All Ireland palliative care research opportunities

Four fellowships, in total worth €10,000, have been awarded to Dr Noleen McCorry, Mary Ferns, Dr Sinead Hutcheson and Aisling Kearney.

These fellowships have been launched to help develop leadership skills, capacity and knowledge of those working in the palliative care communities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

For example, Noleen McCorry, a research facilitator at Marie Curie Hospice, Belfast, hopes to pursue a site visit to a leading provincial cancer organisation in Canada. She hopes to gather information about the processes and methods used by leading international institutions to provide research evidence in education and practice.

The AIIHPC head of education, Dr Michael Connolly, said: “Our four successful applicants now have the opportunity to expand not only their own knowledge and experience, but also those of their colleagues and the wider palliative care community. AIIHPC will ensure learning from these opportunities is collated for sharing. We wish them well.”

More information can be found on the AIIHPC website. 

PhD studentship in Trinity College Dublin

A vacancy for a PhD studentship in palliative and end of life care at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin is being funded by the AIIHPC and Health Research Board.

A background in nursing, psychology, sociology or social sciences will be key attributes of the successful applicant. The recipient will explore the lack of access to palliative care for with an intellectual disabilities and life-limiting conditions. A Master’s degree in one of the social sciences, nursing or allied health professions is preferable.

Applications can be made by submitting a full CV with contact details of two referees and an application letter to Annabel Walsh, Trinity College Dublin, by 2pm 25 January 2013. She can be contacted at walsha11@tcd.ie or +353 1 8962775. Interviews are scheduled for mid-January.