Sean O’Mahony MB BCh BAO, MS has research and teaching interests that include pain management, end-of-life and palliative care, quality of life at the end of life and clinical outcomes and effectiveness of palliative care programs. He is also interested in understanding how to meet the needs of underserved and minority communities at the end of life.
He is co-demonstrating a three-year, multicenter, multidisciplinary educational demonstration program to expand access to palliative care in community settings across the Chicago metropolitan area. His research endeavors have involved collaboration across multiple disciplines and multiple organizations.
O’Mahony is actively involved in research and education to promote best practices in LGBT health. His involvement in these studies has included study design, recruitment and supervision of study staff, budget oversight and statistical analyses.
His current research activities include evaluation of the effectiveness of multi-institutional education programs, use of medical informatics to promote patient safety in relationship to use of opioid medications and integration of palliative medicine into the care of patients in the intensive care unit.
O’Mahony and his team are developing digital applications for professional education of trainees on opioid safety and palliative care topics. They have developed applications to promote caregiver support for hospice patients.
The team has $890,000 in support from the Coleman Foundation, Prince Charitable Trust, Cox Foundation and Depomed.
Email Sean O’Mahony or call (312) 563-3700.