A Day in the life: Dr Louise Gibson, community paediatrician

Dr Louise Gibson is a consultant paediatrician in CUH with a special interest in community paediatrics, and a senior lecturer in UCC School of Medicine. She tells Deanna O'Connor about a typical day

Consultant paediatrician Dr. Louise Gibson at the Puffin ward at the CUH, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

I’m a consultant paediatrician with a special interest in community paediatrics. I’m also a senior lecturer in UCC so my job is split between teaching students and hospital and community work.

Essentially the community paediatrician forms a bridge between the hospital services and the community services for children—disability services or the early intervention services.