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Workshop 13. Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning: Equipping students with peer instruction skills to work together in developing their diagnostic reasoning (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammond, A., & Henderson, J. (2015, May). Workshop 13. Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning: Equipping students with peer instruction skills to work together in developing their diagnostic reasoning. Presented at Sixth International Clinical Skills Conference: Creativity & Diversity in Clinical Skills Education and Research, Prato, Italy

Workshop Format
An introductory presentation covering best evidence in current medical education literature regarding development of diagnostic clinical reasoning skills for undergraduate students Small group work focusing on clinical tutor- identi... Read More about Workshop 13. Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning: Equipping students with peer instruction skills to work together in developing their diagnostic reasoning.

Oral Paper S26 - What are students frightened of? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammond, A., & Henderson, J. (2015, May). Oral Paper S26 - What are students frightened of?. Presented at 6th International Clinical Skills Conference: Creativity & Diversity in Clinical Skills Education and Research, Prato, Italy

Background
Despite extensive consistent integrated early clinical experience at HYMS, students have often been noted to struggle in making the transition from the largely University-based Phase I (2 years) to immersion in the clinically-based Phas... Read More about Oral Paper S26 - What are students frightened of?.

Roundtable RT06. Clinical Reasoning skills: Something that can be taught or just a matter of seeing lots of patients? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammond, A., & Henderson, J. (2015, May). Roundtable RT06. Clinical Reasoning skills: Something that can be taught or just a matter of seeing lots of patients?. Presented at Sixth International Clinical Skills Conference: Creativity & Diversity in Clinical Skills Education and Research, Prato, Italy

There is considerable literature regarding the complex nature of clinical reasoning for clinicians. Norman (2005) stated “there is no such thing as clinical reasoning - there is no best way through a problem. The more one studies the clinical expert,... Read More about Roundtable RT06. Clinical Reasoning skills: Something that can be taught or just a matter of seeing lots of patients?.

A systematic review of strategies used to increase recruitment of people with cancer or organ failure into clinical trials: Implications for palliative care research (2015)
Journal Article
Boland, J., Currow, D. C., Wilcock, A., Tieman, J., Hussain, J. A., Pitsillides, C., Abernethy, A. P., & Johnson, M. J. (2015). A systematic review of strategies used to increase recruitment of people with cancer or organ failure into clinical trials: Implications for palliative care research. Journal of pain and symptom management, 49(4), 762-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.09.018

© 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Context The challenges of palliative care clinical trial recruitment are well documented. Objectives The aim of the study was to review tested strategies to improve recruitment to trials of... Read More about A systematic review of strategies used to increase recruitment of people with cancer or organ failure into clinical trials: Implications for palliative care research.

Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: A systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E. D., Pickwell-Smith, B., & Macleod, U. (2015). Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: A systematic review. BMJ open, 5(4), Article e006965. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006965

© 2015, BMJ. All rights reserved. Objective: To identify patient and practitioner factors that influence cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation (EP). Design: Systematic review. Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, EBM Reviews, Science and Soci... Read More about Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: A systematic review.

A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins (2015)
Journal Article
Nandhra, S., El-sheikha, J., Carradice, D., Wallace, T., Souroullas, P., Samuel, N., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. C. (2015). A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins. Journal of vascular surgery, 61(3), 741-746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2014.09.037

Background: This randomized clinical trial compared endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) and surgical ligation with attempted stripping in the treatment of small saphenous vein (SSV) insufficiency. The early results demonstrated that EVLA was more likely... Read More about A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins.

Central and Peripheral Fatigue in Male Cyclists after 4-, 20-, and 40-km Time Trials (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, K., Goodall, S., Stone, M., Howatson, G., Gibson, A. S. C., & ANSLEY, L. (2015). Central and Peripheral Fatigue in Male Cyclists after 4-, 20-, and 40-km Time Trials. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(3), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000000448

Purpose
Few studies have assessed neuromuscular fatigue after self-paced locomotor exercise; moreover, none have assessed the degree of supraspinal fatigue. This study assessed central and peripheral fatigue after self-paced exercise of different d... Read More about Central and Peripheral Fatigue in Male Cyclists after 4-, 20-, and 40-km Time Trials.

Chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: an evaluation of the spatial accessibility to healthcare for diagnosed cases in Edo State (2015)
Journal Article
Oviasu, O., Rigby, J. E., & Ballas, D. (2015). Chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: an evaluation of the spatial accessibility to healthcare for diagnosed cases in Edo State. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 6(1), 40-44. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2015.394

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing problem in Nigeria, presenting challenges to the nation’s health and economy. This study evaluates the accessibility to healthcare in Edo State of CKD patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2009. Using cost anal... Read More about Chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: an evaluation of the spatial accessibility to healthcare for diagnosed cases in Edo State.

Myocardial fibrosis in stroke survivors (2015)
Journal Article
Wong, K., Sze, S., Wong, S., McSwiggan, S., Allgar, V., MacWalter, R., & Struthers, A. D. (2015). Myocardial fibrosis in stroke survivors. International journal of cardiology, 187(1), 138-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.212

Stroke survivors are most likely to die of cardiac death, yet few undergo comprehensive cardiac assessment to look for reversible causes. Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is not only the hallmark of cardiomyopathy, but also a substrate for sudden cardiac dea... Read More about Myocardial fibrosis in stroke survivors.

Aspartame sensitivity? : a double blind randomised crossover study (2015)
Journal Article
Sathyapalan, T., Thatcher, N. J., Hammersley, R., Rigby, A. S., Pechlivanis, A., Gooderham, N. J., Holmes, E., Le Roux, C. W., Atkin, S. L., & Courts, F. (2015). Aspartame sensitivity? : a double blind randomised crossover study. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0116212. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116212

Background Aspartame is a commonly used intense artificial sweetener, being approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose. There have been concerns over aspartame since approval in the 1980s including a large anecdotal database reporting severe sympto... Read More about Aspartame sensitivity? : a double blind randomised crossover study.

What stops students working well in clinical environments? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammond, A., & Henderson, J. (2015, March). What stops students working well in clinical environments?. Paper presented at UK Council for Clinical Communication National Conference, Manchester

Aims
* To discuss the challenges for Undergraduate Medical Students when moving from University Based to Full time clinical placements
* Discuss HYMS’ Year Three Induction Block
* To share ideas regarding how to address these challenges

Prevalence and correlates of strength exercise among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors (2015)
Journal Article
Forbes, C. C., Blanchard, C. M., Mummery, W. K., & Courneya, K. S. (2015). Prevalence and correlates of strength exercise among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42(2), 118-127. https://doi.org/10.1188/15.ONF.42-02AP

Purpose/Objectives: To identify and compare the prevalence and correlates of strength exercise among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive survey.

Setting: Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sample: 741 breast,... Read More about Prevalence and correlates of strength exercise among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors.

Oxidized LDL activates blood platelets through CD36/NOX2–mediated inhibition of the cGMP/protein kinase G signaling cascade (2015)
Journal Article
Magwenzi, S., Woodward, C., Wraith, K. S., Aburima, A., Raslan, Z., Jones, H., McNeil, C., Wheatcroft, S., Yuldasheva, N., Febbriao, M., Kearney, M., & Naseem, K. M. (2015). Oxidized LDL activates blood platelets through CD36/NOX2–mediated inhibition of the cGMP/protein kinase G signaling cascade. Blood, 125(17), 2693-2703. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2014-05-574491

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) promotes unregulated platelet activation in dyslipidemic disorders. Although oxLDL stimulates activatory signaling, it is unclear how these events drive accelerated thrombosis. Here, we describe a mechanism fo... Read More about Oxidized LDL activates blood platelets through CD36/NOX2–mediated inhibition of the cGMP/protein kinase G signaling cascade.

QT peak prolongation predicts cardiac death following stroke (2015)
Journal Article
Wong, K. Y. K., MacWalter, R. S., Wong, S. Y. S., Suich, J., Douglas, D., Fraser, H. W., …Struthers, A. D. (2015). QT peak prolongation predicts cardiac death following stroke. Journal of cardiology and current research, 2(1), Article 00050. https://doi.org/10.15406/jccr.2015.02.00050

Cardiac death has been linked in many populations to prolongation of the QT interval (QTe). However, basic science research suggested that the best estimate of the time point when repolarisation begins is near the T-wave peak. We found QT peak (QTp)... Read More about QT peak prolongation predicts cardiac death following stroke.

Prescribing patterns to optimize heart rate. Analysis of 1,000 consecutive outpatient appointments toasingle heart failure clinic over a 6-month period. (2015)
Journal Article
Dierckx, R., Cleland, J. G., Parsons, S., Putzu, P., Pellicori, P., Dicken, B., Boyalla, V., & Clark, A. L. (2015). Prescribing patterns to optimize heart rate. Analysis of 1,000 consecutive outpatient appointments toasingle heart failure clinic over a 6-month period. JACC: Heart Failure, 3(3), 224-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2014.11.003

Objectives: This study sought to characterize patients attending a community heart failure (HF) clinic and identified those who were eligible for optimization of beta-blockers (BB) or ivabradine. Background: Among patients with HF due to left ventric... Read More about Prescribing patterns to optimize heart rate. Analysis of 1,000 consecutive outpatient appointments toasingle heart failure clinic over a 6-month period..

Methylation diet and methyl group genetics in risk for adenomatous polyp occurrence (2015)
Journal Article
Lucock, M., Yates, Z., Martin, C., Choi, J.-H., Beckett, E., Boyd, L., LeGras, K., Ng, X., Skinner, V., Wai, R., Kho, J., Roach, P., & Veysey, M. (2015). Methylation diet and methyl group genetics in risk for adenomatous polyp occurrence. Bba Clinical, 3, 107-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbacli.2014.11.005

Purpose
The aim of this study is to explore whether a methylation diet influences risk for adenomatous polyps (AP) either independently, or interactively with one-carbon metabolism-dependent gene variants, and whether such a diet modifies blood homoc... Read More about Methylation diet and methyl group genetics in risk for adenomatous polyp occurrence.