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WELCOME
to the University of Limerick
Graduate Entry Medical School

Prof Colum Dunne

Phone:
+353 61 234703
Room:
GEMS3-025
Email:
colum.dunne@ul.ie
Fax:
+353 61 233778
Role:
Director of Research
Introduction:

Professor Colum Dunne (BSc, PhD, MBA) was educated at University College Cork (UCC). Colum has held senior research roles at Ireland's National Food Biotechnology Centre, and UCC's BioMerit Research Centre & Departments of Microbiology and Medicine. Following a period as General Manager of a cancer research centre focused on development of gene-/chemotherapies and innovative medical devices, Colum joined Glanbia plc as Director of Research and served as a member of the Boards of the Glanbia Nutritionals group of companies. Colum was also Director of Westgate Biologicals Ltd, a start-up antimicrobial business. Colum has published extensively and is an inventor on a number of commercialised patents. He is a Fellow of Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland and the Royal Society of Medicine (London). He is currently Director of Research at the Graduate Entry Medical School, and Founding Director of the Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (4i) at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Colum is also a member of the University’s Governing Authority.

 

Academic Qualifications:

MBA: Strategy, Finance, Innovation, Change Management & Culture

PhD: Microbiology/ Molecular Biology

BSc (Hons): Microbiology with Biochemistry

 

Professional Experience:

Chair & Director of Research, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick (Oct 2009 - to date)

Director, Research & Development, Glanbia Nutritionals (Sept 2004 - Sept 2009)

Director, Westgate Biological Ltd.  (Feb 2008 - Sept 2009)

General Manage, Cancer Research Centre, Mercy University Hospital & BioSciences Institute, Cork, Ireland (Nov 2001 - Aug 2004)

Programme Manager, Department of Medicine and National Food Biotechnology Centre, Cork, Ireland (July 1998 - Oct 2001)

Senior Scientist, BIOMERIT Laboratory, Dept. of Microbiology, University College, Cork, Ireland. (July 1997 - June 1998)

 

Publication Record:

Crickmer, M., Dunne, C., O'Regan, A., Coffey, J. C. and Dunne, S. S. (2017) 'Benefits of post-operative oral protein supplementation in gastrointestinal surgery patients- a systematic review of clinical trials', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 17.

Crijns, F. R. L., Keinänen-Toivola, M. M. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Antimicrobial coating innovations to prevent healthcare-associated infection', Journal of Hospital Infection, 95(3), 243-244.

Donoghue, L., Elias, T., Leonard, M., Exton, C., Dunne, C., Meagher, J., Adamis, D. and Meagher, D. (2017) 'Development of a novel computerised version of the month backwards test- a comparison of performance in hospitalised elderly patients and final year medical students', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 23.

Dunne, C. P., Keinanen-Toivola, M. M., Kahru, A., Teunissen, B., Olmez, H., Gouveia, I., Melo, L., Murzyn, K., Modic, M., Ahonen, M., Askew, P., Papadopoulos, T., Adlhart, C. and Crijns, F. R. L. (2017) 'Anti-Microbial Coating Innovations to Prevent Infectious Diseases (AMiCI): COST Action CA15114', Bioengineered, 2017/04/30, 0.

Fitzgerald, J., O'Regan, N., Adamis, D., Timmons, S., Dunne, C., Trzepacz, P. and Meagher, D. J. (2017) 'Concordance between the delirium motor subtyping scale (dmss) and the abbreviated version (dmss-4) over longitudinal assessment of elderly medical inpatients', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 22.

FitzGerald, J. M., O'Regan, N., Adamis, D., Timmons, S., Dunne, C. P., Trzepacz, P. T. and Meagher, D. J. (2017) 'Sleep-wake cycle disturbances in elderly acute general medical inpatients: Longitudinal relationship to delirium and dementia', Alzheimers Dement (Amst), 7, 61-68.

Kiernan, M. G., Sahebally, S. M., Tibbitts, P., Lyons, E. M., Kiely, P. A., O'Leary, D. P., Dunne, C. P. and Coffey, J. C. (2017) 'Faecal Diversion is Associated with a Regression of Mesenteric Disease Manifestations and a Decrease in Circulating Fibrocytes in Crohn's Disease', Gastroenterology, 152(5), S776.

Kingston, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. (2017) 'Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010-A systematic review', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 64.

Kingston, L. M., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Survey of attitudes and practices of Irish nursing students towards hand hygiene, including handrubbing with alcohol-based hand rub', Nurse Educ Today, 52, 57-62.

Kingston, L. M., Slevin, B. L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Attitudes and practices of Irish hospital-based physicians towards hand hygiene and handrubbing using alcohol-based hand rubs, a comparison between 2007 and 2015', J Hosp Infect, 2017/05/24.

Knox, S., Cullen, W. and Dunne, C. (2017) 'A national study of continuous professional(cpc) amongst pre-hospital practitioners.', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 67.

Knox, S., Dunne, S. S., Hughes, M., Cheeseman, S. and Dunne, C. (2017) 'Regulation and Registration  as drivers of continous professional competence for Irish pre-hospital practitioners- A discussion paper', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 66.

Leonard, M., McInerney, S., MacFarland, J., Condon, C., Awan, F., O'Connor, M., Reynolds, P., Meaney, A. M., Adamis, D., Dunne, C., Cullen, W., Trzepacz, P. and Meagher, D. J. (2017) 'Comparison of cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles in hospitalised elderly medical patients with delirium, dementia and comorbid delerium-dementia', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 21.

Linnane, B., Collins, L., Bussmann, N., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Medical devices for cystic fibrosis care may be portable reservoirs of potential pathogens', Journal of Hospital Infection.

Linnane, B., Kearse, L., O'Connell, N. H., Fenton, J., Kiernan, M. G. and Dunne, C. (2017) 'A case of failed eradication of cystic fibrosis-related sinus colonisation by pseudomonas aeruginosa', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 12.

Linnane, B., Kiernan, M. G., O'Connell, N. H., Kearse, L. and Dunne, C. (2017) 'Anti-rsv prophylaxis efficacy for infants and young children with cystic fibrosis in Ireland', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 11.

O' Connor, C., Philip, R. K., Powell, J., Slevin, B., Quinn, C., Power, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. (2017) 'Combined education and skin antisepsis intervention for persistently high blood-culture contamination rates in neonatal intensive care', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 9.

O'Connor, C., Philip, R. K., Kelleher, J., Powell, J., O'Gorman, A., Slevin, B., Woodford, N., Turton, J. F., McGrath, E., Finnegan, C., Power, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'The first occurrence of a CTX-M ESBL-producing Escherichia coli outbreak mediated by mother to neonate transmission in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit', BMC Infect Dis, 17(1), 16.

O'Reilly, M., Larkin, P., Conroy, M., Twomey, F., Lucey, M., Dunne, C. and Meagher, D. J. (2017) 'The impact of a novel tool for comprehensive assessment of palliative care (mpcat) on assessment outcome at 6 and 12 month follow up', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 24.

Power, R. F., Linnane, B., Martin, R., Power, N., Harnett, P., Casserly, B., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. (2017) 'The first reported case of burkholderia contaminans in patients with cystic fibrosis in Ireland- From the Sargasso sea to Irish children', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 10.

Scully, P., Reid, O., Macken, A., Healy, M., Saunders, J., Leddin, D., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. and O'Gorman, C. (2017) 'Food and beverage cues in children's television programmes-The influence of programme genre', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 53.

Sepulveda, E., Leonard, M., Franco, J. G., Adamis, D., McCarthy, G., Dunne, C., Trzepacz, P. T., Gaviria, A. M., de Pablo, J., Vilella, E. and Meagher, D. J. (2017) 'Subsyndromal delirium compared with delirium, dementia, and subjects without delirium or dementia in elderly general hospital admissions and nursing home residents', Alzheimers Dement (Amst), 7, 1-10.

Slevin, B. L., O’Connell, N. H., Treacy, P. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Becoming patient-centred: sobering insight into CPE-positive patients’ experiences of clinical care', Journal of Hospital Infection.

Walsh, L., O'Brien, I., O'Leary, D. P., Kiely, P. A., Dunne, C., Quandamattoe, F., Dockery, P. and Coffey, J. C. (2017) 'The mesocolic hilum- An electron microscopic appraisal of anatomy', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(4), 16.

Williams, O. A., O’Connell, H., Leonard, M., Awan, F., White, D., McKenna, F., Hannigan, A., Cullen, W., Exton, C., Enudi, W., Dunne, C., Adamis, D. and Meagher, D. (2017) 'Development of the four-item Letter and Shape Drawing test (LSD-4): A brief bedside test of visuospatial function', Psychiatry Research, 247, 317-322.

Kingston, L., O’Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'Response to letter from Chudleigh et al. : Systematic reviews of hand hygiene in patient care post 2010', Journal of Hospital Infection.

O'Connor, C., Cormican, M., Boo, T. W., McGrath, E., Slevin, B., O'Gorman, A., Commane, M., Mahony, S., O'Donovan, E., Powell, J., Monahan, R., Finnegan, C., Kiernan, M. G., Coffey, J. C., Power, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'An Irish outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-1 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: increasing but unrecognized prevalence', Journal of Hospital Infection.

O'Connor, C., Kiernan, M. G., Finnegan, C., O'Hara, M., Power, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'An optimised work-flow to reduce time-to-detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) using direct testing from rectal swabs', Bioengineered, 2016/08/18, 0.

O'Reilly, M., Larkin, P., Conroy, M., Twomey, F., Lucey, M., Dunne, C. and Meagher, D. J. (2016) 'The Impact of a Novel Tool for Comprehensive Assessment of Palliative Care (MPCAT) on Assessment Outcome at 6- and 12-Month Follow-Up', J Pain Symptom Manage, 2016/05/29.

Power, R. F., Linnane, B., Martin, R., Power, N., Harnett, P., Casserly, B., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'The first reported case of Burkholderia contaminans in patients with cystic fibrosis in Ireland: from the Sargasso Sea to Irish Children', BMC Pulm Med, 16(1), 57.

Walsh, L. G., Brien, I. S. O., Leary, D. P. O., Kiely, P. A., Dunne, C., Quandamatteo, F., Dockery, P. and Coffey, J. C. (2016) 'The mesocolic hilum: an electron microscopic appraisal of anatomy', Irish Journal of Medical Sciences, 185(s2), s97.

Abouazza, O. A., Condon, F., Hannigan, A. and Dunne, C. (2016) 'In vitro comparative assessment of the mechanical properties of PMMA cement and a GPC cement for vertebroplasty', Journal of Orthopaedics, 13, 81-89.

Crickmer, M., Dunne, C., O’Regan, A., Coffey, J. C. and Dunne, S. S. (2016) 'Benefits of post-operative oral protein supplementation in gastrointestinal surgery patients: A systematic review of clinical trials', World Journal Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Donoghue, L., Elias, T., Leonard, M., Exton, C., Dunne, C., Meagher, J., Adamis, D. and Meagher, D. (2016) 'Development of a novel computerised version of the Month Backwards Test: A comparison of performance in hospitalised elderly patients and final year medical students', Computers in Biology and Medicine, 68, 1-8.

Dunne, C., Dunne, S., Knox, S.  (2016) 'A Comparative National Study of Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) amongst Pre-hospital Practitioners in Ireland', in 17th Ottawa Conference and the ANZAHPE, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia, March,

Dunne, S. S., Shannon, B., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. (2016) 'Beliefs, perceptions and behaviours of GPs towards generic medicines', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Dunne, S. S., Cummins, N.M., Hannigan, A., Shannon, B., Dunne, C.P., Cullen, W. (2016) 'Generic medicines – an evaluation of the accuracy and accessibility of information available on the Internet', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Dunne, S. S., Shannon, B., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. (2016) 'Patient perceptions of generic medicines – a mixed-methods study', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Dunne, S. S., Shannon, B., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. (2016) 'Perceptions and attitudes of community pharmacists towards generic medicines', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Dunne, S. S., Cummins, N.M., Hannigan, A., Shannon, B., Cullen, W., Dunne, C (2016) 'What Answers does the Internet provide for patients in Ireland with questions about generic medicines?', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Fitzgerald, J., O’Regan, N., Adamis, D., Timmons, S., Dunne, C., Trzepacz, P., Meagher, D.J. (2016) 'Concordance between the Delirium Motor Subtyping Scale (DMSS) and the Abbreviated version (DMSS-4) over longitudinal assessment of elderly medical inpatients', International Psychogeriatrics, 28(5), 845-851.

Kingston, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review', J Hosp Infect, 92(4), 309-20.

Knox, S., Cullen, W., Dunne, C (2016) 'Continuous Professional Competence for Irish Paramedics and Advanced Paramedics - A National Study', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Knox, S., Dunne, S., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. (2016) 'A Qualatitive Assessment of Practitioner Perspectives Post-Introduction of the First Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) Guidelines for Emergency Medical Technicians in Ireland', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Knox, S., Dunne, S. S., Hughes, M., Cheeseman, S. and Dunne, C. (2016) 'Regulation and registration as drivers of continuous professional competence for Irish pre-hospital practitioners: a discussion paper', Irish Journal of Medical Sciences, 185 (2), 327-333.

Leonard, M., McInerney, S., McFarland, J., Condon, C., Awan, F., O'Connor, M., Reynolds, P., Meaney, A. M., Adamis, D., Dunne, C., Cullen, W., Trzepacz, P. T. and Meagher, D. J. (2016) 'Comparison of cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles in hospitalised elderly medical patients with delirium, dementia and comorbid delirium-dementia', BMJ Open, 6(3), e009212.

Kiernan, M. G., Sahebally, S. M., Jarrar, A., Burke, J. P., Hogan, J., Kiely, P. A., Shen, B., Moloney, M., Skelly, M., Leddin, D., Hedayat, H., Faul, P. N., Healy, V., Connell, P. R. O., Martin, S., Shanahan, F., Dunne, C. and Coffey, J. C. (2016) 'Fibrocytes contribute to mesenteric manifestations in Crohn’s disease', Irish Journal of Medical Sciences, 185(S2), s91.

Lyons, E. M., Hogan, J., O'Byrne, L., Kiernan, M. G., Dowling, C. M., Kiely, P. A., Dunne, C., O'Callaghan, M., O'Leary, D. P., Kalady, M. and Coffey, J. C. (2016) 'Adipophilin is a prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer', in Sylvester O'Halloran, University of Limerick, Limerick, 4i: Springer,

McGrath, D., Crowley, L., Rao, S., Toomey, M., Hannigan, A., Murphy, L., Dunne, C (2016) 'Outcomes of Irish Graduate Entry Medical Student Engagement with Self-Directed learning of Clinical Skills', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

O’Connor, C., Philip, R., Powell, J., Slevin, B., Quinn, C., Power, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C (2016) 'Pre-procedural skin asepsis intervention to reduce persistently high blood culture contamination rates in neonatal intensive care', Journal of Hospital Infection.

O’Connor, C., O’Connell, N. H., Commane, M., O’Donovan, E., Power, L. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'Limerick: forever associated with five lines of rhyme or infamous for irrepressible carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae for all time?', Journal of Hospital Infection.

O’Connor, C., Philip, R. K., Powell, J., Slevin, B., Quinn, C., Power, L., O’Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'Combined education and skin antisepsis intervention for persistently high blood-culture contamination rates in neonatal intensive care', Journal of Hospital Infection, 93, 105-107.

O'Connor, C., Powell, J., Finnegan, C., OGorman, A., Barrett, S., Hopkins, K.L., Pichon, B., Hill, R., Power, L., Woodford, N., Coffey, J.C., Kearns, A., OConnell, N.H., Dunne, C. (2016) 'Incidence, Management and Outcomes of the First cfr-Mediated Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus Epidermidis Outbreak in a Tertiary Referral Centre in the Republic of Ireland', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

O'Connor, C., O’Connell, N.H., Power, L., Merrigan, A., Tormey, S., Coffey, C., Linnane, B., Dunne, C (2016) 'Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Toxin-Positive Staphylococcus Aureus-Mediated Neonatal Mastitis', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(3).

Kingston, L., O’Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2015) 'Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review', Journal of Hospital Infection.

Knox, S., Cullen, W. and Dunne, C. P. (2015) 'A national study of Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) amongst pre-hospital practitioners', BMC Health Serv Res, 15(1), 532.

Klimas, J., Tobin, H., Field, C. A., O'Gorman, C., Glynn, L., Keenan, E., Saunders, J., Bury, G., Dunne, C. and Cullen, W. (2015) 'Reducing drinking in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users: an impact story', Trials, 16(Suppl 3), P11.

Fitzgerald, J., O'Regan, N., Adamis, D., Timmons, S., Dunne, C., Trzepacz, P. and Meagher, D. (2015) 'Concordance between the delirium motor subtyping scale (DMSS) and the abbreviated version (DMSS-4) over longitudinal assessment in elderly medical inpatients', Int Psychogeriatr, 1-7.

Donoghue, L., Elias, T., Leonard, M., Exton, C., Dunne, C., Meagher, J., Adamis, D. and Meagher, D. (2016) 'Development of a novel computerised version of the Month Backwards Test: A comparison of performance in hospitalised elderly patients and final year medical students', Computers in Biology and Medicine, 68, 1-8.

Linnane, B., Kearse, L., NH, O. C., Fenton, J., Kiernan, M. G. and Dunne, C. P. (2015) 'A case of failed eradication of cystic fibrosis-related sinus colonisation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa', BMC Pulm Med, 15, 114.

Quinn, C., Deegan, B., Cooke, J., Carew, S., Hannigan, A., Breen, P., Dunne, C., Lyons, G. and Lyons, D. (2015) '48 Comparison of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and compression stockings in healthy older people with orthostatic hypotension during active and passive orthostatic challenges - a randomised crossover study', Age Ageing, 44(suppl 2), ii14.

Scully, P., Reid, O., Macken, A., Healy, M., Saunders, J., Leddin, D., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. and O'Gorman, C. S. (2015) 'Exercise Portrayal in Children’s Television Programmes: Analysis of United Kingdom and Irish Programming', Obesity, 1(2).

Dunne, S. S. and Dunne, C. (2015) 'What do people really think of generic medicines? A systematic review and critical appraisal of literature on stakeholder perceptions of generic drugs', BMC Medicine, 13, 173.

Coffey, J. C., Culligan, K., Walsh, L. G., Sehgal, R., Dunne, C., McGrath, D., Walsh, D., Moore, M., Staunton, M., Scanlon, T., Dewhurst, C., Kenny, B., O'Riordan, C., O'Brien, J. M., Quondamatteo, F. and Dockery, P. (2015) 'An appraisal of the computed axial tomographic appearance of the human mesentery based on mesenteric contiguity from the duodenojejunal flexure to the mesorectal level', Eur Radiol.

Knox, S., Cullen, W. and Dunne, C. (2015) 'Continuous Professional Competence for Emergency Medical Technicians in Ireland - Educational Needs Assessment', National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin, 7(2), 73.

Linnane, B., Kearse, L., O’ Connell, N.H., Kiernan, M.G., Dunne, C.P. (2015) 'Anti-RSV prophylaxis efficacy for infants and young children with cystic fibrosis in Ireland', Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine.

Meagher, J., Long, V., Leonard, M., Donoghue, L., O'Regan, N., Timmons, S., Exton, C., Cullen, W., Dunne, C., MacLullich, A. M. J. and Meagher, D. (2015) 'The months backwards test: a review of its rationale and use in clinical studies', World Journal of Psychiatry.

O’Connor, C., Casserly, L. F., Qazi, J., Power, L., Finnegan, C., O’Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. (2015) 'A case of fatal daptomycin-resistant, vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infective endocarditis in end-stage kidney disease', Journal Of Medical Microbiology.

Scully, P., Reid, O., Macken, A., Healy, M., Saunders, J., Leddin, D., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. and O'Gorman, C. S. (2015) 'Food and beverage cues in children's television programmes: the influence of programme genre', Public Health Nutr, 1-9.

Scully, P., Macken, A., Leddin, D., Dunne, C., Cullen, W. and O'Gorman, C. S. (2015) 'Children's Television and Nutrition', Ir Med J.

Scully, P., Macken, A., Leddin, D., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. and Gorman, C. O. (2015) 'Food and beverage advertising during children's television programming', Ir J Med Sci, 184(1), 207-12.

Quinn, C., Deegan, B., Cooke, J., Carew, S., Hannigan, A., Dunne, C. and Lyons, D. (2015) 'Therapeutic use of compression stockings for orthostatic hypotension: an assessment of patient and physician perspectives and practices', Age Ageing, 44(2), 339-42.

O'Connor, C., Powell, J., Finnegan, C., O'Gorman, A., Barrett, S., Hopkins, K. L., Pichon, B., Hill, R., Power, L., Woodford, N., Coffey, J. C., Kearns, A., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2015) 'Incidence, management and outcomes of the first cfr-mediated linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis outbreak in a tertiary referral centre in the Republic of Ireland', J Hosp Infect.

McGrath, D., Crowley, L., Rao, S., Toomey, M., Hannigan, A., Murphy, L. and Dunne, C. P. (2015) 'Outcomes of Irish graduate entry medical student engagement with self-directed learning of clinical skills', BMC Med Educ, 15(1), 301.

Linnane, B., Clarke, D., Murray, P., O'Sullivan, N., Dunne, C. and McNally, P. (2015) 'The benefit of taking a control sample when performing bronchoalveolar lavage', Thorax.

Lally, K., Nathan, V. Y., Dunne, S., McGrath, D., Cullen, W., Meagher, D., Coffey, J. C. and Dunne, C. (2015) 'Awareness of sexually transmitted infection and protection methods among university students in Ireland', Ir J Med Sci, 184(1), 135-42.

Knox, S., Dunne, S., Cullen, W. and Dunne, C. P. (2015) 'A qualitative assessment of practitioner perspectives post-introduction of the first Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) guidelines for emergency medical technicians in Ireland', BMC Emerg Med, 15(1), 11.

Klimas, J., Henihan, A. M., McCombe, G., Swan, D., Anderson, R., Bury, G., Dunne, C., Keenan, E., Saunders, J., Shorter, G. W., Smyth, B. P. and Cullen, W. (2015) 'Psychosocial Interventions for Problem Alcohol Use in Primary Care Settings (PINTA): Baseline Feasibility Data', Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 11(2), 97-106.

Gleeson, M., Hannigan, A., Jamali, R., Su Lin, K., Klimas, J., Mannix, M., Nathan, Y., O’Connor, R., O’Gorman, C., Dunne, C., Meagher, D. and Cullen, W. (2015) 'Using electronic medical records to determine prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in primary care: a database study', Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, FirstView, 1-10.

O'Sullivan, R., Leonard, M., Gohery, E., Cronin, C., Mulloy, E., Reynolds, P., Meaney, A. M., O'Connor, M., Meagher, J., Exton, C., Dunne, C., Cullen, W. and Meagher, D. (2014) 'An Investigation into the Use of a Touch-Sensitive Cognitive Testing Device in Hospitalised Elderly Patients.', National Institute of Health Sciences 7(1): 21 ISSN: 1649-0681., 7(1).

O'Hanlon, S., O'Regan, N., Maclullich, A. M., Cullen, W., Dunne, C., Exton, C. and Meagher, D. (2014) 'Improving delirium care through early intervention: from bench to bedside to boardroom', J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 85(2), 207-13.

O'Connor, C., Fitzgibbon, M., Powell, J., Barron, D., O'Mahony, J., Power, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. (2014) 'A commentary on the role of molecular technology and automation in clinical diagnostics', Bioengineered, 5(3), 155-60.

O'Connell, N. H., Power, L., O'Gorman, A., O'Connor, C. and Dunne, C. P. (2014) 'Against the onslaught of endemic carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, the war is being lost on the Irish Front', J Hosp Infect, 87(4), 247-8.

O’Sullivan, R., Leonard, M., Gohery, E., Cronin, C., Mulloy, E., Reynolds, P., Meaney, A. M., O’Connor, M., Meagher, J., Exton, C., Dunne, C., Cullen, W. and Meagher, D. (2014) 'An Investigation into the Use of a Touch-Sensitive Cognitive Testing Device in Hospitalised Elderly Patients', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(1), 21.

Macken, A., Sasaki, E., Quinn, A., Cullen, W., Leddin, D., Dunne, C. and O'Gorman, C. S. (2014) 'Paediatric diabetes: information-seeking behaviours of families', Ir Med J, 107(3), 87-8.

Knox, S., Cullen, W., Collins, N. C. and Dunne, C. (2014) 'The First Evaluation of CPD Advanced Paramedic Teaching Methods in Ireland', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(1).

Klimas, J., Tobin, H., Field, C. A., O'Gorman, C. S., Glynn, L. G., Keenan, E., Saunders, J., Bury, G., Dunne, C. and Cullen, W. (2014) 'Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users', Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 12, CD009269.

Hogan, J., Judge, C., O'Callaghan, M., Aziz, A., O'Connor, C., Burke, J., Dunne, C., Walsh, S., Kalady, M. and Coffey, J. C. (2014) 'Introducing a novel and robust technique for determining lymph node status in colorectal cancer', Ann Surg, 260(1), 94-102.

Healy, D., Naqvi, S., Meagher, D., Cullen, W. and Dunne, C. (2014) 'Primary Care Support For Youth Mental Health – A Preliminary Evidence-Base for Ireland’s Mid-West.', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(1).

Dunne, S. S., Shannon, B., Cullen, W. and Dunne, C. P. (2014) 'Perceptions and attitudes of community pharmacists towards generic medicines', J Manag Care Pharm, 20(11), 1138-46.

Dunne, S., Shannon, B., Dunne, C. and Cullen, W. (2014) 'A Review of the Differences and Similarities between Generic Drugs and their Originator Counterparts, Including Economic Benefits Associated with Usage of Generic Medicines, Using Ireland as a Case Study.', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(1).

Dunne, S., Cummins, N., Hannigan, A., Shannon, B., Dunne, C. and Cullen, W. (2014) 'A Method for Design and Development of Medical or Healthcare Information Websites to Optimise Google™ Search Engine Results Page (SERP) Rankings', National Institute of Health Sciences, 7(1).

Meagher, D.J., Morandi, A., Inouye, S.K., Ely, E.W., Adamis, D., Maclullich, A.M.J., Rudolph, J., Neufeld, K., Leonard, M., Bellelli, G., Davis, D., Teoduruk, A., Kriesel, S., Thomas, C., Hasemann, W., Cerejeira, J., Timmons, S., O’Regan, N., Grover, S., Jabbar, F., Cullen, W., Dunne, C., Kamholz, B., van Munster, B., de Rooij, S., de Jonghe, J., Trzepacz, P.T. (2014) Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for Delirium Diagnosis in a Pooled Database of 768 Prospectively Evaluated Patients Using the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98. BMC Med Sep 30;12(1):164

O’Connor, C., O’Connell, N.H., Power, L., Merrigan, A., Tormey, S., Linnane, B., Dunne, C. P. (2014) A case of Panton-Valentine leucocidin toxin-positive Staphylococcus aureus-mediated neonatal mastitis. J Med Micro Case Reports Sept 18th, DOI 10.1099/jmmcr.0.004119

Adamis, D., Meagher, D., Treloar, A., Dunne, C., Larvin, M., Martin, F.C., McDonald, A.J.D. (2014) Phenomenological and biological correlates of improved cognitive function in hospitalised elderly medical inpatients. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics Aug 19. pii: S0167-4943(14)00145-9. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.08.007. [Epub ahead of print]

The Remote Preconditioning Trialists' Group, Healy, D.A., Khan, W.A., Wong, C.S., Moloney, M.C., Grace, P.A., Coffey, J.C., Dunne, C., Walsh, S.R., Sadat, U., Gaunt, M.E., Chen, S., Tehrani, S., Hausenloy, D.J., Yellon, D.M., Kramer, R.S., Zimmerman, R.F., Lomivorotov, V.V., Shmyrev, V.A., Ponomarev, D.N., Rahman, I.A., Mascaro, J.G., Bonser, R.S., Jeon, Y., Hong, D.M., Wagner, R., Thielmann, M., Heusch, G., Zacharowski, K., Meybohm, P., Bein, B., Tang, T.Y. (2014) Remote preconditioning and major clinical complications following adult cardiovascular surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol June pii: S0167-5273(14)01085-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.06.018.

Culligan, K., Sehgal, R., Mulligan, D., Dunne, C., Walsh, S., Quondamatteo, F., Dockery, P., Coffey, J.C. (2014) A detailed appraisal of mesocolic lymphangiology – an immunohistochemical and stereological analysis.
 
J of Anatomy July Doi:10.1111/joa.12219

Dunne, S., Cummins, N., Hannigan, A., Shannon, B., Cullen, C, Dunne, C.P.  (2014) What answers does the Internet provide for Irish patients with questions about generic medicines? J of Generic Medicine July Doi:10.1177/1741134314542542

O’Connell, N.H., Power, L., Powell, J., O’Connor, C., Dunne, C.P. (2014) Against the onslaught of endemic KPC, the war is being lost on the Irish Front. J Hosp Infect June  doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.05.011

Scully, P., Reid, O., Macken, A., Healy, M., Saunders, J., Leddin, D., Cullen, W., Dunne, C., O'Gorman, C.S. (2014) Food and beverage cues in UK and Irish children’s television programming. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2014 Jun 30. pii: archdischild-2013-305430. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305430. [Epub ahead of print]

Coffey, J.C., Sehgal, R., Culligan, K., Dunne, C., McGrath, D., Lawes, N., Walsh, D. (2014) Terminology and nomenclature in colonic surgery – universal application of a rule-based approach derived from updates on mesenteric anatomy. Techniques of coloproctology 2014 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print] doi 10.1007/s10151-014-1184-2

Dunne, S., Shannon, B., Cullen, C., Dunne, C. (2014) Beliefs, perceptions, and behaviours of general practitioners towards generic medicines. Family Practice doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmu024

O’Connell, N.H., O’Connor, C., O’Mahony, J., Lobo, R., Hayes, M., Masterson, E., Larvin, M., Coffey, J.C., Dunne, C. (2014) A commentary on the disparate perspectives of clinical microbiologists and surgeons: ad hoc antimicrobial use. Bioengineered 5:4, 1-4 July/August http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/bioe.28722

Martin, M., Klimas, J., Dunne, C., Meagher, D., O’Connor, W., O’Dwyer, P., Cullen, W. (2014) Genetic pre-determinants of concurrent alcohol and opiod dependence: a discussion paper. OA Alcohol Nov 01;1(2):18

O’Connor, C., FitzGibbon, M.,  Powell, J., Barron, D., Power, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C. A commentary on the role of molecular technology and automation in clinical diagnostics. Bioengineered April http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/bioe.28722

Henderson, C., Klimas, J., Dunne, C., Leddin, D., Meagher, D., O’Toole, T., Cullen, W. (2014) Development, content and application of performance indicators for mental health and substance use disorders: a literature review and discussion paper.  Mental Health and Substance Use March, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17523281.2014.901402

Dunne, S., Shannon, B., Hannigan, A., Dunne, C., Cullen, C. (2014) Physician and pharmacist perceptions of generic medicines: what they think and how they differ. Health Policy 116: 214–223 March: DOI 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.03.007

Macken, A.P., Sasaki, E., Quinn, A.M., Cullen, W., Leddin, D., Dunne, C., O’Gorman, C.S. (2014) Paediatric Diabetes: Information-Seeking Behaviours of Families. Irish Med Journal 107(3)

Carleton, A., Casserly, B., Power, L., Linnane, B., O'Flaherty, G., Powell, J., Hartnett, P., Collins, J., Murphy, P.G., Kenna, D., O'Connell, N., Dunne, C. (2014) Clustered multidrug resistant Bordetella petrii in adult cystic fibrosis patients in Ireland: case report and review of antimicrobial therapies. J Med Micro Case Rep Feb 1:1 DOI 10.1099/jmmcr.0.000075

Knox, S., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. Continuous professional competence (CPC) for paramedics and advanced paramedics: a national study. (2014) BMC Medical Education 14:41 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-14-41.

Scully, P., Macken, A., Leddin, D., Cullen, W., Dunne, C., O’Gorman, CS. (2014) Food and beverage advertising during children’s television programming.  Irish Journal of Medical Sciences Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Lane, G., Dunne, C., O’Donovan, N., English, A., Finucane, P., Griffin, M., Hanrahan, C., O’Connor, R., O’Sullivan, B., Cullen, W. (2014) General Practice Career Intentions among Graduate Entry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study at Ireland’s Newest Medical School. Irish Medical Journal 107:2

Lally, K., Nathan-V, Y., Dunne, S., McGrath, D., Cullen, W., Meagher, D., Coffey, J.C., Dunne, C. (2014)  Awareness of sexually transmitted infection and protection methods among university students in Ireland Irish Journal of Medical Science DOI 10.1007/s11845-014-1073-8

Culligan, K., Walsh, S., Dunne, C., Walsh, M., Ryan, S., Remzi, F., Quondamatteo, F., Dockery, P., Coffey, JC. (2014) The mesocolon – a histological and electron microscopic characterisation of the mesenteric attachment of the colon prior to and after surgical mobilization. Annals of Surgery Jan 16. [Epub ahead of print]

Dunne, S., Shannon, B., Dunne, C., Cullen, C. Beliefs, perceptions and behaviours of patients with regard to generic medicines: a mixed-methods study. (2014) The Patient Jan 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Knox, S., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) for Emergency Medical Technicians in Ireland: educational needs assessment. (2013) BMC Emergency Med. DOI:10.1186/1471-227X-13-25

Hogan, J., Judge, C.S., O’Callaghan, M.E., Aziz, A., O’Connor, C.T., Burke, J.P., Dunne, C., Walsh, S.R., Kalady, M., Coffey, J.C. Introducing a novel and robust technique for determining lymph node status in colorectal cancer. (2013) Annals of Surgery 2013 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Dunne, S., Cummins, N., Hannigan, A., Shannon, B., Dunne, C., Cullen, C. Generic Medicines: An Evaluation of the Availability And Accuracy Of Information Available on the Internet. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2013) Oct 7;13(1):115. [Epub ahead of print]

Fitzgerald, J.M., Krause, K.E., Yermak, D., Dunne, S., Hannigan, A., Cullen, W., Meagher, D., McGrath, D., Finucane, P., Coffey, J.C., Dunne, C. (2013) The First Survey of Attitudes of Medical Students in the Republic of Ireland Towards Termination of Pregnancy. J Med Ethics doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101608 (2014;40:710-713 doi:10.1136/medethics-2013-101608)

Dunne, S., Cummins, N., Hannigan, A., Shannon, B., Dunne, C., Cullen, C. A Method for the Design and Development of Medical or Health Care Information Websites to Optimize Search Engine Results Page Rankings on Google. (2013) J Med Internet Res 15(8):e183) doi:10.2196/jmir.2632

Fitzgerald, J.M., Adamas, D., Trzepacz, P.T., O’Regan, N., Timmons, S., Dunne, C., Meagher, D.J. (2013) Delirium: a disturbance of circadian integrity? Medical Hypotheses Jul 31. doi:pii: S0306-9877(13)00326-5. 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.06.032. [Epub ahead of print]

Klimas, J., Anderson, R., Bourke, M., Bury, G., Field, C-A., Kaner, E., Keane, R., Keenan, E., Meagher, D., Murphy, B., O’Gorman4, CSM, O’Toole, T., Saunders, J., Smyth, B., Dunne, C., Cullen, W. (2013) Psychosocial INTerventions for Alcohol use among problem drug users (PINTA): protocol for a feasibility study in primary care. J Med Internet Res Protocol 2013;2(2):e26 URL: http://www.researchprotocols.org/2013/2/e26/ doi: 10.2196/resprot.2678 PMID: 23912883

O’Regan, A., Culhane, A., Dunne, C., Griffin, M., McGrath, D., Meagher, D., O’Dwyer, P., Cullen, W. (2013) Towards Vertical Integration in General Practice Education: Qualitative Focus group Study.  Education for Primary Care 24(3):158-64.

Meagher, D., Mclaughlin, L., Leonard, M., Hannon, N., Dunne, C., O’Regan, N.(2013) What do we really know about the treatment of delirium with antipsychotics? Ten key issues for delirium pharmacotherapy.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Mar 25. pii: S1064-7481(12)00051-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.09.008. [Epub ahead of print]

O’Gorman, C.S., Macken, A.P., Cullen, W., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) What is the Difference Between Deontological and Consequentialist Theories of Medical Ethics? Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 15

O’Gorman, C.S., Saunders, J., Macken, A.P., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) Research confuses me: What is Qualitative Research & what is the difference between grounded theory and phenomenology? Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 13

O’Gorman, C.S., Saunders, J., Macken, A.P., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) What is the difference between sensitivity and specificity? Or positive predictive value and negative predictive value? And what’s a ROC if it’s not a type of bird? Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 11

O’Gorman, C.S., Saunders, J., Macken, A.P., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) What’s the difference between common statistical tests?  Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 10

O’Gorman, C.S., Saunders, J., Macken, A.P., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) What are the differences between a literature search, a literature review, a systematic review and a meta-analysis? And why is a systematic review considered to be so good? Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 8

O’Gorman, C.S., Saunders, J., Macken, A.P., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) What is a Randomised Controlled Trial? Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 6

O’Gorman, C.S., Saunders, J., Macken, A.P., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) Research confuses me: What is the difference between case-control and cohort studies in quantitative research? Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 2 page 4

O’Gorman, C.S., Saunders, J., Macken, A.P., Dunne, C., Higgins, M.F. (2013) What’s the difference between PubMed and MEDLINE? And how do you best search MEDLINE anyway? Irish Med J – Supplement Explanation of Medical Research – A Learners’ Resource Supplement February 2013 IMJ Volume 106 Number 2 page 2

Power, C., O’Connor, R., Dunne, S., Finucane, P., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. (2013) An Evidence-Based Assessment of Primary Care Needs in an Economically-Deprived Urban Community. Irish Journal of Medical Science July 182(3):457-461

O’Hanlon, S., O’Regan, N., MacLullich, A.M.J., Cullen, W., Dunne, C., Exton, C., Meagher, D. (2013)  Improving delirum care through early intervention: from bench to bedside to boardroom. J Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry Jan 25th Epub

Knox, S., Cullen, W., Collins. N.C., Dunne, C. (2013) The first evaluation of teaching methods used in continuing professional development of Advanced Paramedics in Ireland. Journal of Paramedic Practice 5:1, 29 – 35

Klimas, J., Field, C.A., Cullen, W., O'Gorman, C.S.M., Glynn, L.G., Keenan, E., Saunders, J., Bury, G., Dunne, C. (2013) Psychosocial interventions for problem alcohol use in illicit drug users. (2013) BMC Systematic Reviews (DOI: 10.1186/2046-4053-2-3)

Dunne, S., Shannon, B., Dunne, C., Cullen, W. (2013) Generic medicines: do you get what you pay for?  A review of the differences and similarities between generic drugs and their proprietary counterparts, including economic benefits associated with usage of generic medicines, using Ireland as a case study. BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology 14:1,  doi:10.1186/2050-6511-14-1 

Kiernan, M. G., Sahebally, S. M., Jarrar, A., Burke, J. P., Hogan, J., Kiely, P. A., Shen, B., Moloney, M., Skelly, M., Leddin, D., Hedayat, H., Faul, P. N., Healy, V., Connell, P. R. O., Martin, S., Shanahan, F., Dunne, C. and Coffey, J. C. (2016) 'Fibrocytes contribute to mesenteric manifestations in Crohn’s disease', Irish Journal of Medical Sciences, 185(S2), s91.

Kingston, L., O’Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'Response to letter from Chudleigh et al. : Systematic reviews of hand hygiene in patient care post 2010', Journal of Hospital Infection.

O’Connor, C., O’Connell, N. H., Commane, M., O’Donovan, E., Power, L. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'Limerick: forever associated with five lines of rhyme or infamous for irrepressible carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae for all time?', Journal of Hospital Infection.

O'Reilly, M., Larkin, P., Conroy, M., Twomey, F., Lucey, M., Dunne, C. and Meagher, D. J. (2016) 'The Impact of a Novel Tool for Comprehensive Assessment of Palliative Care (MPCAT) on Assessment Outcome at 6- and 12-Month Follow-Up', J Pain Symptom Manage, 2016/05/29.

Power, R. F., Linnane, B., Martin, R., Power, N., Harnett, P., Casserly, B., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2016) 'The first reported case of Burkholderia contaminans in patients with cystic fibrosis in Ireland: from the Sargasso Sea to Irish Children', BMC Pulm Med, 16(1), 57.

Scully, P., Reid, O., Macken, A., Healy, M., Saunders, J., Leddin, D., Cullen, W., Dunne, C. and O'Gorman, C. (2016) 'Food and beverage cues in childrens television programmes: the influence of programme genre', Public Health Nutrition, 19, 616-624.

Walsh, L. G., Brien, I. S. O., Leary, D. P. O., Kiely, P. A., Dunne, C., Quandamatteo, F., Dockery, P. and Coffey, J. C. (2016) 'The mesocolic hilum: an electron microscopic appraisal of anatomy', Irish Journal of Medical Sciences, 185(s2), s97.

O'Connor, C., Philip, R. K., Kelleher, J., Powell, J., O'Gorman, A., Slevin, B., Woodford, N., Turton, J. F., McGrath, E., Finnegan, C., Power, L., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'The first occurrence of a CTX-M ESBL-producing Escherichia coli outbreak mediated by mother to neonate transmission in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit', BMC Infect Dis, 17(1), 16.

Crijns, F. R. L., Keinänen-Toivola, M. M. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Antimicrobial coating innovations to prevent healthcare-associated infection', Journal of Hospital Infection, 95(3), 243-244.

Kingston, L. M., O'Connell, N. H. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Survey of attitudes and practices of Irish nursing students towards hand hygiene, including handrubbing with alcohol-based hand rub', Nurse Educ Today, 52, 57-62.

Slevin, B. L., O’Connell, N. H., Treacy, P. and Dunne, C. P. (2017) 'Becoming patient-centred: sobering insight into CPE-positive patients’ experiences of clinical care',Journal of Hospital Infection

Williams, O. A., O’Connell, H., Leonard, M., Awan, F., White, D., McKenna, F., Hannigan, A., Cullen, W., Exton, C., Enudi, W., Dunne, C., Adamis, D. and Meagher, D. (2017) 'Development of the four-item Letter and Shape Drawing test (LSD-4): A brief bedside test of visuospatial function', Psychiatry Research, 247, 317-322.