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E036 Rheumatology nurses’ perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: a qualitative study (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ryan, S., Hassell, A., Paskins, Z., Rule, K., Brooks, M., & Tajuria, G. (2024, April). E036 Rheumatology nurses’ perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: a qualitative study. Poster presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Rheumatology nurses practising at an advanced clinical level are encouraged to undertake postgraduate study to provide an evidence base to their role. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of clinical nurse specialists (... Read More about E036 Rheumatology nurses’ perceptions of undertaking a postgraduate education programme: a qualitative study.

OA32 A national survey of rheumatology telephone adviceline support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Ryan, S., Hider, S., & Hassell, A. (2024, April). OA32 A national survey of rheumatology telephone adviceline support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives. Presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2024

Background/Aims Telephone advicelines (TALs) are a core feature of rheumatology services and highly valued by patients for providing clinical advice and support. The demand for TALs has increased since the pandemic, placing pressure on current capaci... Read More about OA32 A national survey of rheumatology telephone adviceline support in the United Kingdom: frontline perspectives.

Exploring the physical, psychological and social well-being of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single-centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK (2022)
Journal Article
Ryan, S., Campbell, P., Paskins, Z., Hider, S., Manning, F., Rule, K., …Hassell, A. (2022). Exploring the physical, psychological and social well-being of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single-centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK. BMJ Open, 12(7), Article e056555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056555

OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, inflammatory, systemic condition that requires specific drug treatment to suppress disease activity and prevent joint deformity. To manage the ongoing symptoms of joint pain and fatigue patients... Read More about Exploring the physical, psychological and social well-being of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single-centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK.

Perceptions of risk in people with inflammatory arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Ryan, S., Campbell, P., Paskins, Z., Manning, F., Rule, K., Hassell, A., …Hider, S. (2022). Perceptions of risk in people with inflammatory arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(2), Article rkac050. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac050

Objective
People with inflammatory arthritis have an increased incidence of serious illness and mortality, placing them at risk of poor outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study explored patients’ perceptions of risk from COVID-1... Read More about Perceptions of risk in people with inflammatory arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NURSES EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT METHOTREXATE: A VIDEO ANALYSIS STUDY (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, S., Adams, N., Scott, J., Walker, C., Hassell, A., Ryan, S., & Walker, D. (2021). NURSES EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT METHOTREXATE: A VIDEO ANALYSIS STUDY. Rheumatology, 60(S1), Article ARTN keab247.077. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab247.077

Background/Aims 

Education prior to starting therapeutic drugs is essential so that patients understand how to take them, what to expect in terms of effects and anticipated side effects, also for monitoring and supply requirements. The benefits of... Read More about NURSES EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT METHOTREXATE: A VIDEO ANALYSIS STUDY.

Healthcare systems and the sciences of health professional education. (2020)
Journal Article
Hassell. (2020). Healthcare systems and the sciences of health professional education. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 1149 - 1162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-020-10010-1

Health professions education is that part of the education system which applies educational philosophy, theory, principles and practice in a complex relationship with busy clinical services, where education is not the primary role. While the goals ar... Read More about Healthcare systems and the sciences of health professional education..

The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe. (2019)
Journal Article
Hassell. (2019). The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe. Clinical Teacher, 598-603. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12991

BACKGROUND: Medical doctors are required to prescribe drugs safely and effectively upon qualification, a skill that many feel poorly prepared to undertake. To better prepare doctors, a whole-task approach that develops knowledge and skills, but that... Read More about The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe..

Exploring differences in individual and group judgements in standard setting (2019)
Journal Article
Yeates, P., Cope, N., Luksaite, E., Hassell, A., & Dikomitis, L. (2019). Exploring differences in individual and group judgements in standard setting. Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13915

Background: Standard setting is critically important to assessment decisions in medical education. Recent research has demonstrated variations between medical schools in the standards set for shared items. Despite the centrality of judgement to crite... Read More about Exploring differences in individual and group judgements in standard setting.

‘I want the student to write my prescription’ (2018)
Journal Article
Kinston, R., McCarville, N., & Hassell, A. (2018). ‘I want the student to write my prescription’. Medical Education, 52(11), 1197-1198. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13718

What problems were addressed?
Competence in prescribing is a core clinical skill required by all newly graduated doctors. Despite this, new doctors report relatively low levels of confidence in their prescribing skills and errors have been identifie... Read More about ‘I want the student to write my prescription’.

An exploration of the experiences of rheumatology nurses counselling patients on methotrexate therapy (2018)
Journal Article
Robinson, S. M., Ryan, S., Adams, N., Hassell, A., & Walker, D. (2018). An exploration of the experiences of rheumatology nurses counselling patients on methotrexate therapy. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(4), 463-470. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1361

Objectives
Methotrexate is commonly used to treat patients with inflammatory arthritis. A key role of a rheumatology nurse is to educate patients on how to take this drug safely prior to the commencement of treatment. The objective of the present st... Read More about An exploration of the experiences of rheumatology nurses counselling patients on methotrexate therapy.

Non-disclosure of symptoms in primary care: an observational study (2018)
Journal Article
Paskins, Z., Sanders, T., Croft, P. R., Green, J., McKinley, R., & Hassell, A. B. (2018). Non-disclosure of symptoms in primary care: an observational study. Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy023

Background: Symptoms form a major component of patient agendas, with the need for an explanation of symptoms being a prominent reason for consultation. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of different symptoms pre-consultation, to investigate whet... Read More about Non-disclosure of symptoms in primary care: an observational study.

273 Anational survey of the roles and training of healthcare assistants inrheumatology departments (2018)
Journal Article
Robinson, S., Ryan, S., Heslop, P., Hassell, A., & Walker, D. (2018). 273 Anational survey of the roles and training of healthcare assistants inrheumatology departments. Rheumatology, 57(suppl_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key075.497

Background: Health care assistants (HCAs) perform many roles in rheumatology departments which were previously performed by health care professionals (HCPs). HCPs have a responsibility to ensure HCAs are competent to perform delegated tasks. It is es... Read More about 273 Anational survey of the roles and training of healthcare assistants inrheumatology departments.

Exploring the Added Value of Video-Stimulated Recall in Researching the Primary Care Doctor-Patient Consultation: A Process Evaluation (2017)
Journal Article
Paskins, Z., Sanders, T., Croft, P. R., & Hassell, A. B. (2017). Exploring the Added Value of Video-Stimulated Recall in Researching the Primary Care Doctor-Patient Consultation: A Process Evaluation. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406917719623

Background:
Video-stimulated recall (VSR) is a method whereby researchers show research participants a video of their own behavior to prompt and enhance their recall and interpretation after the event, for example, in a postconsultation interview. T... Read More about Exploring the Added Value of Video-Stimulated Recall in Researching the Primary Care Doctor-Patient Consultation: A Process Evaluation.

Higher medical training in Rheumatology in the UK: any lessons worth learning? (2017)
Journal Article
Hassell, A. Higher medical training in Rheumatology in the UK: any lessons worth learning?. Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology, 28(4), 171-173. https://doi.org/10.31138/mjr.28.4.171

Across Europe, provision of high quality care for people with rheumatological conditions is at least partly dependent upon the rheumatologist, who generally plays a key role in making a diagnosis and in co-ordinating a patient’s care. In addition, i... Read More about Higher medical training in Rheumatology in the UK: any lessons worth learning?.

Getting back to the dissecting room: an evaluation of an innovative course in musculoskeletal anatomy for UK-based rheumatology training (2017)
Journal Article
Hassell, A. B., & Paskins, Z. (2017). Getting back to the dissecting room: an evaluation of an innovative course in musculoskeletal anatomy for UK-based rheumatology training. Musculoskeletal Care, 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1188

Background
The rheumatologist relies heavily on clinical skills to diagnose diverse conditions, something that is correlated with one's knowledge of clinical anatomy. More recently, rheumatology has offered further career flexibility with opportunit... Read More about Getting back to the dissecting room: an evaluation of an innovative course in musculoskeletal anatomy for UK-based rheumatology training.

Evidence regarding the utility of multiple mini-interview (MMI) for selection to undergraduate health programmes: a BEME systematic review BEME Review 37 (2016)
Journal Article
Rees, E. L., Hawarden, A. W., Dent, G., Hays, R., Bates, J., & Hassell, A. B. (2016). Evidence regarding the utility of multiple mini-interview (MMI) for selection to undergraduate health programmes: a BEME systematic review BEME Review 37. Medical Teacher, 38(5), 443-455. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2016.1158799

Background: In the 11 years since its development at McMaster University Medical School, the multiple mini-interview (MMI) has become a popular selection tool. We aimed to systematically explore, analyze and synthesize the evidence regarding MMIs for... Read More about Evidence regarding the utility of multiple mini-interview (MMI) for selection to undergraduate health programmes: a BEME systematic review BEME Review 37.

A randomised trial evaluating anakinra in early active rheumatoid arthritis. (2016)
Journal Article
Scott, I. C., Ibrahim, F., Simpson, G., Kowalczyk, A., White-Alao, B., Hassell, A., …Scott, D. L. (2016). A randomised trial evaluating anakinra in early active rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 34(1), 88-93

OBJECTIVES:
The effectiveness of anakinra (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown. We evaluated the efficacy of anakinra (combined with methotrexate) in a randomised clinical trial of early active RA patient... Read More about A randomised trial evaluating anakinra in early active rheumatoid arthritis..

The Identity Crisis of Osteoarthritis in General Practice: A Qualitative Study Using Video-Stimulated Recall (2015)
Journal Article
Paskins, Z., Sanders, T., Croft, P. R., & Hassell, A. B. (2015). The Identity Crisis of Osteoarthritis in General Practice: A Qualitative Study Using Video-Stimulated Recall. Annals of Family Medicine, 13(6), 537-544. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1866

PURPOSE Patients and doctors report marked disenchantment with primary care consultation experiences relating to osteoarthritis. This study aimed to observe and analyze interactions between general practitioners (GPs) and patients presenting with ost... Read More about The Identity Crisis of Osteoarthritis in General Practice: A Qualitative Study Using Video-Stimulated Recall.