Deidre is an occupational therapist with thirteen years clinical experience working in specialist inpatient palliative care and 16 years researching in this area. Her research examines the experience of functional decline at the end of life, patient priorities at this time and the role of allied health in optimising function of people with advanced disease. Deidre is the Academic Lead of the Palliative and Supportive Care courses at Flinders University and works in a research and teaching capacity. She is the inaugural chair of Australian Allied Health in Palliative Care (AAHPC) and member of the EAPC Rehabilitative Palliative Care taskforce.