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Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thank you to the staff & patients for your support - especially @andkho.bsky.social and Dr Clare Finnegan

Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Final interviews complete 🎉 It’s been a privilege to speak with staff and patients at @queenscourthospice.bsky.social about the potential of VR. Now it’s time to dive into the data and prepare for the implementation study! #VirtualReality #PalliativeCare

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Palliative Care Research Society @pcrscommittee.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚀NEW! Organisation Membership

You asked. We listened.
You can now join the PCRS as an Organisation.
This membership is for up to 10 members
Cost £550.00 per annum

Contact us to join as an organisation TODAY: [email protected]

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Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Jul 28

Well done Becky!

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Palliative Care Research Society @pcrscommittee.bsky.social · Jul 28

PCRS Prize winner Becky Evans reflects on why palliative care spoke to her during her medical degree & how she plans to pursue research alongside her clinical work.
🔗 Discover her story and explore how PCRS supports budding researchers: pcrs.org.uk/2025/07/28/u...
Follow @drbeckyevans.bsky.social

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Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Jul 25

Special thanks to @amaranwosu.bsky.social and @sarah-stan.bsky.social for their support

Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Jul 25

That’s a wrap on recruitment at Marie Curie Liverpool! I’ve spoken with staff & patients about whether VR could be used in a hospice 🥽 Huge thanks to the staff for their support through such uncertainty, and to the patients who shared their time & stories #PalliativeCare #VirtualReality

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Palliative Care Research Society @pcrscommittee.bsky.social · Jun 24

Allied health professionals – are you thinking about getting involved in research? Paramedic & researcher Kieran Potts shares practical tips to help you get started
📖 Read his blog here: pcrs.org.uk/blog/
Follow @kieranpotts.bsky.social
#AlliedHealth #ResearchCareer #PalliativeCare

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Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · May 22

This Review by Bailenson et al presents five canonical psychological research findings in VR over the past three decades. These findings have been consistently replicated, and are useful for both researchers and users of VR.

Five canonical findings from 30 years of psychological experimentation in virtual reality - Nature Human Behaviour

This Review presents five canonical psychological research findings in virtual reality (VR) over the past three decades. These findings have been consistently replicated and are useful for both researchers and users of VR.

www.nature.com

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Sara Zaske @zaskestanford.bsky.social · May 28

Learning to fly a plane? Practicing speaking before a large crowd? #VirtualReality is great. Attending mundane meetings, answering email? Not so much. Check out the findings from a review of 30 years of #VR research led by @stanfordvr.bsky.social
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Five things to do in virtual reality – and five to avoid

A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it’s struggled to become a megahit with consumers.

news.stanford.edu

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Sabine Best @sabinebest.bsky.social · May 29

Congratulations to @andreabruun.bsky.social for winning the @eapcvzw.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Award #EAPC2025 - so well deserved! Brilliant to hear about your career development from PhD @mariecurieeolc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk Research Dept and current work on learning disabilities

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Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social · May 29

Wow this is *HUGE*
How many delegates- 1,000?
From all over the world 🌎 ⭐️

#EAPC2025

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Palliative Medicine Journal @palliativemedj.bsky.social · May 26

We are delighted to publish the abstracts for #EAPC2025 which starts on Thursday 29th May. They are freely available now, ready to help you select the sessions you attend and posters to view. journals.sagepub.com/toc/pmja/39/... #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #research

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Palliative Care Research Society @pcrscommittee.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 Meet Joodi Mourhli, winner of the #PCRS Early Career Poster Prize at the 2025 Palliative Care Congress!

She shares what fuels her research into culturally sensitive end-of-life care and the team that inspires her.

🔗 Read more: pcrs.org.uk/2025/05/22/s...
#PalliativeCare #ECR

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · Apr 24

We're delighted to launch the new @griefcentrebris.bsky.social today! The Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement will unite our research, education, and policy and public engagement on the topics of grief, death and loss.

www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

@leseldawson.bsky.social

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Amara Nwosu @amaranwosu.bsky.social · Mar 15

Well done to @katieflanagan.bsky.social for presenting a great paper in the @mariecurieuk.bsky.social Hospice Liverpool journal club about the role of #VirtualReality in palliative care for hospice patients.

#hapc
#palliativecare
#medsky
#vr
@nicolawhite.bsky.social
@sarah-stan.bsky.social

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Hospice UK @hospiceuk.bsky.social · Mar 13

While the government’s funding boost is a welcome first step, many hospices are facing a tough financial situation, like those in North Yorkshire.

Hospices must be part of local funding decisions for long term sustainability.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

North Yorkshire hospices face redundancies and cuts, bosses warn

A deepening financial crisis is affecting North Yorkshire's hospices, councillors are told.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Mar 7

Thanks Bex! I'd love an introduction, I'll send you my email directly.

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Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Mar 7

Very happy to be starting my #virtualreality research in palliative care at Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool. The team have given me the warmest welcome 🙂

Amara Nwosu @amaranwosu.bsky.social · Mar 6

Great to welcome @katieflanagan.bsky.social to Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool to prepare her #PhD to evaluate virtual reality in #PalliativeCare. It's amazing to have Katie join our team 😊

@mariecurieuk.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
@nicolawhite.bsky.social
#hapc
@sarah-stan.bsky.social

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jan 24

🕒🍼 Finding focus can be tough, especially with a little one in tow. See how Emily Spencer @ejmspencer.bsky.social tackles productivity and parenthood in her must-read blog. #TimeManagement #ParentingTips

https://buff.ly/40KduFT

This image features a promotional graphic for a guest blog titled "Productivity, Focus, and Parenthood" by Emily Spencer, a PhD student at University College London. The visual depicts a stylised scene with Emily sitting at a cluttered desk, surrounded by books and papers labelled "PHD." She is writing in a notebook while glancing at a laptop screen. In the foreground, a baby is reaching towards a guitar, symbolising the balance between academic pursuits and parenting. Emily Spencer's photo is placed in the top right corner, affirming her authorship.

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Emily Spencer @ejmspencer.bsky.social · Jan 16

A great blog from @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social! And so important to recognise this seemingly unavoidable facet of working as a researcher in this field.

Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jan 16

Navigating the emotional landscape of dementia research can be daunting. @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social breaks it down in her new blog. Learn how to manage your emotions while recruiting study participants. #HealthResearch #dementiaresearch

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-the-emo...

Dr Sarah Griffiths - Blog – The Emotional Labour of Study Recruitment

Explore the complexities of emotional labour in dementia research and study recruitment with insights from Dr Sarah Griffiths

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · Jan 13

Such a crucial issue, so good to see it on the cover of @thelancet.bsky.social 👏
Well done @libbysallnow.bsky.social and co-authors!

The Lancet @thelancet.com · Jan 10

"Choice can only be exercised when options exist that enable equitable access to comprehensive care."

On the cover, a Comment explores assisted dying, complex systems, and global equity in palliative care.

Read this & more ➡️ tinyurl.com/42n97mp4

Cover of The Lancet's Jan 11, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "Norms from high-income countries about what constitutes a good death have been exported and influence practice globally, often at odds with local death and dying systems."

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Katie Flanagan @katieflanagan.bsky.social · Jan 9

Woohoo! All those hours of reading endless transcripts have paid off

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Emily Spencer @ejmspencer.bsky.social · Jan 7

Excellent start to 2025 with our latest PriDem paper being accepted for publication! Looking forward to seeing our qualitative process evaluation of a novel model of dementia care in press very soon 🎉

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Jan 6

A clinical trial successfully helped people with dementia and their family carers to improve their sleep, tackling what is a common and distressing issue, in a new study led by Prof Penny Rapaport @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social www.express.co.uk/life-style/h...

Dementia breakthrough as world-first study finds simple habits can improve sleep

EXCLUSIVE: More than 300 people with dementia and their carers took part in a study, trialling techniques to help them sleep better.

www.express.co.uk

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