Additional Myeloma Resources/Links
MMI Vision
MMI recognise everyone’s experience of myeloma is unique – our vision is to be the trusted partner supporting you on your journey
MMI Mission
To inspire hope, promote awareness and contribute to health and well-being by providing support to every patient, carer and healthcare professional dealing with myeloma through education, advocacy and research.
Our core values guide our day to day behaviours, our decisions, our actions and our relationships with patients, family members, carers and healthcare professionals. These core values preserve what is special about MMI and provide us with a compass to navigate both strategic evolution and our day to day actions.
Patient Centred – respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs and values
Ethical & Transparent – open and transparent in all our dealings
Welcoming & Inclusive – all are welcomed to be part of a community built on empathy
Collaborative – working with our partners with a common goal of advancing myeloma care
MMI received charity status in July 2013. Our charity no is CHY20751.
| Board Member | Dr Peter O’Gorman | Board Member | Helen Brennan |
| Board Member | Dr Patrick Hayden | Board Member | Mervyn Bourne |
| Board Member | Trudie Rowan | Board Member | Mary Dunne |
| Board Member | Joe O’Brien | Board Member | Deirdre Brennan |
| Board Member | Colm Brennan | Board Member | Dr Rajpal |
| Medical advisors to the Board | Prof. Michael O’Dwyer | Medical advisors to the Board | Dr John Quinn |
| Medical advisors to the Board | Prof Paul Browne |
Maura has been on the Board since its establishment. Maura has over 30 years of clinical practice, education and research experience in nursing. Maura is a member of the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) research working group, and since completing a PhD in 2007, Maura’s research has mainly focused on the experiences of people living […]
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Ger Walpole is a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) in haematology at Sligo University Hospital. Ger is actively involved in haematology patient and nurse education and regularly presents at local, national, regional and European forums. She also set up and facilitates a regional support group for patients with myeloma. Ger has a personal family experience […]
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Geraldine Daly has been working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in haematology at Limerick University Hospital for the past 18 years. Geraldine has a special interest is caring for patients with multiple myeloma, co-ordinating the autologous transplant journey, and is involved locally in the Multiple Myeloma Support Group.
View bioAnne joined the first Multiple Myeloma Support Group in 2008 after her husband was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2007. On establishment of the first Multiple Myeloma Ireland Board, Anne joined as assistant treasurer, and has continued in this role since. Anne previously worked in the Department of Justice for a number of years and […]
View bioLiam McManus has been a member of the Board since its establishment. Liam is self-employed in the construction industry and has been living well with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma for many years.
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Mary Kelly is a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Haematology. Mary set up Ireland’s first Multiple Myeloma support group in 2008 and has organised many awareness and educational campaigns to raise awareness and support for patients and their families living with multiple myeloma. She also established the Multiple Myeloma Ireland Board and was instrumental in […]
View bioDermot has been a member of the Board since 2019.Dermot is hoping to establish a support group in the Cork area in 2021. Dermot has been living well with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma for a number of years and enjoys cycling to keep fit. He participated in the Wild Myeloma Way Cycle 2019.
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Ann is a recently retired primary teacher who joined the Board in September 2019. She has been living well with Multiple Myeloma for the last 4 years. In 2016 she organised a fund-raising event amongst friends and family to raise funds and awareness for Multiple Myeloma Ireland. Ann has been instrumental in re-establishing a multiple […]
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Siobhán joined the Board in September 2019 and brings expertise in marketing and strategy development. Siobhán holds a PhD in pharmacology and has over 15 years senior leadership experience in the areas of clinical trials (ICON Plc.), business development and marketing in leading multi-nationals (Novartis, Wyeth and MSD). Siobhán lost her younger sister to colon […]
View bioDermot joined the Board in September 2019 and brings expertise in finance and GDPR.
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