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Dr Sinéad Lydon

B.A., Dip., M.Sc., PhD

Contact Details

Senior Lecturer
Discipline of General Practice
1 Distillery Road
Newcastle
University of Galway
T: +353 (0)91493961
E: sinead.lydon@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Sinéad Lydon is a behavioural psychologist working in the School of Medicine at NUI Galway. Sinéad is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, teaching on the School's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and a member of the Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation's research team. Her research is focused on improving patient safety and quality of care, and involving patients in improvement efforts. Sinéad became the first Irish Certified Professional in Patient Safety in 2019.

Sinéad holds a PhD in Psychology (funded by the Irish Research Council) from Trinity College Dublin, an MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis, a BA in Psychology, a Diploma in Irish, a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, a Postgraduate Diploma in Academic Practice, and a Masters in Academic Practice. She has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
		'The relationship between psychological resilience and burnout in Irish doctors' O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,O'Dowd, E.,Byrne, D. 'The relationship between psychological resilience and burnout in Irish doctors'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 190 (3) [Details]
		'Stress, coping, and psychological resilience among physicians' O'Dowd, E.,O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,Mongan, O.,Connolly, F.,Diskin, C.,McLoughlin, A.,Rabbitt, L.,McVicker, L.,Reid-McDermott, B.,Byrne, D. 'Stress, coping, and psychological resilience among physicians'. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1) [Details]
		'The 100 Most Cited Articles on Healthcare Simulation: A Bibliometric Review' Walsh, C.,Lydon, S.,Byrne, D.,Madden, C.,Fox, S.,O'Connor, P. 'The 100 Most Cited Articles on Healthcare Simulation: A Bibliometric Review'. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of The Society for Medical Simulation, 13 (3) [Details]
		'Barriers to Healthcare for Persons with Autism: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Development of A Taxonomy' Walsh, C.,Lydon, S.,O'Dowd, E.,O'Connor, P. 'Barriers to Healthcare for Persons with Autism: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Development of A Taxonomy'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 23 (7) [Details]
		'A systematic review and evaluation of response redirection as a treatment for challenging behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities' Lydon, S.,Healy, O.,O'Reilly, M.,McCoy, A. 'A systematic review and evaluation of response redirection as a treatment for challenging behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34 (10) [Details]
		'Preparing new doctors for clinical practice: an evaluation of pre-internship training' Byrne, D.,O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,Kerin, M. J. 'Preparing new doctors for clinical practice: an evaluation of pre-internship training'. Irish Medical Journal, 105 (10) [Details]
		'A Mixed-Methods Exploration of the Educational Climate and Safety Climate During the First Year of Clinical Practice in Ireland' Lydon, S.,Byrne, D.,Vellinga, A.,Walsh, C.,Madden, C.,Connolly, F.,O'Connor, P. 'A Mixed-Methods Exploration of the Educational Climate and Safety Climate During the First Year of Clinical Practice in Ireland'. Academic Medicine, 94 (11) [Details]
		'Longitudinal survey of self-reported level of entrustment across the first year of clinical practice' O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,Mongan, O.,Byrne, D. 'Longitudinal survey of self-reported level of entrustment across the first year of clinical practice'. Hrb Open Research, 5 [Details]
		'A Systematic Review of Primary Care Safety Climate Survey Instruments: Their Origins, Psychometric Properties, Quality, and Usage' Curran, C.,Lydon, S.,Kelly, M.,Murphy, A.,Walsh, C.,O'Connor, P. 'A Systematic Review of Primary Care Safety Climate Survey Instruments: Their Origins, Psychometric Properties, Quality, and Usage'. Journal of patient safety, 14 (2) [Details]
		'The development of a framework of entrustable professional activities for the intern year in Ireland' O'Dowd, E.,Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P.,Boland, J.,Offiah, G.,Byrne, D. 'The development of a framework of entrustable professional activities for the intern year in Ireland'. BMC Medical Education, 20 (1) [Details]
		'Preliminary evaluation of the efficacy of an intervention incorporating precision teaching to train procedural skills among final cycle medical students' Lydon, S.,Burns, N.,Healy, O.,O'Connor, P.,Reid McDermott, B.,Byrne, D. 'Preliminary evaluation of the efficacy of an intervention incorporating precision teaching to train procedural skills among final cycle medical students'. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, 3 (3) [Details]
		'Psychometric evaluation of a measure of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour to inform intervention' Lydon, S.,Greally, C.,Tujjar, O.,Reddy, K.,Lambe, K.,Madden, C.,Walsh, C.,Fox, S.,O'Connor, P. 'Psychometric evaluation of a measure of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour to inform intervention'. Journal of Hospital Infection, 102 (4) [Details]
		'Do Gender-Based Disparities in Authorship and Editorship Exist in Healthcare Simulation Journals? A Bibliometric Review of the Research' Lydon, S.,Madden, C.,De Bhulbh, A.,Maher, S.,Byrne, D.,O'Connor, P. 'Do Gender-Based Disparities in Authorship and Editorship Exist in Healthcare Simulation Journals? A Bibliometric Review of the Research'. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of The Society for Medical Simulation, 16 (2) [Details]
		'The safety climate in primary care (SAP-C) study: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study' Lydon, S.,Cupples, M. E.,Hart, N.,Murphy, A. W.,Faherty, A.,O'Connor, P. 'The safety climate in primary care (SAP-C) study: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study'. Pilot & Feasibility Studies, 2 [Details]
		'A Systematic Review of Measurement Tools for the Proactive Assessment of Patient Safety in General Practice' Lydon, S.,Cupples, M. E.,Murphy, A. W.,Hart, N.,O'Connor, P. 'A Systematic Review of Measurement Tools for the Proactive Assessment of Patient Safety in General Practice'. Journal of patient safety, 17 (5) [Details]
		'A multi-perspective exploration of the understanding of patient complaints and their potential for patient safety improvement in general practice' O'Dowd, E.,Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P. 'A multi-perspective exploration of the understanding of patient complaints and their potential for patient safety improvement in general practice'. European Journal of General Practice, 27 (1) [Details]
		'Can simulation-based education and precision teaching improve paediatric trainees' behavioural fluency in performing lumbar puncture? A pilot study' Lydon, S.,Reid McDermott, B.,Ryan, E.,O'Connor, P.,Dempsey, S.,Walsh, C.,Byrne, D. 'Can simulation-based education and precision teaching improve paediatric trainees' behavioural fluency in performing lumbar puncture? A pilot study'. BMC Medical Education, 19 (1) [Details]
		'Using simulation to explore the impact of device design on the learning and performance of peripheral intravenous cannulation' Reid-McDermott, B.,Browne, M.,Byrne, D.,O'Connor, P.,O'Dowd, E.,Walsh, C.,Madden, C.,Lydon, S. 'Using simulation to explore the impact of device design on the learning and performance of peripheral intravenous cannulation'. Advances in Simulation, 4 [Details]
		'Interventions to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance in the ICU: A Systematic Review' Lydon, S.,Power, M.,McSharry, J.,Byrne, M.,Madden, C.,Squires, J. E.,O'Connor, P. 'Interventions to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance in the ICU: A Systematic Review'. Critical Care Medicine, 45 (11) [Details]
		'A systematic review and evaluation of procedures for the induction of speech among persons with developmental disabilities' Mulhern, T.,Lydon, S.,Healy, O.,Mollaghan, G.,Ramey, D.,Leoni, M. 'A systematic review and evaluation of procedures for the induction of speech among persons with developmental disabilities'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 20 (4) [Details]
		'A Systematic Review of Patient-Report Safety Climate Measures in Health Care' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,O'Dowd, E.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'A Systematic Review of Patient-Report Safety Climate Measures in Health Care'. Journal of patient safety, 18 (1) [Details]
		'A quantitative examination of punishment research' Lydon, S.,Healy, O.,Moran, L.,Foody, C. 'A quantitative examination of punishment research'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 36C [Details]
		'Perceived safety climate in Irish primary care settings-a comparison with Scotland and England' Curran, C.,Lydon, S.,Kelly, M. E.,Murphy, A. W.,Madden, C.,O'Connor, P. 'Perceived safety climate in Irish primary care settings-a comparison with Scotland and England'. European Journal of General Practice, 24 (1) [Details]
		'A randomised controlled trial of SAFMEDS to improve musculoskeletal radiology interpretation' Lydon, S.,Fitzgerald, N.,Gannon, L.,Choynowski, M.,O'Connor, P.,Devitt, A.,Fenelon, C.,Byrne, D. 'A randomised controlled trial of SAFMEDS to improve musculoskeletal radiology interpretation'. Surgeon Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh & Ireland, 19 (6) [Details]
		'Development and validation of a patient-report measure of safety climate for general practice' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'Development and validation of a patient-report measure of safety climate for general practice'. Family Practice, 38 (6) [Details]
		'Irish Policy-makers' Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Hand Hygiene Compliance' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,Lambe, K.,O'Connor, P. 'Irish Policy-makers' Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Hand Hygiene Compliance'. Irish Medical Journal, 112 (4) [Details]
		'Prevalence of burnout among Irish general practitioners: a cross-sectional study' O'Dea, B.,O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,Murphy, A. W. 'Prevalence of burnout among Irish general practitioners: a cross-sectional study'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 186 (2) [Details]
		'What are the predictors of hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit? A cross-sectional observational study' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,Walsh, C.,O'Dowd, E.,Fox, S.,Vellinga, A.,Lambe, K.,Tujjar, O.,Greally, C.,Power, M.,Bates, J.,O'Connor, P. 'What are the predictors of hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit? A cross-sectional observational study'. Journal of Infection Prevention, 22 (6) [Details]
		'A systematic review of interventions to foster physician resilience' Fox, S.,Lydon, S.,Byrne, D.,Madden, C.,Connolly, F.,O'Connor, P. 'A systematic review of interventions to foster physician resilience'. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 94 (1109) [Details]
		'A mixed-methods investigation of health professionals' perceptions of a physiological track and trigger system' Lydon, S.,Byrne, D.,Offiah, G.,Gleeson, L.,O'Connor, P. 'A mixed-methods investigation of health professionals' perceptions of a physiological track and trigger system'. BMJ Quality & Safety, 25 (9) [Details]
		'Psychophysiological measures of stress in caregivers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review' Padden, C.,Concialdi-McGlynn, C.,Lydon, S. 'Psychophysiological measures of stress in caregivers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 22 (3) [Details]
		'Impact of working 48 h per week on opportunities for training and patient contact: the experience of Irish interns' O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,Offiah, G.,Ahern, S.,Moloney, B.,Byrne, D. 'Impact of working 48 h per week on opportunities for training and patient contact: the experience of Irish interns'. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 27 (6) [Details]
		'An analysis of stress, burnout, and work commitment among disability support staff in the UK' Smyth, E.,Healy, O.,Lydon, S. 'An analysis of stress, burnout, and work commitment among disability support staff in the UK'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 47 [Details]
		'A mixed-methods study of the causes and impact of poor teamwork between junior doctors and nurses' O'Connor, P.,O'Dea, A.,Lydon, S.,Offiah, G.,Scott, J.,Flannery, A.,Lang, B.,Hoban, A.,Armstrong, C.,Byrne, D. 'A mixed-methods study of the causes and impact of poor teamwork between junior doctors and nurses'. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28 (3) [Details]
		'Potential value of patient record review to assess and improve patient safety in general practice: A systematic review' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,Curran, C.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'Potential value of patient record review to assess and improve patient safety in general practice: A systematic review'. European Journal of General Practice, 24 (1) [Details]
		'The patient's story: an examination of patient-reported safety incidents in general practice' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'The patient's story: an examination of patient-reported safety incidents in general practice'. Family Practice, 39 (6) [Details]
		'Understanding hand hygiene behaviour in the intensive care unit to inform interventions: an interview study' Lambe, K.,Lydon, S.,Madden, C.,McSharry, J.,Marshall, R.,Boylan, R.,Hehir, A.,Byrne, M.,Tujjar, O.,O'Connor, P. 'Understanding hand hygiene behaviour in the intensive care unit to inform interventions: an interview study'. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) [Details]
		'Development and evaluation of a novel caregiver-report tool to assess barriers to physical healthcare for people on the autism spectrum' Walsh, C.,Lydon, S.,Hehir, A.,O'Connor, P. 'Development and evaluation of a novel caregiver-report tool to assess barriers to physical healthcare for people on the autism spectrum'. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 79 [Details]
		'An evaluation of the use of deliberate practice and simulation to train interns in requesting blood products' Joyce, K. M.,Byrne, D.,O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S. M.,Kerin, M. J. 'An evaluation of the use of deliberate practice and simulation to train interns in requesting blood products'. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of The Society for Medical Simulation, 10 (2) [Details]
		'A mixed method, multiperspective evaluation of a near peer teaching programme' Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P.,Mongan, O.,Gorecka, M.,McVicker, L.,Stankard, A.,Byrne, D. 'A mixed method, multiperspective evaluation of a near peer teaching programme'. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93 (1103) [Details]
		'Advancing consideration of gender within health profession education: What is required?' Lydon, S.,Madden, C.,Byrne, D.,O'Connor, P. 'Advancing consideration of gender within health profession education: What is required?'. Medical Education, 56 (3) [Details]
		'Safety in primary care (SAP-C): a randomised, controlled feasibility study in two different healthcare systems' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,Cupples, M. E.,Hart, N. D.,Curran, C.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'Safety in primary care (SAP-C): a randomised, controlled feasibility study in two different healthcare systems'. BMC Family Practice, 20 (1) [Details]
		'Measuring and monitoring patient safety in hospitals in Saudi Arabia' Kaud, Y.,Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P. 'Measuring and monitoring patient safety in hospitals in Saudi Arabia'. BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1) [Details]
		'A longitudinal and multicentre study of burnout and error in Irish junior doctors' O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,O'Dea, A.,Hehir, L.,Offiah, G.,Vellinga, A.,Byrne, D. 'A longitudinal and multicentre study of burnout and error in Irish junior doctors'. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93 (1105) [Details]
		'An interview-informed synthesized contingency analysis to inform the treatment of challenging behavior in a young child with autism' Herman, C.,Healy, O.,Lydon, S. 'An interview-informed synthesized contingency analysis to inform the treatment of challenging behavior in a young child with autism'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 21 (3) [Details]
		'A systematic review of patient complaints about general practice' O'Dowd, E.,Lydon, S.,Madden, C.,O'Connor, P. 'A systematic review of patient complaints about general practice'. Family Practice, 37 (3) [Details]
		'Interns and their smartphones: use for clinical practice' O'Connor, P.,Byrne, D.,Butt, M.,Offiah, G.,Lydon, S.,Mc Inerney, K.,Stewart, B.,Kerin, M. J. 'Interns and their smartphones: use for clinical practice'. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 90 (1060) [Details]
		'The adaptation of the 'Healthcare Complaints Analysis Tool' for general practice' O'Dowd, E.,Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P. 'The adaptation of the 'Healthcare Complaints Analysis Tool' for general practice'. Family Practice, 38 (6) [Details]
		'Patients' perception of safety climate in Irish general practice: a cross-sectional study' Madden, C.,Lydon, S.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'Patients' perception of safety climate in Irish general practice: a cross-sectional study'. BMC Family Practice, 22 (1) [Details]
		'A mixed-methods examination of the nature and frequency of medical error among junior doctors' O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,Mongan, O.,Connolly, F.,McLoughlin, A.,McVicker, L.,Byrne, D. 'A mixed-methods examination of the nature and frequency of medical error among junior doctors'. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 95 (1129) [Details]
		'Hand Hygiene Compliance in the ICU: A Systematic Review' Lambe, K. A.,Lydon, S.,Madden, C.,Vellinga, A.,Hehir, A.,Walsh, M.,O'Connor, P. 'Hand Hygiene Compliance in the ICU: A Systematic Review'. Critical Care Medicine, 47 (9) [Details]
		'A systematic review of 7 years of research on entrustable professional activities in graduate medical education, 2011-2018' O'Dowd, E.,Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P.,Madden, C.,Byrne, D. 'A systematic review of 7 years of research on entrustable professional activities in graduate medical education, 2011-2018'. Medical Education, 53 (3) [Details]
		'The Effect of Operator Position on the Quality of Chest Compressions Delivered in a Simulated Ambulance' Mullin, S.,Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P. 'The Effect of Operator Position on the Quality of Chest Compressions Delivered in a Simulated Ambulance'. Prehospital & Disaster Medicine, 35 (1) [Details]
		'An assessment of stress in Irish interns' O'Connor, P.,Byrne, D.,Kerin, M.,Lydon, S. 'An assessment of stress in Irish interns'. Medical Teacher, 34 (5) [Details]
		'Development and preliminary evaluation of a novel physician-report tool for assessing barriers to providing care to autistic patients' Walsh, C.,Lydon, S.,Geoghegan, R.,Carey, C.,Creed, M.,O'Loughlin, L.,Walsh, E.,Byrne, D.,O'Connor, P. 'Development and preliminary evaluation of a novel physician-report tool for assessing barriers to providing care to autistic patients'. BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1) [Details]
		'A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of SAFMEDS to produce fluency in interpretation of electrocardiograms' Rabbitt, L.,Byrne, D.,O'Connor, P.,Gorecka, M.,Jacobsen, A.,Lydon, S. 'A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of SAFMEDS to produce fluency in interpretation of electrocardiograms'. BMC Medical Education, 20 (1) [Details]
		'Systematic review of interventions to improve gender equity in graduate medicine' Lydon, S.,O'Dowd, E.,Walsh, C.,O'Dea, A.,Byrne, D.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'Systematic review of interventions to improve gender equity in graduate medicine'. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 98 (1158) [Details]
		'A systematic review and evaluation of inhibitory stimulus control procedures as a treatment for stereotyped behavior among individuals with autism' Lydon, S.,Moran, L.,Healy, O.,Mulhern, T.,Enright Young, K. 'A systematic review and evaluation of inhibitory stimulus control procedures as a treatment for stereotyped behavior among individuals with autism'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 20 (8) [Details]
		'The Use of Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviours to Establish Inhibitory Stimulus Control for the Management of Vocal Stereotypy in Children with Autism' Healy, O.,Lydon, S.,Brady, T.,Rispoli, M.,Holloway, J.,Neely, L.,Grey, I. 'The Use of Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviours to Establish Inhibitory Stimulus Control for the Management of Vocal Stereotypy in Children with Autism'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 22 (3) [Details]
		'Gender in authorship and editorship in medical education journals: A bibliometric review' Madden, C.,O'Malley, R.,O'Connor, P.,O'Dowd, E.,Byrne, D.,Lydon, S. 'Gender in authorship and editorship in medical education journals: A bibliometric review'. Medical Education, 55 (6) [Details]
		'Entrustable professional activities for early health professionals: What's next?' O'Connor, P.,Lydon, S.,O'Dowd, E.,Byrne, D. 'Entrustable professional activities for early health professionals: What's next?'. Medical Education, 55 (9) [Details]
		'Barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of a physiological track and trigger system: A systematic review of the qualitative evidence' Connolly, F.,Byrne, D.,Lydon, S.,Walsh, C.,O'Connor, P. 'Barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of a physiological track and trigger system: A systematic review of the qualitative evidence'. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 29 (8) [Details]
		'An analysis of general practitioners' perspectives on patient safety incidents using critical incident technique interviews' Curran, C.,Lydon, S.,Kelly, M. E.,Murphy, A. W.,O'Connor, P. 'An analysis of general practitioners' perspectives on patient safety incidents using critical incident technique interviews'. Family Practice, 36 (6) [Details]
		'Identifying interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit through co-design with stakeholders' Lambe, K.,Lydon, S.,McSharry, J.,Byrne, M.,Squires, J.,Power, M.,Domegan, C.,O'Connor, P. 'Identifying interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit through co-design with stakeholders'. Hrb Open Research, 4 [Details]
		'A systematic review of physiological reactivity to stimuli in autism' Lydon, S.,Healy, O.,Reed, P.,Mulhern, T.,Hughes, B. M.,Goodwin, M. S. 'A systematic review of physiological reactivity to stimuli in autism'. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 19 (6) [Details]
		'Medical speciality choice: does personality matter?' Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P.,McVeigh, T.,Offiah, C.,Byrne, D. 'Medical speciality choice: does personality matter?'. Irish Medical Journal, 108 (3) [Details]
		'A mixed methods evaluation of paediatric trainee preparedness to manage cardiopulmonary arrests' Walsh, O.,Lydon, S.,O'Connor, P. 'A mixed methods evaluation of paediatric trainee preparedness to manage cardiopulmonary arrests'. European Journal of Pediatrics, 176 (12) [Details]
	(2022)	'A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in the Republic of Ireland' O'Connor, P.,O'Malley, R.,Kaud, Y.,Pierre, E. S.,Dunne, R.,Byrne, D.,Lydon, S. (2022) 'A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in the Republic of Ireland'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 05 [Details]
	(2021)	'How safe is prehospital care? A systematic review' O'Connor, P.,O'Malley, R.,Lambe, K.,Byrne, D.,Lydon, S. (2021) 'How safe is prehospital care? A systematic review'. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33 (4) [Details]
	(2021)	'A meta-review of methods of measuring and monitoring safety in primary care' O'Connor, P.,Madden, C.,O'Dowd, E.,Byrne, D.,Lydon, S. (2021) 'A meta-review of methods of measuring and monitoring safety in primary care'. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33 (3) [Details]
	(2021)	'Measurement and monitoring patient safety in prehospital care: a systematic review' O'Connor, P.,O'Malley, R.,Oglesby, A. M.,Lambe, K.,Lydon, S. (2021) 'Measurement and monitoring patient safety in prehospital care: a systematic review'. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33 (1) [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	A compendium of the steps required to complete 13 essential procedural skills. Reid-McDermott, B ; O'Connor, Paul ; Carey, C ; Cooney R ; Egan, C ; Lydon, S ; Madden, C ; McLoughlin, M ; Mongan, O ; Parackal Augusthinose, P ; Reid, A ; Smith, M ; Byrne, D (2022) A compendium of the steps required to complete 13 essential procedural skills. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	Learning from complaints about hospital care. O'Dowd, Emily ; Lydon, Sinéad ; Lambe, Kathryn ; Vellinga, Akke ; Rudland, Chris ; Ahern, Elaine ; Hilton, Aoife ; Ward, Marie E ; Kane, Maria ; Reader, Tom ; Gillespie, Alex ; Vaughan, David ; Slattery, Dubhfeasa ; O'Connor, Paul (2022) Learning from complaints about hospital care. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	Analysing complaints about primary care with the healthcare complaints analysis tool (General Practice): A user¿s guide. O¿Dowd, Emily ; Lydon, Sinéad ; Reader, Tom ; Gillespie, Alex ; O¿Connor, Paul (2022) Analysing complaints about primary care with the healthcare complaints analysis tool (General Practice): A user¿s guide. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	National strategic guide for the implementation of simulation on clinical sites. Byrne, Dara ; O'Dowd, Emily ; Lydon, Sinéad ; Reid McDermot, Bronwyn ; O'Connor, Paul (2021) National strategic guide for the implementation of simulation on clinical sites. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	A toolkit for improving hand hygiene compliance in intensive care. Lambe, Kathryn ; Lydon, Sinéad ; McSharry, Jenny ; Byrne, Molly ; Squires, Janet ; Power, Michael ; Domegan, Christine ; O'Connor, Paul (2020) A toolkit for improving hand hygiene compliance in intensive care. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	The development of entrustable professional activities for the Irish intern year. Byrne, Dara ; Lydon, Sinéad ; Madden, Caoimhe ; O¿Dowd, Emily ; Boland, Josephine ; O'Connor, Paul (2018) The development of entrustable professional activities for the Irish intern year. University of Galway, Galway. [DOI] [Details]

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
University of Galway	Senior Lecturer in Primary Care	01-JAN-23 /
University of Galway	Lecturer in Quality and Patient Safety	01-SEP-17 / 31-DEC-22
Trinity College Dublin	Adjunct Assistant Professor	21-OCT-15 / 31-AUG-19
University of Galway	Postdoctoral Researcher	01-SEP-15 / 31-AUG-17
West Northwest Intern Training Network	Research Support	01-JUN-11 / 31-AUG-15

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2021	University of Galway	Masters of Arts	Academic Practice
2018	University of Galway	Postgraduate Diploma	Academic Practice
2016	University of Galway	Postgraduate Certificate	Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
2015	Trinity College Dublin	Doctor of Philosophy	Psychology
2012	University of Galway	Masters of Science	Applied Behaviour Analysis
2010	University of Galway	Diploma	Irish
2010	University of Galway	Bachelor of Arts	Psychology