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Biography

Julie Arnott is a public health epidemiologist that joined UCC’s School of Public Health as a Lecturer in November 2021, leaving her national COVID-19 epidemiologist position with the HSE-Health Protection Surveillance Centre's respiratory team.

Experience:
Julie is an experienced health service epidemiologist, gaining employment in various jurisdictions such as England, Wales and Ireland whilst employed by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Public Health Wales (PHW), the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and the Health Service Executive's Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSE-HPSC). Additionally, Julie has gained experience in global health with the Malaria Consortium in Uganda, and Infection Prevention and Control with the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork.

Education:
Julie graduated from University College Cork with a BSc in Public Health and Health Promotion, a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection, and a Master’s in Public Health specialising in advanced epidemiology and biostatistics. Julie is currently registered with UCC as a full-time PhD student.

Professional awards:

• HSE Excellence Awards 2021 for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and developing rapid innovation
• Public Health England Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2019 for her minor thesis on antibiotic prescribing in the community, 
• HSE Influenza Vaccination Hero 2019 for public health advocacy.
• Chair of the Surveillance Scientists/Epidemiologists Association of Ireland (serving from 2019 - 2021).

Volunteer/ advocate:

1. Diversity and Inclusivity advocate
   
2. Global health advocate
3. Girls in Sport advocate 

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Research Interests

Professional experience:

I have a proven track record in health service epidemiology and healthcare quality improvement; working effectively in different healthcare jurisdictions including England, Wales, Ireland and Uganda. I have over fourteen years post-qualification experience in surveillance, applying epidemiological methods and investigating outbreaks of infectious disease in various healthcare environments including community acquired- healthcare associated- or hospital acquired- infections and vaccine-preventable diseases. 

• Previous employers include: the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Public Health Wales (PHW), the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), Health Service Executive – Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSE-HPSC).
• Additionally I have gained experience in global health with the malaria consortium in Uganda, and infection prevention and control with the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork, and I continue to be an active member with the Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI).

Professional development:

I continue to develop my specialist skillset in applying epidemiological methods with intensive postgraduate courses including;

• STATA (Bristol University)
• Linked Health Data Analysis, Introductory & Advanced courses (University of Western Australia/ Swansea University)
• Multivariate regression analysis (EpiConcept)
• Causal Inference (Harvard)
• Infodemic management (World Health Organisation)

Previous research (please see publications for further information):

• Coronaviruses – COVID-19 and MERS-CoV (HPSC)
• Influenza vaccination (HPSC and PHW)
• Outbreak investigations (HPSC & PHW)
• E. coli bacteraemia Root Cause Analysis (PHW)
• National Guidance publication (HIQA)
• Antimicrobial Consumption Community Surveillance, Minor Thesis in Epidemiology (UCC)
• Pharmacoepidemiology (LSHTM)

Current research:

• Mental health        
• Maternal health
• Perinatal health
• COVID-19 pandemic outcomes, physical and mental health.

Current research studies:

• Tanzanian study: ULTRA project on maternal health in Tanzania with funding from the Global Pregnancy Collaboration (CoLab), the Irish Research Council (IRC) and the Health Research Board (HRB).   
• European study: COVIDCAT study funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). Covid19 infection and vaccination in pregnancy: An Irish cohort study and European ecological study to assess risks of congenital anomalies.   
• Irish Study: COVID-19 outcomes study funded by Health Research Board (HRB). Estimating the burden of symptomatic disease in the community and the impact of public health measures on physical, mental and social wellbeing.

Current research collaborators:

National

• The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research (INFANT) is Ireland’s first translational research centre committed to improving maternal and child health through world-class clinical research during pregnancy, birth and early childhood. 
• National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC) based in the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cork University Maternity Hospital. NPEC’s objective is to collaborate with Irish maternity services to translate clinical audit data and epidemiological evidence into improved maternity care for families in Ireland. 
• National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF) is an independent registered charity (CHY11351) undertaking multi-disciplinary research investigating suicide and self-harm in Ireland. 
• National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) of University College Dublin is Ireland’s provider of diagnostic and reference services for clinicians investigating viral infections. 
• The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is Ireland's specialist agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases part of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE). HPSC strives to protect and improve the health of the Irish population by providing timely information and independent advice, and by carrying out disease surveillance, epidemiological investigation and related research and training to control and prevent infectious disease.   

International

• COVIDCAT study: North/ South Ireland research consortium: Dr Mary O'Mahony (Department of Public Health, HSE South and University College Cork), Professor Helen Dolk (University of Ulster), Dr Heather Reid and Dr Alison Little (Northern Ireland Public Health Agency) and the European congenital anomaly surveillance (EUROCAT) network: 
• EUROCAT central database which is derived from population-based congenital anomaly registries in 19 countries of Europe, including Ireland. 
• ULTRA study: Colleagues in the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), Tanzania and the Global Pregnancy Collaboration (COLAB).

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Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Untangling the association between COVID-19 health literacy, trust in the pandemic response, and mental distress, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study' Arnott J;Troya MI;Joyce M;Khashan A;Corcoran P;Kabir Z;Connolly M;Perry I; (2023) 'Untangling the association between COVID-19 health literacy, trust in the pandemic response, and mental distress, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study'. The Lancet, 402 Suppl 1 [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'Mental health during the covid-19 pandemic, a population-based observational study of antidepressant dispensing' Julie Arnott, Paul Corcoran, Ivan Perry (2023) 'Mental health during the covid-19 pandemic, a population-based observational study of antidepressant dispensing'. International Journal Of Population Data Science, 5(Supplement): (5):A482-A482   [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'Mental distress during the COVID-19 Infodemic in Ireland, a prospective national survey over time' J M Arnott, M Joyce, P Corcoran, M I Troya, A Khashan, I Perry, E Arensman (2023) 'Mental distress during the COVID-19 Infodemic in Ireland, a prospective national survey over time'. European Journal of Public Health, 33 (Supplement_2)   [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'COVID-19 surveillance robot: rapid innovation for public health pandemic management' JM Arnott, N Sneyd, C Cross, M Russell (2021) 'COVID-19 surveillance robot: rapid innovation for public health pandemic management'. Central European Journal for Public Health, 31 (Supplement_3) [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'To switch or not to switch: the benefit of quadrivalent influenza vaccine to the Irish paediatric population' J Arnott, A Quattrocchi, L Domegan, M Hunt, P Flanagan, J O'Donnell (2019) 'To switch or not to switch: the benefit of quadrivalent influenza vaccine to the Irish paediatric population'. Archives of Disease In Childhood, Volume 104 (Issue Suppl 3) [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'A systematic root cause analysis into the increase in Escherichia coli bacteraemia in Wales over the last 10 years' J Song, RA Lyons, A Walters, A Akbari, M Heaven, D Berridge, M Heginbothom, JM Arnott (2017) 'A systematic root cause analysis into the increase in Escherichia coli bacteraemia in Wales over the last 10 years'. Bmj, 24 (1)   [Details]
	(2017)	'Risk factors for Escherichia coli bacteraemia: a population-based case-control study' J Song, A Walters, D Berridge, A Akbari, M Evans, RA Lyons (2017) 'Risk factors for Escherichia coli bacteraemia: a population-based case-control study'. The Lancet. Public Health, 390 (S85)   [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Utility of Pharmacovigilance Reports for LQT/ TdP Case Ascertainment' JM Arnott, M Molokhia (2012) 'Utility of Pharmacovigilance Reports for LQT/ TdP Case Ascertainment'. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 21 (SUPPL. 3)   [DOI] [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	World Congress of Public Health Julie Arnott, Paul Corcoran, Ivan Perry (2023) Mental health during the covid-19 pandemic, a population-based observational study of antidepressant dispensing . In: The International Congress Council (ICC) eds. World Congress of Public Health Rome, , 02-MAY-23 - 06-MAY-23 , pp.A482-A482   [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases JM Arnott, P Corcoran, J O’Donnell, L O’Connor (2022) Risk factors for hospitalisation post-COVID-19 infection in females of childbearing age European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases   [Details]
	(2022)	Faculty of Public Health Medicine winter scientific meeting JM Arnott, P Corcoran, J O’Donnell, L O’Connor (2022) Risk factors for hospitalisation post-COVID-19 infection in females of childbearing age Faculty of Public Health Medicine winter scientific meeting   [Details]
	(2022)	Faculty of Public Health Medicine winter scientific meeting 2022 JM Arnott, N Sneyd, C Cross, M Russell (2022) COVID-19 surveillance robot: rapid innovation for public health pandemic management Faculty of Public Health Medicine winter scientific meeting 2022   [Details]
	(2021)	Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) RT White, MJ Bull, C Barker, JM Arnott, M Wootton, L Jones, R Howe, M Morgan, M Ashcroft, B Forde, T Connor, S Beatson (2021) Genomic epidemiology reveals geographical clustering of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)131 associated with bacteraemia in Wales, United Kingdom Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	HSE 6th National Sepsis Summit JM Arnott, M Morgan (2019) Root Cause Analysis into the rise of E. coli bacteraemia in Wales HSE 6th National Sepsis Summit   [Details]
	(2019)	Faculty of Public Health Medicine summer scientific meeting 2022 J Arnott, J Mulroe, J Moran, J Connell, J O'Donnell (2019) Epidemiology of Parvovirus B19 in Ireland: January 2009-December 2018 Faculty of Public Health Medicine summer scientific meeting 2022   [Details]
	(2019)	Faculty of Public Health Medicine summer scientific meeting 2022 A Quattrocchi, J Arnott, L Domegan, M Hunt, P Flanagan, J O'Donnell (2019) A review of the effectiveness of the quadrivalent influenza vaccine: implications for the introduction into influenza vaccination programme in Ireland Faculty of Public Health Medicine summer scientific meeting 2022   [Details]
	(2019)	Antibiotic Guardian Awards, Public Health England JM Arnott, CP Bradley, T Fitzgerald (2019) Feasibility study on developing an antimicrobial consumption surveillance system in the community setting in Ireland, a mixed-method study Antibiotic Guardian Awards, Public Health England   [Details]
	(2016)	Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference JM Arnott, M Morgan (2016) Escherichia coli bacteraemia in Wales, a case-series analysis Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference [Details]
	(2016)	Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference J Arnott, M Heginbothom, R Howe, M Evans, A Walters, R Lyons (2016) Survival analysis of E. coli bacteraemia, a population-based record linkage study Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference [Details]
	(2016)	5 Nations Health Protection Conference J Arnott, T Connor, M Morgan, R Howe, M Wooton (2016) The rise of Escherichia coli bacteraemia in Wales, a population-based genomic analysis 5 Nations Health Protection Conference   [Details]
	(2016)	Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference JM Arnott, T Connor (2016) Escherichia coli bacteraemia in Wales, a population-based genomic cohort study Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference [Details]
	(2016)	5 Nations Health Protection Conference JM Arnott, M Morgan (2016) 30 day all-cause mortality post Escherichia coli bacteraemia in Wales, a population based cohort 5 Nations Health Protection Conference   [Details]
	(2016)	5 Nations Health Protection Conference J Arnott, M Heginbothom, R Howe, M Evans, A Walters, R Lyons (2016) The feasibility of anonymised linked health data analysis for public health investigation of E. coli bacteraemia (ECB), a population-based retrospective cohort study 5 Nations Health Protection Conference   [Details]
	(2016)	Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference J Arnott, M Heginbothom, R Howe, M Evans, A Walters, R Lyons (2016) Inadequate treatment of urinary tract infection and E. coli bacteraemia, a population-based record linkage study Public Health England Applied Epidemiology conference [Details]
	(2013)	10th Welsh Immunisation Conference, Public Health Wales J Arnott, S Cottrell, D Thomas, R Roberts (2013) Surveillance of influenza immunization in Wales: variation in age-specific uptake rates in clinical risk groups 10th Welsh Immunisation Conference, Public Health Wales [Details]
	(2013)	Association of University Department of General Practice in Ireland (AUDGPI)'s Annual Scientific Meeting JM Arnott, CP Bradley, T Fitzgerald (2013) Antimicrobial prescribing in the community, a repeated, cross-sectional study Association of University Department of General Practice in Ireland (AUDGPI)'s Annual Scientific Meeting   [Details]
	(2013)	5 Nations Health Protection Conference JM Arnott, CP Bradley, T Fitzgerald (2013) Antimicrobial prescribing in the community, a repeated cross-sectional study 5 Nations Health Protection Conference   [Details]
	(2013)	5 Nations Health Protection Conference J Arnott, S Cottrell, D Thomas, R Roberts (2013) Surveillance of Influenza immunisation in Wales: variation in age-specific uptake rates in clinical risk groups 5 Nations Health Protection Conference   [Details]
	(2013)	5 Nations Health Protection Conference C Midgley, J Davidson, D Thomas, J Arnott (2013) Epidemiological characteristics of heterosexual cases in an ongoing Syphilis epidemic in Wales 5 Nations Health Protection Conference   [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Review. JM Arnott, A Quattrocchi, L Domegan, M Hunt, P Flanagan, J O'Donnell (2018) Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Review. HSE, Dublin. [Details]
	(2017)	Guidance on Privacy Impact Assessment in health and social care. Health Information and Quality Authority (2017) Guidance on Privacy Impact Assessment in health and social care. HIQA, Dublin.   [Details]
	(2017)	Catalogue of National Health and Social Care Data Collections. Health Information and Quality Authority (2017) Catalogue of National Health and Social Care Data Collections. HIQA, Dublin.   [Details]

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Film or Broadcasts

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	A robotic process automation journey, COVID-19. Julie Arnott (2020) A robotic process automation journey, COVID-19. Dublin: Film or Broadcasts   [Details]

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Policy Contribution

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	International desktop review of information sharing legislation. Julie Arnott (2016) International desktop review of information sharing legislation. Policy Contribution [Details]
	(2016)	Crude cost-benefit analysis of national health and social care data collections. Julie Arnott (2016) Crude cost-benefit analysis of national health and social care data collections. Policy Contribution [Details]

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Published Letters

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	HSE Health Matters article, Influenza vaccination launch/ Flu vaccination hero. Julie Arnott (2019) HSE Health Matters article, Influenza vaccination launch/ Flu vaccination hero. Published Letters   [DOI] [Details]

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Research Report

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	COVID-19 surveillance robot: vital public health resource following the HSE cyberattack. JM Arnott, N Sneyd (2021) COVID-19 surveillance robot: vital public health resource following the HSE cyberattack. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]
	(2021)	COVID-19 surveillance robot: rapid innovation for public health pandemic management. JM Arnott, N Sneyd (2021) COVID-19 surveillance robot: rapid innovation for public health pandemic management. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]
	(2020)	COVID-19 surveillance robot project. JM Arnott, N Sneyd (2020) COVID-19 surveillance robot project. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]
	(2020)	Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland by Pregnancy status. Julie Arnott (2020) Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland by Pregnancy status. Dublin: Research Report [Details]
	(2019)	Public health risks related to infectious diseases during Hajj. JM Arnott, J O'Donnell, M O'Riordan (2019) Public health risks related to infectious diseases during Hajj. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]
	(2019)	Legionellosis in the spotlight. J Arnott, J O'Donnell (2019) Legionellosis in the spotlight. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]
	(2018)	Compost, potting mix and mulches can be low risk source of infection. J Arnott, J O'Donnell (2018) Compost, potting mix and mulches can be low risk source of infection. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]
	(2018)	Spotlight on Human Parvovirus B19. J Mulroe, J Arnott, M O’Riordan, J O’Donnell, J Connell, J Moran (2018) Spotlight on Human Parvovirus B19. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]
	(2018)	Legionellosis in the spotlight. J Arnott, J O'Donnell (2018) Legionellosis in the spotlight. Dublin: Research Report   [Details]

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Practice Guideline

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions v1. JM Arnott, M Fitzgerald, J O'Donnell (2020) COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions v1. Dublin: Practice Guideline   [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2021	HSE Excellence Awards	Health Service Executive
	2021	HSE Excellence Awards	Health Service Executive
	2021	HSE Excellence Awards	Health Service Executive
	2019	Antibiotic Guardian Awards	Public Health England

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Surveillance Scientists/ Epidemiologists Association of Ireland (SSAI)	Chair	01-AUG-19 / 01-NOV-21

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	Infection Prevention and Control conference, Julie Arnott (2019) Root Cause Analysis into the rise of E. coli bacteraemia in Wales. [Keynote Speaker], Infection Prevention and Control conference, University of Salford Manchester . [Details]
	(2017)	Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) annual conference, Julie Arnott (2017) Catalogue of National Health and Social Care Data Collections. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) annual conference, Dublin . [Details]
	(2017)	2nd National Health Information - Better data, better decisions seminar, Julie Arnott (2017) National health information seminar hosted by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), the Department of Health and the HSE. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 2nd National Health Information - Better data, better decisions seminar, Dublin Castle . [Details]
	(2017)	Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) annual conference, Julie Arnott (2017) Guidance on Privacy Impact Assessment in health and social care. [Oral Presentation], Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) annual conference, Dublin . [Details]
	(2017)	1st National Health Information - Better data, better decisions seminar, Julie Arnott (2017) National health information seminar hosted by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), the Department of Health and the HSE. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], 1st National Health Information - Better data, better decisions seminar, Dublin . [Details]
	(2015)	National Infection Control Forum Wales, Julie Arnott (2015) National meeting of infection control and health protection staff in Wales. [Invited Oral Presentation], National Infection Control Forum Wales, Cardiff , 25-NOV-15. [Details]
	(2014)	National Infection Control Forum Wales, Julie Arnott (2014) National meeting with infection control and health protection colleagues. [Invited Oral Presentation], National Infection Control Forum Wales, Cardiff , 24-JUN-14. [Details]
	(2014)	National Infection Control Forum Wales, Julie Arnott (2014) National meeting with infection control and health protection colleagues. [Invited Oral Presentation], National Infection Control Forum Wales, Cardiff , 07-OCT-14. [Details]
	(2014)	National Infection Control Forum Wales, Julie Arnott (2014) National meeting with infection control and health protection colleagues. [Invited Oral Presentation], National Infection Control Forum Wales, Cardiff , 04-MAR-14. [Details]
	(2013)	National Infection Control Forum Wales, Julie Arnott (2013) National meeting with infection control and health protection colleagues. [Invited Oral Presentation], National Infection Control Forum Wales, Cardiff , 17-OCT-13. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Athena Swan	Committee Member	2021 /

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Bon Secours Hospital, Cork	Intern	01-JUN-10 / 01-JUL-10
	Public Health Wales NHS Trust	Information Analyst	01-NOV-12 / 01-AUG-13
	The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	Project Manager / Researcher	01-SEP-11 / 01-OCT-12
	HIQA - Health Information and Quality Authority	Research Officer	01-NOV-16 / 01-NOV-17
	University College Cork	Lecturer	15-NOV-21 /
	University College Cork	Research Assistant & Tutor	01-FEB-11 / 01-SEP-11
	Public Health Wales NHS Trust	Project Manager/ Epidemiologist	01-AUG-13 / 01-NOV-16
	HSE - Health Protection Surveillance Centre	Epidemiologist / Surveillance Scientist / Project Manager	01-NOV-17 / 12-NOV-21
	The Malaria Consortium, Uganda	Intern	31-MAR-08 / 01-JUL-08

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2009	University College Cork	Bachelor of Science (Hons)	Public Health and Health Promotion
	2010	University College Cork	Postgraduate Certificate	Health Protection
	2014	Swansea University/ University of Western Australia	Certificate	Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data
	2011	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	Certificate	Safe Patient Care – Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention & Control for All
	2011	University College Cork	Masters	Masters in Public Health, Epidemiology specialisation
	2017	Epiconcept consultants	Certificate	Multivariable regression analysis
	2014	Swansea University/ University of Western Australia	Certificate	Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	I participated in the Black and Irish Inclusive Curriculum focus group and survey, aimed at gathering data to form a report for the Department of Education to help diversity the Irish education curriculum which has since been published https://blackandirish.com/non-profit/education/
	I used my experience as a public health scientist and senior rugby coach to participate in Sport Ireland's 3-day brainstorm conference, titled Girls Get Active Hackathon, submitting a group project proposal to get more girls in sport. https://www.sportireland.ie/women-in-sport/hackathon
	Member of Irish Global Health Network and the Development Studies Association of Ireland (dsaIreland)'s Nutrition and Health Study.

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Other Activities

	Description
	1.       National University of Singapore, Understanding and Communicating Risk, 2023 (EdX) 2.       University of British Columbia, AP® Psychology - Course 5: Health and Behavior, 2023 (EdX) 3.       University of Hong Kong, Course | Epidemics IV, 2023 (EdX) 4.       World Health Organisation, Infodemic management 101, 2023 (Open WHO)  5.       Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI) Summer School 2022 – Research Methods (2-day event). 6.       UCC Psychologically safe workplace 2021 7.       ‘Tapping into your Emotional Quotient’ workshop by Psychologist Hadas Levy, Health and Wellbeing Lead, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (in-house event) 2019. 8.        School for Change Agents 2019, NHS Horizons, certified 6-week e-learning course. 9.        EpiConcept, “Multivariable regression analysis” intensive 3-day course, October 2017. 10.    Facilitation skills, a 3-day course, HIQA, 2017. 11.    Plain English language report writing training, a 2-day course, HIQA and the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), 2017. 12.    Dignity at work training, a 1-day course, HIQA 2017. 13.    Principles of Project Management, Programme Management Unit, Public Health Wales, 2014. 14.    Introduction to STATA A, University of Bristol 2013, Certificate. 15.    Safe Patient Care – Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention & Control for All, RCSI & HPSC, 2011, Certificate.
	1. UK and Ireland Public Health science conference 2023 2. European Public Health conference 2023 3. World Congress of Public Health 2023 4. HSE-Global Health Programme, Irish Global Health Network Conference 2022 – Humanity and Health: Global Imbalance and Social Inclusion (2-day event). 5. European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2022 6. Health Research Board SPHeRE Network 8th Annual Conference 2022. 7. Faculty of Public Health Medicine winter scientific meeting part II, 2022 8. Faculty of Public Health Medicine winter scientific meeting part I, 2021 9. European Public Health Conference 2021- Public Health Futures in a changing world 10. G7 Vaccine summit 2021 11. Faculty of Public Health Medicine Summer Scientific Meeting 2021. 12. Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Marc Lipsitch 2021 13. The University of Hong Kong/ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2020 Nowcasting: COVID-19 for public health control: learning from the Chinese experience for global preparedness by Gabriel Leung, field epidemiologist on nCoV in Wuhan China. 14. Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2019, Public Health England 15. Europaediatrics Congress 2019 16.   Infection Prevention and Control conference, University of Salford Manchester 2019 17.   National Sepsis Summit, Dublin Castle 2019 18.   Faculty of Public Health Medicine summer scientific meeting 2019 19.   Global Health Exchange Conference 2019, Irish Global Health Network in partnership with the HSE, Irish Aid, DCU, Oxfam. Live streamed web event. 20.   Global Vaccination Summit 2019, European Commission & World Health Organisation, Brussels, live streamed web event. 21.   Global Health Exchange Conference 2019. 22.   ECDC Annual meeting of the European Legionnaires’ Disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet) 2019, Athens, Greece. 23.   HSE National Immunisation Conference 2019, live streamed web event. 24.   24 hours of Reality 2018: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves. The Climate Reality Project/ Former Vice President Al Gore, live streamed web event. 25.   Infections in the Returning Traveller 2018, UCD/ Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, (HPSC MERS work presented by Dr Eavan Muldoon) 26.   Epidemics Going Viral: Innovation vs Nature, Massachusetts Medical Society/ New England Journal of Medicine, live streamed web event, 2018. 27.   HIQA National Health Information - Better data, better decisions seminar, Dublin, October 2017. Lead organiser: Julie Arnott. 28.   HIQA National Health Information - Better data, better decisions seminar, Dublin, March 2017. Lead organiser: Julie Arnott. 29.   Public Health England’s Applied Epidemiology conference 2016 30.   5 Nations Health Protection conference 2016 31.   Infection Control Forum, Public Health Wales, Cardiff; 25/11/15, 07/10/14, 24/06/14, 04/03/14, 17/10/13 (oral presentations). 32.   Frontiers in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, The Royal Society of Medicine, Public Health Wales, 2014. 33.   Welsh Immunisation Conference 2013 34.   5 Nations Health Protection conference 2013 35.   AUDGPI conference, University of Limerick 2013 36.   The Urinary Catheter Management Debate- Applying Principles in Primary and Secondary Care, Cardiff, 2013. 37.   Antimicrobial Stewardship Forum, Antimicrobial Resistance Programme, Cardiff 2013. 38.   International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management 2012

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Teaching roles:
I am the Programme Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection, I teach the health protection specialisation on the Masters of Public Health (online) and Masters of Public Health (campus). I also teach BSc Public Health Sciences and Graduate-entry Medicine students. 

Course co-ordinator for modules;
EH4003 - Health Protection
EH6150 - Introduction to Health Protection
EH6151 - Advanced Health Protection
EH6101 - Microbiology, the Environment and Infectious Disease

Additionally I teach on;
EH6019 - The Principles and Practice of Multi-disciplinary Health Protection
EH6046 - Global and Environmental Health

GM1020 - Health and Disease in Society I

Curriculum design:
Since 2021, when I became Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection/ online MPH pathway in health protection, I conducted an evaluation of the curriculum to identify gaps between education and practice.

• I surveyed new entrants in the Health Protection workforce and interviewed multidisciplinary experts in health, environment, security and infection prevention and control.
• To bridge the gaps identified by students and experts, I developed practical content, case studies and scenario-based assignments to enhance applied learning, practical skill development and graduate attributes.

Engaging stakeholders both inter- and trans-disciplinary ensures graduates are fit-for-purpose for the health protection workforce.

External examiner feedback:

“As an external examiner for the post graduate Public Health Program for the past three years, my observations are that under Julie’s leadership, it is going from strength to strength. This program incorporates a range of disciplines vital to public health professionals such as epidemiology, health promotion, environmental health and social determinants of health which ensures that it is current, up-to-date, has practical and technical applications, and engages each student from start to finish. The range of teaching and learning approaches are innovative, interesting, and engaging which provided the students with a hugely positive, immersive learning experience. Julie’s engagement with the students is exceptional. Feedback provided by Julie on student discussions and assessments not only identifies areas for improvement, but also congratulates students on excellent work. I can clearly see Julie’s passion and commitment to student learning. I would love to undertake this course myself!”