Call for submissions for HSCP Conference Feb 2014

Health & Social Care Professions Education & Development Advisory Group welcome submissions from any HSCP professional on their research.
Following the sucess of the inaugral one-day conference last year, this year's conference is entitled:

‘Driving healthcare change through HSCP research– An opportunity for HSCPs to share their research’. 

The two keynote speakers for the conference will be Dr. Stephanie O’ Keeffe, Director of Health & Wellbeing, HSE, and Dr. Philip Crowley, National Director, Quality & Patient Safety, HSE.

Submissions are encouraged in 3 formats by email:

1) Oral Presentations (e.g., 20 minute)
-Please submit a 200 word abstract using: ‘Objective’, ‘Method’, ‘Results’, ‘Conlcusions’.

2) Poster Presentations
Please submit a 200 word abstract using: ‘Objective’, ‘Method’, ‘Results’, ‘Conlcusions’.

3) Research Methodology Workshops (e.g., 60 minutes)
Please submit a 200 word description of the research methodology element that your workshop will focus on (e.g. how to apply for research funding, how to analyse data).

When?
Friday, 28th February 2014
Where?
Stewarts Care,
Palmerstown, Dublin 20
Cost?
Attendance is free.
Submissions* by:
Friday, 25th October 2013

Please email submissions to: Frances Conneely,  HSCP EDA, Research Subgroup frances.conneely@hse.ie
For further information, see the ‘Practice Development Hub’ section on the homepage of: www.HSELanD.ie

Clinicians ‘need more access to research’ Irish Times tue 27th August 2013

Dr. Sinead Hanafin at the International Public Health Nursing Conference in Galway yesterday commented on the excllent HSE Library in the context of her presentation on" Public Health Nursing Making The Difference Through a Better Use of Research".

Clinicians ‘need more access to research’ Science failing to communicate

“Dr Hanafin, who is a nurse, midwife and formerly head of research at the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, said that evidence-based information has to be made more accessible and readable, with summaries of key points included for practitioners and policy-makers.

She said that the Health Service Executive library was excellent, but physical access was a difficulty for staff under pressure. There was a need for capacity building, providing broadband communication and giving relevant trained staff time to download and read relevant material.”

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/clinicians-need-more-access-to-research-1.1506390

http://www.iphnc2013.com/speaker/dr-sinead-hanafin/

Growing up in Ireland data workshop ESRI

The ESRI are hosting a data workshop to promote the use of infant cohort datasets on 9th August 2013.
For more details please visit http://www.esri.ie/news_events/events/forthcoming_events/event_details/index.xml?id=394

HRB Medical Education Research Grant 2013 - Call Open

The Health Research Board (HRB)

Medical Education Research Grant 2013

The award is designed to both address policy needs and foster research capacity in the sector in Ireland so as to support quality development in medical education and training delivery for the benefit of the public, the health services and the medical Profession.

A single award will be made in 2013. The award will be up to a maximum total award value of €150,000 (inclusive of overheads) for a project of a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 months in duration.

WHO should apply?

The Medical Education Research Grant is open to Principal Investigators (PIs) from the Republic of Ireland, and is expected to be of particular interest to bodies already involved in the delivery of medical education and training in the Republic of Ireland (most notably bodies approved by the Medical Council under Part 10 of the Medical Practitioners Act for the purposes of education and training).

Applicants must demonstrate clearly that their research team contains the necessary breadth and depth of expertise in all the methodological areas required in the development and delivery of the proposed project.

The deadline for submission of complete applications is Monday, 16 September 2013 at 13.00.

For more details please see: http://www.hrb.ie/index.php?id=1003&tx_hrbgrants_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=105

Research Data Alliance to be held in Dublin March 2014

Australia, in close partnership with Ireland, will host the Third Plenary for the Research Data Alliance in Dublin, Ireland on March 26 to 28, 2014. The purpose of the Research Data Alliance is to accelerate international data-driven innovation and discovery by facilitating research data sharing and exchange, use and re-use, standards harmonization, and discoverability.

 The Third Plenary will build on the very successful First Plenary in March 2013 (led by RDA-Europe), and the firm planning underway for the Second Plenary in Washington DC in September 2013 (led by RDA-US).

 The Organising Committee for the Third Plenary consists of Dr Sandra Collins (Director, Digital Repository of Ireland), Professor Stefan Decker (INSIGHT: Ireland's National Data Analytics Research Centre), Dr Leif Laaksonen (RDA-Europe Project Director), Professor Alan Smeaton (INSIGHT: Ireland's National Data Analytics Research Centre) and Dr Andrew Treloar (Director of Technology, Australian National Data Service and Organising Committee Chair).

 The Research Data Alliance Council welcomes the continued momentum of the RDA Plenary event series and supports the Third Plenary organising group in its endeavours to date and forward into March 2014.

 For further information about the Research Data Alliance, please either visit rd-alliance.org or email enquiries@rd-alliance.org .

Hospitals set for funding overhaul - Health News | Irish Medical News | The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 11, 2013

Hospitals set for funding overhaul - Health News | Irish Medical News | The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 11, 2013

Community Mothers Programme Empowerment of Parents by Parents

Brenda Molloy Director of the Community Mothers Programme talks to Aoife Lawton, HSE Librarian about the Community Mothers Programme.

AL: Brenda, how did the Community Mothers Programme start and what are its objectives?

BM:  The Community Mothers Programme (CMP) began in Dublin in the 1980's. The Programme involves trained experienced volunteer mothers from the community to visit first-time mothers of children aged birth to 12 months in their own homes. Its aim is to develop the skills of parents of young children thereby enhancing parent's confidence and self-esteem.
 

AL: What is the focus of the Programme?

BM: The Community Mothers, as they are known, focus on healthcare, nutrition and overall child development. The objective is the development of the child both physically and mentally through the empowerment of the mother. Community Mothers are trained and supported by specially trained Public Health Nurses known as Family Development Nurses.

Photo of Parent and Child from the programme

AL: How many people are involved?
In 2012 the home- visiting Programme was delivered by 127 Community Mothers to1136 families.

AL: How is the programme evaluated?
 

BM: The Programme has been rigorously evaluated using a randomised controlled approach and there is sound evidence that it has a beneficial effect on parenting skills and maternal self-esteem that is sustained over time and which is carried through to subsequent children.
The Programme is an integral part of the Health Service Executive and is a popular form of what could be called civic action.
In recent months the published evaluation of the Community Mothers Programme was reviewed according to carefully devised evidence criteria by Rand Europe, an independent, not-for-profit research organisation. As a result of this review the Programme was included in the evidence-based Family Practices section of the European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) website. EPIC is managed by the European Commission and aims to provide information about policies, practices and programmes that can help families and their children with the challenges that exist in the current economic climate in Europe. 

AL: Thank-you Brenda, for your insight.  The recent review is a big achievement, we will be watching this space for future developments.

For more information please visit http://europa.eu/epic/practices-that-work/evidence-based-practices/practices/community-mothers_en.htm and
European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC), and the Evidence Based Practices section.