Conference 2019
Following on from successful conferences in 2015 and 2017, Care Alliance Ireland, in partnership with UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, and with funding from the Health Research Board, Care Alliance Ireland hosted their third biennial conference titled 'Towards a Refreshed National Carers Strategy - From Research to Policy' on November 14th 2019. This conference concentrated on research which has the potential to positively inform and impact the development of progressive family carer policy in Ireland.
Featuring eight oral presentations in a diverse conference programme, we believe guests left the conference with a deeper understanding of family carer issues in Ireland and how we can further push for a continued development of progressive family carers policy in Ireland.
Care Alliance Ireland was also pleased to live-stream the conference on our website and on the National Carers Facebook page, for family carers who may have been unable to participate in the event due to their caring responsibilities. Each of the presentations is available in video/audio below together with their slides, where used.
We at Care Alliance Ireland would like to sincerely thank all the speakers for their excellent presentations. We thank all the participants for attending the conference and we would especially like to thank the family carers who attended on the day.
**Please note, we are currently updating media on your website: as a result not all video links are correct. All presentations are available to view on our YoutTube channel here**
Presentations
Introduction
- Zoe Hughes & Liam O'Sullivan - Introduction to Care Alliance Ireland Conference 2019
- Dr. Ronan Foley - Tracing Caring: Using census data to link policy and change in geographies of informal care in Ireland, 2002-2016
Session One
- Dr. Nikki Dunne - A Decade Lost: The Physical, Mental and Psychological Impact of Caring 2009-2019
- Dr. Emma Miller - Exploring benefits, challenges and strategies in embedding carers outcomes in practice; from research to policy and practice
- Laura Reid & Aisling Harmon - Long-term Care and Family Carers
Session Two
- Deborah Brennan - The burden of educational exclusion on mothers of children with disabilities
- Mary Cronin - Promoting a ‘Think Carer’ approach in Ireland’s health and social care services: first steps
Session Three
- Dominique Phillips - Family carers’ experiences of altering work arrangements to provide care: A qualitative case study approach
- Audry Deane - Honest Brokers: A youth work approach to supporting school going young carers
Closing Comments