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What do RCTs tell us, and could they tell us more? Looking within and beyond the study sample (2024)
Book Chapter
Sim, J., Lancaster, G., & Lewis, M. (2024). What do RCTs tell us, and could they tell us more? Looking within and beyond the study sample. In A Medical Educator's Guide to Thinking Critically about Randomised Controlled Trials: Deconstructing the "Gold Standard" (109-144). Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25859-6_5

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are generally regarded as the gold-standard method to answer questions of treatment effectiveness. Carefully designed and rigorously implemented, they can provide unbiased estimates of average treatment effectivene... Read More about What do RCTs tell us, and could they tell us more? Looking within and beyond the study sample.

Skill Acquisition in Histology Education (2023)
Book Chapter
Door, R. (2023). Skill Acquisition in Histology Education. In L. Shapiro (Ed.), Microscopy Techniques for Biomedical Education and Healthcare Practice. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36850-9_10

Histology has traditionally formed a key part of medical education. Increasing demands on the curriculum have resulted in a decline in time available for this complex topic. Previous research has identified that students struggle to apply their knowl... Read More about Skill Acquisition in Histology Education.

Evidence Based Practice: Medical Education Research (2023)
Book Chapter
Rees. (2023). Evidence Based Practice: Medical Education Research. In Family medicine in the undergraduate curriculum: preparing medical students to work in evolving health care systems. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Salt and Water Balance (2022)
Book Chapter
Tabinor, M., Lambie, M., & Davies, S. J. Salt and Water Balance. In Evidence-Based Nephrology, Second Edition (113-126). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119105954.ch46

Achieving salt and water balance is fundamental to optimizing fluid status, one of the key objectives of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment. The relative importance of salt and water management to patient outcomes was historically underestimated by e... Read More about Salt and Water Balance.

Results of the behaviour change technique synthesis: behaviour change techniques related to intervention procedures, outcomes and mechanisms of action (2022)
Book Chapter
Baker, J., Berzins, K., Canvin, K., Kendal, S., Branthonne-Foster, S., Wright, J., …Duxbury, J. (2022). Results of the behaviour change technique synthesis: behaviour change techniques related to intervention procedures, outcomes and mechanisms of action. In Components of interventions to reduce restrictive practices with children and young people in institutional settings: the Contrast systematic mapping review. NIHR Journals Library

Background Incidents in which children or young people experience severe distress or harm or cause distress or harm to others occur frequently in children and young people’s institutional settings. These incidents are often managed using restrictive... Read More about Results of the behaviour change technique synthesis: behaviour change techniques related to intervention procedures, outcomes and mechanisms of action.

The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (2021)
Book Chapter
Stallard, B., Johnson, D. W., Perl, J., & Davies, S. J. (2021). The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. In Applied Peritoneal Dialysis (395-410). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70897-9_28

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) technique failure remains a significant barrier to improving the outcomes for PD patients and increasing the uptake of PD worldwide. The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) has been d... Read More about The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.

Respiratory Disorders (2021)
Book Chapter
Gilchrist, F., & Carroll, W. D. (2021). Respiratory Disorders. In Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics. (6th). Elsevier

This sixth edition of the acclaimed and award-winning ‘Sunflower book’ comprehensively covers the undergraduate curriculum in paediatrics and child health. Topics are made accessible with numerous colour images, diagrams and case studies, and revisio... Read More about Respiratory Disorders.

Chapter 17: Respiratory Disorders (2021)
Book Chapter
Gilchrist, F., & Carroll, W. (2021). Chapter 17: Respiratory Disorders. In Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics, 6th Edition. Elsevier

Syndecan-3: A Signaling Conductor in the Musculoskeletal System (2021)
Book Chapter
Jones, F. K., Kehoe, O., Daroszewska, A., van’t Hof, R. J., & Pisconti, A. (2021). Syndecan-3: A Signaling Conductor in the Musculoskeletal System. In Proteoglycans in Stem Cells (153-177). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73453-4_7

Syndecan-3 is a transmembrane proteoglycan, the largest of the four syndecan family members and the most mysterious. To date, the number of published studies involving syndecan-3 is only a small fraction of the number of studies involving the other s... Read More about Syndecan-3: A Signaling Conductor in the Musculoskeletal System.

The patient with abnormal cervical cytology (2021)
Book Chapter
Underwood, M., & Parry-Smith, W. (2021). The patient with abnormal cervical cytology. In Assisted Reproduction Techniques: Challenges and Management Options (123-126). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119622215.ch19

This chapter includes clinical cases, background, evidence-based practical management options, preventive measures, key-point summaries of abnormal cervical cytology and answers to questions patients ask. Cervical screening programs around the world... Read More about The patient with abnormal cervical cytology.

From Entrepreneur to Undergraduate: Does the University Support or Constrain Student Entrepreneurs? (2020)
Book Chapter
McLuskie. (2020). From Entrepreneur to Undergraduate: Does the University Support or Constrain Student Entrepreneurs?. In ECIE 2020-Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (880 - 880). https://doi.org/10.34190/EIE.20.067

This paper focusses on an under researched area of research within the fields of enterprise education and the entrepreneurial start-up. Much of the scholarly focus around enterprise education and support within Higher Education (HE) institutions has... Read More about From Entrepreneur to Undergraduate: Does the University Support or Constrain Student Entrepreneurs?.

Transitions to adult social care (2020)
Book Chapter
Holmström, C. (2020). Transitions to adult social care. In The Care Act 2014: Wellbeing in Practice. SAGE Publications

Bone Tumours: Introduction (2019)
Book Chapter
Cool, P. (2019). Bone Tumours: Introduction. In Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. International Agency for Research on Cancer - IARC Publications

Using evidence from quantitative studies (2019)
Book Chapter
Lancaster, G., & Mccray, G. (2019). Using evidence from quantitative studies. In Evidence-based practice manual in nursing. (4th). Elsevier

Osteoarthritis: Treatment (2018)
Book Chapter
Edwards, J., Paskins, Z., & Dziedzic, K. (2018). Osteoarthritis: Treatment. In EULAR Textbook on Rheumatic Diseases. (3). BMJ Publishing Group

Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges (2016)
Book Chapter
Chew-Graham, C. A. (2016). Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges. In Mental Health and Older People (45-55). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29492-6_5

This chapter considers the presentation of anxiety and depression in older people and explores the challenges clinicians face in making a diagnosis in the face of multiple health problems. Depression is a major global public health threat, and by 203... Read More about Anxiety and Depression in Older People: Diagnostic Challenges.