ACCA Ireland are inviting you to our International Women's Day 2022 event. This year's campaign theme is #BreakTheBias. The theme is a global call to arms to tackle discrimination, celebrate our differences and forge an equal future. We are inviting you all to collectively #BreakTheBias with this year's theme by promoting a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive where difference is valued and celebrated.
In the spirit of this year's theme and join together in our collective efforts we would like to invite you to join us to celebrate International Women's Day 2022 virtually, on Friday, 4 March from 12:45 to 2.00pm. The event will be chaired by ACCA Ireland Chair, Jason Murphy.
This year we are excited to have Professor Mary Horgan, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland join us as our guest speaker.
Joining Professor Mary Horgan on the day will be a panel of our ACCA Ireland Members who will conduct a panelist discussion in which they will answer questions, share their opinions and discuss important areas to fight bias.
Mary Horgan MD, FRCPI, FRCP, FIDSA, FFSEM
Professor Horgan was the first woman to be appointed as Dean of the Medical School in UCC. She is a member of the scientific advisory group of the European Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. Professor Horgan has been a Ministerial appointment of number of Health service-related National Boards including HPRA and IBTS. During the pandemic, as well as working on the frontline, she was appointed of Chair of the Ireland’s first National Research Ethics Committee, is a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team, and is Chair of the Government’s Expert Group on Rapid Testing. She was awarded the UCD Alumni award for health in 2019. Professor Horgan was elected as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, the first women to hold this position since the College’s foundation in 1654.