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

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