Dr. Sheena Durnin

Dr. Sheena Durnin

Clinical Senior Lecturer, Paediatrics

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Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Durnin S, Jones J, Ryan E, Howard R, Walsh S, Dawkins I, Blackburn C, O'Donnell SM, Barrett MJ, The utility of ketones at triage: a prospective cohort study, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105, (12), 2020, p1157 - 1161Journal Article, 2020, DOI
  • Durnin S, Blackburn C, Ryan E, Dobos E, Conway B, O'Donnell SM, Walsh S, Barrett MJ, G297(P): The utility of ketones at triage, Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol 102 (Suppl 1), 2017, pA116 - A117Journal Article, 2017, URL
  • Curtis O, Duignan D, Durnin S, Kenyon W, Thomas R, Trigg K, Trundle S, An audit of compliance of critical care discharge summaries with NICE guidelines, Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 11, (1), 2010, p70-71Journal Article, 2010, URL
  • Durnin S, Barrett R, Weidenhammer A, Ahmed R, Murphy A, Ahmed H and Roche E, Frequency, duration and reason for hospitalisation in paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal, 6, (Suppl 1), 2011, p80 - 80Journal Article, 2011
  • Durnin S, Farren M, Regan C and Miletin J, A case of blocking D phenomenon and mild haemolytic disease of newborn in a sensitised infant, Welsh Paediatric Journal, vol 40, 2014, p85 - 85Journal Article, 2014
  • Durnin S, Barrett MJ, Lyttle MD, Hartshorn S, Paediatric pain practices in Emergency Departments in the UK & Ireland: a PERUKI study, Welsh Paediatric Journal, vol 48, 2018, p51 - 51Journal Article, 2018
  • Waterfield T, Lyttle MD, Munday C, Foster S, McNulty M, Platt R, Barrett M, Rogers E, Durnin S, Jameel N, Maney JA, McGinn C, McFetridge L, Mitchell H, Puthucode D, Roland D, on behalf of PERUKI, Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of febrile infants presenting to the emergency department in the UK and Ireland, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107, (4), 2021, p329 - 334Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Durnin S, Barrett MJ, Lyttle MD, Hartshorn S, PERUKI, Structures of paediatric pain management: a PERUKI service evaluation study, BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5, (1), 2021, pe001159Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Durnin S, McGrath N, Bolger T, 995 Pilot study to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of learning from excellence in a paediatric emergency department, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 106, (Suppl 1), 2021, pA186 - A187Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Hartshorn S, Durnin S, Lyttle MD, Barrett MJ, PERUKI., Pain management in children and young adults with minor injury in emergency departments in the UK and Ireland: a PERUKI service evaluation, BMJ Paediatr Open, 6, (1), 2022, pe001273Journal Article, 2022, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Waterfield T, Foster S, Platt R, Barrett MJ, Durnin S, Maney JA, Roland D, McFetridge L, Mitchell H, Umana E, Lyttle M, Diagnostic test accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection in febrile infants attending the emergency department, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107, 2022, p1095 - 1099Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • Nijman RG, Honeyford K, Farrugia R, Rose K, Bognar Z, Buonsenso D, Da Dalt L, De T, Maconochie IK, Parri N, Roland D, Alfven T, Aupiais C, Barrett M, Basmaci R, Borensztajn D, Castanhinha S, Vasilico C, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Fodor L, Gomez B, Greber-Platzer S, Guedj R, Hartshorn S, Hey F, Jankauskaite L, Kohlfuerst D, Kolnik M, Lyttle MD, Mação P, Mascarenhas MI, Messahel S, Özkan EA, Pu"uka Z, Reis S, Rybak A, Ryd Rinder M, Teksam O, Turan C, Thors VS, Velasco R, Bressan S, Moll HA, Oostenbrink R, Titomanlio L REPEM network (Research in European Pediatric Emergency Medicine) EPISODES Study Group, Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study, PLOS Medicine, 19, (8), 2022, pe1003974-Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Lenglart L, Ouldali N, Honeyford K, Bognar Z, Bressan S, Buonsenso D, Da Dalt L, De T, Farrugia R, Maconochie IK, Moll HA, Oostenbrink R, Parri N, Roland D, Rose K, Özkan EA, Angoulvant F, Aupiais C, Barber C, Barrett M, Basmaci R, Castanhinha S, Chiaretti A, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Fodor L, Gomez B, Greber-Platzer S, Guedj R, Hey F, Jankauskaite L, Kohlfuerst D, Mascarenhas I, Musolino AM, Pu"uka Z, Reis S, Rybak A, Salamon P, Schaffert M, Shahar-Nissan K, Supino MC, Teksam O, Turan C, Velasco R, Nijman RG, Titomanlio L, EPISODES Study Group, Respective roles of non-pharmaceutical interventions in bronchiolitis outbreaks: an interrupted time-series analysis based on a multinational surveillance system, European Respiratory Journal, 61, (2), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Elbishari Z, Okafor I, Durnin S, A 5-Year Audit of Paediatric Patients Presenting to an Emergency Department with Status Epilepsy Requiring Second-Line Medication, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology , British Paediatric Neurology Association, Edinburgh, UK, 27/01/2023, 65, 2023, pp39 - 39Poster, 2023, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • O'Donnell S, Kelly S, Durnin S, Relocation, Reconfiguration and COVID Pandemic on Acute Paediatric Presentations in a Single Site, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association, Virtual, 3/12/2021, Suppl, 2022, pp55 - 55Poster, 2022, URL
  • Carey RA, Durnin S, An Audit of Paracetamol Ingestions in a Tertiary Paediatric Emergency Department , Irish Medical Journal , Irish Paediatric Association, Virtual, 4/12/2020, Suppl, 2022, pp216 - 216Poster, 2022, URL
  • Jameel N, Waterfield T, Lyttle MD, Foster S, McNulty M, Platt R , Barrett MJ, Rogers E, Durnin S, Maney JA, McGinn C, Mitchell H, Puthucode D, Roland D, Munday C , McFetridge L, Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of febrile infants in UK and Ireland , Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association, Virtual, 3/12/2021, Suppl, 2021, pp9 - 9Oral Presentation, 2021, URL
  • Durrigan T, Durnin S, Gibbons C, Severe traumatic brain injury - A case report , Irish Medical Journal, Irish and American Paediatric Society Meeting, Dublin, 23/09/2016, Suppl, 2016, pp146 - 146Poster, 2016, URL
  • Durnin S, Hashmi J, Heery L, Howlett T, Ready, set, go! An audit of the first 18 months of the Irish Paediatric Acute Transport Service, Irish Medical Journal, Irish and American Paediatric Society Meeting, Dublin, 24/09/2016, Suppl, 2016, pp45 - 45Oral Presentation, 2016, URL
  • Durnin S, Jones J, Ryan E, Dobos E, Conway B, Howard R, Blackburn C, O'Donnell SM, Walsh S and Barrett MJ, The Utility of Ketones at Triage, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association, Kilkenny, 9/12/2017, Suppl, 2017, pp251 - 252Poster, 2017, URL
  • Kelleher ST, Barrett MJ, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Higgins A, Hall D, Staff competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 108, (7), 2023, p525 - 529Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Kelleher ST, Barrett MJ, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Higgins A and Hall D, Improving clinical competence with LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department: an education intervention study, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Umana E, Norman-Bruce H, Mills C, Mitchell H, McFetridge L, Waterfield T, McGinn C, Jameel N, Rogers E, Munday C, Barrett M, Foster S, Durnin S, Maney JA, Platt R, Lyttle M and Roland D, Applying the American Academy of Pediatrics guideline to a cohort of febrile infants attending emergency departments in the UK and Ireland, European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 30, (3), 2023, p219 - 221Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Kelleher ST, Barrett MJ, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Higgins A and Hall D, 428 Improving staff clinical competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department through online education, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 108, (2), 2023, pA9 - A10Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Yousaf H, Long A and Durnin S, Audit of Paediatric Elbow Fracture Management in Paediatric Emergency Care Unit, Irish American Paediatric Society Meeting, Galway, 6 Dec 2023, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023
  • Moustakis M, Durnin S, Audit of the Acute Management of Laryngotracheobronchitis in Paediatric Patients, Irish American Paediatric Society Meeting, Galway, 6 Dec 2023, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023
  • Yusuf Z, Durnin S and Gibson L, Enterovirus: The Great Imitator, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association and Ulster Paediatric Society Meeting, Limerick, 8/5/2015, Suppl, 2015, pp162 - 162Poster, 2015, URL
  • Hurley S, Durnin S, Hourihane JOB, Choosing paediatrics - A review of the paediatric internship in Cork University Hospital, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association and Ulster Paediatric Society Meeting, Limerick, 8/5/2015, Suppl, 2015, pp7 - 7Oral Presentation, 2015, URL
  • Durnin S, Cullinane C, O'Mahony O, Borres M, Lundberg M, Hourihane JOB, Latex allergy and latex sensitisation in Irish Spina Bifida patients, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association and Ulster Paediatric Society Meeting, Limerick, 8/5/2015, Suppl, 2015, pp71 - 71Oral Presentation, 2015, URL
  • Durnin S, Daly D, Hourihane J'OB, Hospital Car Park Food Challenges: Making a Bad Situation Worse, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association and Ulster Paediatric Society Meeting, Limerick, 8/5/2015, Suppl, 2015, pp91 - 91Poster, 2015
  • Reidy N, Yusuf Z, Durnin S, Gibson L, All that Cries may not be Colic..., Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association and Ulster Paediatric Society Meeting, Limerick, 8/5/2015, Suppl, 2015, pp140 - 140Poster, 2015, URL
  • A Fox, S Durnin, O Killeen, E MacDermott , Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Creatinine kinase and its significance, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association, Dublin, 8/11/2013, Suppl, 2013, pp19 - 20Oral Presentation, 2013, URL
  • Durnin S and O'Connor P, A 4-year audit of therapeutic hypothermia in hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, Irish Medical Journal, Irish and American Paediatric Association Meeting, Cork, 26/9/2014, Suppl, 2014, pp16 - 16Oral Presentation, 2014, URL
  • Durnin S, Boland J, Fanning R and Bennett D, Evaluation of a pilot project of Fieldnotes in the specialist anaesthetic training programme in Ireland, Irish Network of Medical Educators, Dublin, 28/2/17, 2017, pp64Oral Presentation, 2017, URL
  • Stynes P, Kelly D, Durnin S and Pathak P, Designing a learner-centred educational environment to achieve learner potential, 5th Annual Irish Educational Technology Users Conference, Kerry, 3/6/2004, 2004Oral Presentation, 2004, URL
  • Durnin S, Jone J, Ryan E, Dobos E, Howard R, Conway B, Blackburn C, O'Donnell SM, Walsh S and Barrett MJ, Point of care ketones at triage, Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 6/5/18, 2018Poster, 2018, URL
  • Durnin S, Barrett MJ, Lyttle MD and Hartshorn S, Pediatric Pain Practices in Emergency Departments in the UK & Ireland: A PERUKI Study, Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 8/5/18, 2018Poster, 2018, URL
  • Stone G, Durnin S, Mulvany S, Krebit I, Al-Assaf N and Foran A, 8. An audit cycle monitoring temperature control of therapeutic hypothermia in the treatment of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, Irish Medical Journal, Irish and American Paediatric Society Meeting, Dublin, 24/09/2016, 2016, pp253 - 253Poster, 2016, URL
  • Durnin S, Barrett R, Weidenhammer A, Ahmed R, Murphy A, Ahmed H and Roche E, Frequency, duration and reason for hospitalisation in paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association, Kilkenny, 9/6/2011, Suppl, 2011, pp82 - 82Poster, 2011, URL
  • O'Connor C, Durnin S, Butler K, Leahy R and Hourihane JOB, Risk to laboratory staff from blood cultures in Brucellosis, Irish Medical Journal, Irish and American Paediatric Association Meeting, Cork, 26/9/2014, Suppl, 2014, pp138 - 138Poster, 2014, URL
  • McGrath T, Durnin S, McCarthy M and Fraser B, Adenovirus associated intussusception and the need for repeated abdominal ultrasound, Irish Medical Journal, Irish and American Paediatric Association Meeting, Cork, 26/9/2014, Suppl, 2014, pp134 - 134Poster, 2014, URL
  • Ciubotariu N, Durnin S, Blanaru E and O'Sullivan A, Re-audit of temperature on admission of very-low-birth-weight infants at a tertiary neonatal unit, Irish Medical Journal, Irish and American Paediatric Association Meeting, Cork, 26/9/2014, Suppl, 2014, pp76 - 76Poster, 2014, URL
  • Williams TC, Marlow R, Hardelid P, Lyttle MD, Lewis KM, Mpamhanga CD, Cunningham S, Roland D, Karena Fraser K, Baker J, Bailie H, Tolhurst-Cleaver M, Stellman R, Hartshorn S, Watson J, Begley R, Hingley S, Dutta M, Ramsden G, Ryan E, Durnin S, Koe S, Halasz G, Brearey S, Ranasinghe D, Gopi M, Spalding C, Gomes S, Woods G, Aldridge P, Owens V, Balehithlu H, Richardson S, Hartin D, Mitchell R, Downes A, Sequeira S, Tillett J, Dowson S, Tomlinson J, Da Costa A, Sime A, Kirby C, Lawton A, Wear R, Gough C, Gardner S, Haslam Z, Rimmer C et al., Clinical Impact of Serious Respiratory Disease in Children Under the Age of 2 Years During the 2021-2022 Bronchiolitis Season in England, Scotland, and Ireland, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023Journal Article, 2023
  • Durnin S and Okafor I, Prehospital analgesia in children suffering traumatic injury, Irish Association for Emergency Medicine Annual Conference, Kildare, Oct 2012, 2012Poster, 2012, TARA - Full Text
  • Durnin S, Mulvany S, Krebit I, Al-Assaf N and Foran A, A 3-year audit of therapeutic hypothermia in hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, Irish Medical Journal, Irish Paediatric Association Meeting, Belfast, April 2012, Suppl, 2012, pp103 - 103Poster, 2012, URL
  • Durnin S, Open Disclosure, Irish Paediatric Emergency Medicine Conference, Dublin, 20/03/2024, 2024, Irish Paediatric Emergency Medicine AssociationInvited Talk, 2024, URL
  • Durnin S, Adolescent Gynaecology, rish Paediatric Emergency Medicine Conference, Dublin, 19/03/2024, 2024, Irish Paediatric Emergency Medicine AssociationInvited Talk, 2024, URL
  • Ponmani C, Nijman RG, Roland D, Barrett M, Hulse T, Whittle V, Lyttle MD, Paediatric Emergency Research United Kingdom and Ireland (PERUKI)., Children presenting with diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis to Emergency Departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK and Ireland: an international retrospective observational study., Archives of disease in childhood, 108, (10), 2023, p799-807Journal Article, 2023
  • Durnin S, Approach to Paediatric Emergencies, the CHI National Non Trainee NCHDs Paediatric Study Day , Clatyon Hotel, Dublin, 26/4/2024, 2024, Children's Health Ireland & RCPIInvited Talk

Research Expertise

Health Care & Health Services (including Health Technology and Health Information Systems), Other Clinical Medicine, Education,