School of Nursing and Midwifery Scholarly Impact Report 2021

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Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery UCC

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

University College Cork, Ireland Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP COLLABORATION

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FOREWORD

Nurses and midwives are the largest professional healthcare workforce group; thus, maximizing their contribution to health is essential to achieve health coverage for a diverse and aging global population. Often as first-line carers, nurses and midwives play an essential role in increasing patient access to safe compassionate care, whilst improving the lives of vulnerable communities through education, research, and support. Over time nurses and midwives have developed new roles and assumed greater responsibilities, with the emergence of advanced practice roles. Schools of Nursing and Midwifery play an important role in the education and support of nurses and midwives, and in the development of the nursing and midwifery education, research, and practice. We are very proud of the fact that the School has achieved 49th (2021) and 41st (2022) place in the QS World Ranking in subject area of Nursing. According to the QS rankings, UCC’s School of Nursing andMidwifery is ranked as the top School of Nursing in Ireland (2022) and is the top ranked subject inUCC. TheQSWorldUniversityRankings by Subject considers employer reputation, academic reputation, and research impact to rate institutions globally. Students within the School benefit from a 21st -century immersive and engaging learning experience within state- of-the-art clinical skills and simulation facilities. Since its foundation in 1994, the School has graduated more than 5,500 nurses and midwives and provided postgraduate education and continuing professional development to 2,500 nurses and midwives. It is the contribution of these graduates in many and varied employment contexts which forms the basis for the employer reputation metric.

The research impact metric positively reflects intensive activity within six internationally connected research clusters which produce a consistent scholarly output of over 100 publications per annum. Research within UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery improves lives by impacting positively on health service and patient level outcomes. 1. Centre for Safer Staffing and Healthcare Systems Research (The CATALYST Centre) 2. Ageing Integrated Research 3. Enhancing Cancer Awareness & Survivorship Programmes 4. Mental Health and Wellbeing for the 21st Century: People, Organisations, and Places 5. J.U.S.T.I.C.E: Just, Universal, Sustainable, Trusted, Inclusive, Caring & Ethical Health Care in Life and Death Active partnerships with the public, private & community organisations and health services in the region, nationally and internationally and an active Erasmus programme of placements within the European Union provide students with great opportunities to learn and research. Staff of UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery hope you enjoy reading the exemplars of the excellent work which transcends education, research and clinical practice conducted within the School over the past academic year. 6. Maternity, Family and Primary Care The six research areas include:

Health service provision is by its very nature dynamic and ever-changing. Going forward the School has a particular focus on developing and embedding its programmatic approach to research in key target areas as outlined within this report. The School of Nursing and Midwifery continues to evolve with the changing face of health care, and from this, creates opportunities for student and faculty growth and achievement. We are also confident that those who review this report will have a clear picture of a School of Nursing and Midwifery whose staff are dedicated to continuous improvement and are constantly striving toward being recognised as the best provider of quality higher education for nurses and midwives in this region and beyond. We also wish to acknowledge the tremendous contribution of nurses, midwives and healthcare professionals at the frontline during COVID-19. As a Head of a School of Nursing and Midwifery I can say that I am proud to be a Nurse and proud of the contribution of the staff and students to the national efforts to combat COVID-19. I look forward to the implementation of the Report of the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery (Department of Health, 2022) and the many opportunities that this can offer for the further development of the disciplines of nursing and midwifery and the opportunities available for the enhancement of education, research and practice. Professor Josephine Hegarty, Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery University College Cork

Professor Josephine Hegarty, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland

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A GLANCE AT 2021

The School of Nursing and Midwifery opened in 1994 with 1 programme and in 2021 has:

ALMOST € 1.85m

€ 1,849,727 RESEARCH FUNDING AWARDED IN 2021

PROGRAMMES

ACTIVE GRANTS

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED ON OUR PROGRAMMES

66

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ACROSS 5 PROGRAMMES

MSc(taught) /MSc Res/PhD/DN

PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS ACROSS 23 PROGRAMMES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Awards

Celebrating International Men’s Day and Movember

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Nomination & Acceptance of Dr James O’Mahony onto the Committee for Behaviour & Cognitive Psychotherapies Association

School of Nursing and Midwifery achieves its first Athena SWAN Award

2021 at a Glance

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Dr Johnny Goodwin and Catarina Araújo awarded the Agility Award (€5000) to produce art influenced by the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

PART A: Teaching, Contribution and Practice, Awards

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Dr. Elizabeth Weathers appointed to several international nursing leadership positions.

Intellectual Disability Nursing Team collaborating with staff and service users in COPE Foundation on PPI project to support lifestyle decision making by people with intellectual disability. Our School wins the Learning & Teaching Innovation Awards to test the feasibility of virtual reality simulation in undergraduate nursing curricula. School of Nursing & Midwifery research team create a Web- Hub to support asylum-seeking/refugee students in Higher Education in Europe.

The Elaine Drummond perpetual award presented to Ms Arletta Iwan

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Introducing Dr. Zamzaliza Abdul Mulud, a visiting scholar and has joined the School.

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2021 University College Cork, PhD Scholarships programme for Nurses and Midwives.

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A letter to Prof Mary Ryan as part of celebrations of International Women’s Day

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PhD Scholarships Awarded 2021

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Dogs for the Disabled Visit Brookfield

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Undergraduate Success at the NUI Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarships & Prizes 2021

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Graduations

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International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) developments UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is ranked an impressive 49 th in the world

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Nursing Student awarded Quercus Academic Scholarship

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Message of Congratulations to the Nursing and Midwifery Students from UCC Being Conferred in 2021. The School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork celebrates with their graduating international students. Graduations back on campus in UCC: MSc Nursing Students celebrate MSc in Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement Online Graduates 2021

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Quercus COMH awards Scholars 2021 – BSc Midwifery Intake 2017

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Success for the School of Nursing and Midwifery with Social, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Summer Studentships 2021

School Annual Achievement Awards 2021

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Research Themes and Successes in 2021

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The 12th World Hearing Voices Congress, Cork, Ireland, 1 – 3 September 2021 The 13th Annual Critical Voices Conference, Cork, Ireland, 10th November 2021. (ONLINE)

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The School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork - providing a world-class environment for cutting-edge research

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MSc (taught) Students 2021 Graduations

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Part B: Research Themes and Successes in 2021

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Teaching, Contribution To Community And Practice, Awards

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Doctoral Graduations

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20th Annual Research Conference

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Dr Johnny Goodwin hosts new iteration of the adolescent mental health and wellbeing programme, Intinn, during the 66th Cork International Film Festival.

Dr Johnny Goodwin successfully defended his VIVA on 14th January 2021 Celebrations as two more doctorally prepared nurses graduate at UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery Congratulations to Dr Selena O’Connell, Ms. Michelle Clifford and Eleftheria Psarraki

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Translating Evidence & Innovation for Health

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Sustainability and the Environment: Developing New Disciplinary Norms in the Social & Health Professions

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Theme 1 – Ageing Integrated Research

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Challenges faced by student nurses and midwives in clinical learning environment – A systematic review and meta-synthesis Dr Johnny Goodwin facilitates discussion around mental health and child protection during the 66th Cork International Film Festival

Funding awarded for the “AdvoCare Study: An Evaluation of Advocacy Function within The Alzheimer Society of Ireland”

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Undergraduate Graduations

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‘What Matters’: Innovation towards age friendly systems

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Mental Health Student Nurses celebrated completion of BSc Nursing programme with a Blessing of the Hands ceremony, Honan Chapel, UCC.

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Attendance at the 50th European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT)

Healthcare Experience, Engagement and Reform

Frailty Care Bundle

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The School of Nursing and Midwifery are working with frontline clinical nurses to improve quality of care for older people as COVID-19 and cyber attacks threaten our health system. Theme 2 – Enhancing Cancer Awareness and Survivorship Programme (ESCASP) Dr Saab and Team Successfully Secure Prestigious HRB DIFA 2020 Grant The Unmet need in Cancer Genetic Services: conducting an environmental scan of the cancer genetics services in an Irish context

Theme 1 – Healthcare Workforce

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Dr Mohamad Saab Presents at the European Cancer Prevention Conference in Belgium and becomes Associate Editor of the European Journal of Cancer Prevention Dr Mohamad Saab presents during Sigma’s 32nd Virtual International Nursing Research Congress and RCSI’s 40th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Conference Dr Mohamad Saab presents on virtual reality and nursing education during the International Council of Nurses Congress 2021

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Workforce Planning and Safe Nurse Staffing Symposium

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Theme 2 – J.U.S.T.I.C.E in Healthcare: Just, Universal, Sustainable, Trusted, Inclusive, Caring, & Ethical Healthcare in life and death

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Nursing Ethics Feminist Perspectives Launch 23 February

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“Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ethical case study”

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Funding awarded by the Irish Hospice Foundation for study: “Economic Impacts of Bereavement in Ireland”

32nd International Confederation of Midwives: Strengthening Midwifery Globally Conference held in June 2021

Dr Mohamad Saab secures research funding to explore strategies to improve lung cancer referral in Ireland

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Successful funding under the College of Medicine and Health (CoMH) Interdisciplinary Seed Award (CiSA) in collaboration with Marymount University Hospital and Hospice.

Views of Generation Z regarding care and care careers: a four-country study

Dr Mohamad Saab and Ms Helen Leahy present on end-of-life care in Ireland during the “End of Life and Palliative Care in Europe” Erasmus event.

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Identifying priorities for Family Carers through a Participatory Process

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Theme 3 – Maternity, Families and Primary Care (MF&PC)

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Further Conference Presentations

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Symptom management at the end of life for people with intellectual disabilities

School of Nursing & Midwifery staff and students contributing to international community health and well-being.

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Poster Presentations

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Publications

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Theme 3 - Mental Health and Wellbeing Research for the 21st Century: People, Organisations, and Places

Publication of a teaching and practice resource guide for Public Health Nurses.

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Professional Journals

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Launch of Report of the Evaluation of the Implementation of Peer Group Clinical Supervision for nurses in the HSE South

Book Chapters

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Supporting online learning through community contribution and the connected university.

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Reports

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Safe4Child: Erasmus+ Funding awarded to conduct an International Intervention Study to reduce coercive practice, seclusion and restraint in child and adolescent residential units Report on the Implementation of a film-based mental health and wellbeing workshop in secondary schools: INTINN undertaken by SoNM team

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Forming an All-Ireland Midwifery Network

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Practice Enhancement for Exclusive Breastfeeding (PEEB) HRB APA 2019-029

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Maternity, Families and Primary Care PhD Scholarship Award - An eHealth intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes for women in the perinatal period.

Mr Murray McKenzie and Dr James O Mahony publish research for “Masters in Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapy”

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Maternity, Families and Primary Care PhD Scholarship Award - The development and pilot testing of an intervention to enhance the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding

Dr Johnny Goodwin presents on the use of film-based interventions at Turku University of Applied Sciences

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Intellectual disability nursing team collaborating with staff and service users in COPE Foundation on PPI project to support lifestyle decision making by people with intellectual disability People with intellectual disability have a right to be involved in and make decisions that affect them. Evidence suggests this group experience challenges related to health literacy and health promotion materials can be inaccessible. Don’t Mention the Diet! is a health promotion initiative that was co-produced with people with intellectual disability. A collaborative patient and public involvement (PPI) approach was adopted to integrate the knowledge and experience of the team members in designing and delivering a health promotion module that educated and empowered students around lifestyle decision making. The team included three adults with mild or moderate intellectual disability and five intellectual disability nurses, four lecturers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery and one who works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in communication. This project resulted in the design of an eight-month module with a double helix structure intertwining educational and personal development elements. It demonstrates howactive involvement of people with intellectual disability in the design and provision of appropriate educational supports can assist them to make informed decisions about their diets and lifestyle. The team published an article on the project in a Special Issue of the British Journal of Learning Disabilities: Education as a catalyst for the social inclusion of people with learning disabilities and Dr Anne-Marie Martin will present the project at

a webinar hosted by the Guest Editors and University of Derby in March 2022. The purpose of this webinar is to ‘recognise the capacities and capabilities of peoplewith intellectual disabilities as trustworthy agents of contribution in society’.

Lead and Team Members

Dr. Anne-Marie Martin, Ms. Síle Divane, Ms. Sandra Twomey, Ms. Lucia O’Neill, Mr. Joseph McCarthy, Ms. Caroline Egan, Dr. Caroline Dalton and Dr. Maria Caples Selected Reference • Article: Martin, A. M., Divane, S., Twomey, S., O’Neill, L., McCarthy, J., Egan, C., Dalton, C. and Caples, M. (2021), Don’t Mention the Diet! A health promotion initiative to support healthy diet and lifestyle decision-making by people with intellectual disability. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 49(4), 475-481. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12382

Accessible Video Abstract: https://youtu.be/OyiJCi2qxuQ

Highlights • The provision of accessible and carefully designed educational supports can support and empower individuals with intellectual disability to make decisions about their lifestyle. • The inclusion of PPI contributors with intellectual disability assists in the design of relevant and appropriate educational support.

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Our School wins the Learning & Teaching Innovation Awards 2021 to test the feasibility of virtual reality simulation in undergraduate nursing curricula The School of Nursing and Midwifery won the Learning & Teaching Innovation Awards 2021 to test the feasibility and usability of implementing virtual reality (VR) simulation in undergraduate nursing education. This project will use a mixed-method process evaluation to (i) keep a record of the number of students completing/not completing virtual simulation, system crashes, number of students experiencing side effects, and duration of engagement and (ii) explore students and educators’ experiences of engaging with VR simulation using surveys and qualitative interviews during a designated VI rtual SI mulati ON (VISION) Open Week/Event. This interprofessional project combines clinical and research expertise (Dr Mohamad Saab [Lead], Professor JosephineHegarty, andDr BrendanNoonan and computer science and VR expertise (Mr David Murphy). This project is a key step in the Working Group chaired by Dr Noonan on the implementation of VR Education into the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Curriculum within the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Lead and Team Members

Lead: Dr Mohamad Saab Team Members: Dr Brendan Noonan, Mr David Murphy, Professor Josephine Hegarty

Highlights

• The Learning & Teaching Innovation Awards 2021 will help test the feasibility of implementing VR simulation in our School • The mixed-method process evaluation will provide valuable information on the elements of VR simulation that work and the elements that need improvement/rethinking prior to full-scale implementation

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School of Nursing & Midwifery research team create a Web-Hub to support asylum-seeking/refugee students in Higher Education in Europe. The Learning to Live web-hub supporting refugee and asylum-seeking students was officially launched at a conference that marked the end of the 3-year Erasmus+ funded research project. The Learning to Live project was an educational development project which focused on creating digital technology innovations that would enable better social inclusion for vulnerable migrant students and refugees in higher education in Europe. The Learning to Live project was completed by an international consortium involving the School of Nursing andMidwifery UCC, as well as researchers fromEngland (University of Bradford and the overall project lead), Finland (Savonia University of Applied Sciences), Spain (Universitat Rovira I Virgili), and Slovenia (University of Maribor). The conference explored issues relating to quality of life for migrant students, transformative action in higher education, advances in nursing research and education as well as advanced nursing practice experience in the Slovenian and wider international arena. The objective of the web-hub, for which the Irish team were responsible, is to facilitate a one-stop-shop for higher education staff who are looking for resources to help them to support students from asylum-seeking or refugee backgrounds. Via the web-hub, staff and students alike can access a Digital Language Toolkit, to assist with language acquisition as well as digital skills to help with course work. Additionally, an app has been developed that aims to help students to settle-in to their local community.

Highlights

• The Learning to Live project fits well with UCC’s designation as a University of Sanctuary • We have demonstrated a proof of concept for a ‘scalable’ Web-Hub

Lead and Team Members

Dr Angela Flynn (PI), NualaWalshe, Carol Condon, Dr Patricia O’Regan, Dr Emma Hurley, Ms Irina Fernandes Lopes. https://learningtolive.eu/

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International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) developments In January 2021 Dr Peter Kelly was appointed to represent The Ireland Chapter of IntNSA on the National Oversight Committee for Drugs. This committee, chaired by Minister Frank Feighan, is responsible for oversight and implementation of the National Drugs Strategy ‘Reducing harm, supporting recovery: a health-led approach to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017— 2025’. This is one of three seats on the committee subject to ministerial invite and was delivered to IntNSA in 2017 following Peters representation in the previous year on the continuum of care committee for the formulation of the new strategy. This is the first such representation from Nursing at this level of implementation and oversight of drugs policy, and the first- time nursing is acknowledged in a national drugs strategy. This year, the Irish chapter also hosted two very well attended online educational workshops for nurses working in addictions & other relevant settings, continues to campaign in areas such as, improved governance of services, legislating for nurse prescribing of opiate substitution, and was also successful in securing charity status.

This year, Nursing attained the highest subject ranking within UCC across 51 subjects ranked by QS - a fact that the school is extremely proud of. World university rankings show nursing is one of Ireland’s strongest subjects with four Universities making it to the top 100 in the QS rankings most years. UCC, in its strategic plan, has aimed to be placed higher in the University QS rankings. UCC continues to progress up the rankings in the prestigious QS World University Ranking 2021, climbing 24 places to 286th in the world.

Highlights

• Dr Peter Kelly appointed to the National Oversight Committee for the National Drugs Strategy • IntNSA hosts two educational workshops and was awarded charity status in 2021

UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is ranked an impressive 49th in the world The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. Such metrics are important factors in terms of international students’ programme choices and in terms of international collaborative efforts. The School of Nursing and Midwifery has attained a top 50 place in the QS subject Rankings- a collective well done to the staff and students of the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery.

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Lead and Team Members

Dr Peter Kelly

https://www.intnsa.org/

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Success for the School of Nursing and Midwifery with Social, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Summer Studentships 2021 The winners of the 2021 Translational Research Summer Studentship include Laura Oldacres, third year general nursing student at UCC, for her project titled: Interventions promoting cognitive function in patients with cancer experiencing “chemo-brain”: A systematic review to support the development of a targeted intervention. Laura hopes that through her research she can highlight the experience of cancer survivors who are enduring long-term side effects from treatment. Laura notes “the ongoing experience of “chemo-brain” can reduce quality of life for survivors and their families”.

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The 12th World Hearing Voices Congress, Cork, Ireland, 1 – 3 September 2021.

Drawing on two ancient Irish traditions, the Congress organisers aim to provide a platform (ardán*) to focus on the ways in which many voices can work together, supporting each other in difficult times (meitheal**).

The experience of the Covid-19 pandemic is relevant to this year’s conference theme with issues of safety featuring in all our lives in different ways. Within this context, it is important to remain critical and not to lose sight of concerns that continue to be expressed about mental health systems not providing safe spaces for people in intense distress. Indeed, it is often the opposite, with people referring to experiences of de- humanisation, coercion and re-traumatisation. Acknowledging such concerns, this conference, now in its 13th year, focuses on the importance of developing and providing safe spaces for people experiencing distress. • what we understand by safe spaces in mental health systems • what makes it so difficult to offer safe spaces • the increasing use of coercion and forced treatment to try to maintain people’s ‘safety’ • what safe spaces may look like and how these may be experienced by people in distress • ways to support people in intense distress in spaces where they feel safe and respected The conference offers opportunities to examine:

*Ardán (pronouncedar-dawn) is an Irishwordmeaningplatform, stage, but it is also used in the context of ‘raising one’s spirits’!

**Meitheal (pronounced meh-hill) is the Irish expression of the ancient and universal appliance of cooperation to social need, referring to the co-operative labour system in Ireland where neighbours help each other in turn with farming work, such as harvesting crops. It establishes community unity through cooperative work and mutually reciprocal support. The 13th Annual Critical Voices Conference, Cork, Ireland, 10th November 2021 (ONLINE) Creating safe spaces in mental health systems: critical perspectives. School of Applied Social Studies and School of Nursing and Midwifery University College Cork, Ireland.

“Solidarity in Times of Adversity: The Global Voice Hearing Community Reconnecting” - 1 – 3 September 2021.

Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland.

Over the past 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented challenge across the globe, which many of us will have experienced as disconnecting, isolating, frightening, chaotic, overwhelming, and, at times, unbearable. However, the pandemic has also shown the power of solidarity when communities come together to offer each other support in times of adversity. This year’s Congress will create spaces for voice hearers, family members, carers, practitioners, academics, and all those interested in the principles and values of the International Hearing Voices Movement, to connect and/or reconnect with one another in a post-pandemic world, either in person in Brookfield, UCC, Cork, Ireland or online across the globe.

In association with the critical voices network Ireland and in partnership with online events

Conference FORMAT & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ON THE NEXT PAGE

Conference theme:

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Conference format:

4 keynote presentations and 2 sessions of concurrent presentations Keynote Speakers

Eoin Gorman

Jacqui Dillon

Eoin Gorman, an Occupational Therapy lecturer with self- experience, who talked about creating safe spaces with students

Jacqui Dillon, author, campaigner and activist, who talked about creating safe spaces

Jennifer Hough

Ole Andreas & Siv Rydheim

Jennifer Hough, ex-journalist with the Irish Examiner, who talked about her and her sister’s experiences of the Irish mental health services

Ole Andreas Underland and Siv Rydheim, who talked about introducing a drug/medication-free mental health unit in Norway

The Conference was organised by Lydia Sapouna, School of Applied Social Studies and Harry Gijbels (retired), Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland.

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Dr Johnny Goodwin hosts new iteration of the adolescent mental health and wellbeing programme, Intinn, during the 66th Cork International Film Festival. ‘Intinn’ is Cork International Film Festival’s film-based mental health and wellbeing programme aimed at adolescents, delivered in partnership with the School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC, and offered nationwide, for free. Following on from a national rollout in 2020 and evaluation of Intinn in early 2021, the programme was updated, incorporating different short films, focusing on different aspects of mental health and wellbeing. Two short films (‘Hum’ and ‘An Open Door’) were screened live for students in The Gate Cinema, Cork, during the 66th Cork International Film Festival in November 2021, accompanied by recorded Q&A with the filmmakers, and an information session and wellbeing workshop with Dr Johnny Goodwin. The programme was also offered to students nationwide online, enabling students who were unable to make the screenings in person to watch the films in class, with the information session and workshop offered as a pre-recorded webinar, for free. Fiona Clark, CEO of Cork International Film Festival said, “Intinn is one of the Festival’s key strategic activities, and through the powerful and relevant medium of film, this programme provides a unique space for supporting the wellbeing of young people and to positively impact young people’s awareness of mental health. To date, nearly 7,000 young people have engaged with Intinn , demonstrating the value of this creative, innovative, and accessible youth mental health educational resource - and a need that would not otherwise be met. Intinn is one of a range of collaborative programmes between Cork International Film Festival and UCC, the Festival’s Academic Partner, and we are hugely grateful for the expertise that Johnny brings to the project.”

Pictured: Dr Johnny Goodwin

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Sustainability and the Environment: Developing New Disciplinary Norms in the Social & Health Professions

of climate change and in how human and natural ecologies are fundamentally entwined. This knowledge and awareness is essential for front-line professionals in the human services, including social workers, youth workers, community development workers and healthcare workers such as nurses and midwives. All of these professions work with individuals, families and communities in a diverse range of settings. Qualifying degree programmes in these professional areas must prepare graduates to work, lead and educate on climate change and the multiple challenges that stem from it. This is the second in a series of webinars that seeks to share knowledge and ideas on the connections between climate change and the social professions, build the awareness and capacity of educators in the social professions to envisage and develop innovative environmental education practices through disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration, and facilitate co-operation in this area between academic and practitioner colleagues across the social professions in Ireland and internationally. The webinar is hosted by the Research for Civil Society and Social Action (REACT) Cluster of ISS21 at University College Cork. There was an excellent line up of speakers. The keynote presentation was given by Benny Goodman, an independent scholar and retired lecturer in Adult Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Plymouth University. He is a Registered General Nurse and holds a BSc in Sociology and Politics. Benny writes on topics such as sustainability in nurse education, climate change and health within a socio-political framework. He gave a fascinating paper giving a broad overview of the global climate crisis and the impact of carbon based economies on the planet. He drew our attention to the complex interplay between health and the environment with examples such as the obesogenic environment. He gave excellent advice

to those of us seeking to green our curricula advising us to incorporate sustainability in change and to examine practices to ensure they are socially sustainable. There was then a very beautiful video from Sarah Kearney, a qualified Social Worker who works as a lead practitioner in the Edel House homeless service in Cork. She is an enthusiastic beekeeper and her video showed how she uses beekeeping in her work with service users as a form of education and mindfulness. Maeve Foreman is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Social Work at the School of Social Work and Social Policy in Trinity College, Dublin. She is an ex-medical social worker and community worker. Maeve gave a superb presentation on her work with the Mud Island Community Garden in North Strand, Dublin. Will O’Halloran runs the Wild Work education and biodiversity project of the SECAD local development company in east Cork. Will holds an MSc in Ecological Assessment and is a former co- ordinator of the Community Academic Research Links Project (CARL) at University College Cork. He gave a great presentation on his work to enhance biodiversity along with social inclusion activities through Wild Work. Lots of work needs to be done to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals intoour respective curricula in collaboration with the University-wide work by Dr John Barrimo who is working with Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning (CIRTL) in an effort to embed theUCC Sustainability Strategy and the connected curriculum .

Interdisciplinary Webinar held

Dr Angela Flynn together with colleagues from the School of Applied Social Studies (Dr Fiachra O’ Suilleabhain, Dr Catherine Forde, Ms Mary Hurley) established an interdisciplinary Environmental Education teaching cluster here in UCC. A webinar held on Wednesday, 10th March was the second in a series of events that form part of their pedagogical endeavours to include ecological justice, the climate emergency, sustainable and global development on the curricula of applied professions, such as nursing, midwifery, social care and community development. Climate change and its social, cultural and economic impacts poses one of the most critical challenges of the 21st Century. Climate change impacts are significant for populations all over the globe and lead to major challenges for front-line professionals, including those working in human services.

This event was supported by funding from the National Forum for Teaching and Learning Seminar Series 2020/21.

Goal 13 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals refers to the need to educate populations in the causes and effects

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Challenges faced by student nurses and midwives in clinical learning environment – A systematic review and meta-synthesis Nursing and midwifery are practice oriented professions and the clinical learning environment plays an important role in the pathway to prepare competent and confident nurses and midwives. This requires students to attain necessary knowledge, attitude, and skills through theoretical and practical learning. Being a clinical-based discipline, students’ clinical learning determines their motivation to learn. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the challenges experienced by students in the clinical learning environment to be able to optimise their learning experience. This systematic review was conducted to offer an insight into challenges experienced by student nurses and midwives in the clinical learning environment from the perspectives of students, their clinical instructors and clinical nurses andmidwives. Thiswas a voluntaryunfundedproject. The reviewprotocol was registered in PROSPERO (PROSPERO 2019 CRD42019119690). The review included 32 studies published over 22 years between 1997 and 2019 involving 853 nursing/ midwifery students, clinical instructors (academic staff), and clinical nurses/midwives from14countries. The threekey themes were ‘The support structure’, ‘Personal factors’, and ‘Planning and organisation – influence of extrinsic factors’ indicating the challenges associated with the support structure, attitude of clinical and academic staff and the theory-practice gap which influenced students’ clinical learning experience. Lead: Dr Sunita Panda Team members: Dr Manjubala Dash, PhD Dr Jomi John, PhD Ms Kalyani Rath, MSc Ms Anuradha Debata, MSc Ms Dharitri Swain, MSc Ms Krutideepa Mohanty, MSc Ms Jessica Eustace-Cook, MSc Link to the publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104875

Highlights

Dr Johnny Goodwin facilitates discussion around mental health and child protection during the 66th Cork International Film Festival • Support and attitude of clinical and academic staff, students’ self-motivation to learn and the gap between theoretical learning and clinical practice are a few key challenges experienced by students that influence their learning in the clinical learning environment. • Development of practical strategies with an attention to these factors will help overcome the challenges and optimise students’ learning experience on the path to becoming competent and confident nurses and midwives

Dr Johnny Goodwin, Orla Bushnell, John Finn. Photo by: Jed Niezgoda

Dr Goodwin facilitated a discussion with Orla Bushnell, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Systemic Family Therapist in Adult Mental Health (who is also a PhD student in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC) and John Finn, social worker. The film sparked an interesting post-screening discussion around mental health, multidisciplinary care, child protection, and the importance of family support. A very engaged audience were also invited to ask questions of the panel and share their views. “Film is a great way to educate the public,” says Dr Goodwin. “The film and the post-film discussion helped to provide the audience with some really important information about mental health.”

Lead and Team Members

Dr Johnny Goodwin, UCC. Orla Bushnell, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Systemic Family Therapist in Adult Mental Health John Finn, social worker

Interdisciplinary Webinar held

As part of the 66th Cork International Film Festival, the French/ Belgian film “The Hive” was screened. The Hive focuses on three sisters (Marion, Claire and Louise) who have been living with the severe emotional ups and downs of their mother, Alice.

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Celebrating International Men’s Day and Movember

Nomination & Acceptance of Dr James O’Mahony onto the Committee for Behaviour & Cognitive Psychotherapies Association Dr James O’Mahony accepted the nomination onto the Irish Association for Behaviour & Cognitive Psychotherapies committee which is the Irish branch of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the UK and Ireland and promotes, improves, andupholds standards of CBTpractice, supervision and training.

Highlights

• Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men over the age of 50 years and testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men younger than 50 years. • Three in four deaths by suicide are males. Lack of mental health literacy is a key contributor to male suicide, hence the importance of initiatives to celebrate men and promote their health such as Movember.

Dr Mohamad Saab was invited to speak about men’s health at three different events during the month of November.

Prostate cancer remains the most common cancer among men over the age of 50 years. On November 18th, the Marie Keating Foundation invited Mohamad to deliver a prostate cancer awareness campaign in Arabic to a group of male Syrian and Afghan refugees in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel in Athlone. This initiative is key to promoting the health and wellbeing of underrepresented minority groups. On November 19th, the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Unit at UCC invited Mohamad to sit on a virtual Panel of male UCC staff to celebrate International Men’s Day. Topics discussed included: living with COVID-19, men’s health and wellbeing, caring responsibilities and home life, and ways to support men. This event was open to all UCC students and staff members. Movember isamonth-longevent inwhichpeopleareencouraged to grow moustaches in order to raise awareness of and funding for research related to men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, andmental health. OnNovember 22nd, the UCC Science Society and the UCC Cancer Society invited Mohamad to present about testicular cancer and discuss his work on the use of virtual reality to enhance men’s awareness of testicular diseases. This Movember STEMinar included two other talks on the relationship between statins and prostate cancer as well as men’s mental health. This hybrid event was attended by a number of UCC students.

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Dr. Elizabeth Weathers appointed to several international nursing leadership positions Dr. Elizabeth Weathers was appointed to several leadership positions in 2021. In January, Dr. Weathers was appointed to the Governance Steering Committee of the American Academy of Nursing. She is the first Irish nurse to be appointed to this committee and was the only representative from outside the US. Dr. Weathers was also appointed to the Editorial Board of the Seminars in Oncology Nursing journal as Social Media Coordinator. She served as Guest Editor for a special issue of the journal focused on Spirituality in Cancer Care, published in October. In November, Dr. Weathers made history by becoming the first Irish nurse elected to the international Board of Directors of Sigma Nursing. Sigma is an honour society of nursing with more than 135,000 active members across 100 countries. Dr. Weathers is Co-Founder and Past President of the first Irish chapter of Sigma, Omega Epsilon at-Large. She will serve a 2-year term as Director at-Large alongside a team of global nurse leaders and under the presidency of Kenneth Dion who is Assistant Dean for Business Innovation&StrategicRelationships at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. • American Academy Governance Steering Committee https:// www.aannet.org/about/about-the-academy/committees- taskforces/governance-committee • Journal special issue https://www.sciencedirect.com/ journal/seminars-in-oncology-nursing/vol/37/issue/5 • Sigma leadership announcement https://www.sigmanursing. org/connect-engage/news-detail/2021/11/16/sigma- announces-2021-2023-international-leadership

Introducing Dr. Zamzaliza Abdul Mulud, a visiting scholar to the school

A letter to Prof Mary Ryan as part of celebrations of International Women’s Day

Dr Angela Flynn contributes - 22 Mar 2021

As part of Motley’s celebration of International Women’s Day, they delved into the rich academic life of our female teachers here in UCC. In this series some of UCC’s most impressive leaders pen letters to Mary Ryan, Ireland and UCC’s first female professor.

The fifth and final letter was from Dr Angela Flynn, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Dr Zamzaliza Abdul Mulud - 6 Dec 2021

Dr Zamzaliza is a visiting scholar at the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cork. She is a senior nursing lecturer for 18 years at the Centre for Nursing Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Her research interests include mental health and gerontological nursing specifically in promoting and preventing adolescent mental health, caregiver burden in severe mental illness, and older adults’ psychological well-being. Dr Zamzaliza will spend nine months at UCC collaborating on a research project focusing on promoting adolescent mental health in Southeast Asia, writing for publications and co-teaching.

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Dogs for the Disabled Visit Brookfield

expertly trained dogs, is a core part of the module NU1067 on Disabilities and Inclusion, which is coordinated by Dr Angela Flynn who organised the visit. The students said that meeting the puppies helped them all relax and destress at this busy time in the semester. They are already making plans to arrange a fundraising activity so they can get to name one of the puppies! Dogs for the Disabled is a charity based in Togher.

Kate and Theresa about the importance of these dogs for helping physically disabled children and adults to live life to the full. The puppies will be trained to help people with activities of living like opening and closing doors, retrieving items, helping to dress and undress, using pedestrian crossings, and even helping children to walk by providing a stable base with forward motion. Social inclusion, which is enabled by these

First year General nursing students got a lovely fluffy surprise when they had a visit from four puppies in training with Dogs for the Disabled. Accompanied by dog trainer Theresa and volunteer Kate, the puppies were delighted to be cuddled and smooched by all the students. The students then heard from

8 Nov 2021 / Puppies in training meet nursing students in training!

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GRADUATIONS

Message of Congratulations to the Nursing and Midwifery Students from UCC Being Conferred in 2021 On behalf of all staff and students of UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, Professor Hegarty warmly congratulated the graduates and encouraged them to be very proud of their achievements, noting that graduation day marks a significant milestone on the graduates personal and professional journey of growth. Graduation day is a culmination of years of your hard work and dedication. From the day they joined UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery students became part of our global family and now as a graduate, remain a very important part of our community. We are so proud of all that each graduate has achieved.

Professor Hegarty warmly congratulates the graduates

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GRADUATIONS

International Students

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The Impact Of Interprofessional Perioperative Simulation Training On Team Collaboration: A Systematic Review.

Dementia care mapping in enabling person- centred care for people with dementia in care settings: A Systematic Review. The Effectiveness of prophylactic dressings on the prevention of pressure injuries in adult patients in intensive care units. The Effects of Prenatal Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Rate, Initiation, Duration and Exclusivity: A Systematic Review.

Nnenna Chidinma Ani

Josephine Ann Callanan

The Impacts Of Advanced Healthcare Directive Interventions On Hospitalisation, Medical Orders Of Life Sustaining Treatment And Palliative Care Use For Persons With Dementia And Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review. Nurses’ Perspectives On The Management Of Perioperative Anxiety In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Chinenye Elsie Ifeoma Idoko

Sheona Harrington

Faith Precious Omeokwe

Claire Benson

Quality of Life of Children Undergoing Dialysis: A Systematic Review of Literature.

Nneoma Mary Cynthia Oruigbo

Neonatal Nurses’ Experiences Of Discharging Preterm Infants From The Neonatal Unit.

Amy O Connell

Interventional Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review. The association between health literacy and physical activity among cognitively intact older adults in the community: A Systematic Review.

Shuzhen Wang

Staff Nurse Experience Of Providing Palliative Care To Person With Intellectual Disability and Dementia.

Aisling McDonald

Qin Ye

Influences That Can Affect The Emergency Department Triage Nurses’ Ability To Accurately Triage Patients. Do mental health care planning interventions enhance coproduction in care planning between adult service users and mental health professionals? A Systematic Review.

Sadhbh O Connell

Serena Louise Kerins