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Dr. Eilish Burke

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

 eburke7@tcd.ie

 3531896 1749


Biography

Éilish Burke RGN RNID BNS MSc. PhD. completed her PhD in March 2016, during her studies she achieved a number of awards including Postgraduate of the year 2016 and was appointed as the Ussher Assistant Professor in Ageing and Intellectual Disability, Trinity College Dublin in September 2016. Éilish originally trained as a general nurse and through her volunteer work with the Special Olympics she developed an interest in intellectual disability (ID). She trained as a Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability and has worked in the field for over 25 years. Éilish completed her Masters in Trinity and joined the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) team as a research assistant in 2010. Éilish served as Project Manager from 2011-2016, whilst continuing to play an integral role in IDS-TILDA she is now Ussher Assistant Professor in Ageing and ID in the School of Nursing and Midwifery with her research based with IDS-TILDA. Her research interests include bone health and osteoporosis, inclusionary methods of healthcare screening and healthcare engagement, accessible health promotion and promoting research involvement of people with intellectual disability. She has been a successful collaborator and PI on a number of grants including HRB, EIT and IRC. She designed an accessible format to engaging people in health assessments in the IDS-TILDA study, further developing this into a MOOC 'Improving Health Assessment Among People with Intellectual Disability' which has now attracted more than 6500 learner. She has also developed an accessible online programme for health promotion 'Get Wise about your Health' and was the team lead in the development of the planning tool for end of life, 'Glancing Back Planning Forward'. Her work has attracted much public recognition and was has been in the 'Missing Billion' strategy, an initiative aimed at developing inclusive health systems worldwide. She was recently awarded the International Association for Research on Service Lear4ning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award in recognition of her research work. Dr. Burke is leading the physical health theme of the TCAID and is guiding the future focus of this theme. Administratively Dr. Burke is the Associate Director of TCAID and module lead on a number of modules on the Masters in Ageing Health and Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability which is a new and unique course she designed and developed, launched in 2018 it is running successfully. The programme is research led and under pinned by the IDS-TILDA study. Dr Burke is a committed teacher and has been involved in education throughout her career. Her contribution to education and the profession has included co-ordination and development of modules and courses at undergraduate and post graduate level and she is currently the external examiner at Queens University Belfast. She is a member of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, as well as the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the Irish Osteoporosis Society. She sits on the Quality Improvement HSE working group, the HSE Affinity ID working group and the Camphill Communities of Ireland Ethics committee. In response to the recent COVID19 pandemic Dr Burke lead the design of an online educational programme for carer's in ID services on recognition and assessment of COVID 19 among those with intellectual disability in collaboration with the HSE and the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director.

Research Tags

  Ageing   Ageing & Intellectual Disability - Changing Service Needs   Ageing & Intellectual Disability Issues   Ageing, Health and Intellectual Disability   BONE   Down Syndrome, dementia and ageing   OSTEOPOROSIS   Palliative and end of life care

Research Projects

 Building Circles of Support for people with intellectual disabilities
 People with Intellectual Disability as Physical Activity Leaders Part 2PPALs 2
 My health starts with me, the 'how to' of research with people with intellectual disability; Building a toolkit to promote the voice of people with intellectual disability in health research
 Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing Wave 4
 People with Intellectual Disability as Physical Activity Leaders (P-PALS)

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Representations

Details Date
Core team member of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing; Leading the Physical Health Theme 2011
Member of the special Interest Research Group Ageing IASSID 2012
Member of the Special Interest Research Group Health IASSID 2013
Course Coordinator for the Masters in Ageing Health and Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability 2017
Course co-ordinator representative and member of the post graduate course committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD 2016
Course co-ordinator representative and member of the postgraduate management committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD 2017
Chair of the Masters in Ageing and ID Curriculum Development Committee 2016
Academic representative on the e-Learning college working group. 2019
Faculty of Health and Sciences Academic Representative on the Trinity Education and Learning College Review Committee. 2019
Faculty of Health Academic represetative on INDEx - National Digital Experience Survey 2019 2019
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board and Steering Committee to IDS-TILDA 2011
Member of the Trinty Centre for Ageing and Intellecutal Disability (TCAID) Executive Management Committee. 2017
Member of the Intellectual Disability Discipline and undergraduate course curriculum committee 2016
Member of Healthy Campus Health Trinity Group 2016
Member of the School of Nursing and Midwifery Research Committee 2017
Member of the Scholars Committee School of Nursing and Midwifery 2019
Member of the HSE Quality Improvement Committee 2018
External Examiner to the Intellectual Disability Programme Queens University 2019

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Member of the Project oversight group/ Trial Steering Committee of the Matilda Project. Ulster University, Nth. Ireland 23.05.2023 to date
Member of the Steering Committee to The Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing 2011 To date
Academic advisor to Positive Ageing Committee, Gheel Autism Services 2022 to date
Ethics Committee Member, Camphill Communities of Ireland, Services for Adults with Intellectual Disability 2019 To date
Member of the 'Healthy Campus Healthy Trinity Group' 2017 To date
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board to The Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing 2016 To date
Member of the Irish Gerontological Society 2014 2019
Member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation 2014 To date
Member of the Irish Osteoporosis Society 2013 To date
Member if the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2012 To date
Chronic health among those with intellectual disability in, editor(s)Fintan Sherrin and Carmel Doyle , Intellectual Disabilities: Health and Social Care Across the Lifespan, Springer, Spreinger, 2023, pp121 - 146, [Burke, EA., O'Dwyer, M., Maes-Festen, D. and Oppewal A.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL  URL
Fleming S., Burke E., Doyle C., Henderson K., Horan P., Byrne K., Keenan P. , Ensuring effective communication when undertaking a systematic health assessment, Learning Disability Practice, 2023, Notes: [doi: 10.7748/ldp.2023.e2197], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Kelly, K., Haigh, M., McCarron, M., McCallion, P., Burke, E-A. & Wormald, A-D., Moral distress in carers for people with an intellectual disabilitywho died during the COVID-19 pandemic, a template analysisextending the Barlem and Ramos model of moral distress., Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023, p1 - 9, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
O'Brien, F., McCallion, P., Ryan, C., Paul, A., Burke, É., Echiverri, S., & McCarron, M. , Does Arterial Stiffness Predict Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults With an Intellectual Disability?., Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
McDermott, S., McCarron, M., Burke, EA., McCallion, P. and O'Donovan, MA., Enabling older adults with intellectual disability to become physical activity leaders in their community: Pilot study, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Odalovic, M., Gorman, A., McCallion, P., Burke, E., MacLachlan, M., McCarron, M., Henman, M., Moran, M., O'Connell, J., Walsh, M., Shankar, R. & O'Dwyer, M., Prevalence and pattern of psychotropic use among older adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland: What"s changed between two time points, 2010 and 2020?., Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2023 (THEconf2023): "Back to normal or forward to better? New horizons in healthcare"., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., 8th - 9th March, 2023, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED  URL
Fitzpatrick, D., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. & Burke, E., Epidemiology of constipation and its associated risk factors in an ageing population of people with intellectual disability in Ireland: A cross-sectional study., Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2023 (THEconf2023): "Back to normal or forward to better? New horizons in healthcare"., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., 8th - 9th March., 2023, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED  URL
Gnann, U., Ryan, C., Paul, A., McCarron, M., McCallion, P.. & Burke, E., A cross-sectional exploration of the prevalence and impact of urinary incontinence among ageing adults with intellectual disability in Ireland., Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2023 (THEconf2023): "Back to normal or forward to better? New horizons in healthcare"., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., 2023, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED  URL
Abdullah, Z., Paul, P., Pavithra, P., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. & Burke, E., The prevalence of epilepsy and osteoporosis in those with intellectual disability., Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2023 (THEconf2023): "Back to normal or forward to better? New horizons in healthcare"., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., 8th - 9th March, 2023, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED  URL
Odalovic, M., Gorman, A., McCallion, P., Burke, E., MacLachlan, M., McCarron, M., Henman, M., Moran, M., O'Connell, J., Walsh, M., Shankar, R. & O'Dwyer, M., Psychotropic drug use among adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland: trend analysis for 10-year period., Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2023 (THEconf2023): "Back to normal or forward to better? New horizons in healthcare"., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., 8th - 9th March, 2023, Poster, PUBLISHED  URL
  

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EA Burke, End of Life and Palliative Care for People with Intellectual Disability, Dying Matters, Lets talk about it, School of Nursing and Midwifery Queen's University Belfast, December 2nd 2021, 2021, School of Nursing Queens University, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Burke, EA., Bone Health for Life: Accosting the Silent Thief, Geriatric Care Conference 2021, Online, September 23rd 2021, 2021, CMG Events, Notes: [Keynote Speaker], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Burke, EA. and Foran, S., Understanding the fall event, fear of falling the invisible risk and falls assessment a practical approach., Falls Management Conference , Online, October 6th 2021, 2021, CMG Events, Notes: [Keynote speaker], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Darren McCausland, Andrew P. Allen, Margaret Haigh, Fintan Sheerin, Eilish Burke, Eimear McGlinchey, Fidelma Flannery, Niamh Mulryan, Philip McCallion and Mary McCarron, Overcoming Adversity: The Continuing Impact of COVID-19 on People Ageing with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland. Findings from the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) COVID-19 Sub-Study, Trinity College Dublin, December, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
McMahon, G and Burke, É., Oral Health Challenges for Individuals with Dementia in Long Term Care and Community Care: A Literature Review, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference: Integrated Health Care Developing Integrated Person-Centered Health Systems, TheConfo2020, Trinity College Dublin, 2020, Poster, PUBLISHED
McCarron, Mary; McCausland, Darren; Allen, Andrew; Luus, Retha; Sheerin, Fintan; Burke, Eilish; McGlinchey, Eimear; Flannery, Fidelma; McCallion, Philip, The impact of COVID-19 on people ageing with an intellectual disability in Ireland, Dublin, December, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
McCarron, M., McCausland, D., Allen, A.P., Luus, R., Sheerin, F., Burke, E., McGlinchey, E., Flannery, F., & McCallion, P., THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 on People Ageing with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland 2020 - Evidence from Wave 4 of the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA), Dublin, December, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
McCarron M, Sheerin F, Roche L, Ryan A M, Griffiths C, Keenan P, Doody O, D'Eath M, Burke E and McCallion P., Shaping the future of Intellectual Disability Nursing in Ireland., Dublin, Health Services Executive, 2018, p1 - 150, Notes: [Informs development of Intellectual disability nursing and services for people with an intellectual disability.], Report, PUBLISHED
Burke, E., McCarron M and McCallion P, Supporting Public and Patient Involvement in Research , Using IDS-TILDA as an example for true patient and public involvement (PPI), EIT Health/ACM SIGCHI e-Health Summer School 2017, Trinity College Dublin, June 2017, 2017, Conference Paper, PRESENTED
Burke, EA., Understanding the bone health of older adults with an intellectual disability, 2017 Summit on Ageing and Intellectual Disability, Trinity College Dublin Ireland, 20th September 2017, 2017, Conference Paper, PRESENTED

  

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Awards and Honours

Award Date
Winner of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement Diversity Equity and Inclusion Award November 15th 2021
Nominated and Shortlisted for Trinity Civic Engagement Award 2020/21
Innovation in Teaching Dean's Award Sept. 2018
Dean's Research Award 2017 06.03.2017
Winning juried SIRGAIDD Award for best student poster at the Boston roundtable of the IASSIDD special interest group on ageing with an intellectual disability. September 2013
Winner of the Trinity College Postgraduate of the Year Showcase 2016 March 2016