Research

All research undertaken in Beaumont Hospital undergoes an ethical review from the relevant research ethics committee.  Beaumont Hospital Ethics (Medical Research) Committee has a specific website that guides applicants and researchers through the process of making an application to this particular committee.  The site is a useful gateway site for novice and experienced researchers and contains links to both the Cancer Clinical Trials Unit and the Clinical Research Centre.  

• Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Targeted Detection Programme
• Cardiology
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)
• Colorectal
• Endocrinology
• Ethics (Medical Research Committee)
• Ireland's First Brain Bio-Banking Network
• Geriatric Medicine
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Neurophysics
• Non-Invasive Vascular Unit
• Physiotherapy
• Psychiatry
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Social Work
• Surgery Department
• Translational Research on MRSA and Healthcare-Associated Infection

Impact on Patient Care

Beaumont Hospital and the Health Research Board (HRB) have produced a set of posters and accompanying leaflets that outline some of the ways health research affects patient care.