What we do
Education and
Research Forum
The purpose of the Forum is to address palliative care education and research as arises under the IAPC’s Mission to promote palliative care through education, representation and networking and thereby build capacity in palliative care at the individual and at the sector level on the Island of Ireland.
The role of the IAPC Education and Research Forum is to promote and accelerate the undertaking of research among palliative care practitioners and researchers on the island of Ireland, to promote evidence-based research, and to build and increase research capacity in the sector.
Specifically, it will:
Forum members
Who are the Education and Research Forum
Claire Kruger
Chair of Education and Research Forum
Registrar
Milford Hospice, Limerick
Esther Beck
Co-Vice Chair of Education and Research Forum
Lecturer
Ulster University
Tom Hefferon
Secretary of Education and Research Forum
SHO
Galway University Hospital, Galway
Ray Elder
Strategic Lead
Southeastern H&SC Trust, Belfast
Lauren Boland
Senior Occupational Therapist
St Francis Hospice, Dublin
Thomas Cahill
Registrar
Milford Care Services
Niamh Cleary
Speech & Language Therapist
Marymount Hospital & Hospice, Cork
Barbara Sweeney
Head of Education
St Francis Hospice, Dublin
Maeve Brassil
Registrar
Galway University Hospital, Galway
Felicity Hasson
Lecturer
Ulster University
Sarah Ruthledge
Registrar
Marymount Hospital & Hospice, Cork
Elaine Cunningham
Registrar
Marymount Hospital & Hospice, Cork
Rianna Minogue
Registrar
Galway University Hospital, Galway
Alison Hay
Consultant Emergency Medicine
Tallaght Hospital, Dublin
Julie Donnellan
Registrar
Marymount Hospital & Hospice, Cork
Joanne Callianan
Librarian
Milford Care Centre
David Murphy
Registrar
Galway University Hospital, Galway
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