Andrea Bruun
@andreabruun.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Kingston University📍Palliative care and learning disability 🌻 UCL PhD in prognostication in hospice MDTs 🏛 Conversation Analysis 💬 she/her
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Andrea Bruun
@andreabruun.bsky.social
· Jun 1
I still can’t believe I have won the 2025 European Association for Palliative Care Early Researcher Award! 🍀
Thank you to the @eapcvzw.bsky.social for the award, and thank you for all the kind and encouraging words I’ve received over the last days. I really really appreciate it!
Thank you to the @eapcvzw.bsky.social for the award, and thank you for all the kind and encouraging words I’ve received over the last days. I really really appreciate it!
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Join us for our next event...
Communication Challenges and Pathways in Palliative Care
🗓️30 October
⏰11:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
💬Dr Andrea Bruun and Dr Kathryn Radley
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
FREE for PCRS Members!
Communication Challenges and Pathways in Palliative Care
🗓️30 October
⏰11:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
💬Dr Andrea Bruun and Dr Kathryn Radley
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
FREE for PCRS Members!
October 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Join us for our next event...
Communication Challenges and Pathways in Palliative Care
🗓️30 October
⏰11:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
💬Dr Andrea Bruun and Dr Kathryn Radley
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
FREE for PCRS Members!
Communication Challenges and Pathways in Palliative Care
🗓️30 October
⏰11:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
💬Dr Andrea Bruun and Dr Kathryn Radley
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
FREE for PCRS Members!
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Our next speakers are Dr Andrea Bruun & Amanda Cresswell from Kingston University London who are telling delegates about the Victoria & Stuart Project, which explores the development and use of an end-of-life care planning toolkit for people with learning disabilities
#InclusiveCare #EndOfLifeCare
#InclusiveCare #EndOfLifeCare
September 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Our next speakers are Dr Andrea Bruun & Amanda Cresswell from Kingston University London who are telling delegates about the Victoria & Stuart Project, which explores the development and use of an end-of-life care planning toolkit for people with learning disabilities
#InclusiveCare #EndOfLifeCare
#InclusiveCare #EndOfLifeCare
I’m doing a session in the next Palliative Care Research Society webinar!💡
Come along to hear me ramble about ‘Exploring communication between hospice staff and patients with a learning disability using Conversation Analysis’ on 30 October from 11.00-13.00
Sign up here👇🏼
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
Come along to hear me ramble about ‘Exploring communication between hospice staff and patients with a learning disability using Conversation Analysis’ on 30 October from 11.00-13.00
Sign up here👇🏼
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
Communication Challenges and Pathways in Palliative Care | Palliative Care Research Society
pcrs.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I’m doing a session in the next Palliative Care Research Society webinar!💡
Come along to hear me ramble about ‘Exploring communication between hospice staff and patients with a learning disability using Conversation Analysis’ on 30 October from 11.00-13.00
Sign up here👇🏼
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
Come along to hear me ramble about ‘Exploring communication between hospice staff and patients with a learning disability using Conversation Analysis’ on 30 October from 11.00-13.00
Sign up here👇🏼
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...
We have arrived in Birmingham. All ready to meet everyone and talk about The Victoria & Stuart Project at the The Gold Standards Framework Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony tomorrow 💫 @victstuproject.bsky.social @gsfcentre.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We have arrived in Birmingham. All ready to meet everyone and talk about The Victoria & Stuart Project at the The Gold Standards Framework Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony tomorrow 💫 @victstuproject.bsky.social @gsfcentre.bsky.social
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Looking forward to kicking off our new webinar series tomorrow! We’ll show you how to use our toolkit for end of life care planning - and how to get your own free resources! You can still register:
shorturl.at/LgOPC
shorturl.at/LgOPC
September 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Looking forward to kicking off our new webinar series tomorrow! We’ll show you how to use our toolkit for end of life care planning - and how to get your own free resources! You can still register:
shorturl.at/LgOPC
shorturl.at/LgOPC
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Abstract submission for the EAPC 2026 Congress in Prague is open! Submit your abstract now.
Submission Terms & Conditions: eapcnet.eu/congress/202.
Abstract submission platform: eapc2026.exordo.com/
Deadline: 31 October 2025. As previous year, there will be no extension to this deadline.
Submission Terms & Conditions: eapcnet.eu/congress/202.
Abstract submission platform: eapc2026.exordo.com/
Deadline: 31 October 2025. As previous year, there will be no extension to this deadline.
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Abstract submission for the EAPC 2026 Congress in Prague is open! Submit your abstract now.
Submission Terms & Conditions: eapcnet.eu/congress/202.
Abstract submission platform: eapc2026.exordo.com/
Deadline: 31 October 2025. As previous year, there will be no extension to this deadline.
Submission Terms & Conditions: eapcnet.eu/congress/202.
Abstract submission platform: eapc2026.exordo.com/
Deadline: 31 October 2025. As previous year, there will be no extension to this deadline.
Earlier this year I was lucky to be invited to talk about The Victoria & Stuart Project at the International Better Conversations Conference 2025💫
Lovely to see so many SLTs interested in the toolkit and asking such good questions. Thanks for a great conference and for having me!
#BetterConv2025
Lovely to see so many SLTs interested in the toolkit and asking such good questions. Thanks for a great conference and for having me!
#BetterConv2025
September 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Earlier this year I was lucky to be invited to talk about The Victoria & Stuart Project at the International Better Conversations Conference 2025💫
Lovely to see so many SLTs interested in the toolkit and asking such good questions. Thanks for a great conference and for having me!
#BetterConv2025
Lovely to see so many SLTs interested in the toolkit and asking such good questions. Thanks for a great conference and for having me!
#BetterConv2025
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“It’s very important that people read this report”. Find it here: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/leder
September 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“It’s very important that people read this report”. Find it here: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/leder
Order printed copies of the toolkit resources to your door 📬
Order on the Marie Curie UK website here:
www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support...
Order on the Marie Curie UK website here:
www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support...
September 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Order printed copies of the toolkit resources to your door 📬
Order on the Marie Curie UK website here:
www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support...
Order on the Marie Curie UK website here:
www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support...
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Why I do what I do: met a former palliative care nurse & was describing how devout Muslims can hold up a single finger to represent the Shahadah if they're unable to speak. She'd never heard of this.
"I wonder how many times nurses see this, think someone is agitated, and drug them."
"I wonder how many times nurses see this, think someone is agitated, and drug them."
August 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Why I do what I do: met a former palliative care nurse & was describing how devout Muslims can hold up a single finger to represent the Shahadah if they're unable to speak. She'd never heard of this.
"I wonder how many times nurses see this, think someone is agitated, and drug them."
"I wonder how many times nurses see this, think someone is agitated, and drug them."
So proud to have been involved in The Victoria & Stuart Project! @victstuproject.bsky.social
"The remarkable project reaches an under-served community and provides numerous accessible resources around the often neglected area of end of life care planning with people with learning disabilities."
The Victoria and Stuart Project wins the ASDS Public Engagement Award. @tuffrey-wijne.com #ddd17
The Victoria and Stuart Project wins the ASDS Public Engagement Award. @tuffrey-wijne.com #ddd17
August 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So proud to have been involved in The Victoria & Stuart Project! @victstuproject.bsky.social
@tuffrey-wijne.com on stage receiving the award for @victstuproject.bsky.social 🏆
The ASDS Public Engagement Award has gone to the Victoria and Stuart Project @asdsdeath.bsky.social @ddd17-2025.bsky.social #DDD17 . Congratulations!
August 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@tuffrey-wijne.com on stage receiving the award for @victstuproject.bsky.social 🏆
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The ASDS Public Engagement Award has gone to the Victoria and Stuart Project @asdsdeath.bsky.social @ddd17-2025.bsky.social #DDD17 . Congratulations!
August 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The ASDS Public Engagement Award has gone to the Victoria and Stuart Project @asdsdeath.bsky.social @ddd17-2025.bsky.social #DDD17 . Congratulations!
Check out our new paper! 📰 We learned a lot about how the end-of-life care planning toolkit works in practice - and a lot about how to evaluate things in the future (talking to peole and short and straightforward surveys!). The toolkit is still available on: www.victoriaandstuart.com
💡 NEW PAPER PUBLISHED 💡
We tested our toolkit with Support Workers, who said they had lovely eye-opening conversations with the people they support. They also said that printing the resources is a challenge during a busy workday (our new Print & Deliver project to the rescue!). We learned a lot!
We tested our toolkit with Support Workers, who said they had lovely eye-opening conversations with the people they support. They also said that printing the resources is a challenge during a busy workday (our new Print & Deliver project to the rescue!). We learned a lot!
August 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Check out our new paper! 📰 We learned a lot about how the end-of-life care planning toolkit works in practice - and a lot about how to evaluate things in the future (talking to peole and short and straightforward surveys!). The toolkit is still available on: www.victoriaandstuart.com
Sign up for our launch webinar now!
📣 WEBINAR TIME 📣
Join us for a webinar to launch the new Print & Deliver service on Tuesday 23 September at 1pm. Bring a friend and spread the word!
Register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4df2b3...
Join us for a webinar to launch the new Print & Deliver service on Tuesday 23 September at 1pm. Bring a friend and spread the word!
Register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4df2b3...
August 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Sign up for our launch webinar now!
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Redefining Best Practice: Integrating Learning Disability Expertise into Palliative Care
Advancing Equity in Palliative Care: A New Model for Supporting People with Learning Disabilities
Two and a half years since becoming the first Clinical Nurse Specialist (Learning Disabilities) at St Christopher’s, Phoebe Mooney remains the only such nurse
ehospice.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Redefining Best Practice: Integrating Learning Disability Expertise into Palliative Care
Our wonderful @uclpals.bsky.social MSc student, Phineas Winterbottom, worked on rule-breaking in hospice MDT meetings in his final project. After his SLT studies, he turned his dissertation into a paper, now published in Discourse Studies. Check it out!
August 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Our wonderful @uclpals.bsky.social MSc student, Phineas Winterbottom, worked on rule-breaking in hospice MDT meetings in his final project. After his SLT studies, he turned his dissertation into a paper, now published in Discourse Studies. Check it out!
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📄 New paper alert! 📄
Our protocol paper for DAPPLE has been published 🎉 You can read it below. It’s open access and sets out what we’re doing and how we’ll do it.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
Our protocol paper for DAPPLE has been published 🎉 You can read it below. It’s open access and sets out what we’re doing and how we’ll do it.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
bmjopen.bmj.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
📄 New paper alert! 📄
Our protocol paper for DAPPLE has been published 🎉 You can read it below. It’s open access and sets out what we’re doing and how we’ll do it.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
Our protocol paper for DAPPLE has been published 🎉 You can read it below. It’s open access and sets out what we’re doing and how we’ll do it.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
It has been a pleasure being involved in this review on systemic medications and dementia risk. Check out our new paper!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Systemic medications and dementia risk: a systematic umbrella review - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Systemic medications and dementia risk: a systematic umbrella review
www.nature.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It has been a pleasure being involved in this review on systemic medications and dementia risk. Check out our new paper!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📣 Are you a UK-based professional working in palliative or end of life care?
💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey
👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey
👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
The Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey
By completing this survey, you will help shape the priorities for the Impact Centre.
qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk
July 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
📣 Are you a UK-based professional working in palliative or end of life care?
💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey
👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey
👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
So excited about this! We hope the print and deliver service will help staff with getting hold of and using The Victoria & Stuart Project resources with people they support. It's a pleasure leading a project when you're working with such a brilliant (and fun) team!
🎬THAT'S A WRAP🎬
Yesterday we recorded a video for our brand-new Print and Deliver project. We have partnered up with Marie Curie UK to offer printed copies of the toolkit resources for free. This means that later this year you'll be able to get our resources delivered directly to your door! 🕊️
Yesterday we recorded a video for our brand-new Print and Deliver project. We have partnered up with Marie Curie UK to offer printed copies of the toolkit resources for free. This means that later this year you'll be able to get our resources delivered directly to your door! 🕊️
July 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
So excited about this! We hope the print and deliver service will help staff with getting hold of and using The Victoria & Stuart Project resources with people they support. It's a pleasure leading a project when you're working with such a brilliant (and fun) team!
Last year I was so lucky to be awarded one of the Kingston University First Grants Schemes🌠My project is a small-scale Conversation Analysis pilot study where I'm video-recording conversations between patients with a learning disability and hospice staff. Read all about it in our new protocol paper!
June 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Last year I was so lucky to be awarded one of the Kingston University First Grants Schemes🌠My project is a small-scale Conversation Analysis pilot study where I'm video-recording conversations between patients with a learning disability and hospice staff. Read all about it in our new protocol paper!
Reposted by Andrea Bruun
Looking forward to our event tomorrow - Caught between the dream and realities: considering ‘advance care planning’
June 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Looking forward to our event tomorrow - Caught between the dream and realities: considering ‘advance care planning’
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Calling all Scottish #palliative & #healthcare colleagues 🏴
We’ve been approached to deliver
No Barriers Here Facilitator Training in Scotland later this year (likely November) & inviting expressions of interest
Please email: gemma.allen@marystevenshospice.co.uk to be added to the mailing list
We’ve been approached to deliver
No Barriers Here Facilitator Training in Scotland later this year (likely November) & inviting expressions of interest
Please email: gemma.allen@marystevenshospice.co.uk to be added to the mailing list
June 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Calling all Scottish #palliative & #healthcare colleagues 🏴
We’ve been approached to deliver
No Barriers Here Facilitator Training in Scotland later this year (likely November) & inviting expressions of interest
Please email: gemma.allen@marystevenshospice.co.uk to be added to the mailing list
We’ve been approached to deliver
No Barriers Here Facilitator Training in Scotland later this year (likely November) & inviting expressions of interest
Please email: gemma.allen@marystevenshospice.co.uk to be added to the mailing list
Did a little DAPPLE blog about the European Association for Palliative Care (@eapcvzw.bsky.social) 2025 conference. Check it out! ✍🏼
📢 New Blog! 📢
This week’s DAPPLE Blog comes from Andrea Bruun, who recently gave 4️⃣ presentations at the European Association for Palliative Care World Congress (EAPC) 2025!
You can read Andrea's blog here:
www.dappleproject.com/post/19-dapp...
This week’s DAPPLE Blog comes from Andrea Bruun, who recently gave 4️⃣ presentations at the European Association for Palliative Care World Congress (EAPC) 2025!
You can read Andrea's blog here:
www.dappleproject.com/post/19-dapp...
19. DAPPLE at the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 2025
From 29-31 May, the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) held their 19th World Congress in Helsinki in Finland with the theme “Ready for the future”. I was lucky enough to go, so let me tel...
www.dappleproject.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Did a little DAPPLE blog about the European Association for Palliative Care (@eapcvzw.bsky.social) 2025 conference. Check it out! ✍🏼