Marie Ramsden awarded ‘Postgraduate Choice Award’ at the Student-Led Teaching and Support Awards

Marie with her award

Four colleagues from the subject group Psychological Health, Wellbeing and Social Work were nominated for the student lead teaching and support awards; Marie Ramsden, Debbie Crickmore, Luke Cartwright and Vicky Burton. Our colleagues Debbie Crickmore and Marie Ramsden were short listed and Marie Ramsden won the postgraduates’ choice award – this award is given to an exceptional member of university staff. 

This is a snippet from the student who nominated Marie Ramsden:

‘Marie genuinely wants students to do well. When she is lecturing she makes lectures interesting, inspiring and thought provoking.  Marie is a true inspiration and everything and more a lecturer/academic support tutor should be’.

Congratulations Marie!

Dr Emma Wolverson nominated for Dementia Research Leader Award

Dr Emma Wolverson

Date: 17 April 2018

Dr Emma Wolverson from Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Hull has been nominated for a prestigious research award.

Dr Wolverson has been put forward for the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Research Leader Award for ‘Outstanding contribution to early career dementia research’.

Recognising established researchers who have undertaken important research that promises to improve the lives of people affected by dementia, this award highlights clinicians who show great potential in the field.

Cathryn Hart, the Trust’s Assistant Director of Research and Development, said: “I nominated Emma due to her outstanding contribution to dementia research.

“Having worked with people living with dementia and their families from early assessment and diagnosis to end-of-life care, Emma is passionate about making a difference. She is a real asset to research in her role at the Trust and as a lecturer and Ethics Committee member at the University of Hull.”

To decide the winner, a judging panel comprising scientific researchers and volunteers will consider each nominee's achievements and originality in research, their commitment to supporting others, and their aspirations to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. Emma is thought to have a strong case as she balances several roles in the dementia field.

Cathryn explained: “Alongside her clinical and academic roles, Emma is also UK Chief Investigator for a European Horizon 2020-funded trial of a digital platform for people living with dementia and those who support them, with the aim of enabling people to live well in the community for as long as possible.”

Emma said she was “thrilled” to be nominated for the award. She said: “It’s a real honour. When it comes to dementia care research, Humber has always had a fantastic record. “I’ve been fortunate enough to be involved with it since I first started working for the Trust as a trainee in 2005, and I am continuing it today. “Research in this field is critical, not just because it can improve day-to-day life, but also because it can bring hope to those living with - or, indeed, caring for those living with - dementia.”

The prizewinner will receive £1,000 to put towards their career development over the next year. The award will be presented on 22 May 2018 at the Alzheimer's Society’s annual conference at the Kia Oval in London.

Three new publication from colleagues in Psychology

Amanda K. Holland, Grace Hyde, Kevin J.Riggs, Andrew Simpson (2018) Preschoolers fast map and retain artifact functions as efficiently as artifact names, but artifact actions are the most easily learned Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Volume 170, June 2018, Pages 57-71

Sharon Cox, Maxime Bertoux, John J.D.Turner, Antony Moss, Kirsty Locker, Kevin Riggs (2018) Aspects of alcohol use disorder affecting social cognition as assessed using the Mini Social and Emotional Assessment (mini-SEA) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Volume 187, 1 June 2018, Pages 165-170

Andrew Simpson, Reshaa Al Ruwaili, Richard Jolley, Hayley Leonard, Nicolas Geeraert, Kevin J. Riggs (2018)  Fine Motor Control Underlies the Association Between Response Inhibition and Drawing Skill in Early Development Child Development doi: 10.1111/cdev.12949

Establishing a coherent and replicable measurement model of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Professor Colin Martin has published:

Martin C & Redshaw M (2018) Establishing a coherent and replicable measurement model of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Psychiatry Research doi: 10.1017/j.psychres.2018.03.062

  

Positive Choices – Dublin 19 – 20 April 2018

Mary Dearing reports:

On 19 and 20 April 2018 a group of nursing students (learning disability) attended the 14^th national ‘Positive Choices’ conference hosted this year by Trinity College Dublin. Second year learning disability nursing student Ed Jones writes:

The sun shone and the Guinness flowed but more importantly Positive Choices/Positive Commitments allowed Registered nurses and student nurses in Learning/Intellectual Disability to meet and share ideas. It was also an opportunity to share experiences with professionals and service users. There were speakers on the effects of ageing with a learning disability, how dementia affects people with learning disabilities, especially those with Down’s syndrome. There was invaluable advice on how to further your career and a pertinent message for those at the start of a new venture came through from many speakers – the need to push yourself out of your comfort zone (but not so much that it becomes detrimental).  We learnt about a nurse’s visit to India. He talked about measures taken to protect vulnerable people with learning disabilities from exploitation, including organ harvesting. We learnt more about mortality reviews – a chance to understand and learn from good and bad practice. We found out more about how best to provide Positive Behavioural Support for clients in distress.

Positive Choices offers the chance to support, meet and learn from our clients, our peers, academics and Registered nurses. It was a pleasant bonus to be in sunny Dublin and we can’t wait to do it all again in Birmingham in 2019!

Applying recovery based principles in practice

This is the title of chapter 25 published by Roselyn Masamha in a new book: 

PhD success for Amanda Lee

Very pleased to announce that Associate Dean (International) Amanda Lee has had the revisions to her thesis accepted and will graduate with her PhD this year. Amanda's thesis was titled:

A CASE STUDY OF SURVIVAL AND PRESENTATION OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL CANCER IN LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOODS

The views of children and young people on the use of silk garments for the treatment of eczema

Eileen Wake has co-authored:


E.V. Wake, J. Batchelor, S. Lawton, K.S. Thomas, E.F. Harrison, F.C. Cowdell, on behalf of the U.K. Dermatology Clinical Trials Network's CLOTHES Trial Team (2018) The views of children and young people on the use of silk garments for the treatment of eczema: a nested qualitative study within the CLOTHing for the relief of Eczema Symptoms (CLOTHES) randomized controlled trial British Journal of Dermatology 178, 183–190

Learning disability students visit Finland

In March 2018 4 learning disability students undertook an International placement in Northern Finland and looked at two different settings linked to nursing and residential care. One of the settings run by Lyhty Ry, a non -profit making association, was Lamppu Learning Unit a purpose built facility providing workshops services and residential living. According to the students one surprising feature was the high staff- resident ratio compared to the United Kingdom and the Finnish drive to encourage more independence for their students at the centre than the speciality encourages in the United Kingdom. From this part of the placement the students looked at the exercise and outdoor activities provided and felt that these should be further incorporated into services in England. The second placement was in a residential unit renovated for 5 students to live in, this area looked at behaviour modification.

The students say they will take what they learned in Finland and express the ethos of Lyty Ry and its positive impact on individuals with a learning disability to the nursing profession, together with trying to incorporate a more independence driven approach with patients and supporting healthier life style choices.

International Social Work Conference – Rwanda – the Land of a Thousand Hills

Dr Karin Cooper presented a paper in Kigali, Rwanda at the International Social Work Conference.  The paper entitled ‘The theory-practice nexus in social work education: using Forum Theatre as a preparation for practice’ emerged from a research project funded by the Ferens Education Trust and LEAP at the University of Hull.

This inspirational international conference included cultural performances and a range of presentations from social work service users, researchers, educators, practitioners, students and policy makers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East – to name but a few.  A poignant march through the streets of Kigali on ‘World Social Work Day’, advocating social justice and human rights, culminated in a gathering at the Kigali Genocide Memorial to commemorate the 1994 Genocide and lay a wreath.

Kigali Genocide Museum

Cultural event

Telemonitoring in subjects with newly diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

David Barrett has co-authored:

Koulaouzidis G, Barrett D, Mohee K, Clark AL (2018) Telemonitoring in subjects with newly diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: From clinical research to everyday practice. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare doi: 0.1177/1357633X17751004

Jo Bell at Edinburgh International Science Festival

Last week Jo Bell was part of a speaker panel at the Edinburgh International Science Festival with Debra Bassett (University of Warwick) and Korina Giaxoglou (Open University) debating the topic of 'Digital Grief' with a live audience. 

On Friday 6th April Jo also presented a paper on the topic of 'Online Suicide Memorialisation' at the 'Remember me: The changing face of memorialisation' conference at the Guild Hall in Hull. 'Remember me' is an AHRC funded research project lead by Emeritus Professor Margaret Holloway. 

The continuity of social care when moving across regional boundaries

Dave Marsland and Caroline White have co-authored:


Marsland, D, White C, Manthorpe J (2018) The continuity of social care when moving across regional boundaries Journal of Social Work doi: 10.1177/1468017318762268

New publications in cancer by Dr Isabel Pires

Isabel Pires has co-authored:

Poujade F_A, Mannion A, Brittain N, Theodosi A, Beeby E, Leszczynska KB, Hammond EM, Greenman J, Cawthorne C, Pires IM (2018) WSB-1 regulates the metastatic potential of hormone receptor negative breast cancer British Journal of Cancer doi:10.1038/s41416-018-0056-3

and:

Blowman K, Magalhães M, Lemos MFL, Cabral C, Pires IM (2010) Anticancer Properties of Essential Oils and Other Natural Products Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine doi: 10.1155/2018/3149362

WikiJournal of Medicine

Roger Watson has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the WikiJournal of Medicine 

Worth considering:
Free to publish and open access*

Submissions

*NB: this is NOT a predatory journal and is in the process of applying for an impact factor

A Japanese version of the Stressors in Nursing Students (SINS) scale

Roger Watson has co-authored:

Watson R, Yamaguchi M, Yamashita A, Watanabe K, Bradbury-Jones C, Irvine F (2018) A Japanese version of the Stressors in Nursing Students (SINS) scale International Journal of Nursing Sciences