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Anne Kirwan

Lecturer in Nursing. My early nursing experiences were in Ireland where I qualified as a Registered General Nurse (Hons) (Cork University Hospital) and a Registered Midwife (St Finbarr's Hospital, Cork). I then moved to England where I worked initially as a medical-surgical nurse. I then moved to Australia and worked in Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care where I first become involved in Nurse Education. I spent a number of years in Australia during which I specialised in Intensive Care nursing across the life span. When I returned to Ireland I worked in number of Intensive Care units including Kerry, Mater Hospital, Cork University Hospital before moving into nurse education and graduating with a BNS (UCD) in 1998 and M.Sc. (RCN) in 2006. I was a Nurse Tutor initially in Beaumont Hospital for a short period in 1998 moving to Connolly Hospital in 1999. In 2002 I moved to England and taught at the School of Health Studies, Homerton College, Cambridge until 2003. On my return to Ireland I returned to Intensive Care Nursing 2002 returning to education in 2008 taking up my post as a lecturer in the School of Nursing and Human Sciences in DCU. Professional/Academic Qualifications: MSc. (2006) BNS (1998) Registered Nurse Tutor (1998) Critical Care Registered Nurse (1992) Registered Midwife (1987) Registered General Nurse (1985)

Conference Contribution

	Year	Publication
	2017	Hussey, P., Corbally, M., Kirwan, A. (2017) The Clinical Nurse Specialist Group: Using Techno-Anthropology to Create New Practices Teaching and Learning Spring School Dublin City University, 26/01/2017-27/01/2017.
	2017	Hussey, P., Kirwan, A., Corbally, M. (2017) Teaching and Learning Spring School 2017 The Clinical Nurse Specialist Group Using Techno-Anthropology to Create New Practices Dublin City University, 26/01/2017-27/01/2017.
	2015	Corbally M., Kirwan A., and Kelly M. (2015) 6th Internationsl Clinical Skills Conference Students helping students: an evaluation of repeated student simulated practice learning exercises upon student opinions regarding preparation for nursing internship Prato, Italy, 17/05/2015-20/05/2015.
	2006	Kirwan A (2006) 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference : Transforming Health Care Through Research, Education and Technology Continuing professional development: exploring the influence of enquiry based learning on clinical nursing practice Trinity College Dublin, 08/11/2006-10/11/2006.
	2015	Corbally M., Kirwan A., Kelly M., Keough A., Costello S. and Plunkett S. (2015) 34th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference Using a blended learning approach to optimise fourth year undergraduate nursing students’ preparation for internship Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 19/02/2015-.
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	2017	Corbally, M., Kirwan, A. (2017) RCN International Nursing Research conference 2017 An exploration of nursing competence through the use of written narratives Oxford, 05/04/2017-07/03/2017.
	2016	Corbally, M., Kirwan, A., Kelly, M. (2016) Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference Students helping students – an evaluation of repeated simulated practice learning exercises upon student opinions regarding preparation for nursing internship Edinburgh, 06/04/2016-08/04/2016.
	2016	Corbally M., Kelly M. and Kirwan A. (2016) RCN International Research Conference Supporting clinical nursing skills acquisition in Ireland: is a practice skills record of value? Edinburgh, Scotland, 06/04/2016-08/04/2016.
	2015	Corbally, M., Kirwan, A., and Kelly M. (2015) 34th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference Using a blended learning approach to optimise fourth year undergraduate nursing students' preparation for Internship Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 18/02/2015-19/02/2015.

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2016	Sweeney, MR;Kirwan, A;Kelly, M;Corbally, M;Neill, SO;Kirwan, M;Hourican, S;Matthews, A;Hussey, P (2016) 'Transition to blended learning: experiences from the first year of our blended learning Bachelor of Nursing Studies programme'. Contemporary Nurse, 52 :612-624.
	2008	Ms. Anne Kirwan Mr John Adams (2008) 'Students' views of enquiry-based learning in a continuing professional development module'. Nurse Education Today, Accepted 3/09/2008 In press .