UCC & HRB-TMRN event: Deliberating Ethics in Trials: Scope and necessity of ethical oversight
May 2nd, 2024
Laura Mackey is Programme Officer for the National Office for Research Ethics Committees. Her main responsibility is managing applications submitted via the Clinical Trials Information System and liaising with national and European stakeholders involved in this process. Laura originally trained and worked as a chartered physiotherapist and completed a PhD titled ‘Chronic Pain Management: What Role Does Health Literacy Have?’ in 2016. Following this, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the area of Connected Health for supporting longer homestay for people with dementia. Laura brings a wealth of applied research experience as well as a familiarity in treating patients in various healthcare settings. Prior to joining the National Office Laura worked in research policy in a funding agency, focussing in particular on Open Science and Responsible Research Assessment. She is currently Chair of the ‘Plain Talking’ Working Group - a health literacy initiative supporting the President of EFIC (the European Pain Federation).
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29 сен 2024
