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Dr. Catherine Mc Cabe

Associate Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
DOLIER STREET - SCHOOL OF NURSING
      
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Dr. Catherine Mc Cabe

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

 camccabe@tcd.ie

 3531896 3019


Dr McCabe is a Registered General Nurse with over 30 years experience in nursing and healthcare research, practice, and education. Her research interests and expertise are in the areas of: Digital Health; Acute/Critical care; Arts and Health and research methodology (RCT's and systematic review). Her current research focuses on integrated digital health and technology for clinical practice innovation, staff health and well-being and health education.
  Acute care management, early detection deterioration   Adjustment Psychology   Bone Marrow transplantation and transfusion   Chronic Illness self-management   Digital Health   Online education in healthcare   Psychometrics   QUALITY OF LIFE   RANDOMISED-CONTROLLED TRIAL
Project Title
 PROMOCON (Promoting a Morally Competent Nurse)
From
October 2022
To
October 2025
Summary
This educational project is designed to address the need for innovative learning and teaching practices including a digital approach, ensuring advancements in this field, a full long-term sustainability, and a `green practice" of higher education on moral competences across EU. By stimulating the development of nurses" moral competence, the main aim is to address the existing gap in applied ethics education and practice targeting students, registered nurses, and educators. A Massive Open Online Course [MOOC], using digital technologies/materials including a toolkit and good practices guide for potential educators and learners will be developed. It will include case studies, examples, guided lectures and exercises helping learners to self-assess their attitudes/skills and competences. In this sense, the project outputs will enhance the effectiveness of educators in supporting the development of nurses" moral competences, and its methodology can be used by other HCPs educators thus improving shared values among the health professional community, turning in a multiplier effect on the population cared for, improving safety and satisfaction with care.
Funding Agency
Erasmus+
Programme
2022-1-IT02-KA220-HED
Project Type
Educational development and research
Project Title
 : Worksite - tailored Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (wCDSMP) to improve mental health, well-being and work ability among Nurses and Midwives: A stepped wedge RCT design
From
Feb 2026
To
Feb 2030
Summary
This study will investigate whether an online group-based wCDSMP supports mental health, wellbeing and work ability in nurses/midwives and investigate the conditions required for its successful implementation. Two hundred nurses and midwives will be recruited to a trainer led group - based online training intervention run over 6 weeks, for 50 minutes twice a week. This study will try to find out if the programme has an effect on work attendance and performance, quality of life, sleep and sense of wellbeing. This will be the first study to develop and implement this intervention in Ireland.
Funding Agency
HRB
Programme
ILCT 2025
Project Type
RCT
Project Title
 The Impact Of Unscheduled Nurse-Led Virtual Care On Patients And Healthcare Outcomes.
From
2022
To
March 2023
Summary
This project evaluates the Impact Of Unscheduled Nurse-Led Virtual Care On Patients And Healthcare Outcomes.
Funding Agency
NMPDU
Project Title
 A patient-centred integrated care pathway for the management of chronic pancreatitis
From
Sept 2022
To
August 2024
Summary
Funding Agency
Meath Foundation
Project Type
Research
Project Title
 New Graduate Nurses' experiences of transitioning to ICU
From
October 2022
To
March 2023
Summary
An exploration of graduate nurses' experiences of making the transition to staff nurse in ICU
Funding Agency
HSE

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IUA representative on the National Deteriorating Patient Improvement Programme (DPIP) and member of the working group on NEWS Education Programme March 2019
Ministerial Appointed Member of the Occupational Therapists Registration Board, CORU - Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals 2016 - 2020
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European Academy of Nursing Science Elected Board Member and Treasurer May 2019 To date
ECHAlliance European Connected Health Alliance Group September 2019 To date
The Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry (IPPOSI) October 2012 to date
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland March 1988 To date
Chris Gastmans and Evelyne Mertens and Alvisa Palese and Brian Keogh and Francesca Apolloni and Johanna Wiisak and Catherine Mc Cabe and Maria Dimitriadou and Alessandro Galazzi and Michael Igoumenidis and Nikos Stefanopoulos and Paraskevi Charitou and Evridiki Papastavrou and Riitta Suhonen and Stefania Chiappinotto, Perspectives of nurses and patient representatives on the morally competent nurse: An international focus group study, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 8, 2025, p100296 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
McCabe, C. Connolly, L., Quintana, Y., Weir, A., Moen, A., Ingvar, M., Nauelaerts, K., McCann., M., Doyle, C., Hughes., M., Brenner, M., Refinement and Prioritisation of Key Performance Indicators for Digital Health Interventions Using Consensus Methodology, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2025, Journal Article, ACCEPTED  DOI  URL
Karen Mc Tague, Valerie Smith, Paulo Melo, Marian Traynor, Jessica Eustace-Cook, Catherine Mc Cabe, Simulation-based education for nurse and midwife advanced practitioners: a scoping review, Journal of Healthcare Simulation, 2025, p1 - 18, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Glynn L, Moloney E, Lane S, McNally E, Buckley C, McCann M, McCabe C., A Smartphone App Self-Management Program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial of Clinical Outcomes., JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 13, 2025, pe56318 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Chiappinotto S, Galazzi A, Papastavrou E, Igoumenidis M, Cabe CM, Gastmans C, Wiisak J, Stolt M, Suhonen R, Palese A., Blueprint of ethics content in undergraduate education: A workshop-research study., Nursing ethics, 2025, p9697330251313784 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Lunde L, Maurud S, Bones E, Connolly L, McCabe C, Moen A, Support for patient self-management and digital health literacy with more relevant health information, Nursing Informatics 24, University of Manchester, 28 -31st July 2024, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
" Igoumenidis M, Stefanopoulos N, Palese A, Chiappinotto S, Gastmans C, McCabe C, Suhonen Riitta, Papastavrou E, Promoting a Morally Competent Nurse (PROMOCON): An innovative continuing education approach, 27th International Nursing Philosophy Conference, University of Ioannina, Greece, September 11-13, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Glynn L, McCann M, McCabe C, Smartphone applications supporting self-management programme for adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Scoping Review, PLOS Digital Health, 3, (6), 2024, pe0000532 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Wiisak, J., Stolt, M., Igoumenidis, M., Chiappinotto, S., Gastmans, C., Keogh, B., Mertens, E., Palese, A., Papastavrou, E., Mc Cabe, C. and Suhonen, R., Factors contributing to the promotion of moral competence in nursing., Nursing Ethics, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
McCabe C, McCann M, Connolly D, McGrath J, Begley J, Ball JC, Harris E, Impact of unscheduled nurse-led virtual care for people with diabetes on nursing practices and patient satisfaction, British Journal of Nursing, 33, (5), 2024, p236 - 241, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
  

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McCabe C, Daly L, Fahy McCarthy E, O'Shea H, Ethical and Legal Decision Making with a Person with Advanced Dementia, Conference: Palliative Care Needs of People with Dementia: Building Capacity, Mullingar Park Hotel, 3rd November, 2015, Irish Hospice Foundation, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Daly, L., & McCabe C., Scoping Review to Inform the Development of an Inter-disciplinary Masters in Gerontology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., March, 2013, Report, PUBLISHED
McCabe C, Dinsmore J, Brady AM, McKee G, O'Donnell, S, COPD - Behavioural Change, Self Management & Peer Perspective: Project Report, School of Nursing & Midiwfery, May, 2012, Report, PUBLISHED
Brady, A-M & Mc Cabe, C., Human factors in Nursing Education , Human Factors in Healthcare, Farmleigh, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 24th November, 2011, State Claims Agency, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S, The 'Open Window' Project - A Novel Art Intervention in the Treatment of Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation. , EBMT (UK) NAP Nursing Conference, Nottingham, 28th June , 2006, EBMT (UK) NAP, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
McCabe C., Roche D., Hegarty F., McCann S., Art in Health Care: Essential or Just Nice to Look At!, Creative Methods Symposium,, Ickworth Hotel, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, 7th December, 2006, Homerton School of Health Studies (HSHS), Angela Ruskin University, Cambridge., Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S., 'Open Window' Project - a novel intervention in the treatment of haematological malignancies, Irish Haematology Nurses Association, Newsletter, (June), 2005, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
McCabe, C., Diagnosis and treatment of Meningitis in Children, World of Irish Nursing, 7, (8), 1999, p20 - 21, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
McCabe, C., Meningitis in Children, Irish Emergency Nurses Association Conference, St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 10th October, 1998, 1998, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
McCabe, C., Child abuse: What's the problem? What's the solution, St Paul Ireland, 1997, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
Fellowship of EANS 2022
Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin May 2025
My key research interests relate to 2 areas: The first is collaborative research with health services providers related to aspects of critical/emergency nursing practice and continuing clinically nurse education. The second is digital technology in health and education which has been the focus of my grant applications and collaborations for many years. Digital health, specifically e product information for medicine is the focus of the current IHI H2020 Gravitate Health project that I lead tasks on KPI development and evaluation. I lead projects and collaborate with health service providers on projects related to digital health initiatives such as nurse led virtual clinics for diabetes management. Digital health research related to education, clinical practice and innovation are the key direction of my research. I am currently working on an interdisciplinary grant applications evaluating the impact of a digital health intervention on staff health and well-being respectively.