AGM Programme
Thursday April 9th
Thursday April 9th
5pm
Registration
Tea/Coffee on arrival
5.30pm
Opening Session
Minutes, Annual Report 2025, Report of Treasurer, Results of Elections, Deceased Members
6pm
Dr Anne Dee, Outgoing President’s Address, Handing over of Chain of Office
6.30pm
Panel Discussion 1 - Measuring Productivity in Healthcare
Moderated by Ms Ingrid Miley
Ms Danielle Jefferies, Senior Policy Analyst, The King Fund, London
Professor Matthew Sadlier, Incoming IMO President
Dr Austin Byrne, GP, Tramore, Waterford
8.30pm
Buffet Supper for Delegates and Guests
Friday April 10th
Friday April 10th
7.30am
Golf Competition
10.45am
Hot Topic 1 - A Bad Influence? Social Media, Influencers and the Spread of Misinformation
Prof David Robert Grimes, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin
11.30am
Hot Topic 2 – AI: Will Technology Undermine the Human Experience?
Mr Mick Moran, CEO, Irish Internet Hotline
12.15pm
Hot Topic 3 – Digitalising Health Services: HSE Plans
Mr Damien McCallion, Chief Technology and Transformation Officer, HSE
1pm
Lunch
2pm
Address by Dr Jenifer Carroll MacNeill TD, Minister for Health
2.45pm
Panel Discussion 2 – The Changing Nature of Addiction
Moderated by Ms Ingrid Miley
Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland, Head of the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau,
Mr Eddie Mullins, CEO, Merchants Quay Ireland,
Dr Niamh O’Brien, GP, Mervue, Galway and HSE West Drug Service.
4.15pm
Tea/Coffee
4.30pm
General Motions Session 1
5.30pm
Financial Services Seminar – Managing your Investments in Uncertain Times
Ms Nives Paic, General Manager, IMO Financial Services
Mr Richard Temperley, Head of Investment Development, Zurich Life
Mr Fran McGrath, Business Development Manager, IMO Financial Services
Saturday April 11th
Saturday April 11th
9am – 10am
General Motions Session 2
10am – 12.15
National GP Meeting
10am – 11.15am
National NCHD Meeting
National Consultants Meeting
National Public and Community Health Doctors Meeting
11.15am – 11.30am
Tea/Coffee
11.30am
Safe Staffing in the HSE
(Joint Session for doctors employed in HSE)
12.30
Address by Ms Anne O’Connor, CEO, HSE
1pm
Lunch
2pm
Hot Topic 4 –Unplugged – Screentime and Children
Ms Arabella Skinner, Director of Policy, Health Professionals for Safer Screens
2.30pm
Panel Discussion 3 – International Doctors in Ireland – Lived Experiences and Perspectives
Moderated by Ms Ingrid Miley
Dr Alina Fatima, SHO Mater Hospital
Dr Mohemed Elbadri, GP Cork City
Dr Nallasegarampillai Muthalvan, Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
4pm
Tea/Coffee
4.15pm
General Motions Session 3
5pm
Meeting of IMO Council
7.30pm
Address by Prof Matthew Sadlier, IMO President
8pm
Cocktail Reception and Gala Banquet