A free public lecture on how to deal with eczema will be held in Galway City tonight at the Corrib Great Southern Hotel. Hosted by the National Eczema Society and entitled "The Care and Management of Eczema", the lecture begins at 8 p.m. and will be presented by consultant dermatologist Dr, Mary Garvey.
A new "Carers Alert Card" was launched by the Carers Association at the Mansion House in Dublin last Wednesday. The card has been designed to be carried by carers at all times in case of an accident, and explains to those who find it that someone in continuous need of help may be waiting for the card holder to return to them.
The card is sponsored by WelCare Foods, a frozen meals home delivery service, and is available from the Carers Association, St Mary's Community Centre, Richmond Hill, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Tel 01 4974498/4974131.
AIM Family Services, a family law reform groups which offers information and counselling services, is looking for mature people with counselling or legal qualifications to work with them at their D'Olier Street centre in Dublin Send an SAE for, an application form to The Administrator Al Family Services, 6 D'Olier Street Dublin
The 22nd International Federation of Haemophilia will be held in UCD in Dublin from 23rd-28th Jude. The congress, held, every two years, is being hosted by the Irish Haemophilia Society. Discussion on the possibility of a cure for haemophilia will revolve around gene therapy, and there will be symposiums on HIV, Hepatitis, Von Willebrand's disease and on women's bleeding disorders. Tel 01-6778529 for information.
Brainwave, the Irish Epilepsy Association, is running a full time pre-employment training programme in Dublin for young adults with epilepsy, and the next session begins on July 2nd. To enrol, contact Philip Jackson at 01-4730039.
A Save My Sight charity auction to raise money for research into Retinal Degenerative Diseases will be held at the Regency Hotel on the Swords Road, Dublin, this Thursday, June 20th, at 8 p.m. The event is being organised by RP Ireland Fighting Blindness.
A showing of the documentary When Happiness Is A Place For, Your Child will take place in the University of Limerick Concert Hall this evening at 8 p.m. Produced by journalist Anne Daly, the documentary presents a different perspective of life for the mentally handicapped. The documentary will be broadcast on RTE 1 TV on Thursday, July 11th, at 10 p.m.