Fiona was awarded a PhD in 2019. Her thesis was entitled "Improving the quality of diabetes care in a real world community context: influences, trends, and the implementation of a model of integrated care". Fiona has a BSc in Genetics from University College Cork and graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in 2013. Before starting her PhD in 2015 she worked as a Research Assistant in Imperial College, University College Dublin, and University College Cork.
Biography
Dr Fiona Riordan is currently a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher on the CUSTOMISE (Comparing and Understanding Tailoring Methods for Implementation Strategies) project, funded by a HRB Research Leader Award awarded to Dr Sheena McHugh. Fiona is also involved in the LINK project, a collaboration with a local befriending service, funded by a Irish Research Council New Foundations award, and an evaluation of end to end implementation of integrated care for type 2 diabetes, funded by the Sláintecare Integration Fund. Fiona previously worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher on the IDEAs (Improving Diabetes Eye-screening Attendance) study which tested the feasibility of an intervention in primary care to improve the uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening.Fiona was awarded a PhD in 2019. Her thesis was entitled "Improving the quality of diabetes care in a real world community context: influences, trends, and the implementation of a model of integrated care". Fiona has a BSc in Genetics from University College Cork and graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in 2013. Before starting her PhD in 2015 she worked as a Research Assistant in Imperial College, University College Dublin, and University College Cork.
Research Interests
My research interests include implementation science, quality improvement, integrated care and chronic disease management in primary care. As part of my doctoral research I examined how models of structured diabetes management in primary care perform in the Irish context, and evaluated the implementation of new integrated diabetes nurse specialist posts introduced to facilitate the delivery of a new national model of integrated care. Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2020) | 'Feasibility of an implementation intervention to increase attendance at diabetic retinopathy screening: Protocol for a cluster randomised pilot trial' Riordan, Fiona; Racine, Emmy; Smith, Susan; Murphy, Aileen; Browne, John P.;Kearney, Patricia M.; Bradley, Colin P.; James, Mark; Murphy, Mark; McHugh, Sheena M. (2020) 'Feasibility of an implementation intervention to increase attendance at diabetic retinopathy screening: Protocol for a cluster randomised pilot trial'. Pilot And Feasibility Studies, 6 (1) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Development of an intervention to facilitate implementation and uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening' Riordan F.;Racine E.;Phillip E.T.;Bradley C.;Lorencatto F.;Murphy M.;Murphy A.;Browne J.;Smith S.M.;Kearney P.M.;McHugh S.M. (2020) 'Development of an intervention to facilitate implementation and uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening'. Implementation Science : Is, 15 (1) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'The Role of Physician and Practice Characteristics in the Quality of Diabetes Management in Primary Care: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis' Riordan F;McHugh SM;O'Donovan C;Mtshede MN;Kearney PM; (2020) 'The Role of Physician and Practice Characteristics in the Quality of Diabetes Management in Primary Care: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis'. Journal of general internal medicine, 35 (6) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2019) | ''Sink or Swim': A Qualitative Study to Understand How and Why Nurses Adapt to Support the Implementation of Integrated Diabetes Care' Riordan F, McGrath N, Dinneen DF, Kearney, McHugh SM (2019) ''Sink or Swim': A Qualitative Study to Understand How and Why Nurses Adapt to Support the Implementation of Integrated Diabetes Care'. International Journal of Integrated Care, 19 (2) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Sustaining quality in the community: trends in the performance of a structured diabetes care programme in primary care over 16 years' Riordan, Fiona; McHugh Sheena M.; Harkins V.; Marsden P.; Kearney, Patricia M. (2018) 'Sustaining quality in the community: trends in the performance of a structured diabetes care programme in primary care over 16 years'. Diabetic Medicine, 0 (0) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2017) | 'The role of nurse specialists in the delivery of integrated diabetes care: a cross-sectional survey of diabetes nurse specialist services' Riordan, F;McHugh, SM;Murphy, K;Barrett, J;Kearney, PM (2017) 'The role of nurse specialists in the delivery of integrated diabetes care: a cross-sectional survey of diabetes nurse specialist services'. Bmj Open, 7 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2017) | 'A systematic review of methods to assess intake of saturated fat (SF) among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity) study' Fiona Riordan, Roisin McGann, Ciara Kingston, Ivan J. Perry, Matthias B. Schulze, Lene Frost Andersen, Anouk Geelen, Pieter van’t Veer, Simone J. P. M. Eussen, Martien C. J. M. Van Dongen, Nicole E. G. Wijckmans-Duysens and Janas M. Harrington (2017) 'A systematic review of methods to assess intake of saturated fat (SF) among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity) study'. [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'A systematic review of methods to assess intake of fruits and vegetables among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) study' Riordan F;Ryan K;Perry IJ;Schulze MB;Andersen LF;Geelen A;Van't Veer P;Eussen S;Dagnelie P;Wijckmans-Duysens N;Harrington JM; (2016) 'A systematic review of methods to assess intake of fruits and vegetables among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) study'. Public health nutrition, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'A systematic review of methods to assess intake of sugar-sweetened beverages among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) study' Riordan F;Ryan K;Perry IJ;Schulze MB;Andersen LF;Geelen A;Van't Veer P;Eussen S;van Dongen M;Wijckmans-Duysens N;Harrington JM; (2016) 'A systematic review of methods to assess intake of sugar-sweetened beverages among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) study'. Public health nutrition, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Patient and public attitudes towards informed consent models and levels of awareness of Electronic Health Records in the UK' Riordan F;Papoutsi C;Reed JE;Marston C;Bell D;Majeed A; (2015) 'Patient and public attitudes towards informed consent models and levels of awareness of Electronic Health Records in the UK'. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 84 (4) [DOI] [Details] |