In order to maintain balance, our body needs a number of structures to be working correctly. We need to know what the joints are doing, so that our muscles can make any necessary adjustments to keep us upright. We also need the signals from those joints to travel up the brain without interruption and then… Continue reading Measuring the Wobbliness of Scuba Divers
Author: SamH
Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review
Sam has recently had a systematic review published in the open access journal PeerJ. It is FREE for anyone to download. Below is the abstract giving you an overview of the work, and it you have any questions then maybe the full article will be of interest. Background. The impact of head and neck cancer… Continue reading Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review
Representing the BPS
Yet another busy month has passed for us all, but I thought I would take this time to write a short piece about a couple of events, at which I represented the British Psychology Society (BPS). Exeter University Psychology Society Careers Event Midweek on what turned out to be a wet, and chilly March day,… Continue reading Representing the BPS
The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Quality Of Life in Maxillofacial Patients with Type III Osteoradionecrosis
I strongly believe that if you ask people to take part in research you are subsequently obliged to disseminate the findings of that research. The effort and time that this can take is substantial, and all to often researchers stop at conference posters or oral presentations. These reach a limited audience and have very little… Continue reading The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Quality Of Life in Maxillofacial Patients with Type III Osteoradionecrosis
Psychology in the Pub – Bristol
At the start of the year (2012) the SouthWest Branch of the British Psychology Society created the first of several local hubs conceptualised to facilitate meeting and improved communication between the regions psychologists. The initial hub was in Bristol, with others to follow in Exeter, Plymouth, Truro and the Channel Isles. The meetings at each of the hubs follows… Continue reading Psychology in the Pub – Bristol
Southwest Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2012
It was a glorious sunny day in Plymouth for the 2012 South West Undergraduate Psychology Conference. The day took place in the Portland Square Building split between the three lecture theatres and the large open plan atrium called the Peninsula Arts Cube3 Gallery. The conference is an opportunity for the regional universities, students and their… Continue reading Southwest Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2012
An exploratory study into HNC patients’ perceptions of their appearance
Every now and again we are fortunate enough to have an opportunity to under take a piece of research in an area that we are passionate about. For a number of years, I’ve been interested in how the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) affects a patient’s perceptions about their appearance. As part of… Continue reading An exploratory study into HNC patients’ perceptions of their appearance
The performance of junior doctors in applying clinical pharmacology knowledge and prescribing skills to standardised clinical cases
I have recently submitted a thesis for a masters of philosphy, entitled: The Design and Validation of assessment tools for use with Junior Doctors in Applying Clinical Pharmacology. Part of this work has been written up and will be published in the next edition (June 2010) of the peer reviewed academic journal British Journal of… Continue reading The performance of junior doctors in applying clinical pharmacology knowledge and prescribing skills to standardised clinical cases
Clinical Assessment Tools need to be user friendly
Doctor-Patient contact time is vitally important for diagnosis and treatment. To aid doctors thousands of ‘tools’ have been developed for use in various fields of medical practice. But as new technology (including physical assessment and validated questionnaires) is introduced assessment tools become redundent and others are introduced. However technological advances tend to be expensive and… Continue reading Clinical Assessment Tools need to be user friendly
New Perspectives – Is the Leaning Tower of Pisa always inclined?
Recently I posted about an area of research I am interested in and mentioned that we were going to Pisa to present the results at the European Health Psychology Society Annual Conference. I jokingly asked if Psychology could help the leaning tower and we concluded that the research I was offering up for scrutiny probably wouldn’t. However the… Continue reading New Perspectives – Is the Leaning Tower of Pisa always inclined?