Nursing and Midwifery

Dr Sandra Galvin

B.Sc.,PhD

Biography

I am the National Programme Manager for the Health Research Board – Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN) www.hrb-tmrn.ie. The goal of the HRB-TMRN is to improve the conduct and reporting of randomised trials in Ireland, through a suite of network activities. I have been involved in the network since its inception in 2014, and I am responsible for its strategic development and expansion.

I hold a BSc in Microbiology from University College Cork and a PhD in Bacteriology from the University of Galway, as well as a Professional Diploma in Project Management from UCD.

Research Interests

Current Postdoctoral Research:

I have recently (2014) joined the School of Nursing and Midwifery in NUI Galway as the Coordinator for the Health Research Board – Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN) www.hrb-tmrn.ie. The goal of the HRB-TMRN is to improve the conduct and reporting clinical trials in Ireland. To accomplish this I am involved in coordinating the provision of a range of activities such as educational events and liaising with experts in this area to provide a direct support service to trialists and researchers in the field.

Previous Postdoctoral Research:
I am currently working in the Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, NUIG (2012 - 2015) as a postdoctoral research fellow. My current research is funded by the Health Research Board under the Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement program. The aim of this research award is to increase capacity in population health and provide a training framework for postdoctoral researchers. The research project will involve the design and implementation of a complex intervention with GP's in the west of Ireland with regard to antimicrobial prescribing. This research is being carried out by a multidisciplinary scheme that includes the areas of Social Marketing and Health Economics.

Central to this research is the issue of the development of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens. Appropriate and prudent use of antimicrobials can assist in curbing the spread of resistance in bacterial populations. Urinary tract infections are a common presentation at GP's and may require antimicrobial treatment. The proposed intervention will involve multiple components to create sustainable behavioral change.

In 2010, I joined the Department of Clinical Microbiology in the Royal College of Surgeons as a postdoctoral researcher and was based in Beaumont Hospital Dublin. In this role, I investigated the environmental spread of common multiresistant bacterial pathogens. As I worked directly with the Infection Prevention and Control Team, this research provided direct benefits to the patient and provided a greater insight into the effects of environmental contamination.

I was also involved in evaluating the effects of various bio-decontamination systems for routine use within the hospital setting, including hydrogen peroxide and the development of a novel plasma bio-decontamination system.

Doctoral Research:

My PhD research was carried out in the Discipline of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, NUIG (2006 - 2010). I investigated the role of the wider aquatic environment in the spread of multiresistant bacterial pathogens that represent faecal contamination of water supplies. I also used molecular epidemiological methods to investigate the spread of these pathogens in various water systems such as rivers, bathing waters and effluent. This research highlighted the high proportion of multiresistant bacteria present in hospital effluent and the ability for these organisms to survive waste water treatment.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Irish funder guidance increased searching for, and uptake of, core outcome sets' Claire Beecher, Sandra Galvin, Anne Cody, Paula R Williamson, Karen Hughes, Oonagh Ward, Caitriona Creely, Declan Devane (2023) 'Irish funder guidance increased searching for, and uptake of, core outcome sets'. International Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology, [Details]
	(2024)	'Undertaking Studies Within A Trial to evaluate recruitment and retention strategies for randomised controlled trials: lessons learnt from the PROMETHEUS research programme' Parker A, Arundel C, Clark L, Coleman E, Doherty L, Hewitt CE, Beard D, Bower P, Cooper C, Culliford L, Devane D, Emsley R, Eldridge S, Galvin S, Gillies K, Montgomery A, Sutton CJ, Treweek S, & Torgerson DJ. (2024) 'Undertaking Studies Within A Trial to evaluate recruitment and retention strategies for randomised controlled trials: lessons learnt from the PROMETHEUS research programme'. Health Technology Assessment, [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 (1) [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, [Details]
	(2020)	'Battling the COVID-19 infodemic in an Irish context: the role of iHealthFacts' Zaki, M; Devane, D; Conway, T; Galvin, S; Burke, N; Finucane, E (2020) 'Battling the COVID-19 infodemic in an Irish context: the role of iHealthFacts'. HRB Open Research, [Details]
	(2021)	'Does reading a book in bed make a difference to sleep in comparison to not reading a book in bed? The People's Trial-an online, pragmatic, randomised trial' Finucane E, O'Brien A, Treweek S, Newell J, Das K, Chapman S, Wicks P, Galvin S, Healy P, Biesty L, Gillies K, Noel-Storr A, Gardner H, O'Reilly MF, Devane D. (2021) 'Does reading a book in bed make a difference to sleep in comparison to not reading a book in bed? The People's Trial-an online, pragmatic, randomised trial'. Trials, (22) [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'The People's Trial: supporting the public's understanding of randomised trials' Finucane E, O'Brien A, Treweek S, Newell J, Das K, Chapman S, Wicks P, Galvin S, Healy P, Biesty L, Gillies K, Noel-Storr A, Gardner H, O'Reilly MF, Devane D (2022) 'The People's Trial: supporting the public's understanding of randomised trials'. Trials, 23 (1) [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Changing antimicrobial prescribing practice in General Practice in Intended and Unintended ways - A SIMPle Process Evaluation' Duane, S., Domegan, C., Callan, A., Galvin, S., Cormican, M., Murphy, A.W and Vellinga, A. (2016) 'Changing antimicrobial prescribing practice in General Practice in Intended and Unintended ways - A SIMPle Process Evaluation'. BMC Family Practice [Impact Factor 1.30], [Details]
	(2020)	'Collaborating in response to COVID-19: editorial and methods initiatives across Cochrane' Nikita N Burke, Sandra Galvin, Declan Devane, Ciara Keenan (2020) 'Collaborating in response to COVID-19: editorial and methods initiatives across Cochrane'. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews, [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Exploratory spatial mapping of the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli in the community' Galvin, S. and Bergin, N. and Hennessy, R. and Hanahoe, B. and Murphy, A.W. and Cormican, M. and Vellinga, A. (2013) 'Exploratory spatial mapping of the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli in the community'. Antibiotics, 2 (3):328-338 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Improving antimicrobial prescribing in Irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: A feasibility study Epidemiology and research methodology in primary care' Galvin, S. and Callan, A. and Cormican, M. and Duane, S. and Bennett, K. and Murphy, A.W. and Vellinga, A. (2015) 'Improving antimicrobial prescribing in Irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: A feasibility study Epidemiology and research methodology in primary care'. BMC Family Practice, 16 (1) [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Using qualitative insights to change practice: Exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections' Duane, S. and Domegan, C. and Callan, A. and Galvin, S. and Cormican, M. and Bennett, K. and Murphy, A.W. and Vellinga, A. (2016) 'Using qualitative insights to change practice: Exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections'. BMJ Open, 6 (1) [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): Protocol for a cluster randomized trial' Duane, S. and Callan, A. and Galvin, S. and Murphy, A.W. and Domegan, C. and O'Shea, E. and Cormican, M. and Bennett, K. and O'Donnell, M. and Vellinga, A. (2013) 'Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): Protocol for a cluster randomized trial'. Trials, 14 (1) [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: A cluster randomized trial' Vellinga, A. and Galvin, S. and Duane, S. and Callan, A. and Bennett, K. and Cormican, M. and Domegan, C. and Murphy, A.W. (2016) 'Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: A cluster randomized trial'. CMAJ, 188 (2):108-115 [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]
	(2018)	'Trial Forge Guidance 1: What is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?' Treweek, S. and Bevan, S. and Bower, P. and Campbell, M. and Christie, J. and Clarke, M. and Collett, C. and Cotton, S. and Devane, D. and El Feky, A. and Flemyng, E. and Galvin, S. and Gardner, H. and Gillies, K. and Jansen, J. and Littleford, R. and Parker, A. and Ramsay, C. and Restrup, L. and Sullivan, F. and Torgerson, D. and Tremain, L. and Westmore, M. and Williamson, P.R. (2018) 'Trial Forge Guidance 1: What is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?'. Trials, 19 (1) [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)	'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]
	(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)	'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]
	(2010)	'Enumeration and Characterization of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteria in Effluent from Municipal, Hospital, and Secondary Treatment Facility Sources' Galvin, S;Boyle, F;Hickey, P;Vellinga, A;Morris, D;Cormican, M (2010) 'Enumeration and Characterization of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteria in Effluent from Municipal, Hospital, and Secondary Treatment Facility Sources'. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 76 :4772-4779 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Enterococcus faecium of the vanA Genotype in Rural Drinking Water, Effluent, and the Aqueous Environment' Morris, D;Galvin, S;Boyle, F;Hickey, P;Mulligan, M;Cormican, M (2012) 'Enterococcus faecium of the vanA Genotype in Rural Drinking Water, Effluent, and the Aqueous Environment'. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 78 :596-598 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): protocol for a cluster randomized trial' Duane, S;Callan, A;Galvin, S;Murphy, AW;Domegan, C;O'Shea, E;Cormican, M;Bennett, K;O'Donnell, M;Vellinga, A (2013) 'Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): protocol for a cluster randomized trial'. Trials, 14 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections' Duane, S;Domegan, C;Callan, A;Galvin, S;Cormican, M;Bennett, K;Murphy, AW;Vellinga, A (2016) 'Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections'. BMJ Open, 6 [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)	'Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?' Treweek, S,Bevan, S,Bower, P,Campbell, M,Christie, J,Clarke, M,Collett, C,Cotton, S,Devane, D,El Feky, A,Flemyng, E,Galvin, S,Gardner, H,Gillies, K,Jansen, J,Littleford, R,Parker, A,Ramsay, C,Restrup, L,Sullivan, F,Torgerson, D,Tremain, L,Westmore, M,Williamson, PR (2018) 'Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?'. 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' 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)	'Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires' • 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'. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews, [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)	'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)	'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)	'Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?' Shaun Treweek, Simon Bevan, Peter Bower, Marion Campbell, Jacquie Christie, Mike Clarke, Clive Collett, Seonaidh Cotton, Declan Devane, Adel El Feky, Ella Flemyng, Sandra Galvin, Heidi Gardner, Katie Gillies, Jan Jansen, Roberta Littleford, Adwoa Parker, Craig Ramsay, Lynne Restrup, Frank Sullivan, David Torgerson, Liz Tremain, Matthew Westmore and Paula R. Williamson (2018) 'Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?'. 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]
	(2016)	'“Changing antimicrobial prescribing practice in General Practice in Intended and Unintended ways - A SIMPle Process Evaluation”' Duane; S., Domegan; C., Callan; A., Galvin; S., Cormican; M., Murphy; A.W and Vellinga, A., (2016) '“Changing antimicrobial prescribing practice in General Practice in Intended and Unintended ways - A SIMPle Process Evaluation”'. International Journal of Healthcare Management, - (-):--- [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Changing antibiotic prescribing in General Practice – The results of the SIMPle process evaluation' Duane S, Domegan C, Callan A, Galvin S, Cormican M, Murphy A, Vellinga A. (2017) 'Changing antibiotic prescribing in General Practice – The results of the SIMPle process evaluation'. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 3 (1):68-75 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'The cost effectiveness of the SIMPle intervention to improve antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection in primary care' Gillespie, P,Callan, A,O'Shea, E,Duane, S,Murphy, AW,Domegan, C,Galvin, S,Vellinga, A (2017) 'The cost effectiveness of the SIMPle intervention to improve antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection in primary care'. Journal Of Public Health, 39 :282-289 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'The cost effectiveness of the SIMPle intervention to improve antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection in primary care' Gillespie P, Callan A, O’Shea E, Duane S, Murphy AW, Domegan C, Galvin S, Vellinga A (2016) 'The cost effectiveness of the SIMPle intervention to improve antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection in primary care'. Journal Of Public Health, [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2016)	'Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: a cluster randomized trial' Vellinga, A,Galvin, S,Duane, S,Callan, A,Bennett, K,Cormican, M,Domegan, C,Murphy, AW (2016) 'Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: a cluster randomized trial'. Canadian Medical Association journal, 188 :108-115 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2015)	'Improving antimicrobial prescribing in Irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: a feasibility study' Sandra Galvin, Aoife Callan, Martin Cormican, Sinead Duane, Kathleen Bennett, Andrew W. Murphy, Akke Vellinga. (2015) 'Improving antimicrobial prescribing in Irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: a feasibility study'. BMC Family Practice, 16 (77) [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Improving antimicrobial prescribing in Irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: a feasibility study' Galvin, S,Callan, A,Cormican, M,Duane, S,Bennett, K,Murphy, AW,Vellinga, A (2015) 'Improving antimicrobial prescribing in Irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: a feasibility study'. BMC Family Practice, 16 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'The Economic Cost Of Urinary Tract Infections In The Community: Results From Ireland' A. Callan, E. O'Shea, S. Galvin, S. Duane, O. Corry, A. Vellinga (2014) 'The Economic Cost Of Urinary Tract Infections In The Community: Results From Ireland'. Value In Health, 17 (7 (A 468)) [Details]
	(2014)	'The Economic Cost Of Urinary Tract Infections In The Community: Results From Ireland' A. Callan, E. O'Shea, S. Galvin, S. Duane, O. Corry, T. SIMPle Team, A. Vellinga (2014) 'The Economic Cost Of Urinary Tract Infections In The Community: Results From Ireland'. Value In Health, 17 (7) [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Supporting the Improvement and Management of Prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): Protocol for a cluster randomised trial' Duane, S., Callan, A., Galvin, S., Murphy, A. W., Domegan, C., O'Shea, E., Cormican, M., Bennett, K., O'Donnell, M. and Vellinga, A. (2014) 'Supporting the Improvement and Management of Prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): Protocol for a cluster randomised trial'. Trials, [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): protocol for a cluster randomized trial' Duane, S,Callan, A,Galvin, S,Murphy, AW,Domegan, C,O'Shea, E,Cormican, M,Bennett, K,O'Donnell, M,Vellinga, A (2013) 'Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): protocol for a cluster randomized trial'. Trials, 14 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Enterococcus faecium of the vanA Genotype in Rural Drinking Water, Effluent, and the Aqueous Environment' Morris, D,Galvin, S,Boyle, F,Hickey, P,Mulligan, M,Cormican, M (2012) 'Enterococcus faecium of the vanA Genotype in Rural Drinking Water, Effluent, and the Aqueous Environment'. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 78 :596-598 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'HANDHELD COLD ATMOSPHERIC AIR PLASMA PEN AND IN VITRO STUDIES OF M.R.S.A., C. difficile and A. baumannii DECONTAMINATION' Niall O’Connor, Orla J. Cahill, Sandra Galvin , Cormac McDonnell , Niall Stevens , Neil O Hare , Hilary Humphreys, Stephen Daniels (2012) 'HANDHELD COLD ATMOSPHERIC AIR PLASMA PEN AND IN VITRO STUDIES OF M.R.S.A., C. difficile and A. baumannii DECONTAMINATION'. Ieee Transactions On Plasma Science, [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Evaluation of vaporized hydrogen peroxide, Citrox and pH neutral Ecasol for decontamination of an enclosed area: a pilot study' Galvin S, Boyle M, Russell RJ, Coleman DC, Creamer E, O'Gara JP, Fitzgerald-Hughes D, Humphreys H (2012) 'Evaluation of vaporized hydrogen peroxide, Citrox and pH neutral Ecasol for decontamination of an enclosed area: a pilot study'. J Hosp Infect, 80 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Enumeration and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli in effluent from municipal, hospital and secondary treated sources' Galvin, S.,Boyle, F.,Hickey, P.,Vellinga, A.,Morris, D.,Cormican, M. (2010) 'Enumeration and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli in effluent from municipal, hospital and secondary treated sources'. Appl Environ Microbiol, [Details]
	(2016)	'Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections' Duane, S,Domegan, C,Callan, A,Galvin, S,Cormican, M,Bennett, K,Murphy, AW,Vellinga, A (2016) 'Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections'. BMJ Open, 6 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2016)	'Using qualitative insights to change practice - Exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections' Duane, S; Domegan, C ; Callan, A; Galvin, S; Cormican, M; Bennett, K; Murphy, A. W; (2016) 'Using qualitative insights to change practice - Exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections'. BMJ Open, [Details]
	(2016)	'Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections' Sinead Duane, Christine Domegan, Aoife Callan, Sandra Galvin, Martin Cormican, Kathleen Bennett, Andrew W Murphy, Akke Vellinga (2016) 'Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections'. BMJ Open, 6 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: a cluster randomized trial' Vellinga, A; Galvin, S; Duane, S; Callan, A; Bennett, K; Cormican, C; Domegan, C; Murphy, A.W; (2015) 'Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: a cluster randomized trial'. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Cold atmospheric pressure plasma and decontamination. Can it contribute to preventing hospital-acquired infections?' N. O'Connor, O. Cahill, S. Daniels, S. Galvin, H. Humphreys (2014) 'Cold atmospheric pressure plasma and decontamination. Can it contribute to preventing hospital-acquired infections?'. Journal Of Hospital Infection, 88 (2) [Details]
	(2014)	'What is the best method? Recovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli from inanimate hospital surfaces' Claro, T; Galvin, S; Cahill, O.J.; Daniels, S; Humphreys, H; (2014) 'What is the best method? Recovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli from inanimate hospital surfaces'. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America, [Details]
	(2014)	'Supporting the Improvement and Management of Prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): Protocol for a randomised control trial' Duane, S; Callan, A; Galvin, S; Murphy, AW; Domegan, C; O’Shea, E; Cormican, M; Bennett, K; O’Donnell, M; Vellinga, A; (2014) 'Supporting the Improvement and Management of Prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): Protocol for a randomised control trial'. Trials, 14 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Dispersal patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on eight acute hospital wards' Creamer, E; Shore, AC; Deasy, EC; Galvin, S; Dolan, A; Walley, N; McHugh, S; Fitzgerald-Hughes, D; Sullivan, DJ; Cunney, R; Coleman, DC; Humphreys, H; (2014) 'Dispersal patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on eight acute hospital wards'. Journal Of Hospital Infection, 86 :1-27 [Details]
	(2013)	'Exploratory spatial analysis of the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli in the community”' Galvin, S; Bergin, N; Hennessy, R; Hanahoe, B; Murphy, AW; Cormican, M; Vellinga, A; (2013) 'Exploratory spatial analysis of the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli in the community”'. The Journal of antibiotics, 2 (3):328-338 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'The antimicrobial effects of helium and helium-air plasma on Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile' Galvin, S; Cahill, O; O'Connor, N; Cafolla, AA; Daniels, S; Humphreys, H; (2013) 'The antimicrobial effects of helium and helium-air plasma on Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile'. Letters In Applied Microbiology, 57 (2):83-90 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Search and you will find: detecting extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from a patient's immediate environment' Judge, C; Galvin, S; Burke, L; Thomas, T; Humphreys, H; Fitzgerald-Hughes, D: (2013) 'Search and you will find: detecting extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from a patient's immediate environment'. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America, 34 (5):534-536 [Details]
	(2012)	'Reply: Evaluation of chromogenic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus media: sensitivity versus turnaround time' Galvin, S. Moore, J. Humphreys, H. (2012) 'Reply: Evaluation of chromogenic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus media: sensitivity versus turnaround time'. Journal Of Hospital Infection, [Details]
	(2012)	'Microbial monitoring of the hospital environment: Why and How?' Galvin, S. Dolan, A. Cahill, O. Daniels, S. Humphreys, H. (2012) 'Microbial monitoring of the hospital environment: Why and How?'. Journal Of Hospital Infection, [Details]
	(2012)	'Evaluation of screening risk and nonrisk patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on admission in an acute care hospital' Creamer, E. Galvin, S. Dolan, A. Sherlock, O. Dimitrov, B. D. Fitzgerald-Hughes, D. Thomas, T. Walsh, J. Moore, J. Smyth, E. G. Shore, A. C. Sullivan, D. Kinnevey, P. O'Lorcain, P. Cunney, R. Coleman, D. C. Humphreys, H. (2012) 'Evaluation of screening risk and nonrisk patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on admission in an acute care hospital'. Journal Of Hospital Infection, [Details]
	(2011)	'Evaluation of vaporized hydrogen peroxide, Citrox and pH neutral Ecasol for decontamination of an enclosed area: a pilot study' Galvin, S. Boyle, M. Russell, R. J. Coleman, D. C. Creamer, E. O'Gara, J. P. Fitzgerald-Hughes, D. Humphreys, H. (2011) 'Evaluation of vaporized hydrogen peroxide, Citrox and pH neutral Ecasol for decontamination of an enclosed area: a pilot study'. Journal Of Hospital Infection, [Details]
	(2011)	'Enterococcus faecium of the vanA genotype in rural drinking water, effluent, and the aqueous environment' Morris, D. Galvin, S. Boyle, F. Hickey, P. Mulligan, M. Cormican, M. (2011) 'Enterococcus faecium of the vanA genotype in rural drinking water, effluent, and the aqueous environment'. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, [Details]
	(2010)	'Enumeration and Characterization of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteria in Effluent from Municipal, Hospital, and Secondary Treatment Facility Sources' Galvin, S,Boyle, F,Hickey, P,Vellinga, A,Morris, D,Cormican, M (2010) 'Enumeration and Characterization of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteria in Effluent from Municipal, Hospital, and Secondary Treatment Facility Sources'. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 76 :4772-4779 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	*Irish College of General Practitioners Research and Audit Conference* Duane, S., Callan, A., Galvin, S., Domegan, C., Vellinga, A. (2014) ¿The SIMPle study: Using Formative Research to Design Complex Interventions¿ Irish College of General Practitioners Research and Audit Conference Kilkenny, Ireland, [Details]
	(2006)	*Society for General Microbiology Meeting* Galvin, S., Morris, D., Buckley, V., Fenelon, L., Cormican, M. (2006) Retrospective detection of nosocomial outbreaks of CTX-M producing E. coli Society for General Microbiology Meeting [Details]
	(2007)	*Society for General Microbiology Meeting* Galvin, S., Boyle, F., Morris, D., Cormican M. (2007) Occurrence of antimicrobial residues and antimicrobial resistant organisms in waters and effluent from a number of sites Society for General Microbiology Meeting [Details]
	(2008)	*Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting* Galvin, S., Boyle, F., Morris, D., Cormican, M (2008) Occurrence of Ciprofloxacin resistance in E.coli isolates of environmental origin Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting [Details]
	(2008)	*Environ* Galvin, S., Boyle, F., Morris, D., Cormican, M (2008) Occurrence of antimicrobial residues and antimicrobial resistant organisms in waters and effluent from a number of sites Environ [Details]
	(2008)	*Environ* Galvin, S., Boyle, F., Morris, D., Cormican, M. (2008) Occurrence of ESBL producing E.coli in rivers in Ireland Environ [Details]
	(2010)	*SEGH* Galvin, S., Boyle, F., Morris, D., Cormican, M (2010) Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment....Is there a link? SEGH [Details]
	(2011)	*Environ* Morris, D., Galvin, S., Cormican, M. (2011) The Aqueous Environment as a Source of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Environ [Details]
	(2012)	*22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases* Judge,C; Burke, L; Galvin, S; fitzgerald-Hughes, D; Humphreys, H. (2012) Recovery of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria from the hospital environment 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases London, United Kingdom, , 31-MAR-12 - 02-APR-13 [Details]
	(2015)	*North American Primary Care Research Group* Vellinga A, Duane S, Callan A, Galvin S, Cormican M, Bennett K, Domegan C, Murphy AW (2015) A randomised trial to improve antimicrobial prescribing for the general practice management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection using novel e-health data collection North American Primary Care Research Group NAPCRG, New York 2014, [Details]
	(2014)	*European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases* Vellinga A, Galvin S, Duane S, Callan A, Cormican M, Bennett K, Domegan C, Murphy AW (2014) The SIMPle study: Supporting the Improvement and Management of Prescribing for UTIs European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases ECCMID 2014, Barcelona, Spain, [Details]
	(2014)	*Society of Academic Primary Care* Vellinga A, Galvin S, Duane S, Callan A, Cormican M, Bennett K, Domegan C, Murphy AW. (2014) A randomised trial to improve antimicrobial prescribing for the general practice management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection using novel e-health data collection Society of Academic Primary Care SAPC 2014, Nottingham, [Details]
	(2013)	*UK Society for Behavioural Medicine* Duane S, Callan A, Galvin S, Cormican M, Bennett K, Domegan C, Murphy AW, Vellinga A (2013) The SIMPle study: Supporting the Inprovement and Management of Prescribing for UTIs UK Society for Behavioural Medicine [Details]
	(2013)	*European General Practice network for Infectious diseases and antibiotic use* Vellinga A, Duane S, Callan A, Galvin S, Cormican M, Bennett K, Domegan C, Murphy AW (2013) Improving antimicrobial prescribing practices for urinary tract infections in primary care in the west of Ireland - a multidisciplinary approach European General Practice network for Infectious diseases and antibiotic use [Details]
	(2013)	*AUDGPI* Galvin S, Bergin N, Hennessey R, Hanahoe B, Vellinga A (2013) A spatial approach for the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli causing urinary tract infections in the community AUDGPI [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	Irish College of General Practitioners Research, Duane, S., Callan, A., Galvin, S., Domegan, C., Vellinga, A. (2014) “The SIMPle study: Using Formative Research to Design Complex Interventions”,,. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Irish College of General Practitioners Research, Kilkenny, Ireland , 10-OCT-14 - 10-OCT-14. [Details]