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Integrating education for Allied Health Professionals and Social Work to meet the health and social care needs for tomorrow's Scottish population (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Anne McKay, E., James, K., Hislop, J., MacDonald, D., & Yates, P. (2019, July). Integrating education for Allied Health Professionals and Social Work to meet the health and social care needs for tomorrow's Scottish population. Poster presented at Occupational Therapy Australia 28th Conference & Exhibition, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Introduction: Integration of health and social care services in Scotland has been described as being the most significant change to health and social care provision since 1948 (Scottish Government, 2018). With a greater emphasis on joining up service... Read More about Integrating education for Allied Health Professionals and Social Work to meet the health and social care needs for tomorrow's Scottish population.

Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Younger, R., Angelova, N., Hislop, J., Brodie, J., & James, K. (2019, June). Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Development of an Integrated Curriculum for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Social Work Students in Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hislop, J., MacDonald, D., Yates, P., James, K., McLelland, C., Hillen, P., …McKay, E. (2019, May). Development of an Integrated Curriculum for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Social Work Students in Scotland. Poster presented at World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Geneva, Switzerland

Background: The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act (2014) came into effect in April 2016 bringing in integration of adult health and social care services in Scotland. This integration has been described as being the most significant change... Read More about Development of an Integrated Curriculum for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Social Work Students in Scotland.

Making Integrated Health and Social Care Education a Reality: A Scottish Example (2018)
Presentation / Conference
McKay, E., James, K., Macdonald, D., Hislop, J., & Yates, P. (2018, October). Making Integrated Health and Social Care Education a Reality: A Scottish Example. Paper presented at 24th ENOTHE Annual Meeting 2018

Integration of health and social care services in Scotland has been described as being the most significant change to health and social care provision since 1948 (Scottish Government, 2018). With a greater emphasis on joining up services and focusing... Read More about Making Integrated Health and Social Care Education a Reality: A Scottish Example.

Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
James, K., Jones, D., Kempenaar, . L., Preston, J., & Kerr, S. (2018). Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022617744510

Introduction Globally, occupational therapists are establishing their role in emergency care, especially in emergency departments. This practice development merits investigation due to its nascence and the challenges that face emergency department p... Read More about Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study.

Emergency Departments and Occupational Therapy: Integration, Unscheduled Care and Over-crowding (2017)
Journal Article
James, K. (2017). Emergency Departments and Occupational Therapy: Integration, Unscheduled Care and Over-crowding. International journal of integrated care, 17(5), A387. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3705

Introduction: Globally, over-crowding within Emergency Departments is becoming a serious concern (Walker et al 2016) impacting on patient safety (Pines et al 2011) and work-related stress (The College of Emergency Medicine 2013; Lavoie et al 2011). O... Read More about Emergency Departments and Occupational Therapy: Integration, Unscheduled Care and Over-crowding.

Our Visit (2017)
Report
James, K., Sneddon, B., Brown, M., & Tolson, D. (2017). Our Visit. Edinburgh: Queens Nursing Institute Scotland

The QNIS study explored hospital visiting time for people with dementia from the perspective of professional care givers. This was important because older people with dementia experience significant health inequalities compared to those without a d... Read More about Our Visit.

Towards improved decision support in the assessment and management of pain for people with dementia in hospital: a systematic meta-review and observational study (2016)
Journal Article
Closs, S. J., Dowding, D., Allcock, N., Hulme, C., Keady, J., Sampson, E. L., …Lichtner, V. (2016). Towards improved decision support in the assessment and management of pain for people with dementia in hospital: a systematic meta-review and observational study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 4(30), 1-162. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr04300

Background Pain and dementia are common in older people, and impaired cognitive abilities make it difficult for them to communicate their pain. Pain, if poorly managed, impairs health and well-being. Accurate pain assessment in this vulnerable gro... Read More about Towards improved decision support in the assessment and management of pain for people with dementia in hospital: a systematic meta-review and observational study.

The assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in hospital settings: a multi-case exploratory study from a decision making perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Lichtner, V., Dowding, D., Allcock, N., Keady, J., Sampson, E. L., Briggs, M., …Closs, S. J. (2016). The assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in hospital settings: a multi-case exploratory study from a decision making perspective. BMC Health Services Research, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1690-1

BACKGROUND: Pain is often poorly managed in people who have a dementia. Little is known about how this patient population is managed in hospital, with research to date focused mainly on care homes. This study aimed to investigate how pain is recogni... Read More about The assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in hospital settings: a multi-case exploratory study from a decision making perspective.

Occupational therapy and emergency departments: A critical review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article
James, K., Jones, D., Kempenaar, L., Preston, J., & Kerr, S. (2016). Occupational therapy and emergency departments: A critical review of the literature. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(8), 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616629168

IntroductionOccupational therapy is emerging as a profession within the context of emergency care, specifically within emergency departments. Emerging professional practice should be underpinned by an evidence base supported by research. As such, thi... Read More about Occupational therapy and emergency departments: A critical review of the literature.

Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings (2015)
Journal Article
Dowding, D., Lichtner, V., Allcock, N., Briggs, M., James, K., Keady, J., …José Closs, S. (2016). Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.08.009

BACKGROUND: The recognition, assessment and management of pain in hospital settings is suboptimal, and is a particular challenge in patients with dementia. The existing process guiding pain assessment and management in clinical settings is based on... Read More about Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings.

An Integrated Community Falls Emergency Pathway (2015)
Journal Article
James, K. (2015). An Integrated Community Falls Emergency Pathway. International journal of integrated care, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2086

The abstract gives an example of both an innovation to integrated care and an example of good practice: an Integrated Community Falls Emergency Pathway. Most adults fall each year. The consequences of a fall become more serious with both increasing... Read More about An Integrated Community Falls Emergency Pathway.

An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here (2014)
Conference Proceeding
James, K. (2014). An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here

James, K. (2014). An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here. Presented at the 16th International Conference of the World Federation of Occupational Therap... Read More about An exploration of the lived experience of occupational therapists in Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland – All of life is here.

The lived experience of occupational therapists in Scottish Accident and Emergency Departments (2014)
Thesis
James, K. (2014). The lived experience of occupational therapists in Scottish Accident and Emergency Departments. (Thesis). Glasgow Caledonian University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1410459

Emergency Departments (EDs) deliver urgent treatment at the ‘front-door’ of acute hospitals. In Scotland, occupational therapists have had an increasing presence in EDs, an emerging role with limited evidence to guide its development. There are no pr... Read More about The lived experience of occupational therapists in Scottish Accident and Emergency Departments.