• Needs-based planning for the oral health workforce - development and application of a simulation model 

  Ahern, Susan; Woods, Noel; Kalmus, Olivier; Birch, Stephen; Listl, Stefan (BioMed Central Ltd, 2019-07-15)

  Background: The World Health Organization’s global strategy on human resources for health includes an objective to align investment in human resources for health with the current and future needs of the population. Although ...
• Dementia in older people admitted to hospital: an analysis of length of stay and associated costs 

  Ahern, Susan; Cronin, Jodi; Woods, Noel; Brady, Noeleen M.; O'Regan, Niamh A.; Trawley, Steven; Timmons, Suzanne (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-09-24)

  Objectives: Patients with dementia in the acute setting are generally considered to impose higher costs on the health system compared to those without the disease largely due to longer length of stay (LOS). Many studies ...
• A cost-effectiveness analysis of school-based suicide prevention programmes 

  Ahern, Susan; Burke, Lee-Ann; McElroy, Brendan; Corcoran, Paul; McMahon, Elaine M.; Keeley, Helen; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Hoven, Christina W.; Sarchiapone, Marco; Apter, Alan; Balazs, Judit; Banzer, Raphaela; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Haring, Christian; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Kereszteny, Agnes; Postuvan, Vita; Sáiz, Pilar A.; Varnik, Peeter; Wasserman, Danuta (Springer Verlag, 2018-02-14)

  Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people globally. In light of emerging evidence supporting the effectiveness of school-based suicide prevention programmes, an analysis of cost-effectiveness is ...
• Measuring the Sustainable Development Goals: What does it mean for Ireland? 

  MacFeely, Steve (De Gruyter Open, 2017)

  In March 2017 the United Nations (UN) Statistical Commission adopted a measurement framework for the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (UN, 2015d), comprised of 232 indicators designed to measure the 17 Sustainable ...
• The continuing evolution of official statistics: some challenges and opportunities 

  MacFeely, Steve (De Gruyter Open, 2016-11)

  As economies, societies, and environments change, official statistics evolve and develop to reflect those changes. In reaction to disruptive innovations arising from globalisation, technological advances, and cultural ...

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