DrCriona Walshe

Much of Criona's current clinical focus lies in enhancing patient safety through education processes such as in situ interprofessional simulation training both in and outside the theatre complex. This work has been recognised having been presented at local and national safety conferences. A particular focus of her role in HPEC is the engagement with patient partners and advocacy groups whose perspectives may be under-represented in health professions education. Through a process of co-design, impactful educational resources have been developed in RCSI that are generating interest for other higher education institutions. Working with a patient partner and an interprofessional clinical team culminated in the successful co-design an educational video resource which was endorsed by Chronic Pain Ireland, received an RCSI Quality Enhancement Case study award and subsequently shortlisted in the Domestic Collaboration category of the Irish Education Awards.