Dying in acute hospitals – care experiences from the perspective of bereaved relatives
Bettina Korn
St. James's Hospital
Bettina coordinates the Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme at St. James’s, the largest academic adult acute hospital in Ireland based in inner city Dublin. This work involves advocacy, education, research and project management in relation to dying, death and bereavement in the hospital. In post since 2011, Bettina developed strong links with colleagues in Mater Hospital and TCD, who are partners in the VOICES MaJam research presented here.Bettina originally qualified as a nurse in Germany and moved to Ireland in 1996. She holds an MSc in Nursing from Trinity College (2009) and has previously worked for over ten years as a Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist, most of those at St. James’s Hospital, where she was part of a Respiratory Outreach Programme. Through her longstanding contact with patients with advanced non-malignant lung diseases Bettina developed a strong interest in palliative and end-of-life care.
Geraldine Prizeman
Schoool of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD
Geraldine has worked, as a Healthcare Researcher, with the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI) in the School of Nursing & Midiwfery since 2014. She holds an MLitt from the School of Business at Trinity College Dublin and an M.Soc.Sc from University College Dublin. Geraldine has 20 years’ experience in the field of research, specifically in the nonprofit and healthcare sectors. The primary aim of her current role is to support and advance collaborative nurse-led quality improvement research in St. James's Hospital. Geraldine provides individualised research support to nurse researchers. Her involvement varies across projects and includes, project management, ethics applications, data entry, analysis and interpretation and writing for publication. She also works to establish and develop sustainable collaborative research partnerships between St. James's Hospital nurse researchers and relevant School academic staff to promote high quality nurse-led research which improves service quality and enhances patient outcomes.
Abstract
Background Two large Dublin hospitals have invested considerable energy, time and resources to establish and achieve end of life care (EOLC) standards. This alignment with national policy has resulted in measurable... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Bettina Korn (St. James's Hospital)
- Diarmuid O Coimin (Mater Misericordiae University Hospital)
- Geraldine Prizeman (Schoool of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD)
- Geralyn Hynes (Trinity College Dublin)
- Sarah Donnelly (University College Dublin)
- Margaret Codd (HSE Palliaitive Care Clinical Care Programme)
- Mairead Curran (Mater Misericordiae University Hospital)
- Tony Fahey (University College Dublin)
Topic Area
Topics: Adult Healthcare
Session
EXP1 » Experiences of Patients and Their Relatives / Carers 1 (10:30 - Thursday, 10th November, Seminar Room 0.55)
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