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NewsletterAutumn 2019

Dean’s welcome

I am proud to announce once again that the School of Health & Social Care has had another successful year despite an ever changing landscape not only in the healthcare sector but in higher education too. This continued success could not be sustained without the enormous support and co-operation from our students, academic staff and external partners.

Students and staff from the School have once again been nominated and received several awards and grants throughout the year in recognition of their achievements in academia and collaborative research. I hope you enjoy reading about their success.

I would like to congratulate all students graduating this year and wish you all the very best in your future careers. We hope to see you back in the School studying at a higher level as your professional roles expand and develop.

Finally, as we continue to develop courses that meet the workforce demands, we are pleased our new MSc Nursing Studies course starts in January 2020. We offer a range of continuing workforce development opportunities and masterclasses that are still supported by Health Education England funding until April 2020.

I look forward to working with you all in meeting the challenges and achieving another successful year in 2019-20.

Marion Grieves, Dean School of Health & Social Care

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Congratulations to the first nursing associate graduates

The students are employed by healthcare providers in the North East, with the course developed in close consultation with partners across the region.

Nursing associates work with people of all ages and in a variety of settings. They will contribute to the core work of nursing by supporting registered nurses.

The course is a work-based learning model, mixing classroom teaching with work placements.

Graduate Chris Bradshaw, who works for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust said, ‘The course was very good as it showed all the different sides of the NHS. I met people who are like-minded and wanted to progress in their chosen field.’

The students are the first from Teesside University to join the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as nursing associates.

Marion Grieves, Dean of the School of Health & Social Care, added, ‘We are delighted to play our part in helping to build the nursing workforce in the North East. We have a very robust partnership with healthcare providers within the region and are pleased to have been able to work together with them to meet their workforce needs.’

The first cohort of 92 students on the nursing associate course completed their studies at the Centre for Professional and Executive Development at our Darlington campus. We were just one of 35 sites nationwide to offer the two-year nursing associate foundation degree when the new role was launched in 2017.

We have a fantastic network of healthcare providers across the region who have worked in partnership with the University to develop this course. This model ensures that everybody has the same level of qualification and expertise which will result in a much better consistency of care.

Gill Hunt, Director of Nursing South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Summer graduation 2019

Well done and good luck to all our students who graduated in July 2019.


More graduation news: tees.ac.uk/graduation


Why Teesside University? I wanted to pursue a career as a health care professional, something I have been interested in since I was young. I am a mother to four children and two grandchildren and Teesside allowed me to complete my studies and continue with family life.

Tell us about your courseI’ve always wanted to work in health care, and I felt adult nursing was most suited to me. My timetable for the course was accommodating especially with my family situation. The practical modules provided me with the necessary skills for my job and the facilities available are extremely helpful.

What do you think of the area and campus?Middlesbrough offers lots of shops close to the campus and has many landmarks such as the Transporter Bridge and Roseberry Topping. It is also close to the beach.

The campus layout allows students to easily move from each lecture and seminar. The library’s 24/7 opening times allowed me to complete my work at any time.

Have you been on any placements?I regularly attended a variety of placements which were very interesting and had staff members who made me feel a part of the team.

Do you have advice or recommendations about Teesside University?Attending an open day will help you find the right course for you. Also, make the most of the course, tutors and your peers as they will help enhance your university life.

I would recommend Teesside, they’ve made investments to further enhance the student experience.

Jan CrawleyBSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Adult)

Jan graduated with a BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Adult) and is a district nurse


Marie Pullan was among this year’s thousand-strong cohort to graduate from the BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Learning Disabilities) degree.

Marie, a community nurse with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust, gave the valedictory speech at her graduation ceremony. ‘It was terrifying but I am so pleased I did it. In the speech I spoke about the pressures and scrutiny facing the nursing industry today. ‘It is also pretty special to be graduating the same year as the 100-year anniversary of learning disability nursing. There has been so much positive change. People with a learning disability are seen more as individuals.‘Teesside was the only university I applied as it was the only place I wanted to study. I previously worked as a support worker for people with learning difficulties and met a lot of student nurses there was always a lot of high regard for those who had studied at Teesside University.’

As learning disability nursing celebrates its centenary, we celebrate our graduates this year.

Here’s to another 100 years!

Pam Wheeler, Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilities Nursing said, ‘The role of the learning disability nurse is so important, but not a lot of people understand what is involved and the amount of support which is provided to families along with the individuals too. The role has changed massively over the years. It is now much more community based, with learning disability nurses now providing a range of specialist support to help people with a learning disability live a fulfilling life.‘All of our graduates are amazing and their enthusiasm is lovely to see.’

Dr Marie Gressmann, who this year moves on from her role as Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilities Nursing, added, ‘Becoming a learning disability nurse was one of the best decisions I ever made. I feel privileged to have worked in this field of nursing for so long. ‘I spent 22 years working as a learning disability nurse in many different capacities, before coming to the University in 1999. So it has been over 40 years and I still feel as passionate today about our field of nursing. ‘It is lovely to see the next generation of learning disability nurses coming through who are committed to making things better in the future.’

... it has been over 40 years and I still feel as passionate

today about our field of nursing.

Dr Marie Gressmann


Student experience award

The initiative embraces cutting-edge digital technology that changes the way our students learn.

It also involves Teesside Advance, which sees all new eligible full-time undergraduate students receive an Apple iPad and a specially selected toolkit of apps, we have also partnered with Microsoft to enhance our teaching.

Hundreds of academic staff have enrolled on the digital development programme and have the chance to achieve Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) certification upon completion.

Professor Mark Simpson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), said, ‘Future Facing Learning is an extremely ambitious scheme, designed to ensure that all of our students are future-ready and are equipped with the skills and attributes which employers are looking for.

‘We are delighted to receive this award – it is fantastic recognition of all the hard work and commitment to put students at the heart of everything we do.’

Future Facing Learning is an extremely ambitious scheme, designed to ensure that all of our students are future-ready

Professor Mark Simpson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)

We have won the Student Experience category at the annual Educate North Awards, in recognition of the Future Facing Learning initiative, which has seen us embed a bold and ambitious approach to digital learning.


The course will be available in adult, mental health, learning disabilities and children’s nursing.

The first year is non-credit bearing to recognise and build on the knowledge and skills that applicants already have through completion of their first degree and their experience of providing health and social care.

The remaining two years offer graduates a fast-track route to professional registration with the NMC.

This master’s degree is an opportunity for graduates with healthcare experience to enter the nursing profession. It has been developed in consultation with service users, nursing students and representatives from the NHS, independent sector and social care reflecting strong partnership working.

New postgraduate nursing studies courseIn January 2020 we will deliver the first MSc Nursing Studies (Pre-registration) course in the North East of England based on the new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards of proficiency (2018).

Find out more: tees.ac.uk/pg/health


Teesside University is best in the world for student satisfaction

We have also been scored as being among the world’s best in student support, social facilities and performance feedback.

A total of 410 international students from Teesside University completed the survey, where we also ranked first among the 44 UK universities in overall average satisfaction with learning, quality of lectures, course organisation, student life and accommodation.

The Students’ Union and campus catering were ranked first among the 43 UK universities participating.

We have graduates from over 100 countries and we have successful partnerships with universities across the globe, including leading institutions in the Czech Republic, Spain, China, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Singapore.

Dr David Bell, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), said, ‘It is extremely

pleasing to see such fantastic feedback from our international students and it is a reflection of all the effort which goes into ensuring that every single student at Teesside receives a fantastic student and learning experience.

‘We will continue to invest and to improve our offer to ensure that Teesside University remains a positive choice for students from around the world.’

International Student Barometer (ISB)

International students rated us as number one out of 199 world universities for overall average international student satisfaction in the latest International Student Barometer.

‘The Japanese academic staff, management and students were extremely welcoming. Their global chairman and president dined with our representative, expressing their desire for future collaboration.

We were involved in workshops such as health sciences, training exercise, strength and conditioning, physical education, physical and biomechanical assessment, specialised judo therapy and visiting prefecture hospital rehabilitation rooms. IPU had also planned visits to the cities of Kyoto and Osaka.

The institute was very advanced in its approaches to the sports and rehabilitation sciences. Their facilities were on-par with our own, such as the biomechanics laboratory, physiology laboratory, isokinetic dynamometry equipment and environmental and hyperbaric chambers. They were very interested in Teesside’s hydrotherapy pool and would like to explore the possibility of research collaboration.

Culturally IPU were representative of Japanese people in general. Lectures and seminars would begin and end with class reps managing group bowing, in acknowledgment and gratitude to the delivery lecturer. It was also apparent that any citizen older than yourself would be greeted with appreciation at every opportunity.

IPU are extremely excited for future collaborations with Teesside University and upon our return we feel this is a positive step forward in our institutes continued internationalisation agenda.’


International Pacific University, Okayama Japan

IPU are extremely excited for future collaborations with Teesside UniversityWilliam Short, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise (Sports Therapy)

They counselled numerous agents on courses offered by the School and they interviewed applicants for our courses. There was much interest in our new two-year masters in public health, sports physiotherapy, and global leadership and management in healthcare.

They also visited partner universities, Lovely Professional University in Punjab and SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai to further develop our teaching, research and exchange collaborations.

Dr Susy Cook, Associate Dean (International) and Siobhan Taylor, Principal Lecturer (International) visited Dehli, Amritsar, Hyderabad and Chennai in June.

International visits

IPU University is an international organisation with universities in Asia and Australasia. William Short, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise (Sports Therapy) and two third-year students from our BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation course, George Howard and Jodie Elders, visited their Okayama campus in Japan. The aim was to explore similarities and differences in the provisions that IPU and Teesside University deliver.

New degree apprenticeship teaches vital operating theatre skills

This year saw the first entrants to the three-year Operating Department Practice Degree Apprenticeship, which lets healthcare staff study for a degree while they are employed.The apprentices study alongside full-time students enrolled on the BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice Studies.Operating department practitioners (ODP) are a vital part of the multidisciplinary perioperative theatre team, providing a high standard of patient-centred care during anaesthesia, surgery and post-anaesthetic care (recovery).

Half of the degree apprenticeship is completed within a practice environment, where students gain experience across a variety of specialist areas such as general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, ear, nose and throat, anaesthetic and post-anaesthetic care.This is supplemented by evidence-based learning within the University with lectures, seminars and practical activities in its clinical skills labs and simulated operating theatre.Linda Nelson, Associate Dean (Enterprise and Business Engagement) in the School of Health & Social Care, said, ‘It’s fantastic that we’re able to support the development of healthcare staff across the North East

and further afield by offering our ODP degree as an apprenticeship. This patient-centred course prepares and builds upon our fantastic reputation as an outstanding deliverer of higher and degree apprenticeships.’In March, Teesside University was one of the first higher education providers to be fully inspected by Ofsted for the Nursing Associate Apprenticeship and Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship.Ofsted examined our higher apprenticeship provision across five categories, rating every area as outstanding, from leadership and management, to learner outcomes.

Healthcare staff can now learn the skills needed to play a vital role in the operating theatre, while they work, thanks to our new apprenticeship.


Find out more: tees.ac.uk/apprenticeships


Nursing lecturer awarded for saving a lifePrincipal Lecturer for Programmes Matthew Van Loo has received a Royal Humane Society Award for using CPR to save the life of Harry King.

Matthew’s heroic act was witnessed by North Yorkshire Police Inspector Jon Grainge. ‘I saw Harry laid on a patch of grass with a group of people gathered round and a member of the public performing CPR. It turned out that this was Matthew Van Loo, an experienced cardiac nurse.’

Matthew’s immediate CPR coupled with the use of a defibrillator collected by a cyclist, allowed medical staff to transport Harry to James Cook Hospital, where he made a full recovery. Those involved have now received Royal Humane Society awards from North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable, Lisa Winward.

Andrew Chapman, Secretary of the Royal Humane Society praised the individuals, ‘To say that Matthew was the right person in the right place at the right time is an understatement. Everyone involved in this played a major role in bringing the injured man back from the brink of death. They all richly deserve the awards.’

Former Premier League physio earns national teaching awardPaul Chesterton left a career as a sports physiotherapist working in professional football to fulfil his passion for teaching and research. Having gone from working with Premier League footballers, he is now inspiring the next generation of physiotherapists.

The senior lecturer in sport and exercise (sports therapy and rehabilitation) has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship, by Advance HE, for his contribution to excellence in teaching and learning. The scheme showcases the outstanding impact of individuals who teach or support learning in UK higher education.

Paul said, ‘It’s a tremendous honour and a fantastic accolade to be awarded a National Teaching Fellow. It is excellent recognition of some of the work we are doing at Teesside. The award reinforces my belief in the learning and teaching strategies I have implemented and been part of. As a department and team we are striving to push the boundaries of excellence and it is humbling to be recognised in this way.

‘I joined the University as I have always had a passion for teaching and research. As a Fellow, being part of a prestigious community will enable networking and knowledge exchange to continue to develop our teaching initiatives to support our graduates in their chosen careers long after they have left Teesside.’

Paul is a trustee of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Charitable Trust and a board member of the North East Musculoskeletal Society. His research interests include hamstring injury prevention, pain education, musculoskeletal injury management and the impact of training load. He is currently involved in collaborative research with professional football clubs and researchers from higher education institutions.

Although many women are aware of the dangers of smoking while pregnant, some mums-to-be continue to smoke. Contributory factors include smoking being the norm in their social circle, their mothers and grandmothers smoked while pregnant, or they are genuinely unaware of the seriousness of the health risks to their unborn child.

Previous research into pregnancy and smoking led to the implementation of the babyClear© programme, which was rolled out across the North East of England to protect unborn babies and their mothers from the harm caused by smoking and reduce rates of smoking during pregnancy.

The babyClear© intervention package aims to embed National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance around smoking in pregnancy, including screening all pregnant women for smoking using carbon monoxide monitoring and automatically referring those with a raised reading to stop smoking services.

Researchers at Teesside University and Newcastle University, collaborating through Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, talked to pregnant smokers and staff who deliver maternity and stop smoking services and were able to explore the impact of babyClear©.

An animation has been created to highlight the results of this research, to raise awareness of the findings and helping to inform future service delivery.

Frontline staff working in maternity and smoking cessation services say they welcome new ways to approach pregnant women about their smoking without damaging their professional relationship with them, as this was a particular concern.

The research has shown that for healthcare practitioners to challenge smoking behaviour among pregnant women. There needs to be a robust support system in place for the women.

Susan Jones, Research Associate in Teesside University’s School of Health & Social Care, said that the ongoing challenge is to identify and maintain the elements of the intervention package which are essential for its effectiveness and how to tailor them to local circumstances and resources.

‘An important point is seeing the routinisation of carbon monoxide monitoring, so it becomes the norm and helps to change the narrative. This research has looked at what has been implemented and how it is working in practice, to consider any recommendations in how it might be improved.’

Teesside University Professor Sharon Hamilton, said, ‘We have demonstrated a way of operationalising one of the recommendations of the NHS’s ten-year plan – the routinisation of carbon monoxide monitoring and subsequent follow up.’

Professor John Dixon, Associate Dean (Research & Innovation) in the School of Health & Social Care, added, ‘This work supports the University’s Grand Challenge Research Theme of Health and Wellbeing, which is part of a wider aim to address some of the global challenges of our time, through focus on research which makes a real and practical difference to people’s lives.’

The research is funded by the National Institute for Health Research School for Public Health Research.


Push to stop smoking during pregnancyResearchers at Teesside University continue to work with NHS trusts to promote new methods of encouraging pregnant women not to smoke.

The School has been awarded a £39,000 grant from the North East Commissioning Support Unit to support a new study, instigated by South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group, to explore mental health service provision for refugees and people seeking asylum in the South Tees area.

Exploring refugee mental health

Research update

This year-long, qualitative study will engage with members of the local refugee community, alongside the experiences of NHS and third sector service providers to identify needs and establish best practice. The study will establish what interventions are meaningful, identify novel ways of meeting the needs of refugees and generate a blueprint for future service provision.

The study is multidisciplinary, including Dr Claire Hart from the occupational therapy team as principal investigator, Chris Dlamini from learning disabilities nursing and Dr Jenny Alexanders from physiotherapy and Dr Darren Flynn, reader and health psychologist.


Research staff Dr Leah Avery graduated with a BSc (Hons) Psychology from Liverpool University, an MSc Health Psychology from Teesside University and a PhD in Health Psychology from Newcastle University.During her PhD she also completed her practice-based training in health psychology and registered as a Chartered Health Psychologist in 2013 and as a practitioner health psychologist and has practiced in the context of type 2 diabetes management.

Leah joined the School as a Reader in 2018. Previously, she was a senior researcher at Newcastle University for over nine years where she led the development and evaluation of behavioural interventions

targeting a range of health and lifestyle behaviours in the context of chronic disease management. She has developed digital interventions that have been adopted by commercial organisations and used as routine care pathways in the NHS.

Her research programme is focused on the development and evaluation of interventions that target a range of behaviours including physical activity, exercise, diet, alcohol and consultation behaviour of healthcare professionals. The aim is to develop interventions that can be integrated within routine clinical care pathways for conditions including type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Her work also focuses on scalable solutions (for example, digital intervention development) to increase access to structured education and support services. Leah has supervised PhD students and Stage 2 Qualification in Health Psychology trainees within these behavioural and clinical areas as well as others.

Dr Darren Flynn gained a BSc (Hons) Psychology from Teesside University in 1997. This was followed by an MSc and PhD in Health Psychology.He is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as Practitioner Health Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Darren joined the School as a Reader in Long-term Health Conditions in February 2019. He was previously a lecturer in psychology and research methods at Teesside and has ten years as a senior research associate at Newcastle University.

Darren has 20 years’ experience of providing health psychology input and leadership to research, with extensive experience and expertise in secondary (systematic reviews with and without meta-analysis), primary, mixed methods

and multidisciplinary applied and translational research in a variety of settings and contexts. His research has encompassed the entire sphere of influence in health psychology (application of psychological theory/methods to management of health problems, health promotion, psychological factors associated with illness, and quality improvement in both healthcare practice and policy).

His current research is focused on integrated care services and personalised interventions (supported self-management, social prescribing and shared decision making) for people with mental and physical health conditions, and multimorbidity. He aims to develop and evaluate innovative theories, methods and tools for use in a range of contexts to optimise clinical and person-centred outcomes. This represents a synergy of his expertise in health/lifestyle and behaviour change, including topic expertise in mental health, stroke, type 2 diabetes and dementia.


Research update

Phantom limb pain looks set to vanishAmputees who suffer from phantom limb pain could have their suffering eased thanks to a new device being pioneered by researchers at Teesside University.

Researchers at the University are working with start-up Teesside healthcare innovation company 2PD Ltd, to develop and launch a sensory discrimination training device which can be self-administered by patients to help overcome the condition.

Phantom limb pain is where people who have undergone amputation experience sensations that seem to be coming from the amputated limb.

It is a relatively common condition and while symptoms can vary, in some cases it can be severely debilitating for the patient.

One treatment for phantom limb pain is sensory discrimination training whereby patients receive stimuli to various parts of their body from electrodes and have to discriminate where the sensations are coming from.

This has been shown to help the brain rewire its mental map, or blueprint, of the amputated limb, which is associated with a reduction in the phantom pain. However, it can be a lengthy and costly process involving several sessions administered by medical or rehabilitation professionals.

Working directly with the company directors and key management personnel, we have entered into a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to bring a device to market which automates the process, meaning that a patient can self-administer the training.

KTPs typically last for two to three years and are a collaboration between a university and a company. They are part-funded by Innovate UK to help businesses embed innovations and improve productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills being generated in UK universities.

Over the course of the KTP, the Teesside University team and inventors Professor Denis Martin and Dr Cormac Ryan will carry out clinical evaluations and trials on the patent applied for device, before ultimately launching a device that is ready to be used on the open market.

A KTP associate, Sarah Oatway, a Teesside University BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy graduate, has also been appointed to assist with the research.

Dr Ryan added, ‘Sensory discrimination training can be very effective at realigning the brain’s blueprint of the body. At the end of the KTP we will have developed a product that has the potential to make a real impact on the quality of life for people who have undergone amputation surgery.’

Denis Martin, Professor of Rehabilitation; Jason Timms, Managing Director 2PD; Dr Alasdair MacSween, Senior Lecturer Research Governance; Stuart Mead, Chairman 2PD; Sarah Oatway, KTP Associate; Geoff Archer, Head of Knowledge Exchange, Teesside University; Dr Cormac Ryan, Reader; Eddie Dandy, Director 2PD

Recent school events


The Research in Imagery and Observation (RIO) Group holds its annual conference at different locations across Europe, with recent past conferences in Germany, Belgium and Ireland. This year delegates travelled to Teesside University from Mexico, Canada, Germany, Belgium and across the UK.

Dr Daniel Eaves, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science was the lead organiser. He is currently one of four academics who co-lead the RIO group, which was established in 2006 to provide a forum for researchers to meet and discuss research in imagery and observation.

Professor John Dixon opened the conference by explaining how the RIO group focus aligns closely with the research strategy of the School of Health & Social Care. Dr Eaves said, ‘RIO Group members are all working toward the same end goal, to further knowledge and scientific understanding of two types of mental practice; namely, mental imagery and action observation.

The behavioural and neuroscientific research from our group shows these two forms of mental practice can improve sports performance and rehabilitation without physical practice.’

He added, ‘It was great to see our local partners from Public Health South Tees engaging with academics who research ways to improve rehabilitation in stroke survivors and Parkinson’s disease patients.’

The RIO event enables early career researchers to present and discuss their work. Among them was PhD student Jack Binks, who said, ‘Students rarely get such a prestigious platform upon which to share their ideas with influential and established academics in the field.’

Two other PhD students from Teesside University presented their research, including Jonathan Emerson and Matthew Scott, while Ryan Kenny chaired a symposium.

Among the guests was Dr Rob Hardwick, who is researching the neuroscience of human movement at KU Leuven in Belgium.

He has fond memories of the first RIO group conference in 2006 and spoke of his pride in seeing the event evolve into a high-quality international conference. ‘Researchers working at all academic levels are able to share their ideas and it is really nice too to see how RIO enables PhD students to develop and gain experience.’

Gabriel Valadez, who travelled from Mexico’s National Institution of Rehabilitation, said, ‘My interest is in stroke patients, so it has been a great experience and very interesting to hear such varied speakers sharing their research.’

Dr Eaves added, ‘It was so rewarding to see my PhD students delivering high quality research presentations alongside international guests, such as Dr Shaun Boe, who attended with his five students from Dalhouise University in Canada.’

This research aligns with the grand challenge theme of health and well-being and is part of the research undertaken by the Centre for Public Health Research and Centre for Rehabilitation, Exercise and Sports Science.

International researchers met to discuss the effects of mental practice on human brain function and physical movement, in the fields of sports performance, psychology and rehabilitation.

The session topics included disaster victim identification, road traffic accidents, forensic cardiac imaging and forensic anthropology. Paul’s presentation focused on the use of post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) agatston cardiac calcium scoring. Agatston calcium scoring is usually performed in living patients to identify risk factors for acute coronary events.

Paul also has an active involvement in the working groups for establishing an international standard PMCT protocol, establishing educational standards and updating the existing forensic radiography guidelines.

These publications are a much needed requirement for the forensic imaging community and will play a large role in our PgCert/MSc programmes.

Paul said, ‘The conference was extremely successful and allowed me to forge greater relationships with, and expand my current network of forensic experts. Much of the research presented at the conference will also be implemented into the modules of our PgCert/MSc Forensic Radiography course here and will enhance student learning.’

International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging Congress 2019

RIO dances on Teesside

Paul Hunter, Lecturer in Medical Imaging was invited to present at the Berlin event, during a parallel plenary session.

National Operating Department Practice Day14 May was National Operating Department Day (ODP) where ODPs across the country took part in many activities and events to celebrating this profession.

At Teesside University the ODP team, technicians and students came to together to provide an inspiring and enjoyable day. Colleges from South Tyneside, Tyne Met along with prospective students and applicants, and our own current students engaged in live simulations such as Caesarean sections, airway management, along with lectures about the course and clinical seminars and inspirational talks from visiting ODP speakers Keith Dalley and former ODP graduates Sarah Lobley and Channelle Gowland.


Recent school events

A 16-strong Teesside University team took part in the duathlon event. The duathlon includes three events combing cycling and running; Super-Sprint, the Sprint Race and the Standard Race. The team kit was specially printed by Fashion and Textiles students from the School of Science, Engineering & Design.

Competing in the Sprint - 5km run, 20km cycle ride and 2.5km run - were Mike Graham, Sport and Exercise Graduate Tutor; Hazel Wright, Sport and Wellbeing Coordinator; Nigel Hornsby, Tees Valley Sport Assistant Project Officer and Alison Innerd, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise.

Mike, who is training for the Hart Side Pass Everesting Challenge ahead of the event this summer to raise funds for Melanoma UK, finished in one hour and 11 minutes, followed by Nigel in one hour 17 minutes. He was closely followed by Hazel, who has qualified for the World Championships. Alison, who suffered a tracker mishap and completed an extra cycle lap, finished in one hour 35 minutes.

BSc (Hons) Physical Activity, Exercise and Health student Jo Matthews, BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science student Chris Mallam and Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Lynsey Bainbridge competed in the Super-Sprint 2km run, 10km cycle ride and 1km run. Jo finished fifth woman and third in her age category and Chris finished in an impressive 18th place. Star of the team was Lynsey who finished third woman and second in her age group.

First Teesside team across the line in the Standard Race - 10km run, 40km cycle ride and 5km run - with a time of two hours and 23 minutes included Natalie Connor, Research Associate at Tees Valley Sport and Jean Lordon, Tees Valley Sport Executive Director. Second team to finish was last minute stand-in Chris Brown, Club Hockey Player; Louisa Ells, Professor in Public Health and Obesity; and third year BSc (Hons) Coaching Science student Courtney Mcmahon.

Final team to finish was Amy Weatherburn, first year BSc (Hons) Physical Activity, Exercise and Health student; Dom White, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise; and Sharon Gayter, ultra-distance runner and part-time lecturer.

Alongside the competitors, Laura Fleming, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, spent time talking to race goers about the University’s sport and exercise courses and free massages to help competitors ease their aching muscles were provided by sports therapy and rehabilitation students, led by placement and clinic co-ordinator Debbie Harris. Laura and Debbie also spoke to the event announcer over the tannoy to publicise the University’s courses and to encourage the staff and students taking part.

Alison, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, in the School of Health & Social Care, said, ‘The team included a real mixture of abilities and ages with some having previously completed duathlons and triathlons and others new to this type of thing.’

Staff and students tackle duathlon together Teesside University staff joined forces with students to compete in this year’s Stockton Duathlon Festival.

The tenth annual Royal College of Occupational Therapists Northern and Yorkshire Region Student Conference, was hosted at the university on 13 June 2019, bringing together students from across the North.

This year’s conference theme, Global to Local, considered the understanding of occupation in all contexts, focusing on contemporary issues such as sustainability, complex needs and marginalisation.

The conference was an opportunity for student occupational therapists to network, share knowledge and expand their passion for the occupational therapy profession.

Speakers included keynote Samantha Shann, from the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and representatives from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, the University of York St John, Teesside University and from

local organisations such as Middlesbrough Environment City and Finchale Group.

Innovative presentations and interactive workshops on a wide range of issues included mental health, marginalisation, fuel poverty, sustainability, veteran needs and refugees.

Dr Claire Hart, Principal Lecturer (Research & Innovation) in the University’s School of Health & Social Care, said, ‘We are really pleased to be able to host this event, which is run by students, for students; providing them with an opportunity to share ideas and hear from a wide range of inspiring speakers.’

Global to local occupation therapy conference


Recent staff publications

John Franklin – Senior Lecturer in Research Methods Franklin, J.D., Atkinson, G., Atkinson, J.M. Batterham, A.M. (2019) Peak oxygen uptake in chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 40: pg77-87. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0802-9175.

Dr Helen Handoll – Reader in OrthopaedicsHandoll HHG, Elliott J, Iheozor-Ejiofor Z, Hunter J, Karantana A. Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD012470. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012470.pub2.

Mary-Anne Jess – Graduate TutorJess, M.A., Hamilton, S., Ryan, C.G., Wellburn, S. and Martin, D., 2019. Exploring the origin of low back pain sub-classification: a systematic scoping review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports.

Susan Jones – Research Associate Jones, S., Hamilton., Bell, R., Araujo-Saures, V., Glinianaia, S. V., Milne, E. M. G., White, M., Willmore, M., Shucksmith, J. (2019) ‘What helped and hindered implementation of an intervention package to reduce smoking in pregnancy: process evaluation guided by normalization process theory’, BMC Health Services Research, 19: 297. Accessed at: https://rdcu.be/bA4fK

Jones, S. (2019) Why do some women continue to smoke when they are pregnant? 10th May. Fuse Open Science Blog: Online. http://fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/why-do-some-women-continue-to-smoke.html

Dr Cormac Ryan – Reader in Physiotherapy James Watson, Cormac Ryan, Lesley Cooper, Dominic Ellington, Robbie Whittle, Michael Lavender, John Dixon, Greg Atkinson, Kay Cooper, Denis Martin (Available online ahead of print) Pain neuroscience education for adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pain.

Jess, M.A., Ryan, CG, Hamilton, S., Wellburn, S., Martin D. (In Press) Exploring the origin of low back pain subclassification: a systematic scoping review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports.

Ryan CG, Eldabe S, Chadwick R, Jones SE, Elliott-Button HL, Brookes M, Martin DJ. (2019) An exploration of the experiences and educational needs of patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome receiving spinal cord stimulation. Neuromodulation. Vol. 22: 295-301.

Dr Katherine Sanderson – Principal Lecturer Staff and Resources Nalweyiso, D., Kabanda, J., Mubuuke. A.G., Sanderson, K. & Nnyanzi, L.A. (2019). Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards evidence based practice: A survey amongst radiographers. Radiography, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.03.004

Greg Atkinson – Professor of Health Sciences and Biostatistics ResearchThe effects of textured materials on static balance in healthy young and older adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis RPW Kenny, G Atkinson, DL Eaves, D Martin, N Burn, J Dixon, Gait & Posture 2019; 71:79-86Cerebral oxygenation and cardiorespiratory stability following liberal transfusion in preterm neonates M Saito-Benz, C Gray, YC Tzeng, G Atkinson, MJ Berry, Acta Paediatrica 108 (3), 559-561True interindividual variability exists in postprandial appetite responses in healthy men but is not moderated by the FTO genotype FR Goltz, AE Thackray, G Atkinson, L Lolli, JA King, JL Dorling, ... Journal of Nutrition 2019; In Press.

Dr Leah Avery – Chartered Health Psychologist, Reader in Health Behaviour Change D Hodgson, P Zalewski, K Hallsworth, S Cassidy, C Thoma, L Avery, J Slomko, T Hardy, AD Burt, D Tiniakos, KG Hollingsworth, R Taylor, CP Day, S Masson, S McPherson, QM Anstee, JL Newton, MI Trenell (2018) Liver fat independently associates with impaired cardiac and autonomic function. Accepted, Journal of Hepatology

S Potthoff, J Presseau, FF Sniehotta, M Breckons, A Rylance, L Avery (2018) The impact of dual processes and multiple behaviours on the implementation of routine self-management advice in Type 2 diabetes care: A theory-based qualitative interview study. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision-Making, 19-23.

Dr Liane Azevedo – Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Public Health LB Azevedo, EM van Sluijs, H Moore, KR Hesketh, Determinants of change in accelerometer-assessed sedentary behaviour in children 0-6 years of age: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews. (in press).

S Esmaeilzadeh, E Hartman, R Farzizadeh, LB Azevedo, HA Kalantari, I Dziembowska, A Kostencka, M Narimani, A Abravesh. Association between physical fitness and cognitive performance in 19-24 year old males. Biol Sport. 2018 Dec;35(4):355-362. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2018.78056.

A Moradi, E Sadri Damirchi, M Narimani, S Esmaeilzadeh, I Dziembowska, LB Azevedo, W Luiz do Prado, Association between Physical and Motor Fitness with Cognition in Children. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Jan 4;55(1). pii: E7. doi: 10.3390/medicina55010007.

Dr Daniel Eaves – Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science (Motor Skills) MW Scott, JR Emerson, J Dixon, MA Tayler, DL Eaves(2019) Motor imagery during action observation enhances automatic imitation in children with and without developmental coordination disorder. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 183, 242-260.

JR Emerson, JA Binks, MW Scott, RPW Kenny, DL Eaves(2018) Combined action observation and motor imagery therapy: a novel method for post-stroke motor rehabilitation. AIMS Neuroscience. 5 (4) 236-252.

Wright DJ, Wood G, Eaves DL, Bruton AM, Frank C, Franklin ZC (2018). Corticospinal excitability is facilitated by combined action observation and motor imagery of a basketball free throw. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 39, 114-121.

Daniel Tough – Graduate Tutor D Tough, R Robinson, S Gowling, P Raby, J Dixon and SL Harrison (2018) The feasibility, acceptability and outcomes of exergaming among individuals with cancer: a systematic review. BMC Cancer, 18:1151.

Dr Kathryn L Weston – Senior Lecturer in Applied Biosciences for Health C Hurst, KL Weston, SJ McLaren, M Weston (2019). The effects of same-session combined exercise training on cardiorespiratory and functional fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01124-7

KL Weston, N Pasecinic, L Basterfield (2019). A preliminary study of physical fitness in 8-10 year old primary school children from North East England in comparison to national and international data. Pediatric Exercise Science. doi.org/10.1123/pes.2018-0135

AA Malik, CA Williams, KL Weston, AR Barker (2019). Perceptual and cardiorespiratory responses to high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents: does work intensity matter? Journal of Sports Science and Medicine; 18; 1-12.

Vida Zohoori – Professor of Oral Public Health FV Zohoori, N Omid, RA Sanderson, RA Valentine, A Maguire (2019) Fluoride retention in infants living in fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas: effects of weaning. British Journal of Nutrition 121, 74-81.

FV Zohoori, A Maguire, EA Martinez-Mier, M Buzalaf, R Sanderson, GJ Eckert (2019). A comparison of simple analytical methods for determination of fluoride in microlitre-volume plasma samples. Caries Research 53(3):275-283.

O Ibiyemi , FV Zohoori, RA Valentine, A Maguire (2018). Fluoride intake and urinary fluoride excretion in 4- and 8-year-old children living in urban and rural areas of Southwest Nigeria. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 46(5):482-491

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