Maynooth University Department of Psychology is delighted to announce that the 16th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference will take place in Maynooth University on Friday March 22nd, 2019. This event is hosted by the Division of Health Psychology of the Psychological Society of Ireland in association with the Division of Health Psychology of the British Psychological Society, Northern Ireland Branch.

Sponsored by the Health Research Board, the Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference continues to be a key annual event for people working in the areas of psychology and health in Ireland, Northern Ireland and further afield. The aim of this conference is to promote health psychology and provide a forum to share findings from high-quality innovative research on psychology and health. The conference attracts a broad audience of practitioners and researchers in psychology, health and cognate fields, and provides an excellent opportunity to build and strengthen professional networks

Keynote speakers are:

Ms. Marie Ennis-O’Connor (patient advocate)

Prof. Claire Foster (University of Southampton)

Prof. Carsten Wrosch (Concordia University, Montreal)

The call for abstract submissions is now open. The deadline for oral presentations, poster presentations and symposium submissions is January 18th, 2019. See conference website for further information: http://bit.do/phm2019 

Registration is also now open: https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/event/16th-Annual-Psychology-Health-and-Medicine-Conference. Early bird rates are available until February 22nd, 2019. If you wish to avail of our Division of Health Psychology member rate, please contact health@psychologicalsociety.ie for details.