Policy brief about improving the collection and use of ethnicity date in health systems in Ireland. Policy Brief PDF

Ethnicity data collection in Irish general practices – community drama and YouTube video to disseminate research findings about implementation  of ethnic identifiers, 2020.

PPI in health research: UL Research Impact Series podcast to describe the field of PPI and work underway in the Unit, 2017 Why involve the public and patients in research   

PPI Summer School 2020 offered online, attracted wide participation from patients and other non-academic members of the public  

PPI Research Fair 2019 brought UL researchers together with members Of six community and patient organisations for research priority setting  

Briefing paper and resource for Irish College of General Practitioners about refugee and protection applicants, 2020: link here

Module on migrant health for the Irish College of General Practitioners’ national curriculum for GP postgraduate training, 2020 

Supported the establishment of a Student Health Equity Group in the School of Medicine, 2014: https://ulhep.weebly.com/ 

Professor Anne MacFarlane, Dr Kathleen Markey and Dr Molly Manning contributed to a WHO report that showcases positive examples in refugee and migrant health. The report called “Promoting the health of refugees and migrants: experiences from around the world” was developed by the WHO Health and Migration Programme to highlight best practice examples taken in countries towards better health outcomes for the one billion migrants.

Project booklet: MAMA SING project aimed to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of mothers living in refugee accommodation. It explored the use of arts-based participatory methods, utilising singing and music as tools for self-care, empowerment and community building. The project was co-developed and co-facilitated by mothers living in Direct Provision, thereby increasing participation, ownership and inclusion.

Report “Migrant Health Research Prioritisation in Ireland: A Participatory Arts-Based Action Plan”, 2021 - A Joint Report of Doras and the University of Limerick Health Research Institute PART-IM Research Cluster: Limerick

Policy brief on optimising stroke care for living well with aphasia in Ireland. Policy brief. Aphasia friendly version.

Participation on the Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science and Industry Advisory Committee, 2020– 

Participation on Department of Health COVID data analytics group for migrants and other vulnerable populations, Spring 2020 

Submission to Department of Health COVID team about levers and barriers to the implementation of ethnic identifiers in Irish healthcare settings, Spring 2020 

Hosted WHO seminar in the University of Limerick as part of an international seminar series to launch WHO’s 1st Health of Refugees and Migrants in the WHO European Region, 2019 

Submission to the Health Service Executive National Intercultural Health Strategy, University of Limerick, 2017; HSE support for University of Limerick research and collaborations mentioned as strategic goals 

Authors of WHO Health Evidence Network syntheses – 
How do variations in definitions of ‘migrant‘ and their application influence the access of migrants to health care services? This 2016 report was launched at the 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe. It was also presented at the WHO Summer School on refugee and migrant health, to the European Advisory Committee on Health Research (EACHR) 2017 and at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean meeting to develop a regional strategy on refugee and migrant health 

What strategies to address communication barriers for refugees and migrants in health care settings have been implemented and evaluated across the WHO European Region? This 2018 report was launched at the Ministerial Lunch of the 68th session of WHO Regional Committee for Europe, where Minsters of Member States outlined migration and health developments and areas of future focus at the global level. The report was also presented during the 2018 WHO School on Refugee and Migrant Health 

Invited expert speaker to the German national health funder about incorporating participatory health research into strategy and funding calls, 2018  (Anne MacFarlane)

Chaired a HSE Working Group on developing a model for the implementation of trained interpreters in the Irish healthcare system, 2017–2018. To develop a model for the implementation of trained interpreters in the Irish Healthcare system

Submitted a policy brief to the Irish Department of Health – Interdisciplinary Team, Working in Ireland: A New Direction 16 years on, 2018.Interdisciplinary Team Working in Ireland: A New Direction 16 years on  

Launched a framework document to inform implementation of community participation in primary healthcare, developed with HSE and community partners.A framework for implementation of community participation in primary healthcare  

Established a Partnership for Health Equity low-threshold GP clinic in Limerick city for homeless people, drug users and migrants who have difficulty accessing mainstream services, 2015  

Founding partner of the Partnership for Health Equity with HSE Social Inclusion, North Dublin City GP Training Programme, 2012 www.healthequity.ie