Author archives: Paula Byrne

About Paula Byrne

Dr. Paula Byrne is a researcher with Evidence Synthesis Ireland, HRB-Trials Methodology Research Network and Cochrane Ireland at the University of Galway Ireland. Within this team, she is the senior post-doctoral researcher on the iHealthFacts project. This is a website where members of the public can check the reliability of a health claim they’ve read on social media or elsewhere. Her work focuses on evidence synthesis, scientific uncertainty and how health ‘facts’ and ‘misinformation’ are defined and dealt with. She is a mentee on the 2022 Communicating with the Public scheme facilitated by Evidence Synthesis Ireland. Previously, Paula worked with the Health Technology Assessment Directorate within the Health Information and Quality Authority. Here she developed a new method of justifying new practices in medical exposure to ionising radiation, which is currently being finalised. Also, she produced rapid reviews on a wide range of scientific topics to inform the National Public Health Emergency Team in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her PhD focused on the use of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.