Health Promotion Staff, Claire Connolly

Claire Connolly MB Bch BAO, FFARCSI, MA [E-Mail]

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Dr. Claire Connolly MB Bch BAO, FFARCSI, MA is a Lecturer in Health Promotion at the Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway and Co-ordinator of the Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion Programme. Achieved Final Fellowship in Anaesthetics (First Place – gold medal in Primary) in 1975 and Hons MA in Health Promotion in 1996. Previous posts include: Consultant Locum in Anaesthetics, Senior Registrar in Anaesthetics, Lectureship in Anaesthetics, Senior House Officer in Anaesthetics in various hospitals in Ireland and the UK./ Community health facilitator with HSE West and freelance health promotion work with Irish College of General Practitioners and Athlone Institute of Technology. She has completed research projects on young peoples attitudes to breastfeeding, Women’ attitudes to and experience of breastfeeding, the experience of hospitalisation and uptake of childhood  immunisation

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Publications

McKenna, V., Connolly, C. & Hodgins, M. (2010). Usefulness of a competency based reflective portfolio for student learning on a Masters Health Promotion Programme. Health Education Journal (in press).

Mc Nair, A., Moran, C., Mc Grath, E., Naqvi, S., Connolly, C., Mc Kenna,V& Kropmans, T. (2010). How we implemented an integrated Professionalism curriculum to 2nd year medical students within the National University of Ireland Galway, with examples from the students final output. Medical Teacher (in press).

Lambe, B., Connolly, C. & McEvoy, R.  (2008). The determinants of lifestyle counselling among practice nurses in Ireland.  International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 46(3), 94-99. download (628KB)

Connolly, C. & Cronin, M. (2007). Exploring the use of experimental learning workshops and effective practice for developing professional practice among post graduate Health Promotion students.  Health Education Journal, 66(3), 286-301.  download (180KB)  

Costello, T., Hodgins, M. & Connolly, C. (2006). Evaluation of Specialist Certificate in Health Promotion (Oral Health). Dental Health Foundation, Ireland and Health Promotion Research Centre,  Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway.  download (605KB) 

Connolly, C., Friel, S., Nic Gabhainn, S., Becker, G. & Kelleher, C. (1998). Attitudes of young men and women to breastfeeding. Irish Medical Journal, 91, 88-90. download (18.3KB) 

Kelleher, C., Nolan, G., Connolly , C., Mac Farlane,  A. & Rossnagel, K.  (1998). Knowledge & attitudes to breast feeding in the Eastern health board area. Report for community nutrition service health promotion department, Eastern Health Board by Centre of Health Promotion Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway.  download (2.41MB)

Presentations

Connolly, C, & Kelleher, C. (2004). Patients’ experience of hospitalisation. Poster presented at 2nd International Conference on Communication in Health Care, European Association for Communication in Health Care [EACH], Bruges, September 2004.    download (42.5KB)

Connolly, C, & Kelleher, C. (2001). Patients’ experience of hospitalisation. Paper presented at 5th National Health Promoting Hospitals conference, Donegal, October 2002.  download (42.5KB)

Connolly, C. & Kelleher, C. (2002). Patients experience of Hospitalisation.  Presentation of paper at European Association of Public relations [CERP] students Spring conference, March 2002   Salzburg

Kelly, M., O’Dubhghaill, C., Freeman, J., Connolly, C., Walls, E. & Murphy,  A. (2002) Role play Buddies. A method of using roleplay as an aid to teaching communication skills. Paper presented at AUDGPI Cork

Connolly, C., Kelleher, C., Becker, G., Friel, S. & NicGabhainn, S.  (1997).  The attitudes of Young Men and Women to breast feeding.   Presentation of paper at Irish Perinatal Society Autumn Meeting, Ballinasloe, Co Galway

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