Professor Eugene Dempsey is a Consultant Neonatologist in the Cork University Maternity Hospital and Horgan Chair of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork. He qualified from University College Cork in 1995, trained in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, National Maternity Hospital Holles Street and Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin before moving to McGill University, Montreal where he completed subspeciality training in Neonatology at the Royal Victoria Hospital and Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University (2002-2005). He returned to Ireland and worked as a Consultant Neonatologist in Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital and Our Lady's Hospital for Children Crumlin. He moved to his current post in Cork University Maternity Hospital in Nov 2007. Prof. Dempsey has a keen interest in clinical research and evidence based neonatology . He is a PI in The INFANT Centre: The Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research. He is also supervising a number of ongoing clinical research studies and higher degrees in the NICU. Prof. Dempsey is a member of a number of national committees including the Faciulty of Paediatrics and Royal College Research Ethics Committee. He currently lectures at both the RCSI and the RCPI.

Research Leadership Current Positions Chief Investigator for The HIP Trial: Management of Hypotension in the Extremely Low Gestational age newborn. This is a consortium I created and lead. It consists of 13 partners including neonatologists, clinical trial experts, neurophysiologists, cardiologists, developmental specialists, ethicists from 9 countries around Europe and North America. It is funded by the Seventh Framework Program European Union. There are over 40 members of this consortium. We have had a number of key achievements to date, including one of the first consortia to obtain a paediatric investigational plan with an aim to submit a paediatric use marketing authorisation for dopamine in the paediatric population. I presented our application to the European Medicines Agency in The clinical trial on the extreme preterm infant is due to start in late August. Principal Investigator, Science Foundation Ireland, INFANT Centre, University College Cork. I am the sole neonatologist in this Centre, and am a PI a number of targeted projects (Neuroprobe, Neoview and Enrich). Principal Investigator, ASSERT Centre, University College Cork. Co Principal Investigator SafeBoosC Trial; Safeguarding the brain of our smallest children – an investigator-initiated phase II feasibility randomised clinical trial on near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring combine with defined treatment guidelines versus standard monitoring and care in premature infants. This is a Danish led international consortium including ten partners from around Europe. The Danish group identified my expertise in this area and we are a leading participant in this extremely important project. Principal Investigator : Formal Resuscitation Training Courses for reducing mortality and morbidity. Cochrane collaboration. I have led this initiatiev for the last 4 years. My Co-Collaborat

Clinical teaching lies at the heart of medical education and it is my belief is that every clinical encounter provides an opportunity to learn. I believe that in our interaction with patients we serve as role models to learners, and as clinical teachers must never forget this point in the professional development of our students. We want students who can problem solve quickly, be effective communicators and behave professionally. My teaching philosophy is student centred, using a cognitive apprenticeship model based on small group collaborative learning with onsite reflection. I became familiar with this approach as a research fellow in McGill University where I undertook a number of teaching modules including `Teaching when there is no time to teach' and `Actions Speak Louder than words: Promoting Interaction in teaching', `BEDSIDE approach to teaching and also the `One minute Teacher'. As a consultant in Ireland now for the last 7 years I have been engaged in many forms of learning: medical undergraduates and postgraduates, nursing students, neonatal nurses, midwifery and ethics students. My practice has evolved over time, and my teaching philosophy is student centred and reflective.Current Teaching Roles Undergraduate Teaching and Examining • CP4003 Tutorials Fourth Year Medicine Students • MX4090 Fourth Year Medicine Supervisor • CP5300 Final Year Medical examiner in Paediatrics • MX5090 Final Year Student Project Supervisor • MX5090 Final Year Student Project Examiner • Final Medical Clinical Pathway and Professionalism • MX2006 Junior Medical electives • School of Medicine Research Committee Postgraduate Teaching and Examining Royal College of Physicians, Ireland • Paediatric Higher Specialist Trainer • Paediatric Basic Specialist Trainer • Lecturer in Paediatrics and Obstetrics Ethics study Module • Lecturer Higher Specialist