Background: In November 2013, the Irish Regulator for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) introduced the first mandatory requirement for registrants to demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development ...

There is very little scientific research specific to the sport of Gaelic football, with biomechanical research in relation to the execution of the fundamental skills of Gaelic football virtually nonexistent. The punt ...

Background: Guidelines recommend people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) receive regular physiotherapy reviews (NICE, 2003). However little is known about how PwMS are currently reviewed. Reviews can be face-to-face, telephone ...

This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of post-primary guidance counsellors involved in critical incidents in Ireland. In recent years, budgetary issues have had implications for guidance counselling ...

Background: Although anaemia is a common complication of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), knowledge of quality of care and management practices in specialist clinics varies. We examined anaemia practices at specialist ...

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Objectives Decision analysis study that incorporates patient preferences and probability estimates to investigate the impact of women’s preferences for referral or an alternative strategy of watchful waiting if faced ...

The purpose of this study was to design and validate an assessment tool to find out how Primary School students perceive their competency-based learning. By examining the content validity (n = 35 experts), comprehension ...

Conflicting reports implicate the scaffolding protein RACK1 in the progression of breast cancer. RACK1 has been identified as a key regulator downstream of growth factor and adhesion signalling and as a direct binding ...

Raman spectroscopy was applied to nail clippings from 633 postmenopausal British and Irish women, from six clinical sites, of whom 42% had experienced a fragility fracture. The objective was to build a prediction algorithm ...