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Trustees
Marie Fallon
Marie Fallon (MD FRCP(Glas) FRCP(E) MRCGP DCH DRCOG) is Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and is an Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine based at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre. She has played a significant role in research both nationally and internationally. She has led international palliative care guidelines such as ESMO for cancer pain and ASCO for cachexia. She has been Joint Editor of four editions of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine which is the reference textbook in the specialty. She has edited several other books and sits on numerous grant committees, as well as being an editorial board member of the BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. Finally, of note, much of her research in recent years and currently relates to Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). She strives to help with the thorny issue of opioid availability in LMICs.
David Knight
David is a retired orthopaedic surgeon, he worked in Aberdeen from 1990. He is a born and bred Scot, but in 2011 he moved to China to work with a Christian NGO. He tried with limited success to learn Chinese and then taught foreign medical students and Chinese doctors in a big city in South-west China. He returned to Scotland in early 2020, and soon entered lockdown. He was a Cairdeas Trustee in the early years and has now returned to the fold. He is busy with the leadership team of his local church and loves to travel and to read, sometimes at the same time.
Marian Morrison
Marian trained in Obstetrics in Glasgow and served in a Christian Hospital in Pakistan for many years, latterly as Hospital Director. Marian brings cross cultural experience and a working knowledge of the kinds of communities Cairdeas is aiming to facilitate training and delivery of care. She is excited to join the team of Trustees, learn more of this worthwhile ministry, and contribute to the organisation.
Margaret Sutherland
Professor Margaret Sutherland, PhD is Professor of High Ability Studies and Inclusive Practice and is Director of the Scottish Network for Able Pupils at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She has 42 years teaching experience in mainstream primary schools, behaviour support and latterly in higher education. She is interested in social justice and issues relating to poverty and the role of formal and non-formal education in creating more just societies in the global north and south. She adds, "Having lived in Lenzie, I have known Mhoira for over 30 years and so have seen first-hand the development of Cairdeas and the difference it has made in many parts of the world. I’m honoured to bring my experiences in Higher Education to the board."
Staff
Mhoira Leng
Medical Director
Mhoira is a specialist palliative care physician with over 25 years’ experience. Global palliative care, values based health systems and addressing the huge global inequalities in access to palliative care are a particular interest and led to the founding of Cairdeas. She has worked in 5 continents supporting palliative care and loves to develop and mentor the next generation of palliative care practitioners. She currently holds academic contracts in Uganda (where she is based) and Scotland, is a board member of the International Hospice and Palliative Care Association. She loves to explore the food, dress and culture of the places she visits and spend time in the great outdoors… the wilder the better.
