An academic study day addressing CHILDREN: MEDICINE AND THE LAW will take place on Saturday, 21st January 2012 at Dublin Castle Conference Centre
Programme
Children, Medicine and the Law
Programme
| 09.15 - 09.45 |
Registration |
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| 09.45 - 10.00 |
Welcome |
Dr. Mary Davin-Power, President, Medico-Legal Society of Ireland |
| 10.00 - 10.15 |
Opening Address |
The Attorney General, Ms Máire Whelan SC |
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MORNING SESSION |
CHAIR: Mr. Justice Peter Kelly
Judge of the Commercial Court, Former President, Medico-Legal Society of Ireland |
| 10.15 - 10.40 |
Keynote Address
"Best Interests of the Child" |
Ms Emily Logan, Ombudsman for Children |
| 10.40 - 11.05 |
Paediatric Practice and the Law
- A View from Within |
Prof Alf Nicholson, Consultant Paediatrician, CUH, Temple Street |
| 11.05 - 11.20 |
COFFEE |
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| 11.20 - 11.45 |
"Out of the mouths of babes ...."
Psychological and Legal aspects of children's capacity to make decisions and give evidence. |
Dr. Teresa Burke, Senior Lecturer in Neuropsychology, School of Psychology, UCD |
| 11.45 - 12.10 |
Hearing the Child's Voice |
Mr. Gerard Durcan SC |
| 12.10 - 12.50 |
Panel Discussion / Q and A |
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| 12.50 - 14.00 |
LUNCH |
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AFTERNOON SESSION |
CHAIR: Judge Yvonne Murphy
Chairperson "The Murphy Report" |
| 14.00 - 14.25 |
Assisted Reproduction, Surrogacy and the Rights of the Child |
Dr Deirdre Madden, Senior Lecturer in Law, UCC |
| 14.25 - 14.50 |
At the Coalface |
Dr Mary Gray, GP ,Chairperson, Irish Medical Organisation GP Committee |
| 14.50 - 15.20 |
The Children's Referendum |
Mr. Fergus Finlay, Chief Executive, Barnardos |
| 15.20 - 16.00 |
Panel Discussion/ Q and A |
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Evening Programme
7:15 Reception and Dinner Kildare Street and University Club 17 St Stephen’s Green
Registration
Academic Day €75 members / €135 non-members/ Students €75 (lunch included) Evening Reception & Dinner: €60
Please complete details below and return with cheque payable to Medico-Legal Society of Ireland to;
Dolores Keane BL, Treasurer, Medico-Legal Society of Ireland, The Law Library, Four Courts, Dublin 7
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Booking and payment
Members of Medico-Legal Society of Ireland or Northern Ireland €75.00
Non-Members €135.00
Reception & Dinner: €60.00 per person. Guests welcome.
Website: www.medico-legalsociety.ie
Hon. Secretary: Dr Tom Donnelly medicolegalsoc@gmail.com
Hon. Treasurer: Dolores Keane BL dskeane@eircom.net
