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Open Access research in the Irish health services

Open Access research in the Irish health services. Aoife Lawton Systems Librarian, Health Service Executive. Who are the researchers?. Medical/Dental profession Nursing & Midwifery Health & Social Care Professionals (50+) Management.

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Open Access research in the Irish health services

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  1. Open Access research in the Irish health services Aoife Lawton Systems Librarian, Health Service Executive

  2. Who are the researchers? • Medical/Dental profession • Nursing & Midwifery • Health & Social Care Professionals (50+) • Management Source: HSE's Health Service Personnel Census at 31st December 2011, Stats for 2011 correct as of Sept 2011

  3. Challenges to conducting research: Service pressures – no protected time Not part of core work, patients first Infrastructure Methodological support Career pathway for research staff Research skills – training Research “value” culture Lack of awareness of OA Challenges to OA publishing: Cost (€1320-€1510 per article) 10 OA Irish journals, only 1 is health related Highest impact factor journals are not OA Challenges to health professionals

  4. Top 10 journals by impact factor Top Medical Top Health Services

  5. Top 10 journals by impact factor Top Psychiatry Top Nursing

  6. Comparable OA journals

  7. Metrics – impact, “twimpact”, article metrics Non OA articles OA articles Future: abstract metrics?

  8. Governance • 50 RECs • Section 7 of the Health Act 2004 gives statutory responsibility to the HSE in terms of research. In response to the Fottrell and Buttimer Reports HSE established Medical Education, Training and Research (METR)

  9. Barriers Leadership: no director of research in the HSE Restructuring of HSE Workforce planning Value for Money – OA model does not show this yet. Lack of OA Policy/Mandate EBP v’s Research Progress Medical Education, Training and Research (METR) 2008 Academic clinician posts (NSP 2011) Clinician scientist training pathways Health Information Bill Due end 2012 Organisational Barriers & Progress

  10. Initiatives • Lenus launched in Feb 2009 OA repository collecting research from health professionals in Ireland regardless of institutional affiliation • Feb 2011 Irish Health Research Seminar • OA Week • 2011 & 2012 call for research sent to all Irish hospitals & RECs by Director of Clinical Strategy & Programmes • Research (ongoing & published) collated in Lenus

  11. Hospital Research displayed by Irish province

  12. Health Research Group Local initiatives: OA Week Lenus working group Promotion & Awareness of OA Future initiatives

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