Andy O’Hara
Biographic Data
| ID | 8638854 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andy O’Hara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andy |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Hara |
| SIGNATURE | O’HARA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Union for Improved Services Communication and Education (UISCE), Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Impact of guidance issued during Covid-19 to expand access to take-home dosing of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) on OAT prescribing practices in primary care in Ireland
Aims To examine the impact of changes in guidance for take-home doses (THDs) of OAT during COVID-19 on THD prescribing in primary care in Ireland. Methods Cross-sectional data on all prescriptions of OAT (methadone or buprenorphine) in primary care (2018–2023). Weekly percentage change in numbers prescribed 0–1, 2–5, 6–13, ≥14 THDs after the guidance release (13th March 2020) were assessed using interrupted time series autoregressive moving avera…
The Other Ireland
Stigma towards People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) is reinforced through social structures and intersectional identities (e.g., gender, race, class). This often manifests as PWUD being The Other in society. This study aimed to explore how stigma manifests within the community environment using Community-Based Participatory Research framework and photovoice. Peer advocates (n = 15) from various Irish community-based organizations were trained in the photo…
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Impact of guidance issued during Covid-19 to expand access to take-home dosing of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) on OAT prescribing practices in primary care in Ireland
Aims To examine the impact of changes in guidance for take-home doses (THDs) of OAT during COVID-19 on THD prescribing in primary care in Ireland. Methods Cross-sectional data on all prescriptions of OAT (methadone or buprenorphine) in primary care (2018–2023). Weekly percentage change in numbers prescribed 0–1, 2–5, 6–13, ≥14 THDs after the guidance release (13th March 2020) were assessed using interrupted time series autoregressive moving avera…
The Other Ireland
Stigma towards People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) is reinforced through social structures and intersectional identities (e.g., gender, race, class). This often manifests as PWUD being The Other in society. This study aimed to explore how stigma manifests within the community environment using Community-Based Participatory Research framework and photovoice. Peer advocates (n = 15) from various Irish community-based organizations were trained in the photo…
Citizen journalism (1 work) · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (1 work) · Dosing (1 work) · Focus group (1 work) · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (1 work) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (1 work) · Homelessness and Social Issues (1 work) · Interrupted time series (1 work) · Interrupted Time Series Analysis (1 work) · Intersectionality (1 work)