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Personal Information
Name Coyne, Imelda
College Address Nursing and Midwifery,
D'Olier Street - School Of Nursing
Main Department School of Nursing & Midwifery
College Title Professor
E-mail coynei@tcd.ie
College Tel +353 1 896 4071
 
Biography
I hold the position of Professor and Head of Children's Discipline in the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Previous post include: Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of the Diploma in Nursing and BNS programme at Dublin City University. I have over twenty years experience in children's nursing firstly as a practising nurse and then as a lecturer. My programme of research focuses upon: children's participation in decision-making; chronic illness management; family centred care, advanced nursing practice; neonatal care provision; child and adolescent mental health services; and parenting practices.
 
Professional Qualifications
Qualification Institution Class of Degree Title of Dissertation Date Conferred
PhD King's College University of London PhD A grounded theory of disrupted lives: Children, parents and nurses in the children's ward. 2003
BSc (Hons) with Education University of Manchester 1st class honours Investigation of parents' readiness to participate in care 1993
Diploma in Nursing University of London Distinction   1991
 
Representations
Details Date
Coyne, I (January 18th 2013). Invited presentation. Children are the future: research priorities for Europe. Scientific meeting, European Academy of Nursing Science. Aarhus University, Denmark. Chair: Prof. Sanna Salantera 18th January 2013
Coyne, I (2011) Invited presentation: How should children’s autonomy be recognised in the research context ? Children and Clinical Trials Workshop, Nuffield Council of Bioethics, Academy of Medical Sciences, 41 Portland Place London W1B 1QH 09/12/2011
Coyne, I (2012) Invited keynote. Professional-parent-child interaction in healthcare decision making. Challenges in Pediatric Care: Innovations through Advanced Nursing Practice Advanced Practice Nursing in Pediatric Care Conference, Basel, Switzerland (Jan 13th) 13/01/2012
Invited keynote speaker. International Congress on Academic Pediatric Nursing Congress and Culture Centre Allegro, Berne, Switzerland 3nd - 4th June 2010
Invited keynote speaker. Interdisciplinary National Neonatal Symposium on Family Centred Care, Hillerod, Copenhagen, Denmark (18-21st september 2009) 18/09/09
 
Administrative Functions
Details Level Date From Date To
External Examiner for the Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing & Masters of Science in Nursing programme (Waterford Institute of Technology) External Examiner 1st January 2013 30 September 2015
Member of Research Development Advisory Group, Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) Member 2007 present
External examiner for the general discipline on the undergraduate nursing degree programme at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College University of Dublin External examiner 2002 2006
External examiner for the child branch on the undergraduate nursing degree programme (B Nurs), University of Manchester, England External examiner 1st January 2007 31st December 2009
HRB Summer Student Scholarships (n=30) Scientific Reviewer 8th April 2009 1st May 2009
 
Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies
Details Date From Date To
Editorial Advisory Board - Nursing Children and Young People 2011 to date
Fellow European Academy of Nursing Science (FEANS) 2007 to date
European Association of Paediatric Nurses (EAPN) 2000 to date
Research Inventory for Child Health in Europe. 2012-
Membership of the Association for Common European Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes (ACENDIO) for the biennium 2013-2015. 1st April 2013 31st April 2015
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Awards and Honours
Award Date
MA July 2011
Module leader - Katie Hill, Gold Medal Winner of the Nursing & Midwifery category of the Irish Undergraduate Award 2011
Albert College Career Start Fellowship, Dublin City University 2004
English National Board scholarship for 2 years, UK. 1991-93
Health Savings Association (HAS), UK 1988-1991
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Education Details
School/College Date From Date To
King's College University of London 1998 2003
 
Languages
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Medium Medium Medium
 
Employment Details
Position Held Job Description Where Date From Date To
Senior Lecturer and Director of Higher Diploma in Children’s Nursing School of Nursing, Dublin City University 2006 2007
Director of BSc (Hons) Nursing/ Director of Undergraduate Studies/ Lecturer   School of Nursing, Dublin City University 2002 2005
Diploma Co-ordinator / Lecturer   School of Nursing, Dublin City University 2000 2001
Director of Bachelor in Nursing Studies (BNS)/ Lecturer   School of Nursing, Dublin City University 1999 2000
Course Co-coordinator/Lecturer   Department of Nursing Studies, King's College, University of London 1995 1999
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Description of Research Interests
CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, FAMILY CENTERED CARE, SHARED DECISION-MAKING TRANSITION TO ADULT SERVICES, CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE ' S RIGHTS, Child and adolescents mental health; parenting practices; neonatal care; nurses' contribution to care.
 
Research Interests
CHILDHOOD CANCER CHILDRENS BELIEFS Child centred research questions, study design, data analysis Childhood Communication Orders
Childhood and mental health Children's Consultation and Participation Children's Nursing Children's Rights
Chronic Illness self-management Decision Making Family Centred Care Family-professional relationships in neonatal care
Health Services Delivery Health outcomes International children's research Nurse communication in intensive care
Parenting theories Promotion of child centred research Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
 
Research Projects
Project title Developing an eHealth intervention to support children and young people’s (with chronic illnesses) transition to adult healthcare services.
Summary Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Scheme (KEDS) targeted call for project linked to the TRYCIS project: Transition from child to adult care for young people with chronic illness (TRYCIS): a study of policies, process, and patients, parents, and healthcare professionals’ perspectives. Team: Prof. I Coyne (PI); Prof. A While, Kings College London
Funding Agency HRB
Programme Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Scheme (KEDS)
Type of Project Research & Innovation
Date from December 2012
Date to December 2013
Person Months 12


Project title Transition from child to adult care for young people with chronic illness (TRYCIS): a study of policies, process, and patients, parents, and healthcare professionals’ perspectives.
Summary Coyne, I (PI); While, A (Kings College London), Lambert, V (DCU)
Funding Agency Health Research Board
Programme
Type of Project Mixed methods design
Date from December 2010
Date to December 2013
Person Months 36


Project title Investigation of nurses’ experiences of using child restraint in the clinical setting.
Summary Lisa Kirwan & Professor I Coyne Grant: Award: 2000.00
Funding Agency Health Research Board
Programme HRB Summer student scholarship
Type of Project Survey
Date from June 2013
Date to July 2013
Person Months 2


Project title Interventions for promoting participation in shared decision-making for children with cancer.
Summary Coyne, I (Fellowship award); O'Mathuna, D (Dublin City University); Gibson, F (Institute of Child Health, London); Shields, L (Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia)
Funding Agency Health Research Board Ireland
Programme
Type of Project Cochrane Fellowship 2008.
Date from January 2009
Date to December 2011
Person Months 24


Project title Proteasome Inhibitor Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
Summary Dr Kathleen Scott & Prof. I Coyne Funder: Award: €71,593.68
Funding Agency Health Research Board (CTF/2012/11)
Programme Cochrane Training Fellowship
Type of Project Systematic review
Date from 12th November 2012-
Date to 11th November 2014
Person Months 24


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Publications
Peer Reviewed
I Coyne, Dempsey O & Comiskey C, Life as a child and young person in Ireland: Report of a National Consultation. , Dublin , Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Government Publications,, November, 2012, 1, 98
Url
ISI Citation Record
Coyne, I and Harder, M , Children's participation in decision-making: Balancing protection with shared decision-making using a situational perspective , Journal of Child Health Care, 15, (4), 2011, p312 - 319
DOI
Coyne, I and Gallagher, P , Participation in communication and decision making: Children and young people's experiences in a hospital setting. , Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20, (15-16), 2011, p2334 - 2343
DOI
Coyne, I., O'Mathúna, D, P., Gibson, F.,Shields, L., Sheaf, G. , Interventions for promoting participation in shared decision-making for children with cancer. [Protocol]., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , (Issue [2].), 2011
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Coyne, I, T , Sampling in qualitative research. Purposeful and theoretical sampling: merging or clear boundaries?, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 26, 1997, p623 - 630
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