‘I never thought I could do that…’ Findings from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling.

New publication by Faculty colleagues with Dr Lesley Glover as first author:

Glover L, Kinsey D, Clappison JD, Gardiner E & Jomeen J ‘I never thought I could do that…’ Findings from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling. European Journal of Integrative Medicine 17, 79-85+

How helpful are mnemonics in the development of a research question?

New publication by Helen Sisson:

Sisson H (2017) How helpful are mnemonics in the development of a research question? Nurse Researcher 25, 3:42-45. doi: 10.7748/nr.2017.e1540

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Validity and Reliability of the Apple Watch for Measuring Heart rate During Exercise

Khushhal Alaa and Grant Abt have co-authored:

Khushhal, Alaa, Nichols, Simon, Evans, Will, Gleadall-Siddall, Damien, Page, Richard, O'Doherty, Alasdair, Carroll, Sean, Ingle, Lee and Abt, Grant (2017) Validity and Reliability of the Apple Watch for Measuring Heart Rate During Exercise. Sports Medicine International Open, 1 (06). E206-E211. ISSN 2367-1890

Lck is a relevant target in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells whose expression variance is unrelated to disease outcome.

New collaborative publication from colleagues in Life Sciences:

Till KJ, Allen JC, Talab F, Lin K, Allsup D, Cawkwell L, Bentley A, Ringshausen I, Duckworth AD, Pettitt AR, Kalakonda N, Slupsky JR. (2017) Lck is a relevant target in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells whose expression variance is unrelated to disease outcome. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17021-w.

New Fellows of the HEA

Thirty staff and Graduate Teaching Assistants in the Facuty of Health Sciences achieved associate (7), fellow (17) and senior fellow (6) status from across the three schools since 1 September 2016.

The other staff achieving Senior Fellowhips were Dr Shane Lindsay, Dr Andrew Garrett (SLS), Prof Mark Hayter, Dr Liz Price, Paula Gawthorpe (SHSW), Dr Julie Seymour and Dr Antonios Matsakas (HYMS).

The University of Hull hosted a delegation of VIPs from the university of Yangzhou this week.

Pictured here from the Yangzhou delegation are:

Professor LI Shengcai  Associate Dean of College of Civil Science and Engineering; Professor LIU Peijian    Administrative Dean of College of Nursing; Professor LI Bin Dean of College of Information Engineering; Professor LIU Yongjun   Director of Office for Discipline Construction and Professor FOSE, HONG Tao – the Vice President of Yangzhou University.

Delegates met Professor Julie Jomeen and Professor Stephen Kelly – Deans of FHS and FOSE, and key staff from the university in order to discuss the proposed nursing project for Sept 2018 and potential collaborations.

Pictured here are Professor Andrew Abbott (APO) Amanda Lee (Associate Dean (International) FHS, and Caroline Michel (APO) speaking to Professor FOSE, HONG Tao – the Vice President of Yangzhou University and Professor LIU Peijian  the Administrative Dean of College of Nursing holding negotiations on the proposed nursing science transnational education project.

Experiences of older people following an acute exacerbation of COPD: a phenomenological study

New publication from Professor Mark Hayter with colleagues at the University of Genoa, Italy:

Rosa R, Bagnasco A, Ghirotto L, Rocco G, Catania G, Aleo G, Zanini M, Dasso N, Hayter M, Sasso L (2017) Experiences of older people following an acute exacerbation of COPD: a phenomenological study Journal of Clinical Nursing 10.1111/jocn.14189

New publications from Nick Hutchinson and colleagues

Nick and colleagues have co-authored:

Book Chapter:

Hutchinson, N.J. (2017). The Severe Impairment Battery. In V.P. Prasher (ed) Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities (2^nd Ed). Springer International Press.

Journal article:

Bright, N., Hutchinson, N., Oakes, P., & Marsland, D. (2017) Families’ experiences of raising concerns in healthcare services: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities,  online version ahead of print 10 October 2017.

Healthcare experts focus on dementia challenges

Professor Esme Moniz-Cook led a recent conference on dementia at The University of Hull which has been comprehensively  reported on the University of Hull website and on the Humber Bondholders website.