David Gerrett

David Gerrett gained a pharmacy degree in Queensland Australia and worked in community pharmacy for several years as a manager before moving in 1981 to the UK. After a clinical residency and working as a Staff Pharmacist in TPN and ward pharmacy he gained a Masters in Hospital Pharmacy and moved to Derby in the Midlands. After working as a specialist pharmacist in Health Education and Substance abuse he gained a Doctorate and moved to the University of Derby where he specialised in educational applications of computing and multimedia, becoming the head of e-learning and gaining a postgraduate qualification in computing. Returning to pharmacy he worked for seven years as Head of Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmacy Practice leading the team at the University of Derby then moved to Sheffield Hallam as Professor of Pharmacy and Hull Universities where he developed infrastructures and curricula for proposed Schools of Pharmacy. Currently he is working as; a Senior Pharmacist at the National Patient Safety Agency, an accreditor for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and an active researcher for Loughborough University. He has 18 key papers based on original research data, 10 pharmacy practice papers with original research, six oral research presentations, 23 conference workshops and seminars, two as keynote speakers and three as director plus multiple posters, articles, book chapters, invited attendances and reviews.

Dr Neal Maskrey

Director of Evidence Based Therapeutics , National Prescribing Centre,

Liverpool, UK.

Neal has a background as a general practitioner and medical education. He then spent seven years as a medical manager and part time GP before working as one of the early Clinical Editors of Clinical Evidence, BMJ Publications. He has written two books, numerous papers (five in press at the moment), has a Masters in Prescribing Science, is a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and since 2001 he has been a Director of the National Prescribing Centre.

Andrew Hutchinson

BSc; Dip Clin Pharm; PG Cert Clin Ed; MRPharmS

Personal details

Date of Birth: 21st August 1966

Nationality: British

Telephone: +44 (0)7824 604962 (work) - +44 (0)113 268 4388 (home)

Email: andy.hutchinson (at)npc.nhs.uk

Professional registration

Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS) • Registered August 1988 Registration number 81904

Education

Master of Education (Clinical Education) In progress

University of Leeds

Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education (with merit) September 2005 to

University of Leeds November 2006

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Welsh School of Pharmacy October 1989 to

University of Wales College of Cardiff June 1991

BSc (Hons) in Pharmacy Class 2(i)

School of Pharmacy October 1984 to

Sunderland Polytechnic June 1987

St Edward’s School

Romford September 1977 to

Essex June 1984

Employment history

Current appointment

Education and Development Manager

National Prescribing Centre November 2007 to date

Also: NPC therapeutics trainer 2003 to date

Previous appointments

Head of Medicines Management

South Leeds PCT April 2002 to October 2007

Also:

Content developer and subject author

National Prescribing Centre 2005 to 2007

Prescribing Adviser

South Leeds PCG April 2000 to March 2002

Clinical Trials and Unlicensed Medicines Manager July 1999 to March 2000

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Principal Pharmacist, Drug Information

St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Sept 1998 to June 1999

Senior Information Pharmacist

Colchester General Hospital July 1991 to August 1998

Information Pharmacist

Welsh Drug Information Centre

University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Feb 1989 to June 1991

Dispensary Pharmacist

Leicester Royal Infirmary Sept 1988 to Jan 1989

Pre-registration Pharmacist

Leicester Hospitals August 1987 to August 1988

Publications

Hutchinson A

Growing changes in practice by being better sowers of knowledge; Pharmacy Management 2007; 23(3)

Hutchinson A

Alphabet soup – a basic review of terms found in systematic reviews; Pharmaceutical Journal 1997; 258: 521-2

Hutchinson A

Promoting health travel – a pilot study, Pharmaceutical Journal 1993; 250: 391-2

Dawn Wendy Dowding

I am a senior lecturer in the Hull York Medical School and Department of Health Sciences, based at the University of York. I am involved in research into decision making in health care and have teaching responsibilities in both the medical curriculum and the department of health sciences.

· Theme co-ordinator for evidence based decision-making throughout five year MB BS curriculum, Hull York Medical School

· Co-programme leader, MSc in Evidence Based Practice, Department of Health Sciences

· Module leader, Strategies for Clinical Decision Making, MSc Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences

Proposals Awaiting Funding Decision

· The development of a decision tool to improve the management of urinary incontinence in women in the community. National Institute for Health Research, Research for Patient Benefit. £249576. Principal Investigator. Decision expected October 2008.

· Diagnosis and Management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with advanced cancer: how do physicians decide? National Institute for Health Research, Research for Patient Benefit. £212008. Co-principal investigator. Decision expected October 2008.

Grants Awarded

· The decision making of heart failure specialist nurses. HYMS Pump Priming Award. £29,643. Grant awarded December 2004. Principal Investigator.

· A cluster randomised trial to investigate the use of a decision aid for the diagnosis of labour in term pregnancy. Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Executive. £201,000. Grant awarded October 2004.

· How do nurses use new technologies to inform decision making? Department of Health. £254,000. Grant awarded August 2004. Principal Investigator.

· A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial to Investigate the use of a Decision Aid for the Diagnosis of Active Labour in Term Pregnancy: Feasibility Study. Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Executive. £27,884. Grant awarded October 2001.

· Observation and acutely ill psychiatric in-patients: A social judgement analysis. Chief Scientist Office. £81,000. Awarded May 2001.

· The Development and Evaluation of a Computerised Clinical Guidance Tree for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Hypertension. Chief Scientist Office. £157,000. Awarded October 1999. Principal Investigator

· An Investigation into the activities and decision making of registered nurses in a Scottish acute care setting. Faculty Development Fund. £10,079. Awarded December 1999.

· The decision making of health care practitioners regarding the use of urinary catheters for incontinence in acute care. John Nicol Award, Infection Control Nurses Association, £2,000. Awarded August 2002

· Factors associated with clinical incidents in labour: pattern recognition using artificial neural networks. Greater Glasgow NHS Trust R & D Endowment Funding. £9,388.10. Awarded October 2002.

Research Studentships

· An examination of how expert and novice nurses use clinical assessment tools for decision making in continuing care. Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Executive. Awarded in September 2001.

· The clinical decision making of clinicians during end of life care. Hull York Medical School Clinical Research Fellowship. Awarded in July 2008.

Susan Baxter: An examination of how expert and novice nurses use clinical assessment tools for decision making in continuing care. Full time PhD Student. October 2001 – January 2006.

Vivien Hendry: An economic analysis of the factors affecting the demand for vaccines. Full time PhD. Commenced October 2004. Due to submit 30th September 2008.

Bernadette Fisher. Is the NHS breast screening programme an appropriate medium for encouraging other health promoting behaviours in women? Part time Mphil/PhD. Commenced October 2003. Due to submit September 2009.

Paul Taylor. The clinical decision making of clinicians during end of life care. Full time MPhil/Phd. To commence October 2008.

Lucy Stuttard. Preferences for the communication of personalised risk and its influences on understanding and decision making. MRC Advanced course studentship student, full-time. October 2004 – October 2005.

Member of the Medical Research Council College of Experts, 2006 – 2010.

Member of the North and East Yorkshire Research and Development Committee 2008 – onwards

Member of the Scarborough Research and Development Committee 2006 – 2008.

Seconded to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and Scottish Executive Health Department to carry out groundwork for a proposal for research infrastructure funding for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals in Scotland, January 2003 – July 2003.

External examiner, Graduate Diploma/Masters in Nursing, School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Ireland 2002 – 2005, 2005 – 2008.

External examiner, MSc/Dip in Nursing and MSc by Research (Nursing), University of Edinburgh, 2003-2006.

Member of the Editorial Board, Nursing Times, October 2002 – present

Member of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland Research and Development Committee. May 2000 – March 2002

Member of the assessment panel for CSO Postgraduate Studentships in Health Services Research, 2001 & 2002.

Member of expert advisory panel for project entitled: Decision Analysis for Sampling Infected Diabetic Ulcers (DASIDU).

Under review:

Dowding D, Spilsbury K, Thompson C, Brownlow R, Pattendon J. The Decision Making of Heart Failure Specialist Nurses in Clinical Practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing.

Mitchell N, Randell R, Foster R, Dowding D, Lattimer V, Thompson C, Cullum N, Summers R. A National Survey of Computerised Decision Support Systems Available to Nurses in England. Journal of Nursing Management.

Authored Books

Thompson C, Dowding D. Essential decision making and judgement for nurses. Elsevier, Edinburgh. Due to be published April 2009.

Edited Books

Thompson, C. & Dowding, D. Clinical Decision Making and Judgement in Nursing. Churchill Livingstone. London. 2001. 200p

Academic Journal Papers:

Cheyne H, Hundley V, Dowding D, Bland J M, McNamee P, Greer I, Styles M, Barnett C, Niven C. The effectiveness of an algorithm for diagnosis of labour: a cluster randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal. In press

Dowding D, Mitchell N, Randell R, Foster R, Lattimer V, Thompson C. Nurses’ use of computerised clinical decision support systems: a case site analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing. In press

Randell, R., Mitchell, N., Thompson, C., McCaughan, D. and Dowding, D.
Supporting nurse decision making in primary care: exploring use of and
attitude to decision tools. Health Informatics Journal. In press

Randell, R., Mitchell, N., Thompson, C., McCaughan, D. and Dowding, D.
From pull to push: Understanding nurses' information needs. Health
Informatics Journal. In press

Thompson C, Spilsbury K, Dowding D, Pattendon J, Brownlow R. Do heart failure specialist nurses think differently when faced with “hard” or “easy” decisions: A judgement analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 17(16):2174-2184. 2008

The development and testing of an algorithm for diagnosis of active labour in primiparous women. Cheyne H, Dowding D, Hundley V, Aucott L, Styles M, Mollison J, Greer I, Niven C. Midwifery, 24, 199-213, 2008.

Paterson, Brodie, Dowding, Dawn, Harries, Clare, Cassells, Clare, Morrison, Rhona and Niven, Catherine (2008) 'Managing the risk of suicide in acute psychiatric inpatients: A clinical judgement analysis of staff predictions of imminent suicide risk', Journal of Mental Health,17:4,410 - 423

Effects of Computerised Decision Support Systems on Nursing Performance and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Randell R, Mitchell N, Dowding D, Cullum N, Thompson C. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 12(4), 242-251. 2007.

Cheyne H, Terry R, Niven C, Dowding D, Hundley V, McNamee P. 'Should I come in now?' a study of women's early labour experiences. British Journal of Midwifery, 15(10), 604-625, 2007.

Health promotion at NHS breast cancer screening clinics. Fisher, B. Dowding, D. Pickett, K. Fylan F. Health Promotion International, 22(2), 137-45, 2007.

A computerised guidance tree (decision aid) for hypertension, based on decision analysis: development and preliminary evaluation. Thomson P., Dowding D, Swanson V, Bland R, Mair C, Morrison A, Taylor A, Beechey C, Niven K. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 5:146-149, 2006.

Making the diagnosis of labour: midwives' diagnostic judgement and management decisions. Cheyne, H. Dowding D, Hundley, V. Journal of Advanced Nursing 53(6): 625-635, 2006.

The clinical utility of long term and short term risk factors in the prediction of in-patient suicide: a review of the literature. Cassells, C, Paterson, B, Dowding, D, Morrison, R. Crisis: Journal of Crisis Intervention & Suicide. 26(2):53-63, 2005

Thompson, C.A., Foster, A., Cole, I., Dowding D.W. Using social judgement theory to model nurses’ use of clinical information in critical care education. Nurse Education Today. 2005 Jan;25 (1):68-77

Ludwick, R.E., Wright, M.E., Zeller, R.A. Dowding, D.W. Lauder, W. An Improved Methodology for Advancing Nursing Research: Factorial Surveys. Advances in Nursing Science. 27(3), 224-238. 2004.

Dowding, D., Swanson, V., Bland, R., Thomson, P., Mair, C., Morrison, A., Taylor, A., Beechey, C., Simpson, R., Niven, K. The development and preliminary evaluation of a decision aid based on decision analysis for two treatment conditions: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Hypertension. Patient Education and Counselling, 52, 209-215 2004.

Dowding, D. Thompson C. Measuring the quality of judgement and decision making in nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing,44(1), 49-57. 2003.

Thompson, C. & Dowding, D. Responding to uncertainty in nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 38, 609-615. 2001

Dowding, D. Examining the effects that manipulating information given in the change of shift report has on nurses’ care planning ability. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 33.6, 836-846, 2001.

Lamond, D. & Thompson, C. Intuition and Analysis in Decision Making and Choice. IMAGE: The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 32.4, 411-414, 2000

Lamond, D. The information content of the nurse change of shift report: a comparative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 31.4, 794-804, 2000

Lamond, D. & Farnell, S. The treatment of pressure sores: a comparison of novice and expert nurses’ knowledge, information use and decision accuracy. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27, 280-286, 1998

Holmes, S., Pope, S. & Lamond, D. General nurses’ perceptions of palliative care. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 3.2, 92-99, 1997

Lamond, D., Crow, R. & Chase, J. Judgements and processes in care decisions in acute medical and surgical wards. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2.3, 211-216, 1996

Chase, J., Crow, R. & Lamond, D. Overview and critique of judgement and decision making in health care: social and procedural dimensions. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2.3, 205-210, 1996

Lamond, D., Crow, R., Chase, J., Doggen, K. & Swinkels, M. Information sources used in decision making: Considerations for simulation development. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 33.1, 47-57, 1996

Crow, R. A., Chase, J. & Lamond, D. The cognitive component of nursing assessment: an analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 22, 206-212, 1995

Professional Journal Papers

Paterson B, Cassels C, Graham A, Dowding D and McComish S (2007) Ambiguity Uncertainty and Risk: Reframing the task of suicide risk assessment and prevention in acute in-patient mental health, Irish Nurse 8(2),22-25

Dowding, D., Thompson, C. Using judgement to improve accuracy in decision-making. Nursing Times, 100.22, 42-44. 2004.

Dowding, D., Thompson, C. Using decision trees to aid decision-making in nursing. Nursing Times, 100.21, 36-39. 2004.

Thompson, C., Dowding, D. Awareness and prevention of error in clinical decision-making. Nursing Times, 100.23, 40-43.

Thompson, C., Dowding, D., McCaughan, D. Strategies for avoiding pitfalls in clinical decision-making. Nursing Times, 100.20, 40-42. 2004

Dowding, D., Ffyfe, T. Evaluating the funding and capacity of research in Scotland. Nursing Times, 100.16, 36-38. 2004

Dowding, D., Freeman, S., Nimmo, S., Smith, D., Wisniewski, M. An investigation into different types of thermometer for measuring temperature. Professional Nurse, 18.3, 166-168, 2002

Comments

Dowding D. Commentary on Banning M (2007) A review of clinical decision making: models and current research. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 187-195. In press.

Dowding, D. Review: Personal beliefs, experiences, and emotions influenced smokers’ perceptions of their cancer risk. Evidence Based Nursing 9(3), 92. 2006.

Richardson W.S. Dowding D. Teaching evidence-based practice on foot. Evidence-Based Nursing, 8, 100-103. 2005

Dowding, D. Review: personalised risk communication may improve uptake of screening tests more than general risk communication. Evidence Based Nursing, 7(1), 14. 2004

Contributions to Edited Works

Dowding D, Randell R, Mitchell N, Foster B, Lattimer V, Thompson C. Clinical Decision Support Systems in Nursing. IN: Staudinger B. (ed) Handbook of research in nursing informatics and socio-technical structures. IGI Global. 2008.

Dowding D, Johnson M. Clinical decision-making: treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced cancer. In: Noble S, Johnson M, Lee A Y Y. Thromboembolism in Advanced Disease - a clinical guide. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2008. p.131-144.

Dowding D. Computerized decision support systems in nursing. IN: Cullum N, Ciliska D, Haynes RB, Marks S. Evidence-based nursing: An introduction. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. 2008. p271-276.

Mitchell N, Randell R, Foster R, Owens R, Dowding D, Thompson C. Decision Support technology and nurses: a survey of NHS Trusts in England. In: Bryant J, editor. HC 2007: Current Perspectives in Healthcare Computing 19-21 March 2007; Harrogate: BCS HIF. p. 191-203.

Thompson, C., Dowding, D., Guyatt, G. Computer Decision Support Systems IN: DiCenso, A., Cullum, N.,Ciliska, D., Guyatt, G: Evidence-Based Nursing: A Guide to Clinical Practice. Elsevier and AMA Press. 2005. p.318-335.

Julie Reis, Dawn Dowding, William Lauder, Ruth Ludwick, Jan Winchell, Marion Wright, Rich Zeller. The Utilisation of factorial research methods in the exploration of treatment decisions by health and social workers. IN: Moxham, L. Douglas, K.M., Dwyer, T. Walker, S. Wooller, J. Cornelius, M.W. (Eds) “Discovery”. Discovering Research, Discovering Teaching & Learning, Discovering Self. Women in Research Conference Proceedings. Central Queensland University. 2003.

Dowding D. Entscheidungsfindung in der pflegerischen praxis (Decision making in nursing practice) IN: Dibelius, O., Arndt, M. (Eds) Pflegemanagement zwischen Ethik und Ökonomie. Eine europäische Perspecktive. (Care management between ethics and economy. A European perspective), 82-94, Hannover: Schlütersche, 2003.

Dowding, D. Examining the effects that manipulating information given in the change of shift report has on nurses’ care planning ability. Haux, R. Kulikowski, C. (Eds) Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 307-317, Schattauer, Stuttgart, 2003.

Thompson, C. Dowding, D. Decision making and judgement in nursing – an introduction. Thompson, C. Dowding D. (Eds). Clinical decision making and judgement in nursing, 1-20, Churchill Livingstone, London, 2001.

Dowding, D. Interpretation of risk and social judgement theory. Thompson, C. Dowding D. (Eds). Clinical decision making and judgement in nursing, 81-94, Churchill Livingstone, London, 2001.

Dowding, D. Thompson, C. Decision analysis. Thompson, C. Dowding D. (Eds). Clinical decision making and judgement in nursing, 131-146, Churchill Livingstone, London, 2001.

Dowding, D. Thompson, C. Decision making and judgement in nursing – some conclusions. Thompson, C. Dowding D. (Eds). Clinical decision making and judgement in nursing, 183-190, Churchill Livingstone, London, 2001.

Dowding, D., Scott, A., Niven, K., Taylor, A. & Morrison, A. Examining the interventions of nurses in acute medical and surgical units in Scotland. Oud, N. (Ed), ACENDIO: Proceedings of the third European Conference of the Association of Common European Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes in Berlin 2001. 135-136, Verlag Hans Huber, Bern, 2001.

Reports

Dowding, D. Building Research Capacity and Capability in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals in Scotland. Report to the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and the Scottish Executive Health Department. 2003.

Bland R, Beechey CE, Dowding D. Writing Decision Trees for the CGT Viewer Program. Technical Report CSM-163. Department of Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling. ISSN: 1460-9673. 2003.

Bland R, Beechey CE, Dowding D. Extending the model of the Decision Tree. Technical Report CSM-162. Department of Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling. ISSN: 1460-9673. 2002.

Abstracts

Dowding D, Paterson B, Cassells C, Harries C. The consistency of psychiatrists’ judgments of suicide risk. Medical Decision Making, 26(1): E24. 2006.

Refereed Conference Contributions:

Reis, J., Lauder, W., Ludwick, R., Dowding, D., Winchell, J., Zeller, R. and Wright, M. (2003) The Utilisation of Factorial research Methods in the Exploration of Treatment Decisions by Health and Social Workers. Paper presented at "Discovery": Discovering Research, Discovering teaching and Learning, Discovering Self, Women in Research Conference, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, November 13-14.

Dowding, D., Scott, P.A., Niven, K., Taylor, A. & Morrison, A. Examining the interventions of nurses in acute medical and surgical units in Scotland. 3rd European Conference for the Association of Common Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes. Berlin. (2001)

Lamond, D., Chase, J. & Crow, R. A study into the effectiveness of change of shift report. 2nd International Conference of WHO collaborating Centers for Nursing & Midwifery, April 28-May 1, 1998, Kyongju, South Korea, 1998

Crow, R., Chase, J., & Lamond, D. Are Diagnostic Judgements the End Point of Assessment? 2nd European Conference on Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions, May 18-20, 1995, Brussels, Belgium, 1995

Crow, R., Chase, J., Lamond, D. & LeMay, A. Diagnostic Reasoning - Structuring of Acute Nursing Problems. 1st European Conference on Nursing Diagnosis, November 25-27, 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1994

Unpublished Conference Contributions:

Dowding D, Mitchell N, Randell R, Foster B, Lattimer V. Thompson C, Cullum N. How do nurses use computerize decision support systems? SDO/HSRN conference, Manchester, 4 to 5 June 2008.

Cheyne H, Hundley V, Dowding D, Styles M, Barnett CA, McNamee P, Aucott L, Bland M, Greer IA, Niven C. The early labour study in Scotland. Symposium International Confederation of Midwives 28th Triennial Congress Glasgow June 2008.

Dowding D, Randell R, Mitchell N, Foster R, Lattimer V, Thompson C, Cullum N, Owens R. What do we mean by ‘supported’ decision making? RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Liverpool, 8-11 April 2008.

Mitchell N, Randell R, Foster R, Dowding D, Lattimer V, Thompson C, Cullum N, Owens R. How nurses use technology to support their decision making: the role of experience. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Liverpool, 8-11 April 2008.

Dowding D, Foster B, Lattimer V, Mitchell N, Owens R, Randell R. How do nurses use new technologies in decision making? Symposium. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Dundee, 1 to 4 May 2007.

Dowding D, Randell R, Mitchell N, Thompson C, Cullum N. The effect of clinical decision support systems on nurse performance and patient outcomes: a systematic review. Society for Medical Decision Making 10th Biennial European Meeting, Birmingham, 11 to 13 June 2006.

Randell R, Mitchell N, Dowding D, Thompson C, Cullum N. Will technology make a difference? Challenges of evaluating and understanding IT use in the NHS. RCN International Research Conference, York, 21 to 24 March 2006.

Mitchell N, Randell R, Dowding D, Thompson C, Cullum N. Do computers support nurse decision making? A systematic review. RCN International Research Conference, York, 21 to 24 March 2006.

Dowding D, Paterson B, Cassells C, Harries C. The consistency of psychiatrists’ judgments of suicide risk. 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, San Francisco, 21 to 24 October 2005.

Dowding, D. Ludwick, R. Lauder, W. Thompson, C. Wright, M. The Challenge of Researching Nursing Judgement. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Belfast, 8 to 11 March 2005.

Dowding, D. Paterson, B. Morrison,R. Aitken, I. McComish, S. Cassells, C. Using social judgement approaches to study judgements of suicide risk. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Belfast, 8 to 11 March 2005.

Wright M. Ludiwck R, Zeller R, Dowding D, Lauder W. Nursing research across countries. Using the factorial survey method. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Belfast, 8 to 11 March 2005.

Thompson C. Foster A. Cole I. Dowding D. Judgement analysis and design and evaluation of educational interventions. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Belfast, 8 to 11 March 2005.

Swanson V, Dowding, D., Bland R. (2004) Impact of a Computerised Clinical Guidance Tree on Adherence to Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Hypertension. British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Conference, Edinburgh, September 2004.

Wright, M.E., Ludwick, R.E., Zeller, R.E., Dowding, D.W., Lauder, W. (2004)
Decision-making about nutritional risk in patients: A comparison of nursing
students in Ohio and the United Kingdom. RCN International Nursing Research
Conference, University of Cambridge, 21 to 24 March 2004.

Wright, M.E., Ludwick, R., Zeller, R., Dowding, D.W., Lauder, W. (2004)
Nursing research across countries: Using the factorial survey method. Second
International Evidence-Based Nursing Pre-Conference, STTI, Dublin, July 21,
2004.

Dowding, D., Paterson, B., Cassells, C., Morrison,R., McComish, S., Aitken, I. Psychiatrists judgement policies when assessing suicide risk in psychiatric in-patients. European Society for Medical Decision Making. June 6-8, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 2004.

Paterson, B., Dowding, D., Cassells, C. Suicide risk and decisions on observation in psychiatric inpatients. International Association for Suicide Prevention XXII Congress September 10-14, Stockholm, Sweden, 2003.

Dowding, D., Bland, R., Swanson, V., Thomson, P., Simpson, R., Mair, C., Taylor, A., Morrison, A., Beechey, C. The evaluation of a computerised clinical guidance tree program for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Hypertension. The 2nd International Shared Decision Making Conference September 2-4, Swansea, UK, 2003.

Dowding, D., Paterson, B., Cassells, C. Nurses and psychiatrists judgements about suicide risk and decisions on observation levels in acute psychiatric in-patients: A pilot study. Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Annual Nursing Research Conference April 10-12, Manchester, UK, 2003.

Dowding, D., Simpson, R., Bland, R., Swanson, V., Thomson, P., Mair, C. et al Computerised clinical guidance trees as a way of promoting shared decision making. International Conference on Communication in Health Care September 18-20, Warwick University, UK, 2002

Dowding, D., Paterson, B., McComish, S., Morrison, R., Aitken, I., Cassells, C. A study to examine the identification of suicide risk and the use of increased levels of observation in acute psychiatric care. 11th Biennial Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers (WENR) September 2-4, Geneva, Switzerland, 2002

Dowding, D., Bland, R., Swanson, V., Thomson, P., Mair, C., Simpson, R., Beechey, C., Taylor, A., Morrison, A. A computerised information system for nurses to use to promote shared decision making. 11th Biennial Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers (WENR) September 2-4, Geneva, Switzerland, 2002

Dowding, D., Paterson, B. & Cassells, C. Constant observation and acutely ill inpatients: A social judgement analysis. One day International meeting 17 April, Centre for Decision Research, Leeds University Business School, 2002

Morrison, A., Taylor, A., Dowding, D., Scott, P.A. & Niven, K. The development of an observational tool to measure the activity and decision making of nurses in acute general medical and surgical wards. Transforming healthcare through Research, Education and Technology 14-16 November, University of Dublin Trinity College, 2001

Dowding, D., Scott, P.A., Niven, K., Morrison, A., Taylor, A. The activity and decision making of nurses in acute medical and surgical units in Scotland: results of a pilot study. Transforming healthcare through Research, Education and Technology 14-16 November, University of Dublin Trinity College, 2001

Lamond, D. & Thompson, C. The role of intuition and analysis in decision making and choice. 1st Stirling Decision Making Symposium, June 10-11, 1999, University of Stirling, Scotland.

Lamond, D. The Communication of Information During Nurse Change of Shift Report. Association for Common European Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes 2nd European Conference, March 19-20, 1999, Venice, Italy.

Lamond, D. & Scott, A. An examination of the concept of individualisation. Royal College of Nursing Annual Research Conference, April 3-5, 1998, Heriot Watt University, Scotland.

Lamond, D. What type of handover should we use? National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Teachers Conference, February 26-27, 1998, Aviemore, Scotland.

Lamond, D. A Comparison of Patients’ Notes and the Handover. Royal College of Nursing Annual Research Conference, April 18-20, 1997, University of Wales, Swansea.

Crow, R., Chase, J. & Lamond, D. Building a Theory from Practice: A re-examination of the nursing process. International Nursing Congress, June 6-9, 1995, Athens, Greece.

Posters

Dowding D, Spilsbury K, Thompson C, Pattenden J, Brownlow R. Difficult decisions: Exploring heart failure specialist nurses’ decision making in clinical practice. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Liverpool, 8-11 April 2008.

Cheyne H, Dowding D, Hundley V, Aucott L, Styles M, Mollison J, Greer I, Niven C. The development and testing of an algorithm for diagnosis of active labour in primiparous women. RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Dundee, 1-4 May 2007.