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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.

Conference

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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:tonyfoley@ucc.ie

MsKatherineThackeray,DementiaProjectManager(0214205557):katherine.thackeray@ucc.ie

MsSiobhanBoyle,ResearchSupportOfficer(0214205596):siobhan.boyle@ucc.ie

DrAislingJennings,GPResearcher/PhDcandidate(0214205597):aisling.jennings@ucc.ie

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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