Dr Aoife Abbey

Consultant Intensivist

Aoife Abbey is a Consultant Intensivist at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. She is an Intensive Care Society, Council member and chair of the Society's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) group. 

Aoife is author of an international published non-fiction book Seven Signs of Life and section editor for From the inside at Intensive Care Medicine

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Dr Katerina Rusinova

Head of the Department of Palliative Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University

Katerina Rusinova, MD, Ph.D. is a leading expert in palliative medicine and Head of the Department of Palliative Medicine at the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and the General University Hospital in Prague. Originally trained in anesthesiology and intensive care, she transitioned to palliative care after international experience in France and the USA. She co-founded the first academic palliative care department in the Czech Republic in 2021 and has contributed to major international research projects. A former Intensive Care Medicine editor, she also founded Paliativní medicína. With a background in acting, she integrates empathy into medicine and advocates for values-based patient care.

Dr Stephanie Meddick-Dyson

Doctoral Fellow in Palliative Medicine, Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School

Dr Stephanie Meddick-Dyson is a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Doctoral Fellow in Palliative Medicine working in Yorkshire. After completing acute medical training with time spent working in the emergency department, intensive care as well as medical specialities, Stephanie chose to focus on acute palliative care. Although her clinical work covers the breadth of palliative and end-of-life care, her area of interest for research is palliative care within the intensive care unit, particularly implementation of interventions. She created the End-of-life and Palliative Care in the ICU Research Network (EPCIN) in order to share knowledge between professionals and drive collaboration.

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Dr Sarah Grove

Consultant Palliative Care Medicine, Royal Papworth hospital and Arthur Park hospice

Dr Sarah Grove trained as a doctor at Cambridge University and graduated in 1999. She trained in general medicine before specialising in palliative medicine in 2004. She worked as a speciality grade doctor until 2012 when she entered specialty training in the Eastern Deanery.  She has been working as a consultant at Arthur Rank Hospice and Royal Papworth Hospital since 2016.

Dr Grove completed an MA in Medical Ethics and Palliative Care in 2019.  At Royal Papworth Hospital, she is vice-chair of the Clinical Ethics Committee, vice chair of the ReSPECT steering group and vice-chair of the End of Life care Steering group