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Contact information
Email: v.mcmanus@ucc.ie
Telephone - +353 (0)21 901520 Fax - +353 (0)21 4901493
Education
In process of doing a Phd with the Dept. of Nursing, University College Cork with a focus on Diabetes and Adolescents.
Professional Qualifications/ Clinical Experience
MSc (Med)
BA (Hons) Psych, RGN, RCN
Accident and Emergency Nursing
Theatre nursing
Post Natal and Neonatal experience
Medical and Surgical Children's Nursing
Teaching Responsibilities
Undergraduate Integrated Children's & General Nursing programme
Research interests
Cerebral Palsy, family support, physical disability, quality of life, children and young people.
Research activities Publications and Presentations
Himmelmann K., McManus V., Hagberg G., Uvebrant P., Krageloh-Mann I., Cans C. Dyskinetic cerebral palsy in Europe: Trends in prevalence and severity. Arch Dis Child 2009 May 21. (Epub ahead of print)
Mc Manus, V., Gliksten, M. The use of Cranial Sacrel Therapy (CST) in a physically impaired population in a disability service in Southern Ireland The Fulcrum, Journal of the Craniosacral Therapy Association, Issue 48, Autumn/Winter 2009.
Michelsen, SI. Flachs EM, Uldall P., Eriksen EL, McManus V., Parkes J., Arnaud C., Parkinson K., Thyen U., Beckung E., Dickinson H., Fauconnier J. Marcelli M, and Colver A. Frequency of participation of 8-12 year old children with cerebral palsy; a mulit-centre cross sectional European study. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology 13 (2009) 165-177
Power, R., McManus, V., Fourie, R. Hardship, dedication and investment: An exploration of Irish Mothers commitment to communicating with their children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2009, 16, 531-538.
Jerome Fauconnier, Heather O Dickinson, Eva Beckung, Marco Marcelli, Vicki McManus, Susan I Michelson, Jackie Parkes, Kathryn N Parkinson, Ute Thyen, Catherine Arnaud, Allan Colver (2009) Participation in life situations of 8-12 year old children with cerebral palsy: cross sectional European study. BMJ 338:04.
Health status of children with cerebral palsy living in Europe: a multi-centre study. Beckung E, White-Koning M, Marcelli M, McManus V, Michelsen S, Parkes J, Parkinson K, Thyen U, Arnaud C, Fauconnir J, Colver A. Child Care Health and Development 34, (6) 806-814.
Catherine Arnaud, Melaine White-Konig, Susan I Michelsen, Jackie Parkes, Kathryn Parkinson, Ute Thyen, Eva Beckung, Heather Dickinson, Jerome Fauconnier, Marco Marcelli, Vicki McManus, and Allan Colver. Stress of parents of 8-12 year old children with cerebral palsy: a multi-centre cross sectional European study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. In print
Marsh L., Drummond E. & McManus V. 2008 Supporting Communication in an Irish child with Down Syndrome using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC). The Frontline of Learning Disability. 72 (in press)
Vicki McManus, Paul Corcoran and Ivan J Perry, Participation in everyday activities and quality of life in pre-teenage children living with cerebral palsy in South West Ireland. BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:50
Vicki McManus, Eileen Savage. The link between Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for Irish children. Skills 4 Nurses Issue 2, pages 34-36, Feb-Mar 2008.
Sinead Power, Vicki McManus, Josephine Hegarty, John Sweeney. Undergraduate nurse education in Ireland .... Where to now for the educators? Skills 4 Nurses Issue 2, pages 30-31, Feb-Mar 2008
Vicki McManus Understanding participation in activities and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Children's and Young People's Nursing. January 2008 Vol 02 No 01
Susan I Michelsen, Flachs EM, Uldall P., Eriksen EL, McManus V., Parkes J., Arnaud C., Parkinson K., Thyen U., Beckung E., Dickenson H., Fauconnier J., Marcelli M, and Colver A. Frequency of participation of 8-12 year old children with cerebral palsy; a multi-centre cross sectional European study. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology In print
McManus, V. Gliksten, M. The use of Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST) in a physically impaired population in a disability service in Southern Ireland The journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Volume 13, Number 9, November 2007.
Catherine Arnaud, Melaine White-Konig, Susan I Michelsen, Jackie Parkes, Kathryn Parkinson, Ute Thyen, Eva Beckung, Heather Dickenson, Jerome Fauconnier, Marco Marcelli, Vicki McManus, and Allan Colver. Parent reported quality of life of children with cerebral palsy in Europe. Paediatrics Vol. 121 No. 1 January 2008, pp. 54-64
Melaine White-Konig, Catherine Arnaud, Heather Dickinson, Ute Thyen, Eva Beckung, Jerome Fauconnier, Vicki McManus, Susan I Michelsen, Jackie Parkes, Kathryn Parkinson, Giorgio Schirripa, and Allan Colver. Determinants of child/parent agreement in Quality of Life reports - A European study in children with cerebral palsy. Paediatrics. Vol. 120, No. 4 October 2007, pp. e804-e814
Jackie Parkes, Melaine White-Konig, Catherine Arnaud, Heather Dickinson, Vicki McManus, Ute Thyen, Eva Beckung, Jerome Fauconnier, Susan I Michelsen, Kathryn Parkinson, Giorgio Schirripa, and Allan Colver. Psycological problems in children with cerebral palsy. Journal of child psychology & Psychiatry. (Online Early Articles) doi: 10.1111/j.14697610.2007.01845.x
Dickenson HO, Parkinson KN, Ravens-Sieberer U, Schirripa G, Thyen U, Arnaud C. Beckung E. Fauconnier J, McManus V, Michelsen SI, Parkes J, Colver A. Self-reported quality of life of 8-12 year old children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional European study. The Lancet Vol 369 June 30, 2007
Gibson L., McManus V., Colver A. Pain in cerebral palsy: Ask the child where possible Abstact Archives in Diseases G7: Oct 2007. Archives of Disease in Childhood 91 Supplement 1: A9 April 2006.
Heather Dickinson, Kathryn Parkinson, Vicki McManus, Catherine Arnaud, Eva Beckung, Jerome Fauconnier, Susan I Michelsen, Jackie Parkes, Giorgio Schirripa, Ute Thyen and Allan Colver. Assessment of data quality in a multi centre cross-sectional study of participation and quality of life of children with cerebral palsy - BMC Public Health 2006, 6:273
Kathryn Parkinson, Jackie Parkes, Vicki McManus, Catherine Arnaud, Eva Beckung, Jerome Fauconnier, Susan I Michelsen, Girogio Schirripa, Ute Thyen, Heather Dickinson and Allan F Colver Study protocol: SPARCLE - a multi-centre European study of the relationship of environment to participation and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy, - BMC Public Health 2006, 6:105
Vicki McManus Pascale Guillem, Geraldine Surman Christine Cans 'SCPE work, standardization and definition - An overview of the activities of SCPE a collaboration of European CP Registers. 'Chinese journal of Contempory Pediatrics - Vol 8, No 4 Aug 2006.
McManus V, Michelsen SI, Parkinson K, Colver A, Beckung E, Pez P, Carvale B Child Health Care & Developement, 32 2, 185-192. 2006 Discussion groups with parents of children with cerebral palsy in Europe designed to assist developement of a relevant measure of environment
McManus V & David Coghlan. Are hospital based notifications enough? Achieving accurate case ascertainment - The Southern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (SICPR), Irish Medical Journal February 2005.
Jarvis S, Gliniania, Arnauld C, Fauconnier F, Johnson A, McManus V, Topp M, Uvebrant P, Cans C and Kraegeloh-Mann I Cerebral Palsy in single births; the relationship of interuterine growth to the gender and severity of cases. Arch Dis Child 2005;90:474-479
Christine Cans, Geraldine Surman, Vicki McManus, David Coghlan, Owen Hensey, and Ann Johnson Cerebral Palsy Registeries, Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, Vol 11, No 1 (March) 2004: pp18-23
H. Forde, H. Lane, D. McCloskey,V. McManus, & E. Tierney. Link Family Support -An Evaluation of an in-home support service. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing,2004, 11, 698 -704
Cans C, McManus V, Platt MJ, Johnson A. Cerebral Palsy of post-neonatal origin: characteristics and risk factors. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemology 2004, 18, 214-220.
McManus V and 7 SCPE authors from the participating centres Surveillance of cerebral palsy in Europe: A collaboration of cerebral palsy surveys and registers Dev Med Child Neurol 2000, 42:816-824.
McManus V and 7 SCPE authors from the participating centres Prevalence and characteristics of children with cerebral palsy in Europe Dev Med Child Neurol 2002, 44:633-640
Conference papers and posters
Speaker at the Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifey 10th Annual International Interdisciplinary Research Conference - Nov 2009 entitled 'Self-monitoring for glycaemic control - Conceptual & Theoretical Perspectives.' McManus, V. Savage, E.
Poster presentation to The Irish Society Charted Physiotherapists conference entitled Physiotherapy Service Delivery to Children aged 0-5 in Ireland with a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy (NDA Research Promotion Scheme) by Toiminen-Farragher K., Healy T., McManus V.
Speaker at the Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery 9th Annual International Interdisciplinary Research Conference - Nov 2008 entitled 'Participation and Quality of life of pre teenage children living with cerebral palsy in South West Ireland.' Vicki McManus
Poster Presentation at the NAIRTL (National Academy for Integration of Research & Teaching & Learning) November 2008. Sinead Power, Vicki McManus, Josephine Hegarty, John Sweeney Undergraduate nurse education in Ireland ..... Where to now for the educators?
Poster Presentation at the NAIRTL (National Academy for Integration of Research & Teaching & Learning) November 2008. Sinead Power, Vicki McManus. Classroom Assessement Techniques: Are they beneficial in demonstrating student's learning and understanding in a first year nursing communications module?
Poster Presentation at the NAIRTL (National Academy for Integration of Research & Teaching & Learning) November 2008. Vicki McManus, Sinead Power 'Creating active learners - finding out what they know'
Dyskinetic Cerebral palsy Poster Presentation at the EACD 2005 Coghlan D., McManus V.
Focus group Paper presented at the Italian National Conference Sept. 2005 invited Speaker.
Enable Ireland National conference Sept 2005 Research update presented by Poster presentation and Sparcle disseminated.
Enable Ireland National conference May 2006 Research update presented by poster presentation.
Enable Ireland National conference June 2007 Research update presented by full presentation.
Speaker at the Catherine McCauley School of Nursing and Midwifery 7th Annual Conference - Sept 2007 entitled 'Participation and Quality of life of pre teenage children living with cerebral palsy in South West Ireland.'
RCSI Poster presentation Febraury 2008 entitled 'Participation in everyday activities and quality of life in pre-teenage children living with cerebral palsy in the South West of Ireland.' - overall poster prize winner from the conference.
Reports
McCahey E, Gibson L, Lyons A, Madden A, McCullough N, McManus V and Parkes J. (2008) Health, Participation and Quality of Life in 8-12 year old children with Cerebral Palsy in Ireland. Queen's University Belfast in collaboration with Enable Ireland, Cork. Unpublished report available on www.qub.co.uk
Physiotherapy service delivery to children aged 0 to 5 in Ireland with a diagnosis of cerebral Palsy (NDA Research Promotion Scheme) Enable Ireland Kilkenny Service by Toiminen-Farragher K., Healy T., McManus V. February 2008.
Evaluating the current provision of early educational supports for young children with physical disabilities in South West Ireland (NDA Research Promotion Scheme). Authors - Ann Coughlan, Estelle Sullivan, Pat Beirne, Ann Moloney, Dara Ryan, Vicki McManus, Caroline Daughton. Enable Ireland Cork & Kerry Services November 2007
The use of Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST) in a physically impaired population in a disability service in Southern Ireland - Vicki McManus, Maggie Gliksten. Presented to management & staff in the service June 2007.
Focus group report on 'The developement of an advocacy service for adults with a physical disability' 2006 Adult Services, Enable Ireland Cork Services.
Lavanagh House Garryvoe Final Evaluation 2007 - An evaluation of a respite service to adult service users. Enable Ireland Cork Services.
Lavanagh House Garryvoe Interim Evaluation 2006 - An evaluation of a respite service to adult service users. Enable Ireland Cork Services.
Link Family Support 2004 - An Evaluation of an In-house support service. Enable Ireland Cork Services.
Link Family Support 2004 - An Evaluation of an In-house support service. Enable Ireland Cork Services.
Lavanagh House Garryvoe Interim Evaluation 2006 - An evaluation of a respite service to adult service users. Enable Ireland Cork Services.
Focus group report on 'The development of an advocacy service for adults with a physical disability' 2006 Adult Services, Enable Ireland Cork Services.
The use of Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST) in a physically impaired population in a disability service in Southern Ireland - Vicki McManus, Maggie Gliksten. Presented to management & staff in teh service June 2007.
Evaluating the current provision of early educational supports for young children with physical disabilities in south west Ireland (NDA Research Promotion Scheme). Authors - Ann Coughlan, Estelle Sullivan, Pat Beirne, Ann Moloney, Dara Ryan, Vicki McManus, Caroline Daughton. Enable Ireland Cork & Kerry Services November 2007.
Physiotherapy service delivery to children aged 0 to 5 in Ireland with a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy (NDA Research Promotion Scheme) Enable Ireland Kilkenny Service by Toiminen-Farragher K., Healy T., McManus V. February 2008.