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Dr. Naomi Algeo

Adjunct Assistant Proffessor (Occupational Therapy)

 algeona@tcd.ie

 


Biography

Dr Naomi Algeo is a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Adjunct Assistant Professor under the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Trinity College Dublin. In 2022, she was awarded as Clinical Lead, the Irish Cancer Society Allied Health Professional Award alongside Prof Deirdre Connolly (Academic Lead), for their study, 'Identifying support needs of adolescents and young adult cancer survivors for successful return to education and/or work'. Her clinical and research interests include cancer-related fatigue, education/work reintegration post-cancer, and self-management. She chairs the Trinity St James's Cancer Institute Cancer Survivorship Network, and has sat on the WHO Development Group for Cancer Rehabilitation.

Representations

Details Date
Editorial Board Member, Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy 2021
COTEC Alternate Delegate, Council of Occupational Therapists of the European Countries 2021
COTEC Delegate, Council of Occupational Therapists of the European Countries 2023
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) - Conference Lead 2019
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) - Committee Member and Editor, AOTI Communications Committee 2018
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) - Management Team Member 2018
WHO Development Group Member (Cancer Rehabilitation) 2021
Committee Member, Research and Innovation Committee - St. James's Hospital 2021
Chairperson, Trinity St. James"s Cancer Survivorship Group 2022
Quality Assurance Expert " Third Level Programmes - Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) 2021
Subject Expert, Cancer Survivorship Steering Committee - HSE 2021
Occupational Therapy Representative, Men's Health Working Group - Irish Cancer Society 2020
Steering Committee Member, Irish Psycho-Social Oncology Network 2022
Occupational Therapy Representative, Physical Activity Working Group - National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) 2021
Occupational Therapy Representative, Children, Adolescent and Young Adult Psycho- Oncology Model of Care - National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) 2022
Committee Member, AOTI Palliative Care and Oncology Advisory Group 2021

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) 2014 Present
European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) 2019 Present
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) 2014 Present
Irish Association for Cancer Research (IACR) 2019 Present
Irish Psycho-Social Oncology Network (IPSON) 2019 Present
King E, Algeo N, Connolly D., Feasibility of OptiMaL, a Self-Management Programme for Oesophageal Cancer Survivors, Cancer Control, 30, 2023, p1 - 13, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Algeo N, Bennett K, Connolly D., Prioritising the content and delivery of a work-focused intervention for women with breast cancer using the nominal group technique., Work, 73, (4), 2022, p1337 - 1345, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Algeo, N., Bennett, K. & Connolly, D, Rehabilitation interventions to support return to work for women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis, BMC Cancer, 21, 2021, p895-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Whelehan DF, Algeo NA, Brown D, Leadership through crisis: fighting the fatigue pandemic in healthcare during COVID-19 , BMJ Leader, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Hassan, O., Scanlon, D., McDonald, C., Algeo, N., Nic Corcráin, M., Jenkins, T., Kelly, S., & Whelan, S., Supporting student engagement and partnership in higher education decision-making during the pandemic: A reflection from the national student engagement programme (NStEP), AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 12, (3), 2020, p1 - 9, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Algeo, N. & Aitken, L., The evolving role of occupational therapists in adult critical care: A mixed methods design using role theory, Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 47, (2), 2019, p74 - 94, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Algeo, N., Hunter, D., Cahill, A., Dickson, C. & Adams, J., Usability of a digital selfmanagement website for people with osteoarthritis: A UK patient and public involvement study, International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 24, (2), 2017, p2 - 6, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
  

Algeo, N., Bennett, K. & Connolly, D., Breast cancer survivorship and employment: Legislative systems and the return to work of women with breast cancer in Ireland, Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 71, (4), 2022, p927 - 939, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
Irish Cancer Society Allied Health Professional Cancer Research Award 2022
Top 100 Hospital Healthcare Professionals; Hospital Professional News 2022
SCOPe Kindness Champion, as voted by colleagues in OT Dept, SJH 2022
Best Oral Presentation, Irish Association for Cancer Research 2021
Finalist, Professor P Johnston IACR Award for Excellence in Cancer Research 2020
Programme Representation Award; City, University of London 2017
Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship 2018
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 2016
Therapies Teamwork Award; UCL Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2016
Winner, Patient and Public Involvement Poster Presentation, ARUK 2014