UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2019

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Healthcare Experience, Engagement and Reform

RESEARCH THEMES AND SUCCESSES IN 2019

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Translating Evidence & Innovation for Health

THEME 1 – Healthcare Workforce

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THEME 1 – Supported Ageing in the 21st Century

Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill-Mix

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Workshop focused on Hospital Associated Decline: Eat, Walk, Engage, Prevention & Management on 20th May 2019 Frailty Care Bundle: Health Research Board and South/Southwest Hospital Group co-funded implementation science project mySupport - Family Carers Decision Support Study Launches International Website THEME 2 – Enhancing Cancer Awareness And Survivorship Programmes (ECASP) Dr Mohamad M. Saab Receives the Sigma Foundation for Nursing Joan K. Stout Research Grant Dr Mohamad M. Saab and Prof Hegarty Received “Early Detection of Cancer Project” Funding from the Health Service Executive, National Cancer Control Programme New Women’s Health Initiative with a ‘Women’s Cancer Survivorship’ Programme at Cork University Hospital for women with breast and gynaecological cancers with support from the ECASP Research Group at UCC Minister for Health Simon Harris, T.D. Launched the National Cancer Survivorship Needs Assessment, ‘Living with and Beyond Cancer in Ireland’ on the 19th August 2019 47 THEME 3 – Maternity, Families and Primary Care (MF&PC) 48 Open Child Health Lecture by Professor Farhana Sharif in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC 49 School of Nursing and Midwifery Researchers Contributing to Maternal and Child Health Outcomes 50 Roar Conference: 24th May 2019 51 46 39 40 41 42 43 44 Men’s Health Researcher From Australia Visits The School 45

Review of the Role and Function of Healthcare Assistants

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Magnet4Europe

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THEME 2 – Healthcare Ethics and End-Of-Life Care

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Awarded UCC Research Team of the Year 2019: Living Well with the Dead in Contemporary Ireland End-of-Life Care Supports and Decision-Making Practices in Specialist Intellectual Disability Residential Services

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THEME 3 – Mental Health and Wellbeing

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OPPO: Launching a Mental Health App built on the recommendations of Service Users Exploring Mental Health Staff Nurse’s Views and Suggestions about the delivery of Psychiatric Medication Education to Mental Health Nursing Students

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Intinn: Mental Wellbeing Programme for Transition Year Students

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Dr Aine Horgan and team of researchers in the School received funding from the Health Service Executive, Mental Health Division THEME 4 – Living Well with Chronic Conditions and Disability Multiple Perspectives on Self-Management Support for Individuals with Chronic Conditions Communicating With Persons With Severe/Profound Intellectual Disability Masterclass Ms Anne-Marie Martin is the 2019 recipient of the Carla Vlaskamp Award

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