Prof. David Meagher
Prof David Meagher - Member of Executive Management Committee
Professor of Psychiatry, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick and
Consultant Psychiatrist, Health Services Executive.
Contact: 061 315177
david.meagher@ul.ie
Appointed as Foundation Chair, Head of Teaching and Research in Psychiatry, University of Limerick School of Medicine, Limerick, Ireland (2009).
Consultant Psychiatrist, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick
Vice-President, European Delirium Association
MB, BCh, BAO (UCD, 1988), DPM (1993), MRCPsych (1993), MSc (Neuroscience)(1996), MD (2001), MHSc (Clinical Teaching) (2009)
Research interests include the neuropsychiatry of delirium across clinical settings with particular emphasis on palliative care, consultation-liaison psychiatry and elderly medical populations, including research activity focusing on definition and nosology, improving detection and assessment, clinical (motor activity) subtyping, management and prognostic indicators. Recent work has focused upon the use of computerized technology / electronics in the detection and monitoring of patients with acute cognitive failure/delirium.
Other research interests include:
(a) Mental health services research particularly implementation of evidence-based practices in real-world settings and multidisciplinary team practices in mental health service provision.
(b) Medical education including determinants of the educational environment.