Winter Conference 2018
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is delighted to announce that the Winter Conference 2018 will take place in the INEC/Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th November 2018.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE REGISTER AT THE VENUE.
PROGRAMME
Conference Programme
CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Professor Trudi Roberts & Professor Gearoid Fitzgerald – Professionalism and the Trainee
Professor Guy Goodwin, Professor John Cooney, Dr Aditya Sharma – Bipolar Disorder
Professor Femi Oyebode – Abnormalities of the self and embodiment in the writings of Franz Kafka – Lessons for Psychiatry
Dr Conor O’Neill – Ten years of data from the Central Mental Hospital
CONFIRMED WORKSHOPS:
Prisons & the Homeless
Professional Competence
Mindreading – Literature and Mental Health in practice
Personality Disorders
Bipolar workshop
REGISTRATION RATES
| Conference Member Rate | NCHD/Intern/Retired*** Member | Non Member Rates | |
| Thursday 15th November only | €180.00 | €60.00 | €315.00 |
| Friday 16th November only | €180.00 | €60.00 | €270.00 |
| Thurs 15th and Friday 16th November | €340.00 | €120.00 | €585.00 |
ACCOMMODATION
At present the Brehon Hotel is fully booked and there is very limited availability in the Gleneagle Hotel next door. We have secured alternative accommodation in the nearby Randle’s Hotel which is within a 10 minute walk from the conference venue. Should you wish to stay in this hotel, please reserve your hotel room directly by emailing : karen@hotel-solutions.ie at the special delegate rate of €99.00 single rate per night B&B or €110.00 double rate per night / Phone : + 353 1 630 9211. Alternatively you can download the booking form here and fax it to 01 479 6891.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Call for Abstracts is now closed.
ESSAY COMPETITIONS
The Essay Competitions are now closed. Winners will be announced on Thursday 15th at the conference.
Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy Essay Competition 2018
Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry Essay Competition 2018
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Dr Charles Smith Essay Competition 2018
DIRECTIONS
BY TRAIN
The INEC will have a shuttle bus available at Killarney train station to meet the train coming in from Dublin/Cork & Limerick on Wednesday evening and the train arriving at 10.19 on Thursday and Friday morning.
Please visit www.irishrail.ie for train times and prices.
BY BUS
Buses run from Limerick and Cork bus stations direct to Killarney, please visit www.buseireann.ie for times & prices. There are no direct buses from Dublin or Galway.
BY CAR
Route Planners:
BY AIR
Aer Lingus flies to & from Kerry airport to Dublin twice a day. See www.aerlingus.com for fares and times