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Looking forward to welcoming attendees to our 2024 CoMH Research Conference!
Futures 2024
'Transforming Tomorrow’s Health'
#CoMHFutures2024
Our research conference will showcase the diverse range of fundamental, translational and clinical research in CoMH that is central to UCC Futures and to the Academic Health Sciences in the South West region. We look forward to welcoming researchers from all career stages to showcase and present their work, make new connections and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
Doors will open in UCC's Western Gateway Building on Thursday 12th December at 8:30am, and the Conference will be opened by Professor Helen Whelton, Head of College of Medicine and Heath and Chief Academic Officer of the South/Southwest Hospital Group at 9:00am.
We have an excellent Programme of Events Futures 2024 lined up.
The Conference is divided into three main sessions, each session including a key speaker, 8 Minute Research Talks on Latest Advances, and Elevator Pitches.
Talks will take place in Lecture Theatre G05 in WGB and will include talks by our invited speakers. Futures 2024 - Invited Speakers' Biographies
| Speaker & Time WGB G05 |
Talk Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| 09:10 – 09:35 |
Professor and Chair of Physiology UCC |
Adaptive homeostasis in the lab, the clinic, and our institution! |
| 12:10 – 12:35 |
Head of School of Public Health, Professor of Public Mental Health, Chief Scientist, National Suicide Research Foundation, UCC |
Public Health approaches to preventing suicide and self-harm: Progress and challenges. |
| 15:00 – 15:25 |
Professor of Nursing and Chair of Health Services Research, UCC |
EHRA-PATHS: Addressing multimorbidity in elderly atrial fibrillation patients through interdisciplinary, patient-centred, systematic care pathways. |
| 16:20 – 16:45 |
Director of Research HSE South-West Region |
Experiences from the Coalface: Navigating the highs and lows of clinical trials for the benefit of patient care. |
Poster Presentations
We are also delighted to host over 110 poster presentations from researchers across CoMH.
CoMH Research Conference 2024 Book of Abstracts
There will be a dedicated poster viewing session in WGB in Rooms G13 and G15 between 10:30 – 12:00, and attendees will have an opportunity to vote for the Best Staff Poster and the Best Student Poster. Prizes will be awarded by Prof Whelton prior to the conference closing.
The conference will close at 17:00.
We look forward to meeting our speakers, staff and students on 12th December as CoMH researchers showcase and present their work, network and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
Queries about the conference should be emailed to comh@ucc.ie with Futures 24 in the subject line.
Please note that registration closed on Friday 22nd November 2024.