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HRS2026 theme is out healthsystemsglobal.org/news/hsr2026...
Big 👏👏🏿👏🏻 working group led by @devakinambiar.bsky.social + Fadi El Jardali!
@lucygilson.bsky.social @kristofdecoster.bsky.social @alliancehpsr.bsky.social @karengrepin.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social @renzoguinto.bsky.social

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Power dynamics and intersectoral collaboration for health in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review Abstract. Intersectoral collaboration (ISC) is a critical strategy in global health for addressing complex challenges requiring multi-sectoral engagement.

Great new analysis just out in #HPP 👉#Power dynamics and intersectoral collaboration for health in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review
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#PraveenkumarAivalli @dadasara.bsky.social #BrynneGilmore @daktre.bsky.social @aoifedb.bsky.social

HSE staff receiving award at award event

Delighted that the Quality & Patient Safety Competency Navigator has been awarded an Irish Healthcare Centre Award in the Patient Safety category. Fantastic collaboration with @hselive.bsky.social & 90+ co-design team members across Ireland! Well done all! www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation...

How can interprofessional collaboration be fostered and sustained in team-based care integration for older people in community settings? A realist evidence synthesis - Systematic Reviews Background Community-centred care integration for older adults is a cornerstone of the WHO’s Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) implementation framework. Realising the potential of care integrat...

Our new #realistreview work on understanding the contextual influences and mechanisms that support collaboration in interprofessional community care teams for #olderpeople.

systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

📣PhD funded scholarships available at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. See here for further information: www.ucd.ie/nmhs/researc... @ucd-chas.bsky.social

YouTube video by Sara Dada How do the Safe Motherhood Action Groups in Zambia work?

New research from @dadasara.bsky.social
Realist #evaluation in @bmj.com Global Health looks at how & why Safe Motherhood Action Groups #SMAGs use communication to improve maternal & newborn health care-seeking in #Zambia

Read paper doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015961
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDVA...

We move together: a realist evaluation of the Safe Motherhood Action Groups in Eastern Province, Zambia Introduction In Zambia, where less than half of pregnant women complete the continuum of care for maternal health, community engagement initiatives like the Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs) are u...

🚨 New publication alert 🚨

This realist #evaluation in @GlobalHealthBMJ takes a look at how and why the Safe Motherhood Action Groups (#SMAGs) use #communication to improve maternal and newborn health care-seeking🤰in #Zambia 🌍 @ucdresearch.bsky.social

Have a read at 📖 gh.bmj.com/content/10/4...

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Teams

The way people work together is central to the safety of healthcare.   Behaviours of individuals at all levels can play a role in the lead up to incidents or in the prevention of incidents.  Teams are people who are used to working with one another, often the same people.  This is…

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Burnout in modern-day health care: Where are we, and how... : Health Care Management Review ance the field and reduce burnout. Methodology/Approach We formed a learning community of burnout scholars and Chief Wellness Officers, sought recent review articles for a meta-narrative synthesis ...

Important international and rigorous perspective on moral injury and burnout in healthcare professionals. journals.lww.com/hcmrjournal/... Not only does it summarize the evidence needed to spur urgent action in the short term…

Graphic for Enterprise Partnership Scheme says "Open now: Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate). Deadline: 10th April 2025

Research Ireland is delighted to announce that the 2025 Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate) Call is now open. The Enterprise Partnership Scheme PG is a national initiative linking excellent researchers in all disciplines to enterprise. Visit: www.researchireland.ie/funding/ente...

This is a really important research project to capture #GP experiences who are working in #Ireland or who have been trained here and and gone abroad. #Academicsky #primarycare

Avoiding ‘second victims’ in healthcare: what support do staff want for coping with patient safety incidents, what do they get and is it effective? A systematic review -
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Research In Action - New video from @ucdiris.bsky.social /Sophie Mulcahy Symmons's PhD research which aims to find solutions to promote cervical screening awareness by working with a group of women in inner city Dublin using an approach called co-design. bit.ly/UCD-VideoHere

Statistics about University College Dublin

University College Dublin is recruiting 50 early-career faculty through the Ad Astra Fellows programme (~ tenure-track Assistant Professorships).

– Excellent research support
– Salary: €62k–€99k
– Application deadline: 21 Feb
– All positions: www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/lin...
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Exploring unintentional ‘carer harm’—Insights from family carers and professionals: An Irish case study Carer harm is when family carers experience harm from the person they are caring for. However, we know very little about this topic. We carried out nine in

Hot off the press: Exploring unintentional ‘carer harm’—Insights from family carers and professionals:An Irish case study, The British Journal of Social Work #OpenAccess @ucdspswsj.bsky.social Sincere thanks to our participants, Family Carers Ireland +coauthors. #CarerHarm
doi.org/10.1093/bjsw...

Our Winners -Teaching Excellence
Prof Eileen Gibney, School of Ag & Food Science,
Dr Mary Higgins, School of Medicine
Dr Susan Rackard, School of Vet Medicine

Exceptional Contribution to Learning
Dr Cian Davis, School of Medicine
Dr Aoife MacCormac, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems

The UCD Ad Astra Fellows Prog is now accepting applications, with 12 positions in Health and Agricultural Sciences.🌟🔍
in critical fields. Visit www.ucd.ie/chas/research/
🔍 Explore our Researchers
🏢 Learn about our Research Institutes & Centres
#Research #HealthScience #UCDAdAstra #ResearchCareers

Two new Ad Astra roles advertised in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems @ucddublin.bsky.social including Assistant Prof in Digital Health and Health Informatics and Assistant Prof in Global Public Health and Policy. See more info www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... @ucd-chas.bsky.social

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#DidyouKnow #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek
#CervicalCancerAwareness We are proud of our research work at UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

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Why is implementing remote monitoring in virtual wards (Hospital at Home) for people living with frailty so hard? Qualitative interview study AbstractBackground. There is relatively low uptake of remote monitoring on frailty virtual wards (Hospital at Home) compared to virtual wards caring for pe

Why is remote monitoring on virtual wards for people with frailty so hard? Our new @thisinstitute.bsky.social paper investigates, finding multiple challenges ranging from procurement to work system design and clinician and patient preference. academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

A realist review of how, why, for whom and in which contexts quality improvement in healthcare impacts inequalities Introduction Quality improvement (QI) is aimed at improving care. Equity is one of the six domains of healthcare quality, as defined by the Institute of Medicine. If this domain is ignored, QI project...

"QI projects that are values-led and incorporate diverse, patient-led data into design are more likely to address health inequalities" "when staff & patients cannot engage fully with equity-focused projects... QI projects are more likely to worsen inequalities" qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl...

UCD Starter Pack just got an upgrade! If you're working with/for University College Dublin and are new to BlueSky, here's a great place to start (and to be added, if you like).

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UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Come & work with us @equalise.bsky.social
We are hiring for 4 UCL based Research Fellows.
Details here for 3 x UCL Institute of Epidemiology:
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL Institute of Child Health with me & Katie Harron: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

GP emigration from Ireland: an analysis of data from key destination countries - BMC Health Services Research Background Ireland is experiencing a general practitioner (GP) workforce crisis, facing an ageing workforce, a growing population with increased life expectancy, and increased complexity of patients. ...

Final paper of the year is an interesting one looking at #GP in #Ireland
Hanlon, H.R., Shé, É.N., Byrne, JP. et al. GP emigration from Ireland: an analysis of data from key destination countries. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 1628 (2024). doi.org/10.1186/s129...

Our conclusion after 6 years working across the healthcare system #safety