Outputs (31)

Patient Anxiety, Fear, and Kinesiophobia: Challenges Shared by UK Physiotherapists in Managing Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Findings from a Qualitative Study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Brien, A., Muller, S., Liddle, J., Thomas, M., & Mallen, C. D. (2024, November). Patient Anxiety, Fear, and Kinesiophobia: Challenges Shared by UK Physiotherapists in Managing Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Findings from a Qualitative Study. Poster presented at ACR Convergence 2024, Washington DC, USA

The Effectiveness of Footwear Adaptation on Functional Outcomes in People with First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Enyinnaya, I., McAloon, M., Ahmed, N., & O’Brien, A. (2024, September). The Effectiveness of Footwear Adaptation on Functional Outcomes in People with First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis. Presented at British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) Regional Conference 2024, Tower and Hamilton Suites, Drayton Manor, UK

Celebrating Staffordshire Stoke on Trent’s Allied Health Professions Faculty 2021-2024 (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A., Sudron, C., Sehijpal, N., Parker, J., Heath, A., Fletcher, R., Curtis, K., & Sylvester, T. (2024, June). Celebrating Staffordshire Stoke on Trent’s Allied Health Professions Faculty 2021-2024. Presented at Online webinar, Online webinar

P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A. V., Eng, S., Mackie, S. L., Scrafton, N., Hider, S., Tan, A. L., McClean, C., Barber, J., Gundle, J., Lonsdale, M., & Baxter, M. (2024, April). P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims People with PMR report experiencing pain, stiffness and weakness, often impacting everyday tasks. Many fear exercise will exacerbate symptoms and need reassurance that exercise is helpful and not harmful. However, no PMR-specific, exe... Read More about P182 Exercise and activity in polymyalgia rheumatica: co-creating an education resource acceptable to patients and health professionals.

An evaluation of AHP Pre-preceptorship in the Midlands: a mixed methods approach (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A., Sudron, C., Fletcher, R., Parker, J., Sehijpal, N., & Heath, A. (2024, January). An evaluation of AHP Pre-preceptorship in the Midlands: a mixed methods approach. Presented at NHS England Webinar, TBC

Exploring AHP Private, Independent and Voluntary Organisations (PIVO) in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Systems (ICS) - A scoping exercise (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whittaker, R., O’Brien, A., Dattani, J., & Sudron, C. (2023, November). Exploring AHP Private, Independent and Voluntary Organisations (PIVO) in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Systems (ICS) - A scoping exercise. Presented at SSOT AHP Conference online, Online

The SSOT AHP Faculty: Purpose and Projects (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A., & Sudron, C. (2023, November). The SSOT AHP Faculty: Purpose and Projects. Presented at The SSOT AHP Faculty: Purpose and Projects, Online

Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study (2023)
Journal Article
Salt, E., Jackman, K., & O’Brien, A. V. (in press). Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), Article 591. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04515-7

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate current preceptorship provision across AHP professions in the Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent (SSOT) region of England to improve consistency, share and optimise best practice. Background: Preceptorship, defined as a p... Read More about Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study.

Celebrating MDT Research: The evaluation of Staffordshire Stoke on Trent AHP’s Preceptorship programmes (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Brien, A., Salt, E., & Jackman, K. (2022, October). Celebrating MDT Research: The evaluation of Staffordshire Stoke on Trent AHP’s Preceptorship programmes. Presented at TBC, Birmingham

COVID and UK Physiotherapy student placements education: Keele University academic reflections on student and practice educator impact and management (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Edwards, H., Nichol, C., & O’Brien, A. (2022, September). COVID and UK Physiotherapy student placements education: Keele University academic reflections on student and practice educator impact and management. Presented at South Africa Society of Physiotherapy Congress, Cape Town, South Africa