School of Nursing & Midwifery Annual Report 2018

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

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2018 at a Glance

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Translating Evidence & Innovation for Health THEME 1 – Supporting Ageing in the 21st Century

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EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (Jpnd). Scaling Up The Family Carer Decision Support Intervention: A Transnational Effectiveness-Implementation Evaluation.

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Implementing Evidence Based Guidance for Dementia Palliative Care

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Independent Evaluation of National Dementia Strategy and the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Plan

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Dementia and Loneliness Policy Position Paper

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Evaluation of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Dementia Adviser Service Report

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THEME 2 – Enhancing Cancer Awareness and Survivorship Programmes (ECASP)

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The E-MAT Intervention; a Novel Virtual Reality Experience Aimed to Enhance Men’s Awareness of Testicular Disorders 16 National Cancer Survivorship Needs Assessment: Research to Scope out and Map Cancer Survivorship Services in the Irish Context 18 A Head and Neck Cancer Concerns Inventory that puts the Patient at the centre of the Consultation 20 THEME 3 – Maternity, Families and Primary Care (MF&PC) 21 Women’s Experience of Maternity Care in the South/South West Hospital Group 22 A Skills based programme of education for the provision of breastfeeding support 24 Healthcare Experience, Engagement and Reform 25 THEME 1 – Healthcare Workforce 25 Programme of Research on Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix 26 Teaching Evidence Based Practice to Health Care Professionals in Ireland and the development of a competency framework for clinical effectiveness education 28 31 School Hosts Prestigious International Nursing Ethics Conference and International Human Rights and Nursing Awards Ceremony 32 Improving advance care planning for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The CONCORDAT (inCOrporatiNg ACP intO Routine COPD mAnagemenT) research group. 34 Living Well with the Dead in Contemporary Ireland 36 Evaluation of the Irish Hospice Foundation Design and Dignity Programme 38 LEARNING to live: Improving the Quality of Life for Vulnerable Migrant Students through Integrated Digital Technology Enhanced Support and Transformative Action in Higher Education. 30 THEME 2 – Healthcare Ethics and End-of-Life Care

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