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Dr. Margaret Mc Cann

Assistant Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
DOLIER STREET - SCHOOL OF NURSING

 Margaret.McCann@tcd.ie

 3531896 8542


Biography

Dr Margaret McCann joined the School in 2005 having previous lectured in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She lectures at undergraduate and postgraduate level which includes small and large groups of students. Teaching areas include management of chronic illness including patient/client education and self-managment, renal care including haemodialysis, nephrology, peritoneal dialysis, transplantation, urology and infection prevention and control. Other teaching interests include the methodology underpinning randomised controlled trials, interventional designed studies and systematic reviews investigating the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. Dr McCann has supervised MSc and PhD students. Her research interests are in chronic illness management, the use of digital health and smart technology in supporting patients/clients education, self-management and independence. She has a particular interest in randomised controlled trial and interventional designed studies that focus on the effectiveness of digital health and smart technology, and healthcare interventions. Other research interests include renal care, infection prevention and control, and Systematic Reviews. Dr McCann was Head of the General Nursing Discipline, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin from 2014-2017.

Research Tags

  CATHETER INFECTIONS   Chronic Illness self-management   CLINICAL TRIALS   healthcare-associated infections   HOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROL   HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION   INFECTION CONTROL   Nurse Education   PATIENT EDUCATION   Renal Nursing

Research Projects

 The Impact of COVID 19 on nurses' experiences of communicating with and supporting patients and family/informal carers communication: A qualitative exploration and Keeping patients healthy at home. The impact of unscheduled nurse-led virtual care on patients and healthcare outcomes
 Community nurses' attitudes, knowledge and educational needs in relation to urinary continence, continence assessment, and management in an adult population.
 Point Prevalence Audit Study of Incontinence Lesions in Three Extended Care Facilitates in Community Health Office 7 (CHO7)
 Nurses preparedness for the end of life conversation: Exploring acute nurses experience and needs when communication with patients with non-malignant life limiting illness and capturing nurse practices in delivering virtual care to their patients in Naas General Hospital
 Gravitas Health 'Empowering and Equipping Europeans with Health Information for Active Personal Health Management and Adherence to Treatment'

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Representations

Details Date
External Examiner for the BSc (Hons) Primary Care, Practice Nursing (modules NM3146, NM3189, NM3944, NM3945) and Post Graduate Diploma Primary Care Practice Nursing programme, at City University London 2016 to 2020
Member of the Education Accreditation Committee, European Dialysis Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association 2008 to present
Education Officer for and co-organiser of the Irish Nephrology Nurses Association national conference and regional clinical skills workshops 2005 to present
Reviewer Journal of Clinical Nursing 2005 to present
Reviewer Journal of Advanced Nursing 2005 to present
Member of SARI Sub Committee developing guidelines on Prevention of Intravenous Catheter-related Infection, Health Protection Surveillance Centre September 2008 to 2010
External Examiner for stand alone modules in respiratory nursing care, dementia and nursing care of children with renal disease, School of Nursing, Dublin City University. 2008 to 2011
External Examiner for Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Renal, Orthopaedics, Practice Nursing and Infection control) and stand alone module on cervical screening, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2007 to 2009
Member of Education and Research Board, European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/Renal Care Association 2005 to 2009

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Member of Accreditation Committee, European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association 2008 present
Education Officer, Irish Nephrology Nurses Assocation
Co-organiser of the annual National Conferenece and Regional Clinical Skills workshop for the Irish Nephrology Nurses Association 2005 present
Member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association
Member of the Infection Prevention Society
Irish Nurses Organisation
Joyce, D., Kelly, A.M., Maguire, E., O"Dowd, T., Butler, E., McCann, M., & Daly, L., A Cross-sectional Survey of Community Nurses" Attitudes Relating to Urinary Continence in the Adult Population., 'New Horizons in Healthcare: Global Impact, Local Relevance. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2024 (THEconf2024), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, March 6th, 2024, Poster, PUBLISHED  URL
Kelly A.M., Joyce D., Maguire E., O'Dowd T. Butler E., McCann M. & Daly L., Urinary Continence in the Adult Population: A Cross-sectional Survey of Community Nurses' Knowledge., 8th Dublin South, Kildare, Wicklow Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit Conference "Recognising Nursing & Midwifery"s contribution in the current and evolving healthcare environment, Clayton Hotel Liffey Valley, 14th September 2023, 2023, Poster, PUBLISHED
Sedgewick J., McCann M. & Thomas N. , The European Core Curriculum for a Post-Basic Course in Nephrology Nursing , 3rd ed, Madrid, European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/ European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA), 2022, 1 - 92pp, Book, PUBLISHED
McCann M., Kelly A.M., Eustace-Cook J., Howlin C. and Daly L., Community nurses attitudes, knowledge and educational needs in relation to urinary continence, continence assessment, and management: A systematic review, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31, (7-8), 2022, p1041-1060 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Mathew S., O'Sullivan K. & McCann M., Knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices of healthcare professionals on Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2022), Dublin, 8th March 2022, 2022, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Hayden M., Rea J., Harris E., White P. & McCann M , Developing and delivering planned virtual clinics to patients pre and post COVID-19. Nurse practices from an acute hospital setting, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2022), Dublin , March 2022, 2022, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Glynn L., Moloney E., Klooblall M. McCabe C., & McCann M. , review of the feasibility of a smartphone application (app) supporting a self- management programme among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients., Irish Journal of Medical Science, 190 , (1 supp), 2021, pS52 - S53, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Kindi ZA, McCabe C, McCann M., Impact of Nurse-Led Asthma Intervention on Child Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review, The Journal of School Nursing, 2021, p1 - 14, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Al Kindi, Z., McCabe, C. & Mc Cann, M. , School nurses' available education to manage children with asthma at schools: A scoping review, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 60, 2021, p46 - 57, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Harris, E., Hayden, M., McCabe, C., McCann, M., Rea, J. and White, P., Patients' Satisfaction with Virtual Clinics - The VCSQ (Naas and TCPHI 2021), Naas General Hospital Quality Improvement, Audit and Research Day, Naas County Kildare, December 2021, 2021, Poster, PUBLISHED
  

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Harris, E., Hayden, M., Rea, J., White, P., McCabe, C. & McCann, M. , Capturing nurse practices in delivering planned virtual clinics to patients in Naas General Hospital pre and post COVID-19, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
McCann M., McCabe C., Smith V., Eustace-Cook J., Fitzpatrick F. Clarke M, 'Chlorhexidine Gluconate as an antiseptic skin solution for the prevention of catheter-related infections in patients with intravascular catheters', PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, University of York Centre for Reviews and Dissemination , 2016, 1 - 6, Notes: [Protocol for systematic review ], Protocol or guideline, PUBLISHED
McCann M, Chlorhexidine Gluconate Central Venous Catheter Exit Site Antisepsis: A Randomised Controlled Trial, INNA Annual Conference , Hotel Kilmore Cavan , 15 April , 2016, Irish Nephrology Nurses Association, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
McCann M., Central Venous Catheter Care and Maintenance: What is the Evidence?, British Renal Society, University of Leeds, 1st July , 2015, British Renal Society, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
McCann M and Murphy F, Anatomical Site for Arterio-venous Fistula and Arterio-venous Graft , Haemodialysis Cannulation Workshop , Clarion Dublin Airport Hotel, 12th June 2008, 2008, Irish Nephrology Nurses Assocation , Invited Talk, PRESENTED
McCann M, Incidence and Prevalence of Arterio-venous Fistula and Arterio-venous Graft, Haemodialysis Cannulation Workshop , Clarion Dublin Airport Hotel, 12th June 2008, 2008, Irish Nephrology Nurses Association , Invited Talk, PRESENTED
M. McCann, Nurse Education Today and In The Future , Hot Topics in Renal Nursing Symposium A National Study Day for Renal Nurses , Croke Park Conference Centre, 1st December , 2006, Abbott Laboratories Ireland , Invited Talk, PRESENTED
McCann M, Irish Nephrology Nurses Association , Hot Topics in Renal Nursing Symposium A National Study Day for Renal Nurses , Croke Park Conference Centre , 1st December , 2006, Abbott Laboratories Ireland , Invited Talk, PRESENTED
McCann M., Nephrology Nurse Education, Current and Future Trends, Haemodialysis Nurses Forum Seminar , Dublin , 2005, 2005, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
HRB Cochrane Fellowship September 2006

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Research interest in chronic illness management, self-managment and digital health. Healthcare technology including mobile technology for self management in persons with chronic illness e.g., chronic kidney disease and respiratory diseases. The use of technology to improve social/cultural experiences of clients with dementia living in residential settings. Other research areas include vascular access in haemodialysis patients, dialysis adequacy, renal nurse prescribing and impact on anaemia management in persons with ESKD, infection prevention and control, systematic reviews including Cochrane Reviews, and interventional research.