Joanne Balfe
@joannebalfe
Irish Paediatrician. Too many interests, too little time. All opinions are my own.
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23-09-2010 19:20:16
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Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day, fiona.mcgrane CNS highlights the importance of the DS service CHIatTallaght to children, young people and their families Joanne Balfe Eleanor molloy Finola Power #WDSD2024 #rockyoursocks
Amazing colleagues Stephanie kelly and Charlotte Wilson showcasing the passion, drive and patient focus of the Paediatric Neurodisability Team in CHI Tallaght at #EACD2023 Children's Health Ireland CHIatTallaght Denise McDonald Joanne Balfe Siobhán McCormack
We are delighted and honoured to be have our bid accepted to host European Academy of Childhood Disability in Galway, Ireland in 2026!!☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Dr Siobhán McCormack presenting her findings on developing a common dataset for children with severe neurological impairment at the @EACD2023 SPIRE Network Children's Health Foundation Children's Health Ireland . #eacd2023
Projects span Cerebral Palsy, Severe Neurological Impairment & complex care, neuromuscular, palliative care & Down Syndrome by Charlotte Wilson Joanne Balfe Denise McDonald A.McDonald Emma Curtis aedin Collins Stephanie kelly Maeve Ledden Aisling Dunphy & many others
Fantastic programme for #EACD2023 with an amazing 30 Irish studies and initiatives being presented across Children's Health Ireland University of Galway CMNHS RCSI School of Medicine Enable Ireland CRC LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice
Lead by Siobhán McCormack & Charlotte Wilson this project is supported by Children's Health Ireland Research & Innovation Seed Funding scheme, generously funded by our incredible Children’s Health Foundation @CMRF_Crumlin Temple Street
Wonderful morning at SPIRE Network PPI Family Faculty launch in Tallaght.
This group will inform/direct research to benefit children/ families of, with neurodisabilities.
Amazing talk from Catherine Diskin & Naomi Saperia of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) on family engagement with research 👏🏻
There is no evidence omega 3 supplements prevent disease-we can all help marine environment by Not supporting Krill fishing destruction of the Antartic food chain-let's leave krill for whales etc. & choose not to buy marine omega 3 supplements
Irish Doctors for the Environment
#greenmedicine
Trinity's Samantha Smith (far left in photo) begins life-impacting research to assess the (currently unknown) number of children with life-limiting conditions in need of palliative care in Ireland-with funding from HealthResearchBoard LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice & Irish Hospice Foundation bit.ly/3ZzKoFw