Biography

Mandy is the parent of a preterm infant and the founder of the Irish Neonatal Health Alliance (INHA, 
www.inha.ie)—a collaborative, multi-stakeholder, and multi-disciplinary platform. She is also a EUPATI Fellow, 
Trainer and Editorial Board Member, with a strong focus on advocacy, education, and research. 
Mandy has contributed extensively to neonatal and paediatric healthcare through her involvement in system 
reviews, clinical audits, registry development, health technology assessments, and the review of obstetric, 
neonatal, perinatal palliative care and bereavement guidelines. She has helped design and deliver educational 
curricula and ongoing training for a wide range of learners, including medical, nursing, pharmacy, allied health 
professionals, and patient experts. 
She actively mentors PhD students and serves on the advisory boards of the PPI Ignite Network, and the 
National Office For Clinical Audit. She is a board member of the Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science 
and Industry (IPPOSI) and the NIDCAP Federation International, and she has collaborated on over 80 national 
and international research studies, including the development of several Core Outcome Sets. 
Mandy is a co-founder of the International Newborn Sepsis Society, has co-chaired the committee responsible 
for developing the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health, and acts as a public reviewer for the Irish 
Health Research Board and BMJ Open Pediatrics. She is a member of the National Office of Research Ethics 
Clinical Trials Committee, and a patient contributor for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and a member of 
the Health Products Regulatory Authority of Ireland (HPRA) Patient Forum. Her work has been published in 
multiple peer-reviewed journals.