The Institute of Nursing and Health Research

Evaluation of Cancer Focus Family Support Service. Research by members of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research has highlighted the ‘devastation and whirlwind of emotions’ that parents experience when they are diagnosed with cancer and the importance of support offered by a local charity. more>>

Study: Birth Defects in Multiple Births Have Doubled 7th February 2013. The number of congenital anomalies, or birth defects arising from multiple births has almost doubled since the 1980s, new research by University of Ulster academics has revealed. The study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, investigates how the change in the proportion of multiple births has affected the prevalence of congenital anomalies from multiple births, and the relative risk of congenital anomaly in multiple versus singleton births. more>>

Success of INHR PHD Students at Collaborative Action Research Network Conference

The work of Institute of Nursing and Health Research doctoral students was commended at a major Action Research Conference in November. The conference combined the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) and International Practice Development Collaborative (IPDC) and was hosted by the England Centre for Practice Development at Canterbury Christchurch University (CCCU) in Kent. more>>

Norwegian Academic Visits the Institute of Nursing and Health Research

Dr Liv Helene Jenson, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Norway’s Buskerud University College, recently visited the Institute of Nursing and Health Research for two weeks’ study. more>>

Ulster Welcomes Distinguished International Visitors.

Staff at the EUROCAT Central Registry of the Centre for Maternal, Fetal and Infant Health (MFIR), at the Insitute of Nursing and Health Research, were very pleased to host a group of distinguished visitors from Taiwan last month. Staff from the Department of Health and the Chung Shan Medical University in Taiwan, are working on a pilot study on ‘Establishing a Birth Defects Surveillance System in Taiwan'. more>>

Think: Transformation: A Series of Master Classes Led by World Leaders in Practice Development (29 October 2012).
Professor Brendan McCormack, Director of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research has been invited to take part in a series of masters classes by the Health Facility of the University of Technology, Sydney, (UTS), known internationally for its innovative and practice-oriented programmes in nursing, midwifery, health and health services management. more>>

Winner of the Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland 2012 Nursing Research Award.
Dr David Chaney, a member of the Institute since 2002, is the winner of the Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland’s Nursing Research Award 2012, one of the categories in the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year competition, which recognises and rewards excellence in the nursing profession. more>>

The Institute of Nursing and Health Research/School of Nursing, University of Ulster has appointed Dr Ian Banks as a Visiting Professor in Men’s Health, to work alongside Professor Eilis MCaughan’s team and our programme of research ‘Understanding Men and Cancer.’ more>>

Northern Ireland Palliative Care Research Forum Seminar: 29th March 2012
Impact of Bereavement: Present Research and Future Direction

Over 70 delegates attended a recent one day seminar on bereavement research at Jordanstown Campus, organised by the Northern Ireland Palliative Care Research Forum. more>>

University of Ulster Celebrates Nursing Success 18th June 2012. The University of Ulster has scored major triumphs, with undergraduate Michelle Doherty winning the Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland Student Nurse of the Year award and lecturer Dr David Chaney scooping the RCN’s N.I. Nursing Research Award. Both are based at the Magee campus. more>>

 ‘The Healing of Magic,’   a new and exciting concept of therapy, was the subject of a one day event held on Thursday, 5th July, at the Centre for Rehabilitation Research at Jordanstown, organised by Dr Alison Porter-Armstrong, Senior Lecturer in Rehabilitation Sciences at Ulster and Daniel Harte, Specialist OT Craigavon Area Hospital.  More>>

University of Ulster Research Reveals Changes in Birth Defect Prevalence across Europe. The number of babies born with birth defects (major congenital anomalies) across Europe has fallen over the decade (2000-2009), Ulster research has revealed. According to the Statistical Monitoring Report of the European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT), the overall occurrence of spina bifida and heart defects have declined by 10 per cent and 14 per cent respectively within these last ten years. more>>

Prestigious Diabetes Research Grants Awarded.
As the Institute of Nursing and Health Research held its first annual research week at the University of Ulster, it also celebrated the funding of two major research studies by Diabetes UK. Professor Brendan McCormack, Institute Director said “We are delighted to have these prestigious research grants awarded to leading researchers in the Institute. more>>

Conference: Planning for the Future One Day Conference: Update August 2012 Leading experts and researchers in the field of learning disability and end of life care present new findings, development and innovations that have resulted from their work. more>>

Annual Research Week (30th April to 4th May)
The Institute was delighted to hold its first ever 'research week' recently to profile and develop the Institute’s work. For the first time, our  visiting professors from all over the world  came together to give master classes, seminars and workshops, at the University’s Jordanstown campus.  more>>

The Health & Social Care Research & Development Division of the Public Health Agency (HSC R&D Division) in conjunction with the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) is pleased to announce a second Doctoral Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care to support and develop research capacity across the island of Ireland. The Fellowship will commence in January 2013. The Closing Date is June 29 2012. Further Information(pdf).

Fellowship Boost for Palliative Care Research : 21st March 2012
The goal of helping people with incurable cancer cope better with symptoms and treatment has received a boost with major cross-border support for a research study by a lecturer who works jointly at the University of Ulster and Northern Ireland Hospice. more>>

The role of the Centre for Maternal, Fetal and Infant Research, 1 of the 4 research centres of the INR, in co-ordinating a European network of registries for the surveillance of congenital anomalities (EUROCAT) has been featured in the Irish Times. Prof McCormack, Head of the Institute stated: 'I am very pleased that the EUROCAT study has been featured in the wider media. EUROCAT currently surveys more than 1.7 million births per year across 21 countries, and this data is analysed here at Ulster.' Full Story http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2012/0228/1224312475708.html

Conference: New Developments in End of Life Care For People with Learning Disabilities - 20th June from 10am-4pm . Chaired by Professor Owen Barr, this one day conference brings together leading experts and researchers in the field of learning disability and end of life care to present new findings, development and innovations that have resulted from their work. more>>

Professor Brendan McCormack has welcomed the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Centre into the Institute of Nursing and Health Research. more>>

Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2012.
The search is on to find the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2012. The awards were launched by the 2011 winner Pauline Haslett and RCN Northern Ireland Director Janice Smyth. more>>(via rcn.org.uk)

Dr Patricia Gillen has been appointed as Chair of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) board. The RCM is a professional organisation as well as a Workplace Union with a membership of 40,000 Midwives and Maternity Support Workers (MSW’s). more>>

"INside Research" documents the work of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research - 1 August 2010 to 31 July 2011.more>> (pdf)

Professor Kader Parahoo, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, receiving a research award from Her Royal Highness Princess Muna al-Hussein (the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan) during his recent visit to Jordan. more>>

Ulster Appoints First Cancer Care Professor 30th December 2011
Dr Eilís McCaughan, member of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research, has been appointed Ireland’s first Professor in Cancer Care. more>>

Person centred Practice Newsletter.
Professor Brendan McCormack introduces the first newsletter of the Person centred Practice Research Centre (PcPRC). The newsletter is available to download in pdf format. more>>

Doctoral Research Fund - Building Research Capacity in the School of Nursing
The Institute of Nursing and Health Research has launched an important new initiative to support research in nursing. It had created a doctoral research fund up to the value of £10,000 p.a. to enable academic staff in the School of Nursing to ‘get started’ with their PhDs or progress existing PhDs towards successful completion. more>>

Joint Research Seminar on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Professor Brendan McCormack, Director of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research, and the lead for the Person-centred Practice Research Centre (PCPRC) was recently featured on the Buskerud University College, in Drammen Norway, to promote his work there with the research team that focuses on mental health and substance abuse (IPFC). more>>

The 2011 Winifred Raphael memorial lecture
View Professor Brendan McCormack's lecture on "Human flourishing through nursing research and development: seeing, appreciating, and making use of what is right in front of us". Video available via the RCN's website>>.

Capstone International Nursing Book Award - 6th October 2011
Clinical Context for Evidenced-Based Nursing Practice, co authored by Professor Brendan McCormack, Director of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research, has won the prestigious Capstone International Nursing Book Award for 2011. more>>

Top Appointment for Dr Sonja McIlfatrick 29th September 2011 University of Ulster Reader, Dr Sonja McIlfatrick, has been appointed Head of Research at the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC). more>>

Congratulations to Liz Mitchell, Associate Member of the Institute for Nursing Research and lecturer of nursing,  who was awarded the ‘Best Poster’ prize for her research titled: ‘The management of hyperglycaemia after stroke: a retrospective cohort study in Northern Ireland’  at the recent All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association Conference. more>>

Building on Links with Universities in Taiwan - June 2011
The School of Nursing and the Institute of Nursing and Health Research at Ulster have enjoyed a long and productive relationship with researchers at a number of Universities in Taiwan. This relationship was reinforced recently by the invitation by the Taiwan Nurses Association (TNA) to Professor Kader Parahoo to conduct writing skills workshops at four universities in Taiwan. more>>

Members of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research held a research away day on the 27th May 2011. Professor Brendan McCormack, Institute Director, presented an overview of the Institute's work and celebrated its recent nursing success. more>>

Professor McCormack's appointment to the European Academy of Nursing Science Congratulations to Prof Brendan McCormack, Director of the Institute for Nursing Research, on his recent appointment to the Board of the European Academy of Nursing Science. more>>

Senior Distinguished Research Fellowship – Professor Kader Parahoo
16th December 2010:
Professor Kader Parahoo joined the University in 1986 and, until recently, was Director of the Institute of Nursing Research. more>>