• The impact of intrapartum fetal death and other serious adverse perinatal events on healthcare professionals and the maternity services 

  McNamara, Karen (University College Cork, 2019)

  Obstetrics and midwifery are high risk specialties. Sometimes and even despite the provision of the best medical care possible, serious adverse events do occur. While patients and service users of the Irish maternity ...
• Piphillin predicts metagenomic composition and dynamics from DADA2-corrected 16S rDNA sequences 

  Narayan, Nicole R.; Weinmaier, Thomas; Laserna-Mendieta, Emilio J.; Claesson, Marcus J.; Shanahan, Fergus; Dabbagh, Karim; Iwai, Shoko; DeSantis, Todd Z. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020-01-17)

  Shotgun metagenomic sequencing reveals the potential in microbial communities. However, lower-cost 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing provides taxonomic, not functional, observations. To remedy this, we previously ...
• Development of an insulin-prescribing chart for paediatric diabetes 

  Finn, Bryan Padraig; O'Neill, T.; Bradfield, A.; O'Sullivan, T.; Beattie, S.; O'Connell, S. M. (Irish Medical Association, 2019-10)

  Aim: Our aim was to design a new insulin prescribing tool in compliance with the Irish Medicines Safety Network recommendations. Methods: In 2015, we undertook a review of the existing paediatric subcutaneous insulin-prescribing ...
• Distance as a barrier to melanoma care 

  McCarthy, S.; Feeley, K.; Murphy, Michelle; Bourke, J. F. (Irish Medical Association, 2019-08)

  Aim: Our aim was to review cases of melanoma diagnosed histologically in UHK in 2016 and to compare them to cases of melanoma nationally and in Kerry. Methods: For each patient we recorded age, Breslow depth, and shortest ...
• Exploring the interface of oncology and palliative care in Ireland 

  Coleman, K.; Brady, C.; O'Reilly, S.; O'Brien, T. (Irish Medical Association, 2019-08)

  Aims: To explore the integration and delivery of oncology led referrals to palliative care (PC) by examining physician attitudes and referral practices. Methods: An online survey was circulated to oncologists and PC ...

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