Emergency Medicine Consultant
Registration No: 16363
Dr Peadar Gilligan is a former president of the Irish Medical Organisation. He and the IMO have represented the Medical profession and advocated for improved patient care. He qualified from University College Dublin in 1992 with an honours degree. He undertook general medical training in Beaumont Hospital and Letterkenny General Hospital. He completed both a Medical scheme and Paediatric scheme. His paediatric training was in Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin, and the Rotunda. He trained in emergency medicine in Connolly Memorial Hospital and completed a Specialist Registrar scheme in Emergency Medicine in the United Kingdom where he was Trainee Representative for the Yorkshire Deanery. He is a specialist in Emergency Medicine and subspecialist in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. He holds membership of the Royal College of Physicians in both the United Kingdom and Ireland in adult and Paediatric medicine. He is a Fellow of the College of Emergency Medicine and holds Diplomas in Child Health and Immediate Medical Care. He was awarded Gold Medals in Paediatrics from University College Dublin and in Immediate Medical Care from the BASICs Group of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. He holds a Masters degree in Medical Education from Sheffield University and a Masters in Public Health Medicine from University College Dublin. He has in excess of fifty peer reviewed publications relevant to Emergency Medicine. He is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Hospital and Chairperson of the Resuscitation Advisory Group in Beaumont Hospital. He directs Advanced Trauma Life Support courses and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Courses. He is a former Consultant Application Advisory Committee member. Dr Gilligan’s research interests include Telemedicine, service delivery, crowding of acute hospitals manifesting in the Emergency Department, renal colic, MRSA, injury, resuscitation and critical care.
Emergency Medicine
MB,BCH,BAO(Hons), MRCP, MRCPI, DCH, DipIMCRCSEd, FRCEM, MEd, MPH.
Throwing out baby health with the bathwater? P Gilligan, D Coghlan, A Boyes, M Cahill, T Mathews, T Clarke Forum. Journal of the Irish College of GeneralPractitioners May 1999;16:42-43. The Facts of Death. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, C Muldoon, M Smith, E Leen, J Farrell, D Barton. Annals of Emergency Medicine 35;5:S22 May 2000. Snap without Crackle or Pop: A case report and literature review of Penile fracture. P Gilligan, M Smith, F Todd, P Bradley, A Shenton. Accid Emerg Med 2000;17:425-426. Popped Eye: A case report and literature review of blunt trauma to the pseudophakic eye. P Gilligan, MJ Gallagher, M Dudley, P Cryer. Emerg Med J 2001;18:510-511. Are A&E SH0s Getting Slower? P Gilligan, D Hegarty, RN Illingworth Emerg Med J 2002;19(Suppl)A66 Journal Scan. P Gilligan, J Wyatt. Emerg Med J 2002;19:149-151. Randomised, controlled study of non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of A&E patients with acute, cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. The Positive Pressure in Pulmonary Oedema (3PO) Study. SD Crane, AJ Gray, MW Elliott, K Richards, P Gilligan Emerg Med J 2002;19:276. A case of metacarpophalangeal Joint locking. A case report and review of the locked metacarpophalangeal Joint P Gilligan, D Hegarty, P Bradley, F Todd, AF Shenton. Accident & Emergency Nursing (2003)11,103-105. The Point of the Needle. A case report and literature review on occult pneumothorax. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, TB Hassan Emerg Med J 2003;20:293-296. The 3PO Study Randomised controlled comparison of continuous positive airways pressure, bilevel non-invasive ventilation, and standard treatment in emergency department patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. SD Crane, MW Elliott, P Gilligan, K Richards, AJ Gray Emerg Med J 2004;21:155-161. Fit for the Road? A survey of Emergency Department Doctors awareness of the implications of medical conditions for driving. M Shepherd, P Gilligan, A Wass Emerg Med J SOCRATES: Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, D Hegarty. Emergency Medicine Australasia Vol 16 June 2004 SOCRATES 1 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, D Hegarty Emerg Med J 2004;21:584-585. SOCRATES 2 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2004;21:718-719. SOCRATES 3 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:50-52. SOCRATES 4 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:126-127. SOCRATES 5 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:198-199. SOCRATES 6 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services.P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:277-278. SOCRATES 7 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:368-369. SOCRATES 8 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:438-439. SOCRATES 9 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:510-511. SOCRATES 10 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:562-563. SOCRATES 11 Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews Applicable to Emergency Services. P Gilligan, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, G Lumsden, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, Emerg Med J 2005;22:656-657. Are A&E SHOs getting slower? Are Accident and Emergency Senior House Officers getting slower? P Gilligan, RN Illingworth, S Crane, D Hegarty Emerg Med J 2004;21:646-650. To lead or not to lead? A prospective controlled study of nurse provision of advanced life support team leadership. P Gilligan, C Bhatarcharjee, G Knight, M Smith, D Hegarty, A Shenton, F Todd, P Bradley Emerg Med J 2005;22:628-632. SOCRATES Episode II Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews applicable to Emergency Services Episode II: The return of the series P Gilligan, P Jennings, J Cooper et al EMJ 2007;24:37-39 SOCRATES Episode II Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews applicable to Emergency Services Episode II: The return of the series II P Gilligan, J Lee, A Khan et al EMJ 2007;24;115-117 SOCRATES Episode II Synopsis of Cochrane Reviews applicable to Emergency Services Episode II: The return of the series III P Gilligan, A Pountney, B Wilson et al EMJ 2007;24:489-491 Why are we waiting ? A qualitative questionnaire based structured interview study of patients’ perspectives on their protracted stays in an Emergency Department. Ir Med J 2007;100(10):627-9. The Boarders in the Emergency Department Study. P Gilligan, S Winder, I Singh, V Guptas, P O’Kelly, D Hegarty. (The Bed Study) EMJ 2008;25:265-269. The Transit / Admission Lounge study. P Gilligan, P O’Kelly, D Hegarty, S Winder. 2009 Jan; 102:19-21. DNW –“Did not wait†or “demographic needing workâ€: a study of the profile of patients who did not wait to be seen in an Irish emergency department. Gilligan P, Winder S, O’Keefe F, Oladipo O, Ayodele T, Asuquo Q, O’Kelly P, Hegarty D. Emerg Med J. 2009;26(11):780-2. Thoracic CT in the ED: A study of thoracic computed tomography utilization. Williams E, Gilligan P, Logan PM. Ir Med J 2010;103(2):38-40. Impact of admission screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the length of stay in an emergency department. Gilligan P, Quirke M, Winder S, Humphreys H. J Hosp Infect. 2010 Jun;75(2):99-102. The Referral and complete evaluation time study. P Gilligan, S Winder, N Ramphul, P O’Kelly. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2010;17(6):349-53. Congenital absence of the posterior arch of the atlas: a benign anomaly. Waheed M A, Gilligan P. Emergency Medicine Journal 2010;27(10):803. Imaging patients with renal colic: a comparative analysis of the impact of non-contrast helical computed tomography versus intravenous pyelography on the speed of patient processing in the Emergency Department. Quirke M, Divilly F, O’Kelly P, Winder S, Gilligan P. Emerg Med J 2011;28(3):197-200. Full Capacity Protocol: an end to double standards in acute hospital care provision. Emerg Med J 2011;28(7):547-9. Acute Medical Assessment Units are not an alternative to emergency departments. Gilligan P. Ir Med J 2011;104:252. When the bone in your swallow is your own. Ramphul N, Gilligan P. Emerg Med J 2011;28(9):819. Did not wait patient management strategy (DNW PMS) study. O’Keefe F, Cronin S, Gilligan P, O’Kelly P, Gleeson A, Houlihan P, Kelada S. Emerg Med J 2012;29(7):550-3. Oral flucloxacillin and phenoxymethycillin versus flucloxacillin alone for the emergency department outpatient treatment of cellulitis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2013;14:164 Arrest in Hospital: A study of in Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes. NK Fennelly, C McPhillips, P Gilligan. Ir Med J 2014;107(4):105-9. Telemedicine in Pre-hospital care: A review of telemedicine applications in the pre-hospital environment. Amadi-Obi A, Gilligan P, Owens N, O’Donnell C. Int J Emerg Med 2014 Jul 5;7:29. The ‘Who are all these people?’ study. Gilligan P, Joseph D, Bartlett M, Morris A,Mahajan A, McHugh K, Hillary F, O’Kelly P. Emerg Med J. 2015 Feb;32(2):109-11. Referral letters to the emergency department: is the medication list accurate? McCullagh M, O'Kelly P, Gilligan P. Ir Med J. 2015 Feb;108(2):38-40.PMID:25803952 The blood alcohol concentration testing emergency room investigation analysis study: A 1- year review of blood alcohol concentration testing in an emergency department. Ayman Elgammal, Doireann Eves, Abbas Albaghli, Daniel Kane, Robert Durcan, David Storey, Peadar Gilligan Advances in Emergency Medicine, Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 410827. Double Bolus Thrombolysis for Suspected Massive Pulmonary Embolism during cardiac arrest. O’Connor G, Fitzpatrick G, El-Gammal A, Gilligan P. Case Rep Emerg Med. 2015;2015:367295. ‘Delayed Discharges and Boarders’: A 2 year study of the relationship between patients experiencing delayed discharges from an acute hospital and boarding of admitted patients in a crowded ED. Mustafe F, Gilligan P, Obu D, O’Kelly P, O’Hea E, Loyd C, Kelada S, Heffernan A, Houlihan P. Emerg Med J.2016 Sep;33(9):636-40. DVT presentations to an Emergency Department: A study of guideline based care and decision making. Lillis DA, Lloyd C, Kelada S, O'Kelly P, Kelly S, Gilligan P. Ir Med J. 2016 Feb 19;109(2):354. What Proportion of Patients Meet the Criteria for Uncomplicated Sepsis in an Irish Emergency Department? McNevin C, McDowell R, Fitzpatrick F, Gilligan P, Wakai A. Ir Med J. 2016 Aug 8;109(7):435. Growing Old in the Emergency Department. Liston P, Conyngham G, Brady M, Byrne PJ, Gilligan P. Ir Med J. 2017 Aug 12;110(7):621. PMID:29169003 Towards a model of emergency department congestion. Malcolm Brady, Vikas Kumar, PJ Byrne, Gerry Conyngham, Paul Liston, Peadar Gilligan International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management 2017. Chemical cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation in the emergency department using vernakalant hydrochloride achieves safe and rapid restoration of sinus rhythm and facilitates same day discharge. Stoneman P, Gilligan P, Mahon P, Sheahan R. Ir J Med Sci. 2017 Nov;186(4):903-908. doi: 10.1007/s11845-017-1576-1. Epub 2017 Feb 6 Emergency Department Overcrowding And The Full Capacity Protocol Cross Over Study: What Patients Who Have Experienced Both Think About Being An Extra Patient In The Emergency Department Or On A Ward. McGowan H, Gopeesingh K, O’Kelly P, Gilligan P. Ir Med J. 2018 Aug 13;111(7):788 The Doctor Can See You Now: A Key Stakeholder Study Into The Acceptability Of Ambulance Based Telemedicine. Gilligan P, Bennett A, Houlihan A, Padki A, Owen N, Morris D, Chochliouros I, Mohammed A, Mutawa A, Eswarara MA, Gannon S, Alrmawi A, Gasem JZ, Sheung PPN, Tynan C, Little R, Merriman W, Amadi-Obi A, Kenna L, Alim DA, O’Donnel C. Ir Med J. 2018 Jun 7;111(6):769. Validation of the short form of the International Crowding Measure in Emergency Departments: an international study. Boyle A, Atkinson P, Basaure Verdejo C, Chan E, Clouston R, Gilligan P, Grewal K, Higginson I, Liston P, Newcombe V, Norton V, Richter S, Stoica G, Wakai A. Eur J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov 13. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000579. [Epub ahead of print] Accuracy of Point-of-Care-Ultrasonography in Confirming Shoulder Reduction in Emergency Departments. Vainberg N, Hadi R, Devlin A, Moloney A, Nabeel R, Copperthwaite K, O'Mahony S, Lannon F, Lee S, Turcu F, Siddiqu S, Murray T, Logan M, Kelada S, Gilligan P. Ir Med J. 2022 Jan 20;115(1):515.PMID: 3527904 Improving Timeliness of Care in Ireland’s Emergency Departments. P Gilligan, V Hetherington. Ir Med J; Nov-Dec 2020; 113(10):200-208. The Boomerang Study: Increased Hospital Re-admission via the Emergency Department. P Liston, G Conyngham, PJ Byrne, M Brady, S Winder-Baggot, P Gilligan. Ir Med J; Jan 2021; 114(1):239-247. The Six Hour Target and Total Daily Attendances Cohort Study. Gilligan P, Fitzpatrick P, Owens E, Winder S, Codd M. Ir Med J. 2022 Dec 15;115(No.10):698. The Tests and Time Study: Achieving timely care in an Emergency Department. P Gilligan, P Fitzpatrick, E Owens, S Winder, M Codd. Ir Med J; May 2023;116(6):791-800.