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Portugal

Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland

Completed a dissertation titled ‘HIV Disclosure Intervention Amongst Young People Living with Perinatally acquired HIV in Uganda and the UK: A Qualitative Analysis of Interviews from a Pilot Trial’ whereby I conducted a literature review, carried out inductive thematic analysis of 12 semi-structured qualitative interviews. Currently working towards.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Conducted comprehensive assessments of 150+ patients, leveraging a range of channels including home visits, telephone consultations and GP hub sessions to identify complex needs and conditions of individuals over 65.
• Achieved a high patient satisfaction rating by proactively coordinating care plans with healthcare professionals and community organizations to deliver social prescribing services tailored to individual needs.
• Managed my own caseload, where I worked to support and anticipate the care needs of patients, established clear action plans and built a strong rapport with patients. Successful in providing solutions to patients.
• Successfully advocated for patients needs during MDT and frailty meetings and addressed clinical concerns with geriatrician specialists. Actively engaged with local agencies, the voluntary sector services, local.
• Responsibilities included social prescribing, patient advocacy, holistic care planning, cognitive assessments, health promotion, venepuncture, glucose testing, BP monitoring, sample analysis and mental health support.
• Maintained accurate and organized patient records and related documents, ensuring timely reviews of care plans and frequent monitoring of the caseload using Excel and System 1 (NHS IT system).

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

• Aided in the co-ordinated crisis management response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland, assisting members of the public affected and providing relevant public health advice.
• Assisted in the tracking and tracing of covid-19 outbreaks, particularly in high risk settings.
• Communicated and liaised with management and clinical leads on site, reporting on individual cases and outbreaks where additional support was required
• Conducted telephone interviews, collecting and recording information on patients’ close contacts, assessing symptoms, carrying out initial risk assessments and providing information on quarantine procedures.
• Inputted data on the CRM system in an efficient and concise manner

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

• Research Assistant and Co-Author of ‘The challenges of recruitment to a randomised trial registry – what information matters to the patient?’, which was published in Trials, an open access journal.
• Conducted an extensive literature review, applied for and received ethical approval and designed a questionnaire.
• Approached patients at the Dialysis Unit at Cork University Hospital (CUH) and obtained informed consent.
• Conducted semi-structured interviews and face to face questionnaires with patients to collect qualitative and quantitative data. Responsible for accurate storing and filling of study documents.
• Research Assistant and Author of ‘Trial Managers: an undervalued resource in the clinical trial team?’ whereby I designed an online questionnaire, completed by 200+ Clinical Trial Managers in Ireland and the UK.
• Efficient in setting up a database and analysing qualitative and quantitative data using SPSS, STATA and NVivo software. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, report writing and GCP/ICH training.

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

• Research Assistant during a three month internship at the School of Public Health, University College Cork.
• Completed a descriptive epidemiology report and a classroom paper-based case study, titled 'an epidemiological case study of the outbreak of COVID-19 infection on the Diamond Princess cruise ship'.
• Completed several WHO Open online courses on influenza, vaccines and influenza severity assessments.

University College Cork

Co-investigator in two different observational research studies on registry-based trials and the role of clinical trial managers

Msc, Public Health

Bsc Public Health Sciences, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Chairperson of UCC Niteline 2019-2021, Secretary of UCC Niteline 2018-2019, Member of UCC Enactus 2017-2019

Kinesiology And Exercise Science

Activities and Societies: Member of URI Ladies D1 Rowing Team on a full Sports Scholarship, Volunteered as a Track and Field Event.