Save the Dates: Evidence Based Practice and Research Webinar Series

Launch of Webinar Series

Please note booking is open: The first five webinars are now available to book through the AOTI events page (please see the individual event pages linked below). Booking for the remaining five webinars will open in the autumn.

We are pleased to share the upcoming dates and topics for the EBP & Research Committee’s ten-part webinar series.

We are delighted to be offering these webinars to AOTI members for a small fee of €10, and non-members can attend for a fee of €25.

Thursday 24/09/2026 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Grants

Presenter: Dr Annalisa Montesanti, Programme Manager in the Research Strategy and Funding Directorate at the Health Research Board (HRB)

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Thursday 29/10/2026 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Ethics across the research process & applying for ethical approval for research studies

Presenter: Dr Sarah Quinn, Head of the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, TCD

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Thursday 26/11/2026 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in research

Presenter: Mandy Daly, Director of Education & Research, Irish Neonatal Health Alliance

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Wednesday 09/12/2026 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Identifying and developing a research topic in your area of practice with consideration of the appropriate research design

Presenter: Dr Dorothy Armstrong

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Thursday 21/01/2027 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Searching and locating literature for a research topic – relevant databases and how to search them. Referencing.

Presenter: Ronan Hegarty, Health Sciences Librarian, Naas General Hospital

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Thursday 18/02/2027 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Critical appraisal of the literature – an introduction to the Critical Appraisal Skills programme

Presenter: Dr Sarah Quinn, Head of the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, TCD

Thursday 18/03/2027 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Qualitative research - looking at outcomes to support intervention design and delivery and an introduction to Qualitative data analysis

Presenter: Dr Pauline Boland, Course Director of the MSC OT in University of Limerick and Editor-in-Chief of IJOT

Thursday 22/04/2027 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: An Overview of Quantitative research methodology and an introduction to Quantitative data analysis

Presenter: Dr Pauline Boland, Course Director of the MSC OT in University of Limerick and Editor-in-Chief of IJOT

Thursday 20/05/2027 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Preparing a paper for submission

Presenter: Dr Jackie Fox, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at the University of Galway's School of Allied and Community Health & Programme Director for the BSc. Occupational Therapy (Hons) programme

Thursday 17/06/2027 13.00 - 14.00

Topic: Presenting your research findings, presentation skills and poster design

Presenter: Dr Yvonne Pennisi

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