RCSI MyHealth provides a trusted and accessible source of information on health and well-being. The series covers health and well-being topics of broad interest...
"I don't know how to feel": coping strategies for life with cancer
The third episode in the RCSI MyHealth series 2024/2025, focusing on emotional well-being following a cancer diagnosis, took place as an in-person event at RCSI’s St Stephen’s Green campus in Dublin city centre earlier this month. The event featured healthcare providers and patient advocates who shared personal insights and coping strategies for life with cancer.
This episode is chaired by Dr Padraic Dunne, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Panellists included:
Dr Maria Pertl, Lecturer, Department of Health Psychology, School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr Vicky Cooper Lunt, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Psycho-Oncology Service, Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre
Ms Corrinne Hasson, Director of Services, Irish Cancer Society
Two guest speakers also join the panel to share their personal experience of a cancer diagnosis and a cancer diagnosis of a family member:
Dr Elysha Brennan, RCSI Alumna, Paediatrics SpR and 2015 Rose of Tralee
Mr Alan McGovern, Patient and Family Advocate
For more information and links to useful resources, visit www.rcsi.com/myhealth
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Understanding and managing chronic pain
The second episode in the RCSI MyHealth series 2024/2025 will focus on the topic of understanding and managing chronic pain.
This episode will explore the complex presentation of chronic pain. The panel will discuss the various management options, including the importance of therapeutic alliance and self-management to empower people living with chronic pain.
This episode will be chaired by Professor Helen French, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy, School of Physiotherapy, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Panellists include:
Professor Suzanne McDonough, Professor and Head of School of Physiotherapy, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr Padraic Dunne, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr David Moore, Consultant Pain Specialist, Beaumont Hospital, and RCSI Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Ms Catherine Flanagan, Patient advocate for people living with pain
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Dementia and maintaining a healthy brain for life
As part of this discussion, the panel will discuss the emotional impact of a diagnosis from a patient advocate living with Lewy Body Dementia, raise awareness and share practical tools for maintaining brain health, as well as discuss developments in disease modifying treatments in this area.
This episode will be chaired by Professor Annie Curtis, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Panellists include:
Professor Alan Moore, Consultant Geriatrician, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, RCSI
Professor Norman Delanty, Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital, Clinical Investigator with SFI FutureNeuro Research Centre, and RCSI Honorary Clinical Professor
Ms Kathleen Farrell, patient advocate for people living with dementia
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Cardiovascular disease in women: risk factors, prevention and supports
As part of this discussion, the panel will raise awareness around the key risk factors for heart health, in particular, how menopause affects women’s risk of heart disease and stroke, the role of lifestyle medicine in prevention and specific supports available around maintaining cardiac health and preventing cardiovascular disease.
This episode will be chaired by Dr Sarah Barry, Director of Academic Programmes, Senior Lecturer, School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Panelists include:
Professor Robert Byrne, Director of Cardiology at the Mater Private Hospital, Dublin and Chair of Cardiovascular Research, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr Robert Kelly, Senior Lecturer, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Consultant Cardiology & Lifestyle Medicine, Beacon Hospital Dublin
Dr Una O’Neill, General Practitioner, Mercer’s Medical Centre, and GP trainer on the RCSI GP Training Programme
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Nutrition for healthy growth and development
As part of this discussion, the panel will address the key concerns and worries that parents have around the topic of child nutrition and provide information and practical advice to support healthy growth and development.
This episode will be chaired by Professor Oran D. Kennedy, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI
Panelists include:
Dr Michael Riordan, Clinical Senior Lecture, RCSI and Consultant in Nephrology, CHI at Temple Street and Crumlin
Dr Claire Timon, Lecturer in the School of Population Health, RCSI
RCSI MyHealth provides a trusted and accessible source of information on health and well-being. The series covers health and well-being topics of broad interest to patients, their families and the wider public.
Access to accurate health information is an important resource to empower people with the tools to maintain good health and well-being. The lecture series is open to those who want to learn more about common illnesses and health-related topics directly from healthcare experts.
The series aims to demystify common health concerns by drawing expertise and insight from our team of researchers and international health experts at the cutting-edge of medical and healthcare developments.
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For more information on previous MyHealth lecture series events, please visit www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
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