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RCSI MiniMed School Open Lecture Series

The RCSI MiniMed School Open Lecture Series are informative health lectures open free of charge to the public. Lectures will take place at 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday evenings, approximately once a month, from October 2012 - March 2013 at RCSI, 123 St. Stephen's Green.

The topics explored during the 2012/13 lecture series are as follows:

Wednesday 24th October 2012
"The ageing eye: maintaining vision throughout life" 19.00-20.00

Prof. Conor C. Murphy Professor of Ophthalmology, RCSI, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

"Maintaining healthy skin in youth and older age" 20.00-21.00
Dr. Gillian Murphy, Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital.


Wednesday 28th November 2012
"Finding health information on the Internet: the consumer approach" 19.00-20.00
Kate Kelly, Chief Librarian RCSI

"Cyberchondria: the Internet and Self-diagnosis" 20.00-21.00
Mary Aiken, Cyberpsychologist and Research Fellow at RCSI Institute of Leadership


Wednesday 30th January 2013
 
"Benefits of a healthy lifestyle with exercise" 19.00-20.00
Dr L. Joe Conway, Vice Dean RCPI / RCSI Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine


"From Aquajogging to Yoga - getting to the ‘core' of the myriad of exercise types" 20.00-21.00
Dr. Helen French, Physiotherapy, RCSI


Wednesday 27th February 2013
 "Dublin Fire Brigade Paramedics- Insight into a pre-hospital emergency care service" 19.00-20.00
Paul Lambert, Station Officer & Advanced Paramedic, and Martin O'Reilly, District Officer & Advanced Paramedic with Dublin Fire Brigade.

"Reducing your risk of experiencing subfertility/infertility" 20.00-21.00
Gerri Emerson, Deputy Lab Manager, Research & Development Officer, Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland (HARI)


Wednesday 27th March 2013
"Gut Health, Colon Cancer and Colon Cancer Screening " 19.00-21.00
Joan Kehoe & Mary Conway, Colorectal Nurse Specialist & Colorectal Research Nurse (RCSI), Beaumont Hospital


For any queries please contact minimedschool@rcsi.ie