Leona Bannon

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Leona Bannon is a critical care nurse and Assistant Professor in General Nursing at Dublin City University. She is an early career researcher passionate about driving a collaborative programme of nurse-led critical care research. In 2015, Dr. Bannon succeeded in obtaining a Doctoral Fellowship Award from the Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland £150 350, heading the design of her doctoral programme working with Professor Bronagh Blackwood. She was part of the Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit (NICTU) working with Professor Danny McAuley on impactful clinical trials, including HARP 2 and LEOPARDS. Leona is a registered nurse and holds a BSc. (Hons) Degree Nursing Science (2004) and PhD. Medicine (2021) from Queen's University Belfast.

Leona is a member of the HRB Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Network (HRB-ICC-CTN) and a member of the Irish Critical Care Nurse Researcher group (ICCNRG) and has established links with NI Clinical Research Network for Critical Care.

Leona has directly contributed to the evidence base on non-pharmacological interventions for delirium by conducting; a systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence (Intensive Care Medicine); qualitative stakeholder interviews (Australian Critical Care Nursing Journal, Best Research Paper Award (2018)); and developing the research protocol and study materials.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2019 (2019) 'The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in reducing the incidence and duration of delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis'. Intensive Care Medicine, 45 (1). [DOI]
2018 (2018) 'Designing a nurse-delivered delirium bundle: What intensive care unit staff, survivors, and their families think?'. Australian Critical Care, 31 (3). [DOI]
2016 (2016) 'Impact of non-pharmacological interventions on prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients: protocol for a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative research'. Systematic Reviews, 5 (75). https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs13643-016-0254-0
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Irish Association of Critical Care Nurses Research lead 01/01/2024 -
Irish critical care nurse researcher group Committee member 01/06/2021 -

Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/02/2014 Doctoral Fellowship Award Research and Development, Public Health Agency
01/12/2018 Best Research Paper Australian Critical Care Journal

Committees

Committee Function From / To
SNPCH Research Ethics Committee 17/09/2023 -
Regional Delirium Committee Allied health and nursing group with primary interest in initiatives to improve outcomes for patients with delirium. 01/09/2019 -

Employment

Employer Position From / To
University College Dublin Assistant Professor in General Nursing 08/11/2021 - 31/05/2023

Education

Start date Institution Qualification Subject
01/06/2015 Queen's University Belfast PhD Medicine

Reviews

Journal Role
Nursing in critical care Reviewer

Enterprise Engagement

Year Engagement Type Client Description
2024 Invited talk/presentation Armstrong Medical Invited talk for World Delirium Day
2023 Invited talk/presentation European Delirium Association Psychological outcomes after critical illness

Research Interests

Leona research interests are in non-pharmacological interventions for delirium assessment and management, improving outcomes after critical illness, implementation science and development of complex interventions.

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
2015 Doctoral Fellowship PI 01/06/2015 31/05/2018

Internal Collaborators

Type Name Company Role
Internal Dr Marcia Kirwan Dublin City University Academic

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2023 NS204
2023 NS5118
2023 NS110
2024 NS4045
2023 NS378