School of Nursing and Midwifery
1st Annual Post-Graduate Research Conference
Medical Biology Centre, Lecture Theatre 2
Wednesday 29th January 2014
09:30am – 10:00am Registration
10:00am – 11:30am Session 1
10:00am – 10:05am Welcome by Professor Sam Porter (Chair of the Postgraduate Research Committee)
10:05am – 10:15am Opening of conference by DHSSPS Senior Official.
10:15am Chair Introduction of Session [Gary Mitchell]
10:15am – 10:45am Plenary Speech by Dr Maura Pigeon (Chief Executive Officer of An Bord Altranais).
10:45am – 11:00am A realist literature review of transition to adult services by young people with life- limiting conditions. Helen Kerr
11:00am – 11:15am The experiences of palliative care health service provision for people with non-malignant respiratory disease and their care-givers: An all-Ireland study. Clare McVeigh
11:15am – 11:30am Questions to Presenters
Tea/Coffee Break 11:30am – 11:45am
Session 2 11:45am – 1:00pm
11:45am Chair Introduction of Session [Helen Kerr]
11:45am – 12:00pm Guest presentation by Dr Esther Reid (Post-Doctoral Researcher, Queen’s University and Alcohol Liaison Midwife, SHSCT)
12:00pm – 12:15pm Labtutor: A tool to educate generation Next. Johanna McMullan
12:15pm – 12:30pm A three-phase evaluation study to explore nursing students’ assessment skills: a study protocol. Deborah Coleman
12:30pm – 12:45pm An innovative teaching tool for students: is it appropriate? Karen McCutcheon
12:45pm – 1:00pm Questions to Presenters
Lunch 1:00pm – 1:30pm
Poster Viewing 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Session 3 1:45pm – 3:00pm
1:45pm Chair Introduction of Session [Michelle Templeton]
1:45pm – 2:00pm The impact on sleep patterns of people affected by cancer following provision of complimentary therapy service by a local cancer charity. Michael Matthews
2:00pm – 2:15pm Communication about oral medications: A Habermasian analysis on a review of the literature. Gary Mitchell
2:15pm – 2:30pm Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in adult survivors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Dr Aisling Gough
2:30pm – 2:45pm Questions to Presenters
2:45pm Presentation of ‘Best Poster’ and ‘Best Oral’ Prizes by Dr Maura Pigeon
2:45pm – 3:00pm Close of conference by Professor Sam Porter (Chair of the Postgraduate Research Committee)
Poster Presentations
Norfadzilah Ahmad Faculty members’ perception on preparation and implementation of High Fidelity Simulation teaching in undergraduate nursing curriculum in Malaysia
Jill Bryne Evaluation of a risk tool to aid in the identification of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the emergency department
Dr Aisling Gough Health and social care services utilisation and social outcomes of a very low birth weight adults with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Hui Guo A comparison of the factors related to the incidence of lung cancer in UK and China
Srisupha Jaisopha Quality of Life among Thai women living with breast cancer
Helen Kerr Transition to adult services by young people with life-limiting conditions in Belfast and Dublin: a realist evaluation using mixed methods (TASYL study)
James Millman Cancer and psychiatric co-morbidity - pathways from help-seeking and service utilisation to patient outcomes
Gary Mitchell A critical ethnography of communication processes involving the management of oral chemotherapeutic agents by patients with a primary diagnosis of colorectal cancer: Study Protocol.
Finnuala Mullan Testicular cancer - identifying survivorship needs
Aisha Omairan Nurses’ perceptions of evidence-based practice in NICU in Saudi Arabia
Deborah Preshaw Ethical conflicts experienced by healthcare workers and family carers of residents requiring palliative/end of life care in care homes
Michelle Templeton Competent or Not? Young people’s accounts of (Hetero) sexual readiness
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