IHCA AGM 21st September 2019, Radisson St Helen's, Stillorgan, Co Dublin

31st IHCA AGM/Annual Conference Programme

Saturday 21st September 2019, Radisson St Helen’s, Stillorgan

Morning Closed Financial Session (Belville Suite)

9:00 am                Risk Products: Ms Roisin Lyons, Principal, Lyons Financial Services

Pension and Taxation Issues: Mr Padraig Kelly, Director, DHKN Financial Services

Morning Scientific Session (Pembroke Suites 1&2)

10:00am          Addressing Challenges in Delivering Acute Hospital and Mental Health Services

• Dr Donal O’Hanlon, IHCA President, Consultant Psychiatrist, Naas General Hospital
• Mr Simon Harris, T.D., Minister for Health  
• Mr Stephen Donnelly, T.D., Health Spokesperson, Fianna Fáil
• Ms Louise O’Reilly, T.D., Health Spokesperson, Sinn Féin  
• Dr Laura Durcan, IHCA Vice President, Consultant Rheumatologist, Beaumont Hospital

Panel Discussion and Q&A Session: Moderator – Mary Wilson, RTE

11:45am               Coffee Break

12:00pm               Health Insurance Risk Equalisation: Mr Sean O’Shea, Head of Health Insurance Regulation, VHI Healthcare

Statutory Reports & Motions (Pembroke Suites 1&2)

12:15pm               Chair: Dr Donal O’Hanlon, President

12:20pm               Statutory Reports

Mr Martin Varley, Secretary General

12:30pm               Motions

1:00pm                  Lunch Break

Afternoon Scientific Session (Pembroke Suites 1&2)

2:00pm Practising Medicine: Workload, Burnout, Emigration and the Recruitment Crisis

• Dr Niamh Humphries, Reader in Health Systems Research, RCPI
• Dr Toby Gilbert, Consultant Physician, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
• Dr Gabrielle Colleran, IHCA Council Member, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street and National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street
• Prof Gaye Cunnane, Consultant Rheumatologist, St James’s Hospital

                                                Panel Discussion and Q&A Session: Moderator - TBC

3:30pm                 Coffee Break

3:45pm            Closed Sessions - Concurrent

• Public Contract Issues (Pembroke  Suites 1&2):  New Entrant Pay Parity, High Court Settlement and other Contract Matters
• Full-time Private Practice Issues (Pembroke Suite 3)

7:30pm             President’s Reception (Pembroke Suite Concourse)

8:30pm            Conference Dinner (Black Tie). Pembroke Suites 2&3 (Speaker: TBC)