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The inclusion health awareness month at University College Hospital Galway (UCHG)

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to all speakers who contributed to this initiative, Dr. Brian McNicholl (UCHG), Dr. Lynn Spooner (UCHG), Ms. Kathleen Sweeney (Galway Traveller Movement), Ms. Linda Lathan (HSE Anti-Human Trafficking Unit/Women’s Health Unit) and Ms. Hannah Rodrigues (MyUISCE). Thank you also to the UCHG Academic Office and Dr. Diarmuid O Donovan (Department of Public Health, HSE West).

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Funding was received from the HSE Spark Programme.

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    James A. O Connell

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Informed consent was sought from participants. Financial support for the Inclusion Health Awareness Month was received from the National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) Spark Innovation Programme.

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O Connell, J.A. The inclusion health awareness month at University College Hospital Galway (UCHG). Ir J Med Sci 188, 1067–1068 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-018-1916-9

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