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Dr Patricia Healy

PhD.

Contact Details

Lecturer Above The Bar
SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY
Room 235 1st Floor
Aras Moyola
Central Campus
E: patricia.healy@universityofgalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

In September 2019 I took up a position as a lecturer in the midwifery team within the School of Nursing and Midwifery NUI Galway.
Prior to that I had spent 10 years working in a variety of research roles ranging from Research Assistant to Post Doc and Research Fellow roles including a HRB Cochrane Review Fellowship. During that time I worked on a number of really exciting projects across maternity care, research methodology, clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and evidence synthesis.
I am a midwife and nurse. I trained and worked as a midwife in the Coombe Women's and Infants Hospital in Dublin and as a children's nurse in Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin. I am also a registered general nurse having completed the 4 year combined children and general programme through Crumlin. My clinical speciality is special and intensive neonatal care where I spent many very rewarding clinical practice years.
I hold a Nursing Degree and a Midwifery Masters from Trinity College Dublin, a Diploma in Health Services Management from University Limerick and a PhD from NUI, Galway. My PhD focused on cerebral palsy through which I developed a particular interest in quality and safety, risk management and clinical negligence in healthcare, especially in the maternity services. As part of my PhD experience I worked for a time as a Clinical Risk Advisor in the Clinical Indemnity Scheme, which is a branch of the State Claims Agency.

Research Interests

My research interests are maternity care, neonatology, research methodology, clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews and evidence synthesis.

2023-currently: I am working on a Qualitative Evidence Synthesis exploring Midwifery students' Experiences of Simulation in their Midwifery Education.

2020-currently: I supervise PhD and Masters students in the conduct of various types of evidence synteses.

2020-2022 I worked on Priority III: Top 10 rapid review methodology research priorities identified using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership. The objective of the PRioRiTy III Study is to identify the top 10 unanswered questions on rapid review methodology to be addressed by future research.

2019-2022 I co-supervised a PhD project (The COHESION Study) that developed a Core Outcome Set for interventions for the treatment of neonatal encephalopathy

2016- 2019: I worked on a Core Outcome Set  called COSGROVE; Core Outcome Set for GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints. This project is funded through the HRB Mother and Baby Clinical Trial Network Ireland.

2018- 2019: I worked on PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials). PRioRiTy involves the conduct of a priority setting partnership (PSP) in collaboration with the James Lind Alliance and the University of Aberdeen. The objective of the PRioRiTy II Study is to identify unanswered questions around trial retention, and then prioritise those that stakeholder groups agree are the most important. 

2015-2017: I led a research study called PRioRiTy I (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials). PRioRiTy involved the conduct of a priority setting partnership (PSP) in collaboration with the James Lind Alliance and the NIHR in the UK. The objective of the PRioRiTy Study was to identify unanswered questions around trial recruitment, and then prioritise those that stakeholder groups agree are the most important.  

2016- 2018: I was in receipt of a HRB Cochrane Review Fellowship and conducted a systematic review entitled 'Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires. 

2012 - 2016: Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (OptiBIRTH trial):  (ISRCTN10612254). I worked as a post doctoral researcher/ project manager on this project.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Multi-Round compared to Real-Time Delphi for consensus in Core Outcome Set (COS) development: a randomised trial'
Quirke FA, Healy P, Ní Bhraonáin E, Daly M, Biesty L, Hurley T, Walker K, Meher S, Haas D, Bloomfield F, Kirkham J, Molloy E, Devane D. (2021) 'Multi-Round compared to Real-Time Delphi for consensus in Core Outcome Set (COS) development: a randomised trial'. Trials, 22 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'COHESION: Core Outcomes in Neonatal Encephalopathy (Protocol)'
Quirke FA, Healy P, Ní Bhraonáin E, Daly M, Biesty L, Hurley T, Walker K, Meher S, Haas D, Bloomfield F, Kirkham J, Molloy E, Devane D. (2021) 'COHESION: Core Outcomes in Neonatal Encephalopathy (Protocol)'. Trials, [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'OptiBIRTH: a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section'
Clarke, M;Devane, D;Gross, MM;Morano, S;Lundgren, I;Sinclair, M;Putman, K;Beech, B;Vehvilainen-Julkunen, K;Nieuwenhuijze, M;Wiseman, H;Smith, V;Daly, D;Savage, G;Newell, J;Simpkin, A;Grylka-Baeschlin, S;Healy, P;Nicoletti, J;Lalor, J;Carroll, M;van Limbeek, E;Nilsson, C;Stockdale, J;Fobelets, M;Begley, C (2020) 'OptiBIRTH: a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section'. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth, 20 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Can learning about trials be child's play? A qualitative exploration of the 'Schools Teaching Awareness of Randomised Trials' (START) initiative'
Biesty, L;Galvin, S;Finucane, E;Healy, P;Devane, D;Conway, T (2020) 'Can learning about trials be child's play? A qualitative exploration of the 'Schools Teaching Awareness of Randomised Trials' (START) initiative'. Trials, 21 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Can learning about trials be child's play? A qualitative exploration of the 'Schools Teaching Awareness of Randomised Trials' (START) initiative'
Biesty, L,Galvin, S,Finucane, E,Healy, P,Devane, D,Conway, T (2020) 'Can learning about trials be child's play? A qualitative exploration of the 'Schools Teaching Awareness of Randomised Trials' (START) initiative'. Trials, 21 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'What are the most important unanswered research questions in trial retention? A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership: the PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials) study'
Brunsdon, D;Biesty, L;Brocklehurst, P;Brueton, V;Devane, D;Elliott, J;Galvin, S;Gamble, C;Gardner, H;Healy, P;Hood, K;Jordan, J;Lanz, D;Maeso, B;Roberts, A;Skene, I;Soulsby, I;Stewart, D;Torgerson, D;Treweek, S;Whiting, C;Wren, S;Worrall, A;Gillies, K (2019) 'What are the most important unanswered research questions in trial retention? A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership: the PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials) study'. Trials, 20 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'What are the most important unanswered research questions in trial retention? A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership: the PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials) study'
Brunsdon D,Biesty L, Brocklehurst P, Brueton V, Devane D, Elliott J, Galvin S, Gamble C, Gardner H, Healy P, Hood K, Joan Jordan J, Lanz D, Beccy Maeso B, Amanda Roberts A, Skene I, Soulsby I, Stewart D, Torgerson D,Treweek S,Whiting C, Wren S, Worrall A, Gillies K. (2019) 'What are the most important unanswered research questions in trial retention? A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership: the PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials) study'. Trials, 20 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Preference of birth mode and postnatal health related quality of life after one previous caesarean section in three European countries'
Fobelets, M. and Beeckman, K. and Buyl, R. and Healy, P. and Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Nicoletti, J. and Canepa, M. and Devane, D. and Gross, M.M. and Morano, S. and Daly, D. and Begley, C. and Putman, K. (2019) 'Preference of birth mode and postnatal health related quality of life after one previous caesarean section in three European countries'. Midwifery, 79 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'COSUTI: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set (COS) for interventions for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults'
Duane, S,Vellinga, A,Murphy, AW,Cormican, M,Smyth, A,Healy, P,Moore, M,Little, P,Devane, D (2019) 'COSUTI: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set (COS) for interventions for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults'. Trials, 20 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Health economic analysis of a cluster-randomised trial (OptiBIRTH) designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'
Fobelets, M;Beeckman, K;Healy, P;Grylka-Baeschlin, S;Nicoletti, J;Devane, D;Gross, MM;Morano, S;Daly, D;Begley, C;Putman, K (2019) 'Health economic analysis of a cluster-randomised trial (OptiBIRTH) designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'. BJOG-An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, 126 :1043-1051 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Labour characteristics of women achieving successful vaginal birth after caesarean section in three European countries'
Grylka-Baeschlin, S;Clarke, M;Begley, C;Daly, D;Healy, P;Nicoletti, J;Devane, D;Morano, S;Krause, G;Karch, A;Savage, G;Gross, MM (2019) 'Labour characteristics of women achieving successful vaginal birth after caesarean section in three European countries'. Midwifery, 74 :36-43 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2019) 'Health economic analysis of a cluster-randomised trial (OptiBIRTH) designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'
Fobelets, M. and Beeckman, K. and Healy, P. and Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Nicoletti, J. and Devane, D. and Gross, M.M. and Morano, S. and Daly, D. and Begley, C. and Putman, K. (2019) 'Health economic analysis of a cluster-randomised trial (OptiBIRTH) designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 126 (8):1043-1051 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Variation in outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of interventions for prevention and treatment of fetal growth restriction'
Townsend, R. and Sileo, F. and Stocker, L. and Kumbay, H. and Healy, P. and Gordijn, S. and Ganzevoort, W. and Beune, I. and Baschat, A. and Kenny, L. and Bloomfield, F. and Daly, M. and Devane, D. and Papageorghiou, A. and Khalil, A. (2019) 'Variation in outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of interventions for prevention and treatment of fetal growth restriction'. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 53 (5):598-608 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'COSUTI: A protocol for the development of a core outcome set (COS) for interventions for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults'
Duane, S. and Vellinga, A. and Murphy, A.W. and Cormican, M. and Smyth, A. and Healy, P. and Moore, M. and Little, P. and Devane, D. (2019) 'COSUTI: A protocol for the development of a core outcome set (COS) for interventions for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults'. Trials, 20 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'A Core Outcome Set for the prevention and treatment of fetal GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints: the COSGROVE study'
Healy, P;Gordijn, SJ;Ganzevoort, W;Beune, IM;Baschat, A;Khalil, A;Kenny, L;Bloomfield, FH;Daly, M;Kirkham, J;Devane, D;Papageorghiou, AT (2019) 'A Core Outcome Set for the prevention and treatment of fetal GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints: the COSGROVE study'. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology, 221 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'A Core Outcome Set for the prevention and treatment of fetal GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints: the COSGROVE study'
Healy, P. and Gordijn, S.J. and Ganzevoort, W. and Beune, I.M. and Baschat, A. and Khalil, A. and Kenny, L. and Bloomfield, F.H. and Daly, M. and Kirkham, J. and Devane, D. and Papageorghiou, A.T. (2019) 'A Core Outcome Set for the prevention and treatment of fetal GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints: the COSGROVE study'. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 221 (4):339.e1-339.e10 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Labour characteristics of women achieving successful vaginal birth after caesarean section in three European countries'
Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Clarke, M. and Begley, C. and Daly, D. and Healy, P. and Nicoletti, J. and Devane, D. and Morano, S. and Krause, G. and Karch, A. and Savage, G. and Gross, M.M. (2019) 'Labour characteristics of women achieving successful vaginal birth after caesarean section in three European countries'. Midwifery, 74 :36-43 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Improving trial recruitment processes: how qualitative methodologies can be used to address the top 10 research priorities identified within the PRioRiTy study'
Hennessy, M; Hunter, A; Healy, P; Galvin, S; Houghton, C (2018) 'Improving trial recruitment processes: how qualitative methodologies can be used to address the top 10 research priorities identified within the PRioRiTy study'. Trials, 19 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Core Outcome Set for GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints (COSGROVE)'
Healy, P,Gordijn, S,Ganzevoort, W,Beune, I,Baschat, A,Khalil, A,Kenny, L,Bloomfield, F,Daly, M,Papageorghiou, A,Devane, D (2018) 'Core Outcome Set for GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints (COSGROVE)'. Trials, 19 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Mode of birth and postnatal health-related quality of life after one previous cesarean in three European countries'
Fobelets, M,Beeckman, K,Buyl, R,Daly, D,Sinclair, M,Healy, P,Grylka-Baeschlin, S,Nicoletti, J,Gross, MM,Morano, S,Putman, K (2018) 'Mode of birth and postnatal health-related quality of life after one previous cesarean in three European countries'. Birth-Issues In Perinatal Care, 45 :137-147 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires (Protocol)'
Healy P, Edwards PJ, Smith V, Murphy E, Newell J, Burke E, Meskell P, Galvin S, Lynn P, Stovold E,McCarthy B, Biesty LM, Devane D (2018) 'Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires (Protocol)'. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), Issue 7. Art. No.: MR000048 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study'
Healy, P,Galvin, S,Williamson, PR,Treweek, S,Whiting, C,Maeso, B,Bray, C,Brocklehurst, P,Moloney, MC,Douiri, A,Gamble, C,Gardner, HR,Mitchell, D,Stewart, D,Jordan, J,O'Donnell, M,Clarke, M,Pavitt, SH,Guegan, EW,Blatch-Jones, A,Smith, V,Reay, H,Devane, D (2018) 'Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study'. Trials, 19 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership – the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study'
Patricia Healy, Sandra Galvin, Paula R. Williamson, Shaun Treweek, Caroline Whiting, Beccy Maeso, Christopher Bray, Peter Brocklehurst, Mary Clarke Moloney, Abdel Douiri, Carrol Gamble, Heidi R. Gardner, Derick Mitchell, Derek Stewart, Joan Jordan, Martin O’Donnell, Mike Clarke, Sue H. Pavitt, Eleanor Woodford Guegan, Amanda Blatch-Jones, Valerie Smith, Hannah Reay and Declan Devane (2018) 'Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership – the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study'. Trials, 19 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Improving trial recruitment processes: how qualitative methodologies can be used to address the top 10 research priorities identified within the PRioRiTy study'
Hennessy, M;Hunter, A;Healy, P;Galvin, S;Houghton, C (2018) 'Improving trial recruitment processes: how qualitative methodologies can be used to address the top 10 research priorities identified within the PRioRiTy study'. Trials, 19 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Introducing the informed health choices project to Ireland'
Biesty, L., Glynn, D., Healy, P., Chapman, S., Devane, D., & Galvin, S. (2018) 'Introducing the informed health choices project to Ireland'. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 23 (3) [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Core Outcome Set for GROwth restriction: DeVeloping Endpoints (COSGROVE)'
Healy, P. and Gordijn, S. and Ganzevoort, W. and Beune, I. and Baschat, A. and Khalil, A. and Kenny, L. and Bloomfield, F. and Daly, M. and Papageorghiou, A. and Devane, D. (2018) 'Core Outcome Set for GROwth restriction: DeVeloping Endpoints (COSGROVE)'. Trials, 19 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires'
Healy, P. and Edwards, P.J. and Smith, V. and Murphy, E. and Newell, J. and Burke, E. and Meskell, P. and Galvin, S. and Lynn, P. and Stovold, E. and Mccarthy, B. and Biesty, L.M. and Devane, D. (2018) 'Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (7) [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study'
Healy, P. and Galvin, S. and Williamson, P.R. and Treweek, S. and Whiting, C. and Maeso, B. and Bray, C. and Brocklehurst, P. and Moloney, M.C. and Douiri, A. and Gamble, C. and Gardner, H.R. and Mitchell, D. and Stewart, D. and Jordan, J. and O'Donnell, M. and Clarke, M. and Pavitt, S.H. and Guegan, E.W. and Blatch-Jones, A. and Smith, V. and Reay, H. and Devane, D. (2018) 'Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study'. Trials, 19 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Process evaluation for OptiBIRTH, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'
Healy, P. and Smith, V. and Savage, G. and Clarke, M. and Devane, D. and Gross, M.M. and Morano, S. and Daly, D. and Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Nicoletti, J. and Sinclair, M. and Maguire, R. and Carroll, M. and Begley, C. (2018) 'Process evaluation for OptiBIRTH, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'. Trials, 19 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Development of an online resource for recruitment research in clinical trials to organise and map current literature'
Kearney, A;Harman, NL;Rosala-Hallas, A;Beecher, C;Blazeby, JM;Bower, P;Clarke, M;Cragg, W;Duane, S;Gardner, H;Healy, P;Maguire, L;Mills, N;Rooshenas, L;Rowlands, C;Treweek, S;Vellinga, A;Williamson, PR;Gamble, C (2018) 'Development of an online resource for recruitment research in clinical trials to organise and map current literature'. Clinical Trials, 15 :533-542 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (OptiBIRTH trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN10612254)'
Clarke, M. and Savage, G. and Smith, V. and Daly, D. and Devane, D. and Gross, M.M. and Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Healy, P. and Morano, S. and Nicoletti, J. and Begley, C. (2015) 'Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (OptiBIRTH trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN10612254)'. Trials, 16 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Methodological considerations in cohort study designs Nurse Researcher'
Healy, P.,Devane, D. (2011) 'Methodological considerations in cohort study designs Nurse Researcher'. 18 (3):32-36 [Details]
(2011) 'Methodological considerations in cohort study designs'
Healy, P. and Devane, D. (2011) 'Methodological considerations in cohort study designs'. Nurse researcher, 18 (3):32-36 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'Cardiotocography for assessment of fetal wellbeing during labour'
Devane, D. and Smith, V. and Healy, P. (2010) 'Cardiotocography for assessment of fetal wellbeing during labour'. Practising Midwife, 13 (6):18-20 [Details]
(2010) 'Midwifery basics: understanding research (6) Research Ethics'
Healy, P.,Fallon, A. (2010) 'Midwifery basics: understanding research (6) Research Ethics'. The Practising Midwife, 13 (4):34-37 [Details]
(2018) 'Process evaluation for OptiBIRTH, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'
Healy, P,Smith, V,Savage, G,Clarke, M,Devane, D,Gross, MM,Morano, S,Daly, D,Grylka-Baeschlin, S,Nicoletti, J,Sinclair, M,Maguire, R,Carroll, M,Begley, C (2018) 'Process evaluation for OptiBIRTH, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section'. Trials, 19 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Vaginal birth after caesarean: Views of women from countries with low VBAC rates'
Nilsson, C,Lalor, J,Begley, C,Carroll, M,Gross, MM,Grylka-Baeschlin, S,Lundgren, I,Matterne, A,Morano, S,Nicoletti, J,Healy, P (2017) 'Vaginal birth after caesarean: Views of women from countries with low VBAC rates'. Women And Birth, 30 :481-490 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Mode of birth and postnatal health-related quality of life after one previous cesarean in three European countries'
Healy P (2017) 'Mode of birth and postnatal health-related quality of life after one previous cesarean in three European countries'. Birth, [Details]
(2016) 'Clinicians' views of factors of importance for improving the rate of VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean section): a study from countries with low VBAC rates'
Lundgren, I,Healy, P,Carroll, M,Begley, C,Matterne, A,Gross, MM,Grylka-Baeschlin, S,Nicoletti, J,Morano, S,Nilsson, C,Lalor, J (2016) 'Clinicians' views of factors of importance for improving the rate of VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean section): a study from countries with low VBAC rates'. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth, 16 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (OptiBIRTH trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN10612254)'
Clarke, M,Savage, G,Smith, V,Daly, D,Devane, D,Gross, MM,Grylka-Baeschlin, S,Healy, P,Morano, S,Nicoletti, J,Begley, C (2015) 'Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (OptiBIRTH trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN10612254)'. Trials, 16 [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Developments in neonatal care and nursing responses'
Healy P (2014) 'Developments in neonatal care and nursing responses'. British Journal Of Nursing, [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 'Retained vaginal swabs: review of an adverse event in obstetrics through closed claims analysis'
Healy P (2012) 'Retained vaginal swabs: review of an adverse event in obstetrics through closed claims analysis'. British Journal Of Midwifery, [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Methodological considerations in cohort study designs'
Healy P, Devane D (2011) 'Methodological considerations in cohort study designs'. Nurse researcher, 18 (3):32-36 [Details]
(2010) 'Cardiotocography for assessment of fetal wellbeing during labour'
Devane D, Smith V, Healy P (2010) 'Cardiotocography for assessment of fetal wellbeing during labour'. Pract Midwife, 13 (6):18-20 [Details]
(2003) 'Using the Roper-Logan-Tierney model in neonatal transport'
Healy P (2003) 'Using the Roper-Logan-Tierney model in neonatal transport'. British Journal Of Nursing, [DOI] [Details]
(2003) 'The Benefits of Specialised Neonatal Transport Teams: Effects on the Infants and their Parents'
Patricia Healy (2003) 'The Benefits of Specialised Neonatal Transport Teams: Effects on the Infants and their Parents'. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2019) What are the most important unanswered research questions in trial retention? A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership: The PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials) study.
Brunsdon, D. and Biesty, L. and Brocklehurst, P. and Brueton, V. and Devane, D. and Elliott, J. and Galvin, S. and Gamble, C. and Gardner, H. and Healy, P. and Hood, K. and Jordan, J. and Lanz, D. and Maeso, B. and Roberts, A. and Skene, I. and Soulsby, I. and Stewart, D. and Torgerson, D. and Treweek, S. and Whiting, C. and Wren, S. and Worrall, A. and Gillies, K. (2019) What are the most important unanswered research questions in trial retention? A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership: The PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials) study. [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Development of a Video-based Evidence Synthesis Knowledge Translation Resource: Applying a User-Centred Approach'
Deliv, C; Putnam, E; Devane, D; Healy, P; Hall, A; Rosenbaum, S; Toomey, E (2021) 'Development of a Video-based Evidence Synthesis Knowledge Translation Resource: Applying a User-Centred Approach' MedRxiv, . [Details]
(2010) 'Cardiotocography for assessment of fetal wellbeing during labour'
Devane D, Smith V, Healy P. (2010) 'Cardiotocography for assessment of fetal wellbeing during labour' Pract Midwife, 13 (6) :18-20. [Details]

Conference Poster

  Year Publication
(2018) First Moments. Poster presented at: NMBI National Midwifery Conference -100 Years of Midwifery Regulation and Development of Midwifery in Ireland. Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, 22nd Novemver 2018.
O'Hara M, Fallon A, Healy P, Fitzgerald D (2018) First Moments. Poster presented at: NMBI National Midwifery Conference -100 Years of Midwifery Regulation and Development of Midwifery in Ireland. Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, 22nd Novemver 2018. Conference Poster [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
(2019) Variation in outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of interventions for prevention and treatment of fetal growth restriction.
Townsend, R;Sileo, F;Stocker, L;Kumbay, H;Healy, P;Gordijn, S;Ganzevoort, W;Beune, I;Baschat, A;Kenny, L;Bloomfield, F;Daly, M;Devane, D;Papageorghiou, A;Khalil, A (2019) Variation in outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of interventions for prevention and treatment of fetal growth restriction. HOBOKEN: WILEY Reviews [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2016 Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, NUIG
2012 PhD NUIG
2008 Master of Science in Midwifery Trinity College Dublin
2005 Diploma in Health Services Management University of Limerick
2003 Bachelor of Nursing Studies Trinity College Dublin
1994 Registered Midwife Coombe Women's and Infants Hospital
1990 Registered Children's Nurse/RGN Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin. Dublin 12

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
School Executive Represent the resrach staff 01-SEP-17 / 01-SEP-19
School Research Committee Represent the research staff in the School 01-OCT-14 / 01-OCT-23

Teaching Interests

I teach on the subjects of neonatology, midwifery, risk management, clinical governance and research methodology across the undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery and nursing programmes.   
I completed a level 9 Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2016.
I am the Programme Director for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery programme

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
1HMW1 Care of the Well Newborn NU7555 Midwifery/neonatology
3BMW1 Newborn with Complex Needs NU3116 Neonatology
2BMW1 Care of the Well Newborn NU2210 Midwifery/neonatology
2HMW2 Newborn with Complex Needs NU7562 Neonatology
2HMW2 Professional issues NU7559 Clinical governance/ Professional Conduct/ Legislation
1BMW1 Anatomy, Physiology and applied skills for midwifery NU1121
1HMW1 Anatomy and Physiology for childbirth NU7553