Biography
Zara is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, co-ordinating the MSc./P.Grad Dip/P.Grad.Cert in Palliative Care and module lead for the four specialist modules. Zara also works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care in St Francis Hospice Dublin based in one of the Community Palliative Care Teams. Zara's clinical background is in Head and Neck Oncology and ENT Nursing. Zara has carried out research on the Identification and Management of Existential Distress in Specialist Palliative Care which has been presented Internationally and published in the International Journal of Palliative Care Nursing and the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Zara is an active member the Irish Association of Palliative Care and peer reviews for International Palliative Care Journals.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- Fay, Zara., OBoyle, Colm , How specialist palliative care nurses identify patients with existential distress and manage their needs , International Journal of PAlliative Nursing , 25, (5), 2019, p233 - 243Journal Article, 2019, URL
- Kinsella, P., Corbally, M., Fay, Z, Evolving specialist palliative care for patients with non-malignant end stage lung disease and caregivers in outpatient and day services, 17th Kaliedoscope International Palliative Care Conference, Dublin, 17/05/2025, 2025Conference Paper, 2025
- Kinsella, P., Corbally, M., Fay, Z., Exploring the perceptions of the interdisciplinary team providing specialist palliative care to patients with non-malignant end stage lung disease in an outpatient and day service;: A qualitative descriptive study, Inquiring Minds Conference, St Francis' Hospice, 25/03/25, 2025Conference Paper, 2025
- Kinsella, P., Corbally, M., Fay, Z., Interdisciplinary perceptions of palliative non-malignant patient symptoms and caregiver distress in an outpatient service, Irish Association of Palliative Care 24th Education and Research Seminar 'Integration and innovation across the lifespan', Dublin, 11/02/25, 2025Poster, 2025
Research Expertise
Public health, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Pain, Primary health care, Allied health and rehabilitation science not elsewhere classified, Cancer, Respiratory diseases, Aged health care, Major global burdens of disease, Haematology, Clinical Trials and Interventions, Haematological tumours, Radiation therapy, Clinical sciences research design, methodology, and analysis, Social determinants of health, Palliative care, Solid tumours, Health and community services, Public and Patient Involvement in Health Research, Clinical Medicine, Nursing,
Recognition
- School Award: Highest end of year mark at distinction level in M.Sc in Palliative Care November 2017
- European Association of Palliative Care
- Irish Association of Palliative Care
- Irish Association of Palliative Care, nursing forum member