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Life Interrupted: Experiences of adolescents, young adults and their family living with malignant melanoma (2021)
Journal Article
McInally, W., Gray‐Brunton, C., Chouliara, Z., & Kyle, R. G. (2021). Life Interrupted: Experiences of adolescents, young adults and their family living with malignant melanoma. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(9), 3867-3879. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14959

Aim Melanoma is one of the most common human malignancies; yet, it is often thought of as a disease of adulthood rather than one affecting adolescents and young adults. This study sought to understand the experiences of adolescents, young adults and... Read More about Life Interrupted: Experiences of adolescents, young adults and their family living with malignant melanoma.

Widening Access; Developing an eLearning Resource for Health and Social Care Professionals Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer (2017)
Journal Article
McInally, W., Pouso Lista, M. J., McLaren, N., & Willis, D. S. (2017). Widening Access; Developing an eLearning Resource for Health and Social Care Professionals Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1284-6

Cancer is a key priority worldwide, and caring for children and young people with cancer requires a range of specific knowledge, skills and experience in order to deliver the complex care regimes both within the hospital or community environment. The... Read More about Widening Access; Developing an eLearning Resource for Health and Social Care Professionals Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer.

Lost in transition: child to adult cancer services for young people (2013)
Journal Article
McInally, W. (2013). Lost in transition: child to adult cancer services for young people. British Journal of Nursing, 22(22), 1314-1318. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2013.22.22.1314

Cancer nursing care across the UK has dramatically improved for children and young people with cancer over the past 20 years (Department of Health, 2007). Around 70% of young people diagnosed with cancer survive into adulthood, albeit with long-term... Read More about Lost in transition: child to adult cancer services for young people.

Developing global citizenship online: An authentic alternative to overseas clinical placement (2013)
Journal Article
Strickland, K., Adamson, E., McInally, W., Tiittanen, H., & Metcalfe, S. (2013). Developing global citizenship online: An authentic alternative to overseas clinical placement. Nurse Education Today, 33(10), 1160-1165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.11.016

Background This paper presents the findings of a pilot project to develop and evaluate an international nursing module delivered using a collaborative online platform between nursing programmes in Scotland, USA and Finland. The purpose of the proj... Read More about Developing global citizenship online: An authentic alternative to overseas clinical placement.

Transition from child to adult services for young people with cancer (2013)
Journal Article
McInally, W., & Cruickshank, S. (2013). Transition from child to adult services for young people with cancer. Nursing Children and Young People, 25, 14-18

Cancers differ between children and adults, and young people who have survived malignant disease still need to mature into adulthood. Care pathways during transition to adult support should consider the age, cancer type, future risks of late effects... Read More about Transition from child to adult services for young people with cancer.

The impact of paediatric oncology education on clinical practice – A phenomenological study (2012)
Journal Article
McInally, W., Masters, H., & Key, S. (2012). The impact of paediatric oncology education on clinical practice – A phenomenological study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16, 498-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2011.12.001

PURPOSE: Over the past 40 years, 5-year survival rates for children and young people with cancer have risen dramatically in the United Kingdom (UK), an improvement largely attributable to the increasingly effective treatments and the centralisati... Read More about The impact of paediatric oncology education on clinical practice – A phenomenological study.

Whose line is it anyway? Management of central venous catheters in children. (2005)
Journal Article
McInally, W. (2005). Whose line is it anyway? Management of central venous catheters in children. Paediatric Nursing, 17(5), 14-18. https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2005.06.17.5.14.c991

Paediatric cancer therapy for children and young people is highly complex. It involves chemotherapy regimens, multiple blood sampling and supportive care measures, all of which require reliable, safe and acceptable venous access to manage the child t... Read More about Whose line is it anyway? Management of central venous catheters in children..