Join us on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at Regent House, Trinity College Dublin for a half-day event exploring how clinical research, medication safety, and patient empowerment can shape a national strategy for ageing better.

Focusing on the challenges of multimorbidity, frailty, and polypharmacy, the programme features contributions from patient advocates, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers. Together, they will share evidence and approaches that place ageing adults at the centre of their care.

This event is funded by the Health Research Board (HRB) through a research grant awarded to RCSI, and is held in collaboration with the Discipline of Medical Gerontology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin.

You can view the full agenda, speaker bios and register here.

Speakers

• Dr Caitriona Cahir, Senior Lecturer, Data Science Centre, RCSI
• Professor Roman Romero-Ortuno, Professor of Ageing Medicine and Frailty (Personal Chair) in the Discipline of Medical Gerontology, School of Medicine and Consultant Physician in St James's Hospital, Dublin
• Professor Graham Hughes, Clinical Lead for the National Clinical Programme for Older People (NCPOP)
• Siobhan Casey, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
• Anne Mooney, Patients for Patient Safety Ireland
• Dr Belinda Hernández, Senior Statistician at the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics
• Dr Robert Briggs, Consultant Geriatrician in St James's Hospital and Clinical Lead of the Irish National Falls Audit
• Professor Denis O’Mahony, Professor of Medicine, UCC and Consultant Physician, Cork University Hospital and St Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork
• Professor Frank Moriarty, Pharmacists and Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI
• Dr Juliette O’Connell, Pharmacist and Assistant Professor in Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin
• Ciara Kirke, Clinical Lead, National Medication Safety Programme, HSE National Quality and Patient Safety

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