Austin's talk is centered around the psychological approach homeless people take when deciding to choose healthcare. He discusses the barriers that we as society have built to prevent easy access to fundamental healthcare treatment. Austin's findings present recommendations and solutions that are universal to Ireland and the rest of the world.
Dr Austin O’Carroll is a GP in Inner City Dublin. His passion is to improve access to Primary Healthcare for that one the margins of society.
In 2009 he founded the North Dublin City GP Training Programme which is an international new initiative that seeks to train GPs to work in areas of deprivation and with marginalised groups. He founded Safetynet in 2005 whose focus is to provide access to marginalised groups to Primary Healthcare. He also co-founded the Partnership for Health Equity between the HSE Social Inclusion, NDCGP and University of Limerick.
Dr Austin O’Carroll was presented with the Time and Tide Award for his work with Refugees, the Fiona Bradley Award, an honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Irish Healthcare Person of the year 2015 awards for his work with marginalised groups. He was affected by Thalidomide and has been a disability activist with Forum of People with Disabilities and lectured on Disability Awareness. An avid sailor, he represented Ireland at the Rio Paralympics in 2016 in Sailing.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx