UCC SONM 25 Year Book

UCC / School of Nursing and Midwifery

escalation protocol were piloted in 2013 and continue on an annual basis. Research, scholarship and interdisciplinary collaboration has resulted in a number of peer reviewed publications, presentations at national and international conferences and several awards for excellence and innovation in teaching and learning. The extensive skills and simulation resources and associated expertise in experiential and blended learning pedagogies has been instrumental in delivering programmes that respond to health service requirements for post graduate courses that incorporate human factors training, team training and extended technical skill acquisition and reflect evolving healthcare needs. The range of post-graduate skills and simulation sessions has thus developed significantly in the last 5 years.

Samantha Riordan, Nuala Walshe, Sinéad O’Brien and Claire Crowley

We anticipate that the scope and volume of CSSRC sessions will continue to develop and increase over the coming years which will likely result in a requirement for additional space with a particular focus on community living. We are committed to excellence in teaching and learning through pedagogical innovation and wish to harness our expertise and enthusiasm to provide more interdisciplinary learning opportunities for both undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts. We aim for the CSSRC to become an active research centre and contribute to the College of Medicine and Health and School of Nursing and Midwifery translational research agenda. We aim to become an active research centre and contribute to the College of Medicine and Health and School of Nursing and Midwifery translational research agenda.”

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