Leadership in Prevention
The National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health (NIPC) is an independent medical research and education institute. The overarching goal of NIPC is to enhance the cardiovascular well-being of the Irish population through research, education, and communication of evidence-based health information. By doing so we also strive to position Ireland as an international leader in cardiovascular health. We work in strong partnership with the University of Galway and Croí, the Heart and Stroke Charity.
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10th National Prevention Conference
Thank you for joining us as we marked the 10th birthday of the National Prevention Conference at the Sheraton Athlone Hotel on the 23rd and 24th of November. We were booked out a month in advance, with a long waiting list, and we were overjoyed to share our biggest...
October – Welcome from the Medical & Research Director
Prof. J. William McEvoy NIPC Medical and Research Director, Chair of Executive CouncilDear Alliance Members, welcome to our October NIPC e-Bulletin. I hope those that attended the 16th West of Ireland Integrated Diabetes Care Conference have recovered from such an...
16th West of Ireland Integrated Diabetes Care Conference 2023
Thank you to all our speakers, delegates and sponsors who attended the 16th West of Ireland Integrated Diabetes Care Conference in the Sligo Park Hotel on Saturday 14th October 2023. It was exciting to see a lot of new faces along with so many familiar faces that we...
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Education and Training
The NIPC provides a portfolio of educational and training programmes in the prevention and control of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and active lifestyles. This portfolio includes programmes designed specifically to meet workforce development needs and support continuous professional development right through to a range of formal postgraduate qualifications.
Demystifying the ECG
This course addresses the needs of primary care nurses and doctors, hospital-based nurses, private and public, paramedics and other allied health professionals who encounter ECG monitoring and traces. It aims to be as interactive as possible, with participants encouraged to bring along ECGs for discussion. The course assumes no knowledge of ECG and is an excellent foundation course in ECG and rhythm recognition.
Course content includes:
- Ventricular arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardiac
- Atrial arrhythmias such as atrial fibrilation
- Ischaemia and acute myocardial infarction
- SVTs
Course Format:
- Online Learning: (Approx. 4 hours) which can be carried out in your own time in the 2 weeks prior to the workshop.
- Online Interactive workshop: A half day of real-time sessions.
MSc Preventive Cardiology
The scientific evidence for cardiovascular disease is compelling but translating this evidence into effective patient care is a challenge.
This innovative programme in Preventive Cardiology is delivered in the NIPC Headquarters, the Croí Heart and Stroke Centre in Galway, and provides students with the knowledge and practice skills required to bridge this implementation gap and achieve the recommended lifestyle and therapeutic targets.
It is currently the only postgradute progamme in Preventive Cardiology worldwide. The MSc and PG Dip programmes aims to equip students with knowledge and skills required to make meaningful contributions to the discipline of preventive cardiology.
Join the NIPC Alliance
Bringing together Institutions, Healthcare Providers, and Industry in preventive action. In addition, the NIPC Alliance offers patients and members of the public a platform for information exchange and discovery with the aim of empowerment and self care.
