UCD Health Affairs AHSS Grant 2023/2024 awarded to Four Projects Across UCD CHAS and associated Healthcare Partners
The UCD Health Affairs Academic Health Science System Grant is designed to strengthen the partnership between UCD healthcare affiliates and the UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences. This cycle, we were thrilled to review 22 outstanding submissions, ultimately awarding the AHSS Grant to four exceptional projects. We extend our warmest congratulations to both the project leads and their teams within UCD CHAS and our healthcare partners for their successful projects.
UCD Health Affairs Health Affairs Academic Health Science System 2023/2024 Awardees:
BACKTRACK Ireland Technology enabled primary care pathways for back pain.
This project is an innovative health-related collaborative research project between SPHPSS, School of Medicine, UCD Insight Centre for Data Analytics, and IEHG affiliated community health organisation (CHO) areas and aims to co-design and pilot a technology enabled care pathway for LBP patients in primary care.
Project Lead:
Associate Professor Cliona O’Sullivan, UCD School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science
Project Team:
Professor Brian Caulfield, UCD Insight Centre for Data Analytics and UCD School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science
Dr Joe Gallagher, UCD School of Medicine, Department of General Practice
Grainne Duffin, Physiotherapist Manager for Wicklow, HSE Community Healthcare East, (CH06) Wicklow
Eileen Kelly, Physiotherapist Manager for Dublin South, HSE Community Healthcare East, (CH06)
Deirdre Murphy, Physiotherapist Manager for Dublin Southeast, HSE Community Healthcare East, (CH06)
Shane Keogh, Physiotherapist, Bray Primary Care Centre, HSE Community Healthcare East, (CH06)
Multi-marker risk assessment of kidney sensitivity to injury to personalize prevention of acute kidney injury – Chemotherapy (SPAREKID-Cancer Chemotherapy)
The project is a collaboration between UCD School of Medicine and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital oncology department and haematology department. This collaboration strengthens the project's ability to achieve its clinical and research translational goals, not only within Ireland but also on a global scale. By leveraging this international expertise, the project positions Ireland at the forefront of medical care for this patient population, and provides staff, trainees, and patients in the AHSS to participate in cutting edge research
Project Lead:
Professor Patrick Murray – UCD School of Medicine / Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Project Team:
Dr. Anne Fortune- - UCD School of Medicine / Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Dr. Michael Strader - - UCD School of Medicine
Evaluation and Co-design of Nursing Capabilities Framework for the Acute Virtual Ward Implementation.
This project is a joint proposal between the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems (UCD SNMHS), Nursing and Midwifery, IEHG and the Department of Nursing St Vincent’s University Hospital. By enhancing collaboration in research, the project will provide a developmental platform for nurse-led research within the group. Facilitating the nursing workforce to take a leading role in this project and providing the opportunity for research to inform implementation support for health system reform where nurses will be pivotal to its success.
Project Lead:
Dr Freda Browne - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Project Team:
Dr Carmel Davies - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Dr Deirdre O Donnell - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Assoc Professor Mary Ryder - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Dr Andrew Darley – UCD SNUCD, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. MHS
Dr John Gilmore - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Dr Jonathan Drennan - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Ann Flynn – Director of Nursing SVUH
Paul Gallagher – Chief Director of Nursing and Midwifery IEHG
Joan Killeen – Directorate Nurse Manager, Emergency Medicine SVUH
Marianne Walsh – Assistant Director of Nursing SVUH
Kellie Kearney – Advance Nurse Practitioner SVUH
Anne Jones – Nurse Lead for Quality and Patient Safety Improvement IEHG,
Caríosa Murray - Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer and eHealth Director of Nursing Midwifery IEHG
Dr Sahar Hammound- UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, UCD IRIS
Dr Dimuthu Rathnayake - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems UCD IRIS
Obesity Stigma Education for All (OSE4ALL): co-design of an inter-professional e-Learning resource to support destigmatisation of obesity among healthcare professionals
This project assembles a multidisciplinary team of academics, clinicians, and patient representatives, who represent both hospital and community settings, all of whom have been involved in project design and are members of the project steering group for the duration of the research. The e-learning resource will be piloted in UCD (HCP students) and in both the hospital (SVUH) and
community setting (CHO6). Project aligns with CHAS’s Strategic Objectives of undertaking quality, impactful and innovative research and will generate and share new knowledge that will inform curricula, clinical education and training across collaborating CHAS Schools and allow to engage with clinicians, academics and patients nationally.
Project Leads:
Dr Grainne O’Donoghue - UCD School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science
Dr Jean O’Connell- St Columcille’s Hospital and SVUH