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Dear Colleagues, As you may be aware, updates to the Professional Competence Scheme (PCS) Framework will come into effect from May 2025. The current PCS year (2024/2025) will end on Wednesday, 30th April 2025. You will have an additional two-week grace period—until Wednesday, 14th May 2025—to upload any outstanding PCS activities for the current year. Please note that the e-Portfolio system (Risr/Advance) will be temporarily locked after 14th May 2025 to allow for essential updates and integration of the new PCS Framework. The system will…

This is a reminder that the PCS Year 2024/2025 ends on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. All PCS activity for the 2024/2025 year must be uploaded to your e-Portfolio for PCS by close of business on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. This additional time allows you to record any CPD activities you wish to have reflected in your Annual Statement of Participation in Professional Competence. A User Guide is available on your Risr Dashboard to help you to navigate the e-portfolio system. It provides a step-by-step guide to using the…

The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland is running a one-day course on the Management of Brain Death & Organ Donation. The aim of this course is to help clinicians remain optimally skilled in these important areas of Critical Care Medicine. As such, we aim to develop leadership in the area of brain death diagnosis and organ donation. We also aim to ensure that potential donors are recognised & the option of organ donation is explored where appropriate. Date: Friday 9th May 2025…

Wellness Lunch Webinar 28th March 2025 The next wellbeing webinar will take place on Friday 28th March 2025 at 12:00. This will be an online presentation with 4 guest speakers (followed by Q&A) highlighting the wellbeing supports available to you and your colleagues: Mr Morgan Lucey, National Lead with the HSE Employee Assistance Programme will give an overview of the Employee Assistance Programme. Dr Grainne McNally and Ms Maria Keatley will give an overview of the NCHD Hub and how it can support you. Dr Sineád Farrell,…

The Annual Congress of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine will take place on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th of May 2025. The annual John Cooper Medal (Pain Medicine Medal) competition will be held at this congress. Please find below, submission guidance for the competition. Applications for this competition close at close of business on Friday 25th April 2025, Close of Business. Applications should be emailed to painmedicine@coa.ie. Download Submission Guidelines HERE

We are delighted to invite you to the CAT hosted Careers Evening on Tuesday, the 25th of March. This event is designed to provide some clarity around the consultant interview and application process. This event will be held online by webinar, commencing at 6pm, To Register please follow the link Below Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0NfKh64qSIumUoGqfjIk-A We are delighted to welcome a distinguished panel of speakers, this includes Dr Mai O’Sullivan, who will share her experience with the consultant application and interview process. Following this talk, we…

The IAS are very excited to see you at their 2025 Symposium which this year will be hosted jointly by University College Dublin and St Vincent’s University Hospital. The programme is available for download below. Due to the huge demand for their previous symposia, they are running a bigger event this year over one and a half days, so they can fit in as many interactive workshops and key note speakers as possible. For the first time they will also have a social event for…

The Regional Anaesthesia for Trauma (RAFT) course is being held at the Pillar Centre in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital on Wednesday the 21st of May 2025. This course is aimed at the perioperative care team with a strong focus on the hands-on application of regional anaesthesia techniques for trauma patients. This day-long course uses a blend of short focused talks and hands on scanning with participants benefiting from the expertise of a distinguished faculty comprising both national and international leaders in the field of trauma…

Attrition in the Specialist Training Programme: A Strong Retention Record The Specialist Training Programme in Anaesthesiology continues to demonstrate exceptional retention rates, highlighting the programme’s effectiveness and the sustained commitment of its trainees. Since 2017, the attrition rate has remained at just 2%, underscoring the strength of our training programme structure and support systems. While some level of attrition is inevitable in any specialist training pathway, our figures compare favourably with international trends. The reasons for leaving the Specialist Anaesthesiologist Training programme have been carefully analysed…