A5103065750- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Marine and fisheries research
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Central Statistics Office
2016-2018
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2015-2017
University College Cork
2011-2014
Limerick Institute of Technology
2014
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
2014
Drug Enforcement Administration
2013
Barton Community Health & Care Centre
2011
Sense about Science
2011
The shifting policy focus towards Ecosystem Based Management in Fisheries (EBFM) requires the integration of knowledge and disciplines engagement stakeholders to support decision-making processes. Scientists contribute this through (i) participatory research projects, (ii) stakeholder partnerships (iii) institutional scientific advice Understanding role scientists such processes, nature interactions between scientists, managers link science is an emerging field addressing transdisciplinary...
Abstract Kraak, S. B. M., Reid, D. G., Gerritsen, H. D., Kelly, C. J., Fitzpatrick, Codling, E. A., and Rogan, 2012. 21st century fisheries management: a spatio-temporally explicit tariff-based approach combining multiple drivers incentivising responsible fishing. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 590–601. Traditionally management has focused on biomass mortality, expressed annually across large units. However, because fish abundance varies at much smaller spatio-temporal scales, fishing...
Abstract Fitzpatrick, M., Graham, N., Rihan, D. J., and Reid, G. 2011. The burden of proof in co-management results-based management: the elephant on deck! – ICES Journal Marine Science, 68: 1656–1662. Results-based management requires that outcomes can be demonstrated by industry verified managers behalf society. core questions are: what outcomes, how they proved? Existing fishery approaches to reversing are examined with focus is demonstrated. Outcomes measured situ (on vessel) or ex (at...
Abstract Failure to understand the potential responses of fishers management measures creates a significant risk revisiting familiar scenario perverse and unintended consequences those measures. This paper reports on choice experiment survey evaluate fisher's preferences for various proposed under EU Common Fisheries Policy ( CFP ) reform process, but conclusions have wider relevance as similar are used by comparable fleets in fisheries globally. The was conducted with involved mixed pelagic...
![][1]</img> According to former sports minister Richard Caborn, the quest use Olympics promote greater popular participation in sport and exercise is jeopardy.1 In its campaign bring Games London Labour government pledged increase number of people playing more than three times a week by 1 million get extra take every week. Progress towards target way behind schedule latter — designated as particular contribution NHS Olympic legacy has already been abandoned. Caborn's speech Sports...
In the quest to promote new 'NHS Health Check' our PCT has invited GPs attend a course on 'Motivational Interviewing' (MI), empower us work in 'collaborative, autonomysupporting, and evocative' manner that is apparently required by this ambitious initiative.According journal article circulated with invitation, aims include not merely 'better clinical results' but helping patients 'flourish as human beings', 'improved satisfaction life, enjoyment, resilience' 'possibly longevity, productivity...
One of the most striking features revealed in one Jan van Rymsdyk's famous illustrations William Hunter's 1774 anatomy human gravid uterus is an exuberant display pubic hair. This contemporary interest because remarkable disappearance female body hair over recent years. began with removal axillary hair, continued depilation legs and has now extended to cultivation a range tonsures, extending from bikini waxing full shaving. From perspective examination couch, variations on these practices,...
<i>Aim</i>—To study the distribution of Hodgkin9s lymphoma in South African children and report incidence Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as regards age, race, sex, histological subtype; to investigate whether EBV is relevant survival. <i>Methods</i>—Immunohistochemistry (IHC) situ hybridisation (ISH) detect were performed on 47 with classical lymphoma, ranging age from 3 14 years coming different ethnic backgrounds. The correlation between presence clinical outcome was assessed. <i>Results</i>—The...
Although the case of Baby P, killed at age 17 months by his mother, her boyfriend and a lodger has provoked national controversy, for me it is very close to home. I live near where P lived in London borough Haringey, whose officers have been held blame, long involved child protection work as GP neighbouring Hackney. My immediate feelings horror outrage savage abuse suffered sympathies wider family, were soon followed concerns doctors other professionals involved, familiar sentiment ‘there...
Last month's primary care scandal was the news that overpaid GPs are to be paid even more provide annual health checks for people with learning difficulties.1 Press reports carried familiar themes. Although it is now universally accepted NHS should administered according principles of capitalist market, regarded as a disgrace doctors' pay rise in response an increase demand their services. It apparently offensive public sensibilities expect remunerated increased burden work at rate...
What do you call a man who ignores medical advice?Mr Clarke'. 1 It is more than 20 years since the BMA tried to rally public opinion against Ken Clarke, then Mrs Thatcher's health minister, pushing through plans introduce internal market, hospital trusts and GP fundholding.The BMA's pompous 'doctor knows best' slogan was spectacular flop Conservatives' market reforms were imposed on divided profession largely indifferent electorate.Although lacked much enthusiasm for reforms, people also fed...
The return to school after the summer holidays has already produced first request from child protection authorities for information about an overweight 15-year old boy, whose family is now threatened with statutory proceedings. It only a few weeks since David Rogers, public health spokesman Local Government Association, declared that ‘parents who allow their children eat too much could be as guilty of neglect those did not feed at all’.1 LGA's conviction should become subject procedures was...
Failure to understand the potential responses of fishers new management measures creates a significant risk revisiting familiar scenario perverse and unintended consequences. This paper reports on Choice Experiment survey evaluate fishermen’s preferences for proposed under recent EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform process. The was conducted with fishermen involved in mixed pelagic demersal fisheries Ireland, Denmark Greece. policies were characterised by five attributes designed both...