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| Personal Information | ||
| Name | Craig, Agnella | |
| Main Department | Radiation Therapy | |
| College Title | Assistant Professor | |
| agnella.craig@tcd.ie | ||
| College Tel | +353 1 896 3926 | |
| Web | http://healthsciences.tcd.ie/pls/public/staff.php?p_unit=radiation_therapy | |
| Fax | +353 1 896 3246 | |
| Biography | |
| Since Sept 2003 I have been working in The Discipline of Radiation Therapy, lecturing on the undergraduate B Sc (Radiation Therapy) programme. Prior to joining Trinity, I worked as a System Support Engineer for 1 year in LM Ericsson after obtaining first class Honours from University College Cork in a Higher Diploma in Computer Science (2000). Having originally qualified as a Therapeutic Radiographer in 1992 I worked as a Senior Radiation Therapist in the Radiotherapy Departments in St Luke's Hospital, St Vincent's Private Hospital and Cork University Hospital. | |
| Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies |
| Details | Date From | Date To |
| EORTC (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) | 2003 | |
| ESTRO (European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) | 2004 | |
| IIR (Irish Institute of Radiography) | 1996 | |
| Brain Tumour Support Group | 2001 | Currently |
| Awards and Honours | |
| Award | Date |
| ICS Travel Bursary | April 2004 |
| MA TCD | 2009 |
| Languages |
| Language | Skill Reading | Skill Writing | Skill Speaking |
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
| Description of Research Interests |
| My research interests include psychosocial aspects of cancer care and the use of technology in both patient care and in education. In 2005 I completed a Masters in Health Informatics in Trinity College Dublin. The first year of this course was a taught programme and I received first class Honours. The title of my Dissertation was "The potential benefit of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in reducing anxiety levels in patients referred for radical Radiotherapy treatment". In 2010, I registered as a part-time PhD student in the School of Education in Trinity College. My research is examining the relationship between literacy levels and understanding of cancer information. Other projects I have worked on include: 1.Mapping the Patient Journey in Radiotherapy 2.Defining the Radiotherapy Minimum Data Set 3.Restructuring the clinical component of the undergraduate B Sc in Radiation Therapy. In 2005 I chaired a group for the ERHA project on “Defining the Minimum Cancer Dataset”. In Nov 2005 and Nov 2003 I was a member of Faculty for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) teaching course 'Organisation and Implementation of Cancer Clinical Trials’, and from 2003-2013, I was involved in the roll out of a National Telemedicine System in Oncology. |
| Research Interests | |||
| CANCER | CANCER PATIENTS | Clinical education | Health informatics |
| Information technology in education | LITERACY | Medical technology | PATIENT EDUCATION |
| Therapeutic and Clinical oncology | Therapeutic radiography |
| Research Projects | |
| Project title | ‘The potential benefit of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in reducing anxiety levels in patients referred for radical Radiotherapy treatment' |
| Summary | This research assesses anxiety levels in cancer patients at 3 different stages using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS) |
| Funding Agency | |
| Programme | Masters in Health Informatics |
| Type of Project | Exploratory Study |
| Date from | Oct 2003 |
| Date to | Sept 2004 |
| Person Months | |
| Project title | Literacy levels in a prostate cancer population undergoing radiotherapy: relationship of Health Literacy Level and understanding of cancer information |
| Summary | |
| Funding Agency | |
| Programme | Phd |
| Type of Project | |
| Date from | 2010 |
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| Person Months | |
| Publications |
| Peer Reviewed |
| Hevey, D., Pertl, M., Thomas, K., Maher,L., Craig, A, Ní Chuinneagáin, S, Body consciousness moderates the effect of message framing on intentions to use sunscreen, Journal of Health Psychology, 15, (4), 2010, p553 - 559 | |
| D. Hevey , M. Pertl, K. Thomas, L. Maher, A. Craig, S. Ni Chuinneagain, Consideration of future consequences scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis , Personality and Individual Differences, 48, (5), 2010, p654 - 657 | |
| Hevey D, Pertl M, Thomas K, Maher L, Chuinneagáin SN, Craig A., The relationship between prostate cancer knowledge and beliefs and intentions to attend PSA screening among at-risk men., Patient Educ Couns. , 74, (2), 2009, p244 - 249 | |
| Menezes G, Craig A, Coffey M, Clinical Case Conferencing Around Ireland, Radiography Ireland, 9, (1), 2005, p10 - 13 | |
| Agnella Craig, Telemedicine as a decision support tool in Clinical Case Conferences , Health Informatics Society of Ireland. Annual Conference and Scientific Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, Nov , 2004 Url |
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