Martina Hennessy

Director at Wellcome HRB Clinical Research Facility at St. James’s Hospital

Speaker

Professor Martina Hennessy is a clinical pharmacologist and consultant physician at St James'sHospital Dublin with clinical expertise in hypertension, cardiovascular risk and medication safetyand research interests in advanced therapies, antiretroviral pharmacology, and medical education.She is the Director of the Wellcome-HRB Clinical Research Facility in St James’sHospital, Dublin. The CRF is a collaborative partnership between St James’s Hospital and TrinityCollege. Prof Hennessy is Associate Professor of Medical Education and Director of Internship inthe School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin.In January 2023, Prof Hennessy took up the role of Chief Academic Officer (CAO) of the Dublin Midlands hospital Group (DMHG). (The group is to be renamed RHA Dublin and Midlands when the new HSE Health Regions are finalised in late 2024). The DMHG is composed of 7 hospitals, St James’s Hospital Dublin, Tallaght University Hospital Dublin, The Coombe Women’s Hospital Dublin, St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network at St James’s Hospital, Naas General Hospital, Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore and Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. The CAO is responsible for developing a structured and integrated approach to research, innovation, education and training for all healthcare professionals in the DMHG. The DMHG which includes its Academic Partner Trinity College Dublin (TCD), is one of the largest of 7 hospital groups established as a key transitional step in a Government initiative to reorganise the Public Health System.