The event will explore the wider context of child health and illness, including the impacts of a child’s social circumstances, perinatal mental health, and adverse childhood experiences, and the role of Paediatricians and other health professionals in addressing those impacts on lifelong health and wellbeing.
This webinar will be chaired by Dr Siobhan Gallagher, Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Neurodisability at University Hospital Limerick and Prof Clodagh O’Gorman, Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology at University Hospital Limerick and Professor of Paediatrics at The School of Medicine, University of Limerick.
This event is a benefit of your Membership and Fellowship and is FREE for RCPI Trainees, Members and Fellows who are in good standing. There is a €50.00 fee for all other attendees.
Book your place at this session using the booking links at the bottom of this page.
Dr Siobhán Neville is a Consultant General Paediatrician at University Hospital Limerick and Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at University of Limerick School of Medicine. She has a Masters in Quality and Safety in Healthcare Management from the RCSI and completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Hospital Medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Her clinical and research interests focus on Inclusion Paediatrics, a developing area that addresses the specific health needs of children from underserved and marginalised populations, and the impacts of the social determinants of health.
Dr Mas Mahady Mohamad MRCPI MRCPsych is a Consultant Psychiatrist with the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team in University Maternity Hospital Limerick. He is a member of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health National Oversight and Implementation Group and part of the Editorial board responsible for the development of national patient leaflets and a national information app. A graduate of University College Cork, he is passionate about promoting the importance of perinatal and public mental health. His current research interests include the use of art and music in the management of pregnancy-related anxiety.
Dr Aisling O’Riordan is a General Paediatrician in University Hospital Limerick with a special interest in Child Protection and Advocacy. Aisling graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and completed Paediatric training through the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. During this time, she became the first Paediatric trainee to gain membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (UK). Following CSCST Aisling undertook a Clinical Fellowship in Child Maltreatment Paediatrics at the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Department, of the Hospital of Sick Children, Toronto.
First, you must book your place at the event on this web page. On the day, you must sign into our virtual learning environment RCPI Brightspace.
On the day of the event, the steps are:
Note, the webinar will only become available to watch at 6.00pm on the day, but we recommend logging in 10 minutes ahead of time.
To join this webinar on Zoom you will need a computer (Windows or Apple) or mobile device with internet access and speakers.
If you're joining the webinar on a computer you can use the Zoom desktop website. You do not need to download the Zoom app - if you see a pop up message about the app, you can dismiss this.
The Zoom website functions best on Google Chrome.
When you click on the link for "Join the Live Webinar" you will see a message asking you to open Zoom. Click on “Open Zoom”.
You will then be asked for your name and email address. Once you’ve entered these details, click on “Join Webinar”.
If you're watching the webinar on a mobile device you will need to download the Zoom app. To save time on the day, we recommend downloading the app in advance:
Click here for the iOS Zoom app
Click here for the Android Zoom app
When you open the Zoom app click on “Join a Meeting”. You will need to enter the meeting ID number. The ID number for this week's event will be sent to you via email beforehand.
You can find additional help with joining Zoom webinars here
If you have any questions for our panel please email them to conferences@rcpi.ie and we will endeavour to have these answered as part of the event. Alternatively, you can submit questions via Twitter @RCPI_news.
We are now using Zoom to broadcast our live webinars. When you open Zoom to watch the live event you may be able to submit questions to the speakers during the event.
When available, to submit questions:
It may not be possible to answer all questions we receive.
There are limited places available for the live webinar. If you are unable to book a place, you will be able to watch videos of all of the talks on Panopto, our video sharing platform.
