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2026 Publications Involving College Staff

Ravichandran, N., Murphy, N., Broughan, J., Crowley, D., Van Hout, M., Kenny, B., Gallagher, J., & Cullen, W. (2026). Codeine Use in Irish General Practice: A Mixed-Methods Study Protocol on Prescribing, Dependence, and Management of Habit-Forming Use. HRB Open Research. Keenan, I., Barrett, A., Brown, M., & Collins, C. (2026). ‘Writing letters to general practice’: A qualitative interview study exploring the career sustainability of female general practitioners in Ireland. European Journal of General Practice, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2026.2686540 Ravichandran N, Fitzpatrick P, Hayes E, Quinlan D, Molloy M, Umana E, Breslin T, Cotter A, Cullen W. Epidemiology, comorbidity patterns and outcomes of maternal sepsis-related coded discharges in Ireland 2020-2025. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2026 Aug;324:115251. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2026.115251. Ravichandran N, Quinlan D, Fitzpatrick P, Hayes E, Molloy M, Umana E, Breslin T, Cotter A, Cullen W. Epidemiology and outcomes of adult (non-maternity) community-onset sepsis in Ireland: a secondary analysis of acute hospital administrative data 2020-2024. Ir J Med Sci. 2026 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s11845-026-04504-x. Li E, Lounsbury O, Padavi A, Greenfield G, Hayhoe BWJ, Clavería A, Burgers J, Collins C et al. Validating a Virtual Consultation Implementation Framework for Global Primary Care Settings: An International Electronic Delphi Study. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6205252. Hanlon HR, Shé ÉN, Murphy AW, Byrne JP, Cullen L, Smith S, O'Callaghan M, Humphries N. "There is never any rest, never enough time and too much to do": a qualitative study of GP work intensity in an Irish context. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Apr 18;27(1):212. doi: 10.1186/s12875-026-03321-6. Frénois M, Fovet R, Wyts D, Collins C, Calafiore M, Berkhout C. Point-of-care biomarkers or laboratory-based tests to reduce antibiotic prescribing for COPD exacerbations in primary care: a literature review and meta-analysis. Br J Gen Pract. 2026 May 7:BJGP.2025.0593. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0593. Durand L, Keenan E, Bennett K, Crowley D, O'Hara A, Cousins G. Impact of guidance issued during COVID-19 to expand access to take-home dosing of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) on OAT prescribing practices in primary care in Ireland: An interrupted time series analysis. Int J Drug Policy. 2026 May 9;153:105321. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105321. Lyons S, Kearney M, Fahey MC, Janjal P, Pandolfo M, Patton P. Pharmacological treatments for Friedreich ataxia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2026, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD007791. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007791.pub5. Glynn L, Clarke S, MacGregor H, Cronin J, Davidson G, Nixon G, Pearce R, Scott-Jones J, Smith N, Vernon J, Welch N, Hayes P, Casey M, Rasic V, Koller TS. Pae Ora - Healthy Futures: lessons learned from the first New Zealand Rural Health Strategy. Rural Remote Health. 2026 Apr;26(2):9922. doi: 10.22605/RRH9922. O'Shea J, Hughes C, Molloy G et al. Protocol for the development of an intervention to improve the use of Point-of-caRE DiagnostICs in the management of respiraTOry tRact infectionS in primary care (the PREDICTORS study) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. HRB Open Res 2025, 7:73 (https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13962.2) Cousins G, Durand L, Bennett K, O'Hara A, Crowley D, Lyons S, Keenan E. Impact of guidance issued during COVID-19 to expand take-home doses of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in Ireland: protocol for a population-based analysis of prescribing practices and patient outcomes 2018 to 2023. HRB Open Res. 2026 Mar 10;8:32. doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.14044.3. O'Callaghan M, Giguere W, Stanley F. Out-of-hours general practice care in Ireland: Consultations and emergency department referrals from 2013 to 2022. BJGP Open. 2026 Mar 3:BJGPO.2025.0204. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0204. Epub ahead of print. Cunningham C, Masterson S, Batt A, Heffern JD, Knox S, Quinlan D, O'Donnell C, O'Donnell D, Barry T. Developing A Complex Intervention to Integrate Community Paramedics in GP Out-of-Hours Care in Ireland: A Qualitative Study. HRB Open Res. 2026 Jan 9;9:6. doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.14246.1. Collins S, Foley T, Quinlan D et al. The Management of Acne in General Practice using Isotretinoin: A Scoping Review Protocol [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. HRB Open Res 2026, 9:21. Gómez-Bravo R, Ares-Blanco S, Mamo N, Guisado-Clavero M, León-Herrera S, Rasic V, Neves AL, Rochfort A, Harding A, Hummers E, Asenova R, Petrazzuoli F, Poppleton A, Bueno Ortiz JM, Vinker S, Astier-Peña MP, Frese T. Primary health care policy advocacy in Europe: A cross-sectional study of family medicine associations. Eur J Gen Pract. 2026 Dec;32(1):2625572. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2026.2625572. Epub 2026 Feb 24. Keenan I, Barrett A, Duffy I, Byrne L, McNicholas C, Doran G, Dowling S. Reflections on Identity and Role Navigation of Continuous Medical Education Tutors in General Practice. Clin Teach. 2026 Apr;23(2):e70357. doi: 10.1111/tct.70357. Cronin M, Jennings AA, Caufield U, Coonan I, Cornally N, Daly B, Dockeray L, Hartigan I, Lawlor B, McCarthy G, Ni Chorcorain AM, O'Dowd S, Nolan-Palmer J, Perry M, Quinlan D, Timmons S, Foley T. Co-designing a structured referral template to enhance dementia diagnosis: a modified e-Delphi study. Age Ageing. 2026 Feb 1;55(2):afag008. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afag008. Aljohmani L, Kelly L, Fitzgerald L, Dolan R. A quantitative study of general practitioners' experience and confidence with subdermal contraceptive implant devices. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2026 Jan 14;318:114967. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2026.114967.