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Marita Hennessy

@maritahennessy.bsky.social
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Researcher | PhD | Ireland #PregnancyLoss #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveJustice #WeightStigma #MensHealth #CDoH #COI #PublicHealth #SDoH #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation #GraphicMedicine

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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Call for Abstracts: Morgan Centre Conference: ‘Living Stories’ June 21-22, 2027 Manchester, UK ispr.info/2026/10/01/c...
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Call: Morgan Centre Conference: ‘Living Stories’
Call for Abstracts: Morgan Centre Conference: ‘Living Stories’ June 21-22, 2027 Manchester, UK https://lists.aoir.org/archives/list/air-l@lists.aoir.org/thread/FLJOH2BWQ3AFK3RSUWS4SDCLAGWKJ6OL/
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
How are third sector organisations involved in collaborative research? A scoping review of the literature Nedra Peter, Ian D Graham, Jacqui Cameron & Anita Kothari doi.org/10.1332/2040...
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How are third sector organisations involved in collaborative research? A scoping review of the literature
Third sector organisations (TSOs) are an important component of health and social care provision in high-income countries. However, TSOs’ involvement in and use of collaborative research is limited. W...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Pharmaceutical industry information and promotional strategies aimed at prescribers Barbara Mintzes, Joel Lexchin, Quinn Grundy, Alice Fabbri, Geoffrey Spurling, Riaz Quresh, Lisa Bero www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #COI #CDoH #Pharma
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
'I’m so sorry, there’s no heartbeat' — Fathers’ grief after baby loss needs to be acknowledged Lewis King @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...
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'I’m so sorry, there’s no heartbeat' — Fathers’ grief after baby loss needs to be acknowledged
After his son Freddie was stillborn in 2023, university lecturer Lewis King found himself trying to understand not only his own heartache, but also the experiences of other dads facing similar grief. ...
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
An important ruling, & issue we discuss in our #PLRG_PLACESproject report www.rte.ie/news/2026/10... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social
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Bar worker who miscarried paid €25k for unfair dismissal
A Galway hospitality firm which dismissed a manager just 11 days after she suffered a miscarriage, before trying to claim that maternity protection law didn't apply since she wasn't pregnant any longe...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Building Graduate Capabilities Through a Course-Wide Public Health and Health Promotion ECHA AI Curriculum Framework Sarah Turner, Sara Dingle, Melissa Ensink, Emily Tomlinson, Tristan Duncan, Carah Figueroa, @shanekavanagh.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Building Graduate Capabilities Through a Course‐Wide Public Health and Health Promotion <fc>ECHA AI</fc> Curriculum Framework
Issue Addressed Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming public health and health promotion (PHHP) practice, creating a need for graduates who can use AI ethically, critically and effectively. A...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Forty Years of the Ottawa Charter. Why Healthy Public Policy Still Matters for Health Equity in Australia Carmel Williams, @docsamantha.bsky.social @healthpromint.bsky.social, Luke Wolfendon, Don Nutbeam onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Forty Years of the Ottawa Charter. Why Healthy Public Policy Still Matters for Health Equity in Australia
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Professor @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social & @maritahennessy.bsky.social recently attended the @isqua.org Conference in Dublin & presented a range of research on behalf of the Group www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @roinnslainte.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social #ISQua2026
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PLRG at ISQua’s International Conference 2026 | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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CIRcUL - Centre for Implementation Research at UL @circul.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Abstract submissions are now open for the European Implementation Event 2027! CIRcUL is honoured to co-host the event alongside Queen's University Belfast, University College Cork and the European Implementation Collaborative. implementation.eu/event/europe... @implementeic.bsky.social #ImpSci
call for abstracts now open #eie2027
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I, and I cannot stress this enough, loves me county (AND this is more effective advertising than ten thousand AI generated flyers)
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Saoirse McHugh @saoirsemc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Don't be confused, this is just a public grant to gambling companies
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fertility, fertility treatments, misinformation & critical health/reproductive health literacy are key areas in our #PLRG_SPRINGproject programme currently being piloted in several secondary schools across in Ireland www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @lauralinehan.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
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SPRING | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Really good to see RTE Investigates shining a light on this area - better regulation needed of the fertility sector but also these kinds of health & wellness shows/marketing (often propped up by 'experts') www.rte.ie/news/investi... #COI #CDoH #FertilityUncovered
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Experts raise alarm over 'dangerous' fertility add-ons in Ireland
Many people undergoing fertility treatment are being offered additional procedures that promise to improve their chances of having a baby.
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Commentary: Healthcare Partnerships, Medical Scandals and Canada’s Lack of Transparency in Pharmaceutical Donations Sharon Batt browzine.com/libraries/29... #COI #CDoH
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔥 From Awareness to Moral Redemption: Medicalisation, Stigma, and Anti-Establishment Aesthetics in the ‘Obesity Without Filters’ Spanish Campaign by Pharmaceutical Company Novo Nordisk Lara Martin-Vicario and Cristina Sanchez-Sanchez journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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From Awareness to Moral Redemption: Medicalisation, Stigma, and Anti-Establishment Aesthetics in the ‘Obesity Without Filters’ Spanish Campaign by Pharmaceutical Company Novo Nordisk - Lara Martin-Vic...
This article examines how ‘obesity’ is discursively and narratively constructed in Novo Nordisk’s ‘Obesity Without Filters’ campaign. Drawing on the premise tha...
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GenderSci Lab @genderscilab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Out today! A joint statement in @bmj.com led by @resourcefulsqrl.bsky.social and the GenderSci Lab on the risks of digital menstrual tracking offers strong caution against the use of these tools to address menstrual conditions or direct fitness and nutrition behaviors. www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We're attending & presenting some of our work @isqua.org #ISQua2026 Mon-Wed this week. Do say hello if you're there! @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social & @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social More information: isqua.org/conference/d... @roinnslainte.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social
Tile with details of PLRG talks & posters being presented at the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) International Conference 2026 on Monday 28 Sept and Tues 29 Sept. Profile photos of Caroline O'Connor, Prof Keelin O'Donoghue & Marita Hennessy PhD who are attending the conference.Tile with details of PLRG talks & posters being presented at the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) International Conference 2026 from Monday 28 to Wed 30 Sept. Profile photos of Caroline O'Connor, Prof Keelin O'Donoghue & Marita Hennessy PhD who are attending the conference.
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) @hselive.bsky.social has launched a new e-learning programme for all staff in maternity services 'Supporting people experiencing pregnancy & infant loss' is available via www.hseland.ie @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
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New HSE e-learning programme to support all maternity staff in the provision of compassionate care for people who experience pregnancy and infant loss | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"After screening and data extraction, thematic synthesis was undertaken using the Copilot large language model and verified by a researcher who had detailed knowledge of all included reviews." This makes me v uncomfortable, esp as reflexive TA mentioned onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The Lived Experience of Children and Adults with Overweight or Obesity Engaging in Weight Management Treatments: An Umbrella Scoping Review with Narrative Synthesis
Introduction Understanding the lived experience of people with overweight or obesity is essential to ensure that interventions are free from weight stigma, avoid adverse consequences including eatin...
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Colm O’Gorman @colm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And where will the staff come from? Given the Governments increasingly unwelcoming & irrational approach to migration, how will we attract the health & social care staff we need? Why would they come here, when other countries offer a more welcoming and secure future? www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Ireland needs to prepare now for ageing population - NHI
Nursing Homes Ireland has said Ireland is running out of time to prepare for an ageing population, calling on the Government to convene a national dialogue on ageing "without delay".
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Doctors and university lecturers latest to vote in favour of industrial action (My union) Ifut’s membership backed a proposal to take industrial action with a 92 per cent vote in favour. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Doctors and university lecturers latest to vote in favour of industrial action
Industrial action by over 160,000 public sector workers due to begin later this month
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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rural Ireland Thinks: Over 80% support workplace leave for women who have had abortions More than four in five respondents to the Irish Examiner's Rural Ireland survey support extending new workplace leave entitlements for early pregnancy loss to women who have had abortions
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Rural Ireland Thinks: Over 80% support workplace leave for women who have had abortions
More than four in five respondents to the Irish Examiner's Rural Ireland survey support extending new workplace leave entitlements for early pregnancy loss to women who have had abortions
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 23/09/2026
Oireachtas committee to hear no clinical reason for retaining three-day abortion wait
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Oireachtas committee to hear no clinical reason for retaining three-day abortion wait
Opportunity for reflection should be available but not imposed, HSE clinical director to tell politicians
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Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It was really moving to get to see the UK AIDS Memorial quilt at Tramway in Glasgow today, and to hear from activists Cleve Jones (who conceived the US quilt in 1985) and UK activists Ian van Tillo and Siobhan Lanigan. A must-see if you’re in Glasgow before 4 Oct. www.tramway.org/event/9948ed...
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Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Some Friday night reading! 🎉 I have a new article out in Social History of Medicine on the history of the Billings ovulation method, a popular method of ‘natural’ family planning in 70s and 80s Ireland. Funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social Open-access link here: academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Minister Lawless launches recruitment of first-ever Professors for Ireland's Technological Universities 25 new professorial posts to strengthen research, innovation and skills development in areas including AI, biotechnology, healthcare and climate action www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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Minister Lawless launches recruitment of first-ever Professors for Ireland's Technological Universities
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Breaking: In a potentially landmark decision, a major data centre project in Mayo has had planning permission overturned over climate concerns. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social this evening.
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Strategies to improve recruitment to randomised trials Adwoa Parker, Gloria Mongelli, Camila Piccolo-Lawrance, Elizabeth Coleman, Athanasios Gkekas, Han-I Wang, Shoba Dawson, Heidi Green, Rosalind Way, Arti Rai, Hanne Bruhn, Frank Sullivan, et al www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We developed a range of (free) resources to help create more compassionate workplaces for people who experience pregnancy loss based on #PLRG_PLACESproject findings Toolkit: www.ucc.ie/en/media/res... Words at work: www.ucc.ie/en/media/res... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/iris...
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President of Ireland @president.ie · 13/09/2026
Inniu, d'fhreastail an tUachtarán Connolly ar an gcuimhneachán do mhná a raibh i Neachtlanna Mhaigdiléana na Gaillimhe i Reilig an Bhóthar Mhóir. ~~~ Today, President Connolly attended the memorial for the women of the Galway Magdalene Laundry at Bohermore Cemetery.
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Expertise or representation: What gives people with lived experience authority and legitimacy in involvement in research? Kristina Staley & @lynnlaidlaw.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Expertise or representation: What gives people with lived experience authority and legitimacy in involvement in research? - Research Involvement and Engagement
The involvement of people with lived experience makes research relevant and useful to the people it intends to help. How we conceptualise involvement influences every aspect of our approach to it. Ove...
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 10/09/2026
Nearly a third of the government’s nutrition advisors still have “significant” ties to the food industry including Coca Cola, Sainsbury’s, and Danone, reveals our new investigation. Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members with ties are allowed to remain in post
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A third of UK government’s nutrition advisers are still paid by food industry, including Coca-Cola and Nestlé
Financial conflicts of interest remain rife in the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), BMJ analysis reveals. Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members wi...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Will the Real Feminist Please Stand Up?”: Plural Feminisms, Narrative Control, and the Politics of Staying In (and Out) at Gender, Work & Organization Natalia Vershinina, Bettina Bastian, Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Ajnesh Prasad, Ida Sabelis, Bronwyn Wood onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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“Will the Real Feminist Please Stand Up?”: Plural Feminisms, Narrative Control, and the Politics of Staying In (and Out) at <i>Gender, Work & Organization</i>
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The influence of the pharmaceutical industry & the pharmacy sector on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health-a yarning study Troy Walker (Yorta Yorta), Alessandro Crocetti, Nichole Lister (Wonnarua), Karen Hill, Simone Sherriff (Wotjobaluk) et al academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... #CDoH #Pharma
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The influence of the pharmaceutical industry and the pharmacy sector on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: a yarning study
Abstract. While pharmaceutical companies develop life-saving medicines and the pharmacy sector is integral to healthcare delivery, entities within the medi
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Health Promotion International @healthpromint.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Are we asking health literacy to explain too much? This paper introduces the concept of ‘health literacy reductionism’ and challenges the tendency to frame complex health communication problems as individual health literacy deficits. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
World Cafés as a method of identifying cross-sectoral policy solutions to social determinants of health equity in Australia @tobyfreeman.bsky.social, Connie Musolino, @franbaum.bsky.social @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
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World Cafés as a method of identifying cross-sectoral policy solutions to social determinants of health equity in Australia
Abstract. World Cafés are a method to promote inclusive, constructive dialogue to identify solutions to large scale problems. These attributes make World C
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Turning the tables on industry narratives: a health communication playbook for promoting health David Stuckler, Florence Berteletti, @martinmckee.bsky.social @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
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Turning the tables on industry narratives: a health communication playbook for promoting health
Abstract. Industries producing harmful products such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, and fossil fuels use highly developed communication strate
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Invitation to tender | HSE Health and Wellbeing – Evaluation of ‘Skills for Facilitating SPHE’ training Closing date: 4pm, 25 September www.activelink.ie/vacancies/te... @hselive.bsky.social
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HSE Health & Wellbeing: Invitation to Tender - Evaluation
HSE Health and Wellbeing invites applications from suitability qualified organisations to evaluate ‘Skills for Facilitating SPHE'.
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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I gave a keynote to the excellent conference of the @irishhumanities.bsky.social yesterday. Got a bunch of things off my chest about healthcare in Irl, about privatisation, tech, the role of private equity, and the need for a critical sociological imagination in Irish medical humanities. Was good!
 A man speaking at a podium in a church inder a large stained glass window. A slide kas a newspaper saying: head of rotunda: I'm sorry, I did not mean private care was safer than public.A slide giving the title of a talk: a sketch not a story, what can the medical humanities in Ireland achieve? There's a historical picture of the Pfizer plant in cork.The inside of an empty church viewed from the podium. There are rows of empty chairs and a wooden organ in the background.
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
HSE launches the first national guide on abortions after foetal anomaly diagnosis Professor @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social joined Anton on @newstalkfm.bsky.social Breakfast to discuss www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/hse... @hselive.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social @ucc.ie
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HSE launches the first national guide on abortions after foetal anomaly diagnosis
The HSE has published Ireland’s first guide for people considering or undergoing an abortion following a diagnosis of a foetal anomaly in an unborn baby.  Joining Anton this morning was Professor Kee...
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
HSE launches first national guide for parents on termination of pregnancy after major foetal anomaly diagnosis www.independent.ie/irish-news/h... @hselive.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @rcpi.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social
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HSE launches first national guide for parents on termination of pregnancy after major foetal anomaly diagnosis
The health service has published Ireland’s first guide for people considering or undergoing a termination of pregnancy following a diagnosis of a foetal anomaly in an unborn baby.
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Anomaly – booklet launch 2026 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social @rcpi.bsky.social
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Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Anomaly – booklet launch 2026 | University College Cork
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This was such a brilliant gathering. An incredible group of people, all in the one room-people I've been reading/ following for years & finally had the opportunity to meet & have really thought-provoking discussions on complex issues. 🙏 Victoria, Susie & all involved @miscarriageproject.bsky.social
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fingalpimpernel.bsky.social @fingalpimpernel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very sad news. RIP Prof Anthony Staines, you'll be sorely missed 😔
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Digital versus physical “face-to-face” research interview : what difference does it make from a psychosocial point of view? Valérie Haas, Estelle Masson & Sabine Caillaud www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Digital versus physical “face-to-face” research interview : what difference does it make from a psychosocial point of view?
This article examines the psychosocial implications of conducting qualitative research interviews via videoconferencing technologies. Traditionally conceived as embodied, co-constructed encounters ...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Topic Collection: Charity and children’s hospitals—exceptionalism, experiences and welfare 🔥 mh.bmj.com/pages/topic-...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Adding to the reading list... The Good Glow: Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good Jon Dean (2020) academic.oup.com/policy-press...
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The Good Glow: Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good
Abstract. We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means individuals can take advantage of the glow of ‘goodness’
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Distinguishing between clinical interventions and implementation strategies in trials John Fortney, Aaron Lyon, Sean Munson, Brittany Blanchard, Sam Bernecker, Sara Landes & Geoffrey Curran link.springer.com/article/10.1... @implementsci.bsky.social
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Distinguishing between clinical interventions and implementation strategies in trials - Implementation Science
Background Trialists sometimes find it difficult to determine whether the innovation they are evaluating is a clinical intervention or an implementation strategy. The inaccurate classification of inno...
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