Agenda.
Day 1
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Chair: Dr John Allen, Co-Chair of the All Ireland Children’s Palliative Care Conference 2026 and Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and the National Maternity Hospital Holles St.
Dr Abby R. Rosenberg, Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.
Incorporating markers of medical complexity into definitions of population-level need for children’s palliative care: a Delphi study, Dr Samantha Smith, Trinity College Dublin
An exploration of palliative care nurses’ attitudes towards providing care for adolescents and young adults with life-limiting illnesses in hospital and community settings, Dr Karie Dennehy, Marymount University Hospital and Hospice
Chair: Ms Liz O’ Donoghue, Assistant Director of Nursing, LauraLynn Children’s Hospice
Tara Kerr-Elliott, Nurse Consultant at Helen and Douglas House
Parents’ experiences of healthcare professionals’ discussions of loss and grief following severe neurological impairment diagnosis, Ms Elaine Brennan, University College Dublin
Preferred place of death – giving patient's autonomy, Dr Anne Haddick, Wales
Chair: Ms Fiona Woods, Head of Clinical Education, LauraLynn Children’s Hospice
Dr Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister for Health
Dr Dan Lumsden, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Chair: Ms June Foxton, Liaison Nurse Manager, The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation
Compassionate extubation in the neonatal intensive care unit: retrospective review of practices, experiences and attitudes, Dr Niamh Conlon, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)
Irritability and GI dystonia in a patient with NACC1 gene variant: clinical features and management approach, Dr Monerah Mobarak, Cork University Hospital
Dr Sophie Bertaud, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Day 2
Friday, 24 April 2026
Facilitated by Dr Abby R. Rosenberg
Location: Shannon Suite
Facilitated by Tara Kerr Elliott and Rev Daniel Caldwell
Location: Harris Suite, Level 6
Places at both workshops are limited. Participation must be booked in advance when you register to attend the conference.
Chair: Dr Jonathan Clarke, Paediatric SpR, CHI
Dr Feargal Twomey, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Milford Hospice & HSE Mid West, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, UL School of Medicine, Clinical Lead, National Clinical Programme for Palliative Care, HSE/RCPI
Dr David Graham, Consultant Paediatrician, Northern Ireland Regional Paediatric Palliative Care Network
A narrative review of education and training in paediatric palliative care for medical professionals, Dr Katie Flinn, CHI
The role of media in paediatric palliative care: a review, Dr Doireann Pereira, CHI at Temple Street
Dr Abby R. Rosenberg
Location: Harris Suite, Level 6
Chair: Ms Alison Cashell, Clinical Nurse Coordinator for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions, Dublin North
Rev Daniel Caldwell, Lead Chaplain in Atlantic Technological University and Lecturer in Palliative and End of Life Care
Ms Amilah Ali, Community Worker in Islamic End of Life Care and Funeral Support
Location: Harris Suite, Level 6
Chair: Dr Hannah Linane, Consultant in Palliative Medicine with a Special Interest in Adolescents and Young Adults, St James’ Hospital and CHI
Helen Arthur, Katerina Cussen, Louise Keegan and Lisa McAuliffe, Senior Music Therapists, LauraLynn Children’s Hospice
Professor Jonathan Koffman, Professor of Palliative Care, Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK
Dr Stacey Power-Walsh, Co-Chair of the All Ireland Children’s Palliative Care Conference 2026 and Assistant Professor in Nursing Children’s and General (Integrated), UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
RCPI: Approval is for 23/04/2026 (6 CPD) and 24/04/2026 (6 CPD)
NMBI: 11 CPD Hours awarded in accordance with NMBI guidelines
A Multidisciplinary Conference funded by
