Country
Ireland
Session: KN01 – Building Momentum in Dementia Through Policy
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Eamon O’Shea is Emeritus Professor of Economics in the School of Business & Economics at the University of Galway. He was founder and inaugural Director of the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) at University of Galway. He holds an M.A. in Economics from University College Dublin, an M.Sc. in Health Economics from the University of York and a Ph.D from the University of Leicester.
Prof. O’Shea has published over 200 scientific papers in refereed journals, including publications in top-ranked journals such as the Journal of Health Economics, Social Science and Medicine, British Medical Journal and the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Professor O’Shea has also authored/co-authored 20 books and monographs, mainly in the field of ageing, dementia and social policy.
His work has been influential in setting the agenda for the reform of services and policies for older people in Ireland, especially in relation to home care and residential long-stay care. He was Chair of the National Economic and Social Forum Expert Group on Care of the Elderly in 2005/06 and co-authored the influential Creating Excellence in Dementia Care report in 2012 – the forerunner for the Irish National Dementia Strategy.
Prof. O’Shea is currently supervising two doctoral candidates within the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie doctoral network (HOMEDEM), exploring home care and design for people with dementia in Europe.
He is also a member of the Commission on Care for Older People established by the Government of Ireland in 2024 to look at care and supports for older people across the continuum of care and with making recommendations for their strategic development.