Speakers

Patient Solutions brings together a dynamic group of healthcare professionals, policymakers, innovators, patients and industry to address healthcare challenges in Ireland with a view to identifying and sharing practical, scalable solutions that enhance patient care. Attend this event to hear from those at the forefront as they explore advances in patient-centred care through innovation, collaboration, and digital transformation and shape the future of Irish healthcare.

If you’re interested in speaking at the event, please contact Desiree De Cecchis at desiree.dececchis@emap.com

Aoife McNamara
Head of Education and Engagement
Irish Cancer Society
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Bala Krishnan
Chief Information Officer & Member of Executive Management Team
Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
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Brendan Donlon
Co-Chair and a founding member
Bowel Cancer Ireland
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Caroline McDermott
Editor
MIMS Ireland
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Clare Fitzell
Secretary General
Irish Pharmacy Union
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Damien McCallion
Chief Technology and Transformation Officer & Deputy CEO
HSE
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Danny Sweeney McGinley
CEO & Co Founder
Independent Home Nutrition Advocacy & Patient Care Alliance (IHNAPA)
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Declan Watson
Board Member
Multiple Myeloma Ireland
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Derek Tierney
Secretary General
Department of Health
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Dr Andrée Rochfort
Medical Director
Irish College of General Practitioners
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Dr Anne Cody
Head of Investigator-Led Grants, Research Careers and Enablers Health Research Board
Health Research Board (HRB)
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Dr Austin O’Carroll
GP
Safetynet Primary Care
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Dr Claire Kilty
Head of Research
Irish Cancer Society
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Dr Colm Henry
Chief Clinical Officer
HSE
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Dr David Moore
Consultant in Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Beaumont Hospital Dublin
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Dr Elaine Toomey
Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare,
University of Galway
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Dr John Francis Leader
Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Cognitive Scientist
University College Dublin
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Dr Michelle Roche
Associate Professor in Physiology and Co-Director of the Centre for Pain Research
University of Galway
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Dr Niall Sheehy
Consultant Radiologist
St James’s Hospital and the Beacon Hospital
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Dr Robert Kelly
Consultant Cardiologist and Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician
Beacon Hospital
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Dr Ronan Mahon
Lecturer in Economics and Programme Director, MSc in Health Economics
University of Galway
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Dr Éimear Smith
Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
National Rehabilitation & Mater Misericordiae University Hospitals
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Edward Harte
Digital for Care Patient Public Partnership Advisory Group Programme Lead
HSE
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Liz Yeates
CEO
Marie Keating Foundation
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Loretto Grogan
National Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer
HSE
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Martin Sweeney
Secretary
UCAN Ireland
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Miriam Staunton
Co-Chair / Patient Advocate
UCAN Ireland
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Prof. Karen Ryan
UCD Full Clinical Professor; Consultant in Palliative Medicine,
St Francis Hospice and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin.
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Prof. Mary Horgan
Chief Medical Officer
Department of Health
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Prof. Orla Hardiman
Professor of Neurology/Head of Academic , Clinical Medicine
Trinity College Dublin
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Prof. Siobhan Glavey
RCSI Chair and Professor of Pathology and a Consultant Haematologist
Beaumont Hospital.
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Prof. Sonja McIlfatrick
Professor of Nursing & Palliative Care
Ulster University / AIIHPC
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Prof. Steve Thomas
Professor of Health Policy
Trinity College Dublin
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Rachel Bothwell
Founder & Director
GP Practice Ally
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Roberta Horgan
Patient advocate and Administrator
Lynch Syndrome Ireland
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Sally Ann Lynch
Consultant in Clinical Genetics
University College Dublin
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Shane Ryan
Chief Executive Officer
Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA)
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Tanya King
CEO
Peamount Healthcare
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Terence Cosgrave
Editor
Irish Medical Times
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Roundtable participants

Christine Campbell
Ovarian Cancer Patient Advocate
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Claire Kilty
Head of Research
Irish Cancer Society
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Edel Murphy
PPI Specialist
University of Galway
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Eilís Ní Chaithnía
CEO
Asthma Society
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Gráinne Smith
Patient and Public Partnership Lead
Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute (TSJCI)
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Joan Johnston
Executive Director
FND Ireland
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Joe Ryan
National Director, Public Involvement
HSE
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Lorna Kerin
Regional Patient Service User Lead
HSE Dublin & South East
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Mairin Ryan
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of HTA
HIQA
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Prof. Mary Horgan
Chief Medical Officer
Department of Health
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Professor Cormac McCarthy
Consultant Respiratory Physician/ Associate Professor
St Vincent's University Hospital / University College Dublin
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Professor Seán Dinneen
Clinical Lead / Consultant Endocrinologist / Professor of Diabetic Medicine
National Diabetes Registry / Galway University Hospitals / University of Galway
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Vicky McGrath
CEO
Rare Diseases Ireland
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