Elaine Finucane

Midwife, Cochrane Fellow and Research Associate with the HRB-Trials Methodology Research Network and Evidence Synthesis Ireland

Elaine is a Midwife, Cochrane Fellow and Research Associate with the HRB-Trials Methodology Research Network and Evidence Synthesis Ireland, located in the National University of Ireland Galway. Her current projects include iHealthFacts, an online resource where the public can quickly and easily check the reliability of a health claim circulated by social media. iHealthFacts, aims to provide robust, unbiased information to help members of the public think critically about health claims and The People’s Trial, an innovative, virtual trial aimed at enhancing the public’s understanding of randomised trials.

Elaine spoke at 'Virtually Cochrane', a virtual event we co-hosted with Cochrane Ireland in April 2021. Watch the recording iHealthFacts. Health claims – fact checked