SPRING 2016 IechydDa EDITION 4 School of Healthcare Sciences FEATURES Spotlight: The Pheonix Project: Developing Midwifery PLUS Improving quality or quantity of life New clinical skills facilities The Informed Consumer COLLABORATIVE WORKING: MIDWIFERY AND MEDICINE Quantity or quality of life? WelcomeINSIDE to the latest edition of Iechyd Da, the Nicholas Courtier, PAGE 3 School of Healthcare Sciences newsletter. Lecturer, explains current Quantity or quality of life? Having been in with the University of Namibia under research, different post for a few The Phoenix Project (one of the five rationale and effects. PAGE 4-5 months now, “flagship” engagement projects of I am settling Cardiff University). More locally looking The cancer-killing effects of Collaborative working: in well and at opportunities for students, policy radiotherapy are limited by toxicity Midwifery and Medicine I have been makers and education providers to arising from unavoidable normal particularly collaboratively influence and shape tissue irradiation. Minimising the enjoying education in Wales. We delve into the toxicities associated with radiotherapy PAGE 5 getting to interesting topic of Nicholas Courtier’s may enable a larger, more effective, School Achievements know my research by understanding and radiation dose to be delivered to the colleagues. improving the quantity or quality of life tumour or fewer side effects during and after treatment. In other words, PAGE 6 I have also of people with cancer. We also celebrate been busy meeting key people from the the launch of our second MOOC which improving the quantity or quality of life of people with cancer. Wales Health Welsh Government, Cardiff University provides a platform for our healthcare This means that patients do not This work has led to funding from Student Forum and Local Health Boards. Looking education to be accessed worldwide! receive a standard radiation dose, but the Tenovus Innovation Scheme to forward I’m excited about positively I hope you enjoy reading this edition of A research activity that instead the maximum dose is based support the next, experimental, stage working together to progress the PAGE 7 Iechyd Da, especially our spotlight on addresses the quantity upon individual patient tolerance. The of research. The plan is to recruit a education of our future health care school achievements. It’s always lovely trial is now closed to recruitment and group of women predicted to be likely New development of providers and to support and grow of life rationale is I-START to hear about the positive and diverse accruing follow up data. If this novel to develop fatigue in order to test research to enhance practice. (ISoToxic Accelerated clinical skills facilities for work being actioned across the school method of increasing the radiation the feasibility and acceptability of healthcare students There have been exciting developments by our dedicated staff and students. RadioTherapy in locally dose for patients with non-small a cognitive behavioural intervention within the School our brand new advanced non-small cell cell lung cancer is tolerable, safe based on the observational findings. If you would like to discuss any of clinical facilities are now in full action and effective this may be compared This work forms a collaboration the details in this newsletter, please lung cancer Trial). PAGE 8-9 at our Eastgate House site. The against the best currently available between researchers from the School contact the School Marketing Team at The Pheonix Project: practical rooms are being used for all http://public.ukcrn.org. standard treatment in a future larger enhancing palliative, emotional and [email protected]. Developing Midwifery programmes in the School. We are very uk/search/StudyDetail. randomised (phase III) trial. supportive care research theme (led lucky to have the facilities to educate aspx?StudyID=9703 by Prof Jane Hopkinson), patient the next generation of healthcare A long standing research representatives, local academic PAGE 9 professionals in such a realistic and and clinical psychologists and Jo Meet our people… advanced environment. With my best wishes, focus that addresses the Armes from King’s College London, I am a member of the trial an expert on the supportive care Professor Heather Waterman This edition of Iechyd Da focuses management group for this phase I/ quality of life rationale needs of cancer patients. We will Dean and Head of School PAGE 10 on international collaborations like II multicentre trial, led by Velindre is fatigue experienced be recruiting a research assistant Making Sense of our Midwifery team joining forces Cancer Centre consultant oncologist to work on this project – so please Health Evidence: The Jason Lester, which is testing a new by patients during and do get in touch for further details if approach to treatment of patients with the opportunity is of interest. Further Informed Consumer a type of lung cancer that currently after treatment. service user involvement would be Editors: Lauren Matherick / Angie Jones has a poor prognosis. most welcome too. School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Tˆy Dewi Sant, Cardiff CF14 4XN Follow us on Twitter: @CUHealthSci The objectives of I-START are to Previous exploratory and observational The study results will inform decisions Feedback and items of interest relating to the School are welcome and should be sent to on progression to a definitive trial and [email protected]. The editor reserves the right to edit contributions received. first establish the safe radiation work has explored the determinants Disclaimer: Whilst every effort is made to ensure that information provided is accurate at the time of going to dose limit for the oesophagus, an of fatigue in women undergoing refine the intervention. Understanding print this cannot be guaranteed. Views expressed in Iechyd Da are those of the authors and do not necessarily adjacent normal tissue structure, radiotherapy for breast cancer and why an intervention fails or succeeds, reflect those of the School. and then to investigate whether in certain contexts, is key to the Cardiff University is a registered charity, no. 1136855 sought to identify those at a high risk an ‘isotoxic’ approach to dose of becoming fatigued. successful implementation of escalation is feasible. complex interventions. 2 Iechyd Da | Spring 2016 | Edition 4 3 SCHOOL Collaborative working: ACHIEVEMENTS The School was awarded a prestigious Athena Swan Midwifery and Medicine Bronze Award, this is a fantastic achievement for the School considering the changes we have The Student Midwife/Medical Student Project gone through and obtaining this award in under two years. Libby Baraz Lecturer - Midwifery Dr Ben Hannigan a researcher This significant educational achievement involved the studying mental health systems at Cardiff University, picked up the development of an innovative project involving joint teaching RCN in Wales Research in Nursing and learning between 2nd year medical students and 3rd year Award 2015 at an awards dinner student midwives at Cardiff University, School of Medicine and in Cardiff. School of Healthcare Sciences. Jane Davies was awarded her doctorate and also won the As a newly appointed midwifery lecturer knowledge and skills around antenatal base of Graduate School Illustration Award within the School of Healthcare abdominal palpation and mechanism the 3rd year student in conjunction with a young artist Sciences in 2014, I utilised the of normal vaginal delivery. Small groups midwives around normal birth, felt in her study who painted the opportunity afforded by a curriculum of 3-4 student midwives facilitated supported in their learning and winning picture. review within the School of Medicine skills sessions for approximately 10-12 valued the opportunity to interact to promote normal birth within the medical students. The total complement with simulation in small peer group education setting. The potential for consisted of 32 student midwives and situations. Keen interaction between Student midwife Medical Student Professional Support Staff improving inter-professional education 175 medical students. the groups was observed and there was Michelle Smith successfully and working was also recognised. mutual appreciation of respective roles. evaluation forms evaluation forms At each simulation station, student completed the AUA Postgraduate There are clear benefits of promoting Aware of a module introducing the midwives provided a demonstration, revealed the following revealed the following Certificate in Higher Education the role of the midwife as the expert pregnant woman within the new explanation, interaction and opportunity Administration, Management and in normal childbirth at this early and feedback regarding this feedback regarding this medical curriculum, I teamed up with for the medical students to participate Leadership after two years of study. influential point in the future doctors’ a lecturer in Women’s Health Dr in their first ever abdominal palpation method of education. method of education. careers. Formal evaluation of the Victoria Logan who is also a clinical and delivery of the fetus using models responses led to a poster presentation colleague on the labour ward, to and dolls and pelves. “excellent” “ I was impressed with how Students for innovation at the 2015 Association formulate joint learning objectives for knowledgeable the student Congratulations to Liam Herbert for Medical Education Conference