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Dr. Amanda Drury

Visiting Research Fellow (School of Nursing & Midwifery)

 drurya1@tcd.ie

 


Biography

Dr Amanda Drury is a Research Fellow in the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI), in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin. She is a registered general nurse, with clinical experience in radiation and medical oncology settings. Amanda holds a PhD in Nursing, an MSc in Cancer Care, a BSc (Hons) in General Nursing and Postgraduate Certificates in Statistics and Innovation and Enterprise. She completed her PhD in Trinity College Dublin in 2018, where she was awarded the Health Research Board Research Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals in 2014. Her PhD examined colorectal cancer survivors' experiences of follow-up care in the Irish healthcare system, and the potential impact of healthcare experiences upon cancer survivors' quality of life outcomes. Amanda is experienced in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research, and is currently involved in the design and conduct of several research projects in the areas of cancer care, palliative care and chronic illness. In her current role, Amanda is supervisor for postgraduate research projects and provides lectures in Acute Care Nursing and Oncological Emergencies on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. She a board member of the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS), and represents the organisation as a member of the Research Working Group, and Young Cancer Nurse Network.

Research Tags

  CANCER   Cancer Survivorship   Continuity of Care   HEALTH CARE   Health-related Quality of Life   QUALITY OF LIFE   SUPPORTIVE CARE   unmet needs

Research Projects

 The Cost of Survival: Understanding Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
 The Cost of Survival: Understanding Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
 A Descriptive Investigation of Oncology Nurses Attitudes toward Care of Terminally Ill Patients

Representations

Details Date
European Oncology Nursing Society Research Working Group Member 01/02/2018

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland 2008
Irish Association for Nurses in Oncology 2012
European Academy of Nursing Science 2013
Mixed Methods International Research Association 2015
Boland V, Drury A, Sheaf G, Brady AM., Living with or beyond lymphoma: A rapid review of the unmet needs of lymphoma survivors., Psycho-Oncology, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Drury, Amanda, Action-Oriented Strategic Planning, European Cancer Leagues Youth Ambassadors Summer School for the European Code Against Cancer, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia, 31/08/2019, 2019, European Cancer Leagues, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Amanda Drury, Sheila Payne, Anne-Marie Brady, Identifying Associations Between Quality of Life Outcomes and Healthcare-Related Variables Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2019, Notes: [Pre-publication preprint], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Drury A., Payne S. & Brady A.M. , Colorectal Cancer Survivorship: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2019, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 07/03/2019, 2019, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Amanda Drury, Sheila Payne, Anne-Marie Brady, The Cost of Survival Study: Proposing an Explanatory Model of The Healthcare-Related Factors Predicting Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2019, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 06/03/2019, 2019, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Drury, Amanda; Payne, Sheila; Brady, A.M., Healthcare Factors Predicting Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Outcomes, 38th Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research & Education Conference 2019, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 28/02/2019, 2019, Notes: [Presentation awarded Best Oncology/Palliative Care Oral Presentation], Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Samantha Mayo, Amanda Drury, Considering Survivors' Preferences in The Design of Supportive Care Services, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer & International Society of Oral Oncology Annual Meeting (MASCC/ISOO), San Francisco, California, USA, 21-23/06/2019, 2019, Poster, PUBLISHED
Amanda Drury, Sheila Payne, Anne-Marie Brady, Colorectal Cancer Survivorship: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis, Irish Association of Oncology Nurses Annual Conference 2019, The Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, Ireland, 23/03/2019, 2019, Poster, PUBLISHED
Samantha Mayo, Amanda Drury, Considering Survivors' Preferences in The Design of Supportive Care Services, Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer , 27, (S1), 2019, ppS238 - S239, Published Abstract, PUBLISHED  DOI
Amanda Drury, Sheila Payne, Anne-Marie Brady, CN26 The Cost of Survival: A Mixed-Method Exploration of Healthcare-Related Factors Predicting Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Annals of Oncology , 29, (S8), 2019, Published Abstract, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Drury, Amanda, The Impact of Healthcare Experiences on Quality of Life in Cancer Survivorship, European Oncology Nursing Society Magazine; EONS11 Special Edition , Winter/Spring 2019, European Oncology Nursing Society, 2019, Notes: [Available from: http://www.eonsmagazine.eu/winterspring-2019/impact-healthcare-experiences-quality-life-cancer-survivorship], Published Abstract, PUBLISHED
Drury, Amanda, The Cost of Survival Study: Exploring the Healthcare Factors Influencing Quality of Life Outcomes Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors, Macmillan Survivorship Research Group Seminar, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, 01/08/2018, 2018, Professor Claire Foster, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Drury, Amanda, The Cost of Survival Study: Exploring the Healthcare Factors Influencing Quality of Life Outcomes Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors, Colorectal Academic Surgery Seminar, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 13/08/2018., 2018, Professor Mary Wells, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Bracken-Scally, M., Brady, A-M., Keogh, B., Hynes, G.,Kennelly, B., Drury, A., Daly, L., & McCarron, M., Evaluation of the Connolly Hospital Dementia Pathways Project: Preliminary findings, Connolly Hospital Dementia Pathways Partnerships in Care Seminar, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin, 20 September 2018, 2018, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Brady, A-M., Bracken-Scally, M., Keogh, B., Kennelly, B., Daly, L., Hynes, G., Pittalis, C., Drury, A., Ciblis, A. & McCarron, M., Evaluation of the St. James's Hospital DemPath Integrated Care Pathway Project, Dublin, Ireland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 2018, Report, PUBLISHED
Brady A.M., Daly L., Keogh B., Kennelly B., Ciblis A., Drury A., Hynes G., Bracken-Scally M., Pittalis C. and McCarron M., Evaluation of the Cork Integrated Dementia Care Across Settings (Cork-IDEAS) Project, Dublin, Ireland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 2018, p1 - 109, Report, PUBLISHED
Brady A.M., Bracken-Scally M., Keogh B., Kennelly B., Daly L., Hynes G., Drury A., Ciblis A. and McCarron M, Evaluation of the Connolly Hospital Dementia Pathways Programme, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 2018, Report, PUBLISHED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
Health Research Board Research Training Fellowships for Healthcare Professionals 2014 09/2014
Irish Association for Nurses in Oncology Presidents Prize 14/04/2018
Best Oncology/Palliative Care Oral Presentation, 38th International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference, RCSI. 28/02/2019
European Academy of Nursing Science Summer School 2014-2016 07/2014
Huffman Splane Emerging Nurse Scholars Forum 2018 10/2018
RANCARE COST Action Training School Bursary 09/2017
1252 PhD Scholarship, Trinity College Dublin 09/2013
Student Award, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin 11/2012
European Oncology Nursing Society Doctoral Summer School Bursary 2015