The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) commissioned an evaluation, funded by the National Dementia Office, of the ASI's 'Day Care at Home' service. This was was undertaken by Dr. Emma O’Shea and Professor Suzanne Timmons in the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation at University College Cork in 2023.
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Launch of the results of the external evaluation of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland's 'Day Care at Home' service
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Prof. Suzanne Timmons co-coordinator of In-Touch consortium on Dementia Palliative Care awarded €7.5m Horizon Europe funding.
15 Jan 2024Prof. Suzanne Timmons, along with UCC Researchers has been awarded €7.5 million in EU funding to help improve the quality of life of people with advanced dementia.
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Dr. Siobhán Fox contributes to Palliative Care Research Network Symposium (December 2023)
15 Dec 2023The 12th Palliative Care Research Network (PCRN) Symposium took place on Thursday 7th December at the Ashling Hotel in Dublin, hosted by the All Ireland Association for Hospice and Palliative Care. This year’s event focussed on ‘Implementation of Research for Evidence-Based Practice’.
A Special Interest Group (SIG) in Dementia Palliative Care was launched during the event. This Special Interest Group is chaired by Dr Siobhán Fox, Lecturer in the CGR. Expressions of interest for group membership can be made at the following link.
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Success at the Annual AI Ireland Awards
23 Nov 2023‘Best Application of AI in an Academic Research Body’ award at the Annual AI Ireland Awards, November 2023, for a research collaboration between Tyndall (Dr John Barton and Dr Salvatore Tedesco) and researchers at CGR (Prof Suzanne Timmons and Lorna Kenny).
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Read Dr. Emma O'Shea's interview with HRB.
14 Nov 2023Healthcare research with people in mind. Read Dr. Emma O'Shea's interview with HRB.
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chAnGE Transnational Project Meeting held at UCC
05 Oct 2023chAnGE - innovative learning for a more climate-resilient healthcare service for older people
University College Cork recently hosted the initial transnational project meeting of the ‘Climate change and Healthy AgeinG: co-creating E-learning for resilience and adaptation’ (chAnGE) project, where Professor Suzanne Timmons of the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, UCC, is the lead coordinator. This €1.5 million EU-funded Erasmus+ project is an alliance of universities, vocational education and training providers, and health & social care organisations, across Ireland, Portugal, Finland, Austria & Greece. Together we are co-creating a suite of online micro credentials for health and social care workers who deliver care to older people.
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Professor Suzanne Timmons invited to speak at European Geriatric Medicine Society Meeting in Helsinki.
22 Sep 2023Professor Suzanne Timmons was invited to speak at a meeting of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) in Helsinki from 20-22 September 2023.
Read about the achievements of CGR students, who took part in the meeting.
Find out more about the EuGMS Congress, 2023.
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Dr Siobhán Fox shares results of report on Young Onset Dementia at ASI Research Seminar in Dublin
16 Aug 2023Happening On 16/08/2023Click here to learn more.
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New book chapter co-authored by CGR staff.
18 Jan 2023Happening On 23/08/2023New book chapter co-authored by CGR staff.
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Professor Suzanne Timmons attends the European Geriatric Medicine Society meeting in London in September
14 Nov 2022Please log onto the project website pallcare4dementia.com to find out all about 'Developing a Palliative Care Model for People with Dementia in the Community - The Model for Dementia Palliative Care Project'.
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