1. All Ireland Institute of Hospice
and Palliative Care
‘Aims to improve the experience of palliative care’ Brendan O’Hara (Programme

2. Partners

3. Funders

4. Palliative sector’s Institute with key role in brokering relationships

5. Three Work Programmes
Integrate palliative care research, education and practice development in the health and social care systems across the island of Ireland
Partner with users, carers and communities to ensure that palliative care provision meets their needs and continues to do so
Support the development of specialist palliative care to meet the current and emerging demands of the health system

6. AIIHPC Team Karen Charnley Head of Institute Dr Cathy Payne
Programme Manager
Brendan O’Hara Programme Manager
Dr Mary Rabbitte
Programme Manager
Marie McKeon
Knowledge Transfer
Project Manager
Dr Jackie Boylan
PCRN Project Manager
Mary Kearns
Office Manager
Gareth Wescott
Digital Manager and Developer
Bernadette Pirihi Business Support

7. Policy and Practice
Government Departments and Agencies in both jurisdictions
Regional Palliative Care Programme – Palliative Care in Partnership (NI)
National Clinical Programme for Palliative Care (RoI)
Networks – CEO of Hospices Network
National and International links – European Association of Palliative Care Conference, Expert Collaborators
Supporting conferences and workshops (e.g. Palliative Care Outcomes Workshop Sept 2017)

8. Palliative Care Research Network
Established Palliative Care Research Network (PCRN) in 2012
Recently launched PCRN Strategy 2017 – 2022
HRB and PHA R&D Division funding for two project managers
Major areas of focus – supporting collaboration, service user and carer involvement, leadership and capacity building, knowledge dissemination and funding for research
Events – Annual Symposium, Early Career Researcher Forum, Knowledge Transfer Workshop

9. Education Supporting development of online education E-Learning
Videos – PHA Conferences
Video Scribes – Palliative Rehab
Education Network
Project ECHO AIIHPC Nursing Homes
Policy – post grad education

10. Palliative Hub www.thepalliativehub.com

11. Palliative Hub

12. Palliative Care Week 2017

13. Involvement in the ongoing work of AIIHPC
Engaged in National Clinical Programme for Palliative Care (RoI) priorities
Palliative Care in Partnership - Regional Palliative Care Programme in NI (service user involvement)
Engaged in AIIHPC partners
Voices4Care Research Panel

14. Carmel’s story

15. Thank you www. thepalliativehub. com www. aiihpc
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