A5087087380- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
University College Cork
2025
Mercy University Hospital
2022
Cork University Hospital, Ireland's largest teaching hospital, faced challenges in maintaining consistent handover processes its Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU). Prior to 2019, handovers relied on informal methods, risking information loss and compromising patient care. This quality improvement (QI) initiative aimed standardise practices using an electronic tool integrated with the ISBAR communication protocol. The project ensure accurate clinical recording, improve care safety, centralise...
A married mother in her 50s acutely developed vomiting, diarrhoea and severe epigastric pain 2 weeks following discharge from an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. She presented to the emergency department complaining of a 2-day history above symptoms. Blood tests revealed neutrophilia, grossly raised inflammatory markers amylase levels triple normal range. Based on radiological investigations, she was treated for necrotising pancreatitis that quickly escalated multi-system organ failure...