UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2020

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Healthcare Experience, Engagement and Reform

Two lecturers from the Intellectual Disability team conferred with PhDs First intake of students on the MSc in Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement (online) programme graduate at the Conferring Ceremony – 21st February 2020

The unmet need in Cancer Genetic Services: conducting an environmental scan of the cancer genetics services in an Irish context underpinned by a mixed methods approach Dr Saab and team successfully secure a HRB Definitive Interventions and Feasibility Award (DIFA) Professor Hegarty presents at the Irish Cancer Society Annual National Conference Dr Mohamad Saab presents during the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine webinar 65 63 64 64 Dr Mohamad Saab speaks about early detection of testicular and prostate cancers during a Movember event Successful tender application to explore strategies to refer high-risk individuals with lung cancer ‘alarm’ symptoms Dr Mohamad Saab and Professor Josephine Hegarty receive an award for poster titled: Model of cancer survivorship care: research to inform the Irish context 66 66 67 THEME 3 – Maternity, Families and Primary Care (MF&PC) Funding awarded for HRB APA Award 2020 for study ‘Practice Enhancement for Exclusive Breastfeeding (PEEB)’ “Fitting cancer into life, not life into cancer” Parents perceptions of a clinical nurse specialist led ‘hospital at home’ haematology oncology service for children Men and women approach pregnancy after baby loss differently, UCC study finds 68 69 70 71

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THEME 1 – Healthcare Workforce

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Magnet4Europe

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Impact – Programme of Research on Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill-Mix THEME 2 – Healthcare Ethics and End-of-Life Care Ethics expert HSE Autumn Webinar Series 2020

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Annual Awards Ceremony

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Undergraduate Success at the NUI Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarships & Prizes 2020

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Professor Eileen Savage Retirement and Long Service Award

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Providing Comfort Care at End of Life Webinar

RESEARCH THEMES AND SUCCESSES IN 2020

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Ethics expert, Dr Joan McCarthy, on Pandemic Ethics Advisory Group

Translating Evidence & Innovation for Health

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THEME 1 – Supporting Ageing in the 21st Century

Team from UCC investigate support needs of individuals with Young Onset Dementia Nursing Ethics: Feminist Perspectives published by Springer in November 2020

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Research team is formed to explore the emerging issue of COVID-19 visitor restrictions to Residential Care Facilities and the associated impact on families: The ERiC Project (Engaging Remotely in Care) Co-designing and adapting an educational intervention for staff and family caregivers for people with advanced dementia as part of the MySupport study Service users’ perspectives of the ESD tele-rehabilitation service during the COVID-19 pandemic Summer Undergraduate Research Awards (SURE) in Older Persons Research MySupport Early Career Mentorship Programme Awarded Digital Badge from the Centre of Digital Education THEME 2 – Enhancing Cancer Awareness and Survivorship Programmes (ECASP) Women’s Health Initiative - Cancer survivorship support for women: Plans to open a Cancer Survivorship Clinic at CUH

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THEME 3 – Mental Health and Wellbeing

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The Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director marks International Day of the Nurse 82

An Taoiseach Micheal Martin endorses Intinn, Film and Mental Health Programme for young people THEME 4 – Living Well with Chronic Conditions and Disability Launch of new national undergraduate curriculum for future healthcare professionals to support patients in self- management of chronic health conditions

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Different Baby, Different Story

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Publications for 2020

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Summer Undergraduate Research Awards in Maternity, Families and Primary Care Theme

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