UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2019

Translating Evidence & Innovation for Health

Dr Mohamad M. Saab Receives the Sigma Foundation for Nursing Joan K. Stout Research Grant

The Team: Dr Mohamad M. Saab (Lead Researcher), Dr Margaret Landers, Mr David Murphy, Mr Eoghan Cooke, Mr Billy O’Mahony, and Prof Josephine Hegarty Website: www.sigmanursing.org/advance-elevate/ research/2018-2019-sigma-theta-tau-international- grant-recipients

Dr Mohamad M. Saab, Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, received the Sigma Foundation for Nursing Joan K. Stout Research Grant during Sigma’s Biennial Convention in November 2019 in Washington D.C. This prestigious international award will enable Dr Saab to conduct a study in order to explore the views of nursing students regarding the use of virtual reality simulation to promote men’s health and to review the literature on nurses’ attitudes towards the use of technology for health promotion and health education. The project started in November 2019 and will be completed in October 2020.

Dr Mohamad M. Saab received the Sigma Foundation for Nursing Joan K. Stout Research Grant The grant will enable Dr Saab to explore the views of nursing students regarding the use of virtual reality simulation to promote men’s health

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Pictured above: Dr Saab receiving the award during Sigma’s Biennial Convention in Washington D.C.

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