I am delighted to have recently joined the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Medicine and Health Sciences, as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery. Looking forward to contributing to teaching and research in this field. @RCSI_FacNurMid
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
#AAIC26 abstract submissions close today, Jan. 12. Don't miss your chance to share your work and collaborate with researchers, clinicians and dementia professionals from around the world! Learn more and submit your presentation: alz.org/AAIC
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🔦This week we spotlight our speakers for next week's event on women, brain health & dementia.
➡️Join us & @ninacarberry to hear @SPKennelly speak speak on the Irish Brain Health Clinic Model as one solution to manage brain health risk.
👉Register here: forms.gle/Tp8c8gW2PxPYS3V56
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📢 A reminder that there is still availability for the FREE Lived Experience Training 🙌
Click this link: livedexperiencetraining.org/…
or Scan the QR code below👇
@HSELive @roinnslainte @HousingAgencyIE @GenioNews
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
PhD candidate @lisakirwan3 is conducting research on the experiences of adolescents (11–17yrs) & their parents who were admitted to a children’s hospital in Ire in the past year for a mental health difficulty. If you'd like to contribute to Lisa's research, email kirwanl4@tcd.ie
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
If you are interested in improving safe care of people with moderate to severe #frailty, this one page guideline from the British Geriatrics Society is so useful. For medicines review to balance benefit and risk. #polypharmacy #deprescribing
bgs.org.uk/sites/default/fil…
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
Most common risk factors were hypertension, obesity, smoking, and hearing loss. Of particular concern was persistent and increasingly high levels of inadequately addressed CVS risk factors across waves.
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
🚨New @tilda_tcd study. How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland 🧠 🇮🇪? 12-year observational study in community-dwelling older adults. Massive opportunity to optimise brain health for many!! @drnire @RoseAnnekenny1 @alzheimersocirl bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1…
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
New:
Pharmacist-led comprehensive person-centred medicines reviews result in:
🛟Clinically significant changes reducing the risk of harm
💊Fewer, more appropriate medicines
💶💶💶Very significant cost benefits
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1…
@iSIMPATHY @MOICNI @HSELive Scottish Govt
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
A new HRB report, Effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of pharmacist prescribing, examines pharmacists prescribing compared with other prescribing healthcare professionals.
Press release and link to full report bit.ly/4hloU9J
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
Great morning in SUH at our MECC Enhancing Your Skills Workshop ✨
Thank you to all staff who joined and well done for engaging with all elements of the workshop👏🏻
One conversation can change a life - for more information visit: makingeverycontactcount.ie
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
📊 Enhance Your Research Skills with IDS-TILDA Data
🔎 Are you interested in using data from the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) for your research?
Join us for this hands-on workshop, open to researchers at all levels, to gain insights into:
🔹 Background to the IDS-TILDA Study
🔹 Study Design & Survey Structure
🔹 Hands-On Data Session with Practical Guidance
🔹 Merging Datafiles
🔹 Guidance from Senior IDS-TILDA Researchers
👉 Don't miss this great opportunity to explore this unique, comprehensive dataset and build your skills in reproducible research.
Event Details:
🗓️Date: 8 December 2025
📍Venue: Room 1.10, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 24 D’Olier Street
💻Software: SPSS
🎓Who: Open to all researchers (basic stats knowledge useful)
💶Fee: €100 | €75 students
➡️Register now: lnkd.in/eE6DCx9Z
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
The Every Move Counts webinar took place last week, it featured an Ministerial address from Minister Jennifer Connor, inputs from across Government Departments, @sportireland and colleagues from HSE Healthy Eating Active Living Programme.
The theme of this virtual event was to encourage all Healthcare Professionals to familiarise themselves with the new National Physical Activity Guidelines, with a view to adopting them and promoting them to the public. The webinar also included an update on the implementation of a national Physical Activity Pathway in Healthcare, showcasing a promotional clip for the upcoming Get Active programme soon to be delivered via HSE App and HSE.ie. You can watch it back here: youtu.be/sMaJQ5py9bY #HealthyIreland @roinnslainte #EveryMoveCounts
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
To coincide with World #MentalHealth Day, HSE Health and Wellbeing and HSE National Mental Health are hosting a webinar. On Tuesday October 7th from 12:30pm - 1:30pm
The webinar will showcase a number of evidence-based initiatives developed by the HSE to promote and support mental health.
Guest speakers include Dr Greg Martin, Consultant in Public Health Medicine; @DerekChambers11 , Policy Implementation Lead, HSE National Mental Health; Dr Niamh Clarke, HSE Principal Psychologist and Dr @aislingsheehan , National HSE Lead Alcohol and Mental Health and Wellbeing programmes.
To Register click here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
🔬 Today is World Cancer Research Day.
But not everyone is equally represented in cancer research.
People with intellectual disabilities die from cancer at higher rates than the general population, yet remain too often invisible in screening, diagnosis, and treatment pathways.
🎥 In this video, Dr. Martin mcMahon @mcmahonm44, Cancer Care Lead, shares why inclusion in cancer research and care is so important:
At TCAID, we are working to change that:
📊 Linking national & longitudinal data to map cancer in people with intellectual disability
⚖️ Exploring inequalities in care
🛡️ Reviewing cancer prevention and screening policies
🗣️ Listening directly to people with intellectual disabilities and their families
Cancer care should be inclusive.
Everyone deserves a fair chance at prevention, treatment, and survival.
#WorldCancerResearchDay #Inclusion #HealthEquity #CancerResearch #DisabilityRights #AccessibleHealthcare
@IrishCancerSoc @MccarrmMary @EilishBurke15 @hrbireland @roinnslainte
Registration open-follow the link to register for symposium 'Rethinking Research Sharing Practices: Ageing, Reclaiming the Personal, and Artificial Intelligence' with keynote speaker Prof Rose Anne Kenny on 12 September ucc.ie/en/iss21/newsandevent…
@RoseAnnekenny1 @tilda_tcd @ISS21UCC
Looking forward to presenting at the Symposium: 'Rethinking Research Sharing Practices: Ageing, Reclaiming the Personal, and Artificial Intelligence' at UCC - with keynote speaker Prof Rose Anne Kenny @RoseAnnekenny1 @tilda_tcd
Save the date - 12 September 2025
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
A new @RCSIPharmBioMol study shows prescribing of pain medications in Ireland has risen sharply.
Rates now outpace England, raising questions about healthcare access and the availability of non-drug interventions.
🔗 rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-eve…
#RCSIdiscover @hrbireland
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
This August, we’re sharing weekly expert tips with examples of connecting research to policy. See Prof Declan Devane outline how rapid evidence synthesis aided approaches to the COVID-19 crisis. More resources available on our #EvidenceforPolicy page: bit.ly/46DKL98
Dr Elizabeth Annabel O'Donnell PhD CPsychol retweeted
The Department of Health has formally begun the implementation phase of Ireland’s first National Mental Health Research Strategy, with the inaugural meeting of a newly established stakeholder group held last month.
gov.ie/en/department-of-heal…



























