Karen Ryan

Consultant in Palliative Medicine; UCD Associate Clinical Professor

Ireland

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Professor Karen Ryan is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine and an Associate Clinical Professor at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and St Francis Hospice in Ireland. Her research focuses on palliative care, particularly regarding severe breathlessness in patients with advanced diseases, cancer pain management, and the dynamics of decision-making among patients and their families. Recent publications include studies on the pharmacological management of chronic breathlessness and the experiences of patients and caregivers in palliative settings.

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Articles (19)

Motivations and experiences of patients with respiratory disease and their caregivers in a multinational trial of mirtazapine for severe breathlessness

Reflecting on Cancer Pain as Constant Acute Pain, not Chronic Pain. ‘Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, Unknown Unknowns’

Supportive relationships between patients and family caregivers in specialist palliative care: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators

How do Patients With Advanced Cancer and Family Caregivers Accommodate One Another in Decision-Making? Findings From a Qualitative Study in Specialist Palliative Care

Practice review: Pharmacological management of severe chronic breathlessness in adults with advanced life-limiting diseases.

How many people will live and die with serious illness in Ireland to 2040? Estimated needs and costs using microsimulation

Mirtazapine to alleviate severe breathlessness in patients with COPD or interstitial lung diseases (BETTER-B): an international, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 mixed-method trial

Place of Death for Adults Receiving Specialist Palliative Care in Their Last 3 Months of Life: Factors Associated With Preferred Place, Actual Place, and Place of Death Congruence

Does a palliative medicine service reduce hospital length of stay and costs in adults with a life-limiting illness?-a difference-in-differences evaluation of service expansion in Ireland.

Patient and Caregiver Reciprocal Support: Impact on Decision Making in Specialist Palliative Care

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in Ireland - Perspectives from a COVID-19 and Cancer Working Group.

Preferences of Older People With a Life-Limiting Illness: A Discrete Choice Experiment.

Decision-making in palliative care

Do guidelines influence breathlessness management in advanced lung diseases? A multinational survey of respiratory medicine and palliative care physicians

A national cross-sectional survey of constipation in patients attending cancer centres in Ireland

Protocol for an exploratory, longitudinal single case study of a novel palliative care rehabilitative service

Protocol for an exploratory, longitudinal single case study of a novel palliative care rehabilitative service.

Re: cancer-related fatigue-pharmacological interventions: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

A Multicenter Retrospective Review of Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care Provided to Solid Tumor Oncology Patients in the 12 Weeks Preceding Death in Ireland.

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Katy Tobin

Michaela Jane Higgins

Geraldine Foley

Brenda Molloy

Irene Julie Higginson

Matthew Maddocks

Eilish McAuliffe

Samar Aoun

Lucy Selman

Andrew Davies

Bridget M Johnston

seamus o'reilly

Piotr Janowiak

patrick redmond

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