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Dr. Miriam Galvin

Associate Professor (Clinical Medicine)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE
      
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Dr. Miriam Galvin

Associate Professor (Clinical Medicine)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

 galvinmi@tcd.ie

 3531896 2865


  Demography   Healthcare Ethics   human geography   intersectional research   Medical Ethics   Philosophy and Epistemology   philosophy of social sciences   research methodology   Social Sciences--Humanistic Emphasis
Project Title
 PRECISION ALS
From
December 2021
To
Summary
Academic-Industry collaboration Multimodal pan European data acquisition Patient data framework and platform for clincial research
Funding Agency
Science Foundation Ireland and Industry
Programme
Spoke
Project Title
 MIRANDA Multidisciplinary Innovation and Research Advancing Neurological care in a Digital Age,
From
March 2022
To
Summary
The MIRANDA consortium of experts in research and practice has designed a comprehensive training programme for healthcare professionals which includes: 1. Creation of an evidence-based eHealth solution for delivery of neuro-rehabilitation 2. Development of a knowledge bank representing multidisciplinary knowledge and decision-making processes 3. Evaluation of professional burden in healthcare professionals and development of guidelines for management 5. Design and clinical integration of digital technology to facilitate communication and remote monitoring of disease progression 6. Implementation of innovative, user-friendly solutions for care.
Funding Agency
HRB
Programme
Collaborative Doctoral Awards
Project Title
 IMPACT
From
To
Summary
European Study of ALS in Europe - Patient input to drug development
Funding Agency
Industry collaboration
Project Title
 Towards Self Care in Headache
From
To
Summary
An innovative community-based model that promotes high quality at low complexity.
Funding Agency
Slaintecare Integration Fund
Project Title
  Developing a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) training program for the Global Brain Health Institute
From
2020
To
Summary
Development of training programme around PPI in brain health projects
Funding Agency
GBHI, Atlantic Institute

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Journal Reviewer: BMJ supportive and palliative care. This is a leading international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to all aspects of supportive, palliative, and end-of-life care. It publishes high-quality clinical research, systematic reviews, and guidelines covering pain management, transitional research, and ethics for a global medical audience
Journal Reviewer: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. This is the official journal of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases, and cognitive decline associated with frontotemporal degeneration.
Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. aims to communicate the latest findings in the causes, treatment, and care of all forms of mental disorder which affect the elderly. Readers range from psychiatrists, psychologists, social scientists, nurses, and others engaged in therapeutic professions, together with general neurobiological researchers.
Journal Reviewer: BMC Palliative Care. An open access journal publishing articles in clinical, scientific, ethical and policy issues, regarding all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the dying and for those with profound suffering related to chronic illness.
Journal Reviewer: BMJ Open This journal is dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas.
Conference organisation and Chair European Network to Cure ALS (ENCALS) Dublin . Co-organizer 2015
Member of expert group to discuss ALS/MND Fundamental Rights Survey Data Focus Group, International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations 2026
Session Chair,34th International Symposium on ALS/MND Caregivers and Families, Basel 2023
External PhD examiner (University of Queensland) 2026
Conference Organisation Community Activation, Alzheimers Association International Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil GBHI Fellows 2019
Diversity and Brain Health: Perspectives from the LGBT+ Community in Ireland, GBHI & School of Law TCD June 2020
Conference Chair 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND Perth, Australia Chair, Health Services and Caregiver Burden Session 2019
External Examiner Professional Doctorate in Education Institute of Education, Dublin City University 2021
Research Consultant in evaluation for Atlantic Institute, Oxford University 2019
Contemporary debates in bioethics: Informal caregiving and palliative care Institute for Biomedical Ethics, Basel Switzerland, 2019
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Medium Basic Basic
Irish Medium Medium Basic
Spanish Fluent Medium Medium
Details Date From Date To
Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health 2018 present
International Health Humanities Network 2018 present
International Society for Quality of Life Research 2019 present
European Care Pathways Association 2013 2015
Neuropsychoanalysis (NPSA) Ireland Study Group 2016 present
American Academy of Neurology 2017 2018
LATAM: Latin American Consortium - multicentre translational initiative to study neurodegenerative conditions 2019 present
All Ireland Institute for Hospice and Palliative Care 2019 present
Eoin J Cotter, Abhisweta Bhattacharjee, Ciara O' Reilly, Mary Warbelow, Michael Foley, Sarah Fox, Stacey Yamamoto, Miriam Galvin, Eve Curran, Helen Bundy Medsger, Iracema Leroi, Public Patient Involvement for Global Impact: Integrating Principles and Training into an International Brain Health Program, Journal of Brain Health, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Miriam Galvin, Matthew Gibb, Liz Graham, Petya Grigorova, Brendan Lennon, Nicole Müller, Rachel Niland, Janice Nolan-Palmer, Ciara E. O"Reilly, Valeria Raaft Rezk, Helen Rochford-Brennan, Sarah O"Sullivan, Katy Tobin, Amanuel Yigezu, Dominic Trépel, Amr El Refaie, Iracema Leroi, Mikael Äijälä, Erin Boland, Brenda Buckey, JP Connelly, Jayne Conlon, Niall Curley, SENSE-Cog Residential Care: piloting hearing and vision support for dementia in long-term care, npj Dementia, 2, (1), 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Liam Knox, Polly Kennedy, Deirdre Gilsenan, Deirdre Murray, Miriam Galvin, Yasmin Ali, Orla Hardiman, Christopher McDermott, Esther Hobson, An implementation study of a remote monitoring platform to increase access to specialist care in motor neuron disease, Neurodegenerative Disease Management, 2026, p1 - 9, p1-9 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Lesley Doyle, Miriam Galvin, Avril Mc Tague, Dara Meldrum, D. Murphy, Orla Hardiman, Deirdre Murray, Speech and swallow outcome measures for ALS and perspectives on remote monitoring: an international survey of speech & language therapists, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2026, p1 - 13, p1-13 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Walls M, Claffey A, Galvin M., Moral distress in healthcare professionals working with motor neuron disease., Palliative & supportive care, 24, 2026, pe196 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
McFarlane, Robert, Anneser, Johanna, Al-Chalabi, Ammar, Chiò, Adriano, Mcdermott, Christopher J., Meyer, Thomas, Mora, Gabriele, Sermeus, Walter, Stavroulakis, Thoecharis, Tappenden, Paul, Van Den Berg, Leonard H., Winkler, Andrea S., Galvin, Miriam, Hardiman, Orla, The EQ-5D-5L in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an international longitudinal exploration as part of ALS-CarE, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2026, p1-10 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
M Galvin, S Azzazene, M Heverin, R McDonnell, O Hardiman,, Health Outcomes Research in ALS: Social determinants of Health enrich real world data, 37th International Symposium on ALS/MND, Amsterdam, 9/12/2026, 2026, Oral Presentation, ACCEPTED
N Martin, C Mulholland, M Kelly, M Galvin, & G McDermott, Evaluating the Quality of Single-Case Research in Cognitive Rehabilitation for mild to moderate Dementia: A Systematic Review,, International Neuropsychology Society, Dublin, 2026, 2026, Poster, PUBLISHED
M Galvin, S Azzazene, M Heverin, R McDonnell, O Hardiman, The Inclusion of Social Determinants of Health Enhances The Precision of Clinical Outcomes In Real World Data, ENCALS, Madrid, Spain, 2026, 2026, Poster, PUBLISHED
M Walls, A Claffey, M Galvin, Experiences of Healthcare Professionals in their Work with Individuals Living with Motor Neurone Disease in Specialist Palliative Care in Ireland: A Qualitative Study, 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Finalnd, 2025, 2025, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
  

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Walls, M., Claffey, A. & Galvin, M, Experiences of healthcare professionals in their work with individuals living with motor neurone disease in specialist palliative care in Ireland: A qualitative study, 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Helsinki, Finland, 29th - 31st May 2025, 2025, Poster, PUBLISHED
Walls, M., Claffey, A. & Galvin, M., A Qualitative Study Exploring Healthcare Professionals Experiences of Working with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in Irish Healthcare Services"., 13th"Annual"Palliative"Care"Research"Network"Symposium, Stormont, Belfast, 14th November 2024, 2024, Poster, PUBLISHED
Connelly JP, Boland Erin, Buckley Brenda, Curley Niall, Refaie Amr El, Galvin Miriam, Gibb Matthew, Graham Liz, Lennon Brendan, Valdes Alejandro Lopez, Mullally Anne-Michelle, Muller Nicole, Nolan-Palmer Janice, O'Nolan Gerald, O'Reilly Ciara, Rezk Valeria Raaft, Rochford-Brennan Helen, Tobin Katy, Tormey Helen, Trepel Dominic, Leroi Iracema, 'SENSE-Cog Residential Care: Hearing and vision support for residents with dementia in long-term care in Ireland: Protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial', Research Square, 2023, -, Notes: [Pre-Registered Study], Protocol or guideline, PUBLISHED
Carol Rogan, Dawn Higgins, Yao Chen, Emilia Grycuk, Iracema Leroi, Andrew Wormald, Miriam Galvin, Changes & Interruptions since COVID-19: Caregivers of people with Brain Health Challenges - a qualitative analysis, CLIC Caregivers Symposium 2022, March 2022, 2022, Conference Paper, PRESENTED
Aaron Koay, Miriam Galvin, Stand Up, Speak Out! Racial Justice in Healthcare Education: Experiences of Minoritised Ethnic Students,, Racial Justice Report Launch, October 2022, 2022, TCD Equality Fund, FHS EDI group TCD, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Aaron Koay, Miriam Galvin, Claire Murphy, Cathy Cunningham, Teresa Buczkowska, Valéria Aquino, Lena Doherty, Olayinka Aremu, Vibhuti Arya, Maria Elena Costa Sa and Lucy Michael, Stand Up, Speak Out! Racial Justice in Healthcare Education: Experiences of Minoritised Ethnic Students, TCD, October, 2022, Report, PUBLISHED
Howard, E., & Galvin, M., An Evaluation of Music in Health Workshops Delivered by Music & Health Ireland, 2022, Report, PUBLISHED
Grycuk, Emilia; Almirall-Sanchez, Arianna; Kinchin, Irina; Galvin, Miriam; Dunne, Nikki; McGlinchey, Eimea; Lawlor, Brian; Chen, Yaohua; and Leroi, Iracema;, Care burden, loneliness, and social isolation in informal caregivers in Ireland: Before and during COVID-19, Family Carers Ireland, Virtual, 2021, 2021, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
Roe L & Galvin M, How health system design and delivery can fail to support the needs of LGBT+ older adults, Inclusion Health Seminar, 2020, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Galvin M, Informal caregiving and palliative care, Contemporary debates in bioethics, Switz, 2019, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

  


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