Biography

Research Interests

  • The role of the pharmacist in neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on optimising prescribing and medication safety in Parkinson's disease
  • Safe prescribing in the elderly and the role of the pharmacist in deprescribing and Medicines Use Reviews 
  • Mental Health
  • Patient advocacy and Patient Public Involvement in Healthcare 

Peer Reviewed Journals

Year Publication
(2020) 'Intervention protocol: OPtimising thERapy to prevent avoidable hospital Admission in the Multi-morbid elderly (OPERAM): a structured medication review with support of a computerised decision support system'
Crowley EK;Sallevelt BTGM;Huibers CJA;Murphy KD;Spruit M;Shen Z;Boland B;Spinewine A;Dalleur O;Moutzouri E;Löwe A;Feller M;Schwab N;Adam L;Wilting I;Knol W;Rodondi N;Byrne S;O'Mahony D; (2020) 'Intervention protocol: OPtimising thERapy to prevent avoidable hospital Admission in the Multi-morbid elderly (OPERAM): a structured medication review with support of a computerised decision support system'. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Safety culture in a major accredited Irish university teaching hospital: a mixed methods study using the safety attitudes questionnaire'
Gleeson LL;Tobin L;O'Brien GL;Crowley EK;Delaney A;O'Mahony D;Byrne S; (2020) 'Safety culture in a major accredited Irish university teaching hospital: a mixed methods study using the safety attitudes questionnaire'. Irish Journal of Medicine, [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Exercise as a therapeutic intervention for motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: Evidence from rodent models'
Crowley EK;Nolan YM;Sullivan AM; (2019) 'Exercise as a therapeutic intervention for motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: Evidence from rodent models'. Progress In Neurobiology, 172 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Nigral overexpression of a-synuclein in a rat Parkinson's disease model indicates alterations in the enteric nervous system and the gut microbiome'
O'Donovan S.;Crowley E.;Brown J.;O'Sullivan O.;O'Leary O.;Timmons S.;Nolan Y.;Clarke D.;Hyland N.;Joyce S.;Sullivan A.;O'Neill C. (2019) 'Nigral overexpression of a-synuclein in a rat Parkinson's disease model indicates alterations in the enteric nervous system and the gut microbiome'. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Neuroprotective effects of voluntary running on cognitive dysfunction in an alpha-synuclein rat model of Parkinson's disease'
Crowley, EK;Nolan, YM;Sullivan, AM (2018) 'Neuroprotective effects of voluntary running on cognitive dysfunction in an alpha-synuclein rat model of Parkinson's disease'. Neurobiology of Aging, 65 :60-68 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Exercise as therapy for Parkinson's?'
Crowley EK;Nolan YM;Sullivan AM; (2018) 'Exercise as therapy for Parkinson's?'. Aging, 10 (7) [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Dietary Supplementation with a Magnesium-Rich Marine Mineral Blend Enhances the Diversity of Gastrointestinal Microbiota'
Crowley, EK;Long-Smith, CM;Murphy, A;Patterson, E;Murphy, K;O'Gorman, DM;Stanton, C;Nolan, YM (2018) 'Dietary Supplementation with a Magnesium-Rich Marine Mineral Blend Enhances the Diversity of Gastrointestinal Microbiota'. Marine Drugs, 16 [DOI] [Details]

Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Pharmacy Society of Ireland Pharmacist /

Education

Year Institution Qualification Subject
2009 University of Brighton MPharmHons Pharmacy
2017 University College Cork PhD Neuroscience

Modules Taught

Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
2021 Professional Pharmacy Core Skills PF2010Professional Pharmacy Core Skills
2021 Leading the Safe and Rational Use of Medicines PF6415Leading the Safe and Rational Use of Medicines