What we do
Ethics Forum
Where ethical principles shape and guide palliative care practices with excellence and compassion.
The role of the IAPC Ethics Forum is to listen to all aspects of a palliative care issues, discuss different viewpoints, facilitate communication, and clarify the position of the IAPC.
This will be carried out by producing policy papers for discussion, responding to ongoing palliative care issues as they arise and ensuring that the voice of the IAPC is clear in any discussions, policy documents, submissions, or dialogues.
Specifically, it will:
Identify and interpret the ethical questions raised:
Their work will result in the development of :
Dissemination of information to the IAPC members through:
Forum members
Who are the Ethics Forum
Jonathan Clarke
Paediatric Specialist Registrar
Children’s Health Ireland, Temple Street
Una Molloy
Secretary
Clinical Nurse Specialist
David Smith
Assistant Professor of
Health Care Ethics
School of Nursing and Paramedic Science Ulster University
Elisabeth Koch
Occupational Therapist
Southeast Palliative Care Centre, and University Hospital Waterford
Hannah Linnane
Fellow in Adolescent & Young Adult Palliative Medicine
Niall Halligan
Chaplain
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department alongside his work as a healthcare Chaplain
USEFUL FORUM Documents