UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2020

Translating Evidence & Innovation for Health

Student: Margaret Monahan, BSc Nursing - Mental Health Supervisor: Dr Caroline Kilty, Lecturer Project Title: ERiC project (Engaging Remotely in Care) Ms Margaret Monahan 3rd Year BSc Nursing - Mental Health worked with the Supporting Ageing in the 21st Century team. She joined the ERiC project (Engaging Remotely in Care), a study investigating the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on family/friends of persons living in residential care facilities, and strategies being used to support engaging remotely in communication. She worked closely with Dr Caroline Kilty and Dr Nicola Cornally. Summer Undergraduate Research Awards (SURE) in Older Persons Research

The fallout from COVID-19 remains to be seen, therefore, it is imperative that there is political will and economic resources to drive forward the strategy. The team will develop key resources, such as the passport, which can support patients and also provide a medium for connecting communications between primary and secondary care settings. The Team: Dr Irene Hartigan, Nurse Lecturer, UCC, Marie Condon, Senior Physiotherapy, CUH, Anne Barrett, Speech and Language Therapist, CUH, Lucy Pope, Senior Speech and Language Therapist, CUH, Miriam Goulding, Speech and Language Therapist Graduate UCC, Louise O’Regan, Senior Occupational Therapist, CUH, Inês Saramago, Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist and Dr Rónán O’Caoimh, Geriatrician, Mercy University Hospital Cork.

Above: Virtual Meeting with Margaret Monahan and Dr Caroline Kilty.

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