Research Bio
Dr. Richéal Burnsis a lecturer in health information technology at the Department of Health & Nutritional Science, ATU Sligo and an Associate Director of the Health & Biomedical (HEAL) research centre, ATU Sligo – leading the research pillar for health analytics, evaluation and policy. She is an active health economics researcher & has published research across the clinical areas of oncology, infectious disease, mental health and inflammatory bowel disease. Richéal is particularly passionate about highlighting the need for and benefits of health economics scoping and assessment in the early phases of clinical trials and intervention feasibility studies and the importance of the patient experience in economic evaluation techniques.
She is currently supervising three doctoral & two master’s research projects: two of these projects are in the clinical area of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Richéal is also a member of the national INITIative network, which is the first collaborative research network for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Ireland.
Richéal’s particular interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease stems from her own patient journey having been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at age 13. Having received IBD care and working with research networks in the US, the UK and Ireland, she can offer a unique perspective on challenges to the patient experience. Richéal acts both as a patient representative and a health economic advisor for the INITIative network.