Scientific Advisory Board

Marie Fallon (MD FRCP(Glas) FRCP(E) MRCGP DCH DRCOG). Marie is a Professor of Palliative Medicine at theUniversity of Edinburgh and is an Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine based at the Edinburgh CancerCentre. Marie has played a significant role in research, leading both national and international research studiesaround pain and cachexia in cancer patients. Marie has led the development of international palliative careguidelines such as ESMO for cancer pain and ASCO for cachexia.

Marie has been Joint Editor of four editions of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine which is the referencetextbook in the specialty. Prof. Fallon has edited several other books and sits on numerous grant committees, aswell as being an editorial board member of the BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care journal. Finally, of note, much ofMarie's recent and current research relates to Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), where she is seeking toaddress the issue of poor opioid availability in LMICs.