Browsing General Practice by Author "O'Connor, Paul"
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The 100 most cited articles on healthcare simulation: a bibliometric review
Walsh, Chloe; Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara; Madden, Caoimhe; Fox, Susan; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018-06)This article provides an overview and synthesis of the 100 most cited healthcare simulation publications to provide insight into the articles that have shaped current knowledge and practice. Searches of the Scopus and Web ... -
An analysis of general practitioners’ perspectives on patient safety incidents using critical incident technique interviews
Curran, Ciara; Lydon, Sinéad; Kelly, Maureen E.; Murphy, Andrew W.; O'Connor, Paul (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-03-30)Background General practitioners report difficulty in knowing how to improve patient safety. Objectives To analyse general practitioners’ perspectives of contributing factors to patient safety incidents by collecting ... -
The application of human reliability analysis to three critical care procedures
Reddy, Kiran; Byrne, Dara; Breen, Dorothy; Lydon, Sinéad; O'Connor, Paul (Elsevier, 2020-07-10)Background: Procedures carried out in the intensive care unit are prone to human error. Standardisation has been suggested as an approach for reducing errors. This study used human reliability analysis methodologies to ... -
ASPiH Conference 2019 keynote paper. Quality improvement through simulation: a missed opportunity?
O'Connor, Paul (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-03-04)As the use of simulation has become more established in the delivery of healthcare education and training, there has been a corresponding increase in healthcare simulation research. Simulation-based research can be divided ... -
Barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of a physiological track and trigger system: A systematic review of the qualitative evidence
Connolly, Fergal; Byrne, Dara; Lydon, Sinéad; Walsh, Chloe; O'Connor, Paul (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-11-21)Purpose To identify the barriers to, and facilitators of, the implementation of physiological track and trigger systems (PTTSs), perceived by healthcare workers, through a systematic review of the extant qualitative ... -
A comparison of the teamwork attitudes and knowledge of Irish surgeons and U.S Naval aviators.
O'Connor, Paul; Ryan, Stephen; Keogh, Ivan (Elsevier, 2012-10)Poor teamwork skills are contributors to poor performance and mishaps in high risk work settings, including the operating theatre. A questionnaire was used to assess the attitudes towards, and knowledge of, Irish surgeons ... -
A compendium of the steps required to complete 13 essential procedural skills
Reid-McDermott, B.; O'Connor, Paul; Carey, C.; Cooney R.; Egan, C.; Lydon, S.; Madden, C.; McLoughlin, M.; Mongan, O.; Parackal Augusthinose, P.; Reid, A.; Smith, M.; Byrne, D. (University of Galway, 2022-09)Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are units of professional practice that capture essential competencies in which trainees must become proficient before undertaking them independently. EPAs provide supervisors ... -
The effect of operator position on the quality of chest compressions delivered in a simulated ambulance
Mullin, Scott; Lydon, Sinéad; O'Connor, Paul (Cambridge University Press, 2019-12-09)Background: Ambulances are where patient care is often initiated or maintained, but this setting poses safety risks for paramedics. Paramedics have found that in order to optimize patient care, they must compromise their ... -
Hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit: A systematic review
Lambe, Kathryn Ann; Lydon, Sinéad; Madden, Caoimhe; Vellinga, Akke; Hehir, Aoife; Walsh, Mary; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2019-09)Abstract Objectives: To synthesize the literature describing compliance with World Health Organization hand hygiene guidelines in ICUs, to evaluate the quality of extant research, and to examine differences in compliance ... -
Impact of working 48 hours per week on opportunities for training and patient contact: the experience of Irish interns
O'Connor, Paul; Ahern, Sean; Moloney, Brian; Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara (Oxford University Press, 2015-09-29)Objective. The European Working Time Regulations (EWTR) have been criticised for its purported negative impact on the training of junior doctors. The aim of this study was to examine the amount of time interns spent ... -
Initial psychometric evaluation of a psychological resilience measure for physicians
O'Connor, Paul; Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara (Taylor and Francis, 2019-10-20)Measures of Psychological Resilience (PR) for use with physician populations are lacking. The objective of this study is to develop and assess the validity and internal consistency of a survey designed to measure the ... -
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the ICU: A systematic review
Lydon, Sinéad; Power, Michael; McSharry, Jennifer; Byrne, Molly; Madden, Caoimhe; Squires, Janet Elaine; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-11)Objectives: To synthesize the literature describing interventions to improve hand hygiene in ICUs, to evaluate the quality of the extant research, and to outline the type, and efficacy, of interventions described. Data ... -
An introduction to human factors for healthcare workers
O'Connor, Paul; O'Dea, Angela (Health Services Executive, 2021-11-20)This document: (1) provides a comprehensive overview of human factors; (2) supports healthcare workers to identify the human factors issues in their workplace; (3) supports the identification of the human factors contributors ... -
Irish policy-makers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to hand hygiene compliance
Madden, Caoimhe; Lydon, Sinéad; Lambe, Kathryn; O'Connor, Paul (Irish Medical Organisation, 2019-04)Introduction Despite its’ role in infection prevention, hand hygiene (HH) compliance rates in healthcare settings remain sub-optimal. Little research has examined policy-makers’ perceptions of contributory barriers and ... -
Learning from complaints about hospital care
O'Dowd, Emily; Lydon, Sinéad; Lambe, Kathryn; Vellinga, Akke; Rudland, Chris; Ahern, Elaine; Hilton, Aoife; Ward, Marie E.; Kane, Maria; Reader, Tom; Gillespie, Alex; Vaughan, David; Slattery, Dubhfeasa; O'Connor, Paul (National University of Ireland Galway, 2022)Complaints are often seen as a negative experience in healthcare, with patients or family members writing about poor experiences of care, or things that went wrong. These things that go wrong may be small issues or ... -
A mixed method, multiperspective evaluation of a near peer teaching programme
Lydon, Sinéad; O'Connor, Paul; Mongan, Orla; Gorecka, Miroslawa; McVicker, Lyle; Stankard, Aiden; Byrne, Dara (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-02-24)Purpose of study Peer teaching (PT) has become increasingly popular. PT may offer benefits for students, tutors and institutions. Although resistance to PT has been identified among faculty, research has typically focused ... -
A mixed methods evaluation of paediatric trainee preparedness to manage cardiopulmonary arrests
Walsh, Órla; Lydon, Sinéad; O'Connor, Paul (Springer, 2017-09-21)Paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) survival rates are strongly linked to the training of the doctors responding to the event. This study sought to characterise the level of experience in managing CPAs among paediatric ... -
A mixed-methods examination of the nature and frequency of medical error among junior doctors
O'Connor, Paul; Lydon, Sinéad; Mongan, Orla; Connolly, Fergal; McLoughlin, Aoibheann; McVicker, Lyle; Byrne, Dara (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-07-24)Abstract Purpose of the study To examine junior doctors’ experience and perceptions of medical errors in which they had been involved. Study design A mixed-methods design, consisting of an error survey and critical ... -
A mixed-methods exploration of the educational climate and safety climate during the first year of clinical practice in Ireland
Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara; Vellinga, Akke; Walsh, Chloe; Madden, Caoimhe; Connolly, Fergal; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2019-11)Purpose Educational climate (EC) and safety climate (SC) are key determinants of residents’ professional development. The goal of this study was to gather longitudinal EC data and data on perceptions of SC in residency, ... -
A mixed-methods investigation of health professionals' perceptions of a physiological track and trigger system
Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara; Offiah, Gozie; Gleeson, Louise; O'Connor, Paul (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-10-09)Background Physiological track and trigger systems (PTTSs) regulate the monitoring of patients vital signs and facilitate the detection and treatment of deteriorating patients. These systems are widely used although ...