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Dr Fiona Skelly is a course co-ordinator and lecturer on the B.Sc. (Hons) Physical Activity and Health Sciences and B.Sc. Exercise and Health Sciences. Fiona lectures on Human Pathophysiology, Physical Activity for Health and Advanced Exercise Prescription. Fiona has a BSc in Sport Science and Health and completed her PhD in the aera of exercise prescription for clinical populations in Dublin City University. Fiona’s primary research interests are in the area of exercise and health, specifically practical application and the impact of exercise rehabilitation for chronic disease. Fiona is currently co-supervising 3 Ph.D. projects in TUS Athlone - 1) the impact of a dance exercise class for individuals with dementia and their care partners, 2) the design, imlementation and evaluation of a physical activity progrmme for postmenopausal women and 3) the fesibility and acceptibility of a dance evercise intervention for adolescent girls. Alongside her role in TUS, Fiona works with ExWell Medical which is an organization offering community-based exercise rehabilitation to a diverse chronic disease population.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Community-based exercise rehabilitation in a diverse chronic disease population
Award Date: 18 Dec 2020
Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Instructor , British Association in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention
Award Date: 13 Dec 2015
Bachelors Degree, Sport Science and Health, Dublin City University
2010 → 2014
Award Date: 30 May 2014
ITEC, Gym instruction, Studio Instruction and Personal Training, Litton Lane
Sep 2014 → Jun 2015
External positions
Clinical Exercise Specialist, ExWell Medical
Director, TUS Events and Sports Services Ltd
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Research output
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The effect of a pre- and post-operative exercise program versus standard care on physical activity and sedentary behavior of patients with esophageal and gastric cancer undergoing neoadjuvant treatment prior to surgery (the PERIOP-OG Trial): A randomized controlled trial
Loughney, L., Murphy, K., Tully, R., Robb, W. B., McCaffrey, N., Dowd, K. & Skelly, F., 1 Oct 2024, In: Diseases of the Esophagus. 37, 10, doae044.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of a physician-led exercise programme on quality of life, muscle mass and clinical response in inflammatory bowel disease patients during induction with disease-modifying therapy: A study protocol
Mc Gettigan, N., Hanley, M., Skelly, F., Dowling, J., Dunne, R., Morrin, M. M., McCaffrey, N., O'Toole, A. & Boland, K., 6 Sep 2022, In: BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 9, 1, e000959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial
Kehoe, B., Skelly, F., Moyna, N., Cantwell, M., Boran, L., Daly, L., McCarren, A., Dowd, K., Woods, C., McCaffrey, N. & Loughney, L., Sep 2020, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 19, 100591.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)