1. presentation by Grainne McGettrick, Policy & Research Officer, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Michele Hardiman, Assistant Director of Nursing, Clare Mental Health Services, Cecelia Hayden, CNS Dementia, St Vincent’s Community Hospital, Kildare and Muriel Parke, CNS Palliative Care, St Brigid’s Hospice, Kildare
On Heart failure and palliative care.
2. Presentation by Dr Karen Ryan, Palliative Medicine Consultant, Mater Hospital, Christine Howley, Edel Kavanagh, Cecelia Tracey, Heart Failure Unit, Mater Hospital and Dr Mel Bates, GP, Fairview General Practice
on Advanced respiratory disease and palliative care
3. Presentation by Bettina Korn, Respiratory CNS & End of Life Care Co-ordinator, St James’s Hospital, Kaye Kealy, CNM, Community Palliative Care, Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services titled 'Interview with patient who has benefitted from the work of the action research project' . ]]>
2.Dr Karen Ryan, Christine Howley, Edel Kavanagh, Cecelia Tracey and Dr Mel Bates
3. Bettina Korn and Kaye Kealy ]]>
Dementia Research Nurse, St Christopher’s Hospice, London at the 'bridging the gap' conference. ]]> Dementia Research Nurse, St Christopher’s Hospice, London at the 'bridging the gap' conference September 2012. Presentation is titled 'Introducing Namaste: a care programme for people with advanced dementia at the end of life' ]]> Palliative Medicine Consultant, Mater Misericordiae Hospital and St Francis Hospice; and Clinical Lead for Palliative Care HSE at 'Bridging the gap' conference September 2012 ]]> Palliative Medicine Consultant, Mater Misericordiae Hospital and St Francis Hospice; and Clinical Lead for Palliative Care HSE Powerpoint presentation 'Findings from palliative care action research projects: heart failure ]]> ]]> ]]> St Columba’s Chair of Primary Palliative Care, University of Edinburgh. Presentation titled 'Relevance of the palliative care approach for diseases other than cancer' . ]]> ]]> Conor O’Clery ]]> delivered by Conor O’Clery at Forum on end-of-life conference October 12 2011]]> The guest speaker was John McAreavey from the Michaela Foundation who spoke spoke on the theme of ‘Living with Loss’.
The event also included representation from voluntary bereavement support services and professional therapeutic services including; A Little Lifetime Foundation, Anam Cara Parental & Sibling Bereavement Support, Barnardos Children’s Bereavement Service, Beginning Experience, Bethany Bereavement Support Group, Citizens Information Service, Féileacáin (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Association of Ireland), FirstLight and Irish Childhood Bereavement Network, Living Links, Miscarriage Association of Ireland, PCI Counselling Service, Pieta House Bereavement Services, Rainbows Ireland, SAH (Support After Homicide), The Bereavement Counselling Service, Turas Le Cheile, Bereavement Support Service, Turning Point and Village Counselling Service ]]>
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