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DrLisa Mellon

Senior Lecturer

Dept of Health Psychology, School of Population Health

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Dept of Health Psychology, School of Population Health
  • +3531 402 Ext.2748 (Work)

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

An experienced health services researcher with particular interest in quality of care for patients for End Stage Renal Failure. Dr Mellon received a HRB Cochrane Fellowship to examine the impact of interventions for improving medication adherence in solid organ transplant recipients, and holds significant methodological and analytical experience in systematic reviews, qualitative and quantitative study designs.

Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) academic representative for the Irish Kidney Association

Health professions education research interests in stigmatising language use in medical education and the impact of lifestyle medicine education.

GRANTS

  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Exploring patient preferences for care
    Irish Kidney Association15 Mar 2023 - 30 Apr 2026
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on clinical health outcomes for patients with heart failure
    Irish Heart Foundation / IHF16 May 2022 - 1 Dec 2022
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Development of Population Health and Health Services Research Cluster
    RCSI1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2023
  • GRANT
    The effect of After Action Review in enhancing safety culture and second victim experience and its implementation in an Irish hospital
    Health Research Board (Ireland)1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    RCSI Research Summer School 2019
    RCSI12 Apr 2019 - 31 Jan 2022
  • GRANT
    Interventions for improving medication adherence in solid organ transplant recipients
    Health Research Board (Ireland)1 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Hickey A,
    • Doyle F,
    • Conlon P,
    • DeFreitas D,
    • O'Connell O
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    The INCA (Inhaler Compliance Aid) – validation against established measures of adherence
    RCSI Research Institute1 Oct 2015 - 1 Oct 2017
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    The INCA (Inhaler Compliance Aid) – validation against established measures of adherence
    RCSI1 Sep 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Richard R,
    • Gerry M
  • GRANT
    The INCATM (Inhaler Compliance AidTM) – validation against established measures of adherence
    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Seed Fund A1 Dec 2014 - 30 Nov 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Costello R,
    • Doyle F,
    • Molloy G,
    • Reilly R