As part of Sam’s interest and research into the effect of Oral and Maxillofacial Cancer, and its treatment on patients, she has been investigating the knowledge and attitudes of General Dental Practitioners (GDP). In particular she was interested in GDP’s expereince of treatment of this patient group following completion of their cancer treatment. So she performed… Continue reading Can Psychology help the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
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Uncovering Strengths and Building Resilience
I recently attended a Mental Health Update workshop entitled: Uncovering Strengths and Building Resilience with CBT: A four Step Model. I wasn’t sure what to expect as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is not an area I have worked in. I think the workshop description outlines it better than I could: Resilient people face and manage positive… Continue reading Uncovering Strengths and Building Resilience
PEGs are not just for hanging out the laundry!
The clothes peg is a commonly used (at least in the summer) household object. Most of us have them, though we rarely regard them. They are so basic yet so useful, they have the ability of serving many functions in addition to it’s original one. It can be used to hang stuff, to hold, to fasten, endless number of uses. The… Continue reading PEGs are not just for hanging out the laundry!
Journal Letters – continuing a saga
When you write a journal article you are trying to do a number of things. You are; Disseminating the information you have gathered Keeping the literature up to date Telling your story and defending your position Putting your head above the parapet Having written your article and had it accepted you feel very pleased with… Continue reading Journal Letters – continuing a saga
Diving Diseases Research at Dive 2008
I have had the pleasure of working at the ‘Diving Diseases Research Centre’ for more than 9 years. One of the things that I have been involved in numerous times over that period is staffing the stand at the national dive shows. DDRC’s introduction to the world reads ‘DDRC – Is a charity providing support… Continue reading Diving Diseases Research at Dive 2008
Publications – Just like buses!
Sometimes you can be working on projects for years and you can feel that no substantial outputs are ever going to come from them. Then all of a sudden stuff happens! Sometimes the stuff is further funding, sometimes it is conference abstracts, posters or oral presentations and sometimes you get publications. That is the case… Continue reading Publications – Just like buses!
New Publication – Personality as a predisposing factor for DCI: A pilot study
As you may have read in my short biography (home page), I have had a long interest in the psychology of SCUBA diving. I have undertaken a couple of projects in this area and this is one of those. The work was part of my MSc in Psychological Research Methods, undertaken at the University of… Continue reading New Publication – Personality as a predisposing factor for DCI: A pilot study
Cambridge Folk Festival 2008
The Cambridge Folk Festival might be a strange topic for this blog, but it is a function I have been working for the past sixteen years! Most people attend events such as this to watch great bands performing live. They get to enjoy the atmosphere and attempt to dance between the rain drops. I however… Continue reading Cambridge Folk Festival 2008
New publication – Educational Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This (below) is the abstract from a piece of research that has taken quite some time to complete, but that is the joy of a multi-centre study. The paper is available online ahead of hard copy publication. So please have a read if the abstract is of interest and feel free to ask any questions… Continue reading New publication – Educational Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Impact of perioperative hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the quality of life of maxillofacial patients who undergo surgery in irradiated fields
On the 8th April, I blogged about an article being accepted for publication in the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Today I received the digital object identifier (DOI) can be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI never changes which makes it an ideal medium for citing articles. The DOI… Continue reading Impact of perioperative hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the quality of life of maxillofacial patients who undergo surgery in irradiated fields