DrSiobhan McCarthy
Senior Lecturer
Graduate School of Healthcare Management
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- Senior LecturerGraduate School of Healthcare Management
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Siobhán McCarthy is a leader in quality improvement, and patient safety research and education. Siobhán is Programme Director for MSc Quality & Safety in Healthcare Management at the Graduate School of Healthcare Management, RCSI and leads research on quality and safety topics, including supervision of MSc, PhD and early-career researchers.
Dr McCarthy’s current work focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions to promote safety culture and quality improvement. Published in peer-reviewed journals, Siobhan has developed online learning patient safety education for junior doctors, and has pioneered the development of open access video simulations on how healthcare staff can learn from patient safety events. She has conducted extensive research on the implementation and effect of After Action Review, and its association with safety culture and second-victim experience.
Siobhán is an active member of the national steering committee for the Evidence-Based Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (EQUIPS) Research Network where she is focused on the development of research priorities and methodologies. Siobhán is also Editorial Board Member of the International Journal for Quality in Healthcare (IJQHC).
Dr McCarthy is an invited keynote speaker at masterclasses and conferences across Ireland, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Siobhán regularly participates in international policy development activities to support implementation of best practices.
Dr McCarthy’s earlier career focussed on exploring the experiences of patients, families, and healthcare staff. This included examining family perspectives on the quality of end-of-life care and stakeholder satisfaction with the role and function of the Medical Council in Ireland.
Prior to RCSI, Siobhán supported the development of research infrastructure at St John of God Hospitaller Services and was the lead researcher for a study examining challenging behaviour in special schools in Ireland.
Siobhán completed her B.Soc.Sc and MSc Sociology of Health & Illness at UCD and PhD and Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership in Health Professions Education at RCSI.
Dr McCarthy’s current work focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions to promote safety culture and quality improvement. Published in peer-reviewed journals, Siobhan has developed online learning patient safety education for junior doctors, and has pioneered the development of open access video simulations on how healthcare staff can learn from patient safety events. She has conducted extensive research on the implementation and effect of After Action Review, and its association with safety culture and second-victim experience.
Siobhán is an active member of the national steering committee for the Evidence-Based Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (EQUIPS) Research Network where she is focused on the development of research priorities and methodologies. Siobhán is also Editorial Board Member of the International Journal for Quality in Healthcare (IJQHC).
Dr McCarthy is an invited keynote speaker at masterclasses and conferences across Ireland, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Siobhán regularly participates in international policy development activities to support implementation of best practices.
Dr McCarthy’s earlier career focussed on exploring the experiences of patients, families, and healthcare staff. This included examining family perspectives on the quality of end-of-life care and stakeholder satisfaction with the role and function of the Medical Council in Ireland.
Prior to RCSI, Siobhán supported the development of research infrastructure at St John of God Hospitaller Services and was the lead researcher for a study examining challenging behaviour in special schools in Ireland.
Siobhán completed her B.Soc.Sc and MSc Sociology of Health & Illness at UCD and PhD and Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership in Health Professions Education at RCSI.
DEGREES
- Cert in Implementation ResearchTraining Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health in Ireland (TIDIRH-Ireland), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- PhDRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland
- Post Graduate Diploma Leadership Health Professions EducationRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland
- MSc Sociology of Health & IllnessUniversity College Dublin, Ireland
- BSc Social ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Ireland
RESEARCH SUB-AREAS
- Health Services
- Interprofessional Education
- Patient Safety
- Population Health
- Healthcare Management & Leadership
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 4 Quality Education