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Lisa is a Resilience Coach and Executive VA based in Co Monaghan.   Originally a nurse and midwife, she has worked in a diverse range of clinical settings including street clinics in Calcutta, private hospitals in London and general practices. The coaching wing of the business (www.aslancoaching.ie) provides coaching and training in the areas of Resilience, […]

We are delighted to announce two upcoming workshops for nurses considering Practice Nursing as a Career. See our booking page for more details!

Are you a Registered General Nurse or Midwife working in public health, secondary care, public or private hospital? Have you ever wondered about becoming a Practice Nurse? We are developing a workshop that’s designed to help nurses and midwives who are thinking about moving into Practice Nursing to gain all the information they need as […]

Nurses week is coming, take time to thank your favourite nurse. Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th; International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day marks the contributions nurses make to society celebrated around the world on 12 May of each year – the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s […]

Self-management education teaches problem-solving skills and results in enhanced self-efficacy as well as facilitating optimum quality of life (QOL) for patients with chronic diseases. For the majority, self-management, in which patients make day-to-day decisions about managing their own illnesses, shows significant benefits when there is increased support from healthcare professionals. However it is important that […]

Multimorbidity is the coexistence of multiple chronic diseases and medical conditions in one individual. Multimorbidity occurs disproportionately within socio-economically disadvantaged populations, the elderly, and particularly in populations that are both. The prevalence of multimorbidity in Ireland, whilst not yet clearly established, is expected to rise. In 2006 11% of the population were >65 years, this […]

Guest blog by Lisa Nolan of Aslan Virtual Admin. Lisa uses her nursing background  to provide Virtual Administration and Medical PA services to health & voluntary sectors.   How is your work/life balance these days?   If you just snorted in exasperation, don’t click away!  Read on for a quick tip on how one small action […]

Guest blog by Corina Vladut   Of all the aspects I associated with old age as a child (and thought of them as the norm) – being retired, having white hair, “owning” a hand full of colored pills that come after each dinner, sitting on the porch and telling stories – one thing is still […]

Guest Blog by Corina Vladut: HealthCare Minds is delighted to introduce Corina Vladut as guest blogger. Corina is a health psychologist with special interests in research, chronic disease management, psychosomatics, mental health, quality of life and health technology: When we think about chronic diseases, conditions like diabetes or cardiovascular diseases come to mind and we […]

Chronic disease management is usually based on evidence from trials of single conditions. Literature shows little evidence of research specifically addressing multimorbidity in the primary care setting, as most individuals with multimorbidity are excluded from studies to minimise bias, even though these patients are the most frequent attenders in primary care. In other cases, comorbidities […]