Palliative Care Research Conference

Professor Fliss Murtagh

Fliss is an NIHR Senior Investigator. She is a doctor by background, having worked for almost 10 years as a General Practitioner, and over 20 years as a Palliative Medicine consultant. She now works as Professor of Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School at University of Hull, and Visiting Professor of Palliative Care at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, UK. Fliss leads the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre at University of Hull, a group of about 40 researchers and one of the larger palliative care research groups in the UK.

Professor Emma Kirby

Emma is Professor of Sociology and Leader of The Care Lab at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her research focuses on the sociology of health, illness and care, with particular expertise in advanced illness and end-of-life care. Through a programme of research examining healthcare relationships, care practices, diversity, equity and social justice, she has made significant contributions to understanding how care is experienced, delivered and valued within contemporary health systems.