Colin Ireland

Dr Colin Ireland

Program Director: Bachelor of Nursing

UniSA Clinical & Health Sci

Teaching Enterprise

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Colin Ireland is the Program Director for the Bachelor of Nursing within Clinical & Health Sciences at the University of South Australia. As Program Director for the Bachelor of Nursing, Colin is responsible for the provision of academic leadership in the planning, management, development, quality assurance and improvement, and growth of the academic program. Colin oversees the quality delivery of its courses, the maintenance of curriculum integrity, and provides leadership and support to academic staff and teaching teams to ensure students have the best quality teaching and learning experience.
Colin is an experienced Registered Nurse who has worked in a variety of clinical settings, most recently with an emergency care background. 
Colin's PhD developed a risk prediction model for the early identification of Barrett's oesophagus, a condition of the oesophagus that has the potential to mutate to adenocarcinoma.
Colin's research focus is on providing better choices and outcomes for people to make informed decisions.

Current research

  • Early identification of Barrett's oesopahgus
  • Alcohol labeling standards in Australia
  • What are the daily burdens of parents with children with Epidermolysis Bullosa 

Year Citation
2025 Ruf, H., Ireland, C. J., Pelentsov, L. J., & Kopecki, Z. (2025). The lived experience and supportive care needs of Australian parents caring for children with Epidermolysis Bullosa: a qualitative descriptive analysis.. Orphanet journal of rare diseases.
DOI
2024 Halton, J., Ireland, C., & Vaughan, B. (2024). The transition of clinical nurses to nurse educator roles – A scoping review. Nurse Education in Practice, 78, 14 pages.
DOI Scopus12 WoS8 Europe PMC5
2022 Crevar, M., Ireland, C., Waye, V., Corsi, A., & Esterman, A. (2022). Exploring Australian and New Zealand wine and alcohol labelling standards in relation to nutrition, ingredients and health warnings. Jus Vini, 5(1), 9-62.
2022 Montayre, J., Alananzeh, I., Bail, K., Barnewall, K., Beament, T., Campbell, S., . . . Salamonson, Y. (2022). Development and psychometric testing of the gender misconceptions of men in nursing (GEMINI) scale among nursing students. Contemporary Nurse, 58(4), 253-263.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC9
2021 Ireland, C. J., Pelentsov, L. J., & Kopecki, Z. (2021). Caring for a child with epidermolysis bullosa: A scoping review on the family impacts and support needs. Wound Practice and Research, 29(2), 86-97.
DOI Scopus12 WoS10
2020 Ireland, C. J., Thrift, A. P., & Esterman, A. (2020). Risk prediction models for Barrett's esophagus discriminate well and are generalizable in an external validation study. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 65(10), 2992-2999.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC5
2018 Ireland, C., Gordon, A., Thompson, S., Watson, D., Whiteman, D., Reed, R., & Esterman, A. (2018). Validation of a risk prediction model for Barrett’s esophagus in an Australian population. Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 11, 135-142.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2018 Ireland, C. J., Laws, T. A., Gordon, A. L., Thompson, S. K., & Esterman, A. (2018). General Practitioners' use of risk prediction tools and their application to Barrett's oesophagus: a qualitative study. Journal of primary health care and general practice, 2(1), 1-7.
2017 Ireland, C. J., Fielder, A. L., Thompson, S. K., Laws, T. A., Watson, D. I., & Esterman, A. (2017). Development of a risk prediction model for Barrett's esophagus in an Australian population. Diseases of the esophagus, 30(11), 1-8.
DOI Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC12
2016 Ireland, C., Thompson, S., Laws, T., & Esterman, A. (2016). Risk factors for Barrett’s esophagus: a scoping review. Cancer Causes and Control, 27(3), 301-323.
DOI Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC14
2014 Ireland, C., & O'Shaughnessy, P. K. (2014). Screening, testing and treatment of prostate cancer: a call for further research. Australian journal of cancer nursing, 15(1), 33-36.
2013 O'Shaughnessy, P., Ireland, C., Pelentsov, L., Thomas, L., & Esterman, A. (2013). Impaired sexual function and prostate cancer: a mixed method investigation into the experiences of men and their partners. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22(23-24), 3492-3502.
DOI Scopus36 WoS32 Europe PMC28
2008 Ireland, C., Zeitz, K., & Bridgewater, F. (2008). Acquiring and Maintaining Competence in the Application of Extrication Cervical Collars by a Group of First Responders. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 23(6), 530-536.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2

Courses I teach

  • NURS 3043 Experiential Learning Activity: Transition to Practice Practicum 5 (2025)
  • NURS 2033 Experiential Learning Activity: Acute Care Practicum 3 (2024)
  • NURS 3043 Experiential Learning Activity: Transition to Practice Practicum 5 (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Smitha Sarala Rajan
2023 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Teresa Sullivan
2020 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Milana Crevar

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