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Donating breastmilk: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the issues (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, December). Donating breastmilk: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the issues. Paper presented at Deconstructing Donation Conference, Lancaster University, UK

Breastmilk is the optimal source of nutrition for babies although there are a range of situations in which breastfeeding is difficult, including prematurity. Human milk is donated in the UK in both regulated and unregulated ways. A network of human... Read More about Donating breastmilk: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the issues.

Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, November). Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation. Paper presented at Centre for Health and Clinical Research Conference 'Research with Impact', UWE, Bristol

This presentation will discuss issues involved in undertaking an evaluation of breastfeeding peer support, commissioned by NHS Wiltshire to consider how the implementation of breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire might be improved. The focus was th... Read More about Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation.

The role of research facilitators in health care service organizations in British Columbia (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Chakraborty, B., & Ronquillo, C. E. (2014, October). The role of research facilitators in health care service organizations in British Columbia. Paper presented at International Workshop-cum-3rd Research Methods Course, Faridkot, India

This invited presentation provided an overview of the Nursing Research Facilitator program in British Columbia.

'It felt so real': Simulating authentic shared learning experiences for undergraduate mental health and child branch students (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hadland, R., & Kenny, G. (2014, September). 'It felt so real': Simulating authentic shared learning experiences for undergraduate mental health and child branch students. Presented at 20th International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research RCN Conference and Exhibition, Warwick, UK

Self-harm has been estimated to effect 1 in 15 young people (Young Minds, 2013) and frequently leads to hospital admissions, where young people are likely to encounter children’s nurses and mental health practitioners. Yet, there are limited experien... Read More about 'It felt so real': Simulating authentic shared learning experiences for undergraduate mental health and child branch students.

How should we search ‘the literature’? Evidence based practice and nurse education (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lipscomb, M. (2014, September). How should we search ‘the literature’? Evidence based practice and nurse education. Paper presented at 18th Annual International Philosophy of Nursing Conference in association with the International Philosophy of Nursing Society - Brave New World? Health, Technology and Evidence Based Practice, Nottingham University

Nursing dissertations often take the form of a literature review and post registration/licensure, it can be argued that search and assessment skills are necessary prerequisites for the successful performance of evidence based practice. To meet academ... Read More about How should we search ‘the literature’? Evidence based practice and nurse education.

Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, July). Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'

This paper will consider the issue of long-term breastfeeding, using liminality to think about the experiences of a group of women who breastfeed beyond what is currently considered ‘normal’ in the UK. It draws on a qualitative study using micro-ethn... Read More about Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'..

Can interprofessional simulation simulation improve handover and team working skills of final year medical and nursing students? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Melgies, J., & Berragan, E. (2014, July). Can interprofessional simulation simulation improve handover and team working skills of final year medical and nursing students?. Paper presented at ASME Annual Scientific Meeting, Brighton

Effective handover is an essential skill for both junior doctors and nurses to acquire. Communication errors can gravely affect patient safety – and within NHS the patient can be expected to be cared for by multiple healthcare teams, often on several... Read More about Can interprofessional simulation simulation improve handover and team working skills of final year medical and nursing students?.

Learning to deliver compassionate care: The role of peer support for practice learning (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Berragan, E., Williams, J., & Carter, C. (2014, June). Learning to deliver compassionate care: The role of peer support for practice learning. Poster presented at NETNEP 2014, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

Following publication of the Willis Report (2012) and the Francis Report (2010, 2013), there is an increasing focus upon how compassionate care is addressed in undergraduate nursing programmes (Cornwell et al., 2013). This poster presentation illustr... Read More about Learning to deliver compassionate care: The role of peer support for practice learning.

Learning nursing through simulation: Towards an expansive model of learning (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Berragan, E. (2014, June). Learning nursing through simulation: Towards an expansive model of learning. Paper presented at NETNEP 2014, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

My study explores the impact of simulation upon learning for undergraduate nursing students. Conducted as a small-scale narrative case study, this study tells the unique stories of a small number of undergraduate nursing students, nurse mentors and n... Read More about Learning nursing through simulation: Towards an expansive model of learning.

Promoting health equity with informatics: International nursing students’ vision (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Topaz, M., Masterson Creber, R., Ronquillo, C. E., & Jensen, R. (2014, June). Promoting health equity with informatics: International nursing students’ vision. Poster presented at 12th International Congress on Nursing Informatics NI2014, Taipei, Taiwan

On behalf of Students’ Group of the International Medical Informatics Association’s (IMIA) Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group, we are advocating for the concept of health equity to be one of the cornerstones of nursing and healthcare informat... Read More about Promoting health equity with informatics: International nursing students’ vision.

Nursing informatics careers and opportunities for emerging professionals: International leaders panel (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ronquillo, C. E., Topaz, M., Dykes, P., Park, H., Simpson, R., Langden, R., …Park, J. (2014, June). Nursing informatics careers and opportunities for emerging professionals: International leaders panel. Presented at 12th International Congress on Nursing Informatics NI2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Nursing informatics is a growing academic and practice field with many recent legislative, scientific and professional developments on international level and in each particular country around the world. In the light of increasing informatics opportu... Read More about Nursing informatics careers and opportunities for emerging professionals: International leaders panel.

Nursing informatics and global health: Past successes and lessons learned, present developments, and untapped potentials (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ronquillo, C. E., Abbott, P., Bakken, S., Hardiker, N., Marin, H., Topaz, M., …Park, J. (2014, June). Nursing informatics and global health: Past successes and lessons learned, present developments, and untapped potentials. Presented at 12th International Congress on Nursing Informatics NI2014, Taipei, Taiwan

The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in healthcare is touted to have a great potential for mitigating inequities in health services delivery and reaching populations that may be marginalized or isolated. However, an alternative... Read More about Nursing informatics and global health: Past successes and lessons learned, present developments, and untapped potentials.

Using context to inform meaningful design and development of eHealth initiatives in Canada’s Aboriginal communities (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ronquillo, C. E., & Currie, L. (2014, June). Using context to inform meaningful design and development of eHealth initiatives in Canada’s Aboriginal communities. Poster presented at e-Health 2014, Vancouver, Canada

This poster examines how the unique and positive characteristics of Canada’s Aboriginal communities can be leveraged with regard to the planning and implementation of eHealth initiatives across these communities, taking a sociotechnical systems appro... Read More about Using context to inform meaningful design and development of eHealth initiatives in Canada’s Aboriginal communities.