This RCSI MyHealth Series event, focusing on the topic of cannabis, will explore the latest research on how cannabis affects brain development and mental health in young people. The event will feature healthcare providers as well as a patient advocate who will share their personal story to shed light on the challenges young people and families face. 

This in-person event is free of charge and open to the general public to attend. 

A recording of the event will be made available to watch on the RCSI YouTube channel and as a podcast on Wednesday, 9 April. 

The event will be chaired by Miriam O’Callaghan, Irish television presenter and current affairs presenter with RTÉ.

Panellists include:

• Ms Laura Stack, Founder & CEO of Johnny’s Ambassadors  
• Professor Mary Cannon, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Youth Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, RCSI and Consultant Psychiatrist, Beaumont Hospital 
• Professor Norman Delanty, Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital, Clinical Investigator with FutureNeuro Research Centre, and RCSI Honorary Clinical Professor  
• Professor Colin O’Gara, Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Addiction Services, St John of God Hospital; Clinical Professor, Medicine & Medical Specialties, School of Medicine, University College Dublin 

To assist us with planning, please register your interest and indicate if you plan on attending in-person on the night. 

RCSI MyHealth Series 2024/25 

Running since 2017, the RCSI MyHealth lecture series aims to demystify common health concerns by drawing expertise and insight from RCSI researchers and international health experts at the cutting-edge of medical and healthcare developments. The series was recently announced as a winner in the Best of Europe Region Awards 2024 by CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

The episodes are for anyone wanting to learn about common illnesses and health-related topics directly from leading healthcare experts and explore a wide range of areas in health and well-being.  

This year, the programme will feature a number of in-person events offering the public the unique opportunity to engage directly with RCSI experts at our live sessions, as well as our popular online episodes.

All episodes, including our in-person events, will be made available to watch on the RCSI YouTube channel. Alternatively, you can listen to the podcast version by searching ‘RCSI MyHealth’ on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.  

Join the RCSI MyHealth conversation at #RCSIMyHealth. Don’t forget to subscribe to the RCSI YouTube and podcast channels, where you’ll find extensive content on a range of health science topics.  

For more information and to watch or listen back to previous RCSI MyHealth series episodes, please visit rcsi.com/myhealth  

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