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Aoife De Brún
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Associate Professor, UCD Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education & Innovation in Health Systems (UCD IRIS). Fulbright Scholar.
Quality and patient safety, teamwork, leadership, health systems research.
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To mark the publication of Women in Health Management
Global Revolutionaries, we are having a launch event on the 17th of December in the
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Come and hear from
@drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social
and others about the book. Register here: www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Women in Health Management: Global Revolutionaries book launch
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Women in Health Management: Global Revolutionaries – a groundbreaking new book. More ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.

Essential reading for robust research!

https://bit.ly/47PL01l
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September 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Open disclosure = honest, compassionate conversations with patients & families after safety incidents.
Research by Dr Aoife De Brun is shining a light on how patients, families & staff experience it & co-designing better ways forward. #Healthcare #Transparency #HealthResearch @ucddublin.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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HRS2026 theme is out healthsystemsglobal.org/news/hsr2026...
Big 👏👏🏿👏🏻 working group led by @devakinambiar.bsky.social + Fadi El Jardali!
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HSR2026 Symposium theme announcement - Health Systems Global (HSG)
We are pleased to announce the theme for the 9th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, HSR2026, that will take place in Dubai, November 2026. It will be co-hosted by … Continued
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July 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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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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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.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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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...
HSE staff receiving award at award event
May 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Our new #realistreview work on understanding the contextual influences and mechanisms that support collaboration in interprofessional community care teams for #olderpeople.

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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...
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May 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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📣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
Ph.D. Project Opportunities - UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
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May 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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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
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How do the Safe Motherhood Action Groups in Zambia work?
YouTube video by Sara Dada
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April 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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🚨 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...
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...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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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…
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 increasingly rare in healthcare where teams come together for a short period of time and then disperse.  
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March 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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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…
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 ...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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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...
Graphic for Enterprise Partnership Scheme says "Open now: Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate). Deadline: 10th April 2025
February 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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eidin.bsky.social
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
niamhhumphries.bsky.social Niamh Humphries @niamhhumphries.bsky.social · Feb 12
We are recruiting GPs in Ireland and Irish trained GPs abroad to take part in an ongoing research project on GP Retention. More information available at doctorretention.eu #GPRetention
recruitment advert for GP retention project featuring images of 6 GPs and the logos for RCSI and the HRB. It says 'your opinion matters' and invites GPs to sign up to the study via our website www.doctorretention.eu
February 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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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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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
Objectives Incontrovertible evidence surrounds the need to support healthcare professionals after patient safety incidents (PSIs). However, what characterises effective organisational support is less ...
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February 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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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
February 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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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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Statistics about University College Dublin
February 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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
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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
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January 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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ucd-chas.bsky.social
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
ucdtl.bsky.social UCD Teaching & Learning @ucdtl.bsky.social · Jan 27
Congratulations to the UCD University Teaching and Learning Awardees 2023-24, announced today #UCDTLAwards

➡️ Full details: www.ucd.ie/teaching/new...

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Text: Congratulations to the UCD University Teaching and Learning Awardees 2023-24. Find out more: www.ucd.ie/teaching Follow on social media: #UCDTLAwards
January 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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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
January 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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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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January 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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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

#CervicalCancerResearch
#HPVResearch
#CancerResearch
January 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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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...
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
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January 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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"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...
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...
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January 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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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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January 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM