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The Revd Dr Michael Wright
Honorary Research Fellow
Department: Division of Health Research
Degree: PhD
Associated research centres and groups: International Observatory on End of Life Care
Research Interests
Michael is a founder member of the International Observatory on End of Life Care and remains associated with its activities as an honorary research fellow. He studied theology at Leeds (BA) education at Bradford (MSc), the spiritual dimension of health care at Sheffield (PhD), and trained for the Anglican ministry at Wells Theological College. His research interests lie in the areas of hospice history, spirituality, the global analysis of hospice-palliative care, and healing in the context of mortality. Michael is a member of the EAPC Task Force for Palliative Care in Europe and serves on the Help the Hospices International Palliative Care Reference Group. He is currently researching the meaning and metaphors associated with hospice-palliative care organisations across Europe.
Recent Publications
Books
Wright M, Hamzah E, Phungrassami T, Bausa-Claudio A (2009) Hospice and Palliative Care in Southeast Asia: A review of developments and challenges in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Wright M (2006) Victor Zorza: A life amid loss. Lancaster: Observatory Publications
Wright M, Clark D (2006) Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa: A review of developments and challenges. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Clark D, Small N, Wright M, Winslow M, Hughes N (2005) A Bit of Heaven for the Few? An oral history of the hospice movement in the United Kingdom. Lancaster: Observatory Publications
Clark D, Wright M (2003) Transitions in End of Life Care: Hospice and related developments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Buckingham: Open University Press
Articles/Chapters
Lynch T, Clark D, Centeno C, Rocafort J, Flores LA, Greenwood A, Brasch S, Praill D, Giordano A, de Lima L, Wright M (2008) Barriers to the development of palliative care in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 37 (3): 305-315
Wright M, Clark D, Wood J, Lynch T (2008) Mapping levels of palliative care development: A global view. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (35 (5): 469-489
McDermott E, Selman L, Wright M, Clark D (2008) Hospice and palliative care development in India. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 35 (6): 583-593
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
Clark D, Wright M (2007) The International Observatory of End of Life Care: A global view of palliative care development. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 33 (5): 542-546
Callaway M, Foley K, De Lima L, Connor S, 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
Wright M (2005) Palliative care in Europe: a view across the borders. European Journal of Palliative Care 12 (2) Supplement: 33-36
Wright M, George R, Mingins R (2004) Exploring the meaning of spiritual care in the Indian context: findings from a survey and interviews. Progress in Palliative Care 12 (5): 227-232
Lloyd-Williams M, Wright M, Cobb M, Shiels C (2004) A prospective study of the roles, responsibilities and stresses of chaplains working in a hospice. Palliative Medicine 18: 638-645
Wright M (2004) Hospice care and models of spirituality. European Journal of Palliative Care 11 (2): 75-78
Wright M (2004) Good for the Soul? The spiritual dimension of palliative care. In: S Payne, J Seymour, C Ingleton (eds) Palliative Care Nursing: Principles and Evidence for Practice Buckingham: Open University Press
Wright M, Clark D (2004) Hospice care in Russia. Progress in Palliative Care 12 (1): 27-29
Wright M, Clark D (2003) A new research initiative in Africa. Progress in Palliative Care 11 (4): 193-194
Clark D, Wright M, Bath P, Gatrell A (2003) The International Observatory on End of Life Care: A new research and development initiative in palliative care. Progress in Palliative Care 11 (3): 136-138
Wright M, Clark D (2003) The development of paediatric palliative care in Warsaw, Poland. European Journal of Palliative Care 10 (3): 120-123
Wright M, Clark D (2003) The development of palliative care in St Petersburg, Russian Federation. European Journal of Palliative Care 10 (2): 72-75
Wright M, Clark D (2003) The development of palliative care in Poznan, Poland. European Journal of Palliative Care 10 (1): 26-29
Wright M, Clark D (2002) The development of palliative care in Budapest, Hungary. European Journal of Palliative Care 9 (6): 245-248
Wright M, Clark D (2002) The development of palliative care in Brasov, Romania. European Journal of Palliative Care 9 (5): 202-205
Wright M (2002) The essence of spiritual care: a phenomenological enquiry. Palliative Medicine 16: 125- 132
Wright M (2001) Spirituality: a developing concept within palliative care? Progress in Palliative Care 9 (4): 143-148
Wright M (2001) Chaplaincy in hospice and hospital: findings from a survey in England and Wales. Palliative Medicine 15: 229- 242
Reports
Wright M, Hamzah E, Phungrassami T, Bausa-Claudio A (2008) Hospice and Palliative Care in South-eastern Asia: A review of developments and challenges in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Report to the Open Society Institute
Wright M, Lynch M, Clark D (2008) A Review of Donor Organisations that Support Palliative Care Development in Five World Regions. Report to the Open Society Institute
Wright M, Clark D, Wood J, Lynch T (2006) Mapping levels of palliative care development: A global view. Report to Help the Hospices and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization on behalf of the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance
Wright M, Clark D (2005) Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa. A handbook. Report to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and the Elton John AIDS Foundation
Wright M (2004) Sharing the Vision: Hospice and palliative care collaboration in Russia. A report of the international seminar held 5 May 2004 at Hospice House, London. Report to the UK Forum for Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide
Clark D, Wright M, Bingley A (2004) A Questionnaire Survey on behalf of the National Cancer Institute in preparation for the workshop on Palliative Care in the Middle East. Report to the National Cancer Institute, USA
Wright M (2003) Models of Hospice and Palliative Care in Resource Poor Countries: issues and opportunities. Report to the UK Forum for Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide
Wright M, Clark J, Greenwood A, Callaway M, Clark D (2003) A Questionnaire Survey on behalf of the Open Society Institute in Preparation for the Palliative Care Policy Development Conference, Budapest. Report to the Open Society Institute
Clark D, Wright M, Hughes P, Jane M (2003) A Postal Questionnaire Survey on behalf of Help the Hospices Strategic Review Working Group. Confidential report to Help the Hospices
Guest presentations
Exploring the concept of healing where no physical cure is possible. Annual Conference on Spirituality,Trinity Hospice, Blackpool,UK; 7 May 2009
Across cultures: Palliative care commonality and difference. Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine, Darwin, Australia; 26 September, 2008.
Developments within palliative care in the Asia Pacific region and worldwide: Challenges and achievements. 9th Australian Palliative Care Conference, Melbourne, Australia; 30 August 2007
The role of religion in palliative care. 10th Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care, Budapest, Hungary, 8 June 2007
Renewing our strength. Green Pastures, Peaceful Streams: St Columba's Fellowship Conference, Lee Abbey, Lynton, UK, 24 May 2007
Hospice care yesterday and today. Victoriano Luno General Hospital, Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Centre, Quezon City, Philippines; 14 March 2007
Spiritual aspects of palliative cancer care. European School of Oncology Advanced Course on Palliative Cancer Care, Stockholm, Sweden; 9 September 2006
The role of the International Observatory on End of Life Care. Advancing collaboration and synergy for palliative care in cancer and AIDS in resource-poor countries, NCI/ OSI Symposium, Washington DC, USA; 12 April 2006
Spiritual care in the context of loss. 13th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care, Chennai, India; 12 February 2006
A global perspective: The international Observatory on End of Life Care. Blended Values. The hospice as an anthropological, economical and institutional resource dedicated to the Person: definition of best practices in national and international contexts, MISP, Bologna, Italy; 5 November 2005
Palliative care in Europe: A view across the borders. 9th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Aachen, Germany; 10 April 2005
The spiritual dimension of palliative care: present yet elusive. 12th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care, Guwahati, India; 12 February 2005
Death and dying: The global impact of palliative care. Eye to Eye: 70th Anniversary Conference of the British Council London, UK; 4 November 2004
Spirituality: the forgotten dimension of palliative care? 5th Symposium of Hospice and Palliative Care, Zagreb, Croatia; 16 October 2004
Seeking the pallium: The global analysis of palliative care. Annual Conference of the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa, Rustenburg, South Africa; 12 August 2004
Through a glass darkly? Spiritual care of the dying. National Conference of the Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplains, Swanwick, UK; 18 May 2004
Palliative care in the international setting. 2nd International Conference on Hospice and Palliative Care, Trnava, Slovakia; 26 March 2004
The International Observatory on End of Life Care: A new research and development initiative. 11th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care, Chandigarh, India; 13 February 2004
Palliative care provision and needs in twelve countries represented at the palliative care policy development conference, Budapest. OSI Leadership Conference, Budapest, Hungary; 16 October 2003
The rise of the hospice movement in Russia. Week of Hospice Celebrations, St Petersburg, Russia; 4 October 2003
Confronting burnout: An exploration of the professional, personal and spiritual demands of working with seriously ill and dying patients. Seminar on Burnout, National Palliative Care Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia; 23 November 2002
Palliative care beacons in Eastern Europe: Challenges, opportunities and achievements. Help the Hospices UK Forum for Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide AGM, London, UK; 6 November 2002
Hospice in St Petersburg: A view from the outside. 1st EAPC Summit of Palliative Care Beacons in Eastern Europe, Stockholm, Sweden; 9 September 2002
Finding meaning: Spiritual memory at the end of life. Palliative Care Congress, Sheffield; 10 April 2002
A review of palliative care services in Eastern Europe. Council of Europe Expert Committee on Palliative Care, Strasbourg, France; 5 February 2002
The spiritual journey. Wielkopolskie Hospicjum, Poznan, Poland; 1 March 2001
Changing patterns: the spiritual dimension of health care. Caring for the Carers: The Hospice New Zealand Conference, Invercargill, New Zealand: 20 July 2000
Associated Keywords: End of life care, Health, Hospice, Palliative care, Religion, Spirituality
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