Dementia and Palliative Care Research

Special Interest Group

The Dementia and Palliative Care Research Special Interest Group was established in January 2024 by AIIHPC for AIIHPC Palliative Care Research Network, Early Career Researcher Forum, and Voices4Care (people with life-limiting conditions, carers, family members, and those with an interest in palliative care). Members include people with backgrounds and experience in academia, nursing, medicine, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, dementia advice services, people with palliative care needs, carers, and interested citizens.

The group meets online on a quarterly basis to discuss research priorities, opportunities and ongoing projects.

The group’s current focus areas include:

Exploring the utilisation of Emergency Services of people with dementia
Interventions to improve care and experience in the Emergency Department of people with dementia
Recording of dementia on a death certificate

Group Chair:

Dr Julie Doherty, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast

Group Vice Chair:

Dr Kelly Norwood, School of Psychology, Ulster University

How can I get involved?

If you are a member of AIIHPC Palliative Care Research Network (PCRN), AIIHPC Early Career Researcher Forum (ECRF) or AIIHPC Voices4Care and interested in joining the Special Interest Group, please sign up using the link here.
If you are interested in joining the Special Interest Group and not a member of any of the AIIHPC groups listed above, you will need to join the AIIHPC Early Career Researcher Form first, please join the ECRF group using the link here. Once you have joined AIIHPC ECRF you can then sign up to join the Special Interest Group using the link here.

Group Activities, Engagement and Outputs

Next Group Meeting: 28 September 2026, 10:00 to 11:00 AM

Poster Presentations
Group’s Poster Presentation at the 14^th Annual PCRN Symposium