RCSI MyHealth: Recent Episodes
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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.
If you want to learn more about common illnesses and health-related topics directly from healthcare experts, subscribe to the RCSI MyHealth podcast today.
For more information on previous MyHealth lecture series events, please visit www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
In this episode, researchers from the RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sciences will discuss how parents and caregivers can make the start of the school year a positive experience for children and teenagers.
Chair: Professor Ciaran O'Boyle, Director, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Speakers: Dr Jolanta Burke, Senior Lecturer, RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr Mary Collins, Chartered Psychologist & Senior Coach Practitioner, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr Trudy Meehan, Senior Clinical Psychologist specialising in child and adolescent mental health and lecturer at the Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
In this episode, the panel will discuss the science behind obesity, as well as explore some of the common misconceptions around obesity and stigma, how we think and talk about obesity, and best practices in obesity care delivery. Chair: Dr Oran Kennedy, Lecturer at the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Speakers: Dr Grace O’Malley, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy, RCSI & and Clinical Lead in the Child & Adolescence Obesity Service at CHI Dr Elaine Byrne, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Deirdre Murphy, volunteer at the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity Additional recommended resources and links can be found on the RCSI website www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
This episode of the RCSI MyHealth Series is on the topic of ‘Positive ageing – retiring well’. As part of this discussion, the panel will explore the process of retirement from a psychological aspect and lifestyle medicine perspective, as well as sharing practical tools and strategies to prepare for a successful retirement. Speakers: Dr Trudy Meehan, Lecturer at the RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health Professor Robert Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Medicine, RCSI, and Medical Director Lifestyle Health & WellBeing Consultant Cardiology & Lifestyle Medicine, Beacon Hospital, Dublin Additional recommended resources and links can be found on the RCSI website www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
In this MyHealth Series episode, our panel discuss the importance of prioritising young people’s mental health, identifying early warning signs and sharing supports and things we can do to help protect young people’s mental health.
This episode is chaired by Professor Ciaran O’Boyle, Director of the RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health.
Panelists include: Professor Patrick McGorry AO, Executive Director, Orygen; Professor of Youth Mental Health, Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Professor Mary Cannon, Department of Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lisa McCarthy, Third Year Medical Student, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr Helen Coughlan, Department of Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Additional useful resources shared during this episode can be found on the RCSI website www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
The theme of learning to live well continues in this next instalment of MyHealth. In part 2, our panel show how the remaining three pillars of lifestyle medicine; diet and nutrition, stress reduction and mental health, and harmful substance reduction can help us to make positive changes in our lives to improve our physical and emotional health. This episode is chaired by Professor Ciaran O’Boyle, Director of the RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health. Panelists include: Louise Tully, Researcher at RCSI and Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition (UKVRN) Dr Pádraic Dunne, Immunologist, practicing psychotherapist and meditation teacher at the RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health Professor Mary Cannon, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Youth Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, RCSI Additional useful resources shared during this episode can be found on the RCSI website www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
Recorded November 2021
In May 2021, public discourse gathered pace on how perimenopause and menopause was experienced by women in Ireland and their experiences in healthcare.
In this RCSI MyHealth Series episode, our expert panel will focus on moving the conversation forward to empower women to a better menopause experience through increased awareness of their person-centred, multidisciplinary, evidence-based healthcare options.
This episode is chaired by Professor Tracy Robson, Professor and Head of School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Panelists include: Dr Caoimhe Hartley, GP at Menopause Health and GP Tutor at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr Lisa Mellon, Lecturer, Division of Population Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Maeve Whelan, RCSI Alumnus and Practice Associate and Founder at Milltown Physiotherapy Additional useful resources shared during this episode can be found on the RCSI website www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
Recorded February 2021
In this RCSI MyHealth Series episode, our panel of experts provide a broad overview of cancer and address some of those most commonly asked questions about symptoms, risk factors and prevention measures, treatments and preparing for treatment, and the latest in cancer research. This episode is chaired by Professor Leonie Young, Scientific Director at Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre and Professor at the Department of Surgery, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Panelists include: Professor Patrick Morris, Clinical Director Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Clinical Lead in Medical Oncology Medical Director, Cancer Clinical Trials and Research Unit, RCSI Hospital Group Dr Maeve Mullooly, Senior Research Fellow and Health Research Board Emerging Investigator at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
It was recorded in March 2022.
Learning to live well is the theme of the next two episodes in the MyHealth series. In part 1, a panel of RCSI experts review the lifestyle medicine pillars of physical activity and exercise, healthy relationships and sleep to explore the strategies and tools we can use to improve our physical and emotional health. This episode is chaired by Professor Ciaran O’Boyle, Director of the RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health. Panelists include: Dr Annie Curtis, Senior Lecturer in the RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences Dr Helen French, Senior Lecturer at the RCSI School of Physiotherapy Dr Trudy Meehan, Lecturer at the RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health Additional useful resources shared during this episode can be found on the RCSI website www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
Recorded October 2021
RCSI MyHealth is a suite of initiatives that 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.
If you want to learn more about common illnesses and health-related topics directly from healthcare experts, subscribe to the RCSI MyHealth podcast today.
For more information on previous MyHealth lecture series events, please visit www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures