Marie Curie in Northern Ireland seminar series
Marie Curie wants to make sure that everyone has access to the care and support they need when they’re living with a terminal illness.
We know there are many people who don’t get the care and support they need. This may be because of the nature of their illness, where they live, how old they are, their ethnicity or their sexual orientation or one or more of a number of other factors.
We also know that care for people at the end of their lives will inevitably become a more pressing issue as people live longer and need more complex care towards the end of life.
The Marie Curie Northern Ireland lecture series aims to explore these issues, giving an audience the opportunity to hear from experts from a number of different fields and organisations.
At each lecture there will be a panel discussion offering the opportunity for the audience to get involved.
All of our lectures are free to attend, but you’ll need to register your place using the instructions below.
Upcoming events
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 we’ve had to make the tough decision to postpone the Scotland lecture series for the time being. We look forward to getting this up and running as soon as possible. Please check back soon for information on our future events.
Past events
Social justice, minority groups and palliative care in Northern Ireland
14 September 2020, virtual
This seminar examined the barriers to palliative care for seldom-heard groups, including LGBTQ+ people, the Traveller community and people with learning disabilities.
Palliative care and people with learning disabilities
4 November 2019, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Speakers included
- Prof Irene Tuffrey-Wijne – Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care, Kingston University and St George’s University of London
- Colin Harper – expert in mental capacity law and Chief Executive, Camphill Communities Trust
- ARC NI TILLI group (Telling It Like It Is)
Dispensing person-centred palliative care: The vital role of pharmacists in caring for people with terminal illnesses (May 2019)
This seminar looked at the crucial role of inpatient and community pharmacy in providing care and support for terminally ill people in Northern Ireland.
A palliative approach to chronic respiratory disease (February 2019)
With a multi-disciplinary speaking panel from Marie Curie, the Belfast Trust and Queen’s University Belfast, this seminar looked at the benefits of early introduction of palliative care for people with chronic respiratory conditions like COPD and bronchiectasis.
A palliative approach to multiple sclerosis: Benefits and barriers to care (April 2018)
Organised in partnership with the MS Society Northern Ireland, this seminar examined the symptom burden of multiple sclerosis and how we can improve access to palliative care for people with MS.
Too ill for caring: Health and wellbeing among older carers in Northern Ireland (June 2018)
This seminar included speakers from Marie Curie, Carers NI and Age NI, and looked at the impact that caring for someone with a terminal illness is having on the health and wellbeing of older carers in Northern Ireland.
Social work and palliative care now and in the future (November 2018)
This seminar brought together expert speakers from Marie Curie, the NI Social Care Council and the Department of Health to look at the future of social work and palliative care in the context of health and social care transformation in Northern Ireland.
