The IAPC Children’s Palliative Care Subgroup is a multidisciplinary group, representative of all the service providers of children’s palliative care.
The Group addresses paediatric palliative care which is focused on achieving the best possible quality of life for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.
Role: The role of the Group is to be:
Workplan:
Members: Elizabeth O’Donoghue (Chairperson), Clinical Nurse Specialist, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Dublin
AnneMarie Carroll, Director of Nursing, LauraLynn Children’s Hospice, Dublin
Dr Mary Devins, Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Dublin
Colette Goonan, OutReach Nurse, Galway University Hospital
Imelda Hurley, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Dublin
Cecilia McGarry, LauraLynn Children’s Hospice, Dublin
Claire Quinn, Lecturer/Programme Director, NUI Galway
Bevan Ritchie, TeamLeader, LauraLynn at Home, LauraLynn Hospice, Dublin
Resources and Information:
Video – The Role of the OutReach Nurse in Children’s Palliative Care
Children’s Palliative Care: From Policy to Practice 2010-2015 Download
Palliative Care for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions – A National Policy 2010 Download
Respite Services for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions and the Families in Ireland 2013 Download
Palliative Care Needs Assessment for Children 2005 Download
AIIHPC Palliative Hub – Children and Young People https://www.childrenspalliativehub.com/
Video – Factors Associated with an effective transition from children’s to adult services by young adults with life limiting conditions in Ireland; Dr Helen Kerr, Queen’s University Belfast