Dr Eoin Duggan
Dr Eoin Duggan is a Clinical Research Fellow with FRAILMatics undertaking a PhD in the Discipline of Medical Gerontology. He is a Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine on the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Higher Specialist Training Scheme. He studied Medicine at UCD, graduating with an MB BCh BAO in 2014, and was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2017.
Prior to this, he completed a BE in Electronic Engineering at UCD in 2009. His research interests involve the interaction between sarcopenia and orthostatic hypotension and his previous work has investigated the relationship between vision and gait in relation to falls in older persons.
Journal Articles
Moloney E, Eustace J, O’Caoimh R, O’Connor K, O’Sullivan C, Jackson A, McGrath K, Lapthorne S, O’Mahony D, O’Sullivan P, Harnedy N, O’Connor M, Duggan E,,Sadlier C, Horgan M, Tracey E, Barry R, Nolan M, Stanley E, Gallagher P, Ahern E. Frailty, COVID-19 Disease Severity and Outcome Among Hospitalised Older Adults. . Ir Med Jy2020; Vol 113; No. 10; 208
Molloy D.W, O’Sullivan C, O’Caoimh R,Duggan E,,Mcgrath K, Nolan M, Hennessy J, O’Keeffe G, O’Connor K. The Experience of Managing COVID-19 in Irish Nursing Homes in 2020.. Jour Nursing Home Res. 2020;6:47-49
Duggan E,Romero-Ortuno R, Kenny RA. Admissions for orthostatic hypotension: an analysis of NHS England Hospital Episode Statistics data. BMJ Open. 2019;9(11):e034087.
Duggan E,Donoghue O, Kenny RA, Cronin H, Loughman J, Finucane C. Time to Refocus Assessment of Vision in Older Adults? Contrast Sensitivity but Not Visual Acuity is Associated with Gait in Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.. 2017 Nov 9; 72(12): 1663 - 1668
Conference Abstracts:
Duggan E, Jonsson A, O’Connor K, Barry P, Turvey S, Cronin F, Moriarty E, McHugh S. Risk factor profile of attendees to community falls risk assessment clinics. Abstracts of the 16th International E-Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society. Eur Geriatr Med 11, 1–309 (2020)
Moloney E, Eustace J, O’Caoimh R, O’Connor K, O’Sullivan C, Jackson A, McGrath K, Lapthorne S, O’Mahony D, O’Sullivan P, Harnedy N, O’Connor M, Duggan E, Sadlier C, Horgan M, Tracey E, Barry R, Nolan M, Stanley E, Gallagher P, Ahern E. A profile of Frailty, Disease Severity and Outcome among hospitalised Irish older adults with Covid-19. Abstracts of the 16th International E-Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society. Eur Geriatr Med 11, 1–309 (2020)
Duggan E, Kenny RA. Increasing Number of Admissions in Older People due to Orthostatic Hypotension. Age and Ageing (2018) 47 (suppl_5): v13–v60.
Duggan E, Kelly R, Browne J, Harbison J. Blooming of Cerebral Micro-Bleed post IV Thrombolysis in Acute Ischaemic Stroke. European Stroke Organisation Conference: Abstracts. (2018). European Stroke Journal, 3(1_suppl), 3–204.
Coen R, Hannigan O, Glynn K, Duggan E, Bruce I, Gibbs M, McCarthy M, Robinson D, Lawlor B. Free and Cued Selective Reminding (FCSRT) and Delayed Word Recall (DWR) Concordance for Hippocampal Signature Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Age and Ageing (2018) 47 (suppl_5): v13–v60.
McCabe JJ, Jonsson A, Flood Z, Lavelle M, O’Sullivan N, Nurdin N, Dowling P, Duggan E, McGreevey C, Duggan J, Kyne L, Connolly W. Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIMS) Use and Anticholinergic Burden in Memory Clinic Referrals in an Irish Setting. Age and Ageing (2017) 46 (Suppl_3): iii13–iii59
Duggan E, Cronin H, Donoghue O, Savva G, Loughman J, Kenny RA, Finucane C. Low Spatial Frequency Contrast Sensitivity but not Visual Acuity is Associated with Spatial Gait Parameters in Older Adults. Ir J Med Sci (2013) 182 (Suppl 6):S179–S296
Duggan E, Donoghue O, Savva G, Cronin H, Kenny R, Finucane C. Contrast Sensitivity but not Visual Acuity is Associated with Gait in Older Adults. Age Ageing (2013) 42 (suppl 3): iii16-iii17.
Duggan E, Finucane C, Cronin H, O’Regan C, Savva G, Loughman J, Kenny R.A. Vision, Falls and Fear of Falling in an Older Irish Population: Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Age Ageing (2013) 42 (suppl 2): ii20-ii22.
Duggan E, Finucane C, Cronin H, Loughman J, Kenny R.A. Vision, Falls and Fear of Falling in an Older Irish Population: Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Ir J Med Sci (2012) 181 (Suppl 7):S191–S299.