• Technology-enhanced learning and proficiency based progression to investigate and mitigate ‘wrong blood in tube (WBIT)s’ in our hospitals; can we improve patient safety and reduce resource wastage? 

  O'Herlihy, Nóirín (University College Cork, 2020-02)

  Background: Blood sampling errors are a frequent occurrence in healthcare. Wrong Blood in Tube (WBIT) errors are a serious blood sampling error that occur when the blood in the tube is not that of the person on the tube ...
• Wearable technology-based metrics for predicting operator performance during cardiac catheterisation 

  Currie, Jonathan; Bond, Raymond R.; McCullagh, Paul; Black, Pauline; Finlay, Dewar D.; Gallagher, Stephen; Kearney, Peter; Peace, Aaron; Stoyanov, Danail; Bicknell, Colin D.; Leslie, Stephen; Gallagher., Anthony G. (Springer, 2019-04)

  Unobtrusive metrics that can auto-assess performance during clinical procedures are of value. Three approaches to deriving wearable technology-based metrics are explored: (1) eye tracking, (2) psychophysiological measurements ...
• Prospective comparative study of the effects of lidocaine on urodynamic and sensory parameters in bladder pain syndrome 

  Offiah, Ifeoma; Dilloughery, Elaine; McMahon, Stephen B.; O'Reilly, Barry A. (Springer, 2019-03-14)

  Introduction and hypothesis: Intravesically administered lidocaine is used in patients with bladder pain syndrome (BPS) to test the hypothesis that symptoms have a peripheral versus central mechanism. Methods: A cross-sectional ...
• Service evaluation of diabetes management during pregnancy in a regional maternity hospital: potential scope for increased self-management and remote patient monitoring through mHealth solutions 

  Alqudah, Abdelrahim; McMullan, Paul; Todd, Anna; O'Doherty, Conor; McVey, Anne; McConnell, Mae; O'Donoghue, John; Gallagher, Joe; Watson, Chris J.; McClements, Lana (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019-09-13)

  Background: Pre-gestational and gestational diabetes mellitus are common complications in pregnancy affecting one in six pregnancies. The maternity services are under significant strain managing the increasing number of ...
• Proficiency-based progression training: an ‘end to end’ model for decreasing error applied to achievement of effective epidural analgesia during labour: a randomised control study 

  Kallidaikurichi Srinivasan, Karthikeyan; Gallagher, Anthony; O'Brien, Niall; Sudir, Vinod; Barrett, Nick; O'Connor, Raymund; Holt, Francesca; Lee, Peter; O'Donnell, Brian; Shorten, George (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-15)

  Background: Training procedural skills using proficiency-based progression (PBP) methodology has consistently resulted in error reduction. We hypothesised that implementation of metric-based PBP training and a valid ...

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