Research Profile

Emma Wallace

Biography

Emma Wallace is a practicing GP and Professor of General Practice in UCC. She previously held positions as Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in General Practice in RCSI Dublin.

Her research focuses on optimising prescribing for people with multimorbidity and ways of predicting risk of adverse health outcomes. She collaborates with researchers from a wide range of disciplines and institutions and uses mixed methods in her research including quantitative analysis of large, routine datasets; randomised controlled trials with parallel process evaluations and systematic reviews.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9315-2956

Emma is currently Principal Investigator on a Health Research Board (HRB) Emerging Clinician Scientist Award  examining problematic polypharmacy in older people and a HRB Applied Partnership Award examining the development and dissemination of evidence updates for GPs. She is a core partner on a HRB Collaborative Doctoral Award programme examining "Right Care" in older people that is training a cohort of primary care scientists. In 2019, she was awarded the prestigious "Yvonne Carter Award for Outstanding New Researcher " by the UK Society of Academic Primary Care and Royal College of General Practitioners.

Emma is Chair of the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) Quality and Safety in Practice committee, an ICGP Council member, Chair of the Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland (AUDGPI) executive and sits on several international committees. She is a steering committee member for TILDA and the HRB Primary Care Clinical Trials Network. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Comorbidity.

Emma graduated with an honours degree in Medicine from University College Dublin and completed a four-year postgraduate GP specialist training programme in Dublin. She was awarded Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners in 2009. She was awarded a HRB Research Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals in 2012 and graduated from the four-year HRB Structured Population and Health-services and Research Education (SPHeRE) PhD programme in 2015. Her PhD thesis was a prospective cohort study examining predictors of adverse health outcomes in older people attending general practice. 

Research Interests

Medicines optimisation in general practice
Patient safety
Risk prediction

Research Grants

 ProjectFunding
Body
Start DateEnd DateAward
Characterising problematic polypharmacy in patients attending general practiceHealth Research Board19-OCT-20

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2023)'Adverse drug reactions and associated patient characteristics in older community-dwelling adults: a 6-year prospective cohort study'
Doherty, A.S.,Boland, F.,Moriarty, F.,Fahey, T.,Wallace, E. (2023) 'Adverse drug reactions and associated patient characteristics in older community-dwelling adults: a 6-year prospective cohort study'. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 73 (728)   [Details]
(2023)'Medication changes and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients with significant polypharmacy'
McCarthy, C.,Flood, M.,Clyne, B.,Smith, S.M.,Wallace, E.,Boland, F.,Moriarty, F. (2023) 'Medication changes and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients with significant polypharmacy'. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 45 (1):191-200   [Details]
(2023)'Are we there yet?' Distance to definitive care for Irish patients in the Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) study'
Cummins, N.,Barry, L.,Garavan, C.,Devlin, C.,Corey, G.,Cummins, F.,Ryan, D.,Cronin, S.,Wallace, E.,McCarthy, G.,Galvin, R. (2023) 'Are we there yet?' Distance to definitive care for Irish patients in the Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) study'. Rural and remote health, 23 (1)   [Details]
(2022)'Medication safety incidents associated with the remote delivery of primary care: a rapid review'
Gleeson, L.L.,Clyne, B.,Barlow, J.W.,Ryan, B.,Murphy, P.,Wallace, E.,De Brún, A.,Mellon, L.,Hanratty, M.,Ennis, M.,Holton, A.,Pate, M.,Kirke, C.,Flood, M.,Moriarty, F. (2022) 'Medication safety incidents associated with the remote delivery of primary care: a rapid review'. The International journal of pharmacy practice, 30 (6):495-506   [Details]
(2022)'Effective maNagement of depression among patients witH cANCEr (ENHANCE): a protocol for a hybrid systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of interventions for depressive symptoms'
Pertl, M.M.,Perez, S.,Collier, S.,Guinan, E.,Monahan, G.,Verling, K.,Wallace, E.,Walsh, A.,Doyle, F. (2022) 'Effective maNagement of depression among patients witH cANCEr (ENHANCE): a protocol for a hybrid systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of interventions for depressive symptoms'. Systematic Reviews, 11 (1)   [Details]
(2022)'Correction: Optimising a person-centred approach to stopping medicines in older people with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using the DExTruS framework: a realist review (BMC Medicine, (2022), 20, 1, (297), 10.1186/s12916-022-02475-1)'
Turk, A.,Wong, G.,Mahtani, K.R.,Maden, M.,Hill, R.,Ranson, E.,Wallace, E.,Krska, J.,Mangin, D.,Byng, R.,Lasserson, D.,Reeve, J. (2022) 'Correction: Optimising a person-centred approach to stopping medicines in older people with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using the DExTruS framework: a realist review (BMC Medicine, (2022), 20, 1, (297), 10.1186/s12916-022-02475-1)'. BMC Medicine, 20 (1)   [Details]
(2022)'Patient and general practitioner experiences of implementing a medication review intervention in older people with multimorbidity: Process evaluation of the SPPiRE trial'
McCarthy, C.,Pericin, I.,Smith, S.M.,Kiely, B.,Moriarty, F.,Wallace, E.,Clyne, B. (2022) 'Patient and general practitioner experiences of implementing a medication review intervention in older people with multimorbidity: Process evaluation of the SPPiRE trial'. Health Expectations, 25 (6):3225-3237   [Details]
(2022)'Optimising a person-centred approach to stopping medicines in older people with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using the DExTruS framework: a realist review'
Turk, A.,Wong, G.,Mahtani, K.R.,Maden, M.,Hill, R.,Ranson, E.,Wallace, E.,Krska, J.,Mangin, D.,Byng, R.,Lasserson, D.,Reeve, J. (2022) 'Optimising a person-centred approach to stopping medicines in older people with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using the DExTruS framework: a realist review'. BMC Medicine, 20 (1)   [Details]
(2022)'Prediction models for the prediction of unplanned hospital admissions in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review'
Klunder, J.H.,Panneman, S.L.,Wallace, E.,de Vries, R.,Joling, K.J.,Maarsingh, O.R.,van Hout, H.P.J. (2022) 'Prediction models for the prediction of unplanned hospital admissions in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review'. PLoS ONE, 17 (9 September)   [Details]
(2022)'Perspectives on the production, and use, of rapid evidence in decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study'
Clyne, B.,Hynes, L.,Kirwan, C.,McGeehan, M.,Byrne, P.,Killilea, M.,Smith, S.M.,Ryan, M.,Collins, C.,O'Neill, M.,Wallace, E.,Murphy, A.W.,Kelly, M.E. (2022) 'Perspectives on the production, and use, of rapid evidence in decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study'. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 28 (1):48-57   [Details]
(2022)'Eligibility rates and representativeness of the General Medical Services scheme population in Ireland 2017-2021: A methodological report [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]'
Mattsson, M.,Flood, M.,Wallace, E.,Boland, F.,Moriarty, F. (2022) 'Eligibility rates and representativeness of the General Medical Services scheme population in Ireland 2017-2021: A methodological report [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]'. HRB Open Research, 5   [Details]
(2022)'Contexts and mechanisms relevant to General Practitioner (GP) based interventions to reduce adverse drug events (ADE) in community dwelling older adults: a rapid realist review [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]'
Waldron, C.,Hughes, J.,Wallace, E.,Cahir, C.,Bennett, K. (2022) 'Contexts and mechanisms relevant to General Practitioner (GP) based interventions to reduce adverse drug events (ADE) in community dwelling older adults: a rapid realist review [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]'. HRB Open Research, 5   [Details]
(2022)'A scoping review protocol of evidence-based guidance and guidelines published by general practitioner professional organisations [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]'
O'brien, E.,Clyne, B.,Smith, S.M.,O'herlihy, N.,Harkins, V.,Wallace, E. (2022) 'A scoping review protocol of evidence-based guidance and guidelines published by general practitioner professional organisations [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]'. HRB Open Research, 4   [Details]
(2022)'Prescribing cascades in community-dwelling adults: protocol for a systematic review [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]'
Doherty, A.,Moriarty, F.,Boland, F.,Clyne, B.,Fahey, T.,Kennelly, S.,Wallace, E. (2022) 'Prescribing cascades in community-dwelling adults: protocol for a systematic review [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]'. HRB Open Research, 4   [Details]
(2022)'Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: the TAILOR evidence synthesis'
Reeve, J.,Maden, M.,Hill, R.,Turk, A.,Mahtani, K.,Wong, G.,Lasserson, D.,Krska, J.,Mangin, D.,Byng, R.,Wallace, E.,Ranson, E. (2022) 'Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: the TAILOR evidence synthesis'. Health Technology Assessment, 26 (32):7-108   [Details]
(2022)'Supporting medical students towards future careers in general practice: A quantitative study of Irish medical schools'
Murphy, A. W.; Moran, D.; Smith, S. M.; Wallace, Emma; Glynn, L. G.; Hanley, K.; Kelly, M. E. (2022) 'Supporting medical students towards future careers in general practice: A quantitative study of Irish medical schools'. Irish Medical Journal, 115 (9):P671 1-10   [Full Text] [Details]
(2022)'GP-delivered medication review of polypharmacy, deprescribing, and patient priorities in older people with multimorbidity in Irish primary care (SPPiRE Study): A cluster randomised controlled trial'
McCarthy C.;Clyne B.;Boland F.;Moriarty F.;Flood M.;Wallace E.;Smith S.M. (2022) 'GP-delivered medication review of polypharmacy, deprescribing, and patient priorities in older people with multimorbidity in Irish primary care (SPPiRE Study): A cluster randomised controlled trial'. Plos Medicine, 19 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2022)'Medication changes and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients with significant polypharmacy'
McCarthy C;Flood M;Clyne B;Smith SM;Wallace E;Boland F;Moriarty F; (2022) 'Medication changes and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients with significant polypharmacy'. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, [DOI] [Details]
(2022)'Trauma Assessment Clinic: A virtual fracture clinic model that delivers on its PROMise!'
O’ Reilly, M.,Wallace, E.,Merghani, K.,Conlon, B.,Breathnach, O.,Sheehan, E. (2022) 'Trauma Assessment Clinic: A virtual fracture clinic model that delivers on its PROMise!'. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare,   [Details]
(2022)'Lessons from a feasibility study testing an anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: feedback from implementing stakeholders'
Corry, D.A.S.,Carter, G.,Doyle, F.,McGlade, K.,O’Halloran, P.,Wallace, E.,Brazil, K. (2022) 'Lessons from a feasibility study testing an anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: feedback from implementing stakeholders'. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8 (1)   [Details]
(2022)'The “better data, better planning” census: a cross-sectional, multi-centre study investigating the factors influencing patient attendance at the emergency department in Ireland'
Cummins, N.M.,Barry, L.A.,Garavan, C.,Devlin, C.,Corey, G.,Cummins, F.,Ryan, D.,Cronin, S.,Wallace, E.,McCarthy, G.,Galvin, R. (2022) 'The “better data, better planning” census: a cross-sectional, multi-centre study investigating the factors influencing patient attendance at the emergency department in Ireland'. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1)   [Details]
(2022)'Anticipatory care planning for community-dwelling older adults at risk of functional decline: a feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial'
Brazil, K.,Cardwell, C.,Carter, G.,Clarke, M.,Corry, D.A.S.,Fahey, T.,Gillespie, P.,Hobbins, A.,McGlade, K.,O’Halloran, P.,O’Neill, N.,Wallace, E.,Doyle, F. (2022) 'Anticipatory care planning for community-dwelling older adults at risk of functional decline: a feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial'. BMC Geriatrics, 22 (1)   [Details]
(2022)'Evaluation of policies and practices to support safe and appropriate analgesic and sedative prescribing: The CDRx (controlled drug prescribing) protocol'
Mattsson, M.,Boland, F.,Kirke, C.,Flood, M.,Quinn, E.,Walsh, M.,Corrigan, D.,MacKenna, B.,Fahey, T.,Wallace, E.,Moriarty, F. (2022) 'Evaluation of policies and practices to support safe and appropriate analgesic and sedative prescribing: The CDRx (controlled drug prescribing) protocol'. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy,   [Details]
(2022)'GP-delivered medication review of polypharmacy, deprescribing, and patient priorities in older people with multimorbidity in Irish primary care (SPPiRE Study): A cluster randomised controlled trial'
McCarthy, C.,Clyne, B.,Boland, F.,Moriarty, F.,Flood, M.,Wallace, E.,Smith, S.M. (2022) 'GP-delivered medication review of polypharmacy, deprescribing, and patient priorities in older people with multimorbidity in Irish primary care (SPPiRE Study): A cluster randomised controlled trial'. PLoS Medicine, 19 (1)   [Details]
(2021)'Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community setting: a systematic review'
Smith, S.M.,Wallace, E.,Clyne, B.,Boland, F.,Fortin, M. (2021) 'Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community setting: a systematic review'. Systematic Reviews, 10 (1)   [Details]
(2021)'Successful implementation of a trans-jurisdictional, primary care, anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: interviews with key health professionals'
Corry, D.A.S.,Carter, G.,Doyle, F.,Fahey, T.,Gillespie, P.,McGlade, K.,O’Halloran, P.,O’Neill, N.,Wallace, E.,Brazil, K. (2021) 'Successful implementation of a trans-jurisdictional, primary care, anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: interviews with key health professionals'. BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1)   [Details]
(2021)'Existing validated clinical prediction rules for predicting response to physiotherapy interventions for musculoskeletal conditions have limited clinical value: A systematic review'
Walsh, M.E.,French, H.P.,Wallace, E.,Madden, S.,King, P.,Fahey, T.,Galvin, R. (2021) 'Existing validated clinical prediction rules for predicting response to physiotherapy interventions for musculoskeletal conditions have limited clinical value: A systematic review'. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 135 :90-102   [Details]
(2021)'Geographical variation of emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in older adults in Ireland 2012-2016'
Walsh, M.E.,Cronin, S.,Boland, F.,Ebell, M.H.,Fahey, T.,Wallace, E. (2021) 'Geographical variation of emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in older adults in Ireland 2012-2016'. BMJ Open, 11 (5)   [Details]
(2021)'Acceptability of a nurse-led, person-centred, anticipatory care planning intervention for older people at risk of functional decline: A qualitative study'
Corry, D.A.S.,Doherty, J.,Carter, G.,Doyle, F.,Fahey, T.,O'Halloran, P.,McGlade, K.,Wallace, E.,Brazil, K. (2021) 'Acceptability of a nurse-led, person-centred, anticipatory care planning intervention for older people at risk of functional decline: A qualitative study'. PLoS ONE, 16 (5 May)   [Details]
(2021)'Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings'
Smith, S.M.,Wallace, E.,O'Dowd, T.,Fortin, M. (2021) 'Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 (1)   [Details]
(2020)'Identifying Adherence Patterns Across Multiple Medications and Their Association With Health Outcomes in Older Community-Dwelling Adults With Multimorbidity'
Walsh, C.A.,Bennett, K.E.,Wallace, E.,Cahir, C. (2020) 'Identifying Adherence Patterns Across Multiple Medications and Their Association With Health Outcomes in Older Community-Dwelling Adults With Multimorbidity'. Value in Health, 23 (8):1063-1071   [Details]
(2020)'Pharmacists in general practice: A qualitative process evaluation of the General Practice Pharmacist (GPP) study'
James, O.,Cardwell, K.,Moriarty, F.,M Smith, S.,Clyne, B.,Barry, M.,Boland, F.,Clarke, S.,Finnigan, K.,Daly, M.,McCullagh, L.,Wallace, E.,Kirke, C.,Bradley, C.,Gallagher, P.,Murphy, E.,Byrne, A.M.P.,Croke, A.,Fahey, T. (2020) 'Pharmacists in general practice: A qualitative process evaluation of the General Practice Pharmacist (GPP) study'. Family Practice, 37 (5):711-718   [Details]
(2020)'Anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: Study protocol for a primary care cluster feasibility randomised trial'
Brazil, K.,Scott, D.,Wallace, E.,Clarke, M.,Fahey, T.,Gillespie, P.,O'Halloran, P.,Cardwell, C.,Carter, G.,McGlade, K.,Doyle, F. (2020) 'Anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: Study protocol for a primary care cluster feasibility randomised trial'. Trials, 21 (1)   [Details]
(2020)'Anticipatory care planning for older adults: a trans-jurisdictional feasibility study'
Corry, D.,Doherty, J.,McCann, A.,Doyle, F.,Cardwell, C.,Carter, G.,Clarke, M.,Fahey, T.,Gillespie, P.,McGlade, K.,O'Halloran, P.,Wallace, E.,Brazil, K. (2020) 'Anticipatory care planning for older adults: a trans-jurisdictional feasibility study'. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 70   [Details]
(2020)'Quality, scope and reporting standards of randomised controlled trials in Irish Health Research: an observational study'
Clyne, B.,Boland, F.,Murphy, N.,Murphy, E.,Moriarty, F.,Barry, A.,Wallace, E.,Devine, T.,Smith, S.M.,Devane, D.,Murphy, A.,Fahey, T. (2020) 'Quality, scope and reporting standards of randomised controlled trials in Irish Health Research: an observational study'. Trials, 21 (1)   [Details]
(2020)'Evaluation of the General Practice Pharmacist (GPP) intervention to optimise prescribing in Irish primary care: a non-randomised pilot study'
Cardwell, K.,Smith, S.M.,Clyne, B.,McCullagh, L.,Wallace, E.,Kirke, C.,Fahey, T.,Moriarty, F. (2020) 'Evaluation of the General Practice Pharmacist (GPP) intervention to optimise prescribing in Irish primary care: a non-randomised pilot study'. BMJ open, 10 (6)   [Details]
(2019)'Discussing life expectancy with older patients: Prediction and patient preferences'
Wallace, E.,Murphy, N. (2019) 'Discussing life expectancy with older patients: Prediction and patient preferences'. American Family Physician, 100 (5):265-266   [Details]
(2019)'Thyroid hormones treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism: A clinical practice guideline'
Bekkering, G.E.,Agoritsas, T.,Lytvyn, L.,Heen, A.F.,Feller, M.,Moutzouri, E.,Abdulazeem, H.,Aertgeerts, B.,Beecher, D.,Brito, J.P.,Farhoumand, P.D.,Singh Ospina, N.,Rodondi, N.,Van Driel, M.,Wallace, E.,Snel, M.,Okwen, P.M.,Siemieniuk, R.,Vandvik, P.O.,Kuijpers, T.,Vermandere, M. (2019) 'Thyroid hormones treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism: A clinical practice guideline'. The BMJ, 365   [Details]
(2019)'One day or day one? Uptake of new prescribing guidance in general practice'
Wallace, E. (2019) 'One day or day one? Uptake of new prescribing guidance in general practice'. The BMJ, 367   [Details]
(2019)'A Best Evidence in Medical Education systematic review to determine the most effective teaching methods that develop reflection in medical students: BEME Guide No. 51'
Uygur, J.,Stuart, E.,De Paor, M.,Wallace, E.,Duffy, S.,O’Shea, M.,Smith, S.,Pawlikowska, T. (2019) 'A Best Evidence in Medical Education systematic review to determine the most effective teaching methods that develop reflection in medical students: BEME Guide No. 51'. Medical Teacher, 41 (1):3-16   [Details]
(2019)'Examining the association of body mass index and the depth of epidural space, radiation dose exposure and fluoroscopic screening time during transforaminal nerve block injection: a retrospective cohort study'
Galbraith, A.S.,Wallace, E.,Devitt, A. (2019) 'Examining the association of body mass index and the depth of epidural space, radiation dose exposure and fluoroscopic screening time during transforaminal nerve block injection: a retrospective cohort study'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 188 (1):295-302   [Details]
(2019)'Identifying adverse drug events in older community-dwelling patients'
Cahir, C.,Wallace, E.,Cummins, A.,Teljeur, C.,Byrne, C.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T. (2019) 'Identifying adverse drug events in older community-dwelling patients'. Annals of Family Medicine, 17 (2):133-140   [Details]
(2019)'Predicting poorer health outcomes in older community-dwelling patients with multimorbidity: Prospective cohort study assessing the accuracy of different multimorbidity definitions'
Sasseville, M.,Smith, S.M.,Freyne, L.,Mcdowell, R.,Boland, F.,Fortin, M.,Wallace, E. (2019) 'Predicting poorer health outcomes in older community-dwelling patients with multimorbidity: Prospective cohort study assessing the accuracy of different multimorbidity definitions'. BMJ Open, 9 (1)   [Details]
(2018)'Clinical prediction rules: Challenges, barriers, and promise'
Wallace, E.,Johansen, M.E. (2018) 'Clinical prediction rules: Challenges, barriers, and promise'. Annals of Family Medicine, 16 (5):390-392   [Details]
(2018)'Self-report versus electronic medical record recorded healthcare utilisation in older community-dwelling adults: Comparison of two prospective cohort studies'
Wallace, E.,Moriarty, F.,McGarrigle, C.,Smith, S.M.,Kenny, R.-A.,Fahey, T. (2018) 'Self-report versus electronic medical record recorded healthcare utilisation in older community-dwelling adults: Comparison of two prospective cohort studies'. PLoS ONE, 13 (10)   [Details]
(2018)'a-Blockers for uncomplicated ureteric stones: a clinical practice guideline'
Vermandere, M.,Kuijpers, T.,Burgers, J.S.,Kunnamo, I.,van Lieshout, J.,Wallace, E.,Vlayen, J.,Schoenfeld, E.,Siemieniuk, R.A.,Trevena, L.,Zhu, X.,Verermen, F.,Neuschwander, B.,Dahm, P.H.,Tikkinen, K.A.O.,Aubrey-Bassler, K.,Vernooij, R.W.M.,Aertgeerts, B.,Bekkering, G.E. (2018) 'a-Blockers for uncomplicated ureteric stones: a clinical practice guideline'. BJU International, 122 (6):924-931   [Details]
(2018)'Characterising patient complaints in out-of-hours general practice: A retrospective cohort study in Ireland'
Wallace, E.,Cronin, S.,Murphy, N.,Fahey, T.,Cheraghi-Sohi, S.,MacSweeney, K.,Bates, M. (2018) 'Characterising patient complaints in out-of-hours general practice: A retrospective cohort study in Ireland'. British Journal of General Practice, 68 (677)   [Details]
(2018)'A future in primary care research: A view from the middle'
Cheraghi-Sohi, S.,Perry, M.,Wallace, E.,Wallis, K.A.,Geraghty, A.W.A.,Joling, K.J.,Hamilton, F.L.,Moser, A.,Pinto, A.D.,Burt, J. (2018) 'A future in primary care research: A view from the middle'. British Journal of General Practice, 68 (674):440-441   [Details]
(2018)'Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people in primary care and its association with hospital admission: Longitudinal study'
Pérez, T.,Moriarty, F.,Wallace, E.,McDowell, R.,Redmond, P.,Fahey, T. (2018) 'Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people in primary care and its association with hospital admission: Longitudinal study'. The BMJ, 363   [Details]
(2018)'Use of tests in UK primary care'
Wallace, E.,Fahey, T. (2018) 'Use of tests in UK primary care'. BMJ (Online), 363   [Details]
(2018)'Measuring medication adherence in older community-dwelling patients with multimorbidity'
Kim, S.,Bennett, K.,Wallace, E.,Fahey, T.,Cahir, C. (2018) 'Measuring medication adherence in older community-dwelling patients with multimorbidity'. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 74 (3):357-364   [Details]
(2018)'A core outcome set for multimorbidity research (COSmm)'
Smith, S.M.,Wallace, E.,Salisbury, C.,Sasseville, M.,Bayliss, E.,Fortin, M. (2018) 'A core outcome set for multimorbidity research (COSmm)'. Annals of Family Medicine, 16 (2):132-138   [Details]
(2018)'Supporting prescribing in Irish primary care: Protocol for a non-randomised pilot study of a general practice pharmacist (GPP) intervention to optimise prescribing in primary care'
Cardwell, K.,Clyne, B.,Moriarty, F.,Wallace, E.,Fahey, T.,Boland, F.,McCullagh, L.,Clarke, S.,Finnigan, K.,Daly, M.,Barry, M.,Smith, S.M. (2018) 'Supporting prescribing in Irish primary care: Protocol for a non-randomised pilot study of a general practice pharmacist (GPP) intervention to optimise prescribing in primary care'. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4 (1)   [Details]
(2017)'Editor's Choice: Adverse outcomes in older adults attending emergency departments: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the identification of Seniors at risk (ISAR) screening tool'
Galvin, R.,Gilleit, Y.,Wallace, E.,Cousins, G.,Bolmer, M.,Rainer, T.,Smith, S.M.,Fahey, T. (2017) 'Editor's Choice: Adverse outcomes in older adults attending emergency departments: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the identification of Seniors at risk (ISAR) screening tool'. Age and Ageing, 46 (2):179-186   [Details]
(2017)'Impact of potentially inappropriate prescribing on adverse drug events, health related quality of life and emergency hospital attendance in older people attending general practice: A prospective cohort study'
Wallace, E.,McDowell, R.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T.,Smith, S.M. (2017) 'Impact of potentially inappropriate prescribing on adverse drug events, health related quality of life and emergency hospital attendance in older people attending general practice: A prospective cohort study'. Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 72 (2):271-277   [Details]
(2017)'External validation of the Vulnerable Elder's Survey for predicting mortality and emergency admission in older community-dwelling people: a prospective cohort study'
Wallace, E.,McDowell, R.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T.,Smith, S.M. (2017) 'External validation of the Vulnerable Elder's Survey for predicting mortality and emergency admission in older community-dwelling people: a prospective cohort study'. BMC Geriatrics, 17 (1)   [Details]
(2017)'Why do authors derive new cardiovascular clinical prediction rules in the presence of existing rules? A mixed methods study'
Ban, J.-W.,Wallace, E.,Stevens, R.,Perera, R. (2017) 'Why do authors derive new cardiovascular clinical prediction rules in the presence of existing rules? A mixed methods study'. PLoS ONE, 12 (6)   [Details]
(2017)'Supporting prescribing in older people with multimorbidity and significant polypharmacy in primary care (SPPiRE): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol and pilot'
McCarthy, C.,Clyne, B.,Corrigan, D.,Boland, F.,Wallace, E.,Moriarty, F.,Fahey, T.,Hughes, C.,Gillespie, P.,Smith, S.M. (2017) 'Supporting prescribing in older people with multimorbidity and significant polypharmacy in primary care (SPPiRE): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol and pilot'. Implementation Science, 12 (1)   [Details]
(2016)'Reducing emergency admissions through community based interventions'
Wallace, E.,Smith, S.M.,Fahey, T.,Roland, M. (2016) 'Reducing emergency admissions through community based interventions'. BMJ (Online), 352   [Details]
(2016)'Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings'
Smith, S.M.,Wallace, E.,O'Dowd, T.,Fortin, M. (2016) 'Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (3)   [Details]
(2016)'Potentially inappropriate prescribing in two populations with differing socio-economic profiles: A cross-sectional database study using the PROMPT criteria'
Cooper, J.A.,Moriarty, F.,Ryan, C.,Smith, S.M.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T.,Wallace, E.,Cahir, C.,Williams, D.,Teeling, M.,Hughes, C.M. (2016) 'Potentially inappropriate prescribing in two populations with differing socio-economic profiles: A cross-sectional database study using the PROMPT criteria'. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 72 (5):583-591   [Details]
(2016)'Comparison of count-based multimorbidity measures in predicting emergency admission and functional decline in older community-dwelling adults: a prospective cohort study'
Wallace, E.,McDowell, R.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T.,Smith, S.M. (2016) 'Comparison of count-based multimorbidity measures in predicting emergency admission and functional decline in older community-dwelling adults: a prospective cohort study'. BMJ open, 6 (9)   [Details]
(2016)'Impact analysis studies of clinical prediction rules relevant to primary care: A systematic review'
Wallace, E.,Uijen, M.J.M.,Clyne, B.,Zarabzadeh, A.,Keogh, C.,Galvin, R.,Smith, S.M.,Fahey, T. (2016) 'Impact analysis studies of clinical prediction rules relevant to primary care: A systematic review'. BMJ Open, 6 (3)   [Details]
(2016)'External validation of the Probability of repeated admission (Pra) risk prediction tool in older community-dwelling people attending general practice: A prospective cohort study'
Wallace, E.,McDowell, R.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T.,Smith, S.M. (2016) 'External validation of the Probability of repeated admission (Pra) risk prediction tool in older community-dwelling people attending general practice: A prospective cohort study'. BMJ Open, 6 (11)   [Details]
(2015)'Multimorbidity and functional decline in community-dwelling adults: A systematic review'
Ryan, A.,Wallace, E.,O'Hara, P.,Smith, S.M. (2015) 'Multimorbidity and functional decline in community-dwelling adults: A systematic review'. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13 (1)   [Details]
(2015)'Managing patients with multimorbidity in primary care'
Wallace, E.,Salisbury, C.,Guthrie, B.,Lewis, C.,Fahey, T.,Smith, S.M. (2015) 'Managing patients with multimorbidity in primary care'. BMJ (Online), 350   [Details]
(2014)'Clinical prediction rules in practice: Review of clinical guidelines and survey of GPs'
Plüddemann, A.,Wallace, E.,Bankhead, C.,Keogh, C.,Van Der Windt, D.,Lasserson, D.,Galvin, R.,Moschetti, I.,Kearley, K.,O'Brien, K.,Sanders, S.,Mallett, S.,Malanda, U.,Thompson, M.,Fahey, T.,Stevens, R. (2014) 'Clinical prediction rules in practice: Review of clinical guidelines and survey of GPs'. British Journal of General Practice, 64 (621)   [Details]
(2014)'The development of the PROMPT (Prescribing Optimally in Middle-aged People's Treatments) criteria'
Cooper, J.A.,Ryan, C.,Smith, S.M.,Wallace, E.,Bennett, K.,Cahir, C.,Williams, D.,Teeling, M.,Fahey, T.,Hughes, C.M. (2014) 'The development of the PROMPT (Prescribing Optimally in Middle-aged People's Treatments) criteria'. BMC Health Services Research, 14 (1)   [Details]
(2014)'Risk Prediction models to predict emergency hospital admission in community-dwelling adults: A systematic review'
Wallace, E.,Stuart, E.,Vaughan, N.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T.,Smith, S.M. (2014) 'Risk Prediction models to predict emergency hospital admission in community-dwelling adults: A systematic review'. Medical Care, 52 (8):751-765   [Details]
(2014)'Developing an international register of clinical prediction rules for use in primary care: A descriptive analysis'
Keogh, C.,Wallace, E.,O'Brien, K.K.,Galvin, R.,Smith, S.M.,Lewis, C.,Cummins, A.,Cousins, G.,Dimitrov, B.D.,Fahey, T. (2014) 'Developing an international register of clinical prediction rules for use in primary care: A descriptive analysis'. Annals of Family Medicine, 12 (4):359-366   [Details]
(2013)'The epidemiology of malpractice claims in primary care: A systematic review'
Wallace, E.,Lowry, J.,Smith, S.M.,Fahey, T. (2013) 'The epidemiology of malpractice claims in primary care: A systematic review'. BMJ Open, 3 (7)   [Details]
(2013)'A systematic review of the probability of repeated admission score in community-dwelling adults'
Wallace, E.,Hinchey, T.,Dimitrov, B.D.,Bennett, K.,Fahey, T.,Smith, S.M. (2013) 'A systematic review of the probability of repeated admission score in community-dwelling adults'. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61 (3):357-364   [Details]
(2012)'Variation in medical practice: Getting the balance right'
Wallace, E.,Smith, S.M.,Fahey, T. (2012) 'Variation in medical practice: Getting the balance right'. Family Practice, 29 (5):501-502   [Details]
(2011)'Framework for the impact analysis and implementation of Clinical Prediction Rules (CPRs)'
Wallace, E.,Smith, S.M.,Perera-Salazar, R.,Vaucher, P.,McCowan, C.,Collins, G.,Verbakel, J.,Lakhanpaul, M.,Fahey, T. (2011) 'Framework for the impact analysis and implementation of Clinical Prediction Rules (CPRs)'. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 11 (1)   [Details]
(2011)'Optimized retrieval of primary care clinical prediction rules from MEDLINE to establish a web-based register'
Keogh, C.,Wallace, E.,O'Brien, K.K.,Murphy, P.J.,Teljeur, C.,McGrath, B.,Smith, S.M.,Doherty, N.,Dimitrov, B.D.,Fahey, T. (2011) 'Optimized retrieval of primary care clinical prediction rules from MEDLINE to establish a web-based register'. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64 (8):848-860   [Details]
(2011)'Validation of the CHADS2 clinical prediction rule to predict ischaemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis'
Keogh, C.,Wallace, E.,Dillon, C.,Dimitrov, B.D.,Fahey, T. (2011) 'Validation of the CHADS2 clinical prediction rule to predict ischaemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis'. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 106 (3):528-538   [Details]
(2011)'Measuring blood pressure in primary care: Identifying 'white coat syndrome' and blood pressure device comparison'
Wallace, E.,Fahey, T. (2011) 'Measuring blood pressure in primary care: Identifying 'white coat syndrome' and blood pressure device comparison'. British Journal of General Practice, 61 (590):544-545   [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2019UK Society of Academic Primary Care Yvonne Carter Outstanding New Researcher Society Academic Primary Care UK

Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
Irish College of General Practitioners Membership01-JUL-09 /

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