Chronic disease
The implementation of a cross-jurisdictional clinical network for congenital heart disease
Sharon Morrow, National Childrens Hospital Group, IE
Aine Carroll, University College Dublin, IE
Abstract
Introduction: Reorganisation of healthcare services
The effects of a self-management programme(Stanford model) on adults in County Donegal with long term health conditions
Rona McLaughlin, Health Service Executive, CHO1, IE
Abstract
Introduction: Approximately 40% of Irish people have a long term hea
The Development of a Hub and Spoke Respiratory Service
Sonya Murray, Letterkenny University Hospital, Health Service Executive, IE
Antoinette Doherty, Letterkenny University Hospital, Health Service Executive, IE
Tara Cooper, Letterkenny University
“You Saved My Life”: Integrated wearable technology supported by telephone nurse triage
Mary Burke, Caredoc, IE
Michelle Kearns, Caredoc, IE
Abstract
Remote monitoring devices could potentially reduce costs and improve health for at-risk patient pop
Research & theory
‘Sink or Swim’: A Qualitative Study to Understand How and Why Nurses Adapt to Support the Implementation of Integrated Diabetes Care
Authors: Fiona Riordan, School of Public Health, Western Gateway Building, University College Cork,
A gap analysis between the outline document for the integrated care programme and draft models of care for four chronic diseases in Ireland
Claire Mary Buckley, Integrated Care Programme, HSE; School of Public Health, UCC, IE
Deirdre Mulholland, Int
A retrospective audit of the ‘Back in Motion Programme’: A stratified group based, physiotherapy programme for patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors: Sarah McShane , Ulrik McCarthy, Dervila Danaher, Dearbhaile Flanagan
Abstract
Background: Low
A novel integrated care pathway for people with dementia presenting to acute hospitals
Authors: Suzanne Timmons , Mary Mannix, Margaret McKiernan, Maria Connolly, Mary J Foley, Siobhan Cahill, Aoife Ni Chorcorain
Abstract
Introduction: Almost 30% of
Responsive community care for people with dementia & their families: Evaluating a person centred and integrated care model
Authors: Anne-Marie Brady , Geralyn Hynes, Louise Daly, Mairead Bracken, Aurelia Ciblis, Mary Mc Carron, Brendan Kenneally, Bri
A Realist Evaluation of a National Model of Care for the Diabetic Foot
Authors: Kate Nuala O’Neill , Sheena M McHugh, Fiona Riordan, Marsha L Tracey, Patricia M Kearney
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetic foot disease is a common and costly complication
Does Combined Respiratory and Palliative Care Management Improve Care for COPD Patients
Authors: Amy Mulkerns , Peter O’ Toole, Paul Gregan, Timothy McDonnell
Abstract
Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) produces breathlessness
Primary Care Education, Pathways and Research of Dementia (PREPARED): Promoting integrated dementia care through Primary Care Team education
Authors: Tony Foley , Katherine Thackeray, Anne Quinn, Louise Hopper, Kate Irving
Abstract
Introduction: Give
A pilot project to include psychological care as part of a multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation community programme for patients with COPD
Authors: Aimée Kemp , Krista Hegarty, Sonya Murray
Abstract
An introduction: (comprising context and prob
HEPCARE EUROPE: Bridging the gap in the treatment of Hepatitis C
Authors: John S. Lambert , Gordana Avramovic, Geoff McCombe, Carol Murphy, Davina Swan, Eileen O’Connor, Walter Cullen
Abstract
Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is a major cause
Alzheimer’s Cafe Bray – An Integrated Hospital and Community Patient-Centred Approach
Authors: Carol de Wilde , Joyce Jones, Deirdre Fitzgerald
Abstract
Introduction: The idea of an Alzheimer’s Cafe in North Wicklow developed when in the hospital we
The development and evaluation of an online dementia supports directory for Primary Care
Authors: Aisling Angela Jennings , Tony Foley, Siobhan Boyle
Abstract
Introduction: Carers of people with dementia (PwD) frequently have poorer physical and emot
Towards developing a programme theory for the uptake of a national retinopathy screening programme in Ireland: a realist evaluation
Authors: Marsha Louise Tracey , Sheena M McHugh, Patricia M Kearney
Abstract
Introduction: In 2013, the national diabe
Establishing A Memory Clinic
Authors: Joan Patricia Mc Donald , Mary Theresa Hickey
Abstract
Kilkenny Memory Clinic
Background: The background into the setting up of the Kilkenny Memory Clinic established in 2013 was to provide access to care pathw
Read MoreImplementing Respiratory Integrated Care: the Future for COPD Diagnosis and Management?
Authors: Patricia Davis , Timothy Mc Donnell
Abstract
Ireland has the highest rate of admissions for COPD in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develo
Evaluation of goal-setting/action planning in a diabetes group self-management education programme for people with type 2 diabetes (DESMOND) in Ireland and England
Authors: Máire T O’Donnell , Rosie Horne, Marian E Carey, Melanie J Davies, Sean F Din
Integrated Care in Diabetes: Impact of Email Decision Support on Community Type 2 Diabetes Service in the Midlands in Ireland
Authors: Elaine Ai Ling Soong , Siobhan Meehan, Mairead Walsh, Velma Harkins, Shu Hoashi
Abstract
Introduction: In Ireland,
Diabetes Toolkit for Practice Nurses
Author: Elaine Newell
Abstract
Introduction: Part of my role as Diabetes Nurse Specialist for Integrated Care is to support practice nurses and general practitioners to manage type 2 diabetes in the community. I
An integrated model for Haemophilia care nationally
Author: Brian O Mahony
Abstract
Haemophilia and von Willebrands disease are inherited bleeding disorders which affect 2,111 people in Ireland. Haemophilia care is highly organised and integrated w
(Un)Met needs of community dwelling people with dementia: the importance of providing integrated holistic care
Authors: Louise Hopper , Rachael Joyce, Hannah Jelley, Bob Woods, Martin Orrell, Kate Irving, Frans Verhey
Abstract
Introduction: Research
Trends in the Quality of Structured Diabetes Care in Primary Care
Authors: Fiona Riordan , Sheena McHugh, Velma Harkins, Patricia Kearney
Abstract
Introduction: In Ireland, a diabetes ‘cycle of care’ funding initiative (2015) will remunerate GPs for
Hearing the lived experience of young women with a rare genetic disorder 22q11.2DS regarding integrated care
Authors: Lorna Kerin , Fiona McNicholas, Aine Lawlor
Abstract
Introduction: The lived experience of young people with chronic disease has sel
Update on Development of a national Framework and Implementation plan for Self management Support for Chronic conditions: COPD, Asthma, Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease
Authors: Carmel Mullaney , Orlaith O’Reilly, Mairead Gleeson, Kathleen Jordan,
An Exploration of Resilience among Family Carers of People with Dementia
Authors: Áine Teahan , Attracta Lafferty, Gerard Fealy, Eilish McAuliffe, Amanda Phelan, Liam O’Sullivan, Diarmuid O’Shea
Abstract
Background: The majority of people with dement
A needs assessment for cardiac rehabilitation in Ireland
Authors: Carmel Mullaney , Naomi Petty-Saphon, Siobhan Jennings, Orlaith O’Reilly
Abstract
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can reduce mortality, reinfarction rates and hospitalisations, and improve
Measuring the implementation and impact of primary care integrated care projects
Author: Deirdre Mulholland
Abstract
Introduction: The increasing prevalence of chronic disease in Ireland means there are increasing numbers of patients managing, in pa
Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Attendance At Diabetes Structured Education Programmes In Ireland: A Qualitative Study Addressing A National Priority
Authors: Margaret Humphreys , Jenny Mc Sharry, Sean Dinneen, Molly Byrne
Abstract
Introductio
Adolescent feedback on the Haemophilia Transition Programme between Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital and St. James’s Hospital Dublin Ireland
Authors: Ruth Elizabeth Hunter Nolan , Eibhlin Mc Laughlin, Yvonne Duane, Ann O’ Sullivan, Kevin Ryan, Niamh O’
Clinical outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes before and after attending DESMOND and primary care providers’ experiences of referring patients to DESMOND
Authors: Rachel Bourke , Ciara Heverin, Sean F Dinneen, Máire O’Donnell
Abstract
Background:
Processes of care performed by specialist nurses to support integrated diabetes management: Feedback to inform service delivery
Authors: Fiona Riordan , Helen Twamley, Niamh Smyth, Sheena McHugh
Abstract
Introduction: In Ireland, there has been an in
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) – Chronic Disease Risk Factor and Brief Advice Recording
Authors: Jacinta Mulroe , Claire Collins, John Cuddihy, Ronan Fawsitt, Mairead Gleeson, Siobhan Jennings, Gemma Leane, Maria O’Brien, Orlaith O’Reilly, Aileen
