Donegal coroner and GP appointed as new president of Irish Medical Organisation

Dr Denis McCauley, a Donegal Coroner and Stranorlar GP has been appointed as the President of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO).

The IMO annual general meeting (AGM) will take place in the Europe Hotel, Killarney over three days from Thursday, April 4 to Saturday, April 6. 

Dr McCauley will give his first address on Saturday. He has outlined the problems regarding the HSE recruitment freeze and called for significant funding for infrastructure to support the growing population and longer life expectancy. Dr McCauley has taken over from Dr John Cannon, who is the outgoing president of the IMO. 

Dr McCauley will be the first Donegal person to become the President. He has been involved with the IMO for over 40 years. 

In his welcome message, the IMO president Dr McCauley stated: “The theme of our AGM is Valuing Patients by Valuing Doctors. We, as doctors, want to deliver the best possible care to our patients. As a nation we must and can do better in retaining, recruiting and supporting doctors in our health services which will enable us to achieve better health outcomes for our patients.”

“Our AGM Programme incorporates discussions on the role of the doctor, the impact AI may have in healthcare, the negative impact of social media on our mental and physical health and a range of hot topics on issues around vaccination rates, obesity treatments and health impacts of policy around alcohol.”

“With a rapidly increasing population requiring our care,  it is critical that the Government listen to us and engage with us in the development of what we all want – a health service that delivers for patients and a system that values doctors and all those who care for our patients.”

Dr Denis McCauley is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin in 1985. He completed his General Practice training in Donegal before commencing work in Millbrae Surgery in 1990. He has a special interest in Internal Medicine.