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I'm worried about what I missed”: GP registrars’ views on learning needs to deliver effective healthcare to ethnically and culturally diverse patient populations

Pieper, Hans-Olaf; MacFarlane, Anne E. (Medknow Publications, 2011)

Introduction: It is widely accepted that medical undergraduate and postgraduate education should address issues related to human diversity. Despite the growth of guidelines and training resources, little is known about ...
Identification of suitable endogenous control genes for microRNA gene expression analysis in human breast cancer

Davoren, Pamela A.; McNeill, Roisin E.; Lowery, Aoife J.; Kerin, Michael J.; Miller, Nicola (BioMed Central, 2008)

The discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) added an extra level of intricacy to the already complex system regulating gene expression. These single-stranded RNA molecules, 18–25 nucleotides in length, negatively regulate gene ...
Identified mental disorders in older adults in primary care: a cross-sectional database study

McCombe, Geoff; Fogarty, Frank; Swan, Davina; Hannigan, Ailish; Fealy, Gerard M.; Kyne, Lorraine; Meagher, David; Cullen, Walter (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

Introduction: Identifying and managing mental disorders among older adults is an important challenge for primary care in Europe. Electronic medical records (EMRs) offer considerable potential in this regard, although there ...
The impact of direct provision accommodation for asylum seekers on organisation and delivery of local primary care and social care services: a case study

Pieper, Hans-Olaf; Clerkin, Pauline; MacFarlane, Anne E. (BioMed Central, 2011)

Background: Many western countries have policies of dispersal and direct provision accommodation (state-funded accommodation in an institutional centre) for asylum seekers. Most research focuses on its effect on the ...
The impact of healthcare-associated infections on patient care and the role of diagnostic molecular technology in infection prevention and control practice

O'Connor, Ciara (University of Limerick, 2016)

Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a public health challenge in Ireland and pose a patient safety risk. The emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Grampositive organisms, such as methicillin-resistant ...
The impact of regional reconfiguration on the management of appendicitis.

Healy, Donagh A.; McCartan, Damian; Grace, P.A.; Aziz, Amir; Dermody, F.; Clarke-Moloney, Mary; Coffey, Calvin J.; Walsh S.R.; Burke, P.E. (Springer, 2014)

Reconfiguration of surgical services in the Mid-West in 2009 resulted in a large increase in numbers of patients undergoing emergency surgery for appendicitis in University Hospital Limerick (UHL).
The impact of telemedicine interventions involving routine transmission of blood glucose data with clinician feedback on metabolic control in youth with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shulman, Rayzel M; O'Gorman, Clodagh S.; Palmert, Mark R (BioMed Central Ltd, 2010)

Intensive glycemic control delays and preventsmicrovascular andmacrovascular complications of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) [1, 2]. Despite advances in insulin preparations and delivery mechanisms for insulin, glycemic control ...
Impaired endothelial function in pediatric patients with Turner Syndrome and healthy controls: a case-control study

O'Gorman, Clodagh S.; Syme, Catriona; Bradley, Tim; Hamilton, Jill; Mahmud, Farid H (BioMed Central Ltd, 2012)

Background: Turner Syndrome women are at high risk of vascular disease and the assessment of early risk factors in Turner Syndrome girls is an emerging focus of research. Our objective was to evaluate endothelial function ...
Implementation of the SMART MOVE intervention in primary care: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory

Glynn, Liam G.; Glynn, Fergus; Casey, Monica; Gaffney Wilkinson, Louise; Hayes, Patrick S.; Heaney, David J.; Murphy, Andrew W. (BioMed Central, 2018)

Background: Problematic translational gaps continue to exist between demonstrating the positive impact of healthcare interventions in research settings and their implementation into routine daily practice. The aim of this ...
Implementing community participation via interdisciplinary teams in primary care: an Irish case study in practice

Tierney, Edel; McEvoy, Rachel; Hannigan, Ailish; MacFarlane, Anne E. (Wiley, 2018)

Background: Community participation in primary care is enshrined in international and Irish health policy. However, there is a lack of evidence about how stakeholders work collectively to implement community participation ...
Implementing guidelines and training initiatives to improve cross-cultural communication in primary care consultations: a qualitative participatory European study

Teunissen, Erik; Gravenhorst, Katja; Dowrick, Christopher; van Weel-Baumgarten, Evelyn; van den Driessen Mareeuw, Francine; de Brún, Tomas; Burns, Nicola; Lionis, Christos; Mair, Frances; O'Donnell, C.; O'Reilly-de Brún, Mary; Papadakaki, Maria; Saridaki, Aristoula; Spiegel, Wolfgang; van Weel, Chris; van den Muijsenbergh, Maria; MacFarlane, Anne E. (BioMed Central, 2017)

Background: Cross-cultural communication in primary care is often difficult, leading to unsatisfactory, substandard care. Supportive evidence-based guidelines and training initiatives (G/TIs) exist to enhance cross cultural ...
Improving quality of referral letters from primary to secondary care: a literature review and discussion paper

Tobin-Schnittger, Patrick; O'Doherty, Jane; O'Connor, Ray; O'Regan, Andrew (Cambridge University Press, 2017)

Background: Referral letters sent from primary to secondary or tertiary care are a crucial element in the continuity of patient information transfer. Internationally, the need for improvement in this area has been ...
In vitro comparative assessment of the mechanical properties of a PMMA cement and a GPC cement for vertebroplasty

Abouazza, Omar A. (University of Limerick, 2017)

Background: This study examines some of the properties of cements that could be used in vertebroplasty. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is the gold standard cement, however, some of its biomechanical properties may compromise ...
In vivo assessment of potential probiotic Lactobacillus salivarius strains: evaluation of their establishment, persistence, and localisation in the murine gastrointestinal tract

Murphy, Lisa; Dunne, Colum P.; Kiely, Barry; Shanahan, Fergus; O'Sullivan, Gerald C.; Collins, Kevin J. (Co-Action Publishing, 1999)

The enteric flora comprise approximately 95% of the total number of cells in the human body. Numerous studies have investigated potentially beneficial members of this microbial community due to their ability to elicit ...
Incidence, management and outcomes of the first cfr-mediated linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis outbreak in a tertiary referral centre in the Republic of Ireland.

O'Connor, Ciara; Powell, James; Finnegan, Cathriona; O'Gorman, A; Barrett, S.; Hopkins, K.L; Pichon, B; Hill, R; Power, Lorraine; Woodford, N; Coffey, Calvin J.; Kearns, A; O'Connell, Nuala H.; Dunne, Colum P. (HSE, 2016)

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Incidence, management and outcomes of the first cfr-mediated linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis outbreak in a tertiary referral centre in the Republic of Ireland.

Powell, James; Finnegan, Cathriona; O'Gorman, A; Barrett S.; Hopkins, K.L; Pichon, B; Hill, R; Power, Lorraine; Woodford, N; Coffey, Calvin J.; Kearns, A; O'Connell, Nuala H.; Dunne, Colum P.; O'Connor, Ciara (Elsevier, 2015)

Aim: To report the first Irish outbreak of cfr-mediated linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis. Methods: Linezolid-resistant S. epidermidis isolated at University Hospital Limerick from four blood cultures, one ...
Incidental small cell carcinoma of the gallbladder—an unexpected finding at elective cholecystectomy

Awad Zarog, Mohamed; Lyons, Emma May; O’Leary, Donal Peter; Byrnes, Gerard John (Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2018)

A 69-year-old woman was admitted electively for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Pre-operatively she had an ultrasound abdomen which demonstrated a large gallbladder (GB) stone. Intraoperatively, a nodule was noted on the ...
Increased intestinal permeability in rats subjected to traumatic frontal lobe percussion brain injury

Feighery, Linda; Smith, Aoife; Keely, Simon; Baird, Alan W.; O'Connor, William T.; Callanan, John J.; Brayden, David J. (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008)

Background: Dysfunction of the gastrointestinal-(Gl} tracns-a common-occurrence following traumatic brain injury (TBI). We hypothesised that increased intestinal permeability may result from a precisely controlled ...
Increasing detection of significant prostate cancer in younger men – ten year trends in prostate cancer risk profile in the Mid-West of Ireland

Bhatt, Nikita R.; Kelly, Tetyana; Domanska, Kasia; Fogarty, Colette; Durkan, Garrett; Flood, Hugh D.; Giri, Subhasis K. (Polskie Towarzystwo Urologiczne, 2017)

Introduction Although PSA (prostate specific antigen) based screening for prostate cancer (PCa) is controversial, an increasing number of men are undergoing Transrectal Ultrasound Guided prostate biopsy (TRUSPB) through ...
Indicators for early assessment of palliative care in lung cancer patients: a population study using linked health data

Kelly, Maria; O'Brien, Katie M.; Lucey, Michael; Clough-Gorr, Kerri; Hannigan, Ailish (BioMed Central, 2018)

Background: Analysing linked, routinely collected data may be useful to identify characteristics of patients with suspected lung cancer who could benefit from early assessment for palliative care. The aim of this study was ...

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