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6th Annual
Multidisciplinary
Research Conference
at
the Research
& Education Centre
Sligo General Hospital
Friday
November 25 2005
The
Annual Multidisciplinary Research Conference at Sligo General Hospital focuses on talks by prominent national
health care researchers, workshop, oral presentation of local research and poster presentations.
The
Theme of this year's conference is
"Premature Mortality"
Conference Chair:
Dr. John Williams, Chairman, Research Advisory Committee
Key-note Speakers:
Prof. John P Bunker, MD
FRCP, Professor Emeritus Stanford University; Visiting Professor Department of
Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London School of Medicine.
Prof. Cecily Kelleher, MD
MPH, Department of Public Health Medicine & Epidemiology, UCD
Other Speakers:
Dr. Teresa Maguire, PhD,
Head of R&D Division, HRB
Dr. Richard Thorn, Chairman
of Research & Education Foundation, SGH; Director, Institute of Technology Sligo
Mr. Alan Moran, Hospital
Network Manager, HSE NWA
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Programme |
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10:00 |
Opening Address
Dr. Richard Thorn |
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10:15 |
Presentation of local research projects:
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
in Relatives of Patients with Premature Heart Disease
A McGowan, Cardiac Rehabilitation Dept, SGH
Use of Seat Belts by Primary School Children in Sligo Area
Dr. S Leer, GP Training Scheme, Sligo
Carers. Who cares?
Dr. G J Molyneux, S McEniff, Dept of Old Age Psychiatry, Sligo Mental
Health Service
The Wrinkling of Skin around Scars
C O Flynn, Dept Mech. & Elec. Eng, IT Sligo |
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11:15 |
Coffee break and Poster
viewing |
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11:45 |
HRB Grant Writing Workshop
Dr. Teresa Maguire, HRB |
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12:30 |
Lunch* and Poster viewing |
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13:45 |
Secular Trends in
Cardiovascular Disease:
The contribution of lifestyle and other population level secular factors
to trends in cardiovascular disease
Prof. Cecily Kelleher, UCD |
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14:45 |
Coffee break & Poster viewing |
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15:15 |
Medicine Matters After All:
Measuring the benefits of medical care, a healthy life style, and a just
social environment
Prof. John Bunker, UCL, UK |
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16:15 |
Closing Address
Mr. Alan Moran |
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16:45 |
Refreshments |
Accreditations
5 CME Credits by Royal College of
Physicians Ireland
5 CME Credits by Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
2 CPD points by Irish College of Psychiatrists
Post Registration Category 1 by An Bord Altranais
10 CPEP points by Academy of Medical Laboratory Science
Target audience
The
conference is multidisciplinary and aims to allow representation from a broad
range of health professionals within the Sligo General Hospital catchment area:
GPs, nurses, Community Care, Public Health, Hospital doctors etc.
Click here to download Conference
Leaflet
Click here to download Conference Booklet
Register by emailing name and work
address to ref.sligo@mailb.hse.ie
Sponsor:
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