TCD Nursing & Midwifery

**Attention ARTISTS**

Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability (TCAID) are running a competition which is open to individuals with intellectual disabilities at all levels.

Design a logo for the IASSIDD World Conference 2027, a leading international research and practice conference in the field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (More information on the poster below).

Enter by emailing your artwork to [email protected] before 28 June 2024.

Congratulations to Dr Katja Sovalainen on the successful defence of her dissertation 'Positioning Human Rights of Older People in Long-term Care in Ireland – a Foucauldian Critical Discourse Analysis' at Viva Voce today.

Katja was supervised by Professor Amanda Phelan and the Viva Voce was chaired by Professor Eilish Burke.

Naas General Hospital (NGH) has been designated as an Academic Nurse Teaching Hospital in partnership with TCD Nursing & Midwifery, serving as one of the primary clinical bases and parent hospitals for our Bachelor of Science in General Nursing programme.

From September, 12 of our new nursing students will have the opportunity to complete their clinical placements with NGH.

This is an exciting opportunity for nursing students based in Kildare and surrounding areas to do their clinical placements closer to home.

Read more: https://www.tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/news/2024/new-partnership-with-naas-general-hospital-adds-opportunities-for-nursing-students-in-kildare/

Interested in furthering your expertise and career in dementia care? Explore our MSc Dementia.

This course is open to a wide range of professionals who have experience in delivering a dementia care approach within practice in the last two years.

Find out more and apply: https://www.tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/postgraduate/taught-masters-courses/msc-in-dementia/

How can micro-credentials help you to enhance your clinical skills and keep up with advances in healthcare?

Cathy Roets recently recorded a webinar to answer questions about our wide range of micro-credentials aimed at those working in healthcare.

Trinity Micro-credentials Lunchtime Webinar Series - Enhancing your Clinical Skills This webinar explores how Micro-credentials can keep your skills up-to-date with the latest advancements in healthcare. Speakers:Cathy Roets Clinical Skills ...

Today the 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference took place online, featuring a wonderful selection of speakers who spoke to the theme of the conference: 'The Spiritual Imperative in Healthcare: Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Nurturing Resilience.'

Speakers included:
Prof Fintan Sheerin, Prof Melanie Rogers, Dr Stephen J. Costello, Dr Pádraic Hurley, Dr Austen El-Osta, Dr Dominic O. Vachon, Prof Cynda Hylton Rushton, Prof Michael West CBE, and Prof Mary Jo Kreitzer.

Beautiful music was also provided at intervals throughout the day by Kerry-Anne Timmins, first-year nursing student, and Alan Leech, tenor and third-year nursing student.

Many thanks to members of the Trinity Spirituality Research and Innovation Group (SRIG) including Jacqueline Whelan, Kathleen Neenan and Paul Keenan for organising the virtual conference. A special thank you also to Events Officer, Jeni Ryan, for all of her support.

Congratulations to Dr Vanessa Boland on the successful defence of her dissertation 'Living with or beyond lymphoma: A mixed methods investigation of the unmet needs of cancer survivors' at Viva Voce today.🎉

Vanessa was supervised by Prof Anne Marie Brady and Prof Amanda Drury. Examiners included Prof Alex Molasiotis and Prof Eileen Furlong.

Prof Mary Jo Kreitzer, Founder and Director of the University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference, which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Prof Kreitzer will speak on 'Cultivating Wellbeing In Our Lives and Communities.'

She will discuss the determinants of wellbeing, which include having purpose and meaning in our lives, and strategies for supporting wellbeing within our lives, organisations and communities. Dr. Kreitzer will also highlight the importance of leadership in creating organizational cultures that support wellbeing and human flourishing.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

Prof Michael West CBE, Visiting Fellow, The King's Fund / Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, Lancaster University, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference, which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Prof West will speak about 'Hope In The Dark: Connection, Compassion and High Quality Care'

His talk will look at how connection, compassion and inclusion are at the heart of healthcare but also our existence, and why that offers hope through collective action.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

Register now for the upcoming Trinity-Duquesne PhD Summer School, taking place on 17–21 June 2024.

This summer school is a great opportunity to prepare for a PhD in nursing, midwifery or the allied health sciences.

Find out more and register:

Trinity College Dublin-Duquesne University Ph.D. Summer School 2024 Designed for students in the early to mid-stage of their Ph.D. studies in Health Sciences.

Interested in advancing your clinical skills? 💉

Our colleague Cathy Roets will be delivering a webinar next week with Micro-credentials at Trinity focusing on 'Enhancing your Clinical Skills' through our short, flexible micro-credentials.

📆 1pm, Thursday 6 June 2024

Find out about the courses available and learn about the 50-80% fee subsidies.

Register here: https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MhEkYc8MQh6qloGCb3PhTw

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Prof Cynda Hylton Rushton, Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics / Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference, which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Prof Hylton Rushton will speak about 'Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience.'

A founding member of the Berman Institute, she co-led the first National Nursing Ethics Summit that produced a Blueprint for 21st Century Nursing Ethics, and is an international leader in bioethics and nursing.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

The term ‘midwife’ means ‘with woman’. Midwives help women and their families at one of the most crucial times of their lives, supporting the woman during pregnancy, childbirth and the post-natal period.

Dr Colm O'Boyle and current students describe our BSc Midwifery programme and what students can expect to learn in this video.
📽️ https://youtu.be/2bCDjnBkakE?si=ZFIFG4Liue58Jb00

Remember, the CAO change of mind facility is open until 5pm on 1 July 2024.

The Coombe Hospital | The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

BSc Midwifery The term ‘midwife’ means ‘with woman’. As a midwife, you will be helping women and their families at one of the most crucial times of their lives, supporting...

It was great to welcome health sciences students from TCU – Texas Christian University for a visit to TCD Nursing & Midwifery.🇺🇸

Dr Dominic O. Vachon, John G. Sheedy M.D. Director of the Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine at Notre Dame will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference, which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Dr Vachon will speak about 'Spirituality of Caring and Maintaining Compassion In The Encounter With Human Suffering Within Healthcare.'

His talk will address the concept of a spirituality or philosophy of caring and how articulating and relying on this can be critically important for the well-being of the clinician as well as the care of the patients. Using the compassion science paradigm, he will explain how spirituality helps fortify clinician resiliency and provide examples of how this operates across different spiritual backgrounds among all types of healthcare professionals.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

Are you working in health sciences or healthcare and thinking about pursuing a teaching role within higher education? Consider our MSc in Clinical Health Sciences Education.

This course offers suitably qualified health sciences practitioners the opportunity to develop their skills in teaching, assessment, curriculum design and research.

Find out more:

MSc Clinical Health Sciences Education This course offers suitably qualified health sciences practitioners the opportunity to develop their skills in teaching, assessment, curriculum design and re...

Congratulations to our staff from the School of Nursing & Midwifery who were honoured at the recent Faculty of Health Sciences Dean's Awards.

Innovation in Teaching Award
🏆 Dr Jan De Vries and project team including Sinéad Impey and Dr Sunita Panda
🏆 Prof Catherine Comiskey and project team including Muluken Basa and Dr Sonam Prakashini Banka-Cullen

Professional & Support Staff Team Award
🏆 Our Research Finance Team which includes; Annabel Walsh, Rebecca Kelly, Dr Ekaterina Kozina, Dr Luciana Lolich, Marie - Pierre Lavergne, Clara Norris, Elizabeth O’ Shaughnessy, Gavin Dann and Keith Brennan

Outstanding Contribution to Teaching in Professional Practice Award
🏆 Kamila Gowron, who was nominated by staff from The Coombe Hospital

Read more: https://www.tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/news/2024/deans-awards-2024/

Dr Austen El-Osta, Director of the Self-Care Academic Research Unit (SCARU) & Primary Care Research Manager at the School of Public Health, Imperial College London, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference, which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Dr El-Osta will speak about 'Awakening Resilience: The Role of Self-Care, Personal Awareness & Mindfulness In Personal Health Empowerment.'

In a world where healthcare is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected, this keynote will explore the profound effects of self-care, mindfulness and awareness on personal health and resilience.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/trinity-8th-international-spirituality-in-healthcare-conference-tickets-846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

Dr Pádraic Hurley, South East Technological University (SETU), will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference, which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Dr Hurley will speak about 'Contemplative Spiritual Approaches to Resilience In The Context of Healthcare.'

His talk will examine contemplative approaches which help healthcare workers to be more attentive to their 'view' and the importance of taking time to review ‘resilience.’

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/trinity-8th-international-spirituality-in-healthcare-conference-tickets-846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

This week four students from University of Pennsylvania are here at TCD Nursing & Midwifery as part of their PENN Global Research & Internship Program (GRIP), an 8 week internship programme.

Each student will intern as a research assistant with a Principal Investigator (PI) while they are here at Trinity College Dublin.

Dr Mary Hughes was delighted to be invited to join a panel discussion on 'Health Workforce Retention: A Catalyst for Integrated Care' at the EY Health Spring Series.

Dr Hughes discussed our wide range of Micro-Credentials and the impact they can have on the recruitment and retention of healthcare staff.

Discover our Micro-Credentials ➡️https://www.tcd.ie/courses/microcredentials/by-school/micro-credentials---nursingmidwifery/

Discover our one-year, part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods & Data Analysis for Healthcare.

Learn to understand, appraise and critically analyse or conduct an analysis of healthcare or related data used in healthcare research.

The course can be completed through hybrid learning or fully online.

Find out more from Dr Sonam-Banka Cullen:

Postgraduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods & Data Analysis for Healthcare Learn to understand, appraise and critically analyse or conduct an analysis of healthcare or related data used in healthcare research. This course is offered...

Dr Stephen J. Costello, Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland, is a keynote speaker at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference, which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Dr Costello will speak about 'Stress and The Defiant Power of the Human Spirit.'

His talk will describe the various types of stress and stages in stress, highlight factors in stress-management and look at resilience as a solution to stress.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/trinity-8th-international-spirituality-in-healthcare-conference-tickets-846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

Do you wish to purse a career as an Advanced Midwife Practitioner (AMP) or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)?

Our flexible postgraduate programmes will help you to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to practice at highest professional standards across the spectrum of care.

Students will study key concepts of:
- person centred care
- autonomy and empowerment
- professional ethics
- consultation and collaboration
- professional leadership

Find out more: https://www.tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/postgraduate/taught-masters-courses/

Prof Melanie Rogers will deliver the welcome address at the upcoming 8th International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference which takes place online on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Prof Rogers' address will focus on 'Availability and Vulnerability in Healthcare - A Heretical Imperative.'

As we face the future in healthcare, we have a decision about how we provide care. Do we continue to move to the mechanised, task orientated approaches that leave patients feeling like a number rather than a person? Or, do we take the heretical imperative and choose to continue to offer care that focuses on the patient as a fellow human being to be treated with dignity, respect and value.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/trinity-8th-international-spirituality-in-healthcare-conference-tickets-846935405597?aff=oddtdtcreator

A number of our TCD Nursing & Midwifery postgraduate courses and micro-credentials have been selected for 100% funding by the HSE National HSCP Office.

This is a great opportunity for Health & Social Care Professionals interested in pursuing postgraduate study in September 2024.

Applications for funding close at 5pm on Friday 31st May 2024.

Find out more and apply for this funding: https://socialcareireland.ie/nhscpo-cpd-funding-opportunities-for-hscp/

Our Funded Postgraduate Programmes:
MSc/PG Diploma Dementia
MSc/PG Diploma Mental Health
MSc/PG Diploma Mental Health Psychosocial Interventions
PG Certificate in Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis for Healthcare

Our Funded Micro-credentials:
Advancing Health and Assessment Practice for Healthcare Practitioners
Childhood Adversity
Enacting Human Rights in the Lives of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

If you are interested in finding out more, do attend a special webinar at 12pm tomorrow with our colleagues and Fiona Melia, HSCP Development Manager, where you can hear more about all of the Trinity College Dublin courses that are linked to this funding opportunity.

Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlc-GhrzwqE9yjrG3iNVCmyq0Xg4Br4XU4 #/registration

Tonight Professor Mary McCarron will deliver her inaugural Professorial Lecture at Queen's University Belfast on 'Leadership in Academia, Health Research and Health Care: Charting a Personal Journey.'

Trinity College Dublin | QUB School of Nursing and Midwifery

21.05.24 Professorial Lecture by Mary McCarron | School of Nursing and Midwifery | Queen's University Belfast You are cordially invited to attend the Professorial Lecture by Professor Mary McCarron, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin. 

Hello and welcome to undergraduate students from the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania and The University of Hong Kong, who are attending our International Summer School. 🇺🇸🇭🇰

We are delighted to have you here with us in Dublin to obtain a global view of nursing and allied healthcare as part of your university programme. 🌎

Special thanks to staff who have planned a great educational programme for you to enjoy, including lectures, debates and cultural activities.

Trinity College Dublin Global

Taking place at 1:15pm this Thursday, 23 May, is our next public lecture.

Explore "Leadership in academia, health research & healthcare: my journey" with Professor Mary McCarron, Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability

This is a hybrid event. Register here: https://bit.ly/4e14jWf