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Keynote Speaker: Prof. Priscilla Harries, 'Building your Occupational Therapy Career: Expertise Development, Visibility, Collaboration and Mentorship.' Professor Priscilla Harries is Professor of Occupational Therapy, Fellow of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and Head of the Graduate Research School at Kingston University London. She leads the ARC Research Leadership Academy for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and currently holds several research grants funded by the NIHR and EU. She has senior roles including NIHR ARC Clinical Academic Training Lead for South London, as well as membership of both the NIHR Clinical and Practitioner Academic Doctoral Panel and the Wellcome Trust Doctoral Strategic Advisory Board for Health Professionals. A former Vice Chair of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, she has a clinical background in neurosurgery and mental health. She has led 17 research grants and published over 100 papers; her research focuses on clinical reasoning, expert thinking and evidence-based education.
Catherine Daly, winner of the 2025 Ann Beckett Award for her project Yellow Days – a poetry group and published collection by the Harbour Poets. Catherine, with her trademark energy and enthusiasm, was inspired by her own experience of writing and reading poetry publicly. What began as a conversation about creativity and brain health grew into a funded programme in collaboration with published poet Grace Wilentz. Together they supported clients with memory impairment to write poetry, creating a nurturing space where participants explored brain health, strengthened executive function and built friendships through meaningful occupation. The group wrote and shared their own poems, with the reflective environment encouraging expression across the full range of human emotions. Participants described gaining new perspectives on themselves and their lives. The project exemplifies the principles of collaboration, inclusion and empowerment that are at the heart of Occupational Therapy. Yellow Days was a collaboration between the Memory service based at Clonskeagh Hospital and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Arts Office. You can download a copy of the Yellow Days poetry collection here.
Advisory Group Panel Discussion: Emerging and Expanding Occupational Therapy Roles in Ireland Panelled by the Occupational Therapy in Homelessness Advisory Group (OTHAG), the Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disorders Advisory Group (RMDAG) and the Living with Overweight or Obesity Advisory Group (LOOAG) and OT in Higher Education. Chaired by Dr Clodagh Nolan.
Keynote Speakers: Anne Lawlor and Wesley Mulachy, 'Complex Care Coordination - A Transferable Model of Care for Rare Disease.' Anne is a founding member and chairperson of the 22q11 Ireland Support Group. The organisation, set up in 2007 supports families affected by 22q deletion syndrome and works towards improving health and social care services for those affected by this and other rare conditions. In her leadership position Anne is a driver of real change. She networks extensively with local, national and international researchers, clinicians and mental healthcare professionals. Anne is recognised for her ability to draw people together and is well known both in Ireland and abroad as a true rare disease advocate. Dedicated to raising awareness of 22qDS, a poorly understood and under-recognised condition, Anne completed a Masters in Management of Community and Voluntary Groups and works in a voluntary capacity with 22q11 Ireland. She lives in Dublin with her daughter Áine, aged 34, who was diagnosed with 22qDS aged 15. Wesley Mulcahy is a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist at Children's Health Ireland (CHI). After undertaking studies in Social Work, he completed his Masters in Occupational Therapy in 2010 and his Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice in 2021. Wesley has worked in Enable Ireland Disability Services, specialising in Early Intervention before transferring to acute care, and was the senior therapist on the Paediatric Neurology and Neonates teams. Wesley was recently appointed the Complex Care Coordinator for children with 22q.11 DS, an innovative post, tasked to improve the lives of children, young people and their families living with this rare disease.
Eva Duggan Award Presentation: Miriam Crennan The 2024 Eva Duggan Award winner Miriam Crennan presents on her winning project. Miriam is a Senior Occupational Therapist in CDNT in Kilkenny, and led this project on promoting positive oral hygiene practices in children with sensory processing difficulties. Children with sensory processing difficulties are at high risk of poor oral hygiene, a fundamental self-care occupation, leading to poor dental care and health in the future. This group-based project focused on coaching parents and caregivers to introduce supportive sensory strategies and tools in efforts to increase acceptance of oral hygiene, while also encouraging children’s attainment of independent oral hygiene skills.
Advisory Group Panel Discussion: Neurodiversity and Neuroaffirmative Practice in Occupational Therapy in Ireland. This session was panelled by the Enabling Environments Advisory Group (EEAG) and the Gender Sexuality in OT Advisory Group (GSOAG). This panel discussion was chaired by Niall Kirane.
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