GPWorks

Recently qualified GP Dr Oisin Brady Bates explains why he is attending the prestigious WONCA Europe conference in Dublin at the end of September.

Find out more about this conference and the pre-conference events at www.woncaeurope2024.org

Dr Brady Bates is co-chair of the Social Committee of WONCA Europe, and a member of the EYFDM - the European Young Family Doctors Movement. He's the lead for the Planetary Health sub-group.

He describes the advantages of going to WONCA Europe.

WONCA is the global movement for family doctors, and WONCA Europe is the European branch, bringing together family doctors from all over Europe to meet together, and learn and network.

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In this episode, the Director of Women's Health, Dr Laura Cullen, describes the influence of Dr Austin O'Carroll in her decision to become a GP; how the city-born GP became a rural doctor, the challenges of rural general practice, and her ambitions for developing the work of GPs in Women's Health services.

GP Works is presented and produced by Aileen O'Meara, for the Irish College of GPs.

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Did you know that the ICGP is hosting the Wonca Europe conference in Dublin in September? Thousands of GPs will gather for several days in the Convention Centre in Dublin in late September to hear the latest developments, terrific insights into family practice, and have the great opportunity to hear from our European peers.

Dr Andrée Rochfort is a GP in Wexford, and the Co-Chair of the Scientific committee of Wonca Europe. Listen to her describe the exciting build up to this terrific gathering, and why Irish doctors should come along.

Find out more about the conference at www.woncaeurope2024.org

Find out more about the ICGP at www.icgp.ie

This podcast is produced by Aileen O'Meara for the ICGP. Email us at [email protected]

Dr Noreen Lineen-Curtis is a GP on 3 western islands off the coast of Mayo - Clare Island, Achill Beg and Inishbiggle. She's been a GP for over 20 years, and is the daughter of a GP as well.

She describes how telemedicine and remote medicine is making a huge difference to ensuring patients can have consultations with hospital based consultants without leaving the island.

She also gives due credit to the role and work of practice nurses on the islands who provide an essential role in managing the needs of patients on the ground.

GP Works is produced by Aileen O'Meara for the Irish College of General Practitioners. You can contact the podcast at [email protected]

In a wide-ranging interview, well-known GP Dr Rita Doyle gives us her insights and experience of 40 years in general practice, in Bray Co. Wicklow. She was the first GP to become President of the Medical Council, and she was also President of the ICGP. Dr Doyle reflects on the importance of the doctor-patient relationship, and continuity of care that general practice provides.

This podcast is produced by Aileen O'Meara for the Irish College of General Practitioners.

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DR Suzanne Kelly talks about taking on the role of Assistant Medical Director of the Irish College of General Practitioners, following a successful few years as Clinical Lead for Diabetes. Ballincollig-based, and Dublin born and bred, Dr Kelly talks about why she chose general practice, the influence of her GP parents, and the importance of encouraging women to becoming leaders in general practice.

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Prof. Claire Collins has been Chief Operating Officer for 14 months now, succeeding Dermot Folan in the ICGP's pivotal role at a time of huge expansion and change in the College.

Most people in the College knew Claire as the Director of Research, a role she held for 18 years.

In this interview she gives her insights into the challenges of the new role and how she addresses them.

GP Works is presented and produced by Aileen O'Meara for the Irish College of General Practitioners.

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The ICGP's new Board chair, Dr Deirdre Collins, a GP in Kilcullen, Co Kildare, talks about how she became a GP, new leadership initiatives, and how the College can help with the growing workload facing GPs and their practices.

The GP Works podcast is presented and produced by Aileen O'Meara, for the Irish College of General Practitioners.

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To find out more about the ICGP, go to www.icgp.ie

The ICGP's new President Dr Eamonn Shanahan is the third generation of Shanahans to provide general practice to the communities around Farranfore, in Co Kerry.

In this podcast interview, he talks about how general practice has changed over the past 20 years, the challenges of GP workloads and recruiting GPs in rural areas, and the recognition that the new generation of GPs expect a good work-life balance.

He also tells us about being one of Ireland's longest "radio doctors" and gives his views on the important role of practice nurses.

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This podcast is produced by Aileen O'Meara Media Ltd for the Irish College of General Practitioners. Find out more at www.icgp.ie

The ICGP, with the support of the HSE and the Department of Health, has begun the non-EU Rural GPprogramme, an initiative to enable non-EU highly qualified GPs to work in mostly single-handed GP practices in rural Ireland. With the continuing shortage of GPs and growing workforce pressures, the ICGP's Medical Director, Dr Diarmuid Quinlan, explains the context behind this initiative.

To find out more about the Irish College of General Practitioners, go to www.icgp.ie

To find out more about the non-EU Rural GP Programme, search "non EU" in the ICGP website.

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