“I feel privileged to be able to share what I have experienced, found and felt so far in my journey with the team behind the trial in the hope of making life better for more patients in future.”  Mr Martin O’Sullivan from Cork who lives with prostrate cancer, was among the patients consulted in the trial’s design  

Clinical trials for a new €300,000 Irish Cancer Society research project based at Cork University Hospital and supported by the UCC Cancer Trial have been successful and this new project is expected to begin in April 2023 helping make crucial improvements to quality of life for men facing devastating cancer diagnoses. 

It's World Oral Health Day (WOHD) 2023 today!

It is now into the final year of the three-year Be Proud of Your Mouth campaign, which sends out the message to people all over the world to value and take care of their mouths.

After all, no matter your age, caring for your mouth and looking after your oral health is vital for good health and quality of life.

And our Masters in Dental Public Health team couldn't agree more! 

That is why this year, we are calling on you and your loved ones to Be Proud of Your Mouth for a lifetime of smiles.

#WorldOralHealthDay 

• Dr Paul K. Whelton was recognised for outstanding achievements in his research studies on blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases.
• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD presented the award at event in Washington DC.

Nano Nagle Place, Saturday, 25th March 2023 8:30 - 14:00

Musculoskeletal conditions are a leading cause of disability worldwide, approximately 75 million people in Europe are affected by chronic pain; in Ireland alone an estimated 1.65 million people report chronic pain.

Despite the widespread prevalence of musculoskeletal pain conditions, management is often suboptimal with outcomes of treatment poor.

The 7th Interdisciplinary Cork Pain Symposium brings together international and local expertise in the field of pain science and management. The symposium aims to highlight current issues in pain management and present some of the current developments in musculoskeletal pain, its assessment and treatment.

We are delighted to welcome our keynote speaker Professor Morten Hoegh to Cork.

The full programme is available here.
 
General Registration is €50, free registration for verified Students. This event is granted 4 CPD training points.

To find out more about our speakers, the event and to register, please visit https://conference.ucc.ie/7th-interdisciplinary-pain-symposium/registration/Site/Register

Nurses and Midwives: Impacting on a Healthy and Sustainable Future

• Date: Friday, 31st of March 2023
• Time: 09:00 - 16:00
• Venue: Brookfield Health Sciences Building, College Rd., University College Cork

Please view our Conference Flyer here SoNM Research Conference 2023

About the Conference

The Conference and World Café event will be held in-person in Brookfield Health Services Complex, University College Cork.

In your final year of your undergrad and looking for a Research Masters that will turbo-charge your career prospects in the pharma and biopharma industries?

Then look no further!

Starting in September 2023, UCC will launch its MRes in Industrial Pharmaceutics.

The College of Medicine and Health prides itself on its greatest resource – our people.

Staff within the CoMH and affiliated healthcare institutions are committed and dedicated, and constantly innovate in both teaching and research.

The partnership among academia, the health and social care service, industry and policy makers is essential to promote, facilitate, translate and implement research advances in a timely manner. Better health and improved treatment outcomes for patients are the rewards for this effort.

Our CoMH Researcher Spotlight Series aims to showcase some of the diverse range of cutting edge research being undertaken by researchers at all career stages, providing an insight into the motivation behind their rewarding careers and highlighting opportunities for network building and further collaboration.

Our series begins with María Rodriguez Aburto, PhD, a Senior Lecturer, Group Leader and ERC-funded Investigator based in UCC's Dept. Anatomy & Neuroscience and APC Microbiome Ireland.

The iEd Hub, through the School of Pharmacy and Cork University Business School, are delighted to announce the launch of a new 1-year postgraduate MSc programme in Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences, Operations and Management.

This unique multi-disciplinary programme covers the technical, quality, regulatory skills required to work in the (bio)pharma industry, as well as the management, leadership and transversal skills required in the workplace. The programme was developed by the iEd Hub, a HCI Pillar three funded industry-academia consortium, with industry for industry, ensuring employability is at the core of the curriculum.

MSc in Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences, Operations and Management 

All new professors are given the opportunity to give an inaugural lecture. The series provides an opportunity for CoMH to celebrate our academics' achievements with each lecture representing a significant milestone in an academic's career.

Professor Aisling Barry

On 10th March, our series continues with Professor Aisling Barry, our recently appointed Chair of Radiation Oncology UCC, delivering her Inaugural Professorial Lecture entitled ‘Precision Radiation Medicine’.

To find out more about Prof Barry, please click here.

Friday 10th March, 1.30pm - 2.30pm, BHSCG05 in UCC's Brookfield Health Sciences Complex.

If you would like to  join Professor Barry in person for her inaugural lecture, please email comh@ucc.ie to register your interest.

Refreshments afterwards in the Jennings Gallery. 

Staff, colleagues and friends are looking forward to joining Aisling to celebrate this important academic milestone.

Dr. John Torres, NBC News Senior Medical Correspondent, was a guest speaker at School of Medicine grand rounds at Cork University Hospital recently.

A renowned emergency room physician, Dr. Torres is an adjunct clinical professor at University College Cork and contributes to the prehospital care special forces Medicine teaching programmes.

The topic of discussion was ‘Media and Medicine’. Dr. Torres spoke about the importance of medical messaging, how this was highlighted during the pandemic when many within the medical profession were called upon by the media to share their expertise. “We had to convert, explain science and medicine to the general public – not always an easy thing to do”.