Assoc ProfessorCarla Perrotta

Associate Professor

School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

  • Associate Professor
    School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science
  • 01 716 3446
  • University College Dublin, School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Woodview House Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Evidence Synthesis and decision-making - Evidence-to-decision Frameworks

Artificial Intelligence to support Evidence Synthesis and Decision-making with human oversight

Health Service Organisation with focus on General Practise, Emergency Medicine pathways and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes 

 

 

 

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Formative research study to inform the design and implementation of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to optimize the use of cesarean sections rate in Argentina
    World Health Organization1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
    Setting: 25 Public Hospitals in Argentina with more than 35% of c-sections, quantitative and qualitative study aim to understand a) determinants of c-sections from the perspective off all the actors -women, managers and health care teams- and feasible interventions to optimize its use.
  • GRANT
    Validation of the National Early Score System in Public Hospitals in Argentina
    Multi-center Prospective Cohort Study, consecutive vitals signs of patients admitted in five acute Hospitals in Argentina, outcomes -death or severe complications- were recorded. NEWS was calculated. A decision tree approach was used to assess if the score predicted mortality or a severe outcome 3 hours, 6 hours and 12 hours previous to the event.