2010 Press Releases
05.10.2010
What are the ethical issues at end of life? How do we deal with them?
These are among the issues tackled in the Ethical Framework for End-of-Life Care, which will be launched at a seminar in the River Lee Hotel (formerly Jury’s), Western Road, tomorrow Wednesday, October 6th 2010 at 10am.
The Ethical Framework is the outcome of a unique collaboration between University College Cork, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Irish Hospice Foundation.
The Ethical Framework is possibly unique internationally in that it is based on research both in Ireland and abroad. It has had contributions from ethicists, legal experts, theologians, sociologists and clinicians. It is an educational resource aimed at health professionals, patients, families and the public.
Seminar participants include:
- Dr Kieran McKeown, Social and Economic Research Consultant, on Care at End of Life, Why We Need to Learn to Work Together
- Eugene Murray Chief Executive, Irish Hospice Foundation, on the Economics and Ethics of End-of-Life Care
- Dr Deirdre Madden, UCC Faculty of Law, and Chair of the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
- Dr Mary Donnelly, Senior Lecturer, UCC Law Faculty
- Michael O’Reilly, Chairman designate, Irish Hospice Foundation
- Dr Joan McCarthy, Lecturer in Healthcare Ethics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC
- Dr Mary Boyd, Director of Nursing, Cork University Hospital
- Kevin O’Dwyer, CEO, St Patrick’s Hospital and Marymount Hospice
The Ethical Framework for End of Life Care
was developed for the Hospice
Friendly Hospitals Programme of the Irish Hospice Foundation
by:
- Dr Joan McCarthy, MA, PhD, Lecturer, Healthcare Ethics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC
- Dr Mary Donnelly, BCL, MA, M.Litt, PhD, Solicitor, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UCC
- Dr Dolores Dooley, MA, PhD, Lecturer, Healthcare Ethics, Department of General Practice, RCSI
- Dr Louise Campbell, MA, PhD, Swan Fellow in Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
- Dr David Smith, M.Sc, B. Phil, MA, STL, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Healthcare Ethics, Department of General Practice, RCSI.
Project Management:
Dr Joan McCarthy (UCC-RCSI)
& Mr Mervyn Taylor, Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme.
MMcS