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Exploring evidence-based practice: Debates and challenges in nursing
Book
Lipscomb, M. M. Lipscomb (Ed.), Exploring evidence-based practice: Debates and challenges in nursing. Routledge

Edited work - contributors include (alphabetical order): Peter Allmark, Davina Banner-Lukaris, Robyn Bluhm, Bernie Garrett, Martin Lipscomb, Margaret Miers, John Paley, Gary Rolfe, Elizabeth Rosser, Derek Sellman, Paul Snelling, Sally Thorne.

Injury prevention photoshphere: Final report for the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute TRACK Award
Report
Emond, A., & Deave, T. Injury prevention photoshphere: Final report for the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute TRACK Award

The overall aim of this project is to adapt an existing technology (photosphere) to be used to identify hazards to prevent injuries to children in the home environment. The EBI TRACK Award enabled us to conduct the essential development and refinemen... Read More about Injury prevention photoshphere: Final report for the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute TRACK Award.

Bumps and Babies Longitudinal Study (BABBLES): An independent evaluation of the Baby Buddy app
Report
Deave, T., Coad, J., Day, C., Kendall, S., Lingman, R., Bailey, L., …Smiddy, J. Bumps and Babies Longitudinal Study (BABBLES): An independent evaluation of the Baby Buddy app

Introduction: Developments in information and communication technologies have enabled and supported the development and expansion of electronic health in the last decade. This has increased the possibility of self-management and care of health issues... Read More about Bumps and Babies Longitudinal Study (BABBLES): An independent evaluation of the Baby Buddy app.

Management of fecal incontinence in adults with neurogenic bowel dysfunction
Book Chapter
Dickinson, T., Eustice, S., & Cotterill, N. Management of fecal incontinence in adults with neurogenic bowel dysfunction. In D. Bliss (Ed.), Management of Fecal Incontinence for the Advanced Practice Nurse. Springer

Neurogenic bowel dysfunction can be classified according to the location of the lesion or disease and can be seen in patients with any central nervous system benign or neoplastic pathology. In the case of spinal cord lesions or disease, the level of... Read More about Management of fecal incontinence in adults with neurogenic bowel dysfunction.

Breastfeeding in South Gloucestershire: Mothers' early experiences of infant feeding
Report
Dowling, S., Oxford, L., Jones, M., Fraser, M., & Ellis, N. Breastfeeding in South Gloucestershire: Mothers' early experiences of infant feeding

Executive Summary Introduction • This research about mothers’ early experiences of infant feeding was developed following discussions about South Gloucestershire’s public health priorities for breastfeeding; current services supporting breastfe... Read More about Breastfeeding in South Gloucestershire: Mothers' early experiences of infant feeding.

Interdisciplinary education for sustainable health and the environment
Presentation / Conference
Lucas, G., & Gough, G. Interdisciplinary education for sustainable health and the environment. Presented at Inclusive not Exclusive! Designing and Delivering Curricula for All, Bristol, England

This session will include a presentation of a pilot teaching and learning project designed to facilitate collaborative learning between students from separate discipline areas. This was done via a 3 hour voluntary, but curriculum-driven, session whic... Read More about Interdisciplinary education for sustainable health and the environment.

Narrative accounts of women who use complementary and alternative medicine in pregnancy: 'Forewarned, forearmed and relaxed'
Thesis
Mitchell, M. (2012). Narrative accounts of women who use complementary and alternative medicine in pregnancy: 'Forewarned, forearmed and relaxed'. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/942480

Pregnancy and childbirth are events of major significance in women’s lives. In western countries women are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) (see glossary of terms) during this time. However, there is little research exp... Read More about Narrative accounts of women who use complementary and alternative medicine in pregnancy: 'Forewarned, forearmed and relaxed'.

Social marketing to encourage initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in Penhill and Pinehurst, Swindon
Report
Pollard, K., Condon, L., Warren, S., Collins, K., Tapp, A., Boyles, A., & Ricketts, A. Social marketing to encourage initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in Penhill and Pinehurst, Swindon

Executive Summary • NHS Swindon has targets to increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding to 6-8 weeks and beyond. A number of interventions have been implemented to increase local breastfeeding prevalence, including the UNICEF Baby Frien... Read More about Social marketing to encourage initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in Penhill and Pinehurst, Swindon.

Nursing competencies for multiple modalities of connected health technologies
Book Chapter
Saranto, K., Ronquillo, C., & Velez, O. (2016). Nursing competencies for multiple modalities of connected health technologies. In P. Weber, W. Goosen, & J. Murphy (Eds.), NI2016 Post Conference Proceedings: Informatics competencies for nurses in the next 10 years. Geneva, Switzerland: IOS Press

An overview of the rapid and diverse number developments in health information technologies (HIT) in recent years are described in this chapter and the move towards more integrated and connected health is described. The evolution of HIT is described... Read More about Nursing competencies for multiple modalities of connected health technologies.

Competency recommendations for advancing nursing informatics in the next decade: International survey results
Book Chapter
Ronquillo, C., Topaz, M., Pruinelli, L., Peltonen, L., & Nibber, R. (2016). Competency recommendations for advancing nursing informatics in the next decade: International survey results. In J. Murphy, P. Weber, & W. Goosen (Eds.), NI2016 Post Conference Proceedings: Informatics Competencies for Nurses in the Next 10 Years. Geneva, Switzerland: IOS Press

In 2015, the IMIA-NISIG Student Working group developed and distributed an international survey on current and future trends in nursing informatics, focused on the perspectives of nurse informaticians. The survey was translated into six languages and... Read More about Competency recommendations for advancing nursing informatics in the next decade: International survey results.

ROS & energy production pathways in the determination of resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoids-induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Thesis
Berrou, I. ROS & energy production pathways in the determination of resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoids-induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. (Thesis). The University of Manchester. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/950671

Glucocorticoids have long been used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia due to their ability to cause cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of lymphoid cells. However, some patients do not respond to glucocorticoid treatment and the majority,... Read More about ROS & energy production pathways in the determination of resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoids-induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Molecular mechanisms conferring resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis
Book Chapter
Berrou, I., Krstic-Demonacos, M., & Demonacos, C. Molecular mechanisms conferring resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis. In X. Xiaoxi Qian (Ed.), Glucocorticoids - New Recognition of Our Familiar Friend. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/51467

Resistance to glucocorticoid induced apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) has been attributed to several different processes and pathways including predominance of certain GR isoforms with reduced transcriptional activity, either due to a... Read More about Molecular mechanisms conferring resistance/sensitivity to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis.

Health worker migration in Canada: Histories, geographies, and ethics (Working paper number 12-02)
Working Paper
Boschma, G., Santiago, M. L., Choy, C. C., & Ronquillo, C. E. (2012). Health worker migration in Canada: Histories, geographies, and ethics (Working paper number 12-02). Vancouver, Canada

This working paper explores issues of health worker migration through examining the history, geography, and ethics of international recruitment and migration of health workers to Canada, focusing on the experiences of registered nurses from the Phili... Read More about Health worker migration in Canada: Histories, geographies, and ethics (Working paper number 12-02).