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6 Reasons Why Trainee Doctors Should Attend Wonca Europe 2024
Did you know the ICGP is hosting the Wonca Europe Conference in the Convention Centre, Dublin this September? The ICGP is thrilled to host the 29th Wonca Europe Conference. Among the many enthusiastic participants, Aoife O'Brien-Horgan, a 1st year Cork Scheme GP...
PRESS RELEASE World Family Doctor Day celebrates Family Doctors in healthcare
On World Family Doctor Day (19th May), Irish family doctors highlight the central role and contribution of GPs to Irish healthcare. Every day, Irish GPs deliver 75,000 clinical consultations, manage thousands of prescriptions and vaccinate over 1,000 children. There...
WONCA Family Doctor Day “Healthy Planet, Healthy People.”
WONCA Family Doctor Day “Healthy Planet, Healthy People”. a blog by Dr Sean Owens, Co. Louth GP and member of irish Doctors for the Environment. The theme of the 2024 World Family Doctor Day is “Healthy Planet, Healthy People”. This is a call for family doctors to...
Memorial Service
On 24th January 2024, I attended the Memorial Ceremony in the Unitarian Church on St. Stephen’s Green which followed the Council meeting earlier that morning. The Memorial Ceremony has been running for many years. During Covid, it was virtual, and a legacy of that...
Patient Information Videos
This Patient Information video series is a resource to support patients who need advice on women’s health issues and to empower them in advance of visiting their GP so they know what to expect in a consultation. After a consultation, a GP may also share a link to the...
PRESS RELEASE Survey shows 96% of GP graduates working in general practice on graduation
Survey shows vast majority of GP recent graduates planning to stay in Ireland, with 96% working in general practice on qualification. Big expansion in GP training numbers to address GP shortages. (11th March 2024. Embargo 12 noon) The survey of the career...
ICGP celebrates women in leadership on International Women’s Day
Irish College of General Practitioners recognises and celebrates the role of its women leaders on International Women’s Day. (8th March 2024) The Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) is the professional body for general practice in Ireland. The ICGP is the...
PRESS RELEASE New guides for GPs on Reproductive Health published
New educational resources for GPs in management of Contraception and Fertility published by the Irish College of General Practitioners on International Women’s Day (8th March 2024). Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) provide extensive guidance to GPs in line with...
A day in the life of the College President…Dr Eamonn Shanahan
President’s Blog 2023 – 2024 IMO Doolin Memorial Lecture 2023 On 2nd December, I attended two functions. Firstly, I met with colleagues from the IMO for their annual Doolin Memorial Lecture in RCSI. The President of the IMO, Dr John Cannon, who recently graduated...
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