Dated : April 3, 2024

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Dated : August 24, 2022

Dear Colleagues,

Are city centre car parking rates putting you off driving to work? Well now all RCSI Staff can avail of a new rate of €11 for a full day’s parking in the Q-Park lot in St Stephen’s Green (enter at Glover’s Alley).

This usual day rate (from 8am to 7pm) is €1 per 15 minutes and €4.10 per hour, after 3 hours, so this does amount to a massive saving for all employees of the College. To avail of this offer all you have to do is register for and use their Q-Park top-up card. More information on how to use the top-up card can be found here.

Dated : November 4, 2019

Professor David Bouchier-Hayes’s Eulogy

Presented by Professor Paddy Broe 

Reverend Father(s), Ladies and Gentlemen… Could I firstly, on behalf of myself and Liz and the congregation gathered here today, extend our deepest sympathies to Margaret, David Jnr, Jonathan, Lisa, daughter-in-law Mary, son-in-law John and the 2 grandchildren Liesel and Joe, as well as to the extended Bouchier Hayes family on the very sad passing of David.

I am deeply touched and honoured to have been asked by Margaret and family to deliver this eulogy for David. Its preparation saddened and amused me in equal measure as I recalled David’s many qualities including his great intellect and wit as well as the many challenges and issues that faced him during his illustrious career.

Unfortunately for all of us, David’s spirit and wonderful intellect has left us for some years now and many of his close colleagues and friends haven’t seen him for some time. Margaret and the family’s firm desire however is, and has been, that we should remember David as he was at the height of his powers and career and this euology will hopefully celebrate his many achievements and his legacy and in doing so , will refresh those memories of him as we knew him before his illness
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I know Margaret and her family are very grateful and moved by the support of all here present and others who cannot be here and by the many messages of condolences received on various whats apps, the RCSI alumni website and individual texts and emails. That support means so much to them at this difficult time.

David graduated from UCD in 1965 taking the gold medal in paediatrics and silver medal in obstetrics. Like his father before him, David pursued a career in surgery and after a few years in training posts in Dublin he went to work in Glasgow .His father had died when he was in medical school and Bob O Connell, a friend of his fathers, was his mentor and had advised him to move abroad. There was no structured surgical training programme in Ireland at that time and David returned to St Vincent’s Hospital in 1974 to work as Registrar/ Tutor in the Professorial Unit .I graduated in 1974 and was the intern on that service and David and I struck up an immediate and lifelong friendship.

As a young surgeon he was a wonderful clinician, teacher and trainer with a passion for caring for his patients to the best of his ability. A great role model for us all. I had done some electives in surgery during my student days and enjoyed them. David, however, was inspirational and was a key influencer for me and many others of my generation and beyond in choosing a surgical career. He had a brilliant mind, a sharp wit and was innovative in his approach at all times. He was a voracious reader and if I ventured into discussions with him about what he and I were reading he would say with a mischievous grin, “Did the crayons come with the book or did you have to buy them separately?”

You wouldn’t want to be too sensitive but he was well able to take as good as he gave.

The concept of continuing medical education hadn’t landed in those days but David (ahead of his time in this as in many other things) recognised the need for all of us to be familiar with the up-to-date literature and to have as much evidence on which to base our opinions and understanding of modern treatments. In the middle of debates with colleagues he was well known for saying, usually from the back of the auditorium, “I refer you to…” and he would quote the reference for the article on which he was basing his opinions.

After 2 years in St Vincent’s Hospital, and a year of research in Boston ,David moved to the Richmond as Lecturer/ Tutor with Professor Bill McGowan. He was enthralled with working in the hospital where his late father had been a legendary clinical teacher and he continued that Bouchier Hayes tradition. He was appointed to the Consultant staff in 1979 and 3 years later to the Chair of Surgery in the RCSI Medical School. I went to the Richmond as Senior Registrar in 1983 and renewed our close working relationship as both his SR and later his Lecturer and Consultant colleague.

As Professor he loved engagement with the students and gave them a lot of attention and time. Coming close to exam time the students, however, understandably wanted quite focussed tutorials and clinics on topics that might appear in the exam. As his lecturer I would get the feedback from the students that Professor Bouchier Hayes was discussing Greek philosophy or the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh. When I relayed this to David he’d say, “Broe, you can educate them for exams, I will educate them for life!” Another favourite quote of his was “Broe, I know I’ve taught you all you know but I haven’t taught you all *I* know.”

As Professor of Surgery in the Richmond, David built an enormous practice in Vascular Surgery. He had an open door policy for all emergencies and believed a call from a colleague from a country hospital was almost a contract and that we should respond accordingly which meant accepting transfer of the patient. The record was 3 ruptured aneurysms in one evening and to his eternal credit and leading by example he was always there himself for those cases despite the heavy non-clinical demands of the Professorial job. The Richmond was an exciting place to work in those days and many of the senior trainees including the late Arthur Tanner, John Hyland, Joe Duignan, Denis Mehigan, Paul Burke, Pierce Grace (and the list goes on…) rotated through David’s department. I was the lucky one who got appointed as a Consultant at the Richmond and afterwards at Beaumont Hospital. Not only did David train us clinically and in the art of technical surgery but he helped us to write our theses, prepare our talks and presentations and was hugely generous of his time .And it continued.Here is a quote from Ger McGreal , who was David’s Senior Registrar in 2000 “His generosity with his time in making a thesis out of disjointed scrapes of paper was a turning point for my career for which I will always be grateful”.

It wasn’t all work and we enjoyed many evenings in the local hostelry, which was all part of building the team and developing collegiality. Teamwork is now almost a science with demonstrable evidence of better patient care and better outcomes when the team looking after them functions well. Another example perhaps of David being ahead of his time but I’d have to admit he enjoyed his pint of Smithwicks with a Guinness head as well. He had no airs and graces about him and he didn’t think he was anything special because he was a Professor. He was the clear leader but his style was inclusive and democratic which engendered tremendous loyalty and personal support for him. Mind you, if he got cross you would be ducking for cover, but in fairness that was rare.

I referred earlier to David’s innovative skills and this is best illustrated by his experience of laparoscopic surgery. He spotted the early reports of successful keyhole/laparoscopic surgical procedures. Serendipity helped as Jim Coleman who had worked as a trainee with David was at that time a Fellow in a Surgical Department in Cologne. He borrowed some prototype laparoscopic instruments , brought them to Dublin and David and his surgical team performed the first successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Ireland at Beaumont Hospital. In keeping with his generous spirit and interests in education and patient safety he set up a mentorship system where members of his department travelled to other surgical units nationwide to help the surgeons safely introduce laparoscopic techniques. This was a unique national effort that resulted in the safe introduction of the technique and better outcomes for patients.

In 1984 David was elected President of the RCSI Students Biological Society which meant giving an inaugural lecture, and as Margaret would say, throwing a party afterwards.He was very proud of the fact that his father had been president of the same society in 1950. We were walking on Killiney beach before the event and in a wide ranging discussion about his lecture he expressed concern about his lack of progress in developing a surgical research laboratory. His research output and engagement was well below what he would have wished. Whilst a lot of his trainees including myself had travelled abroad to do surgical research, successful productivity abroad had not translated into significant productive activity at home. A few years later however two very bright young trainees, Paul Redmond and Cathal Kelly, having done small animal laboratory research abroad got going with the same activity in David’s department when they returned home and within a few short years most of the surgical trainees were staying in Ireland to do their research. “A paradigm shift” as he would say himself.

The Irish almost took over the Surgical Research Society (of which David later became President), the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and the Surgical Research Forum of the American College of Surgeons. David’s research fellows dominated the quality presentations at these meetings and came away with Patey Prizes and Moynihan Medals on many an occasion. He was very “hands on” with the writing and preparation of presentations of the work and I don’t believe I ever saw him happier in his professional life. He had cracked the third element of his role as Professor – successful clinical practice, educating the medical students, and supporting surgical research for higher degrees and publication. There after his research output was prolific with over 200 publications in peer reviewed journals.

As time passed he appointed additional colleagues: Austin Leahy, Cathal Kelly and Darragh Moneley, and his clinical commitments decreased. David never felt threatened by additional colleagues and always embraced and supported them and indeed referred patients to them. As his clinical involvement lessened his research laboratory and support for his Surgical Researchers and Post-docs became his major interest and he mentored and supported very many young trainees.

At the height of his clinical and research activity he became the Dean of the Medical School in RCSI and with his former classmate and friend, Kevin O’Malley, made a huge contribution to the development and expansion of the Medical School.

He was a member of editorial boards of several journals and was editor of the Irish Journal of Medical Science. He was an outstanding speaker and gave many eponymous lectures as well as being President of the Academy and many student societies in RCSI. In his younger days David and I played a lot of tennis with and against each other and a lesser amount of squash. I gave up the squash because once he got that block of a body of his into the centre of the squash court he was hard to displace!!

He played a bit of golf later on but never got the real bug for it. He preferred a game of snooker in Fitzwilliam with his lifelong friend John Browne. He enjoyed retreating to Connemara where he and Margaret had a summer home.
Throughout his illustrious career David has had the tremendous support of his beloved wife Margaret and their children. He was very proud of David, Jonathan and Lisa and of their career achievements. Margaret and David loved to entertain and we all were beneficiaries of their generous hospitality on multiple occasions.

David sometimes mused about his legacy, even before he had one! He needn’t have been concerned. He was an outstanding clinical and technical surgeon whose first concern always was the care of his patients, who he treated with compassion and empathy. His contribution to Irish Surgery in terms of education, training and mentorship was immense. He was a thinker and innovator whose passion was scientific endeavour and investigation directed towards solving clinical problems. Above all he was a kind and generous man, a great wit with a mischievous twinkle in his eye and great fun to be with.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend and colleague who will be greatly missed.
In the new building in RCSI, 26 York Street, there is a beautiful lecture theatre named after David. When it was commissioned some years ago he was well enough to attend and to hear first hand the regard in which he was held by all of us. Whenever I’m in that lecture room now I can feel his presence and charisma.

David, it was a privilege and a pleasure to have known you and to have been your friend and colleague and I know you will be welcomed with open arms to your final resting place as someone who devoted his whole life to the service of his fellow man.

Rest in peace.

Dated : October 31, 2019

You can download the ConnectED newletter, with updates from RCSI Bahrain, here

Dated : October 31, 2019

26 York Street is in Pre-Examination Mode, Monday 25 November to Wednesday 18 December 2019 and Monday 30 March to Sunday 12 April 2020

• No tours in the building after 3pm, unless approved by the College’s Senior Management Team. Staff should provide notification of tours in 26 York Street to the Front of House Manager, Head Porter and Security 26YS (bryansheils@rcsi.ie; fdonegan@rcsi.ie; Security26@rcsi.ie)
• Catering will be restricted on Levels 3 and 4. Catering bookings will be moved as required to Level 5, Level -1 or to the Dispensary, Ground Floor. The Bookings team have been working to move groups and we appreciate your cooperation with them.
• Catering as normal on Level 5

Building is in examination mode, Monday 25 November to Wednesday 18 December 2019 and Monday 13 April to Sunday 30 May 2020

• No tours at any time, unless approved by the College’s Senior Management Team. Staff should provide notification of tours in 26 York Street to the Front of House Manager, Head Porter and Security 26YS (bryansheils@rcsi.ie; fdonegan@rcsi.ie; Security26@rcsi.ie).
• No external events hosted in the building unless approved by the College’s Senior Management Team. Curriculum related activities and examinations will continue to be hosted in the building during this time.
• Catering will be restricted on Levels 3 and 4. Catering bookings will be moved as required to Level 5, Level -1 or to the Dispensary, Ground Floor. The Bookings team have been working to move groups and we appreciate your cooperation with them.
• Catering as normal on Level 5

Requests for tours or hosting tours of 26 York Street during pre-exam and examination time will be reviewed weekly by SMT.

Requestors should complete the appropriate STM approval form:

• SMT Approval Form 2019 – Events during term
• SMT-Approval-Form-2019-Tours in 26 York Street during pre-exam and exam modes

and email the completed form to the Dean’s Office deansoffice@rcsi.ie and the Bookings team bookings@rcsi.ie.

If you have queries about bookings you already have in place please contact the Bookings team bookings@rcsi.ie.

Thank you all very much in advance for helping to make this work so our students can use College facilities as they prepare for important examinations.

Dated : April 4, 2019

RCSI Library is delighted to announce a new electronic resource, Visible Body.

Visible Body is an anatomy reference resource for healthcare professionals and students. It offers extensive views inside the human body including dynamic 3D models, illustrations and animations which can be manipulated and explored by the user.

Check out the Library’s blog for a post detailing features from the Visible Body resource, and how to download the app to your phone: http://rcsilibrary.blogspot.com/2019/04/visible-body-see-inside-human-body-with.html

Visible Body can be accessed by all staff and students with their RCSI Network Credentials from www.rcsi.ie/library > Databases > Visible Body.

Any questions or feedback, email: library@rcsi.ie

Dated : April 2, 2019

The Payroll FAQ section has been updated and can be found here: https://staff.rcsi.ie/administration-and-support/finance/payroll-services/faq

Dated : March 11, 2019

Closing date, Friday 15 March

The ‘Count Me In’ survey is looking at the Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) and Midwives workforce in Ireland. The survey is funded by a HRB grant and aims to reach all CRNs/Midwives in the country to discover:

• How many research nurses/midwives are currently working in Ireland
• Where they are located
• The terms of employment
• The roles and responsibilities.

The survey can be accessed via the IRNN website https://irnn.ie/countmein/

Dated : January 22, 2019

Information for staff regarding Revenue changes can be found here: /administration-and-support/finance/payroll-services/exam-codes

Dated : January 2, 2019

As part of RCSI’s Strategic Plan 2018-2022 ‘Transforming healthcare education, research and service’ we have reviewed the way we present ourselves externally. Consistency in what we say and how we present ourselves visually is an important part of enhancing our institutional reputation.

In September 2018, a set of PowerPoint slide templates with key messages were created to assist RCSI staff in this regard.

The slide decks offer alternatives to suit individual needs, however, we recommend Slide 4 (which outlines our mission), as well as standard covers and background slides, are used to achieve the desired consistency.

View and download the slide decks 

Dated : December 18, 2018

If you missed the Winter Townhall meeting or you would like to watch it again, the live stream is now available to view here. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dated : November 1, 2018

Dear Colleagues,

Many thanks to those of you who have emailed to request a pension advice session. The sessions are now fully subscribed. However, we have created a waiting list. Staff unsuccessful in obtaining a slot and who have been in touch with us have been added to this list.

If you are registered, we will issue a calendar invite. If you are unable to attend, please notify equality@rcsi.ie in order that we can release your place.

Best wishes
HR and EDI Unit

Dated : October 22, 2018

Dated : October 4, 2018

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to

‘Reflections of a Surgeon of the Troubles in Northern Ireland’
with Professor Roy Spence OBE, MD, MA, LLD(hon), FRCS
Queens University Belfast, and Consultant Surgeon-Belfast Trust

Wednesday, 24 October 2018 at 6.15 pm

Location: Geoffrey Burke Room,
Second Floor,
Setanta House
Setanta Place,
Dublin 2

Kind regards,
RCSI Library – Heritage Collections

Dated : June 11, 2018

The Medicines Complete resource, a key pharmacy and pharmacology resource, has recently migrated to a new, enhanced platform. The new platform allows access to the full-text content of the 17 titles RCSI Library subscribes to, key features include:

• Improved search functionality allowing searching across all our subscribed titles at once, as well as searching within specific titles
• A new Dosage Card feature, to help quickly and reliably answer dosage queries
• New MC Calculators which allows users to easily calculate ARC, BMI, Body surface area and other in one place
• Stockley’s Interaction Checker allows users to easily search drug interactions
• Each page is now equipped with a feedback button

RCSI Library subscribes to the full-text content of the following titles:

Further information is available on the Library Blog and there is a promotional video available from the publisher here.

If you require further information please contact the library@rcsi.ie or Eliska Komarkova, Content & Metadata Management Librarian, eliskakomarkova@rcsi.ie.

Dated : May 14, 2018

Dear Colleagues,

Blood Cancer Network Ireland invites you to a public lecture on ‘Blood Cancers and Advances in Treatment’ in Beaumont Hospital on Friday, 8 June 2018.

Blood Cancer is an umbrella term for different kinds of cancer that affect blood cells such as leukaemia, myeloma and lymphoma. Blood cancers account for about 10% of all cancers and every year approximately 1600 Irish patients are diagnosed with blood cancer and about 700 people die from this disease.

This public lecture is aimed at giving the public, patients and their families information about blood cancers and about recent advances in the treatment of blood cancers.

Venue: Richard Carmichael Lecture Theatre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Time and Date: 4pm-5.30pm, Friday 8 June

This event is open to all and there is a welcome Tea/coffee from 4pm- 4.15

Please register via email on BCNI@nuigalway.ie

Futher information can be found here.

Dated : May 11, 2018

Dear Colleagues,

To celebrate the new 11th edition of the RCSIsmj we invited Editor-In-Chief Suzanne Murphy to give her take on what is involved in balancing being part of the editorial team and a 3rd year medical student.

Check it out here and don’t forget to pick up your copy of RCSIsmj in the Library today.

Kind regards,

Johanna Archbold
RCSI Library

Dated : April 26, 2018

The aims of this highly practical half-day course are to provide participants with the skills and tools required and to build personal confidence in their abilities to run a meeting.

Aims

During the sessions, participants will learn how to:

• Ensure meetings and minutes meet the needs of the organisation and its stakeholders
• Understand the role and responsibilities of the chair and minute-taker
• Prepare effectively for a meeting / create an effective agenda
• Manage a meeting to ensure objectives are achieved

Course content

Part One – Introduction

• Best practice: Defining a good meeting
• Defining the roles and responsibilities of chair and minute-taker
• Characterising the relationship between the chair and the minute-taker

Part Two – Managing Meetings

• Preparation
• Differences between internal and external meetings
• Creating and managing an effective agenda
• Time management techniques
• Ensuring objectives are met/ keeping meetings on track
• Liaising with the minute-taker
• Learning to summarise in meetings
• Stamping out waffling and repetition
• Using additional reports/ documents in the best way
• Managing people: encouraging participation/ dealing with personality types etc.
• Managing conference calls
• Ensuring the minute-taker delivers the minutes required (e.g. level of detail, formality of language)
• Awareness of FoI and its implications (e.g. content, records management)
• Offering clear instructions on the completion of meetings
• Tips for reviewing the final version of minutes

Target Audience: All staff.

Duration: 3.5 hours

Sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FXXRD76

Dated : April 12, 2018

Dear colleagues,

The next seminar takes place on Tuesday, 17 April from 11:30-12:30 by Prof Anthony Staines. Anthony will give a talk about: ‘Causality in Modern Epidemiology’.

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Details also in the following flyer: PHS-seminars-notice-17th of April

Best wishes,

Regien & Caroline

Dated : March 16, 2018

The Irish Cancer Society and the National Cancer Registry of Ireland invite you to the launch of the joint report

Emergency Presentation of Cancer in Ireland 2002-2015

at 10.30am on Thursday, 29 March

at the Irish Cancer Society,
43/45 Northumberland Road,
Dublin.

In 2017 the Irish Cancer Society commissioned the National Cancer Registry of Ireland to undertake a project on emergency diagnosis of cancer in Ireland. The research investigated the proportion of cancers diagnosed via emergency presentation in Ireland; the stage of diagnosis; the deprivation status of the patient; their age and gender. This is the first time in Ireland such analysis has been undertaken.

You are invited to the launch of the report on Thursday, 29th March at 10.30 am sharp.

The National Cancer Registry of Ireland will outline the main findings of the analysis; the Irish Cancer Society will discuss its implications, and outline a number of recommendations that if implemented could make a significant difference in reducing the number of cancers diagnosed via emergency presentation across the course of the ten year National Cancer Strategy.

If you would like to attend this event please RSVP to Emma Browne ebrowne@irishcancer.ie

Launch will begin at 10.30am sharp, light refreshments served afterwards.

Dated : March 13, 2018

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to

”An innovative alternative for targeted protein biomarker discovery in liquid biopsy applications”

Dr Xavier Tait, Olink Proteomics, UK

Venue: Tutorial Room 4, RCSI Education & Research Centre (ERC) Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.

Time: 11.00, Thursday 16 March.

Dated : March 6, 2018

When you have non-native English speaking international students in your classroom, there are several important issues and classroom management strategies related to effective communication that you may need to keep in mind to help all students have a positive learning experience. International students bring a broad range of cultural perspectives to the learning environment, and this diversity has the capacity to enrich teaching and learning in the College.

The half day workshop is designed to address the needs of international students as learners. The workshop will introduce issues of cultural awareness to those who teach international students, as well issues involved in cross-cultural communication.

Workshop Aim: To discuss and explore strategies for improving the international student experience in a teaching and learning environment, while simultaneously improving interaction between native and international students.

Workshop Objectives: Teaching in an intercultural setting means using strategies to work creatively with different cultural worldviews, and bringing an international perspective into the curriculum. Therefore, at the end of the course you will be able to:

• Review and discuss the literature available on teaching international students;
• Plan for and offer better support to international students and those involved in teaching;
• Identify the main barriers in terms of teaching, e.g. language awareness, non-verbal behaviour, learning styles, communication skills, academic writing etc;
• Identify and solve problems with the help of others in the workshop.

Target Audience: Those involved in teaching, tutoring and supervising international students.

Booking: Please click here

Dated : February 21, 2018

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to the Children in Hospital Annual Lecture 2018.

Building and maintain resilience when working with Children in Hospital

Guest speaker: Barbara Wren, Psychologist and author of True Tales of Organisational Life (2016)

When:  Monday 12th March 2018

Time:     6pm

Where: Trinity College School of Nursing & Midwifery, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2.

Refreshments:  Light refreshments will be served prior to the lecture

This is a free event, however booking is necessary as places are limited. Register via Eventbrite

Dated : February 5, 2018

To mark the annual Charter Day Meeting this week, RCSI Library’s Heritage Collections team have detailed the conservation and preservation work on the College’s Royal Charter granted by King George III in 1784. Read all about it here:

http://rcsiheritage.blogspot.ie/2018/02/preserving-rcsis-royal-charter-seal.html

Susan Leyden
Archivist
RCSI Library

Dated : February 1, 2018

2018 schedule and application form can be viewed here:

Upcoming Study Days RCSI CRC-2018

Dated : January 29, 2018

Overview

The aims of this highly practical half-day course are to provide participants with the skills and tools required and to build personal confidence in their abilities to run a meeting.
During the sessions, participants will learn how to:
•Ensure meetings and minutes meet the needs of the organisation and its stakeholders
•Understand the role and responsibilities of the chair and minute-taker
•Prepare effectively for a meeting / create an effective agenda
•Manage a meeting to ensure objectives are achieved
Course content

Best practice: Defining a good meeting

Defining the roles and responsibilities of chair and minute-taker

Characterising the relationship between the chair and the minute-taker

Differences between internal and external meetings

Creating and managing an effective agenda

Time management techniques

Ensuring objectives are met/ keeping meetings on track

Liaising with the minute-taker

Learning to summarise in meetings

Stamping out waffling and repetition

Using additional reports/ documents in the best way

Managing people: encouraging participation/ dealing with personality types etc.

Managing conference calls

Ensuring the minute-taker delivers the minutes required (e.g. level of detail, formality of language)

Awareness of FoI and its implications (e.g. content, records management)

Offering clear instructions on the completion of meetings

Tips for reviewing the final version of minutes

Target Audience: All staff.

Please email staff_l&d@rcsi.com or phone Ruth on E5169 for a place.

Dated : December 21, 2017

Winners of Barnardos Teddy

Huge thanks to all for donating to Barnardos this Christmas; over€500 was raised.

Ted is going home with:

Therese Mitchell

Maggie Walsh

Sean Quinlan

Thanks to everyone for their support,

Julie, Olwen & Patsy

Dear colleagues,

Over the next couple of weeks we hope raise some money for Barnardos – there are collection buckets in

• Physiology 123
• MCT 2nd Floor
• Finance 121

Please donate if you can.

Barnardos really appreciate the support they receive from us especially around at time of the year https://www.barnardos.ie/real-stories.html

We will raffle the Teddy Bears before we break for Christmas so please include your name in the notebooks provided when you donate (1 name per page) and you will be entered in the drawer to win one of 3 gorgeous teddy bears!

Many thanks,
Patsy, Olwen and Julie

**all donations big and small welcome**

Dated : December 15, 2017

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to the Academic Seminar Series

Division of Population Health Sciences

Tuesday 19^th December 2017

11:30-12:30

Dr. Garrett Greene

Department of Psychology

“From behaviour to clinical outcomes: A new algorithm for predicting health outcomes from adherence data”

Location:

Division of Population Health Sciences Seminar Room

Lower Ground Floor, Beaux Lane House

Dated : December 4, 2017

Dear colleagues,

It’s that time of year again and the Society of St Vincent de Paul are seeking our assistance. SVP provides help for thousands of families at Christmas and to enable their continued support to families they are seeking gift vouchers for all, toys for children and gifts for older children and adults.

RCSI are delighted to continue to support this campaign and we hope that RCSI staff and students can support the Giving Tree campaign in 2017.

How does it work?

• Please take a tag from the ‘Giving Tree’. Each tag lists a person and age group e.g. ‘Girl 4-7’.
• Simply buy a suitable gift and place it unwrapped at the designated collection point.
• Collection points: Please leave your donations, with the relevant tag attached, with the Porters in 123, at the Reception desk in No. 26 York Street and 121 St Stephen’s Green, at Reception desk in ERC Beaumont, with Security in Reservoir House or to the Estate and Support Services office in 121 St Stephen’s Green.

SVP request that all toys/gifts are new – no second hand toys please.  All gifts must be unwrapped.

To facilitate the re-distribution of the gifts please ensure your donations are made on or before the 15^th December.

In advance and on behalf of RCSI and Society of St Vincent de Paul, we thank you kindly for your assistance and kind donations.

Kind regards,

Santa’s Elves in Estate and Support Services

Dated : November 28, 2017

RCSI Library and Heritage Collections really enjoyed taking part in this years Explore Your Archive campaign.

Read about one of the many events which took place in the latest Heritage Collections blog post

Dated : November 23, 2017

Dear colleagues,

Please find below the new login details for booking a courier online with Action Dispatch.

Username: RCSI

Password: LetMeIn1

If you have any queries, please contact Trudi O’Neill on 01 460 7878 or Liz McNicholl, RCSI Estate & Support Services, on 2290.

Dated : November 20, 2017

Celebrate Archives Week 2017 with RCSI Library

ARCHI’VE EXPLORED: Archival Talk & Tour of RCSI
You’re invited to join Susan Leydon, RCSI Archivist, for a special insight into the RCSI Heritage & Archive Collections by a tour of our historic buildings as part of Archives Week 2017.

1.00pm Saturday, 25th November, Bouchier-Hayes Auditorium, Level 5, No 26 York Street

The tour will commence at 2pm. If you are not attending the talk but would like to attend the tour, meet in lobby of No. 26 York Street at 1.50pm.
Email Archivist@rcsi.ie to book a place for the talk and/or tour
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/498685997163524/

ARCHI’VE DISCOVERED
RCSI Library will be showcasing highlights from archival & historical collections on social media for Archives Week 2017.

Watch out for hashtags #ExploreArchives #ArchiveCatwalk #EdibleArchives #HairyArchives #ArchiveScience #LoveArchives all week to discover unique collections and digital exhibitions.

Twitter: @RCSILibrary
Facebook: RCSI Library

You’ll be amazed what you might discover.
Explore your Archive.
Find out more on RCSI Heritage Collections www.rcsi.ie/heritagecollections

Dated : November 20, 2017

Academic Seminar Series

Division of Population Health Sciences

Tuesday, 21st November 2017, 11:30-12:30

“Potentially inappropriate prescribing: Measuring the impact and counting the cost”

Dr. Frank Moriarty, Department of General Practice and HRB Centre for Primary Care Research

Location: Division of Population Health Sciences Seminar Room

Lower Ground Floor, Beaux Lane House

All welcome to attend.

Dated : November 20, 2017

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to The Great Famine, Trauma, and Madness lecture by Cormac Ó Gráda (UCD), at the History of Medicine Section, Royal Academy of Medicine Ireland.

Wednesday, 22nd November 2017, 6:15pm, Setanta House.

The talk will focus on two ways in which the Great Famine may have made life worse for survivors. The first is whether the Famine traumatized the Irish, individually and collectively. The second is whether it increased the likelihood of mental illness, and particularly schizophrenia, in survivors; and indeed, by extension, in their descendants.

All welcome to attend.

Dated : November 20, 2017

Work/Life Balance: A Male Perspective

Dear Colleagues,

RCSI Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Unit would like to invite all staff to celebrate International Men’s Day on Monday 20^th November from 12.30 – 14.00.

International Men’s Day focuses on men’s and boy’s health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion for men to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care.

Time & Venue:

Lunch: 12.30 – 13.00 (Atrium)

Presentation & Panel Discussion: 13.00 – 14.00 (Albert Lecture Theatre)

Title: Work/Life Balance: A Male Perspective

Speaker: Dr Annie Curtis – Harnessing the Power of the Body Clock

Discussion: Work/Life Balance – Staff Panel Discussion

• Mr Justin Ralph, Head of Information Technology
• Prof Clive Lee, Professor of Anatomy
• Dr Declan Patton, Senior Lecturer and Director of Nursing and Midwifery Research
• Dr Cathal Kearney, Senior Research Fellow

Expression of interest: Avril Hutch, Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – RCSI Parents Group

ALL Staff Welcome

We look forward to seeing you!

Kind regards,
RCSI Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Unit

Dated : October 4, 2017

The video conferencing service is currently experiencing issues with the content sharing option for some VC participants.

Media Services, along with colleagues in IT, are working with our external service providers on a solution to address these issues and to look at ways services can be improved for end users.

If you have any queries, please contact Media Services on mediaservices@rcsi.ie

Dated : September 7, 2017

Have you been involved in a project or service that has made a real and lasting impression on our health and social services?

Why not enter the Health Service Excellence Awards 2017 and tell them about the achievements of you and your colleagues at RCSI? This is a great opportunity to showcase your successes.

Expressions of interest are now invited for the 2017 awards and are open to all staff working in the public health system directly run or funded by the HSE. These may include any service provided directly to the public including clinical services, primary care or social/family support; support services including catering, portering, security, clerical and management to include people management processes, information technology or service management initiatives.

The aim of the Health Service Excellence Awards 2017 is to encourage and inspire people to develop better services that result in easier access and high-quality care for patients and to promote pride among staff in relation to our services.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is Friday, September 15, 2017.

How to enter

Applicants are requested to fill in the application form on the HSE website and submit it for assessment. Application forms can also be requested by emailing excellenceawards@hse.ie

Completed forms can also be submitted to this address if preferred.

For further information about the Health Service Excellence Awards 2017 visit hse.ie/excellenceawards #HSEexcellence17

Dated : August 11, 2017

Dear Colleagues,

To facilitate the construction of the new terrace area for the basement cafe in 123 St Stephen’s Green, the bicycle rack facing onto York street will be removed (21 spaces) on the weekend of 18 August. Note the bicycle rack facing onto the carpark at 123 St Stephen’s Green will remain in situ. (Sketch attached).

Can all persons currently using bicycle parking facilities at 123 St Stephen’s Green York Street side please use alternate bicycle parking facilities i.e. bicycle rack at the car park side of 123 St Stephen’s Green.  Additional spaces will also be available at the rear of no. 26 in the coming weeks.

Bicycles which have not been removed from the works area by 18 August will be removed and placed in storage for collection.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Regards,

Estate & Support Services

Dated : August 11, 2017

• Main College
• 121 SSG
• York House
• Ardilaun Block B
• Textile House
• Proud’s Lane
• Mercer Building

The windows of the buildings listed above will be cleaned next week, internally and externally. Please can you assist by removing any items you have from window ledges.

Please contact us if you have any queries.

Kind regards,

Estate and Support Services

Dated : July 31, 2017

Pain-free volunteers are now needed for a cross-sectional study to compare somatosensory (or pain sensitivity) profiles of patients with acute or sub-acute cervical radiculopathy (or a ‘pinched’ nerve in the vertebrae of the neck), with a group of age and gender-matched, pain-free adults.

Eligible participants will undergo a single 20-30 minute test session in the Human Movement Laboratory, School of Physiotherapy, RCSI, 123 St Stephen’s Green or in Premier Physiotherapy Clinic, Ballinteer, depending on what’s most convenient for you.

Click here for further details on the study (pdf 108kb)

If you’re interested, please contact –
Louise Keating, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, RCSI
E: lkeating@rcsi.ie

Dated : June 29, 2017

A some of money was found outside of the toilets at the Physiotherapy corridor in 123 SSG

Contact Emmy Balough emesebalogh@rcsi.ie / 01-402-2348 to claim

Dated : June 27, 2017

Dated : June 13, 2017

A sum of money was found on 13th June in the Common Room on the Ground Floor of 123 St. Stephen’s Green. Contact Niamh Walker, Communications Department on Ext 2218 to claim.

Dated : May 29, 2017

Dear Colleagues,

The annual Irish Surgical Training Group dinner, The Silver Scalpel Award will take place on the evening of Saturday June 24th in RCSI.

The award is a recognition of an outstanding contribution to training by a consultant trainer nominated and voted for by trainees.

There will be an trainee education session at 18:00 in the Albert Theatre followed by a drinks reception at 19:00 in the college atrium and dinner at 20:00 with presentation of the Silver Scalpel award in the Exam Hall.

There may be a small contribution fee on the night. In order to attend the dinner you must RSVP and also indicate guest numbers by Friday June 16th by emailing irishsurgicaltraininggroup@gmail.com

We hope to see you there,

On behalf of the ISTG Committee
Dr Naisrin Elsafty
Publicity and Communications Officer
Irish Surgical Training Group

Dated : May 29, 2017

Hi All, 

The sun is out so it must be exam time! Check out our latest Heritage Blog…we have a long history of exams, results and of course graduations in RCSI but would you have passed the papers set 100 years ago?? http://rcsiheritage.blogspot.ie/

Kind regards,

RCSI Library

Dated : May 11, 2017

Is your asthma controlling your life despite using your inhalers?

Do you know if you are taking your inhaler correctly?

We are conducting a nationwide asthma study. This study uses monitoring technology (INCA™) which will give you the answer to these questions.
For more information please contact our INCA Study team at incadevice.com or phone 01-8093787

Dated : April 6, 2017

Hi All,

I am trying to locate a missing delivered parcel from Radionics containing 1.5V alkaline batteries

If you have received these in error please contact me on Ext 8525

Suzanne Donnelly
York House, GF,  Chemistry Laboratory.

Dated : March 10, 2017

In this lunchtime lecture, Dr. Helen French, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy explains the importance of exercise and the benefits it brings to our physical and mental health.  Dr. French will focus on injury prevention and also offer some top tips on how to incorporate exercise into everyday life.

Lunchtime Seminar:

15th March 2017     VC, Room 123, St. Stephen Green.       Sign up here

3rd April 2017            TR3, ERC Beaumont                            Sign up here