Anthony Staines (MB, MSc, PhD, FFPHMI)

Anthony is a doctor, an academic, and a social activist.

He is an epidemiologist and a public health consultant whose research focusses on the uses of information in health care. He has a particular interest in child health and disability. Working closely with the Health Intelligence Unit in the Health Services Executive in Ireland, he has led several projects to deliver innovative health information approaches in Ireland and Europe. Anthony teaches on programmes in public health and health systems within DCU, and on digital health in an innovative national programme led by the HSE. He was formerly the chair of the Irish Blood Transfusion service, and now leads St. Michael’s House, one of the larger providers of services for people with intellectual disability in Ireland.