Irish Street Medicine Symposium 2016

The Irish Street Medicine Symposium 2016 will take place on Saturday 24th September, Western Gateway Building, University College Cork.

Come and join us on Saturday the 24th of September for the Irish Street Medicine Symposium 2016. It will be an informative and engaging day with colleagues and friends in the beautiful surroundings of University College Cork.

Anyone interested in the health challenges of the homeless population is encouraged to attend, including health care professionals, hostel and outreach staff and ancillary services.

The theme of this year’s event is:

Health in Homelessness - Working together - Learning from each other

Our aim is to share information about our services, identify gaps and highlight care innovation and solutions.

It will focus on the complex challenges faced by multiple exclusion with presentations on:

• Addiction
• Mental Health
• Pathways - In and Out of homelessness
• Integration of services

There will also be parallel workshops.

The event is being organised by the Adult Homeless Integrated Service, HSE South in partnership with the Department of General Practice and GP Vocational Training Scheme, UCC and Health Equity.

CPD points pending.