WORKPLACE BULLYING:Promoting a Healthy Nation: Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace is the title of a free public meeting on Wednesday, September 19th at 6pm in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare St, Dublin.
Occupational physician Dr John McDermott will speak about the prevalence of bullying in the workplace. Psychiatrist Dr Abbie Lane will outline the illnesses which can contribute to and result from bullying and Geoffrey Corr, mediator, will discuss ways to resolve interpersonal conflict at work. Advanced registration on tel: 01-8639700 or at www.rcpi.ie/publicmeetings
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:Can omega-3 from fish oils improve mood, behaviour, attention and learning as well as general health? Dr Alex Richardson, Oxford University researcher and author of They Are What You Feed Them(Harper Thorson, 2006), will answer this question at public talks in the Kingsley Hotel, Cork city on Thursday, September 20th; the Clayton Hotel, Galway City on Friday, September 21st; and the Red Cow Hotel, Dublin on Tuesday, September 25th. Venues open at 7pm and talks begins at 7.30pm. Admission €10. See also www.fabresearch.org
DHARMA DIALOGUES:Those interested in exploring "the nature of awareness and the possibility of living in awakened intelligence" might pop in to one of the Dharma Dialogues, led by meditation teacher and author Catherine Ingram.
Dharma is variously defined as a Buddhist truth or Hindu moral law.
The public events run from 7pm-9pm tonight, tomorrow night and on Friday and Saturday at 15 St Stephen's Green, Dublin. Cost €15. Further information on www.seminars.ie or tel: 086-4013973.
SUPPLEMENTS DIRECTIVE:Finally, an incorrect date was given for a public meeting to discuss the ramifications of the EU Food Supplements Directive (2002) in last week's Lifelines. The meeting takes place tomorrow night at 7pm in the Mont Clare Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin.
Lifelines is compiled by Sylvia Thompson