Irene Tuffrey-Wijne (@tuffreywijne) 's Twitter Profile
Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

@tuffreywijne

Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care. Let’s talk about dying, death, bereavement and intellectual/learning disability.

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Why were easy-read end of life care planning forms put in the bin by our co-design group? And what DID they want to see in the toolkit? Read our academic paper!👇NIHR Involvement

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Playing the hat game all over the world 👑🎩🪖 Put on your hat if you went to the IASSIDD world congress. We had a great time presenting our work and meeting new people at the conference. Soon it’s time to get ready to leave Chicago and go back home.

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🎉 We're thrilled to have @pwnlondon putting on a very special charity fashion show in aid of our charity next month! The show features models with learning disabilities - and every penny raised comes to us. Get your tickets 👉 bit.ly/477JSE0

🎉 We're thrilled to have @pwnlondon putting on a very special charity fashion show in aid of our charity next month! The show features models with learning disabilities - and every penny raised comes to us. Get your tickets 👉 bit.ly/477JSE0
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Look what just came in the post? Our Let's Talk About Funerals Beyond Words resource, beautifully printed by Impress Print, all ready for a workshop with Marie Curie EOLC tomorrow. We are excited to share our toolkit with and learn from Marie Curie staff!

Look what just came in the post? Our Let's Talk About Funerals <a href="/uk_beyondwords/">Beyond Words</a> resource, beautifully printed by <a href="/weareimpress/">Impress Print</a>, all ready for a workshop with <a href="/MarieCurieEOLC/">Marie Curie EOLC</a> tomorrow. We are excited to share our toolkit with and learn from Marie Curie staff!
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Fascinating and important paper. How “not doing” more medical interventions is part of “doing” in end of life care - and how palliative care staff intervene for the patient’s benefit, different from conventional medical interventionism Kathryn Mannix

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Next Thursday #KingstonUni will be hosting the Learning Disability Today health and wellbeing conference One of the key speakers is Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne who will discuss how we can involve people with learning disabilities in end-of-life care planning. Read more 👇 learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/topic/health/h…

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Today was my last meeting as trustee of PCPLD Network. Stepping down from active management role after 16 years (incl 6 years as Chair). Will stay closely connected: Kingston University will be the charity’s academic partner. Thank you all!!!

Today was my last meeting as trustee of  <a href="/PCPLDnetwork/">PCPLD Network</a>. Stepping down from active management role after 16 years (incl 6 years as Chair). Will stay closely connected: <a href="/KingstonUni/">Kingston University</a> will be the charity’s academic partner. Thank you all!!!