Biography

Fiona qualified in medicine at Saint George's Hospital Medical School, London, and completed postgraduate training in clinical hospital medicine and general practice in the United Kingdom. In 1995 she obtained a Masters degree, with distinction, in Health Services Management at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Fiona has been employed in both hospital and general practice posts in the United Kingdom, and now works in sessional General Practice in Ireland. She has worked in developing and transitional countries including Peru, Angola and the Republic of Macedonia, in her clinical capacity as well as in the fields of health service development and research.

Research Interests

  • Interdisciplinarity in a stand alone undergraduate public health degree.
  • Competencies in graduates of stand alone undergraduate degrees in public health
  • First Year engagement in interdisciplinary learning. 
  • Attitudes of healthcare students to publichealth issues - individual and societal perspectives.
  • The impact of diet and lifestyle factors on type 2 diabetes and its complications - designed and implemented a randomised controlled trial to study the effect of dietary salt restriction on blood pressure and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes (Salt Study).

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2015) 'Needle size for vaccination procedures in children and adolescents'
Beirne PV, Hennessy S, Cadogan SL, Shiely F, Fitzgerald T, MacLeod F (2015) 'Needle size for vaccination procedures in children and adolescents'. Cochrane Library, 18 (6) [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Needle size for vaccination procedures in children and adolescents (Protocol)'
Beirne PV, Shiely F, Hennessy S, Fitzgerald T, MacLeod F. (2013) 'Needle size for vaccination procedures in children and adolescents (Protocol)'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2010) National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning
MacLeod F; (2010) Exploring an undergraduate public health learning environment through the Teaching for Understanding (TFU) framework National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning Dublin, , 11-NOV-09 - 12-NOV-09 [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
(2015) Needle size for vaccination procedures in children and adolescents.
Beirne, PV;Hennessy, S;Cadogan, SL;Shiely, F;Fitzgerald, T;MacLeod, F (2015) Needle size for vaccination procedures in children and adolescents. HOBOKEN: Reviews [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2013 Teaching Fellow College Medicine & Health University College Cork
2016 CIRTL Fellow CIRTL

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Irish Medical Organisation Member 07-JUL-98 /
Medical Council Member 01-JUL-98 /
Royal College of Physicians (UK) Member /
Association for Health Promotion, Ireland Member /

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2004) 21st All-Ireland Social Medicine Meeting,
MacLeod F, Collins MM, Hinchion R, O'Halloran DJ, Perry IJ.; (2004) Salt Intake in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. [Poster Presentation], 21st All-Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Westport, Co Mayo, Ireland , 15-OCT-04 - 17-OCT-04. [Details]
(2002) UCC Annual Research Day, Cork,
MacLeod F, Reilly M, Sheehan J, Codd M, Mat Nor NA, Perry IJ.; (2002) The Effectiveness of an Intensive Short Course in Teaching Epidemiology and Public Health to Medical Undergraduates. [Poster Presentation], UCC Annual Research Day, Cork, Cork University Hospital, Cork , 12-JUN-02 - 12-JUN-02. [Details]
(2002) UCC Annual Research Day, Cork,
MacLeod F, Collins MM, Hinchion R, O'Halloran DJ, Ferris JB, Perry IJ.; (2002) A randomised controlled trial of the effect of modest salt restriction in the control of blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes: an interim analysis. [Oral Presentation], UCC Annual Research Day, Cork, Cork University Hospital, Cork , 12-JUN-02 - 12-JUN-02. [Details]
(2011) Irish Forum for Global Health Biannual Conference,
MacLeod, F., Cronin, M. and Collins, A. (2011) Moving Mountains to Develop Public Health Knowledge and Skills in Uganda and Ireland. [Poster Presentation], Irish Forum for Global Health Biannual Conference, Dublin, Ireland , 20-OCT-11 - 20-OCT-01. [Details]
(2010) All-Ireland Social Medicine Meeting,
Macleod F; (2010) An Undergraduate Public Health Learning Environment Explored Through the Teaching for Understanding (TfU) Framework. [Poster Presentation], All-Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Belfast , 09-SEP-10 - 09-SEP-10. [Details]
(2009) National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning,
MacLeod, F; (2009) Exploring an undergraduate public health learning environment through the Teaching for Understanding (TFU) framework. [Oral Presentation], National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, Dublin , 12-NOV-09 - 12-NOV-09. [Details]
(2010) UCC Annual Research Day, Cork,
MacLeod F; (2010) An Undergraduate Public Health Learning Environment Explored Through the Teaching for Understanding (TfU) Framework. [Poster Presentation], UCC Annual Research Day, Cork, University College Cork , 15-JUN-10 - 15-JUN-10. [Details]

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
BSc Public Health & Health Promotion Management Committee BSc PHHP Course Director & Chairperson 2008 /
BSc Public Health & Health Promotion Board of Studies BSc PHHP Course Director 2007 /
Medical School Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Department representative 2013 /
Department of Epidemiology Management Committee Chair 2005 /

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University College Cork Lecturer/Course Director 01-JAN-06 /
University College Cork Lecturer 01-DEC-98 /
Self Employed General Practitioner 01-JAN-98 / 31-AUG-12

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
1977 University College London BSC Zoology
1982 Saint George's Hospital Medical School, London MB BS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
1995 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine MSc Health Services Management
2009 University College Cork Postgrad Cert. in Teaching & Learning in HE Third Level Education
2010 University College Cork Postgrad Dip in Teaching & Learning in HE Third Level Education
2014 University College Cork Masters of Arts Teaching and Learning in Higher Education test

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
Spanish Fluent Functional Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent

Consultancy

  Client Description
Public Health Alliance for the island of Ireland (PHA)
Developing & compiling resources for the Public Health Advocacy Toolkit

Outreach Activities

  Description

Board of Directors World Vision Ireland current

Teaching Interests



  • Enhancing the quality of complex learning environments for undergraduate public health
  • Development of methodologies to facilitate students to become self directed and lifelong learners
  • First Year engagement in the discipline of public health
  • Learning outcomes and competencies in undergraduate public health degrees
  • Strategic curricular development
  • Internationalisation through collaboration and exchange in undergraduate public health degrees 

Recent Postgraduates

  Graduation Year Student Name Institution Degree Type Thesis Title
2016 Yanouj Seetohul University College Cork Stress in Emergency Medical Service Professionals: an Irish Overview
2015 Orla Austin University College Cork MPH Factors influencing anxiety in University College Cork undergraduate students
2013 Bernie O'Connor NUI (UCC) MPH Is there an association between pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the acquisition of pulmonary tuberculosis?
2013 Geraldine O’Sullivan Conway NUI (UCC) MPH An evaluation of registered nurses’ knowledge of safe blood transfusion: utilizing a quantitative approach.
2011 Emma Hughes NUI (UCC) MPH To conduct research into alternative food labelling systems, the GDA (Guideline Daily Amount) approach or the traffic lights system

Modules Taught

  Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
2017 Work Placement EH3004Work Placement
2017 Research Project EH4007Research Project
2017 Determinants of Health EH1009Determinants of Health
2017 Public Health Practice EH3011Public Health Practice
2016 Perspectives on Public Health EH1006Perspectives on Public Health
2017 Introduction to Public Health EH1010Introduction to Public Health