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Ms. Vanessa Boland

Assistant Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)

 bolandv@tcd.ie

 


Biography

Vanessa is an Assistant Professor who is passionate about fostering excellence in nursing and cancer survivorship care. She is a registered nurse and early career researcher with an emerging track record in securing research funding. Vanessa's mixed methods research expertise is interested in the cancer survivorship of haematological malignancies, their needs and psycho-oncology. Her doctoral work explored 'living with or beyond lymphoma: A mixed-method investigation of the unmet needs of cancer survivors'. She provides undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision at the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Vanessa is the Education Facilitator for the MSc Specialist Nursing in Cancer Care and Haematology. She holds a PG Certificate in Statistics from the School of Computer Science and Statistics at TCD. Vanessa is developing her international profile and has been invited to collaborate on research projects nationally and internationally.

Research Projects

 Living Beyond Lymphoma: A Mixed Methods Investigation of The Unmet Needs of Cancer Survivors
 Irish Research Council Ulysses Award
 Irish Research Council New Foundations
 Cancer Care in COVID-19: The Experiences of Haematology Patients
 Patient and public involvement in research: reflections and experiences of doctoral cancer nurse researchers in Europe

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Amanda Drury, Vanessa Boland, Maura Dowling, Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures in Advanced Nursing Practice: What Are Key Considerations for Implementation and Optimized Use?, Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2024, p1-7 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Boland, V., Drury, A., Brady, A-M., Uncovering the needs of lymphoma survivors: A cross-sectional study, Annals of Oncology, EONS16 at ESMO, Madrid, Spain, 22/10/23, 34, (2), 2023, pp1345-, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Boland, V., Drury, A., Brady, A-M., A qualitative exploration of lymphoma survivors' unmet needs, Annals of Oncology, EONS16 at ESMO, Madrid, Spain, 22/10/23, 34, (2), 2023, pp1345-, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Boland, V., Drury, A., Brady A-M., Prevalence and predictors of unmet needs among lymphoma cancer survivors, EONS16 at ESMO, Paris, France, 22/10/23, 2023, EONS, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Boland, V., Drury, A., Brady, A-M., Content comparison of unmet needs self-report measures for lymphoma cancer survivors: A systematic review, PLoS ONE, 18, (12), 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Tanay MA, Diez de Los Rios de la Serna C, Boland V, Lopes AMDS, Wingfield K, Chircop D, Dornan M, Suchodolska G, Yldz Aytaç G, Kurt B, Colomer-Lahiguera S., Patient and public involvement in research: Reflections and experiences of doctoral cancer nurse researchers in Europe., European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 64, (102351), 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Boland, V., Drury. A., Brady, A-M., Assessing unmet needs: what do lymphoma survivors want help with?, International Conference on Cancer Nursing: Building Global Nursing Excellence for Tomorrow's Cancer Realities, Glasgow, Scotland, 01/10/2023, 2023, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
Boland, V., Drury, A., Brady, A-M, Mapping the measurement of lymphoma survivors: unmet needs and quality of life outcomes: Evidence for a lymphoma-specific questionnaire, Annals of Oncology, EONS15 at ESMO, Paris, France, 10/09/2022, 33, (7), 2022, pp1371-, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Boland V, Drury A, Sheaf G, Brady AM., Living with or beyond lymphoma: A rapid review of the unmet needs of lymphoma survivors., Psycho-Oncology, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Boland, V., Drury, A., Brady, A-M., Finding the right instrument: assessing the needs & quality of life outcomes of lymphoma cancer survivors, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference. Boland , School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 10/03/22, 2022, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
  

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Boland, V., Research Opportunities for Cancer Nurses., Postgraduate Diploma in Cancer Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland., 06/05/22, 2022, RCSI, Invited Talk, PRESENTED