Frank Doyle

RCSI and HSE research building a path to a tobacco-free Ireland Global leaders in tobacco control recently convened in Dublin for the World Conference on Tobacco Control. More ...

Tackling smoking remains one of the most important and complex challenges facing public health in Ireland. Prof @fdoyle4.bsky.social & Dr Paul Kavanagh describe the work they are doing to reduce the harm caused by tobacco use in Ireland.

@compassproject.bsky.social

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The @surg-water.bsky.social project is all about innovation for sustainability. The team were in Almería working on their new prototype, the Fish-Tank reactor, which will be simpler, easier to clean & more cost-effective. surgwater.ie

@rcsi.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

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Evolution of nicotine product use in Ireland 2015–2023, and associations with quit intentions and attempts: an analysis of nationally representative repeated cross-sectional surveys Nicotine product use (NPU; including combustible tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes) is changing rapidly worldwide. Aiming to inform an agile policy…

Great paper from Margaret Brennan and Tobacco Free Ireland Programme on increasing nicotine product use in younger people in Ireland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A massive well done to Lead Principal Investigator of the COMPASS project, Professor @fdoyle4.bsky.social, who presented at the World Conference on Tobacco Control Today in Dublin!👏

Prof. Doyle showcased findings from our co-design workshops held with community members and healthcare professionals.

On June 24th, Lead PI of the COMPASS project, Professor Frank Doyle will present a full oral presentation at the World Conference on Tobacco Control, entitled: “Mixed methods evaluation of a community co-designed financial incentive intervention for Smoking Cessation in Ireland.” 🇮🇪

#WCTC2025

| The SPHeRE Programme | Structured Population and Health-services Research Education

LAST FEW DAYS to register for the SPHeRE Network Online Symposium titled 'Combining behavioural science theory and community participation to inform financial incentives in smoking cessation services' with Prof Frank Doyle @fdoyle4.bsky.social on 18th June, 1-2 pm.
www.sphereprogramme.ie/5915-2/

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Prof @fdoyle4.bsky.social will deliver the @sphereprogramme.bsky.social Network online symposium on combining behavioural science theory & community participation to inform financial incentives in smoking cessation services.

📆 1-2pm, 18 June

Register: www.sphereprogramme.ie/5915-2/

Fabulous setting for our latest ESCAPE annual meeting!

| The SPHeRE Programme | Structured Population and Health-services Research Education

Last 2 weeks to register for the next SPHeRE Network Online Symposium titled 'Combining behavioural science theory and community participation to inform financial incentives in smoking cessation services' with Prof Frank Doyle @fdoyle4.bsky.social on 18th June, 1-2 pm. sphereprogramme.ie/5915-2/

It was a pleasure to attend the PHM Conference at Queen's University Belfast Yesterday. I presented a 5 minute lighting talk and poster presentation.

A huge thank you to @lisamellonpsych.bsky.social, @fdoyle4.bsky.social and Aisling Walsh for guiding the research and for their continuous support.

A huge congratulations to Reham Lasheen from team COMPASS, who was awarded the Patient’s Choice Poster Prize at the Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference hosted by Queen’s University Belfast on the 27th May 2025 👏🎉

@rehamalasheen.bsky.social
@fdoyle4.bsky.social
@rcsipophealth.bsky.social

| The SPHeRE Programme | Structured Population and Health-services Research Education

Register now for the next SPHeRE Network Online Symposium titled 'Combining behavioural science theory and community participation to inform financial incentives in smoking cessation services' with Prof Frank Doyle @fdoyle4.bsky.social, on 18th June, 1-2 pm. sphereprogramme.ie/5915-2/

Looking forward to sharing the methods and preliminary results of our @compassproject.bsky.social , thanks to support from HRB and @hsehealthwellbeing.bsky.social

Thanks to Dr David Byrne and all collaborators @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @rcsipsychology.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social and funding from @researchireland.ie

Applying advanced psychometric approaches yields differential randomized trial effect sizes: secondary analysis of individual participant data from antidepressant studies using the Hamilton rating sca... As multiple sophisticated techniques are used to evaluate psychometric scales, in theory reducing error and enhancing the measurement of patient-reported outcomes, we aimed to determine whether applyi...

Proud of this new paper exploring whether complex psychometric analyses matter. In short 1) I may have been wasting my career on IRT 2) factor analysis models increase trial effects by approximately 10%, 3) weighted scores don’t matter compared to the items retained www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

We've an exciting, funded PhD scholarship opportunity in the health economics of Alzheimer’s disease & dementia.

PI: Dr @jonathanbriody.bsky.social

@researchireland.bsky.social @sphereprogramme.bsky.social

Further info & to apply:
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🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland

Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions

Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself

Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.

Open to UK students only.

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📢 Deadline Extended!

Applications are still open for the EHPS OS SIG Student Award – and the deadline has been extended to May 2, 2025!

Don’t miss your chance to win a €500 bursary for your work in open science practices! ✨

Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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We are recruiting for postdoc positions in the Department of Public Health, Social & Preventive Medicine at Heidelberg University, Mannheim Medical Faculty, www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/cpd/public-h... bewerberportal.umm.de/Vacancies/46...
I'm happy to answer any questions.

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 You now have 2 extra weeks to submit your abstract! The new deadline is Sunday, 13 April at 23:59 CET. Don’t miss this chance—get your submissions in! 🔗srnt-e.org #SRNTE2025 #CallForAbstracts #DeadlineExtension

So fortunate to spend a fantastic week in Clyde, New Zealand with many of the greatest health psychologists I have ever met.

This is a great project to work on with our colleagues in the National Ambulance Service @noca-irl.bsky.social

A promotional poster for an in-person event titled Cannabis and Young Minds: What Parents and Families Should Know, scheduled for Wednesday, 26 March 2025. The poster features a warm and engaging photograph of a smiling woman of colour with curly hair, wearing a yellow blouse, sitting on a couch and holding hands with a young person in a light purple hoodie with headphones around their neck. The interaction appears affectionate and supportive. The top left corner has the 'RCSI MyHealth' logo, while a red banner in the top right corner states 'IN-PERSON EVENT.' A circular badge in the lower right corner highlights 'World 5 for Good Health & Well-being' according to Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. The bottom of the poster provides a website for more information: rcsi.com/MyHealth25.

As part of our #RCSIMyHealth series we are hosting a discussion on ‘Cannabis and young minds: What parents and families should know.’

This free in-person event will explore how cannabis affects brain development and mental health in young people.

More➡️https://tinyurl.com/5dsywhum

Delighted to present our HRB-funded project, using collective intelligence to try permanently join ambulance and trauma data @sphereprogramme.bsky.social @louisebrent28.bsky.social #sphere25

Incentivizing Tobacco Helpline Engagement in Persistent Poverty Counties: A Randomized Trial Persistent poverty counties (PPCs) are U.S. counties where ≥20% of residents have lived in poverty for ≥30 years. Cancer mortality rates in PPCs are e…

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Substantial heterogeneity in trauma triage tool characteristic operationalization for identification of major trauma: a hybrid systematic review - European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Purpose Trauma Triage Tools (TTTs) support pre-hospital staff to identify major trauma patients based on prehospital characteristics and bring them to appropriate trauma centres. However, while triagi...

New systematic review of trauma triage tools from the TRAUMA study shows heterogeneity in thresholds - is it time for an agreed taxonomy? @fdoyle4.bsky.social @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @rcsipsychology.bsky.social
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RCSI is delighted to be part of the #Mac4Me European doctoral network, advancing vital research into cancer metastasis.

Through our involvement led by Dr Olga Piskareva, we look forward to contributing our expertise and collaborating with our partners to drive meaningful progress.

#RCSIdiscover

Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Lecturer in Health Psychology Exciting Opportunity in Health Psychology in the School of Psychology, University of Surrey!Join a Top-20 UK University with Ground-breaking Research.We're seeking outstanding Lecturers (and, in excep...

Come and work with us... the School of Psychology is advertising for psychology lecturers and one is specifically for Health Psychology. jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...