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A series of international, multi-site, consecutive cohort, quality improvement studies investigating the harms and benefits of palliative medications and interventions in adult patients
A key role of the Palliative Care Research Network (PCRN) is to promote activities that foster the evolution of collaborative scholarly inquiry in palliative care.
Join Dr Caitlin Sheehan (NSW) at the upcoming PCRN Forum as she introduces the Rapid program, provides an update on the progress of the series so far, as well as discussing its future and sharing how you can get involved.
This PCRN Forum will be facilitated by the Co-Chairs of PCRN: Prof Peter Hudson (Director, Centre for Palliative Care, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and University of Melbourne) and Prof Jennifer Philip (Chair of Palliative Medicine, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital & University of Melbourne.
Meet the presenter
Dr Caitlin Sheehan
Rapid Program Chair
In August 2021, Dr Caitlin Sheehan was appointed as the Rapid Program Chair. Caitlin has been a Staff Specialist in Palliative Medicine at Calvary and St George Hospitals in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District since 2010. Her clinical interests include advanced cancer care, cardiac supportive care, pharmaceutical cannabis, and virtual palliative care.
Caitlin is also a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine. She is a conjoint lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Since 2014, Caitlin has been a clinical researcher at Calvary Kogarah and site investigator for PaCCSC and CST clinical trials. She has proactively facilitated clinical trial participation across a range of trials investigating ways to improve the quality of life of people receiving palliative care and for better cancer symptom management.
Caitlin has led and collaborated with a number of teams to secure grants to fund and advance research into palliative care and has published 14 peer-reviewed articles.
In addition to being the Rapid Program Medical Investigator, Caitlin is a member of the Cognitive and Neurological Symptom Node Subcommittee. She is also an executive member of the SPHERE Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group (PC-CAG). She has served as a member of the PaCCSC and CST Trial Management Committee and is a former member of the PaCCSC Scientific Committee.
Caitlin is passionate about providing the best evidence-based care for patients at the end of life and enabling the research to inform best practice in clinical decision making.
This forum will be delivered online – Link details will be sent to your registered email address 24 hours prior to the event.
For further enquiries, please contact pcrnv@svha.org.au.
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To find out more about PCRN please visit https://pcrnv.com.au/
Membership to the PCRN is free. Individuals with a genuine interest in enhancing the development of collaborative scholarly inquiry in palliative care in Australia are encouraged to join via the online membership form on the PCRN website.
