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<description>Do you want to be part of our next MyHealth RCSI studio audience?



We’re inviting colleagues to come along to the upcoming MyHealth RCSI pre-recorded episode exploring a topic that’s increasingly relevant: travelling abroad for surgery.

More people than ever are choosing to seek medical treatment overseas, but it’s not always a simple decision. This conversation brings together clinical expertise and real patient experiences to explore what you need to know before making the trip.



To secure your seat, please register using this link [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/1td6hoo9wy9/external?lang=en ] [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/1td6hoo9wy9/external?lang=en ].



Date: Monday, 18 May 2026
Time: Filming begins at 6.15pm (approx. end 7.15pm)
Location: Auditorium R. G02, Ground Floor, RCSI, 118 St Stephen’s Green

The discussion will be hosted by Dr Sumi Dunne [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/wpk5q5zkox2/external?lang=en ] [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/wpk5q5zkox2/external?lang=en ], GP and Clinical Lecturer at RCSI.

Joining her are:

Prof Deborah McNamara [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/11lpogimjsg/external?lang=en ] [ https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/11lpogimjsg/external?lang=en ],President RCSI
Prof Helen Heneghan, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon, St Vincent’s University Hospital
Mr Jamie Martin‑Smith, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Beaumont &amp; Connolly Hospitals
Tracy Byrne, patient with lived experience of medical travel
Alan Keogh, patient with lived experience of medical travel


The recording and podcast version of the episode will be available from Tuesday, 26 May.







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<pubDate>29 Sep 2016 12:00:00 IST</pubDate>
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&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"&amp;gt;We&amp;rsquo;re inviting colleagues to come along to the upcoming MyHealth RCSI pre-recorded episode exploring a topic that&amp;rsquo;s increasingly relevant: &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;travelling abroad for surgery&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"&amp;gt;More people than ever are choosing to seek medical treatment overseas, but it&amp;rsquo;s not always a simple decision. This conversation brings together clinical expertise and real patient experiences to explore what you need to know before making the trip.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/1td6hoo9wy9/external?lang=en" data-auth="NotApplicable"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;To secure your seat, please register using this link&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
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&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: black;"&amp;gt;Date:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: black;"&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;Monday, 18 May 2026&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Time:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;Filming begins at 6.15pm (approx. end 7.15pm)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Location:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;Auditorium R. G02, Ground Floor, RCSI, 118 St Stephen&amp;rsquo;s Green&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: black;"&amp;gt;The discussion will be hosted by &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Dr&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="https://rcsisurgicalaffairs.newsweaver.com/r2qb73zlle/wpk5q5zkox2/external?lang=en" data-auth="NotApplicable"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Sumi Dunne&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="color: black;"&amp;gt; GP and Clinical Lecturer at RCSI.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
&amp;lt;p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"&amp;gt;Joining her are:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;
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