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Characterising problematic polypharmacy in older adults attending general practice
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Welcome to the Department of General Practice
Welcome to the Department of General Practice
Welcome to the Department of General Practice
Welcome to the Department of General Practice
The Department of General Practice is an academic department in the School of Medicine.
The Department of General Practice aims to deliver internationally recognised excellence in education and research to improve patient care in the community.
We achieve this by;
- delivering student-centred clinical education in partnership with our GP Tutor network.
- leading methodologically rigorous research grounded in clinical practice that impacts patient care and informs health policy.
- cultivating a supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment where staff and students are valued and encouraged to reach their full potential.
Our work aligns with and delivers on UCC鈥檚 strategic priorities.
UCC Strategy: Securing Our Future: UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Spotlight on one of our Research Projects
Latest news/events
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Jun
Welcome to the Annual GP Ireland Conference 2026
We are delighted to announce that the Academic GP Ireland Conference 2026 will take place on June 5th鈥�6th at 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork, hosted by the Department of General Practice, in collaboration with Academic General Practice Ireland and the Irish College of GPs. The 2026 AGPI programme can be downloaded here:
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14 Oct 2025
Event to Launch the UCC Clinical Pharmacy and General Practice Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Partnership
The PPI Kick-off Event at UCC marked the official launch of the UCC Clinical Pharmacy and General Practice Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Partnership on Tuesday 14th October 2025 and was attended by a large number of patients and public individuals, researchers, and academics.
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03 Sep 2025
Presentations at the 2025 CoMH Conference
The research programme was well represented at this years College of Medicine and Health Conference in UCC, featuring several insightful presentations. Prof Emma Wallace presented on behalf of Dr Ann Sinead Doherty on her paper titled: "Prevalence of ThinkCascades in community dwelling adults: longitudinal analysis of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)".
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01 Aug 2025
Annals of Family Medicine Podcast
Dr Ann Sin茅ad Doherty and Prof Emma Wallace were recently asked to speak on the new Annals of Family Medicine podcast. They discussed the importance and impact of their study titled 'Prescribing Cascades Among Older Community-Dwelling Adults: Application of Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis to a National Database in Ireland.鈥� The study identified five potential prescribing cascades in Ireland鈥檚 national population of older adults, highlighting yet another contributor to potentially inappropriate prescribing.
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