The Forum
The Annual Forum took place on Wednesday, 12 October, in the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny launched Think Ahead
, a
system to guide people in recording and registering their preferences in
the event of emergency, serious illness,or death.
The Workshop on The Medicalisation of Dying was led by Professor Aidan Halligan.
Bruce Pierce, Director of Education, CPE Supervisor, St Luke's Home, Mahon, Cork, lead the workshop on Spiritual and Psychological Support.
The Workshop on Preparing the Public was facilitated by Kathleen McLoughlin, and Marie Richardson of Milford Care Centre, Limerick.
Marie Lynch, IHF Head of Development, led the Carers Workshop.
Conor O'Clery, foreign correspondent and author, gave the Mary Holland Commemorative Lecture.
Pictured clockwise from left: Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Micheal O Muircheartaigh, Conor O'Clery and Prof Aidan Halligan.