Expertise
Evidence Synthesis, Health Services Research
Biography
I joined the Evidence Synthesis Team of ARC SW (Exeter Medical School) in April 2012. The key purpose of my post is to lead and support evidence synthesis and systematic reviews on the wide variety of topics being taken forward within the current ARC SW. Prior to joining ARC SW, I worked at the School of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia, as a Senior Research Fellow/Lecturer, working with colleagues in occupational therapy, pedagogy, physiotherapy and public health on physical activity and health related research with children and young people. I also taught undergraduate level courses related to ‘nutrition, physical activity and health’.
Projects
- Health and social care interventions in the 80 years old and over population: an evidence and gap map
- Optimising health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness (HOPE)
- Neonatal Oral Antibiotics at Home (NOAH)
- Meaningful Engagement for People Living with Dementia in Residential Care Settings
- Characteristics, quality and volume of the evidence synthesis infodemic: a meta-research study
- PhD Project – The nutritional care of people living with dementia at home
- Systematic review of patient-initiated appointment systems (PIAS) in secondary care for people with chronic disease
- Locating qualitative studies in dementia on MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO: A comparison of search strategies
- What are the effects of ‘robopets’ on the health and wellbeing of residents in care homes? A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence
- Caring about Care – Improving the Experience of Care for People with Dementia in Hospital
- Effects of animals on the health and wellbeing of residents in care homes
- Effectiveness of interventions to reduce ordering of thyroid function tests: a systematic review
