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Biography

Dr McCarthy works as a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC.  She is the Programme Co-ordinator for the MSc in Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement.  Dr Mc Carthy teaches on research, health promotion, patient safety, quality improvement and professional conduct in addition to other areas of health.
  
Dr Mc Carthy has a vast research experience.  She has managed/coordinated a number of research studies with varying study designs (cross-sectional, case-control and RCT) and was a co-PI for TRUST which is a randomised placebo-controlled trial.  TRUST recruited people aged 65 years and over with a mildly underactive thyroid gland.  Work for this study was carried out in four European countries (The Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland and Ireland).  The Irish TRUST site was in Cork with data collection taking place in the Clinical Research Facility, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, in addition to satellite sites such as University Hospital Waterford, Kerry General Hospital and Bantry General Hospital.    Dr McCarthy’s research interests lie in occupational health, specifically that of older workers.  Her PhD investigated the physical and psychosocial factors of health for older workers.  Dr Mc Carthy's research work includes topics such as healthy ageing and chronic conditions, self-management support for people with chronic conditions, leadership, safe staffing, occupational health and lifestyle behaviours.  She has presented at numerous national and international conferences on her work and published in peer-reviewed journals. ‍

Research Interests

Work life has become the focus of many researchers in recent years. As work consumes on average 40% of our week it plays a major role in our physical, mental and psychological health. Research has focused on the physical injuries resulting from some occupations such as musculoskeletal injuries, back pain and also psychosocial factors, looking particularly at occupational stress. The combination of physical and psychosocial factors at work can have negative consequences for the worker and those under their care, in the healthcare environment.  With that in mind, I am presently working as part of the Safe Nurse Staffing research team, developing frameworks to determine skill mix and safe nurse staffing in the Irish context.  h-index=8.

Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	Nurses at work; job characteristics, lifestyle behaviours and physical health. Are they ageing healthily?		04-JAN-15	31-DEC-17	€5,000.00
	The Evaluation of the Peer Group Clinical Supervision Pilot Project	Health Service Executive	30-AUG-19		€22,557.50
	Examination of the international literature and experience around serious reportable events and clinical audit to inform the guidance to be issued by the Minister for the Patient Safety Bill	Health Service Executive	02-JAN-19	24-MAR-19	€87,483.90
	National Clinical Leadership Needs Analysis.	Department of Health	19-DEC-16	30-NOV-18	€39,920.00
	Clinical and Economic Systematic Literature Review to Support the Development of an Integrated Care Programme for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management	Health Service Executive	01-MAR-15	01-JUN-15	€46,302.81
	Systematic literature review, together with national focus groups to support the development of a strategic vision and educational framework for Gerontological Nursing	Health Service Executive	12-SEP-16	31-MAR-17	€30,261.59
	Leadership development needs of Directors of Nursing in Older Peoples Nursing Services	Health Service Executive	11-MAR-16	28-JUN-16	€14,643.15

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Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	'Self-management support preferences of people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies' O’Connell, S., McCarthy, VJC., Savage, E. (2019) 'Self-management support preferences of people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies'. Chronic Illness, [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Exploring patient information needs in type 2 diabetes: A cross sectional study of questions' Crangle, CE;Bradley, C;Carlin, PF;Esterhay, RJ;Harper, R;Kearney, PM;McCarthy, VJC;McTear, MF;Savage, E;Tuttle, MS;Wallace, JG (2018) 'Exploring patient information needs in type 2 diabetes: A cross sectional study of questions'. Plos One, 13 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2018)	'Frameworks for self-management support for chronic disease: a cross-country comparative document analysis' O'Connell, S;Mc Carthy, VJC;Savage, E (2018) 'Frameworks for self-management support for chronic disease: a cross-country comparative document analysis'. BMC Health Services Research, 18 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Development and psychometric testing of the clinical leadership needs analysis (CLeeNA) instrument for nurses and midwives' McCarthy, V., Murphy, A., Savage, E., Hegarty, J., Coffey, A., Leahy-Warren, P., Horgan, A., O'Connell, R., Marsh, L., Drennan, J. (2018) 'Development and psychometric testing of the clinical leadership needs analysis (CLeeNA) instrument for nurses and midwives'. Journal of Nursing Management, [Details]
	(2018)	'Nurses, age, job demands and physical activity at work and at leisure: A cross-sectional study' Mc Carthy, VJC. Wills, T. Crowley, S. (2018) 'Nurses, age, job demands and physical activity at work and at leisure: A cross-sectional study'. Applied Nursing Research, 40 :116-121 [Full Text] [Details]
	(2018)	'Prevalence and distribution of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants' Riordan, DO;Aubert, CE;Walsh, KA;Van Dorland, A;Rodondi, N;Du Puy, RS;Poortvliet, RKE;Gussekloo, J;Sinnott, C;Byrne, S;Galvin, R;Jukema, JW;Mooijaart, SP;Baumgartner, C;McCarthy, V;Walsh, EK;Collet, TH;Dekkers, OM;Blum, MR;Kearney, PM (2018) 'Prevalence and distribution of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants'. Bmj Open, 8 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Health and safety practitioners' health and wellbeing - The link with safety climate and job demand-control-support' Leitão S;Mc Carthy VJC;Greiner BA; (2018) 'Health and safety practitioners' health and wellbeing - The link with safety climate and job demand-control-support'. Accident; analysis and prevention, 119 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Job characteristics and mental health for older workers' McCarthy, Vera J. C.; Cronly, Jennifer; Perry, Ivan J. (2017) 'Job characteristics and mental health for older workers'. Occupational Medicine-Oxford, 67 :394-400 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2017)	'Soliciting and Responding to Patients' Questions about Diabetes Through Online Sources' Crangle, CE;Bradley, C;Carlin, PF;Esterhay, RJ;Harper, R;Kearney, PM;Lorig, K;McCarthy, VJC;McTear, MF;Tuttle, MS;Wallace, JG;Savage, E (2017) 'Soliciting and Responding to Patients' Questions about Diabetes Through Online Sources'. Diabetes Technology &Amp; Therapeutics, 19 :194-199 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism' Stott DJ, Rodondi N, Kearney PM, Ford I, Westendorp RG, Mooijaart SP, Sattar N, Aubert CE, Aujesky D, Bauer DC, Baumgartner C, Blum MR, Browne JP, Byrne S, Collet TH, Dekkers OM, den Elzen WP, Du Puy RS, Ellis G, Feller M, Floriani C, Hendry K, Hurley C, Jukema JW, Kean S, Kelly M, Krebs D, Langhorne P, McCarthy G, McCarthy V, McConnachie A, McDade M, Messow M, O'Flynn A, O'Riordan D, Poortvliet RK, Quinn TJ, Russell A, Sinnott C, Smit JW, Van Dorland HA, Walsh KA, Walsh EK, Watt T, Wilson R, Gussekloo J; TRUST Study Group (2017) 'Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism'. The New England Journal of Medicine, [Details]
	(2017)	'Study protocol; Thyroid hormone Replacement for Untreated older adults with Subclinical hypothyroidism - a randomised placebo controlled Trial (TRUST)' Stott, DJ;Gussekloo, J;Kearney, PM;Rodondi, N;Westendorp, RGJ;Mooijaart, S;Kean, S;Quinn, TJ;Sattar, N;Hendry, K;Du Puy, R;Den Elzen, WPJ;Poortvliet, RKE;Smit, JWA;Jukema, JW;Dekkers, OM;Blum, M;Collet, TH;McCarthy, V;Hurley, C;Byrne, S;Browne, J;Watt, T;Bauer, D;Ford, I (2017) 'Study protocol; Thyroid hormone Replacement for Untreated older adults with Subclinical hypothyroidism - a randomised placebo controlled Trial (TRUST)'. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 17 :1-17 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Transforming chronic illness management through integrated care: A systematic review of what works best and why' Eileen Savage, Josephine Hegarty, Elizabeth Weathers, Lydia Mulligan, Colin Bradley, Carol Condon, Jennifer Cronly, Elaine Lehane, Anthony O Reilly, Irene Hartigan, Aine Horgan, John Browne, Vera McCarthy, Aileen Murphy, Jodi Cronin, Flynn Moira, Jonathan Drennan (2016) 'Transforming chronic illness management through integrated care: A systematic review of what works best and why'. International Journal of Integrated Care, 16 (6) [Details]
	(2013)	'Has your work worked you too hard? Physically demanding work and disability in a sample of the older Irish population' Mc Carthy, VJC;Perry, IJ;Greiner, BA (2013) 'Has your work worked you too hard? Physically demanding work and disability in a sample of the older Irish population'. Irish Journal of Medicine, 182 :47-55 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Physician's Prescribing Preference as an Instrumental Variable Exploring Assumptions Using Survey Data' Boef, AGC,le Cessie, S,Dekkers, OM,Frey, P,Kearney, PM,Kerse, N,Mallen, CD,McCarthy, VJC,Mooijaart, SP,Muth, C,Rodondi, N,Rosemann, T,Russell, A,Schers, H,Virgini, V,de Waal, MWM,Warner, A,Gussekloo, J,den Elzen, WPJ (2016) 'Physician's Prescribing Preference as an Instrumental Variable Exploring Assumptions Using Survey Data'. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 27 :276-283 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'International variation in GP treatment strategies for subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults: a case-based survey' den Elzen, WPJ,Lefebre-van de Fliert, AA,Virgini, V,Mooijaart, SP,Frey, P,Kearney, PM,Kerse, N,Mallen, CD,McCarthy, VJC,Muth, C,Rosemann, T,Russell, A,Schers, H,Stott, DJ,de Waal, MWM,Warner, A,Westendorp, RGJ,Rodondi, N,Gussekloo, J (2015) 'International variation in GP treatment strategies for subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults: a case-based survey'. British Journal of General Practice, 65 :121-132 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Defining Metabolically Healthy Obesity: Role of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors' Phillips, CM;Dillon, C;Harrington, JM;McCarthy, VJC;Kearney, PM;Fitzgerald, AP;Perry, IJ (2013) 'Defining Metabolically Healthy Obesity: Role of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors'. Plos One, 8 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Co-occurrence of protective lifestyle factors with employment status and psychosocial job characteristics' McCarthy V, Perry IJ, Harrington J, Greiner BA (2015) 'Co-occurrence of protective lifestyle factors with employment status and psychosocial job characteristics'. Preventative Medicine, 2 :812-817 [Details]
	(2012)	'Metabolic health in the overweight and obese, what is the role of physical activity?' Dillon C.B, Kearney P.M, Perry I.J. McCarthy V.J.C (2012) 'Metabolic health in the overweight and obese, what is the role of physical activity?'. Journal of Science and Medicine In Sport, 15:S161-S162 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Age, job characteristics and coronary health' Mc Carthy, VJC,Perry, IJ,Greiner, BA (2012) 'Age, job characteristics and coronary health'. Occupational Medicine-Oxford, 62 :613-619 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2010)	'Perceived occupational stress in nurses working in Ireland' McCarthy, V.J.C., Power, S., Greiner, B.A. (2010) 'Perceived occupational stress in nurses working in Ireland'. Occupational Medicine, 60 (8):604-610 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2014)	'Job control and ambulatory blood pressure' Mc Carthy, VJC,Perry, IJ,Greiner, BA (2014) 'Job control and ambulatory blood pressure'. Scandinavian Journal Of Work Environment & Health, 40 :457-464 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2013)	'Cohort Profile: The Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study' Kearney, PM,Harrington, JM,Mc Carthy, VJC,Fitzgerald, AP,Perry, IJ (2013) 'Cohort Profile: The Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study'. International Journal of Epidemiology, 42 :1253-1262 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'DASH Diet Score and Distribution of Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men and Women' Harrington, JM,Fitzgerald, AP,Kearney, PM,McCarthy, VJC,Madden, J,Browne, G,Dolan, E,Perry, IJ (2013) 'DASH Diet Score and Distribution of Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men and Women'. American Journal of Hypertension, 26 :1311-1320 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Comparison of Diabetes Risk Score Estimates and Cardiometabolic Risk Profiles in a Middle-Aged Irish Population' Phillips CM, Kearney PM, Mc Carthy VJC, Harrington JM, Fitzgerald AP, Perry IJ (2013) 'Comparison of Diabetes Risk Score Estimates and Cardiometabolic Risk Profiles in a Middle-Aged Irish Population'. Plos One, [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	12th EAOHP Conference Occupational Health Psychology in Times of Change: Society and the Workplace Mc Carthy, VJC, Cronly, J (2016) The Role of Personality Traits in the Association between Job Characteristics and Depression 12th EAOHP Conference Occupational Health Psychology in Times of Change: Society and the Workplace [Details]
	(2014)	11th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in London, 2014 McCarthy VJC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA (2014) Work and ambulatory blood pressure 11th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in London, 2014   [Details]
	(2014)	11th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in London, 2014 McCarthy VJC, Perry IJ, Harrington J, Greiner BA (2014) Co-occurrence of lifestyle factors and psychosocial work conditions 11th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in London, 2014 London,   [Details]
	(2012)	10th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Zuerich, 2012 McCarthy VJC, Greiner B (2012) Job characteristics and obesity in a sample of the genereal Irish population 10th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Zuerich, 2012 Zuerich, , pp.273-274   [Details]
	(2010)	9th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Rome, 2010 McCarthy V, Perry IJ, Greiner BA (2010) Job strain and cadriovascular risk factors - Does social support have an attenuating effect for an ageing Irish workforce 9th Conference of th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Rome, 2010   [Details]
	(2006)	2nd Interdisciplinary Conference UCC, 2006 Mc Carthy, V., Bairead, E., Fitzgerald, A.P., Shanahan, F., and Perry, I.P.; (2006) Appendectomy, smoking and inflammatory bowel disease; a case control study 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference UCC, 2006 University College Cork, , 17-NOV-06 - 17-NOV-06 [Details]
	(2009)	Fifth International Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases Mc Carthy Vera JC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA; (2009) An Ageing Population: The part job strain plays on the prevalence of hypertension, total cholesterol and waist to height measurements in a cohort of the Irish General Population Fifth International Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases Krakow, , 27-SEP-09 - 30-SEP-09 [Details]
	(2010)	College of Medicine & Health, UCC - Molecules to Medicine Research Conference Mc Carthy Vera JC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA ; (2010) Has your work worked you too hard? An examination of work history, present functional limitations and reduced activities of living in a cohort of the Irish General Population College of Medicine & Health, UCC - Molecules to Medicine Research Conference University College Cork, , 16-JUN-10 - 16-JUN-10 [Details]
	(2011)	Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Mc Carthy Vera JC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA; (2011) Are older workers more susceptible to job strain? A case-control study on cardiovascular disease comparing older and younger workers Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Warwick University, England, , 14-SEP-11 - 16-SEP-11 [Details]
	(2010)	9th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology McCarthy, V; Perry, IJ; Greiner, BA; (2010) Job strain and cardiovascular risk factors: Does social support have an attenuating effect for an ageing Irish workforce 9th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology [Details]
	(2010)	Society for Social Medicine 54th Annual Scientific Meeting McCarthy, V; Perry, IJ; Greiner, BA; (2010) Has your work worked you too hard: An examination of work history, present functional limitations and reduced activities of living in a cohort of the Irish general population Society for Social Medicine 54th Annual Scientific Meeting [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	The Seventh International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Healthy and Safe Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships Mc Carthy, Vera.; Greiner, Birgit A.; Rosskam, E.; Smith, S.; Marowski, I.; (2008) Stress and Fatigue in Aviation Workers, The Use of a Modified Job Content Questionnaire in Union Surveys The Seventh International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Healthy and Safe Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships Washington DC, , 06-MAR-08 - 08-MAR-08 [Details]
	(2008)	European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology 8th Conference at the University of Valencia Greiner BA, Rosskam E, McCarthy V., Smith S, Marowsky I; (2008) Work conditions, economic and social insecurity, fatigue and burnout in aviation workers . In: European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology eds. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology 8th Conference at the University of Valencia University of Valencia, , pp.202-202 [Details]
	(2008)	European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology 8th Conference at the University of Valencia McCarthy Vera, Greiner Birgit A., Rosskam E, Smith S, Marowsky I; (2008) Temporal factors and civil aviation workers: An international collaborative study . In: European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology eds. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology 8th Conference at the University of Valencia University of Valencia, , 12-NOV-08 - 14-NOV-08 , pp.200-200 [Details]
	(2007)	The Joint Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine & the International Epidemiological Association (European Federation) Mc Carthy, Vera; Bairead, E.; Fitzgerald, A.P.; Shanahan, F.; Perry, Ivan J. ; (2007) Appendectomy, smoking and inflammatory bowel disease; a case control study The Joint Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine & the International Epidemiological Association (European Federation) University College Cork, , 12-SEP-07 - 14-SEP-07 [Details]
	(2013)	Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Mc Carthy VJC, Perry IJ, Harrington JM, Greiner BA (2013) Postively Living Positively Working lifestyle behaviours in a working and non-working population Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting [Details]
	(2013)	Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Mc Carthy VJC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA (2013) Work Status and Blood Pressure Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting [Details]
	(2012)	EuroPRevent Kearney PM, Mc Carthy VJC, Harrington J, Fitzgerald AP, Dolan E, O'Brien E, Perry IJ (2012) Blood pressure variability EuroPRevent [Details]
	(2012)	Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Harrington J, Fitzgerald AP, Mc Carthy VJC, Kearney PM, Browne G, Dolan E, Perry IJ (2012) Diet quality and blood pressure in middle aged Irish men and women Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting [Details]
	(2012)	Food Choice, Health and Change Conference, University College Cork Harrington J, Fitzgerald AP, Mc Carthy VJC, Kearney PM, Browne G, Dolan E, Perry IJ (2012) Diet quality and blood pressure in middle aged Irish men and women Food Choice, Health and Change Conference, University College Cork [Details]
	(2012)	European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology eds. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology 10th Conference Zurich McCarthy, V; Perry, IJ; Greiner, BA (2012) Job Characteristics and Obesity in a sample of the Irish General Population European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology eds. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology 10th Conference Zurich [Details]
	(2014)	European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Mc Carthy VJC, Perry IJ, Harrington JM, Greiner BA (2014) Co-occurrence of lifestyle factors and psychosocial job characteristics European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology London, , 14-APR-14 - 16-APR-14 [Details]
	(2012)	EuroPRevent Kearney PM, Harrington J, Mc Carthy VJC, Fitzgerald AP, Perry IJ (2012) Ideal cardiovascular health EuroPRevent [Details]
	(2010)	9th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Rome, 2010 Greiner B, Rosskam E, McCarthy V, Mateski M, Zsoldos L, Marowsky I, Rodriguez-Menoz G, Williamson E, Tyler V (2010) Working conditions in a precarious work environment - A global aviation worker study 9th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Rome, 2010   [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	The collection, collation and reporting of data pertaining to serious patient safety incidents: an international perspective. Hegarty J, Flaherty SJ, Saab M, Goodwin J, Walsh N, Wills T, McCarthy V, Murphy S, Cutliffe A, Lehane E, Lane A, Landers M, Kilty C, McCarthy J, Madden D, Tumelty M, Naughton C (2019) The collection, collation and reporting of data pertaining to serious patient safety incidents: an international perspective. A Report for the Department of Health, Dublin, Ireland, Cork. [Details]
	(2017)	Systematic literature review and national focus groups to support the development of a strategic vision and educational framework for Gerontological Nursing. Coffey A, Savage E, Leahy-Warren P, Mulcahy H, Wills T, Mc Carthy V, Fehin P, O’Doibhin D, McLoughlin K, Benefield LE, O’Sullivan B, & Hegarty J. (2017) Systematic literature review and national focus groups to support the development of a strategic vision and educational framework for Gerontological Nursing. Health Service Executive, Dublin. [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	Clinical and Economic Systematic Literature Review to Support the Development of an Integrated Care Programme for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for the Irish Health System. Savage, E., Hegarty, J., Weathers, E., Mulligan, L., O’ Reilly, A., Cronly, J., Condon, C., McCarthy, V., Lehane, E., Hartigan, I., Horgan, A., Bradley, C., Browne, J., Murphy, A., Cronin, J., Flynn, M., & Drennan, J. (2015) Clinical and Economic Systematic Literature Review to Support the Development of an Integrated Care Programme for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for the Irish Health System. Health Service Executive, Ireland.   [Details]
	(2009)	Stressed and Fatigued on the Ground and in the Sky: Changes from 2000-2007 in civil aviation workers' conditions of work. Rosskam, E,Greiner, B,Mateski, M,McCarthy, V,Siegrist, J,Smith, S.L,Wege, N,Zsoldos, L; (2009) Stressed and Fatigued on the Ground and in the Sky: Changes from 2000-2007 in civil aviation workers' conditions of work. International Transport Workers' Federation, London. [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2014	MSc by Research Scholarship Awards for Academic Staff	School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC
	2014	e-Learning Funding	Income Generation Oversight Group (IGOG) e-Learning Project
	2010	College of Medicine and Health Doctoral Student Bursary	College of Medicine and Health

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland	Member	09-DEC-00 /
	European Academy for Occupational Health Psychology	Member	01-JAN-08 /

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	8th Annual Health Literacy Research Conference, Crangle CE, Bradley C, Carlin PF, Esterhay RJ, Harper R, Kearney PM, Lorig K, McCarthy VJC, McTear M, Savage E, Tuttle MS, Wallace JG. (2016) Consumer questions about diabetes: a health literacy assessment. [Poster Presentation], 8th Annual Health Literacy Research Conference, Bethesda, MD, USA , 12-OCT-16 - 13-OCT-16. [Details]
	(2015)	Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference, Weathers, E., Savage, E., O'Reilly, A., Mulligan, L., Hegarty, J., Cronly, J., Condon, C., McCarthy, V., Lehane, E., Brady, C., Hartigan, I., Horgan, A., Browne, J., Murphy, A., Cronin, J., Flynn, M., Drennan, J. (2015) . A systematic review of integrated care programmes for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. [Poster Presentation], Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference, UCC . [Details]
	(2015)	15th Annual School of Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference, Quinn, A and Mc Carthy VJC (2015) Assessing the risk of post-operative complications in colorectal cancer surgery, can BMI, ASA physical status or CR-POSSUM be valuable risk prediction tools?. [Oral Presentation], 15th Annual School of Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC . [Details]
	(2014)	The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of the Departments of General Practice in Ireland,, Hanrahan M, McCarthy V, O’Connor J, Russell A, O’Flynn AM, Kearney P (2014) Normalisation of Subclinical Hypothyroidism to Euthyroidism during the TRUST Trial. [Poster Presentation], The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of the Departments of General Practice in Ireland,, University College Cork . [Details]
	(2014)	The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of the Departments of General Practice in Ireland, Hurley C, Sinnott C, O Connor J, O’ Flynn AM, McCarthy V, Kearney P (2014) Engaging GPs in clinical trials: Barriers and facilitators encountered in the Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Subclinical Hypothyroidism (TRUST) study. [Oral Presentation], The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of the Departments of General Practice in Ireland, University College Cork . [Details]
	(2014)	The Irish Research Nurses Network (IRNN) 7th Annual Conference, Hurley C, Sinnott C, O Connor J, O’ Flynn AM, McCarthy V, Kearney P. (2014) Engaging GPs in clinical trials: Barriers and facilitators encountered in the Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Subclinical Hypothyroidism (TRUST) study. [Oral Presentation], The Irish Research Nurses Network (IRNN) 7th Annual Conference, Dublin . [Details]
	(2013)	The Health Research Board Centre for Health and Diet Research Conference, Hanrahan M, McCarthy V, O’Connor J, Russell A, O’Flynn AM, Kearney P (2013) Normalisation of Subclinical Hypothyroidism to Euthyroidism during the TRUST Trial. [Poster Presentation], The Health Research Board Centre for Health and Diet Research Conference, University College Cork . [Details]
	(2008)	Stress and Fatigue in Aviation Workers, The Use of a Modified Job Content Questionnaire in Union Surveys, Mc Carthy, V., ,Greiner, B.A.,,Rosskam, E.,,Smith, S.,,Marowski, I., ; (2008) The Seventh International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Healthy and Safe Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships. [Oral Presentation], Stress and Fatigue in Aviation Workers, The Use of a Modified Job Content Questionnaire in Union Surveys, Washington DC , 06-MAR-08 - 08-MAR-08. [Details]
	(2006)	2nd Interdisciplinary Conference UCC, 2006, Mc Carthy, V., Greiner, B.; (2006) The Experience of the Death of a Patient and the Resultant Stress it causes the Staff Nurse. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference UCC, 2006, University College Cork , 17-NOV-06 - 17-NOV-06. [Details]
	(2011)	Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Mc Carthy Vera JC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA (2011) Are older workers more susceptible to job strain? A case-control study on cardiovascular disease comparing older and younger workers. [Poster Presentation], Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Warwick University, England , 14-SEP-11 - 16-SEP-11. [Details]
	(2014)	The Irish Research Nurses Network 7th Annual National Conference, C Hurley, C Sinnott, J O Connor, AM O’ Flynn, V McCarthy, P Kearney (2014) Engaging GPs in clinical trials: Barriers and facilitators encountered in the Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Subclinical Hypothyroidism (TRUST) study. [Oral Presentation], The Irish Research Nurses Network 7th Annual National Conference, Dublin , 12-NOV-14 - 12-NOV-14. [Details]
	(2012)	EuroPRevent, Harrington J, Fitzgerald AP, Kearney PM, Dahly DL, Mc Carthy VJC, Kennedy E, Perry IJ (2012) Diet quality, insulin resistance and risk of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men and women: results from the Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study. [Other], EuroPRevent, Europe . [Details]
	(2012)	1st Conference of Creating a scientific evidence base for practice - prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, Mc Carthy VJC, Greiner BA. (2012) “Put your back into it,” work and resultant low back pain in a middle-aged population. [Invited Oral Presentation], 1st Conference of Creating a scientific evidence base for practice - prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland , 27-NOV-12 - 27-NOV-12. [Details]
	(2010)	Molecules to Medicine Research Conference, College of Medicine & Health, UCC, Mc Carthy Vera JC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA (2010) Has your work worked you too hard? An examination of work history, present functional limitations and reduced activities of living in a cohort of the Irish General Population. [Oral Presentation], Molecules to Medicine Research Conference, College of Medicine & Health, UCC, University College Cork , 16-JUN-10 - 16-JUN-10. [Details]
	(2014)	European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, Mc Carthy VJC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA (2014) Work Status and Blood Pressure – ‘A Job of Work’. [Poster Presentation], European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, London , 14-APR-14 - 16-APR-14. [Details]
	(2008)	European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, Mc Carthy Vera JC, Greiner, BA, Rosskam E, Smith S, Marowsky, I; (2008) Temporal Factors and Civil Aviation Workers - An international collaborative study. [Oral Presentation], European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, University of Valencia, Spain , 12-NOV-08 - 14-NOV-08. [Details]
	(2011)	CARDI's 'Ageing Globally - Ageing Locally; International Conference, Mc Carthy VJC, Perry IJ, Greiner BA (2011) How relevant is age? Job characteristics and the occurrence of a first cardiovascular event; a case-control study. [Oral Presentation], CARDI's 'Ageing Globally - Ageing Locally; International Conference, Dublin , 02-NOV-11 - 03-NOV-11. [Details]
	(2006)	2nd Interdisciplinary Conference UCC, 2006, University College Cork, Mc Carthy, V., Bairead, E., Fitzgerald, A.P., Shanahan, F., and Perry, I.P. (2006) Appendectomy, smoking and inflammatory bowel disease; a case control study. [Oral Presentation], 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference UCC, 2006, University College Cork, University College Cork , 17-NOV-06 - 17-NOV-06. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Clinical Trial Steering Committee	Chair	2019 /
	Social Research Ethics Committee	Member/Reviewer	2014 /
	Teaching and Curriculum	Member	2014 /
	Ageing Research Group	Member	2014 /
	Postgraduate Education Committee	Member/Programme Lead	2014 /
	School of Nursing and Midwifery Athena SWAN	Deputy Chair	2018 /
	College of Medicine and Health's Athena SWAN	Member	2018 /
	UCC Flexi-Option Strategy Group	Member	2016 /

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	University College Cork	Research Nurse / PhD student	01-OCT-02 /
	University College Cork	Lecturer	04-JAN-16 /
	Mercy University Hospital - Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit	Staff Nurse	01-JAN-01 / 30-SEP-05
	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex - High Dependency / Intensive Care Unit	Senior Staff Nurse	01-JUN-97 / 31-DEC-00
	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex - General Male Orthopaedic Ward	Staff Nurse	01-MAR-95 / 30-JUN-97
	University College Cork	Lecturer Practitioner	05-MAY-14 /

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	1995	University of Hertfordshire	Diploma	Higher Education Nursing (Adult)
	2014	University College Cork	PhD	Occupational Epidemiology
	1997	University of Hertfordshire	BSc	Nursing
	2006	University College Cork	MA	Health Promotion

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Dr Mc Carthy teaches on a range of different topics.  These include health promotion, professional conduct, research in practice, data collection protocol design/standard operating procedures, (healthy) ageing, data management, statistical analysis, practical skills for nurses, patient safety.‍

Recent Postgraduates

	Graduation Year	Student Name	Institution	Degree Type	Thesis Title
	2018	Sharon Crowley	University College Cork		Job Characteristics, Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Health of Nurses Working in Ireland.
	2018	Blessing Ngozi Ogbodo	University College Cork	MSc (Nursing)	Risk of Falls in Elderly Hospitalized Patients and the role of Nurses in Fall Prevention: a systematic review
	2015	Jincy Rajan	University College Cork		An investigation of the functional status of a sample of the older Irish population
	2017	Anu Chacko	University College Cork	MSc Nursing	Secondary analysis on SLAN 2007 investigating the association between physical activity and psychological distress among older Irish population
	2017	Aisling Keogh	University College Cork	MSc Nursing	The impact of the work environment on the nurse
	2017	Leila Arndt	University College Cork	MSc in Occupational Health	Exploring the relationship between safety variables with a focus on safety motivation
	2017	Helena Westfall	University College Cork	MSc in Occupational Health	Safety climate perception in an engineering environment
	2015	Caroline Leonard	University College Cork	MSc in Occupational Health	Psychosocial hazards and absenteeism in the healthcare setting
	2018	James O'Mahony	University College Cork	MSc (Nursing)	The mental health nurse's perspective of recovery within a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU)
	2016	Aoife Quinn	University College Cork		Assessing the risk of post-operative complications in colorectal cancer surgery, can BMI, ASA physical status or CR-POSSUM be valuable risk prediction tools?
	2012	Victoria Spillane	University College Cork	MPH	An analysis of predisposing factors to gain further insight into the etiopathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Analysis of a case/control dataset
	2012	Nora Buckley	University College Cork	MSc	A study of Well-being, Stress and Social Support in Irish Self-employed Workers during a Major Recession
	2010	Anne Marie McGillycuddy	University College Cork	MA Health Promotion	Evaluation of the safefood "Hands of Doom" primary school resource

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Current Postgraduate Students

	Student	Degree Type
	Samuel Joy	Practitioner Doctorates

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Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2021	Applied Research for Evidence Based Practice and Quality Improvement	NU6309	Applied Research for Evidence Based Practice and Quality Improvement
	2021	Advancing Practice for Patient Safety	NU6303	Advancing Practice for Patient Safety
	2021	Professional Practice Issues for Nurses and Midwives	NU6125	Professional Practice Issues for Nurses and Midwives
	2021	Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Nursing and Healthcare	NU4108	Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Nursing and Healthcare

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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Professor Patricia Kearney	University College Cork	IRELAND

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External Collaborators

	Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
	Professor David Stott	University of Glasgow	SCOTLAND