People
Our staff hold prestigious positions including being elected members of committees: Chair of the Palliative Care Research Network, All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care; Executive committee member of the heart failure association on the European Society of Cardiology. Additionally, we hold editorial position with journals, such as: Frontiers Public Health; European Heart journal - Digital health; BMC Cancer; and ESC Heart Failure. Our research has been recognised through various awards such as: RCN Nurse of the Year awards with and staff named as a pioneering palliative care nurse by St Christopher’s Hospice London.
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Palliative care Chronic illness Elder care Health Services Research |
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Intellectual and developmental disabilities Gender, health and education Health and social care systems and access Qualitative research designs and evaluation |
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In vitro and in vivo responses to novel ceramic or polymer biomaterials for orthopaedic applications such as synthetic bone substitutes or fracture fixation devices Identifying novel bioactives with osteogenic activity, e.g. derived from natural products or marine organisms Addressing the challenges of applying stem cell therapies to bone repair e.g. patient variability in bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cell populations Outcomes for patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures, e.g. outcomes of joint replacement surgery for different patient groups Patient attitudes to novel therapies such as bioresorbable polymer fracture fixation devices or stem cell therapies |
s.a.clarke@qub.ac.uk | |
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Chronic disease self-management Preventative cardiology Palliative care in chronic illness |
D.Fitzsimons@qub.ac.uk | |
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Suicide prevention and postvention; supporting people bereaved after suicide Improving the evidence base for mental health services Digital mental health, co-design and implementation science methodologies |
k.galway@qub.ac.uk | |
| Dr Lynne Marsh |
Health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities Intellectual and development disabilities Fathers’ and families' experiences of children with intellectual disabilities Qualitative research |
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Palliative and end-of-life care with particular interest in heart failure Health Services Research Music therapy Loneliness |
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Coping with side-effects of cancer treatment (focus on radiotherapy) Psycho-social aspects of living with cancer |
O.McSorley@qub.ac.uk | |
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Palliative care Mindfulness meditation Digital educational interventions to deliver medical and nursing education Non-malignant life limiting diseases |
Clare.McVeigh@qub.ac.uk | |
| Dr Gary Mitchell |
The care of older people Dementia care Palliative care Restrictive practice/restraint |
Gary.Mitchell@qub.ac.uk |
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Supportive and palliative care, with a particular interest in exercise Exercise training in ovarian cancer Pre-habilitation in lung cancer Exercise to enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapy |
g.prue@qub.ac.uk | |
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Spirituality/Search for meaning in illness Advanced cancer and symptom management Exploring diversity and inclusion Healthcare Leadership |
Barry.Quinn@qub.ac.uk | |
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Cachexia in chronic illness Development of complex healthcare interventions |
j.reid@qub.ac.uk | |
| Dr Katherine Rogers |
Bioscience education for healthcare professions Cancer-related projects particularly those with a treatment/pharmacology or epidemiological focus |
k.rogers@qub.ac.uk |
| Dr Olinda Santin |
Psycho-oncology Development of supportive and psychological supports for patients and carers Understanding the health and social care needs of minority groups |
o.santin@qub.ac.uk |
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Cardiovascular disease prevention Rehabilitation Psychosocial intervention Health outcome measurement |
David.Thompson@qub.ac.uk | |
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Chronic musculoskeletal conditions Developing qualitative methodology |
I.Wilson@qub.ac.uk |