Our Partners

team photo with INSPIRE logo

INSPIRE is proud to be led by a multidisciplinary team across Europe. Our partners include research and practical experts in palliative rehabilitation, medical practitioners, allied heathcare professionals, skilled researchers and statisticians, our invaluable administration and coordination team, and distinguished organisations engaging in research dissemination and patient advocacy. 

Meet the INSPIRE Team

Logo of King's College London
photo JOANNE BAYLY

Joanne Bayly

Scientific Manager

Responsible for overseeing the scientific objetives of INSPIRE.

photo MATTHEW MADDOCKS

Matthew Maddocks

Scientific Lead

Co-leading Work Package 9 - Management and Coordination.

photo IRENE HIGGINSON

Irene Higginson

Executive Dean

Scientific advisor for INSPIRE.

photo CHARLES NORMAND

Charles Normand

Health Economist

Supporting Work Packages 3 & 4 on the economic value of INSPIRE

photo TOBY PREVOST

Toby Prevost

Director of the Clinical Trials Unit & Professor of Statistics

Leading Work Package 3 – Main Trial Coordination and Statistical Analysis for INSPIRE

logo inspire

Joana Vasconcelos

Trial Statistician

Analysing data for work packages 3- the Main Trial Coordination

PAINLESS Partners Canva

Ryana Dhali

Research Administrator

Organising administration for the KCL team

photo MINO PETRASSO

Mino Petrasso

PhD Student

Investigating mobility limitations in patients with advanced cancer and the impact of palliative rehabilitation

photo MEGAN BOWERS

Megan Bowers

PhD Student

Supporting Work Package 3 with a focus on cachexia

logo HCL hospices civils de lyon
photo GUILLAUME ECONOMOS

Guillaume Economos

Clinical academic in palliative medicine

Managing project coordination, communication with the European Commission, and leading Work Package 6 on the implementation process evaluation

photo MARTA ESTEBAN ARNAU

Marta Esteban Arnau

Project Manager

Responsible for project management and coordination in INSPIRE

photo ANNE-SOPHIE BELMONT

Anne-Sophie Belmont

Trial Manager

Assisting in the coordination of Work Package 6 and the set-up of intervention implementation

photo JULIA ROMEYER

Julia Romeyer

Occupational Therapist & PhD Student

Responsible for developing the implementation process evaluation protocol, including monitoring patients in HCL

logo servizio sanitario regionale emillia-romagna
photo STEFANIA COSTI

Stefania Costi

Research Physiotherapist

Leading in AUSL-IRCCS, delivering the intervention and collaborating across all work packages

photo MONICA GUBERTI

Monica Guberti

Research Nurse

Collaborating on Work Packages 1, 3, 7 and 8

photo STEFANIA FUGAZZARO

Stefania Fugazzaro

Physiotherapist

Preparation of clinical reports for Work Packages 2, 3 and 7

photo ELENA TUROLA

Elena Turola

Biotechnologist

Project manager of Horizon projects at AUSL-IRCCS

photo SILVIO CAVUTO

Silvio Cavuto

Economist

Supporting the economic analysis and clinical report for Work Package 4

photo VIRGINIA DOLCINI

Virginia Dolcini

Head of the Grant Office

for Work Package 9- Management and Coordination

photo BARBARA BRESSI

Barbara Bressi

Physiotherapist

Delivering the intervention and preparing manuscript drafts for the trial for Work Package 2 and 8

Headshot of Margherita Schiavi

Margherita Schiavi

Occupational Therapist and PhD Student

Delivering the intervention and collecting outcome data for analysis

photo MAY AASEBØ HAUKEN

May Aasebø Hauken

Professor at the Center for Crisis Psychology

Completing stakeholder interviews for Work Package 1 and engaging with Work Package 7

photo LINE OLDERVOLL

Line Oldervoll

Professor at the Centre for Crisis Psychology

Responsible for Work Packages 1 and 7; engaging in Work Package 3

photo GURO BIRGITTE STENE

Guro Birgitte Stene

Associate Professor at the Centre for Crisis Psychology

Completing document analysis for Work Package 1 and engaging in Work Packages 2 and 7

photo Hilde Hjelmeland Ahmedzai

Hilde Hjelmeland Ahmedzai

Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Crisis Psychology

Conducting the online survey in Work Package 1, engaging in Work Package 3 and team member in Work Package 7

Logo of Fondazione IRCCS Istituto nazionale dei tumori
photo ELISA VANZULLI

Elisa Vanzulli

Physician specialised in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Identifying and recruiting patients for the intervention, administering assessment tools, planning individualised intervention plans, and integrating patients’ care along the different phases of the study

photo MARIA GRAZIA BLANDINI

Maria Grazia Blandini

Physiotherapist

Responsible for identifying and recruiting patients for the INSPIRE intervention, administering assessment tools, planning individualised intervention plans, and integrating patients’ care along the different phases of the study

photo AUGUSTO CARACENI

Augusto Caraceni

Principal Investigator

Responsible for identifying and recruiting patients for the INSPIRE intervention, administering assessment tools, planning individualised intervention plans, and integrating patients’ care along the different phases of the study

photo MAI-BRITT GULDIN

Mai-Britt Guldin

Work Package 5 Lead

photo LISE NOTTELMANN

Lise Nottelmann

Post-doctoral researcher engaging with Work Package 5

Logo of the University of Edinburgh
photo BARRY J. A. LAIRD

Barry J. A. Laird

Reader in Palliative Medicine

Leader of Work Package 2 – Design and implementation of the INSPIRE intervention

photo AMY MCLUSKIE

Amy McLuskie

Clinical Research Fellow

Supporting Work Package 2, delivering the Intervention Manual and Handbook for INSPIRE

logo EAPC
photo CATHY PAYNE

Cathy Payne

Research Projects Manager

Leading Work Package 8- Dissemination and Exploitation

photo FÓDHLA NÍ CHÉILEACHAIR

Fódhla Ní Chéileachair

Projects Officer

Supporting Work Package 8- Dissemination and Exploitation

photo Patricia White

Patricia White

Projects Officer

Supporting Work Package 8- Dissemination and Exploitation

Photo of Guillermo Palacios Rincon

Guillermo Palacios

Website Content Specialist

Supporting Work Package 8- Dissemination and Exploitation