Jack Eustace Lecture 2026 Hosted by the RCPI Faculty of Occupational Medicine

Faculty of Occupational Medicine's 50th Anniversary Symposium:

A conference of three sections, the first looking at three aspects of the rapid expansion of AI implementation in healthcare. Firstly examining the ethics of AI implementation and use, the second examining the expansion of AI in medical education and the third looking at the practical aspects of AI tools implementation in occupational health practice, warts and all.

The second section updates the audience on aspects of women's health including an update on management of menopause in the workplace and current therapy approaches. A further presentation updates the audience on the management of endometriosis and the increasing diagnosis and impact on women in the workplace.

The final section includes the EUSTACE lecture which reviews the problems and practical aspects of OELs in occupational medicine practice. This is followed by two hot topics: the impact and management of recent cardiology advances and intervention in workplace fitness, and the management of problematic post-head injury syndromes in achieving a return to work successfully for employees.

In the evening we are hosting a very special 50th Anniversary Dinner taking place in the Mansion House om Dawson St, Dublin 2.

The reception begins at 18.45pm with dinner being called at 19.30pm. Dress code is Black Tie or your own National Attire.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand basic artificial intelligence (AI), its current use in education and healthcare and its potential impact on occupational medicine clinical practice.

• Develop professional skills and appreciation for women’s health and effective accommodation recommendations as it relates to employment.

• Gain a deeper understanding through expert insight of topical issues currently facing our day-to-day occupational medical practice.

RCPI Registration details: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Website > Calendar

The Jack Eustace Lecture is named after Dr Jack Eustace, a pioneer of occupational medicine in Ireland, and one of the founding members in 1972 of a group of Irish 'company doctors' with a dedicated interest in occupational medicine known as the Eustaceans.

The tradition of the Jack Eustace Lecture continues as an annual event, with hosting duties rotating each year between:

• Faculty of Occupational Medicine

• Occupational Hygiene Society of Ireland,

• Irish Society of Occupational Medicine,

• Occupational Health Nurses Association of Ireland,

• Irish Society of Toxicology.