Summative resume July 2016

Gerard is an independent practitioner and tutor in Clinical Laboratory Science, Health Operations Management & Medical Computing.

Previous to this, he served until retirement as Chief Medical Scientist / Laboratory Manager at the Laboratory Medicine Department, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24 from 1997-2015.

Areas of Practice expertise

1. Clinical service

a. Clinical Laboratory Service Managementb. Haematology + Haemostasisc. Healthcare Operations, Management and Practice d. Teaching, maintaining and monitoring standards of professional practice, continuous

professional development and ethical performance across all grades of Medical Scientist and support staff.

2. Clinical Service design and delivery.

3. Quality, Accreditation and Risk

a. Quality Control, Quality Assurance and ISO 15189 Accreditation.b. Health accreditation standards and their implementation.c. Risk audit and Risk review including lead facilitator roles in clinical practice investigationsd. Adverse incident investigation and management.

4. Medical computing, informatics and automation

a. Software Programming, Engineering + Project Management b. Medical computing systems development & implementation.c. Technology & Automation service design and deliveryd. Technology selection and implementation in healthcare

5. Laboratory-based Medical Research and Clinical Trials.

Prior to commissioning the Laboratory Department at AMNCH in 1997, he served from 1982 as Chief Medical Scientist at the Haematology/BT Department, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James’s Hospital Dublin 8.

Principal Academic awards

1. Fellowship (Haematology 1980) of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, London. 2. Diploma in Advanced Computer Programming(distinction) Trinity College 19863. PhD Trinity College 1995. The title of the research work was the ‘development of National

Haemophilia Database and Decision Support System’.4. Masters in Industrial Engineering (MIE) University College Dublin 2002. 5. Chartered Scientist with the Science Council 6. Professional member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers

Education and Training experience

1. Asst. Professor (00974064), Faculty of Health Science,Trinity College, Dublin2. Visiting tutor at RCPI 2010 – present.3. In-service training co-ordinator for third year medical scientist students 1998 – 2015.4. Track Chair, Healthcare Systems, IEOM, Istanbul 2012.5. The Training and Quality Management diploma of the AMLS (2010)6. Part-time lecturer at Dublin Institute of Technology7. Syllabus examiner in Haematology at GMIT and CIT

During his career, Gerard has published/presented in the following areas

1. Haematology and Haemostasis, 2. Risk analysis and Risk Management3. Reference Intervals & normality, 4. ISO 15189 Accreditation, 5. Quality Control & Quality Assurance, 6. Clinical Laboratory service design, 7. Clinical trials, Research statistical methods, Research project design. 8. Medical software development and design 9. Health Operations Management

Current research interests –

1. The design of automated clinical laboratory services.2. Cell phone microscopy design for quantitation of white cells and blood-borne parasites3. The application of Engineering Management and Operations Research methods to Healthcare

service delivery. 4. The design and implementation of robotic solutions for healthcare5. EHR policy framework supporting patient access to Clinical Diagnostic data.6. Computational test environment for critical clinical information systems 7. An Atlas of Haematology for the general reader

Example consultancy / project lead roles

1. Representative on EU Haematology Standards Committee 1988 – 1992.2. Project Manager(secondment) to commission the ICT Department in St James Hospital and

complete the first phase of hospital-wide clinical computerisation Jan. to Dec. 1992.3. Dept. of Agriculture ICT project advisor for LIS implementation at State Veterinary Laboratories,

Backweston, Celbridge (2000).

Board Membership / Volunteering

1. Board member, Adelaide Hospital Foundation 2001 – present;2. Board member, Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, Clontarf. 20163. Board member, An Turas Community Childcare, Jobstown Tallaght Dublin 24; 2014 – present.4. He has an ongoing interest in supporting the equipping and standards of Clinical Laboratories in

under-resourced countries to the WHO basic-techniques standard.

General

Gerard is married with two grown daughters, and spends time in Charente. Language skills include basic French and introductory German. Principle interests include –

a. The history of Germany in the Second World War.b. The history of the American Civil Warc. Astronomy at Birr Castled. Creative writinge. Watercolours; the works of Kandinsky, Hopper and Boschf. Geographic landscapes

Contact Detail

Dr Gerard O'Connor PhD MIE FACSLM FIBMS Dip.ACP Asst. Professor (00974064)Faculty of Health Science,Trinity College, DublinChartered ScientistTel: +353-087-4139310; email: gerardignatius@hotmail.com