Education and Qualifications
Postgraduate:
- February 2018: Masters In Business Administration MBA - Sunderland University, Sunderland, England.
- April 2017: Masters In Healthcare Law LLM - University Of Salford, Salford, England.
- March 2017: Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration - Edinburgh Business School (Herriot Watt University), Edinburgh, Scotland.
- March 2016: Licentiate Of The Faculty Of Occupational Medicine - Royal College of Physicians Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
- September 2014: Postgraduate Certificate In Healthcare Law - University Of Salford, Salford, England.
- September 2013: MSc Masters of Science Forensic Medicine - University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- June 2012: DIP(FMS) Diploma of Forensic Medical Sciences - The Worshipful Society of Apothocaries of London, London, England.
- April 2011: CUBS Cardiff University Law School Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate.
- April 2010: Diploma of The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology DRCOG, London, England.
- April 2006: FRCEM Fellowship of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, London, England.
- November 2003: DIP(SEM) Diploma in sport and exercise medicine - Great Britain and Ireland. (The intercollegiate board of sport and exercise medicine)
- April 2003: The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Diploma of Child Health (DCH), Ireland.
- December 2001: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh MRCS (Accident and Emergency Medicine and Surgery), Edinburgh, Scotland.
- January 2001: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh MRCS, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Undergraduate:
- 1992–1997: MB BCh BAO - The Queens University of Belfast (July 1997), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Career History:
- APR’09–Present: Consultant Emergency Medicine - Cavan General Hospital (Consultants: A Butt, L Offiah, J Johnston) Cavan, Ireland.
- JAN’09–APR’09: Consultant Emergency Medicine - East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, England.
- JAN’09–APR’09: Locum Consultant Emergency Medicine - Kings College Hospital, London, England.
- AUG’08–JAN’09: Locum Consultant Emergency Medicine - Central Middlesex Hospital, London, England.
- JUN’08–AUG’08: Locum Consultant Emergency Medicine - Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, England.
- FEB’08–JUN’08: Locum/Acting Consultant Emergency Medicine - Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, England.
- APR’07–JAN’08: Specialist Registrar (SPR) Emergency Medicine - North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, England.
- SEP’06–APR’07: Specialist Registrar (SPR) Gynaecology Secondment as Emergency Medicine SPR - Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, England.
- SEP’05–SEP’06: Specialist Registrar (SPR) Gynaecology & Psychiatry Secondment as Emergency Medicine SPR (Jun ’06 – Sep ’06) & Specialist Registrar (SPR) Emergency Medicine (Sep ’05 – Sep ’06) - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead, Gateshead, England.
- FEB’04–SEP’05: Specialist Registrar (SPR) Emergency Medicine (Sep ’04 – Sep ’05) & Specialist Registrar (SPR) Paediatric Medicine Secondment as Emergency Medicine SPR (Feb ’04 – May ’04) - University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, England.
- SEP‘03–SEP’04: Paediatric Anaesthetic / ICU Secondment as Emergency Medicine SPR & Specialist Registrar (SPR) Emergency Medicine - Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary & Freeman Hospital, England.
- OCT’02–SEP’03: Specialist Registrar (SPR) Emergency Medicine & Anaesthetic / ICU Essential Secondment as Emergency Medicine SPR - Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, England.
- JUL’02–OCT’02: Registrar Emergency Medicine - St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
- AUG’01–JUL’02: Senior SHO Emergency Medicine - The ulster hospital dundonald, Northern Ireland.
- FEB’01–AUG’01: Senior House Officer Paediatric Medicine - Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Northern Ireland.
- AUG’00–FEB’01: Senior SHO Emergency Medicine - Royal Victoria Hospita, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- FEB’00–AUG’00: Senior House Officer General Medicine and Cardiology - Craigavon Area Hospital, Craigavon, Northern Ireland.
- NOV’99–FEB’00: Senior House Officer - Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Firework Injuries: Does a change in legislation make a difference? Johnston JJE, Jenkins M & McKinney LA. Emergency Medical Journal 2001;18:232.
- ‘A Rare Cause of Intraperitoneal Bleeding’ A case report with review of the literature. Johnston JJE, Tadros E & Harvey C. The Irish Medical Journal 2001;94:6:184.
- Depressed skull fractures. Johnston JJE, Patterson A & McKinstry CS (2002, Apr ’08) Eurorad. URL:http://www.eurorad.org/case.cfm?UID=1597
- Alcohol related falls. An interesting pattern of injuries. Johnston JJE & McGovern SJ. Emergency Medical Journal 2004;21:185–188.
- The use of the internet as a recruitment resource in accident and emergency. Shannon TW, Johnston JJE, Ratchford A & Potts M. The Health Services Journal 2004;114:5918:27.
- Predicting the result of our xrays, a way to identify overuse. Johnston JJE. The European Journal of emergency medicine 2004;11:5:273–276.
- Needle stick injuries, management and education: a role for emergency medicine. Johnston JJE, O’Conor E. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2005;12;1:10–12.
- Childhood poisoning. Is there a greater role for emergency medicine? Johnston JJE, Corrigan N, McKinney LA & Steele J. Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care 2005;5:1:15–19.
- Eureka! A surprising appearance after aspiration of a haemopneumothorax: treat the patient not the radiograph. Johnston JJE & Dowd HD. Emergency Medical Journal 2005; 593–594.
- The Galasko report implemented. Johnston JJE. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2007;14(3):130–133.
- Is there a role for Nebulised Magnesium in the Emergency Department? A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care 2008;8(1):13-23.
Published Abstracts
- Needle stick injuries, management and education: A role for emergency medicine? Johnston JJE, Mabote TH, O’Conor E. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003;42:4:S1–S109.
- Childhood poisoning: is there a greater role for emergency medicine? Johnston JJE, Corrigan N, McKinney LA & Steele J. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003;42:4:S1–S109.
- Will the chest x-ray change patient management? Johnston JJE. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2004;16:S1.
- Paediatric toxicology – Should this mainly be the remit of emergency physicians? Johnston JJE, Corrigan N, McKinney LA & Steele J. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2004;16:S1.
- Alcohol induced intoxication – Loss of reflexes means greater force and injury. Johnston JJE & McGovern SJ. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2004;16:S1.
- Use of diagnostic x-rays by the emergency department. Johnston JJE. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2004; 16:S1.
- Head injuries and emergency medicine – Neurological symptoms indicate brain injury. Johnston JJE. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2004;16:S1.
- Needle stick injuries presenting to an inner city emergency department. A cause for awareness for both occupational and public health. Johnston JJE & O’conor E. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2004;16:S1.
- The Galasko Report Implemented. Johnston JJE & Plunkett PK. The second Mediterranean emergency medicine congress p228.
- Patients with falls. Correlation of blood alcohol level with injury. Would serum / breathe alcohol be a useful investigation. Johnston JJE, McGovern SJ. The second Mediterranean emergency medicine congress p214.
- A study of children admitted with poisoning in a district general hospital. Could emergency medicine observe these patients? Johnston JJE, Corrigan N, McKinney LA, Steele J. The second Mediterranean emergency medicine congress p207.
- Needle stick injuries – A need for greater urgency. Johnston JJE, Mabote TH & O’Connor E. The second Mediterranean emergency medicine congress p195
- Use of chest x-rays by emergency departments. Do they change our management? Johnston JJE. The second Mediterranean emergency medicine congress p137.
- Do we really need an x-ray? Are we being overcautious? Johnston JJE & Hylands M. The second Mediterranean emergency medicine congress p138.
- Childhood Poisoning, Another role for Paediatrics and the emergency Physician. Johnston JJE, Corrigan N & McKinney AL. Acad Emerg Med 2006;13:910.e1–b-910.e2.
- Needle stick injuries: Another Important topic for the Emergency Physician. Johnston JJE. Acad Emerg Med 2006 13:910.e2.
- Head Injury and Alcohol: A significant combination. Johnston JJE & McGovern SJ. Acad Emerg Med 2006 13:910.e2-a-910.e2.
