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Health and Medical Science |
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Universities Involved |
Trinity
College Dublin |
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Department(s) |
Department of Community Health andGeneral Practice |
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Project Title / Description |
Collaborative paper. "Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease we know a bit more about what doesn't work". The collaboration involved writing and editorial for the British Medical Journal. The Editorial was commissioned by the BMJ. The objectives were to review current knowledge about delivery of secondary preventive care in general practice for patients with coronary heart disease, based on the work of both authors, and others. The editorial was published in 1999. (BMJ 1999;318:14991500). |
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Contacts |
Dr Fiona
Bradley |
Dr
Margaret Cupples |
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Universities Involved |
Trinity
College Dublin |
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Department(s) |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
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Project Title / Description |
Institution of an allIreland Association of Lecturers in Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting in Ireland. This initiative commenced in November 1998. A letter was sent by the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, TCD, to all heads of schools and departments of nursing in all third level institutions in Ireland, inviting them to join in a collaborative effort designed to lead the inauguration of an association. Meetings have been held quarterly since then and a Memorandum of Association has been drawn up and accepted. The Inaugural General meeting was held in February 2000 in TCD, and the first committee was elected. The aims of the association are
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Future Plans |
The first item on the agenda for the new Committee to investigate is the setting up of a joint NorthSouth academic nursing journal. |
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Funding Bodies |
No funding has yet been sought or received and the costs of the meetings have been borne by the host institution. Considerable funding will be required to set up and maintain the publishing of the proposed journal. |
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Development Potential |
There is considerable potential to develop this group into a major force in Ireland. Links forged between University staff in the North and South will also lead to more collaborative research projects in the future. |
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Universities Involved |
Trinity
College Dublin |
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Department(s) |
Department of Pharmacology |
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Other Universities |
University
of Coimbra (Portugal) |
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Project Title / Description |
Pharmaceutical care of the elderly Contact was made as a result of years of annual joint seminars between the schools of pharmacy in TCD and QUB. The project started in 1996 and will be complete mid 2000. No new collaborators are required. The objectives of the project were to assess some outcome measurement tools, to examine the capacity of community pharmacies to deliver pharmaceutical care to elderly patients, to compare the delivery of pharmaceutical care under different health service conditions. Analysis and data collection are still underway. Resources required: Research assistant, database and statistical consultancy, IT support and accommodation. The project was funded in part by the EU Biomed programme which facilitated meetings of the research group and support for the research assistant. |
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Contacts |
Dr Martin
Henman |
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Development Potential |
Yes, through the link with QUB. |
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Universities Involved |
University
College Dublin |
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Department(s) |
Health Sciences/Learning Disabilities |
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Other Universities |
SUNY, Albany, New York |
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Project Title / Description |
Learning Disabilities The project aims to develop university based interdisciplinary teaching for staff working with people who have developed disabilities and their families. |
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Contacts |
Prof. Roy
McConkey |
Dr P
McCallion |
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Universities Involved |
Dublin
City University |
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Department(s) |
Sport Science and Health |
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Other Universities |
Edge Hill, England |
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Project Title / Description |
Collaboration between Dr Kieran Moran (Sport Science and Health, DCU), Dr Dierdre Scully (Psychology, QUB) and Dr Evelyn Carnegie (Sport Science, Edge Hill, England) into: Identification of optimum strategies for motor learning using advanced computer applications. |
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Contacts |
Dr Kieran
Moran |
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Universities Involved |
National University
of Ireland, Galway |
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Department(s) |
Health Promotion |
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Project Title / Description |
Promoting Positive Mental Health in Rural Communities This project aims to promote crossborder cooperation concerning the promotion of mental health and wellbeing in rural communities in Co. Donegal and Co. Derry/ Londonderry. The project is funded by ADM/ CPA programme for peace and reconciliation. A feasibility study was undertaken (McCreedy, 1999) to explore the most appropriate mechanisms for cooperation across the two community based studies. This study which was funded by peace and reconciliation recommended that the two areas were suitable for linkage in terms of social and economic profile and level of community development. The aim was to develop
mental health promotion strategies targeting depression and suicide that will
empower communities in addressing shared mental health needs on a crosscommunity
basis. To implement and systematically evaluate a model of mental health
promotion practice based on community participation principles. And finally
to establish crossborder cooperation with a view to sharing information,
experiences and expertise in promoting health and social wellbeing in rural
settings. Following consolidation a. Young people (1524)
including both inschool programmes and out of school Outreach programmes. Each of the target groups will be engaged in the planning and organisation of the intervention programmes, which will include a range of activities over a 12 month period. A planned series of withinand across community education workshops, promoting positive mental health training programmes and information, and awareness raising activities. These are dependent on the needs of specific groups. These programmes will address skill development around issues of personnel development, stress and coping skills, selfefficacy, social support and community empowerment. Documentation of community engagements, the process of programme planning and delivery, providing a written descriptive base for project replication. The outcome should: The project ran for one year. It began in September 1999 and this phase ceased in August 2000. |
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Contacts |
Dr
Margaret Barry, NUI Galway |
Ms Mary
O'Neill |
Ms Anne
Sheridan |
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Dr Dermot
O'Reilly |
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Universities Involved |
National
University of Ireland, Galway |
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Department(s) |
Health Science |
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Other Universities |
Many European and international Universities |
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Project Title/Description |
A study of the 'Health Behaviour in school aged Children'. The HBSC is a World Health Organisation (Europe) collaborative cross national study which aims to, increase understanding and monitor health and related behaviours among young people, gain an insight into the social and familial contexts of such behaviours and influence the development of programmes and policies to promote health. It also promotes crossdisciplinary research through international networking of health researchers. The study was begun in
1982 and data collection takes place every four years. The last round, in 1998,
was the first to include both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Each collaborating country is individually funded, usually by the Ministry's
of Health and/or Education (The Health Promotions unit of the department of
Health and Children in the Republic of Ireland). The first international
report to include comparative data from both countries, based on the 1998
data has been published by W.H.O. and can also be found |
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Contacts |
Dr S
NicGabhainn, (ROL) |
Dr Grace
McGuinness, (North Ireland) |
Dr
Candance Currie, International Coordinator |
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Development Potential |
There is scope for further and more detailed comparative work between Northern Ireland and the Republic. There could also be meaningful intervention conducted and the research administration could be more tightly coordinated. |
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Universities Involved |
University
College Cork |
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Department(s) |
Division
of Nutritional Sciences |
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Project Title / Description |
The NorthSouth Ireland Food Consumption Survey Start: 1996 End: 2000 |
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First contact |
Through the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance (a formal association of the academic Nutrition Units of University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Ulster, Coleraine established 1994 to undertake joint initiatives in Nutrition education and research.) |
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Project objectives |
To establish a database on food consumption, lifestyle, health indicators and attitudes to food and health for a representative sample of the 1864 year old adult population in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
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Outcomes |
This large survey provides an extensive database on food consumption, lifestyle, health indicators and attitudes to food and health for a representative sample of the 1864 year old adult population in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in Europe. The main findings will be published in 2000 in a major report and in scientific papers in international journals.The new scientific knowledge about the relationships between food and nutrient intakes, lifestyle, health status and attitudes will provide up to date information for use in nutrition policy planning by health authorities (e.g. in the development of dietary guidelines and health promotion strategies) and for use by industry in food product development and promotion. It will also provide to regulatory agencies data essential for the monitoring of food chemical (e.g. additives, pesticides, packaging materials and contaminants) intake under recently adopted EU Directives. |
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Funding |
Total cost approx. IR£0.9 million; jointly funded by the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Food Safety. Authority of Ireland, Dublin, the Northern Ireland Industry and Technology Unit and the food industry. |
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Contacts |
Prof.
Albert Flynn, UCC |
Prof. JJ
Strain, UU |
Prof. MJ
Gibney, TCD |
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Business Involvement |
A total of 13 Food Companies are partners in the project. |
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Development Potential |
Yes. 1. Detailed analysis of the database will provide new scientific evidence on the relationships between food and nutrient intakes, lifestyle, health status and attitudes. It will also provide new scientific information to regulatory agencies for the mandatory (additives and pesticides) and non mandatory (packaging materials and contaminants) monitoring of food chemical intake under recently adopted EU Directives, for use in nutrition policy planning by health authorities and for use by industry in food product development and promotion. 2.Establishing NorthSouth Ireland Food Consumption Databases for other population groups e.g. elderly, children and adolescents. |
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Universities Involved |
University
College Cork |
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Department(s) |
Division
of Nutritional Sciences |
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Project Title / Description |
The Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance Established: 1994 |
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First contact |
Through the Nutrition Society Irish Section |
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Project objectives |
The Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance (IUNA) is a formal association of the academic Nutrition Units of University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Ulster, Coleraine which was established in 1994 with the aim of undertaking joint initiatives in Nutrition education and research. |
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Outcomes |
1. Research
2. Education initiatives
Masterclass Programme in Nutrition annual programme which brings together all of the advanced undergraduate students in Human Nutrition from each of the three member Universities for an annual Masterclass Programme in Nutrition. |
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Contacts |
Prof. Albert
Flynn, UCC |
Prof. JJ
Strain, UU |
Prof. MJ
Gibney, TCD |
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Business Involvement |
Over 20 Food Companies involved in the projects. |
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Development Potential |
Yes. 1. Research further research
collaboration is planned in a number of areas. |
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Universities Involved |
University
College Dublin |
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Department(s) |
Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology |
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Project Title / Description |
General collaboration between public health departments. The departments of public health medicine/ epidemiology of the six Universities (UCD, ULC, UCG, TCD, RCSI, QUB) meet about twice a year to discuss/coordinate curriculum changes, develop joint research programmes. Ongoing project. |
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Contacts |
Prof.
Leslie Daly, UCD |
Prof.
Ivan Perry, UCC |
Prof.
Celily Kelleher, UCG |
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Prof. Ian
Graham, RCSI |
Prof. Tom
O'Dowd, TCD |
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Development Potential |
Research collaboration on a large project is under discussion. |
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Universities Involved |
University
College Dublin |
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Department(s) |
Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology |
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Project Title / Description |
Homocysteine and vascular disease: from etiology to prevention. To determine role of
homocystene in etiology of vascular disease through a multicentre casecontrol
study. To Funding under EU project Dec 19941997. Analysis was completed in late 1999. Contact made through longterm relationship between UCD, RCSI and QUB. |
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Contacts |
Prof.
Leslie Daly, UCD |
Prof.
Alun Evans, QUB |
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Universities Involved |
University of Ulster, Coleraine Trinity College Dublin
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Department(s) |
Northern Ireland Centre for Diet and Health (NICHE) School of Biomedical
Sciences |
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Project Title / Description |
Nutraceuticals for a Healthier Life: n-3
Polyunsaturated fatty acids and 5-Methyl-tetra-hydro-folate (NUHEAL). Start 1998 Finish 2002 Contact made via existing collaborations No further collaborators are possible under EC
contract Objectives: 1 To
establish the acute absorption of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF: a
naturally occurring form of the vitamin folic acid) in comparison with an
equivalent dose of folic acid in short term human intervention studies. 2 To
investigate the quantitative response of the functional marker, plasma
homocysteine, to different levels of synthetic folic acid and 5-MTHF in human
intervention studies. Milestones and expected results: 1 Establish
the acute absorption of 5-MTHF in comparison with an equivalent dose of folic
acid. 2 Determine
the relative bioavailability of 5-MTHF compared to folic acid. This will be
established by examining the homocysteine-lowering effect of increasing doses
of 5-MTHF compared with similar levels of folic acid. In addition the minimum
effective and the optimal doses of 5-MTHF required to lower plasma
homocysteine will be determined. Funding EC 5th Framework programme. |
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Contacts |
Prof. John Scott, TCD Tel + 353 1 608 1974 |
Prof. Sean Strain NICHE University of Ulster, Coleraine, BT52 1AA Tel 04870 324795 Fax 04870 323023 jj.strain@ulst.ac.uk |
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Prof. P Morrissey Dept of Nutrition University College Cork Tel + 353 21 902406 Fax +353 21 270244 p.morrissey@ucc.ie |
Prof. M Gibney Trinity Centre for Health Sciences St James Hospital, Dublin 8 Tel + 353 1 608 2102 Fax + 353 1 454 2043 mgibney@tcd.ie |
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Universities Involved |
University of Ulster, Coleraine University College
Cork |
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Department(s) |
Northern Ireland Centre for Diet and Health (NICHE) School of Biomedical
Sciences |
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Project Title / Description |
Effect of copper in the food chain on human health ‘FOODCUE’. Start 1996 Finish 1999 Aims To provide precise information on the dietary
requirements for dietary copper. To elucidate the balanced interactions that occur
within the whole diet with respect to copper. The project includes human supplementation and
dietary manipulation studies together with in vivo and in vitro studies on
copper bioavailability and absorption. Oxidant and antioxidant status and biomarkers of
cardiovascular and bone health are being assessed. Project funded by EC (4th Framework
programme) |
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Contacts |
Prof A Flynn, UCC Tel + 353 21 902649 Fax + 353 21 270244 a.flynn@ucc.ie |
Prof Sean Strain NICHE University of Ulster Coleraine, BT52 1AA Tel 04870 324795 Fax 04870 323023 jj.strain@ulst.ac.uk |
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Prof P Morrissey Dept of Nutrition University College Cork Tel + 353 21 902406 Fax +353 21 270244 p.morrissey@ucc.ie |
Prof M Gibney Trinity Centre for Health Sciences St James Hospital Dublin 8 Tel + 353 1 608 2102 Fax + 353 1 454 2043 mgibney@tcd.ie
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Development Potential |
Project is now completed. |
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