Staff Profile - Tom Lynch
Research Assistant
Tom Lynch
In 2001, Tom Lynch graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a BA (HONS) in Health Studies (First-Class) and again in 2003 with an MA in Health Studies (Distinction). He is currently undertaking a PhD in the Institute for Health Research exploring the concepts of surveillance, responsibility and risk in relation to female breast cancer. Tom joined the cluster group of the International Observatory on End of Life Care, Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, in 2003. In 2004, Tom graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and worked as a freelance lecturer in Health Studies at the University of Central Lancashire and University of Bolton.
In recent times, Tom has been working as a research associate at the Observatory on a variety of projects for a number of organisations. Since 2004 he has been working directly with the Observatory on a team-based study funded by Macmillan Cancer Relief, UK, into narratives written by professionals, patients and carers about the experiences of knowingly facing death. In 2005, Tom became a member of the European Association of Palliative Care Task Force for the Development of Palliative Care in Europe which explored, assessed and comprehensively summarized the current state of the development of palliative care in the European region. Since 2006, Tom has been working on projects for the Open Society Institute that include a project to revise and update country reports for each of the 28 countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States, and a project to identify national and international foundations and agencies that provide funding for hospice and palliative care activities in developing countries. He is also currently working on an ESRC funded project with Dr Carol Thomas that is re-analysing two datasets comprising in-depth interviews with adult cancer patients and their main informal carers.
Current Projects/Studies
- Palliative care updates in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- In what ways can the narratives of those caring for a person approaching death from cancer and other illnesses be used to inform policy and practice and provide support to patients and carers in the future?
- Cancer Experiences Collaborative
- From ‘malignant melancholia’ to ‘carcinogenic gene’: how discourses of risk, surveillance, and responsibility may be inscribed upon the bodies of women who are ‘predisposed’ to developing female breast cancer
- Narratives of Living and Dying with Cancer: Sociological Perspectives
Journal Articles
Wright M, Wood J, Lynch T, Clark D(2008) Mapping Levels of Palliative Care Development: A global view Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 35(5): 469-485
Callaway M, Foley KM, DeLima L, Connor SR, Dix O, Lynch T, Wright M, Clark D(2007) Funding for Palliative Care Programs in Developing Countries Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 33(5): 509-513
Clark D, Wright M, Hunt J, Lynch T(2007) Hospice and Palliative Care Development in Africa: A multi-method review of services and experiences Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 33(6): 698-710
Centeno C, Clark D, Lynch T, Rocafort J, Praill D, de Lima L, Greenwood A, Flores LA, Brasch S, Giordano A(2006) Tények és indikátorok a palliative ellátás fejlödésében a WHO Európai Régiójának ötvenkét országában (Az EAPC munkacsoportjának eredményei) Kharón Thanatológiai Szemele 3(4): 07-31
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Books
Centeno C, Clark D, Lynch T, Rocafort J, Flores LA, Greenwood A, Brasch S, Praill D, Giordano A, DeLima L(2007) EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care in Europe Milan: IAHPCPress
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Centeno C, Clark D, Lynch T, Rocafort J, Flores LA, Greenwood A, Brasch S, Praill D, Giordano A, DeLima L(2007) EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care in Europe (Data CD version) Milan: IAHPCPress
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Wright M, Clark D, (in association with Hunt J and Lynch T)(2006) Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa: A review of developments and challenges. Oxford: Oxford University Press
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Book Chapters
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Reports
Wright M, Wood J, Lynch T, Clark D(2006) Mapping levels of palliative care development: a global view.
Link to report in PDF format: here.
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