Research Approach :
My research approach has to be to build from practice, through to conference and then to journal. My research initially focused and aligned itself around my PhD Thesis and I used this to build a profile within the field of procurement and supply chain management. From this I have built a National and International Profile in the fields of Procurement, Public Procurement, and Education and in particular the development of large scale translational research projects.
My research collaborations come out of developing research from practice. I have led a variety of research projects from small-scale development projects to large-scale policy interventionist pieces.
I am currently growing my cohort of PhD students. I am specifically choosing to mix both part-time and full-time students and post experience and pre-experience students.
Funded Research Projects:
PATHWAY project which is an Horizon 2020 submission. My role is to support the development of future commericalisation models and to develop impact assessment models. Expected funding is for a Research Assistant and buyout of time (€120,000).(PATHWAY), focuses on technology-enabled behavioural change as a pathway towards better self-management of Cardiovascular Disease. The project involves 9 partners: 5 universities, 3 SMEs and 1 hospital. DCU is the coordinator of the project and the amount awarded is €5m. The project, funded under EU’s biggest ever Research and Innovation programme brings together DCU’s School of Heath and Human Performance, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, and Business School, with local hospital partners (Mater and Beaumont) and a consortium of European Universities, Industry Partners and Hospitals [Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (Greece), Ulster University, University of Glasgow, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), Electronic Record Services BV (Netherlands), Nurogames GmbH (Germany), and Engineering IT (Italy)].
The project testifies to DCU’s leading role in Ireland and Europe in the area of Connected and Personalised Health.
INLIfe project, which is an Horizon 2020 submission. My role is to support the development of future commericalisation models and to develop impact assessment models. Expected funding is for a Research Assistant and buyout of time (€120,000) (INLIFE) has been awarded €3.38m and involves 20 partners from 9 EU countries. This project aims to prolong and support independent living for elderly persons with cognitive impairments, through interoperable and personalised ICT services that support home activities, communication, health maintenance, travel, mobility and socialisation. A total of 19 services, identified by prior research, will be further optimised and adapted to the needs of various elderly groups, including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia, as well to the needs of formal and informal caregivers.
MAGIC Post Stroke Project Team has united members from across Europe, dedicated to enable significant change in the delivery of health & social care (H&SC) services for patients post stroke. The consortium has recognised a significant gap in care associated with the recovery of such patients & we need a new way of meeting the needs of 508,000 new post stroke EU citizens/ year. Demographic changes are such that H&SC systems are failing to keep pace with demand & are not fit for purpose. By working in new ways & by reengineering systems with novel innovative technology & solutions we can think differently about our approach to care & improve the well-being for our patients; optimising the opportunity for recovery post stroke. Presently 1/3rd of all stroke patients are discharged from hospital with a significant change to life style, well-being, health status & independence. Community H&SC services do not enable patients to make a sufficient recovery post stroke.A search of state of the art technologies indicated much progress in the development of technologies to assist patients but no system is available to significantly affect rehabilitative improvement to scale; with no solution integration with H&SC services. Therefore, Public Procurers cannot go to open tender to deploy effective technology to solve system failures. The MAGIC Consortium recognised Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) as the only way to stimulate the market to find a solution to our common problem. MAGIC is an essential & strategically critical programme for the Team to optimise a patient’s recovery, to modernise H&SC systems to meet demand & to stimulate research, development & innovation. MAGIC will also stimulate European industry to become a global leader in this innovative field. Use of PCP is of particular interest to the consortium members & is new for many. Therefore, observer states will participate to contribute to the Pan-European improvement in care and to proactively share PCP knowledge.
The total cost of the project will be in excess of €5.1 million Euro with over 70 % being H2020 funded.
The Consortia includes
1 Business Services Organisation United Kingdom
2 UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER ROYAL CHARTER United Kingdom
3 DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY Ireland
4 REGIONAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BOARD United Kingdom
5 Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being United Kingdom
6 INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND United Kingdom
7 OULUN YLIOPISTO Finland
8 LUXINNOVATION GIE Luxembourg
9 Servicio Vasco de Salud Osakidetza Spain
10 Azienda Ospedaliero Univesitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I- G.M. Lancisi- G. Salesi Italy
11 Vitkovicka nemocnice a.s. Czech Republic
12 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO DI CHIETI-PESCARA Italy
13 AZIENDA SANITARIA LOCALE TO3 Italy
14 AGENCIA DE QUALITAT I AVALUACIO SANITARIES DE CATALUNYA Spain
15 REGION SJAELLAND Denmark
Tender Tool Feasibility 2013 – 2014 Enterprise Ireland Development of feasibility study for Tender toolkit for SME’s (€10,000)
IMSTA construction of Industry Review (2013) (€5000)
Source Dogg scholarship fund for PhD Student (2012) (€20,000)
NAIRTL HEA Proposal for National Academy for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (2012) (€1500)
Winning in Tendering 2010 to 2013 INTERREG IV Development of small indigenoussuppliers (www.winningintendering.eu) (€3.7 million) €928,000 was assigned to me as PI.
Knowledge Management 2008 to 2009 Health Research Board Examination of knowledge management system in HRB (€2500)
Student Written Instrutor Facilitated 2007 to 2009 Learning Innovation Unit DCU Development of student written case studies built out of class room teaching (€8000)
Total Research funding: €1,300,000 direct PI (€17.5 million – indirect PI and associate PI))
Research Proposals:
INTERREG V - development of social system of engagement - early stage project proposal and feasibility being constructed
Research Collaborations :
Founding member of Enterprise Process Research Centre (EPRC)
Dr. John Geraghty, School of Manufacturing and Engineering – INTEL sponsored project to review supply chain and logistics (2007)
Dr. John Geraghty, School of Manufacturing and Engineering – North Eastern Health Board Research project – inventory management simulation (2007)
Dr. Theo Lynn, Dr. Malcolm Brady, Student Written Instructor Facilitated Learning (SWIF) – development of case studies (2008)
Dr. Theo Lynn, Dr. Pierre McDonagh, Global E-Schools Initiative – development of total cost of ownership toolset (2007 to 2008)
Dr. Theo Lynn, Knowledge Management in the Health Research Board (2008)
Prof. Dermot Cahill, Bangor University Wales, Winning in Tendering Research Project (2010 – 2013)
Prof. Regina Connolly , Health Technology Assessment Models (2013 - date)
My research approach has to be to build from practice, through to conference and then to journal. My research initially focused and aligned itself around my PhD Thesis and I used this to build a profile within the field of procurement and supply chain management. From this I have built a National and International Profile in the fields of Procurement, Public Procurement, and Education and in particular the development of large scale translational research projects.
My research collaborations come out of developing research from practice. I have led a variety of research projects from small-scale development projects to large-scale policy interventionist pieces.
I am currently growing my cohort of PhD students. I am specifically choosing to mix both part-time and full-time students and post experience and pre-experience students.
Funded Research Projects:
PATHWAY project which is an Horizon 2020 submission. My role is to support the development of future commericalisation models and to develop impact assessment models. Expected funding is for a Research Assistant and buyout of time (€120,000).(PATHWAY), focuses on technology-enabled behavioural change as a pathway towards better self-management of Cardiovascular Disease. The project involves 9 partners: 5 universities, 3 SMEs and 1 hospital. DCU is the coordinator of the project and the amount awarded is €5m. The project, funded under EU’s biggest ever Research and Innovation programme brings together DCU’s School of Heath and Human Performance, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, and Business School, with local hospital partners (Mater and Beaumont) and a consortium of European Universities, Industry Partners and Hospitals [Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (Greece), Ulster University, University of Glasgow, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), Electronic Record Services BV (Netherlands), Nurogames GmbH (Germany), and Engineering IT (Italy)].
The project testifies to DCU’s leading role in Ireland and Europe in the area of Connected and Personalised Health.
INLIfe project, which is an Horizon 2020 submission. My role is to support the development of future commericalisation models and to develop impact assessment models. Expected funding is for a Research Assistant and buyout of time (€120,000) (INLIFE) has been awarded €3.38m and involves 20 partners from 9 EU countries. This project aims to prolong and support independent living for elderly persons with cognitive impairments, through interoperable and personalised ICT services that support home activities, communication, health maintenance, travel, mobility and socialisation. A total of 19 services, identified by prior research, will be further optimised and adapted to the needs of various elderly groups, including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia, as well to the needs of formal and informal caregivers.
MAGIC Post Stroke Project Team has united members from across Europe, dedicated to enable significant change in the delivery of health & social care (H&SC) services for patients post stroke. The consortium has recognised a significant gap in care associated with the recovery of such patients & we need a new way of meeting the needs of 508,000 new post stroke EU citizens/ year. Demographic changes are such that H&SC systems are failing to keep pace with demand & are not fit for purpose. By working in new ways & by reengineering systems with novel innovative technology & solutions we can think differently about our approach to care & improve the well-being for our patients; optimising the opportunity for recovery post stroke. Presently 1/3rd of all stroke patients are discharged from hospital with a significant change to life style, well-being, health status & independence. Community H&SC services do not enable patients to make a sufficient recovery post stroke.A search of state of the art technologies indicated much progress in the development of technologies to assist patients but no system is available to significantly affect rehabilitative improvement to scale; with no solution integration with H&SC services. Therefore, Public Procurers cannot go to open tender to deploy effective technology to solve system failures. The MAGIC Consortium recognised Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) as the only way to stimulate the market to find a solution to our common problem. MAGIC is an essential & strategically critical programme for the Team to optimise a patient’s recovery, to modernise H&SC systems to meet demand & to stimulate research, development & innovation. MAGIC will also stimulate European industry to become a global leader in this innovative field. Use of PCP is of particular interest to the consortium members & is new for many. Therefore, observer states will participate to contribute to the Pan-European improvement in care and to proactively share PCP knowledge.
The total cost of the project will be in excess of €5.1 million Euro with over 70 % being H2020 funded.
The Consortia includes
1 Business Services Organisation United Kingdom
2 UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER ROYAL CHARTER United Kingdom
3 DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY Ireland
4 REGIONAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BOARD United Kingdom
5 Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being United Kingdom
6 INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND United Kingdom
7 OULUN YLIOPISTO Finland
8 LUXINNOVATION GIE Luxembourg
9 Servicio Vasco de Salud Osakidetza Spain
10 Azienda Ospedaliero Univesitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I- G.M. Lancisi- G. Salesi Italy
11 Vitkovicka nemocnice a.s. Czech Republic
12 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO DI CHIETI-PESCARA Italy
13 AZIENDA SANITARIA LOCALE TO3 Italy
14 AGENCIA DE QUALITAT I AVALUACIO SANITARIES DE CATALUNYA Spain
15 REGION SJAELLAND Denmark
Tender Tool Feasibility 2013 – 2014 Enterprise Ireland Development of feasibility study for Tender toolkit for SME’s (€10,000)
IMSTA construction of Industry Review (2013) (€5000)
Source Dogg scholarship fund for PhD Student (2012) (€20,000)
NAIRTL HEA Proposal for National Academy for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (2012) (€1500)
Winning in Tendering 2010 to 2013 INTERREG IV Development of small indigenoussuppliers (www.winningintendering.eu) (€3.7 million) €928,000 was assigned to me as PI.
Knowledge Management 2008 to 2009 Health Research Board Examination of knowledge management system in HRB (€2500)
Student Written Instrutor Facilitated 2007 to 2009 Learning Innovation Unit DCU Development of student written case studies built out of class room teaching (€8000)
Total Research funding: €1,300,000 direct PI (€17.5 million – indirect PI and associate PI))
Research Proposals:
INTERREG V - development of social system of engagement - early stage project proposal and feasibility being constructed
Research Collaborations :
Founding member of Enterprise Process Research Centre (EPRC)
Dr. John Geraghty, School of Manufacturing and Engineering – INTEL sponsored project to review supply chain and logistics (2007)
Dr. John Geraghty, School of Manufacturing and Engineering – North Eastern Health Board Research project – inventory management simulation (2007)
Dr. Theo Lynn, Dr. Malcolm Brady, Student Written Instructor Facilitated Learning (SWIF) – development of case studies (2008)
Dr. Theo Lynn, Dr. Pierre McDonagh, Global E-Schools Initiative – development of total cost of ownership toolset (2007 to 2008)
Dr. Theo Lynn, Knowledge Management in the Health Research Board (2008)
Prof. Dermot Cahill, Bangor University Wales, Winning in Tendering Research Project (2010 – 2013)
Prof. Regina Connolly , Health Technology Assessment Models (2013 - date)