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The Irish College of Ophthalmologists annual Winter Meeting took place on the afternoon of Friday, 15th November 2024 at the Albert Theatre in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The theme of discussion ‘What Might the Future of Practice Look Like’? explored the evolving dynamics of public and private healthcare practice in Ireland, addressing potential transformations over the coming years.
(l-r) Pictured at the Irish College of Ophthalmologists Winter Meeting session “What Might the Future of Practice Look Like?” are keynote speakers and panelists Dr Shane McKeogh, ICGP/HSE GP Integrated Care Lead for Adult Respiratory Disease and Principle GP, Solas Medical Centre, Dublin, Mr Sean Gallagher, Entrepreneur and ICO Board Member, Mr James O’Reilly, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, UPMC Aut Even Hospital, Kilkenny and Whitfield Hospital, Waterford, Mr John Doris, President, ICO and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, University Hospital Waterford, Mr Richard Comer, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Bon Secours Hospital, Galway, Mr Aidan O’Reilly, Interim Secretary General, Irish Hospital Consultant Association and Professor Robert Scott, Consultant Ophthalmologist, St John and St Elizabeth Hospital, London.
Discussions focused on the evolving landscape of public and private practice in Ireland with presenters and panelists sharing their impressions of the changing ownership and funding models, and how the development of medicine as a business with the entrance of investment capital, impacts the delivery of care.
The meeting took place on Friday, 15 November at the Albert Lecture Theatre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin.
ICO President, Mr John Doris pictured with Professor Robert Scott, Consultant Ophthalmologist, St John and St Elizabeth Hospital, London. Panelists Mr Sean Gallagher, Prof Robert Scott and Mr Aidan O’ReillyL-R Mr Richard Comer, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Bon Secours Hospital, Galway (ICO Winter Meeting Chair and Moderator) photographed with Mr Sean Gallagher, Entrepreneur and ICO Board Director, Professor Robert Scott, Consultant Ophthalmologist, St John and St Elizabeth Hospital, London and Mr Aidan O’Reilly, Interim Secretary General, Irish Hospital Consultant Association
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