Dr Anne Nolan is a Research Professor in the Social Research Division, and joint Research Area Coordinator for Health and Quality of Life Research at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). Her main research interest is health economics, with a particular focus on the social determinants of health, population ageing and healthcare financing and access.

In this episode Anne demystifies what the ESRI is all about and speaks about the following:

• The importance of data in healthcare
• Challenges in collecting data from marginalised groups
• How ESRI research influences health policy and practice

This podcast was presented by Ms. Annette Cuddy. It was produced by Ms. Cora Appelbe and Ms. Mairéad Loftus (Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education Mayo/Roscommon) and Mr. Alan Meaney, Radio Producer.

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Jono Lancaster, author, presenter, speaker and founder of the charity 'Love me, Love my face foundation'. Jono was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, a condition that affects facial appearance.

In this episode Jono shares:

• The importance of kindness in all healthcare professional interactions with people who attend their services
• The importance of setting boundaries as part of self-care
• Physical and psychological safety in healthcare

This podcast was presented by Ms. Mairéad Loftus. It was produced by Ms. Annette Cuddy and Ms. Cora Appelbe (Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education Mayo/Roscommon) and Mr. Alan Meaney, Radio Producer.

Jono Lancaster: https://www.facebook.com/p/Jono-Lancaster-100044297086221/

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Ms. Áine Costello is National coordinator for the Childhood Domestic Abuse Project at Barnardos and Ms. Sarah Rush is Child and Youth Participation project worker at Barnardos.

Áine and Sarah talk about the following on the podcast:

1. Raise awareness of child and young people as victims of domestic violence in their own right
2. Raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence and coercive control on the child
3. How healthcare professionals can recognise and support children and young people and their families experiencing domestic violence and coercive control

This podcast was presented by Ms. Mairéad Loftus. It was produced by Ms. Annette Cuddy and Ms. Cora Appelbe (Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education Mayo/Roscommon) and Mr. Alan Meaney, Radio Producer.

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Ms. Michelle Mc Dermott is Endoscopy Triage CNM2 and Ms. Christine Rohan is Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service Coordinator, Roscommon University Hospital. Michelle and Christine are projects leads for the Roscommon University Hospital Rainbow Project.

In this episode Michelle and Christine speak about the following:

• The Roscommon University Hospital award winning Rainbow Project
• How to make the healthcare environment safe, open and non-judgmental for those in the LGBTQI+ community
• Changing culture in relation to gender diversity and inclusion through staff training

This podcast was presented by Ms. Cora Appelbe. It was produced by Ms. Annette Cuddy and Ms. Mairéad Loftus (Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education Mayo/Roscommon) and Mr. Alan Meaney, Radio Producer.

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Ms. Carol Duffy is a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist specialising in play therapy. Her current role is as a core trainer and academic registrar at the Children's Therapy Centre.

Carol works with children and young people of all ages and their families. She specialises in the areas of trauma, attachment and play.

In this episode Carol speakers about the following:

• Playfulness as a state of mind across all ages
• How a healthcare professional can communicate through playfulness in their interactions with people
• The theory and science behind playfulness and how it works

This podcast was presented by Ms. Cora Appelbe. It was produced by Ms. Annette Cuddy and Ms. Mairéad Loftus (Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education Mayo/Roscommon) and Mr. Alan Meaney, Radio Producer.

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Dr Sharon Lambert is a member of the teaching staff in the School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork. Sharon is interested in trauma at individual and systemic levels. She has particular academic and applied expertise with trauma aware, trauma sensitive and trauma informed service design projects.

Sharon covers the following on the podcast:

• The importance of including the person using the service and the staff working there when designing a service
• To consider the person's experience of trauma and how this impacts their interaction with healthcare staff
• To challenge healthcare staff to rethink how they engage with people accessing the health service

This podcast was presented by Ms. Mairéad Loftus. It was produced by Ms. Annette Cuddy and Ms. Cora Appelbe (Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education Mayo/Roscommon) and Mr. Alan Meaney, Radio Producer.

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This is a trailer for the Inclusion Health - Voices from the Margins podcast series. This series is aimed at nurses, midwives, healthcare professionals and an interagency audience.

The podcast covers a range of topics around inclusion health including: trauma informed care, the importance of play, LGBTI+ support in healthcare, how data influences policy and domestic violence, coercive control and the voice of the child.

The podcast is produced by The Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education (CNME) Mayo/Roscommon

The overall aim is to raise awareness of the impact of the structural and social determinants of health and inequality for underserviced populations.

Episode 1 will be released on Monday 16th September, with more episodes to follow in the following weeks.