Biography

I am currently involved in the following research projects:
  • Centre for Implementation Research at UL; Funded by the Health Education Authority
  • SPARC (Swallow Perspectives, Advocacy and Research Collective): Progressing person-centred and knowledge-based practices for people with swallowing problems.

Research Interests

I am interested in how knowledge is generated, used, valued and interpreted and this translates into research interests in:
  • Patient involvement and communication in health care (minimally disruptive healthcare, patient evidence, communication in healthcare, shared decision making);
  • Clinical practice (bases of clinical decision making, implementation science);
  • Epistemology (evidence based practice, science and pseudoscience, evidence anthologies);
  • Metaresearch ( research on research, document content analyses), and;
  • I have a specialist interest in Dysphagia (swallowing disorders) specifically bolus modification techniques including thickened liquids and sensory and chemesthetic stimuli.

I am currently involved in the following research projects:
  • HIST (Health Implementation Scence & Technology) Research Group. Funded by the Health Research Institute, University of Limerick
  • RRR- Rapid Resource Repository for Health Professionals, Funded by the Health Research Board. Aim: To provide a rapid online resource meet the support and information needs of returning to work /new to work/ re-assigned nursing and allied health professionalsduring COVID-19.
  • iFLAG (Integrated Feedback for Learning & Growth). Funded by the IUA National Forum for Teaching & Learning.Aim: To implement online integrated feedback for health professional students to improve learning and growth.
  • EVBRES (Evidence Based Research). Funder by the European COST ACTION network. Aim: To disseminate and embed the evidence based research approach in decision making amongst funders, ethics bodies, patient organisations and scientific journals.
  • RASHID Providing reasonable adjustments in health care delivery for people with intellectual disabilities within an acute hospital setting.Funded by Health Research Institute Health Implementation Science & Technology Research Cluster. Aim: To identify the factors that promote/compromise the implementation of reasonable adjustments/services for persons with intellectual disability (ID) in an acute hospital.
  • COVAGE - Communication in the aged population during the time of COVID19
  • IMPMAP- Using implementation science frameworks to map intervention adoption in clinical practice
  • SENSID - Sensory Interventions in Dysphagia. Aim: To explore and develop evidence for taste-based sensory interventions in dysphagia.
  • RESSIG - The development of a clinician-academic research network supported by the Irish Association of Speech & language Therapists.


Professional Activities

Association

  • 1999 member, IASLT Irish Association of Speech & Language Therapists

Peer Reviewed Journals

2020

Do stroke clinical practice guideline recommendations for the intervention of thickened liquids for aspiration support evidence based decision making? A systemetic review and narrative synthesis

Arlene McCurtin, Pauline Boland, Maeve Kavanagh, Dominika Lisiecka, Caoimhe Roche, Rose Galvin (2020) Do stroke clinical practice guideline recommendations for the intervention of thickened liquids for aspiration support evidence based decision making? A systemetic review and narrative synthesis. Journal Of Evaluation In Clinical Practice

2020

Effectiveness of non-pharmacological stuttering interventions on communication and psychosocial functioning in adults who stutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Amy Connery Rose Galvin Arlene McCurtin (2020) Effectiveness of non-pharmacological stuttering interventions on communication and psychosocial functioning in adults who stutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. International journal of evidence-based healthcare

Books

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Other Journals

Conference Publications

2019

ICEP'19

David Moloney, Reena Cole, David Tanner, Arlene McCurtin, Anne O'Connor (2019) ICEP'19 .

2016

Evidence Live

McCurtin, A Ryan J, Clifford A, Murphy F, Walsh C (2016) Evidence Live.

2016

Evidence Live

Ryan J, McCurtin A, Clifford A, Murphy F, Walsh C. (2016) Evidence Live.

2011

IASLT 2011

Eileen O'Donnell, Katie Higgins, Arlene McCurtin (2011) IASLT 2011.

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