Posts by Ronan Kavanagh
dotMD News update regarding 2020.
This is just to let you know that we have decided to take a break for 2020 – so the proposed dotMD meeting in Sept 2020 will not take place as announced. This is to give us time to recover from 2019 and to prepare the best possible experience for our delegates for the next…
Read MoreGraphic Medicine Exhibition at dotMD Festival
Although this years dotMD meeting is sold out (waiting list here), this year’s Festival of Medical Curiosity, will feature an exhibition of Graphic Medicine which is open to all. The exhibition should be of interest to anyone with an interest in health or the humanities. The exhibition will be open for viewing on the concourse…
Read MoredotMD made Symplur
We are delighted to have our friends from Symplur to help us out with social media analytics at this years dotMD conference. Social media chatter about the conference is beginning to warm up! Here’s an example of what Symplur Live (which is part of their Symplur Signals suite) can do – it will be available…
Read MoredotMD Student Scholars Announced
With only 35 days to go until dotMD, we are thrilled to announce the 2019 dotMD Student Scholars. We are proud to partner with Boston Scientific Ireland to enable ten medical students to attend the festival of medical curiosity this September. This year, we received fifty outstanding applications from across Ireland. We would like to…
Read MoredotMD 2019 Preview
As the 2019 dotMD meeting approaches, Dr. Ronan Kavanagh – founder and co-organiser of dotMD gives us an idea what to expect at this years Festival of Medical Curiosity Sept 13th and 14th in Galway.
Read MoredotMD 2019 Student Scholarship announced
A group of Irish Medical Students will attend the 2019 dotMD conference on September 13th and 14th thanks to the generous support of Boston Scientific Ireland. Ten Medical students from medical schools across the island of Ireland will be eligible to attend the two day meeting. For those who are interested in attending and want…
Read More5 New books from dotMD featured authors
If you’re a doctor and you haven’t yet written that book you always said you would, you better a get a move on. This year already will see the announcement of publication of 4 books by doctors who just happen to do ‘a bit of writing’ as well. And it’s only March. dotMD speaker and…
Read MoreOur New Youtube Channel
Have you checked out our newly designed Youtube channel? For those who haven’t been to dotMD before, online talks from previous meetings are a great introduction to the sorts of themes and ideas presented at the meeting. On the channel you will see talks from medical authors Samuel Shem (author of The House of God),…
Read MoredotMD, Comics and Medicine
Dr. Ian Williams author of The Bad Doctor, and its recently published sequel, The Lady Doctor, will curate an exhibition of Graphic Medicine at this years dotMD conference on September 13th and 14th 2019 in Galway’s Bailey Allen Hall. Graphic Medicine, a term originally coined by Williams, is used to denote the role that comics…
Read MoreEarly Bird Sold Out
It has been a busy week for dotMD! The early release registration allocation has sold out in just under 5 days. Thanks to all of those who have already registered. dotMD 2019 in Galway on 13th and 14th September will see delegates from Ireland, UK, Spain, US, Canada and Australia. Second wave registration will…
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