Publications

Student Citation
Sarah Farrelly Mittal S, Okada H, Bermingham M, Onda M, Farrelly S, Zaki M, Nakayama T. Yakugaku Zasshi. Community Pharmacists’ Attitude, Practice and Confidence in Supporting People with Diabetes in Japan and Ireland: A Cross-sectional Survey'. Journal Of The Pharmaceutical Society Of Japan, 143 (10):871-879. 2023. Click here for paper
Andrea Burke Burke A, O'Driscoll M, Crowley EK, Dhubhlaing CN. Implementation and evaluation of STOPP/START criteria to address polypharmacy in older adults in an inpatient psychiatric setting. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy. 2023 Mar 1;9:100245. Click here for paper
Jayne Tuthill Tuthill J, Kehoe B, O‘Rourke K, Lonergan R, O’Driscoll M. Evaluation of efficacy and safety outcomes achieved with the use of off-label, low-dose rituximab for multiple sclerosis at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. Presented at the Irish Neurological Association Meeting in 2022.
Andrea Burke Burke A, O'Driscoll M, Crowley EK, Dhubhlaing CN. Implementation and Evaluation of STOPP/START Criteria to Address Polypharmacy in Older Adults in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting – College of Mental Health Pharmacy Conference, receiving 2nd Place Oral Presentation prize, September 2022.
Rebecca Clarke
Clarke F, Colleran M, Melanophy G, Bermingham M. Enhancing the clinical pharmacy service of a large teaching hospital: Development of a new clinical prioritisation tool. 2023.  Click here for paper
Frank Olden
Olden F, Dalton K. An observational study of the cause and frequency of prescription rework in community pharmacies. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2023.  Click here for paper
Emer O'Mahony
O’Mahony E, Kenny J, Hayde J, Dalton K. Development and evaluation of pharmacist-provided teach-back medication counselling at hospital discharge. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2023.  Click here for paper
Shannon Nally
Nally S, Dalton K. Evaluating the potential clinical and economic impact of chemotherapy prescribing by pharmacists at a university teaching hospital. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 2023;30:A67-A68.  Click here for abstract
Carol Mahon
Mahon C, Clein J, Dalton K. General practitioners’ views on the electronic transfer of prescriptions to pharmacies in Ireland: a qualitative interview study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2023;31(S1):i38-i39.  Click here for abstract
Barbara Nicolaou-Ghekas
Nicolaou-Ghekas B, Byrne A, K Dalton. Exploring intern doctors’ views and experiences of prescribing at hospital discharge: a qualitative interview study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2023;31(S1):i37-i38.  Click here for abstract
Andrea Burke Burke A, O'Driscoll M, Crowley Erin K. (2023). Implementation and evaluation of STOPP/START criteria to address polypharmacy in older adults in an inpatient psychiatric setting. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy Click here for paper
Kathleen Hurley Hurley K, O'Brien S, Halleran C, Byrne D, Foley E, Cunningham J, Hoctor F, Sahm LJ. (2023). Metabolic Syndrome in Adults Receiving Clozapine; The Need for Pharmacist Support. Pharmacy (Basel). 2023 Jan 24;11(1):23. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11010023. Click here for paper
Grainne Feely Feely G, O'Connell C, McCarthy S. (2022)."The Incident Reporting System: A pilot study to assess if a simple intervention tool can increase nursing  engagement with reporting and capture system failures." Presented at National Patient Safety Organisation Conference, 2022.
Maedhbh Flannery Flannery, M., Carmichael, A., Bermingham, M., & Murphy, K. (2022). Community pharmacists’ opinions on their palliative care education needs and preferences of delivery of an educational programme: A qualitative study . Pharmacy Education, 22(1), p. 637–646. Click here for paper
David O'Neill Dalton K, Connery C, Murphy KD, O'Neill D. Pharmacists' views on the impact of the Falsified Medicines Directive on community pharmacies: A cross-sectional survey. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy. 2022 Mar 1;5:100127. Click here for paper
Frank Olden Olden F, Dalton K. Determining the cause and frequency of prescription reworks in community pharmacies. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2022;30(S1):i8-i9. Click here for abstract
Emer O'Mahony O’Mahony E, Kenny J, Hayde J, Dalton K. Design, implementation, and evaluation of a medication counselling service provided by pharmacists using teach-back at hospital discharge. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 2022;29:A116. Click here for abstract
Kathleen Hurley Hurley, K. (2022, March 23-25). A Baseline Audit of Patients Attending the Clozapine Clinic in Cork North Lee Mental Health Services. Presented at the 26th EAHP Annual Congress, Vienna, Austria. Click here for abstract
Jennifer Fawcett Kearney S, Fawcett J, Dalton K. Exploring non-prescribing hospital pharmacists’ views of pharmacist prescribing in hospital settings. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2021;43:1740. Click here for abstract
Amy Byrne Byrne, A., Byrne, S., & Dalton, K. (2021). A pharmacist's unique opportunity within a multidisciplinary team to reduce drug-related problems for older adults in an intermediate care setting. Research in Social and Administrative PharmacyClick here for paper
Stephen Donoghue  Donoghue, S., (2021, July 9–12).  Extending an Antimicrobial Stewardship Hand of Friendship: Successful use of Handshake Stewardship with Vascular Surgery Patients. Presented at the 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Digital.  Click here for abstract
Ita Fitzgerald  Fitzgerald, I., O'Connell, J., Keating, D., Hynes, C., McWilliams, S., & Crowley, E. K. (2021). Metformin in the management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain in adults with psychosis: Development of the first evidence-based guideline using grade methodology. Evidence Based Mental Health. Click here for paper
Jayne Kelleher Kelleher, J. E., Weedle, P., & Donovan, M. D. (2021). The prevalence of and documented indications for antipsychotic prescribing in Irish nursing homes. Pharmacy, 9(4), 160. Click here for paper
David O'Neill  O'Neill, D., Murphy, K., Dalton K. (2021, June 11). Pharmacists' views on the impact of the falsified medicines directive on community pharmacies in Ireland. Presented at the PRIMM 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting: Big Data: Is it the Future of Medicines Optimisation?, Virtual Click here for abstract
Aoife O'Reilly  O’Reilly, A., Barbosa, TM., Bergin, C., Carr, B., Kelly, M., Melanophy, G., Fleming, A. (2021). An investigation of the impact of a pharmacist led education intervention to promote the use of electronic antibacterial prescribing features in an Irish Hospital. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Vol 30 (S2). Click here for abstract 
Amy Byrne  Byrne, A., Byrne, S., Dalton, K. (2020, October 7-9). A pharmacist’s unique opportunity within a multidisciplinary team to review drug-related problems in older adults in an intermediate care setting. Presented at the 16th International E-Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society 2020. Digital. Click here for abstract 
Jean Hosford  Hosford, J., Lynch, D., Sahm, L J., (2020, April 3-5) Tailored medicines to optimise medicines administration to the older patient. Presented at the Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2020, Dublin. Click here for abstract
Mary Kelly Barbosa, TM.,  Moriarty, M., Kelly, S., Bergin, Mary Kelly, M., (2020, January 17) Prescribing pattern of highly active antiretroviral therapy in an outpatient genitourinary and infectious disease department in Ireland. Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2020, Manchester, UK. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 29, Issue S2, 22. Click here for abstract
Ruth Loftus Loftus, R., Sahm, L. J., & Fleming, A. (2021). A qualitative study of the views of healthcare professionals on providing vaccines information to patients. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. Click here for paper
Sergio Martin Martin, S. and Murphy, K. D. (2020) 'Dispensing error and near miss recording in Irish community pharmacies', Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management ‐ PRIMM (UK & Ireland) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Manchester, UK, January 17th, in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, Abstracts, 29: pp. 13. hClick here for abstract
Marie Richardson Richardson, M., O’Dwyer, C., Gaskin, J., Conyard, E. and Murphy, K. D. (2020) ‘The potential contribution of medicines to falls in older persons and the acceptance of pharmacist intervention’, Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference, Cardiff, Wales, 16-17 April, in International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 28 (S1), pp. 57-58.  Click here for abstract
Sadhbh NíCheallaigh Ní Cheallaigh, S., Fleming, A., Dahly, D., Kehoe, E., O’Byrne, J. M., McGrath, B., O’Connell, C., & Sahm, L. J. (2020). Aspirin compared to enoxaparin or rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis following hip and knee replacement.  International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 42(3), 853–860. Click here for abstract
Una O'Regan Barbosa, TM., O’Regan U., Fleming, A. (2020, January 17) A study of antibiotic use in an Irish community pharmacy. Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2020, Manchester, UK. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 29, Issue S2, 4. Click here for abstract
Una O'Regan Barbosa, TM., O’Regan U., Fleming, A. (2020, January 17) A national survey of Irish Community Pharmacists' antimicrobial stewardship views and activity. Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2020, Manchester, UK. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 29, Issue S2, 3. Click here for abstract
Mary Kelly Kelly, M., Barbosa TM., Kelly, S., Moriarty, M., Melanophy, G., Bergin, C. (2019, May 16 - 18) An Assessment of Prescriber’s Attitudes to the Introduction of Preferred Regimens of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy HAART) at a Local and National Level. Presented at the IDSI 12th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Ireland. Abstract O9. Click here for abstract
Sarah Ronan Ronan, S., Shannon, N., Cooke, K., McKeon, T., Walsh, E. K., Kearney, A., & Sahm, L. J. (2020). The role of the clinical pharmacist in an Irish University Teaching Hospital: A mixed-methods study. Pharmacy, 8(1), 14. Click here for abstract
Maria O'Connor O'Connor M, McCarthy S. (2019). "An Examination of Behaviours and Attitudes of Community Pharmacists in Mental Healthcare."  Winner of Early Career Researcher award at UCC World Mental Health Day Seminar 2019.
Rachel Behan Behan, R., Horgan, A., McGowan, E., & Bermingham, M. (2018, April 7). An analysis of the role of a clinical pharmacist in a geriatric oncology service, with a particular focus on medication review using the STOPP/START criteria. Presented at the Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2018, Dublin. Click here for abstract
Julie Coffey Coffey, J., Coghlan, C., Melanophy, G., Bermingham, M. (2018, April 7) A study to describe and assess the appropriateness of medications prescribed in cirrhotic patients using a resource toolkit. Presented at the Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2018, Dublin. Click here for abstract
Laura Keaveney Barbosa, TM., Relihan, E., Melanophy, G., Keaveney, L., (2018, December 14) Assessment of the Impact of a Clinical Pharmacy Service in the Emergency Department of an Acute Teaching Hospital in Ireland. Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2018, London, UK. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 28, Issue S1, 10. Click here for abstract
Eimear McManus McManus, E., McCarthy, S., Carson, R., & Sahm, L. J. (2018). Impact of a universal medication schedule on rationalising and understanding of medication; a randomised controlled trial. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 14(9), 831–838. Click here for abstract
Marita Barrett Barrett, M., Keating, A., Lynch, D., Scanlon, G., Kigathi, M., Corcoran, F., & Sahm, L. (2018). Clozapine patients at the interface between primary and secondary care. Pharmacy, 6(1), 19. Click here for abstract
Alan Kearney Kearney, A., Walsh, E. K., Kirby, A., Halleran, C., Byrne, D., Haugh, J., & Sahm, L. J. (2018). A budget impact analysis of a clinical medication review of patients in an Irish University Teaching Hospital. Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment: Italian; Northern Europe and Spanish, 2018, 228424031880772. Click here for abstract
Aoife Corrigan Corrigan, A., Barbosa, T.M., Creed, M., Meegan, C., Mccarthy, S. (2017, April 1) Extemporaneous Medicines‐Pharmacists’ Views and Experiences of the Extemporaneous Preparation Process. Presented at Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2017, Dublin. Abstract ID: 80.
Alan Kearney Kearney, A., Halleran, C., Walsh, E., Byrne, D., Haugh, J., & Sahm, L. (2017). Medication reviews by a clinical pharmacist at an Irish University Teaching Hospital. Pharmacy, 5(4), 60. Click here for abstract
Ciara Ní Dhubhlaing

Ní Dhubhlaing, C., Young, A., & Sahm, L. J. (2017). Impact of pharmacist counseling on clozapine knowledge. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, 2017, 1–8. Click here for abstract

Rachel Mullen

Mullen, R., Carr, B., & Berminghan, M. (2017). CP-135 a clinical pharmacist’s interventions in surgical patients in a large urban teaching hospital: A clinical and cost analysis. Clinical Pharmacy. Click here for abstract

Suzanne Phelan

Phelan, S., Cronin, C., Hickey, M., Barbosa, T.M. (2017, April 1) Gram‐negative resistance at South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH): investigation of increased rates and preservation of effective treatment. Presented at Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2017, Dublin. Abstract ID: 98.

Sadhbh O'Leary O’Leary S, Griffin M, O’Neill J, Bermingham M. (2017, April 29 – May 2). Achievement of optimal medication doses during the heart failure titration process. European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Congress, 2017, Paris.
Sadhbh O'Leary O’Leary S., Griffin M, O’Neill J, Bermingham M. (2017, April 1). The titration process in heart failure: are we achieving optimal doses and what are the associated costs? Presented at the Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2017, Dublin.
Gerry Hughes Hughes, G., Bergin, C., Kelly, S., Barbosa, T.M. (2016, May 12 -15) The Prevalence, drivers and outcomes of switches in Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV positive patients attending outpatient clinics at St James’s Hospital Dublin. Presented at the Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) 9th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Ireland. Abstract ID: O14. Click here for abstract
Emily Ahern Ahern, E., Relihan, E., Treacy, V., Barbosa. T.M. (2014, April 3-4). Optimisation of dosing and therapeutic drug monitoring of gentamicin and vancomycin at a tertiary hospital. In Proceedings of the Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference. (Aberdeen, Scotland, UK). International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 22, Supplement 1, 30. Click here for abstract
Emily Ahern Ahern, E., Barbosa, T.M., Relihan, E., Treacy, V. (2014, March 20) Are we dosing gentamicin and vancomycin appropriately? Presented at The British Society Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) Spring meeting, London, UK. Click here for abstract
Seán Collins Collins, S., Barber, A., & Sahm, L. (2014). Pharmacist’s counselling improves patient knowledge regarding warfarin, irrespective of health literacy level. Pharmacy, 2(1), 114–123. Click here for abstract
Sarah Gray Gray, S., Carr, B., Barbosa, T.M., Tracy, V. (2013). Current prescribing practices for the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in St. James’s hospital and determination of the suitability of a symptom triggered regimen using the clinical institute withdrawal assessment for alcohol (revised) scale. Presented at Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland (HPAI) Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Fiona Aherne Ahern, F., Sahm, L. J., Lynch, D., & McCarthy, S. (2013). Determining the frequency and preventability of adverse drug reaction-related admissions to an Irish University Hospital: A cross-sectional study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31(1), 24–29. Click here for abstract
Mairead McGuire McGuire, M., Cleary, B., Sahm, L., & Murphy, D. J. (2009). Prevalence and predictors of periconceptional folic acid uptake--prospective cohort study in an Irish urban obstetric population. Human Reproduction, 25(2), 535–543. Click here for abstract
Susan Brosnan Brosnan, S., Barron, E., & Sahm, L. J. (2012). Health Literacy and the clozapine patient. Perspectives in Public Health, 132(1), 39–42. Click here for abstract

 

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