Provides clinical risk advices, support, education and data analysis to reduce litigation risks and claims exposure within the publicly-funded health and social care system. Over twenty years experience in quality care, safety and risk management, delivering professional services and complex, collaborative change management projects within health and social care, including Open Disclosure, National Incident Management System (NIMS) and AFFINITY (falls prevention & bone health) with a European dimension. She is project lead for high performing teams to a national, multi-professional, healthcare risk advisory team, organisational collaborator for continuous performance management and co-convenor of the OPUS Listening Post for Ireland. Irene is a Chartered Physiotherapist, with post-graduate qualifications in risk and quality management, education, governance and organisational development. She is a member of OPUS, the Irish Group Relations Organisation (IGRO) executive, OPUS International Listening Post Steering Group, the Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) and CORU.