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Dr Amani Al Bayrakdar 

Lecturer
School of Health and Social Care

 0131 455 6406

  A.AlBayrakdar@napier.ac.uk

   

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Prof Cathal Breen 

Professor
School of Health and Social Care

 0131 455 5214

  C.Breen@napier.ac.uk

   

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Dr Dimitri Darzentas 

Lecturer
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 4799

  D.Darzentas@napier.ac.uk

  

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Dr Hadi Daneshvar Farzanegan 

Lecturer
School of Health and Social Care

  H.Daneshvar@napier.ac.uk

  

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Dr Nicola Jane Roberts 

Associate Professor
School of Health and Social Care

 0131 455 2476

  N.Roberts@napier.ac.uk

   

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Dr Karen Campbell Honorary Research Consultant in Chemotherapy NHS Lothian

Associate Professor
School of Health and Social Care

 0131 455 5355

  K.Campbell@napier.ac.uk

   

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Dr Sahar Khonsari PhD, MSc, BSc

Lecturer
School of Health and Social Care

 0131 455 4592

  S.Khonsari@napier.ac.uk

   

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Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study

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Schrack, J. A., Wanigatunga, A. A., Glynn, N. W., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Huang, A. R., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V. A., Sullivan, K. J., …Lin, F. R. (in press)
Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,
Background: Hearing loss is prevalent in older adults and associated with reduced daily physical activity, but whether hearing intervention attenuates declines in physical act...

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients

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Wojcik, G., Varghese, R., Rayamajhi, S., Breen, C., & Baruah, R. (2024)
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients

Virtual Rehabilitation: XR Design for Senior Users in Immersive Exergame Environments

Conference Proceeding
Charisis, V., Khan, S., AlTarteer, S., & Lagoo, R. (in press)
Virtual Rehabilitation: XR Design for Senior Users in Immersive Exergame Environments.
The global ageing population presents significant challenges, with healthcare systems strained to meet the needs of an increasingly elderly demographic. Societies face issues ...

A mixed-methods systematic review protocol of the effectiveness and experiences of quality improvement interventions in elder care

Journal Article
Rahman Jabin, M. S., Samuriwo, R., Chilaka, M., & Yaroson, E. V. (in press)
A mixed-methods systematic review protocol of the effectiveness and experiences of quality improvement interventions in elder care. JMIR Research Protocols, https://doi.org/10.2196/56346
Background: Quality improvement (QI) interventions are designed to resolve the recurring challenges of care for older individuals, such as working conditions for staff, roles ...

Supporting Opioid Prescribing in NHS Borders

Presentation / Conference
Finnan, G., Howell, A., MacDougal, L., Flint, R., & Ditzel, M. (2020, September)
Supporting Opioid Prescribing in NHS Borders. Poster presented at SPPC Annual Conference 2020, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., & Partridge., M. What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?. Presented at 2020 ERS International Congress, Online

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Roberts, N. J., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., & Partridge., M. What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?. Presented at 2020 ERS International Congress, Online
Background: Suggestions for educational content in pulmonary rehabilitation are detailed in clinical guidelines, however in practice it is unclear; what content is delivered a...

The Evaluation of a smartphone application to assist in novice 12 lead ECG interpretation performance

Presentation / Conference
Breen, C. (2019, March)
The Evaluation of a smartphone application to assist in novice 12 lead ECG interpretation performance. Presented at Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2019), Dublin
Introduction: The recording of 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) is one of the most useful and commonly performed medical procedures. Interpretation of the 12-lead ECG involve...

Evaluation of New Models of Primary Care in Scotland: Lanarkshire Case Study

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Jani, B., Thomas, L., Wood, K., Saunders, K., Cunningham, Y., Murray, V., …Mair, F. S. (2019)
Evaluation of New Models of Primary Care in Scotland: Lanarkshire Case Study. Glasgow: Scottish Government
Over recent years, the Scottish Government (SG) has progressed a raft of major new policy developments that aim to transform health and social care, with primary care being at...

A clinical decision support tool to assist with the interpretation of the 12-lead electrocardiogram

Journal Article
Breen, C., Bond, R., & Finlay, D. (2019)
A clinical decision support tool to assist with the interpretation of the 12-lead electrocardiogram. Health Informatics Journal, 25(1), 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458216683534
This article reports the design and testing of a novel interactive method, abbreviated to ANALYSE (systemAtic aNALYsiS of Electrocardiography) to assist interpretation of 12-l...

Usage of a new electronic asthma action plan (E-AAP) in primary care

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Evans, G., Blenkhorn, P., & Partridge, M. Usage of a new electronic asthma action plan (E-AAP) in primary care. Presented at British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London

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Roberts, N. J., Evans, G., Blenkhorn, P., & Partridge, M. Usage of a new electronic asthma action plan (E-AAP) in primary care. Presented at British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London

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VR Home Haemodlaysis Training Application - VR Equipment Future-proofing and Evaluation

2024 - 2025
This proposal seeks funding to acquire the latest generation virtual reality (VR) headsets to evaluate and enhance VR applications designed for haemodialysis training. Haemodialysis is a life-sustaini...
Funder: Kidney Research UK | Value: £1,873

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance pharmacovigilance and side-effect reporting of new drugs

2024 - 2027
The proposed PhD research will be conducted as part of the esteemed UK EPSRC funded COG-MHEAR research program, which aims to revolutionize the field of hearing assistive technology through the develo...
Funder: Bawazeer group | Value: £36,653

Are nurses ready for robots? Understanding the digital technologies needs of nursing students

2024 - 2026
We are witnessing an increased interest in digital health: from AI to robotics, technology is entering the healthcare environment and is proving to be an asset. During Covid-19, robots were used in ho...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £9,999

Evaluation of a digital Solution for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Scottish Care Services

2024 - 2025
This project focuses on evaluating a digital solution for assessing and managing pain among individuals with moderate to severe dementia in Scottish Care Services. The evaluation will focus on whether...
Funder: Digital Health Institute | Value: £27,551

Accelerating the impact of community care in Tayside

2024 - 2027
EPSRC is looking to fund projects aiming to accelerate innovation in a Place based on the research previously carried by Universities. For us, the place is Tayside and University of Dundee, Heriot-Wa...
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Value: £16,526

VR Peritoneal Dialysis Training System v2.0

2023 - 2025
VR Peritoneal Dialysis (VRPD) Training System version 2.0 End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in children is rare - approximately 100-120 children enter ESKD per year in the UK, of whom about 30-35% will...
Funder: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | Value: £6,192

Development of a Virtual Reality application for home haemodialysis training

2023 - 2025
Patients entering end-stage kidney disease often need dialysis prior to transplantation - this may be delivered as in-centre dialysis (haemodialysis), or peritoneal dialysis. Increasingly, patients ar...
Funder: Kidney Research UK | Value: £149,697

PhD studentship Grace Mukoka

2022 - 2025
commonwealth scholarship fund PhD award physiotherapy interventions for low back pain in the UK and Malawi
Funder: The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission | Value: £53,124

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Digital Health and Care Scotland 2025

19 February 2025
Holyrood’s flagship Digital Health and Care conference returns to Dynamic Earth on 18 and 19 February 2025 Digital technology continues to be at the heart of efforts to support the recovery of our h...

Meet the jewel in the crown of Edinburgh Napier University’s health training: its Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre where the latest technologies are used to help train nursing and midwifery students.

21 March 2024
Recruitment Study in a high-tech environment If you’re thinking about a career in nursing or midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Edinburgh Napier University has the latest...

Universities join forces to accelerate health technology innovation

20 February 2024
A first-of-its-kind research collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot-Watt University is bringing together engineering and nursing students to develop cutting-edge health technolog...

ENU Attends Health and Care Professions Research Conference

7 November 2023
Professor Alison Porter-Armstrong presented “Capacity building in the allied health professions: the outcome of a health intervention research study”. 3 Key Messages There is value in diffusing t...

Nurse Innovator Awarded Fulbright to Develop International Program with University in Scotland

8 March 2023
Professor Karen K. Giuliano, co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award in Nursing and Public Health Care for t...

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