Prof Mary Horgan is ready to roll up her sleeve and get the Covid19 vaccine as soon as it is passed by the regulators and begins to be rolled out to frontline workers. Our President, who is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases is treating many patients with this awful disease. The vaccine gives us hope to return to some normality gradually in 2021 she says and encourages everyone to get the facts about the vaccine.

In this special episode of The Expert View, Harriet Wheelock, Keeper of Collections at the RCPI Heritage Centre, talks to Prof Brendan Kelly and Dr Muiris Houston about their new book, Psychiatrist in the Chair: The Official Biography of Anthony Clare. Prof Kelly and Dr Houston discuss their collaboration on the book, their respect for Dublin-born Clare and his immense contribution to psychiatry, and his long running and well-known BBC Radio 4 show, In the Psychiatrist's Chair. Psychiatrist...

How do we talk about illness? Prof Fergus Shanahan gives tips on what to say to someone who’s ill and what not to say, what makes a good doctor and talks about why the patient is always the boss in this episode of The Expert View Podcast. Prof Fergus Shanahan is Principal Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland SFI Research Centre and author of the recently published The Language of Illness (Liberties Press).

In this special episode of The Expert View, Harriet Wheelock, Keeper of Collections at the RCPI Heritage Centre talks about the Pause for a Poem initiaive. Launched during the COVID-19 pandemic this online project saw doctors, healthcare professionals, academics and staff of RCPI read a piece of poetry that encouraged people to pause and take a moment of calm within their day. In all, 50 poems were included in the project including old favourites and new, original works. Harriet speaks with...

It’s been a worrying time for parents, teachers and children concerned about COVID-19. In this episode of The Expert View, Dr Ellen Crushell, paediatrician and Dean of the Faculty of Paediatrics, offers practical advice for parents about the return to school for children, including those with underlying conditions. And she discusses the impact of the pandemic on children’s health services.

This week Siobhan Creaton speaks with Cardiologist Dr Paddy Barrett who offers advice for people concerned about COVID-19 and discusses how he is using telemedicine with patients and how they can best prepare for a teleconsult.

In this episode of The Expert View, Dr Rachel MacCann, a Registrar working with the Infectious Diseases team in St Vincent’s Hospital and Dr Aoife Kirk, who is working with the Public Health team as part of the COVID-19 response at Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin join Siobhan Creaton. Both are members of Irish Doctors for the Environment, an organization of doctors who aim to create awareness, interest and implement action around environment health and the impact it has on patients’ health. In...

Dr Éanna Falvey is a Sports and Exercise Physician and Chief Medical Officer to World Rugby. In this episode of the The Expert View he discusses with Siobhán Creaton how sports from GAA to professional rugby can all continue during COVID-19 in line with public health policy. Dr Falvey details how we might begin to restart sport within Ireland during the ongoing pandemic.

In this special episode of The Expert View, Harriet Wheelock, Keeper of Collections at the RCPI Heritage Centre, talks to Dr Ida Milne about the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in Ireland. Dr Milne explains how influenza spread across the island, who it effected and how people tried to treat this disease. Dr Milne is a European History Lecturer in Carlow College and author of Stacking the Coffins, Influenza, War and Revolution in Ireland.

Prof Emer Shelley, Dean of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, talks to Siobhan Creaton about the process of contact tracing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prof Shelley outlines approaches from around the world and discusses why it's crucial to engage in this process, now and in the future.

Dr Cliona Murphy, Chair of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, talks to Siobhan Creaton about the impact of COVID-19 on maternity services in Ireland. They also discuss the knock-on effect of the pandemic on the provision of gynaecology services and screening and why women shouldn't delay contacting their doctor if they are worried about their health.

Dr Ann-Marie Hayes is a Paediatric Specialist Registrar currently working in Neonatology in the University Maternity Hospital, Limerick. She talks with Siobhan Creaton about why, in light of ongoing government formation talks and during the reopening of Ireland following the Covid-19 pandemic, the needs of children shouldn't be forgotten. Instead, she proposes that now is the time to ensure that the needs of society's most vulnerable children are acknowledged and met.

In this podcast, Prof Louise Burke, Dean of the Faculty of Pathology, introduces Dr Mary Keogan, Consultant Immunologist at Beaumont Hospital Dublin and National Clinical Lead for Pathology. Dr Keogan talks about testing methodologies directed towards SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). This talk was initially delivered as part of a webinar on COVID-19 presented by RCPI Faculty of Pathology.

In this week’s The Expert View, Prof Francis Finucane talks about the link between obesity and diabetes and Covid-19 and how these risks might be addressed in the future as we learn more about this disease. Trying to eat healthily and exercise more is good medicine for everyone now to protect them in these challenging times.

This edition of The Expert View was first broadcast as part of a webinar from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s Faculty of Pathology. Dean of the Faculty, Prof Louise Burke, introduces Dr Cillian De Gascun, Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory and Chair of the Coronavirus Expert Advisory Group. Dr De Gascun talks about how Ireland built testing capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This episode of The Expert View speaks with Prof Des Cox, chair of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s Policy Group on Tobacco. On 12 May, 2020 Prof Cox sent a letter to Minister Simon Harris calling on the Government to make all outdoor areas in bars non-smoking zones as part of the reopening strategy for the current COVID-19 pandemic. Following extensive media coverage, Minister Harris stated he would consider the proposal and CMO, Dr Tony Holohan, expressed his support for the...

Prof Gaye Cunnane, Director of Health and Well-being at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, shares her thoughts on the importance of physician well-being. This short podcast offers advice on how physicians can take care of themselves during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

What can you control? What are the six factors that can influence your ability to cope in stressful or challenging situations? Hadas Levy, Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Health and Wellbeing Lead at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, explains what these factors are and how you can use them to influence a positive outcome.

The Expert View Podcast is a new series of interviews and discussions with experts from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland hosted by Siobhan Creaton, Head of Public Affairs and Advocacy. The first guest is our President Prof Mary Horgan who is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Cork University Hospital who is answering questions submitted by colleagues at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on COVID-19.