School of Healthcare Studies Annual Research Conference 2009
Friday 20th November 2009
Conference Programme
Location: All Nations Centre
Morning session
Reception Area
9.00am Registration
Main Auditorium
9.20am Chair’s Introduction
Professor Roger Mansfield, Head of School
9.30am Key Note Speaker – Dr Julia Sanders
Senior Project Manager, South East Wales Trials Unit
Evaluating the Family Nurse Partnership in England: a randomised controlled trial
10.30am Refreshment – Reception Area
10.50am Professor Patricia Price
Head of School Designate from 1st February 2010
11.00am Key Note Speaker – Professor Bruce Davies
Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, University of Glamorgan
12.00am Poster Session (continues over lunch)
12.30pm Lunch – Reception Area
Afternoon sessions
1.15pm Afternoon Seminars
Seminar 1a - Main Auditorium
Presenter: Karen Eckloff
Title: Digital Tomosynthesis in the Evaluation of Acute Scaphoid Fractures
Presenter: Una Jones
Title: Measuring Inspiratory Muscle Strength using Sniff Nasal Inspiratory Pressure in Huntington’s Disease
Seminar 1b - Muller Room
Presenter: Jill Riley
Title: Researching from the Inside: Re-Defining the ‘Self’ Through Reflexive Ethnography
Presenter: Ruth Squire
Title: Valued Occupations of Individuals with Arthritis: Uncovering Complexity, Positive Adaptations and the Unique Perspectives
Seminar 1c - Wallis Room
Presenter: Hywel Rogers
Title: Information Management and Technology (IM&T) Survey of the Radiographic Workforce
Presenter: Rachael Barlow
Title: Randomised Controlled Trial of Early Enteral Nutrition (EEN) versus Conventional Management (CON) in patients undergoing Major Resection for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
2.15pm Refreshments – Reception Area
2.30pm Afternoon Seminars
Seminar 2a - Main Auditorium
Presenter: Carly Reagon
Title: Using Mixed Methods to Investigate Condition Management Programmes
Presenter: Mike Smith
Title: How can we make our Research Clinically Relevant?
Seminar 2b - Muller Room
Presenter: Hanan Khalil
Title: A Study of Movement Deficits and Physiotherapy in People with Huntington’s Disease
Presenter: Sue Delport
Title: An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of their Role Assisting Children with Coordination Difficulties in a South Wales Valley: A Knowledge Base for Paediatric Occupational Therapists
Seminar 2c - Wallis Room
Presenter: Mark Linehan
Title: Undertaking a Sytematic Review of Diagnostic Accuracy: A Personal Experience
Presenter: Alun E Morgan
Title: ‘The Development of a Community SPIRIT – The Journey so Far’
3.30pm Finish