgedthecommitmentandcontributionofmedicalcolleaguesinadvancingtheseprojects.
TheSchoolofMedicineisgratefulforallthosefamilies,friendsandbenefactorswhosupportPrizesinhonourofpastgraduatesoftheUniversity.
TheDeanpraisedtheseniorfacultymembersfortheirexcellentguidanceandteachingofourmedicalstudentswhichallowsthemtoexcelatlocalandnationalexams.
ThisyeartheDrFionnualaQuigleyMedalwaspresentedforthefirsttimeandtheDeanintroducedProfessorMichaelMolloytogivethecitationforthisaward.ProfessorMolloyoutlinedDrQuigley’sextensivecareerinmedicineandSportsMedicineinparticular.AswellasbeingabusypractitionerDrQuigleywasteamdoctortothenationalladiesfootballteamandgaveofhertimetomanyGAAandtennisevents.DrQuigleywasinstrumentalinbringingtheMMedSc(SportandExerciseMedicine)programmetoUCCwhichcontinuestothepresentday.ProfessorMolloysaidthatDrQuigley“dedicatedherlifetomedicine”anditisfittingnowthatanawardispresentedinhername.
Thefollowingprizeswerepresentedbyinvitedguestsandfacultymemberstothesuccessfulrecipientsinrecognitionoftheiroutstandingachievementsinthe2015/2016academicyear.
Annual School of Medicine Prize-giving 2016Kat Butler TheGraduateEntryMedicineFirstYear
Certificate(presentedinabsentia)
Eanna Clifford TheGoldMedalinRadiology
Darragh Connell DrNiamhLongMPSMemorialMedal
Nicole Cosgrave TheGraduateEntryMedicineSecondYearCertificate
Madeline Edwards TheArcherGoldMedalinPsychiatry
Sinead Flanagan DrB.FoleyMedalinMicrobiology(presentedinabsentia)
Cian Stuart Gallagher PFFitzpatrickPrizeinEpidemiology&PublicHealthMedicineandBritishPharmacologicalSocietyPrizeforClinicalPharmacology
Stephen Gilmartin DrFionnualaQuigleyMedal
Colm Hannon DrKay(Kate)FlynnMemorialMedalinPhysiology
Rachel Hart TheGraduateEntryMedicineFirstYearPrize(presentedinabsentia)
Conal Edward Houstoun DrTimothyO’TooleMedalinGeneralPractice
Leah Hurley DrDerekMcCoyMedal
Nasir Kanji TheGaffneyPrize
Wanyi Kee TheMacConaillPrizeandTheMacConaillPrizeinClinicalAnatomy
Daragh Mathews DrJimDoranPrizeinEmergencyMedicine
Kristina Mendelis SirCharlesCameronPrize(BScPublicHealth)
Stephen J O’Brien ThePearsonMedal
Elaine O’Connell TheGraduateEntryMedicineSecondYearPrize
Brian O Tuama PamexPrizeinOphthalmology
Siobhan Rafferty AodánÓDonnchadhaMemorialPrize
Emily Rutherford DrPamelaGilliganPrize
Catherine Weadick CharlesDonovanPrizeinDermatology
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Prize-giving
AttheCeremonytheachievementsofthefollowingstudentswhoexcelledinbothMedicalScienceandClinicaldisciplinesinthe2016DrHenryHutchinsonStewartMedicalScholarshipswereacknowledged.
2016 Dr Henry Hutchinson Stewart Medical Scholarships
Above:Prizewinnersenjoyingthecelebrations
Wei Qi Vanessa Chan 2ndprizeinPhysiology
Alan Corkery 3rdPrizeinMedicalMicrobiology
Sinead Flanagan ScholarshipinMedicalMicrobiology(1stprize)(inabsentia)
Conal Edward Houstoun 3rdPrizeinGeneralPractice
David McDonnell 3rdPrizeinSurgery
Sinead O’Riordan 3rdPrizeinPathology
Brian O Tuama 2ndprizeinOphthamology
Cara Pray 3rdPrizeinPhysiology(inabsentia)
Emily Rutherford ScholarshipinGeneralPractice(1stprize)
Jacqueline Sheehan ScholarshipinPsychiatry(1stprize)
Laura Walsh ScholarshipinSurgery(1stprize)
Robert Whiriskey 3rdPrizeinOphthamology(inabsentia)
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Prize-giving
ProfessorHorganalsocongratulatedthestudentswhoweresuccessfulinresearchrelatedactivitiesin2016,thelargenumberofwhichshowsthehighlevelofcommitmenttoresearchintheSchoolofMedicine.TheDeaninparticularthankedDrColmOTuaithaigh,LeadfortheDevelopmentofUndergraduateResearchintheSchool.DrLiamFanning,ChairoftheSchoolofMedicineResearchCommitteepresentedcertificatestothefollowingstudentsinrecognitionoftheiroutstandingresearchwork:
InauguralDrFionnualaQuigleyMedalWinner,FriendsandFamilyofFionnuala.
Health Research Board Summer Student Scholarships 2016
Donnacha Hogan
Fiona Aherne
JaclynHuiMin Chan
BryanPadraig Finn(inabsentia)
Gerard Finn
Aoife O’Brien-Horgan
Anna Powell
Danielle Clifford
UCC College of Medicine & Health - Summer Bursary Awards 2016
Aine Daly
Yvonne Kiernan
Sarah Mabelson
James Meeke
Orla Power
Siobhan Walsh
ProfessorHorganclosedtheCeremonybywishingthestudentsandgraduatescontinuedsuccessintheirpromisingcareersahead.
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TheannualNewHorizonsResearchConferencerecentlytookplaceintheWesternGatewayBuilding,UCC.TheconferenceshowcasedthediverserangeoftranslationalresearchfromPostgraduateResearch,Post-DoctoralResearchandClinicalResearch.
Thedaywasdividedinto3sessions.Eachsessionencompassedastimulatingmixtureoforalpresentationsandlecturesbyprominentclinicianscientistsandacademicstaff.Therewasalsoamoderatedpostersessionwith94posters.
TheconferenceconcludedwithaPrize-givingceremony,withawardsbeingdistributedforthebestpostersandoverallprizeforthebestoralpresentation.TheposterprizeswereawardedtoRachelFurlong,SchoolofBiochemistryandCellBiology,MelissaHänni,DepartmentofAnatomyandNeuroscienceDepartment,andAshleySullivan,APCMicrobiomeInstitute.TheOralPrizewasawardedtoLouiseDaly,SchoolofFoodandNutritionalSciences.
Left:LouiseDaly,NewHorizonsOralPresentationWinner2016.
New Horizons Medical Conference 2016
Diploma in Military Medical Care Conferring 2017TheConferringCeremonyfortheDiplomainMilitaryMedicalCarerecentlytookplaceintheAulaMaxima,UCC.Thegraduates,allservingmembersofDefenceForcesIreland,completedmodulesinEmergencyMedicalTechnician,MedicalPracticesEnhancementandMilitaryHealthcarePractice.TheprogrammewasofferedinconjunctionwithDefenceForcesIrelandandtheAcademyofEmergencyCare,EmergencyMedicineDepartment,CUH.Intotal24studentsreceivedtheirparchments.
TheOutstandingGraduateoftheYearawardwaspresentedtoPaulMellamphy.Paulconscientiouslyappliedhimselfanddisplayedcharacteristicswhichwereacredittohimself,hisfamilyandDefenceForcesIreland.Congratulationstoallrecipients!
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News from Graduates
TheMGAweredelightedtolearnoftheaccomplishmentsofourgraduatesoftheearly1970s–ProfessorCillianTwomeyandProfessorDavisCoakleyonbeingawardedtheIGSPresidentialMedalbythePresidentoftheIrishGeronotologicalSociety,MoFlynnattheIGS64thAnnual&ScientificMeeting2016heldintheMaltonHotel,KillarneyonSeptember30,2016.Thetitlefortheeventwas:“DevelopingCulturesofExcellenceinAgeingandExploringtheNeedsofMarginalisedGroups”.
ThepanegyricsweregivenbyProfessorDenisO’Mahony,UCCMedicalGraduateandProfessorofGerontologyatUCCandCorkUniversityHospital,forCillianTwomey,andProfessorJBernardWalsh,UCCMedicalGraduateandClinicalProfessorofMedicalGerontologyatTrinityCollegeDublinandStJames’sHospital,Dublin,forDavisCoakley.
ItistheIrishsociety’shighestaccoladeandrecognisesbothmen’scontributionofmedicalcareandeducationforimprovingthelivesofolderpeople.
ProfessorTwomey,anativeofMallow,Co.Cork,wasappointedasthefirstspecialistingeriatricmedicineatCorkUniversityHospital(CUH)in1979.HecontributedgreatlytothewelfareofmedicalpractitionersthroughhisworkwiththeIrishMedicalOrganisation.HewaselectedPresidentoftheIMOin1988.In2000hewasappointedchairmanofComhairlenanOspidealdevelopingspecialistservicesandconsultantpostsinthehealthservice.
ProfessorCoakleyfromCorkcity,excelledacademicallyatUCCandlaterwasawardedhisMDforresearchonneurologicaldiseases.In1979hewasappointedasgeriatricphysicianatStJames’sHospitalinDublinandeightyearslaterbecameTCD’sfirstprofessorofgeriatricmedicine.
Overthepast30years,ProfessorCoakleywasthedrivingforcebehindtheresearchbasedInstituteforAgingontheStJames’sHospitalcampuswhichwaslaunchedin1987.Withgovernment,HSEandphilanthropicfunding,thenew116bedMercer’sInstituteforSuccessfulAgeing(MISA)buildingopenedin2016.
IGSPresident,MoFlynnsaid“Itisagreathonourtorecognisethecontributionsbothdoctorshavemadetowardsthecareofolderpeopleandtheirdedicationinsupportingandencouraginganewgenerationofresearchers,nurses,doctorsandsocialscientistsingerontologicalservices.BothDavisandCillianstillhavealottocontributeintheirrespectiveinterestsinmedicalhistoryandhospicemovement.TheIGSisveryproudtocountthemamongourleadingandmostinspiringmembersassignifiedandrecognisedbythosemedals”
WeintheSchoolofMedicinewishtocongratulatebothCillianandDavisonthiswonderfulachievement.
TWO UCC MEDICAL GRADUATES AWARDED THE IGS PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL
ProfessorCillianTwomeyandMoFlynn
ProfessorDavisCoakleyandMoFlynn
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News from Abroad
News from LondonA Celebration of the Irish Contribution to Healthcare in the UK
TheLondonChapteroftheUCCAlumniAssociationorganisedaspecialeventhostedbytheEmbassyofIrelandinLondoninpartnershipwithUCCon29thNovember2016.ThefocusoftheeventwasacelebrationoftheIrishcontributiontohealthcareintheUK.
SpeakersincludedH.E.DanMulhall(IrishAmbassadortotheUK),DrMichaelMurphy(PresidentofUCC),ProfessorMarySheppard(LeadingClinicalAcademicPathologistatStGeorge’sHospital)andDrSarahWalsh,(ConsultantDermatologist,King’sCollegeHospitalNHSFoundationTrust).
TheeventwasledbyDrÁineMerwickandMrMarkHorneofUCC’sLondonChapterandtookplaceattheEmbassyofIrelandinLondon.
News from TorontoAftercompletingfouryearsofmedicalschoolintheGEMprogramatUCC,JonathonstartedhisresidencytraininginPaediatricsattheHospitalforSickChildreninToronto.ThefocusonstrongclinicaldiagnosticskillsinhistrainingatUCChasproventobeoneofhisgreatestassetsasheprogressesthroughhisresidency.Oftenheismetwithpraiseregardingthequalityoftraininghehasreceivedandhowitreflectsinhisclinicaldecisionmaking.Further,theuniqueculturalexposergainedfromtraininginvariousunderservedcommunitiesinIrelandhasbeenirreplaceableinhismanagementofthediversepopulationofToronto.
JonathoniscurrentlyfinishinghisthirdyearofgeneralpaediatricstrainingandwillbespendinganadditionalyearasChiefResidentatSickKidsbeforehebeginsfellowshiptraininginPaediatricCardiology.JonathonexplainedthatthereisastrongnetworkofgraduatesfromtheIrishmedicalschoolsystemworkinginCanadaandtheUSAwhoareopentoprovidingassistanceandguidancetofellowtrainees–KeepinTouch!
JonathonHagel-GEM2014
AmbassadorDanMulhallandDrMichaelMurphy,outgoingPresident,UCC.
DrAineMerwick,DrSarahWalsh,AmbassadorDanMulhall,ProfessorMarySheppardandDrMichaelMurphy.
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News from Abroad
ProfessorCumminsisaUCCgraduate:MBBChBAOClassof1979.HavingspentthebulkofhiscareerinScotlandandEngland,latterlyasbothaGPandGPwSI(GPwithSpecialInterest,developingandrunningacommunity-basedHeartFailureClinic)hereturnedtoIrelandin2007toworkinacademicGeneralPracticeatRCSIDublin/HRBPrimaryCareResearchCentre.MostofhisworkcentredonteachingfourthyearundergraduatesintheRCSIMBBChBAOdegreeprogramme.
RCSI Perdana UniversityIn2011theRCSIopenedasisterMedicalSchoolinMalaysia,RCSIPerdanaUniversityofMedicine&HealthSciences.By2014-2015academicyeartheinitialstudentintakeweretobegintheirFamilyMedicinerotation(aswellasObstetrics&Gynaecology,Psychiatry,Medicine&SurgeryandPaediatrics).ProfessorCumminswasinvitedbyRCSIDublintobecometheFoundationProfessorofFamilyMedicineandtookuphispostinJuly2014.ProfessorCumminsstates:“It’saveryrewardingjob:thestudentsarebrightandcurioustolearn.Thenumbersarerelativelylowwhichmakesformuchbetterrelationshipsbothbetweenstudentsthemselvesandbetweenstudentsandfaculty.Thestudentsareprofessionalintheirdealingswithpatientsandareapleasure
toteach.IndeedmanycometoIrelandinthesummerforelectivesandresearchprojects.”
ProfessorCumminsisarecipientofmanyawards,includingGPoftheUK1999(NationalMagazinesplcreadershipsurvey),Health&SocialCareAwards1999(“Improvingthelivesofpeoplewithheartdisease”),PrimaryCareReport’sBestPracticeAwards2001“ImplementationoftheNationalServiceFrameworksforcoronaryheartdisease”andtheHealthServiceJournalAwards2004(“ClinicalServiceRedesign”category)Awardedforthedevelopment&impactofWallaseyHeartCentreonlocalMerseysidecardiovascularmorbidityandmortality.
OutsideofmedicineProfessorCummins’maininterestsaremusicandlanguages.Heisbothamusicianandpresenterofaweeklyradioprogramme.HeplaystraditionalIrishfolkmusicontheviolinandmandolin,HehasaninterestinlanguagesandwhileworkingasaGPintheUKprovidinghealthcaretoelderlynon-EnglishspeakingChineseandBangladeshipatientshelearnedbasicCantoneseandHindi/Urdutoenableconsultationswithouttheneedforinterpreters.HeisenthusiasticaboutlearningMalaywhilesecondedhereasaleadofFamilyMedicineatPerdanaUniversity.
ProfessorAnthonyCummins
News from Malaysia
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Dr Keelin O’Donoghue to Lead Implementation of National Standards for Bereavement Care
TheMinisterforHealth,MrSimonHarrisTD,recentlylaunchedtheHSENationalStandardsforBereavementCarefollowingPregnancyLossandPerinatalDeath.Thesenewstandardsclearlydefinethecareparentsandfamiliescanexpecttoreceivefollowingapregnancylossorperinataldeath.Thestandardswillbeimplementedandappliedacrossthehealthserviceinallappropriatehospitalsandsettings.
DrKeelinO’Donoghue,ConsultantObstetricianatCorkUniversityMaternityHospitalandPrincipalInvestigatorinUniversityCollegeCorksINFANTResearchCentre,explained;“Thepublicationofthesestandardsmarksanothersignificantstepforwardforthehealthservicesandisadirectexpressionofourcommitmenttocompassionatecareforpatients.AllMaternityHospitals/UnitswillnowestablishordevelopfurtherBereavementSpecialistTeamstoassistandsupportparents,familiesandprofessionalsdealingwithpregnancyloss.”
MrTonyO’Brien,DirectorGeneralHSE,MinisterforHealth,MrSimonHarrisTDandDrKeelinO’Donoghue.(Photo:DrDanielNuzum)
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TwoInterns,DrPaulRyanandDrJefferyMulcaire,bothfromtheUCC/SouthInternNetworkwererecentlyawardedprizesattheRoyalAcademyofMedicineinIreland(RAMI)InternStudyDaywhichwasrecentlyheldinRCPI.DrPaulRyanwonanawardforhisOralPresentation(ClinicalResearch).Hisabstractwastitled‘RyanPandFalveyE–AssessmentofexistinglaypersonknowledgeontheroleanduseofanAutomatedExternalDefibrillatorinamateursportsclubs’.DrJefferyMulcairewonanawardforhisPosterPresentation(ClinicalResearch)Hisabstractwastitled‘MulcaireJandLukeC–AStudyofClinicalPresentationtoaninnercityresuscitationroom’.
Dr Paul Ryan and Dr Jeffrey Mulcaire
Picturedleft:MsGeraldineMcNamee,SouthInternNetworkAdministrator,DrPaulRyan,DrJefferyMulcaireandProfessorPaulaO’Leary,SouthInternNetworkCoordinator.
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Eannatellsusabitabouthimself:
1. WHERE ARE YOU FROM AND WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING?
I’mfromWhitechurchinCork,andgraduatedasaphysiotherapistin2011.Whilstincollege,Ihadbeentoyingwiththeideaofstudyingmedicine,buthavingbeenabitsqueamishallmylife,Iwasn’tsureifitwasreallyforme.Ihadalwayswantedtoworkinhealthcare,giventhatmyGrandfatherwasillduringmyteens,andwewereveryclose.WhenIstartedgoingintohospitalasaphysiotherapist,Iwasexposedtothehospitalenvironmentforthefirsttime,andgotmyfirstrealtasteofhospitalmedicine.Idecidedthentoreturntocollegetostudymedicine,andUCCwasaneasychoice,givenitsexcellentreputationforeducationanditslinkstosomeofthebesthospitalsinthecountry.
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOUR COURSE?
WithGraduateEntrytoMedicine,thehospitalexposurestartsearlyoninyear1,whichisfantastic,asyoucanimmediatelyseeinpracticewhatyou’relearningincollege.Iwasluckytoointhatourclasswasverytight,andthegraduateandundergraduateentrystudentsweregreatfriends,somethingwhichhasstoodtousinwhathasbeenachallengingfirstfewmonthsintheworkingworld.Medicinecanbequiteanintensivecourse,andthelonghoursspentinthelibraryandhospitaltogethermeansyoumakesomegreatandlastingfriendships.
3. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOUR DEGREE TAKING YOU IN THE FUTURE?
HavinggraduatedinMay2016,I’mcurrentlyworkinginrenalmedicineinCUH,andwillmoveintotheMaternityHospitalinCUMHinOctobertobetheGynaecologyintern.Atthispointintime,myprimaryareaofinterestisObstetricsandGynaecology,soIhopetopursuefurthertraininginthisareainthecomingyears.MygirlfriendisfromToronto,Canada,andisalsoaGraduateEntrytoMedicinestudent,soitremainstobeseenwhethermypostgraduatetrainingwillbeinIrelandorabroad.
4. PARTING WORDS?
I’mafirmbelieverinthewords‘What’sforyouwon’tpassyou.’WhenIwaspreparingtowritetheentranceexamforgraduatemedicine,afriendintroducedmetothisidea,andIhavetothinkthatthere’ssometruthinit.Ididn’tinitiallyintendtostudymedicine,butIcouldn’tbehappierthewaythingshaveturnedout.IwouldneverchangethewaytheI’veendedupwhereIam.Attheendoftheday,weonlyregretthechanceswedidn’ttake,soifIweretohaveonepartingbitofadvice,itwouldbetonotbeafraidtotakechances.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttodo,takeachanceandgoforit.You’llregretitifyoudon’t!
EANNA CLIFFORD
PROFILE OF A RECENT GRADUATE
DrEannaClifford,graduateoftheSchoolof
Medicine,UCC,isoneoftheUniversity’sQuercus
Scholarsfor2015/2016.TheQuercusTalented
Students’Programmeaimstosupportandpromote
excellenceinacademia,sport,creativeand
performingarts,activecitizenshipandinnovation/
entrepreneurshipforbothprospectiveundergraduate
studentsandstudentsalreadyregisteredinUCC.
EannawasawardedtheAcademicScholarship.
(Photo:GerardMcCarthy)
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IRISH STREET MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM 2016AnationalconferenceonHealthandHomelessnessrecentlytookplaceinUniversityCollegeCork.MinisterforHousingSimonCovenyT.D.andLordMayorofCorkCllr.DesCahillwereinattendanceatthesecondIrishStreetMedicineSymposium-“Workingtogether–Learningfromeachother.”ThesymposiumcapturedthecomplexhealthchallengesenduredbyIreland’sgrowinghomelesspopulation.Themeeting’sfocuswasontheissuesfacedbyhealthcareprofessionals,hostelandoutreachstaffandancillaryservicesastheyseektoworktogethertoovercomethemanychallengesinvolvedinensuringhomelessandmarginalisedpopulationshaveaccesstoappropriatehealthandsocialcareservices.Thesymposiumallowedthoseworkingonthefrontlinetoshareinformationaboutthedifferentservicesavailableandtohighlightinnovativecaresolutionsthathavebeendevelopedacrossservicessuchasaddiction,mentalhealthprimaryandsecondarycare.
TheSymposiumwasorganisedbytheCorkAdultHomelessIntegratedService,HealthServiceExecutiveSocialInclusionwithUCC’sDepartmentofGeneralPracticeandPartnershipforHealthEquity.
Pictured(l-r):DrFionaO’Reilly,LordMayorofCorkCllr.DesCahill,DrAnnaMarieNaughton,MinisterforHousingSimonCovenyTD,andProfessorColinBradley.(Photos:DianeCusack)
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ThePREPAREDprojectisaprimarycarefocusednationalresearchandeducationinitiativecoordinatedbyDrTonyFoley,DepartmentofGeneralPractice,UCC,collaboratingwiththeICGPandwiththeDementiaElevatorProgramme,SchoolofNursingandHumanSciencesatDCU.TheoverallaimsofthePREPAREDprojectaretodevelop,deliverandevaluatedementiatrainingandeducationinterventionsforprimarycareclinicians.
PREPAREDhaspublishedaclinicalwebresourcecalleddementiapathways.iewhichisspecificallydesignedforGPsandprimarycarehealthprofessionals,andwhichincludesclinicalcarepathways,educationalresources,acomprehensivecompendiumofinformationleafletsandguidance,andadatabaseofcommunitybasedclinicalservicesandsupportsavailableforpatientswithdementiaacrossIreland.
Overthesummer,thePREPAREDprojectcommencedtherolloutofaccrediteddementiaworkshopstoGPsinpartsofCork,WaterfordandGreaterDublin.TheseworkshopsarefacilitatedbylocalGPswithaninterestindementia.During2016and2017,thePREPAREDprojectwillbedevelopinganddeliveringfurtherdementiaworkshopsandeducationpackagesforGPsandprimarycareteams,andisdelightedtobeworkingwithcolleaguesintheHSENationalDementiaOfficeandwithotherpartnersincontributingtoincreasedawarenessandknowledgeofdementiacare.
ThePREPAREDprojectteamareparticularlykeentohearfromGPsandprimarycareteammemberswhowouldlikemoreinformationaboutthePREPAREDproject,orwouldliketobeinvolvedinoureducationandtraininginitiatives.Theteamcontactdetailsare:
DrTonyFoley,LecturerintheDepartmentofGeneralPracticeandGPinKinsale:[email protected]
MsKatherineThackeray,DementiaProjectManager(0214205557):[email protected]
MsSiobhanBoyle,ResearchSupportOfficer(0214205596):[email protected]
DrAislingJennings,GPResearcher/PhDcandidate(0214205597):[email protected]
Forfurtherinformation,pleasevisit:www.dementiapathways.iewww.ucc.ie/en/gp/research
TheUCCPREPAREDteam:DrAislingJennings,MsKatherineThackeray,MsSiobhanBoyle,andDrTonyFoley.
Dementia Education in Primary Care – the PREPARED project
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InJune,FionnualaCrowley,athirdyearDirectEntryMedicalstudentatUniversity
CollegeCork,volunteeredwithOpenMindProjectsinNongKhaiDistrictHospital,
ontheborderbetweenThailandandLaos.Inthemorningssheobservedthe
clinicalaspectsoftheThaiHealthsystem.Theafternoonsandeveningswerespent
teachingEnglishtostaffinvariousdepartmentsofthehospital.Onherdeparture
shehadtaughtEnglishtooveradozendoctorsofvariousspecialities,lab
technicians,hospitalpharmacystaff,emergencymedicinepersonnelaswellasthe
nursingstaffofthelabourward,generalpracticeclinic,emergencyroom,operating
roomandnursingstudentsfromUdonThaniUniversity.Englishissuchauniversal
languagethatitisneededforpatientinteractioninthehospitalonadailybasis
–notjustwithwesternpatientsbutpatientsfromneighbouringSouthEastAsian
countrieswhoareunabletospeakThaibuthavebrokenEnglish.Asaresultof
this,allofthestaffweremorethaneagertolearnhowtotakeahistoryinEnglish,
explainingdiagnoses,breakingbadnewsetc.Fionnualawasexposedtosomeonce
inalifetimerareclinicalcasesandthestaffbenefittedhugelyfromlearningrole
playsspecifictotheiroccupation/speciality.Itwasthefirsttimeamedicalstudent
fromOpenMindprojectswaspermittedtovolunteerinthehospital.
Open Mind Projects – Student Experience
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