Registration is now open for the SPHeRE Network 12th Annual Conference with the theme 'Bridging the Gap: Advancing Population Health Equity in Ireland' a platform for thought leadership, knowledge exchange, & collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem. www.sphereprogramme.ie/sphere-netwo...

We're recruiting for a senior postdoctoral researcher to join Converge: Centre for Chronic Disease and Population Health Research. For further info & to apply visit: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... @researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social

Last call for nutrition professionals to join our WiseFood focus groups exploring AI and nutrition. Register your interest ➡️ forms.office.com/e/ik9nGQ8gTk Your insights will help ensure that the WiseFood tools include the right information to inform healthy food choices. @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

Researchers at RCSI are trying to better understand the GLP-1RA landscape in Ireland. If you are a community pharmacist, please fill in our survey! forms.office.com/e/eGn3m2TX7j @rcsipophealth.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social

🚀 Calling all nutrition professionals in Ireland! We’re looking for participants to join focus groups to explore the role of AI in nutrition and to provide feedback on the WiseFood app — a new tool designed to support healthier food choices. 📩 To register your interest, email [email protected]

Researchers at @rcsipophealth.bsky.social are looking to ​advance the understanding of GLP-1 agonists​ (like Ozempic and Mounjaro) and their role in weight management, with the ultimate goal of improving patient care and treatment outcomes across Ireland. 1/3

We're looking for a PhD scholar for a @hrbireland.bsky.social funded 4-year project focused on prescribing and deprescribing in chronic kidney disease, based at @rcsi.bsky.social. If interested in pharmacoepi/health services research, please apply (D/L 2nd June): www.rcsi.com/dublin/resea...

At the RCSI School of Population Health, The WiseFood project aims to use AI to drive sustainable and healthy nutrition choices at a household level. To do this, the research team is creating a stakeholder panel to ensure that the WiseFood app is easy to use and contains the information needed.

📰 New article alert! We're delighted to share that BMC Primary Care has published our @jameslindalliance.bsky.social priority setting work, describing how patients, carers, & healthcare professionals decided the Top 10 Priorities for managing chronic conditions in primary care Link: rdcu.be/eju4t

At the RCSI School of Population Health, The WiseFood project aims to use AI to drive sustainable and healthy nutrition choices at a household level. To do this, the research team is creating a stakeholder panel to ensure that the WiseFood app is easy to use and contains the information needed.

Clíodhna O'Connell is exploring the experiences of adults with type-2 diabetes who are currently taking a prescription of certain weight loss medications (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 RAs). To take part in an interview, email Clíodhna - [email protected]

@epilepsyireland.bsky.social are recruiting a Research Officer! For more details, check out the info here: www.epilepsy.ie/content/were...

There is a PhD available in @rcsipophealth.bsky.social on mental health and #hyperemesisgravidarum www.sphereprogramme.ie/investigatin...

I am working on an exciting research proposal exploring obesity treatment for women with infertility. We need women who have lived experience of obesity and infertility in Ireland, to advise on the study design. Participation will be reimbursed. Email me for more information: [email protected] 🙂

Scholar applications are now open for @sphereprogramme.bsky.social for the 2025 academic year. Six HRB SPHeRE-funded scholarships are available. Applicants can select from 10 advertised projects, inc 3 based at @rcsipophealth.bsky.social. For further info 👇 www.sphereprogramme.ie/scholar-appl...

Seeking women/people with current/recent experience of gestational diabetes (GDM) in Ireland to to join a one-off interactive online workshop. Participants will help design tools and resources to guide postpartum health after pregnancy complicated by GDM. More info ⬇️. Reshares appreciated 🙂

We are delighted by today's announcement of our director, Prof Andrew Murphy, as the recipient of the Health Research Board Research Impact Award 2025, with the panel noting his "exceptional influence on policy and practice in the Irish healthcare system"

Invited to undertake a manuscript peer review? Here is a handy how-to guide on Elsevier Researcher Academy. researcheracademy.elsevier.com/navigating-p...

A recent #openaccess publication by Prof David McIntyre et al., "Gestational Diabetes: An Update 60 Years After O’Sullivan and Mahan". The paper reviews the importance of #GDM in predicting adverse outcomes, its evolution, debate on diagnostics, and management strategies. doi.org/10.1210/clin...

We're delighted to be able to open 2025 with two Seed Funding Awards, to fund projects of up to €10,000 in the area of primary care interventions For guidance notes & application form, visit primarycaretrials.ie/researchers/ Deadline Tues 4th Feb - mark your calendars!

We're recruiting for a postdoctoral fellow & research assistant to work on the Digital Health in Stroke project in the Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre. For further information & to apply 👉 Postdoctoral fellow: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... Research assistant: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

Really pleased to have this paper on qualitative researchers' experiences of peer review with @ginnybraun.bsky.social @janeemcallaghan.bsky.social @joannasemlyen.bsky.social out there - open access. We recruited lots of the contributors on the other place... psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

Also newly published, our review paper in #ProceedingsoftheNutritionSociety provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges which persist in #diabetesprevention after #gestationaldiabetes and proposes actionable recommendations to address these barriers. doi.org/10.1017/s002...

I am delighted to share this recently published co-authored paper. We aimed to understand the experiences and views of women with #GDM through a national online cross sectional survey. The findings underscore women's desire for appropriate information and support during and after pregnancy with GDM.

The 11th SPHeRE Network Annual Conference takes place on 4 March 2025 in @rcsi.bsky.social. The theme of the conference is 'Translating research to health policy and system change'. Abstract submission is available now, with the deadline 12 December. www.sphereprogramme.ie/abstract-sub...