News & Events
WONCA Conferences
The 19th WONCA WORLD conference of Family Doctors takes place May 19th-23rd in Cancun, Mexico. The theme for the conference is: "Millennium Development Goals: the contribution of Family Medicine". » read more
ICGP Research and Audit Conference - Call for Abstracts
ICGP Research and Audit Conference - Saturday June 19th, 2010; Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny. The theme of the conference is "Strengthening General Practice through Research and Audit" The conference will include the presentation of published and unpublished completed work and work in progress in oral and poster format. There will also be a key-note speaker and workshops on selected topics of interest. A prize will be awarded for the best oral presentation and the best poster. » read more
Link with Other Doctors in the EU Interested in Research
The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) promotes research excellence and supports researchers in general practice/family medicine. The establishment of a research tradition in primary health care has been inhibited by the relative isolation of practitioners and difficulties in obtaining adequate funding, protected time and training. » read more
Health Information and Quality Authority Workshop on SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms)
The Health Information and Quality Authority are pleased to announce that we will host an educational workshop on SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms) by Dr David Markwell in our head office in Mahon, Cork. This event will take place on Wednesday 27th January 2010 from 9.30am to 5.00pm. » read more
ICGP Research Staff Articles
The following articles (with ICGP Research Staff involvement) are in press and currently available online: » read more
2010 Public Health Call Now Open
The Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) has just published a call for proposals for projects, operating grants, conferences and joint actions. » read more
Elder Abuse Study
Perhaps 4-6% of the elderly in Ireland are victims of abuse or neglect in some form and often by a family member. » read more
ICGP Bursaries Available for Presentation at the EGPRN and WONCA Conferences
As part of the ICGP's ongoing work to support research in general practice in Ireland, the College is offering a limited number of restricted educational bursaries for ICGP members, whose research ideas or completed research has been accepted for presentation at the EGPRN or WONCA 2010 conferences. » read more
European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN)
Spring Meeting: May 6th-9th in Plovdiv-Bulgaria. The theme for the meeting is "Children in General Practice" Deadline for abstracts is 15th January 2010. Winter Meeting: October 14th-17th in Zürich-Switzerland. The theme for this meeting is: "Motivation". Deadline for abstracts is the 30th June 2010. For more information and the online submission form, please see www.egprn.org. » read more
New NHS Evidence Website
The NHS Evidence website has been launched. NHS Evidence is a new service which will allow people working across health and social care - including social workers, commissioners, clinicians, academics and researchers - to access a comprehensive range of sources of clinical and non-clinical evidence to help them make informed decisions about treatments and resources. » read more
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