Assoc ProfessorDeirdre O'Donnell

Associate Professor

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

  • Associate Professor
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
  • 01 716 6503
  • University College Dublin, School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems, Health Sciences Centre Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Integrated health and social care, evidence translation for health system innoviation and reform, teamworking and interprofessional collaboration in care integration, public and patient involvement in health policy formation and implementation, suported decision-making in health and social care, older adult safeguarding, ageing and later life well-being.

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Health and Care Workforce Optimisation Case Studies - Health and Care Service Redesign/Skills Mix
    World Health Organization Switzerland31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027
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  • PROJECT GRANT
    Evaluation and Co-design of Nursing Capabilities Framework for the Acute Virtual Ward Implementation
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 May 2024 - 30 Apr 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Obesity Stigma Education for All (OSE4ALL): co-design of an inter-professional e-Learning resource to support destigmatisation of obesity among healthcare professionals
    Health Research Board (HRB)1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • OTHER GRANT
    Realist Review and Realist Evaluation Course
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Mar 2024 - 30 Aug 2025
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  • GRANT
    A realist process evaluation of an intervention to promote competencies in interprofessional collaboration among interdisciplinary integrated care teams for older people.
    Health Research Board (HRB)1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Donnell D,
    • De Brún A,
    • Davies C,
    • Donnelly S,
    • McAuliffe E
  • GRANT
    Hidden Harm: Safeguarding Family Carers from Carer Harm (SAFE_FCarer)
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Dec 2021 - 1 Sep 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Donnelly S,
    • O'Donnell D
  • GRANT
    Choice voice and change: developing networks for the involvement of people from seldom heard communities in England Ireland and Scotland
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Economic and Social Research Council1 Mar 2021 - 29 Jun 2022
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  • GRANT
    Embedding collective leadership to foster collaborative inter-professional working in the care of older people (Eclectic)
    Health Research Board (HRB)1 Sep 2019 - 28 Feb 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Donnell D
  • GRANT
    Promoting Assisted Decision Making in Acute Care Settings (PADMACS) for Care Planning Purposes
    Health Research Board (HRB)1 Dec 2017 - 31 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • OTHER GRANT
    Promoting Assisted Decision Making in Acute Care Settings (PADMACS) for Care Planning Purposes
    St. Vincent's University Hospital1 Dec 2017 - 30 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kroll T,
    • O'Donnell D,
    • Donnelly S,
    • Kroll T
  • OTHER GRANT
    Promoting Assisted Decision Making in Acute Care Settings (PADMACS) for Care Planning Purposes
    Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (Rcsi)1 Dec 2017 - 30 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kroll T,
    • O'Donnell D,
    • Donnelly S,
    • Kroll T
  • OTHER GRANT
    Promoting Assisted Decision Making in Acute Care Settings (PADMACS) for Care Planning Purposes
    Mater Misericordiae University Hospital1 Dec 2017 - 30 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kroll T,
    • O'Donnell D,
    • Donnelly S,
    • Kroll T
  • OTHER GRANT
    SAFE: Systematic Approach to improving care for Frail Elderly patients
    Health Research Board (HRB)7 Nov 2016 - 6 Nov 2018
    People funded by this grant: