Educational Sessions
1. Medical Ethical issues at the Beginning and End of Life
Significant ethical issues arise in healthcare at the beginning and the end of life with perspectives and opinions remaining diverse. This session will provide a balanced insight into the medical ethical dilemmas that face doctors caring for mother and unborn child and caring for the terminally-ill.
The session will be chaired by Jerry Buttimer TD, Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children.
2.When Medicine is bad for the Doctor’s Health
Medical Professional life can be bad for a doctor’s health and doctors are notoriously bad patients. In this session we look at why doctors are prone to stress and burnout, we look at physician health and healthcare in Ireland as well as a model of care from the UK.
3. eHealth
eHealth is an area that has promised to deliver new efficiencies and abilities in providing medical care. This session will explore the benefits and challenges in eHealth development in Ireland as well as the significant advances and research undertaken here which makes us one of the leaders in this industry.