Our Partners
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
Joanne Bayly
Scientific Manager
Responsible for overseeing the scientific objetives of INSPIRE.
Matthew Maddocks
Scientific Lead
Co-leading Work Package 9 - Management and Coordination.
Irene Higginson
Executive Dean
Scientific advisor for INSPIRE.
Charles Normand
Health Economist
Supporting Work Packages 3 & 4 on the economic value of INSPIRE
Toby Prevost
Director of the Clinical Trials Unit & Professor of Statistics
Leading Work Package 3 – Main Trial Coordination and Statistical Analysis for INSPIRE
Joana Vasconcelos
Trial Statistician
Analysing data for work packages 3- the Main Trial Coordination
Ryana Dhali
Research Administrator
Organising administration for the KCL team
Mino Petrasso
PhD Student
Investigating mobility limitations in patients with advanced cancer and the impact of palliative rehabilitation
Megan Bowers
PhD Student
Supporting Work Package 3 with a focus on cachexia
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
Marta Esteban Arnau
Project Manager
Responsible for project management and coordination in INSPIRE
Anne-Sophie Belmont
Trial Manager
Assisting in the coordination of Work Package 6 and the set-up of intervention implementation
Julia Romeyer
Occupational Therapist & PhD Student
Responsible for developing the implementation process evaluation protocol, including monitoring patients in HCL
Stefania Costi
Research Physiotherapist
Leading in AUSL-IRCCS, delivering the intervention and collaborating across all work packages
Monica Guberti
Research Nurse
Collaborating on Work Packages 1, 3, 7 and 8
Stefania Fugazzaro
Physiotherapist
Preparation of clinical reports for Work Packages 2, 3 and 7
Elena Turola
Biotechnologist
Project manager of Horizon projects at AUSL-IRCCS
Silvio Cavuto
Economist
Supporting the economic analysis and clinical report for Work Package 4
Virginia Dolcini
Head of the Grant Office
for Work Package 9- Management and Coordination
Barbara Bressi
Physiotherapist
Delivering the intervention and preparing manuscript drafts for the trial for Work Package 2 and 8
Margherita Schiavi
Occupational Therapist and PhD Student
Delivering the intervention and collecting outcome data for analysis
May Aasebø Hauken
Professor at the Center for Crisis Psychology
Completing stakeholder interviews for Work Package 1 and engaging with Work Package 7
Line Oldervoll
Professor at the Centre for Crisis Psychology
Responsible for Work Packages 1 and 7; engaging in Work Package 3
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
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
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
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
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
Mai-Britt Guldin
Work Package 5 Lead
Lise Nottelmann
Post-doctoral researcher engaging with Work Package 5
Barry J. A. Laird
Reader in Palliative Medicine
Leader of Work Package 2 – Design and implementation of the INSPIRE intervention
Amy McLuskie
Clinical Research Fellow
Supporting Work Package 2, delivering the Intervention Manual and Handbook for INSPIRE
Cathy Payne
Research Projects Manager
Leading Work Package 8- Dissemination and Exploitation
Fódhla Ní Chéileachair
Projects Officer
Supporting Work Package 8- Dissemination and Exploitation
Patricia White
Projects Officer
Supporting Work Package 8- Dissemination and Exploitation
Guillermo Palacios
Web Specialist Officer
Consultant specialising in web applications, CRM and databases.
