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Three years post doctorate
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Addiction Medicine Education for Healthcare Improvement Initiatives: New Paper out Now
The purpose of this work was to develop and to process-evaluate an educational intervention designed to help general practitioners (GPs) identify and
How to measure performance in the addiction and mental health services? A new paper out now
As part of her final year research project in the Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Dr Carla Henderson queried the
Can GPs help problem drinkers who also use other drugs? Article in the Forum magazine
The Forum magazine is the official journal of the Irish College of General Practitioners ICGP. Published monthly by MedMedia since 1991, it is
What has the doctor done well? A different type of Masterclass on youth mental health for family doctors in Ireland
A typical master class involves a Master and a Class. Unlike other masters, the organisers of this master-class chose a problem-based learning
Beg, steel or borrow: getting physicians to recruit patients in clinical trials
Leaflets, adverts and phone calls have all been used to recruit patients in clinical trials with some results. Still, the personal contact remains the
AUDGPI 2014: Addiction research at the 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of Departments of General Practice in Ireland
What is the role of primary care in addiction treatment? How can be addiction treatment better integrated in the general medical settings? These and
Irish Network of Medical Educators (#INMED2014): The 7th Annual Scientific Meeting
A network of volunteers for all interested in medical education on the island of Ireland met in Belfast yesterday. The network's aim is to improve