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Winter Meeting 2011

The 2011 Winter Meeting was held on Saturday 26th November in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. The meeting was hosted by the Network of Establishing GPs and incorporating the Substance Misuse Conference and the Doctors' Health Seminar (ICGP Health in Practice).

A photo gallery from the event is available below.

The College was delighted to welcome Minister Roisin Shortall TD to open the Winter Meeting. Addressing over 300 conference delegates, Minister Shortall highlighted the Department of Health's plan to introduce free GP care for all by 2015 and universal health insurance by 2016.

She said that GP fees for the 56,000 registered as having long-term illnesses would be abolished in early March 2012, followed in 2013 by the abolition of fees for the 50,000 on the high-dependency drugs scheme. At present, three-quarters of the health budget is spent on chronic disease management, but the Minister said the clinical care programme would shift this from the hospitals to community- Minister Roisin Shortall addressing the based care.

Image Gallery

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Minister Roisin Shortall TD opening the ICGP Winter Meeting
A packed house listening to Minister Shortall's presentation
Dr Margaret O'Riordan (ICGP Head of Quality and Standards), Dr John Delap (ICGP Chairman), Minister for Primary Care Roisin Shortall TD, Mr Kieran Ryan (ICGP CEO), Dr Rita Doyle (President ICGP)
ICGP Chairman Dr John Delap introducing Minister Shortall to delegates at the ICGP Winter Meeting
Dr Margaret O'Riordan, ICGP Head of Quality and Standards speaking at her presentation on 'Screening – can I have a check up please?'
Dr Michael Coughlan speaking at the workshop on 'Beyond Practice'
Minister Roisin Shortall speaking to Niall Hunter, editor of Forum
Dr Gerry Mansfield, National Director of Specialist Training, presenting at his workshop on 'Human elements of partnership agreements'
Prof Colin Bradley speaking at the Substance Misuse Conference
Dr Gerry Mansfield and Dr Rory O'Hanlon
Dr Shane McKeogh and Mr Dermot Folan (ICGP Chief Operating Officer)
Mr Kieran Ryan ICGP CEO, Mr Seamus Creighton MSD, Dr Daragh O'Neill, Dr Margaret O'Riordan, Dr Miriam Daly, Dr Geraldine Holland at the launch of Advanced Course in Contraception
Mr Kieran Ryan, ICGP CEO, speaking at the Winter Meeting
Dr Claire Collins, ICGP Director of Research, speaking at the ICGP Winter Meeting
The ICGP Executive attending the ICGP Winter Meeting
Dr Bernie Lynch and Dr Miriam Daly (ICGP Director of Women's Health)
Dr Andrew Rynne, Dr Mary Glancy, Dr Pat Daly, Dr David Hanlon
Dr Andrew Rynne presenting on Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Dr John Gilbert, Dr Ray Walley, Dr Padraig McGarry, Dr Kevin Flanagan
Dr Susan Carroll, Dr Manus McGuire
Dr Paul Gregan, Dr Ide Delargy (ICGP Substance Misuse Director), Dr Camillus Power and Dr Josh Keaveney at the Substance Misuse Conference
Dr Richard Brennan speaking at the Doctors' Health Seminar
Dr Deirdre Kinlen
Dr Pat Daly, Director of the Migraine Association of Ireland
Dr Andree Rochfort, ICGP Director of the Health in Practice Programme, speaking at the Doctors' Health Seminar
Dr Camillus Power presenting on the Use of Opioid Analgesics in Pain Management at the Substance Misuse Conference
Dr Padraig McGarry, Dr Mary Davin-Power
Dr Eoin McDonnell, Dr Donal O'Shea
Dr Brid Hollywood at the launch of Guidance for Managing Depression
Dr Ann Jeffers presenting at the launch of Guidance for Managing Depression
Mr Mark Sexton presenting on Physiotherapy and Complimentary Therapies in Modern Medicine
Dr Mike Scully presenting on Mental Health and Substance Misuse
Dr Rory O'Hanlon presenting on Cardiac Issues and Substance Misuse
Dr Noel Caffrey, Dr Tim Gleeson, Dr Terry Rogers
Dr Yulia Zyranova presenting on Mental Health and Teens
Dr Mel Bates, Mr Pearse Finegan (ICGP Director of Mental Health), Dr Brid Hollywood
Dr Michael Casey, Mr Brendan O'Brien, Mr Mark Samuels (Servier Laboratories), Dr Eamon Ralph
Dr Alfie Mannion, Dr Claire Collins, Dr Billy O'Connell, Dr Eamonn Ralph, Dr Michael Casey
Dr Kenneth Olinger, Dr Ide Delargy, Dr Liam Lynch
Prof Walter Cullen, Dr Michael Tangney, Mrs Catherine Tangney, Dr Tom Curtin
Prof Tom Fahy, Dr John Cox
Dr Siobhan McNamee, Dr Gráinne Ní Ghairbhí
Dr Gavin Treanor, Dr Bala Chundru
Dr John Allman, Dr Nicola Black, Dr Orla McCabe, Dr Paul Rea
Dr Ronan Murphy, Dr Patrick McGrath, Dr Peter Keogh
Dr Richard Brennan, Dr Matt Linehan
Dr Billy O Connell, Dr David Hanlon, Dr Colum Gavin
Dr Mary Browne, Dr Ailís Ní Riain