The Faculty of Public Health Medicine Summer Scientific takes place online over two days; Wednesday, 26 May 2021 and Thursday, 27 May 2021.
Please note: if you wish to attend both days, you will need to book each day separately using the booking links at the bottom of the page.
Day 1 of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Summer Scientific takes place on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 and focuses on responding to public health challenges
View the agenda which includes speakers and topics.
Day 2 of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Summer Scientific takes place on Thursday, 27 May 2021 and focuses on the public health response to COVID-19
View the agenda which includes speakers and topics.
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.
First, you must book your place at the webinar on this web page. On the day, you must sign into our virtual learning environment RCPI Brightspace.
If you are experiencing access issues due to the HSE cyberattack, you can join the webinar using the direct links below. Please note: if you join the webinar via the direct links, you will need to record the CPD as personal learning as no certificate can be issued through Zoom.
Day 1 | Responding to public health challenges (direct link)
Day 2 | The public health response to COVID-19 (direct link)
If you are logging in via our website, the steps are:
Note, the webinars will only become available to watch at 10:30am on each day, but we recommend logging in ten 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 courses@rcpi.ie and we will endeavour to have these answered as part of the event. Alternatively, you can submit questions via Twitter @RCPI_news.
During the event
We are now using Zoom to broadcast our live webinars. When you open Zoom to watch the live webinar you will be able to submit questions to the panel during the event.
To submit questions to the panel:
It may not be possible to answer all questions we receive.
