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Nursing in an age of multimorbidity. (2018)
Journal Article
O’Connor, S., Deaton, C., Nolan, F., & Johnston, B. (2018). Nursing in an age of multimorbidity. BMC Nursing, 17(1), 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-018-0321-z

Background A changing sociodemographic landscape has seen rising numbers of people with two or more long-term health conditions. Multimorbidity presents numerous challenges for patients and families and those who work in healthcare services. Therefo... Read More about Nursing in an age of multimorbidity..

Smartphones and mobile applications (apps) in clinical nursing education: A student perspective (2018)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., & Andrews, T. (2018). Smartphones and mobile applications (apps) in clinical nursing education: A student perspective. Nurse Education Today, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.07.013

Background: Nurse educators are exploring how mobile technology can support students in clinical practice. However, the view of nursing students on the use of smartphones and mobile applications (apps) to enhance clinical education has not been explo... Read More about Smartphones and mobile applications (apps) in clinical nursing education: A student perspective.

Social media in nursing and midwifery education: a mixed study systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., Jolliffe, S., Stanmore, E., Renwick, L., & Booth, R. (2018). Social media in nursing and midwifery education: a mixed study systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13799

Aim To synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of social media in nursing and midwifery education. Background Social media are being explored to see if these online tools can support teaching, learning and assessment. Design A mixed study s... Read More about Social media in nursing and midwifery education: a mixed study systematic review.

An international recommendation framework of core competencies in health informatics for nurses. (2018)
Journal Article
Hübner, U., Shaw, T., Thye, J., Egbert, N., Marin, H. D. F., Chang, P., …Ball, M. (2018). An international recommendation framework of core competencies in health informatics for nurses. Methods of Information in Medicine, 57(S01), e30-e42. https://doi.org/10.3414/me17-01-0155

Background: While health informatics recommendations on competencies and education serve as highly desirable corridors for designing curricula and courses, they cannot show how the content should be situated in a specific and local context. Therefore... Read More about An international recommendation framework of core competencies in health informatics for nurses..

Celebrating 70 Years of Nursing and Midwifery in NHS Scotland (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, G., Harper-McDonald, B., O'Conner, S., McLuckie, C., & Moran, M. Celebrating 70 Years of Nursing and Midwifery in NHS Scotland. Exhibited at Edinburgh. 7 June 2018. (Unpublished)

An exhibition celebrating 70 years of nursing and midwifery in NHS Scotland.

An interprofessional approach: The new paradigm in nursing education (2018)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S. (2018). An interprofessional approach: The new paradigm in nursing education. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13530

Nursing education has undergone dramatic changes in the last 150 years. Rooted in a traditional apprenticeship model that consisted of training in hospital based schools, the vision of Florence Nightingale that came to fruition in 1860, this educatio... Read More about An interprofessional approach: The new paradigm in nursing education.

Big data and data science in health care: What nurses and midwives need to know (2018)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S. (2018). Big data and data science in health care: What nurses and midwives need to know. Journal of Clinical Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14164

The evolution of technology in contemporary society has been accelerating in recent decades, with smaller, more interconnected hardware devices and software applications becoming the norm. As desktop computing paved the way for mobile platforms, whic... Read More about Big data and data science in health care: What nurses and midwives need to know.

Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors (2017)
Report
Cataluna, A. M., O'Connor, S., Konig, A., Combet Aspray, E., & Meer, N. (2017). Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors. Scotland, UK: Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Young Academy of Scotland, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Edinburgh, launched a call for case studies on 12 May 2017, with the objective of capturing the impact, whether positive or negative, perceived or factual, of the Brexit vote... Read More about Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors.

Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (2017)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., Hubner, U., Shaw, T., Blake, R., & Ball, M. (2017). Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform. Nurse Education Today, 58, 78-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.07.014

Information Technology (IT) continues to evolve and develop with electronic devices and systems becoming integral to healthcare in every country. This has led to an urgent need for all professions working in healthcare to be knowledgeable and skilled... Read More about Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform.

Using social media to engage nurses in health policy development (2017)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S. (2017). Using social media to engage nurses in health policy development. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(8), 632-639. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12501

Aims: To explore nurses' views on future priorities for the profession and to examine social media as an engagement tool to aid policy discussion and development. Background: Nurses are often not directly involved in policy creation and some feel it... Read More about Using social media to engage nurses in health policy development.

A mixed study systematic review of social media in nursing and midwifery education: Protocol (2017)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., Jolliffe, S., Stanmore, E., Renwick, L., Schmitt, T., & Booth, R. (2017). A mixed study systematic review of social media in nursing and midwifery education: Protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(8), 1989-1996. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13310

Aim: To synthesize evidence on the use of social media in nursing and midwifery education. Background: Social media is one type of online platform that is being explored to determine if there is value in using interactive, digital communication tool... Read More about A mixed study systematic review of social media in nursing and midwifery education: Protocol.

Readiness for Delivering Digital Health at Scale: Lessons From a Longitudinal Qualitative Evaluation of a National Digital Health Innovation Program in the United Kingdom (2017)
Journal Article
Lennon, M. R., Bouamrane, M., Devlin, A. M., O'Connor, S., O'Donnell, C., Chetty, U., …Mair, F. S. (2017). Readiness for Delivering Digital Health at Scale: Lessons From a Longitudinal Qualitative Evaluation of a National Digital Health Innovation Program in the United Kingdom. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(2), Article e42. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6900

Background: Digital health has the potential to support care delivery for chronic illness. Despite positive evidence from localized implementations, new technologies have proven slow to become accepted, integrated, and routinized at scale. Objecti... Read More about Readiness for Delivering Digital Health at Scale: Lessons From a Longitudinal Qualitative Evaluation of a National Digital Health Innovation Program in the United Kingdom.

Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism (2016)
Journal Article
Booth, R., & O'Connor, S. (2017). Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism. Evidence-Based Nursing, 20(1), 28-28. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2016-102465

Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism. Commentary on: Jones R, Kelsey J, Nelmes P, et al. Introduci... Read More about Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism.

Large Scale Digital Health Deployments – How Ready Are We?: Lessons learned from the UK Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) programme (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Mair, F., McGee-Lennon, M., Bouamrane, M., Devlin, A., O'Connor, S., Agbakoba, R., …O'Donnell, C. (2016, November). Large Scale Digital Health Deployments – How Ready Are We?: Lessons learned from the UK Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) programme. Presented at 44th North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Colorado, United States

Large Scale Digital Health Deployments – How Ready Are We?: Lessons learned from the UK Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) programme.

Public and patient engagement with digital health: a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016)
Presentation / Conference
O'Connor, S., Hanlon, P., Garcia, S., Glanville, J., O'Donnell, C., & Mair, F. (2016, November). Public and patient engagement with digital health: a systematic review of qualitative studies. Presented at 44th North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting

Public and patient engagement with digital health: a systematic review of qualitative studies.