In light of global precautions for the COVID-19 Coronavirus, we believe we are taking prudent action by postponing the upcoming Basic Course until later in the year.

Dr Catherine Motherway, President of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland and ICSI council members would like to congratulate the winner of the Kate Flynn Medal that took place at the Intensive Care Society of Ireland meeting on Saturday 23rd November 2019. Dr  Aoife Brennan won the ICSI Kate Flynn Medal with a case [...]

The Intensive Care Society of Ireland will host their Autumn conference on the 23rd of November at Waterford Castle Co. Waterford. There will be both national and international speakers including Dr Ignacio Martin Loeches, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in St James’s Hospital.  Dr Martina Healy, Consultant in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin.  [...]

Organ donation for transplantation is a complex area often making it difficult for healthcare professionals to access time-critical information when it matters most. The Irish Organ Donation Handbook application is aimed at healthcare professionals in Ireland involved in the process of organ donation. It contains all key information about the entire process in a [...]

Trainees working in all disciplines related to Intensive Care or care of patients post ICU are invited to submit abstracts for the Annual Kate Flynn prize as part of the ICSI Autumn meeting in Waterford Castle  23rd November 2019 Guidelines for abstract submission Abstracts to be submitted by email to icsi@coa.ie Deadline for submission [...]

Message sent on behalf of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine / College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland   Dear Colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce that Brian Kavanagh passed away on Saturday, June 15th, 2019.   Brian Kavanagh graduated from University College Dublin in Ireland in 1985. He undertook basic specialist [...]

Basic Course registration will open on the 1st of July, at 9 am. Due to the popularity of the course places are offered on the first come first serve basis, priority is given to Anaesthesia trainees. There are only 6 places allocated to Interns and 6 to Nurses. With the high volume of applications, [...]

This year’s Intensive Care Society of Ireland Autumn Meeting will take place on the 23rd of November in Waterford Castle. Please save the date in your diary. Registration will open in July on our website. Autumn Meeting Flyer

The Training Lead Office in ULHG In partnership with Dr Cian McDermott, organized the first Irish Focused Intensive Care Echo Course (FICE) last October as part of the IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting.   Dr Catherine Nix, ULHG Training Lead & Consultant Anaesthetist Intensivist has been working with local & national colleagues to teach Point of Care [...]