Programme

Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
March 9th, 2018
08.30 – 17.30

08.30
Registration Opens
09.00
Welcome and introduction to programme
Dr. Ronan Kavanagh, Organiser
09.05
It’s All in Your Head
Dr. Suzanne O’Sullivan, Neurologist and writer, London
09.35
The Accidental Activist
Dr. Rachel Clarke, Palliative care doctor and writer, Oxford
10.05
Interview with Dr. Suzanne O’Sullivan and Dr. Rachel Clarke
Sinead Gleeson, Writer, Editor and Reviewer
10.35
Musical Interlude
Peter Broderick, Musician and Composer
10.45
Tea / Coffee
11.15
Helium, Notes and Balloons. How I Became Mildly Famous on Twitter
Dr. Mark Reid, Physician and author, Denver, USA
12.00
Meditation and the Brain: A Practical Approach.
Dr. Ashish Ranpura, Neurologist and Neuroscientist and Gelong Thubten, Buddhist Monk and Author
13.00
Lunch
14.00
Musical Interlude
Peter Broderick, Musician and Composer
14.15
To Be A Machine (In conversation with Dr. Ronan Kavanagh)
Mark O’Connell, Writer, Ireland
14.45
Mammogram
The voice of the late Marie Cadden
15.00
Bedside Story
Dr. Pat Harold, GP and writer, Ireland
15.15
Bedside Story
Dr. Mike Farquhar, Paediatric sleep specialist, London, U.K
15.30
Coffee break
15.45
Storytelling in Medicine: The Passion and the Peril
Dr. Danielle Ofri, Physician and writer, NYC, USA
16.45
Goodbye and Thank You!
Dr. Muiris Houston, Organiser
16.50
Musical Interlude
Peter Broderick, Musician and Composer
17.10
Reception
17.20
End of Conference

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CME Points

The meeting has been awarded 4.5 CME points by the ICGP.