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3rd National Conference

Theme: Where's the Evidence

Saturday 20th November, 2010
Sheraton Hotel, Athlone

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Programme

Workshops

Partnership Dilemmas Sleep Disorders
Easily Missed Diagnoses Psychosexual Problems in General Practice
View Presentation | View Treatment Plan
Current Issues & Future Trends in Primary Care IT
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Commissioning New Services
Dermatology (Laser & Other Interventions) Contraceptive Conundrums
View Presentation | View Handouts

Dr Ben Goldacre

Dr Ben Goldacre spoke at the conference. Dr Goldacre is one of the most prominent health science writers in the UK. His weekly 'Bad Science' column in The Guardian newspaper and his online blog engage the public with criticism of the media inaccuracies and scaremongering which cloud the public's understanding of health issues. His book Bad Science has sold more than a quarter of a million copies.

Hot Topics

  1. ICGP - Your College Needs You
  2. BDZ & Codeine Addiction
  3. Professional Competence Update
  4. Measles & Other Old Fashioned Rashes | View Presentation 
  5. GP Exercise Referral Programme | View Presentation 

Documents

 ICGP Programme (Negs_Conf_Programme_Page.pdf | 176 KB)
       
 Contraceptive Conundrums Cases, Dr Miriam Daly: Director Women's Health Programme (Miriam_Daly_-_WH_Cases_NEGS_Nov_2010_Cn_Dilemmas.pdf | 83 KB)
 
 Contraceptive Conundrums Handouts, Dr Miriam Daly: Director Women's Health Programme (Miriam_Daly_-_Handouts_NEGS_Nov_2010_Cn_Dilemmas.pdf | 656 KB)
 
 Measles & Other Old Fashioned Rashes, Dr Richard Look Tong: GP, Westmeath (Measles_and_other_old-fashioned_rashes_.pdf | 1.09 MB)
 

Image Gallery

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Dr Ben Goldacre, author of the book Bad Science, speaking at the 3rd National ICGP NEGs Conference
Dr Ben Goldacre
Dr Darach O'Ciardha at the ICGP NEGs Conference in Athlone
Dr Mel Bates, ICGP Chair of Communications, and Fionan O'Cuinneagain, ICGP Chief Executive
Dr Mary Favier and Dr Ben Goldacre
Dr Brendan Day, President ICGP, Fionan Ó Cuinneagain, Dr Sinead Murphy, ICGP NEGs Director and Dr Ben Goldacre
Dr Sinead Murphy and Dr Ben Goldacre
Dr Deirdre NicGearailt, GP, speaking on BDZ & Codeine Addiction
Dr Mary Glancy, ICGP NEGs Steering Committee, giving an update on Professional Competence
Dr Richard Look Tong speaking on the topic of Measles & Other Old Fashioned Rashes
Gemma Strachan, National Co-Ordinator of the GP Exercise Referral Programme