Past Conferences

DHP Annual Conference 2011

NUI Galway School of Psychology hosted the 8th annual ‘Psychology, Health and Medicine’ conference of the PSI Division of Health Psychology on April 4th 2011, in association with the Northern Ireland Branch of the BPS Division of Health Psychology. Keynote speakers included Professor Derek Johnston of the University of Aberdeen, Dr. Val Morrisson of Bangor UNiversity, North Wales, and Dr. Catherine Woods of the Department of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University.

Conference Organising Committee: Molly Byrne (Co-Chair), Jane Walsh (Co-Chair), Emma Clancy, Andrea Gibbons, Lisa Hynes, Jennifer Keane, Catherine McGreal, Ruadhri Mulveen, Martina Raftery.

Conference Scientific committee: Andrea Gibbons (Chair), Molly Byrne, Tony Cassidy, Martin Dempster, Frank Doyle, David Hevey, Anne Hickey, Jane Walsh.

DHP Annual Conference 2010


The Department of Psychology, RCSI, hosted the 7th annual ‘Psychology, Health and Medicine’ conference of the Division of Health Psychology, Psychological Society of Ireland on the 31st of March 2010, a joint venture between the PSI DHP and the Northern Ireland Branch of the British Psychology Society’s Division of Health Psychology. The conference showcases important research in health psychology in Ireland and the UK, and is a key event for people working in the areas of psychology and health in Ireland. Keynote speakers at the conference included Dr. Niall Pender from Beaumont Hospital and President of the Psychological Society of Ireland who gave a talk on “Psychology in the Acute Hospital Environment: Opportunities and Challenges”.   Professor Lucy Yardley from the University of Southampton gave a lecture on “Re-modelling Health-care Interventions for the Internet: Opportunities and Challenges” and Professor Marie Johnston from the University of Aberdeen combined biomedical and behavioural models in health outcomes research in her lecture on “Is it impairments, or thoughts about impairments, that limit functioning?”

The Conference Organising Committee for the 7th annual Psychology, Health and Medicine 2010 were: Anne Hickey, (Chair) Suzanne Allen, Tony Cassidy, Laura Coffey, Deirdre Desmond, Frank Doyle, David Hevey, Karen Morgan, Marie Percival and Sinead Ni Mhurchadha. The 2010 Conference Scientific committee were Tony Cassidy, Deirdre Desmond, Frank Doyle, David Hevey, Anne Hickey, Karen Morgan and Sinead Ni Mhurchadha. PSI has awarded 4 CPD credits for attending the conference

Division of Health Psychology Post Conference 2009 Piece

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'Psychology, Health, and Medicine 2008', the 5th Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology took place on March 19th 2008 at the City Hotel, Derry.

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'Psychology, Health, and Medicine 2007', the 4th Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology was held on April 13th at the National University of Ireland , Maynooth.
Information and photographs from the event may be accessed via the conference website: www.psychology.nuim.ie/PsychHealthMed

'Psychology, Health, and Medicine 2006', the 3rd Annual Conference of the Division of Health Psychology took place on April 3rd, 2006, at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Information and photographs from the event may be accessed via the conference website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/psy/phm2006/

Past Workshops

 'An Introduction to Mindfulness in Medical Settings' workshop, by Dr. Andy Keen - 30th March 2010, Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. Please click here

Motivational Interviewing Workshop May 2009:

Professor Stephen T. Wegener, Director of Rehabilitation Psychology at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, US and visiting Fulbright Fellow (TCD, DCU and NUIM) facilitated a daylong workshop on Motivational Interviewing (MI) which was held in the School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin on May 21st 2009. The workshop aimed to explore the spirit, demonstrate the principles, and practice the strategies of MI. The workshop was well attended and feedback on the event was extremely positive.

Cognitive Behavioural Techniques and Chronic Pain Workshop - Thursday, 25th January 2007 in the Psychology Department, NUI Galway.

Mediation and Moderation Analysis for Health Research a Workshop by Dr. David Hevey and Dr. David French – Friday 17 th November 2006.

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