• Food and beverage cues in children's television programmes: the influence of programme genre 

  Scully, Paul; Reid, Orlaith; Macken, Alan; Healy, Mark; Saunders, Jean; Leddin, Des; Cullen, Walter; Dunne, Colum; O'Gorman, Clodagh S (Cambridge University Press, 2016)

  Objective: The link between childhood obesity and both television viewing and television advertising have previously been examined. We sought to investigate the frequency and type of food and beverage placements in ...
• Optimization of an in vitro bioassay to monitor growth and formation of myotubes in real time 

  Murphy, Sylvia M; Kiely, Maeve; Jakeman, Philip M; Kiely, Patrick A; Carson, Brian P (Portland Press, 2016)

  The importance of growth and maintenance of skeletal muscle is vital for long term health and quality of life. Appropriate nutrition with specific bioactivities relevant to the functionalities of tissues such as skeletal ...
• Combined education and skin antisepsis intervention for persistently high blood-culture contamination rates in neonatal intensive care 

  O'Connor, Ciara; Philip, Roy K; Powell, James; Slevin, Barbara; Quinn, Catherine; Power, Lorraine; O'Connell, Nuala H; Dunne, Colum (Elsevier, 2016)

  Contaminated blood cultures represent challenges regarding diagnosis, duration of hospitalization, antimicrobial use, pharmacy and laboratory costs. Facing problematic neonatal blood culture contamination (3.8%), we ...
• Fibrocytes contribute to mesenteric manifestations in Crohn s disease 

  Kiernan, Miranda G; Sahebally, S.M; Jarrar, A; Burke, J.P; Hogan, J; Kiely, Patrick A; Shen, B; Moloney, M; Skelly, M; Leddin, D; Hedayat, H; Faul, P.N; Healy, V; O'Connell, Ronan P; Martin, S; Shanahan, Fergus; Dunne, Colum; Coffey, John C (Springer, 2016)

  no abstract available
• Regulation and registration as drivers of continuous professional competence for Irish pre-hospital practitioners: a discussion paper. 

  Knox, Shane; Dunne, Suzanne S.; Hughes, M; Cheeseman, S; Dunne, Colum (Springer, 2016)

  Background The Regulatory Body responsible for the registration of Irish pre-hospital practitioners, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC), identified the need to implement a continuing professional competence ...
• Protein kinase C beta II suppresses colorectal cancer by regulating IGF-1 mediated cell survival 

  Dowling, Catríona M; Phelan, James; Callender, Julia A; Cathcart, Mary Clare; Mehigan, Brian; McCormick, Paul; Dalton, Tara; Coffey, John C; Newton, Alexandra C; O'Sullivan, Jacintha; Kiely, Patrick A (Impact Journals, 2016)

  Despite extensive efforts, cancer therapies directed at the Protein Kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases have failed in clinical trials. These therapies have been directed at inhibiting PKC and have, in some ...
• Beliefs, perceptions and behaviours of GPs towards generic medicines. 

  Dunne, Suzanne S.; Shannon, Bill; Cullen, Walter; Dunne, Colum (HSE, 2016)

  no abstract available
• The association between maternal perceptions of own weight status and weight status of her child: results from a national cohort study 

  Dowd, Kieran P; Kirwan, Robert P; Hannigan, Ailish; Purtill, Helen; O'Gorman, Clodagh S (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)

  Objectives: To examine the relationship between maternal self-reported and measured height and weight, maternal perceived weight status and measured body mass index (BMI), and maternal perceived child weight status and ...
• The first reported case of Burkholderia contaminans in patients with cystic fibrosis in Ireland: from the Sargasso Sea to Irish children 

  Power, Rachel; Linnane, Barry; Martin, Ruth; Power, Noelle; Harnett, Peig; Casserly, Brian; O'Connell, Nuala H; Dunne, Colum (BioMed Central, 2016)

  Background: Burkholderia contaminans is an emerging pathogen in the cystic fibrosis (CF) setting. Included in the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), B. contaminans is a Gram negative, motile, obligate aerobe previously ...
• Comparison of cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles in hospitalised elderly medical patients with delirium, dementia and comorbid delirium dementia 

  Leonard, Maeve; McInerney, Shane; McFarland, John; Condon, Candice; Awan, Fahad; O'Connor, Margaret; Reynolds, Paul; Meaney, Anna Maria; Adamis, Dimitrios; Dunne, Colum; Cullen, Walter; Trzepacz, Paula T; Meagher, David (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)

  Objectives: Differentiation of delirium and dementia is a key diagnostic challenge but there has been limited study of features that distinguish these conditions. We examined neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms ...
• Knowledge of carbohydrate counting and insulin dose calculations among hospital staff in a regional general paediatrics unit 

  O'Gorman, Jennifer R; O'Leary, Orla; Finner, Natalie; Quinn, Anne; O'Gorman, Clodagh S (SpringerOpen, 2015)

  The aim of this study was to assess the carbohydrate and insulin knowledge of the staff at Children’s Ark at the University Hospital, Limerick. Carbohydrate counting and insulin dose calculations based on carbohydrates ...
• Length of stay following elective surgery can we improve efficiency? 

  Solon, Gemma; Coffey, Calvin J; McNamara, Deborah (Irish Medical Organisation, 2013)

  Increasing emergency admissions place significant demands on limited hospital resources. We assessed national practices and resources for initiatives to reduce length of stay (LOS) and thereby improve efficiency of ...
• Anti-RSV prophylaxis efficacy for infants and young children with cystic fibrosis in Ireland 

  Linnane, Barry; Kiernan, Miranda G; O'Connell, Nuala H; Kearse, Linda; Dunne, Colum (BioMed Central, 2015)

  Rationale: There is limited evidence supporting the routine use of palivizumab in paediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to reduce respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and related hospitalisation. Despite this, ...
• A national study of continuous professional competence (CPC) amongst pre-hospital practitioners 

  Knox, Shane; Cullen, Walter; Dunne, Colum (BioMed Central, 2015)

  Background: Internationally, continuing professional competence (CPC) is an increasingly important issue for all health professionals. With the introduction of the first CPC framework for Emergency Medical Technicians ...
• Months backward test: a review of its use in clinical studies 

  Meagher, James; Leonard, Maeve; Donoghue, Laura; O’Regan, Niamh; Timmons, Suzanne; Exton, Chris; Cullen, Walter; Dunne, Colum; Adamis, Dimitrios; Maclullich, Alasdair J; Meagher, David (Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2015)

  To review the use of the Months Backwards Test (MBT) in clinical and research contexts. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of reports relating to the MBT based upon a search of PsychINFO and MEDLINE between ...
• A case of fatal daptomycin-resistant, vancomycinresistantenterococcal infective endocarditis in end-stage kidney disease 

  O'Connor, Ciara; Casserly, Liam F; Qazi, Junaid; Power, Lorraine; Finnegan, Cathriona; O'Connell, Nuala H; Dunne, Colum (Society for General Microbiology, 2015)

  Introduction: Ireland currently has the highest reported rate in Europe of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) isolated from the bloodstream, but data regarding the prevalence of VRE endocarditis remain scarce. ...
• A case of failed eradication of cystic fibrosis-related sinus colonisation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 

  Linnane, Barry; Kearse, Linda; O'Connell, Nuala H; Fenton, John; Kiernan, Miranda G; Dunne, Colum (BioMed Central, 2015)

  Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a pathogen associated with cystic fibrosis that has potential to decrease lung function and cause respiratory failure. Paranasal sinuses are increasingly recognised as potential ...
• What do people really think about generic drugs? A systematic review and critical appraisal of literature on stakeholder perceptions of generic medicines. 

  Dunne, Suzanne S.; Dunne, Colum (BioMed Central, 2015)

  Background: Considerable emphasis is presently being placed on usage of generic medicines by governments focussed on the potential economic benefits associated with their use. Concurrently, there is increasing discussion in ...
• The benefit of taking a control sample when performing bronchoalveolar lavage 

  Linnane, Barry; Clarke, Donna; Murray, Paula; O'Sullivan, Niamh; Dunne, Colum; McNally, Paul (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)

  Contamination of bronchoscopes is well described.1–3 However, while cleaning and disinfecting bronchoscopes are clearly described in standardisation documents, 1–3 the performance of a control sample prior to bronchoscopy ...
• Introducing a novel and robust technique for determining lymph node status in colorectal cancer 

  Hogan, John; Judge, Conor; O'Callaghan, Michael; Aziz, Amir; O'Connor, Cormac; Burke, John; Dunne, Colum; Walsh, Stewart R; Kalady, Matthew; Coffey, Calvin J (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014)

  Objective: This study aims to harness the potential of public gene expression repositories, to develop gene expression profiles that could accurately determine nodal status in colorectal cancer. Background: Currently, ...

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