In the first of our series of blogs to highlight Action on Stroke month, Dr Katie Gallacher, a clinical academic GP partner and Stroke Association Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Glasgow discusses the issue of treatment burden for stroke survivors and their families. The hard work of living with a chronic […]
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Action on Stroke Month: priorities in the management of, and research on, stroke.
Stroke is an acute event – caused by a sudden interruption in the blood flow to the brain – which requires emergency treatment, often followed by long-term treatments that facilitate recovery and prevent further stroke. The global incidence of stroke has been increasing over the past 25 years, particularly amongst younger people, and this is […]
Involving young people in decision-making about their long-term conditions: What nurses need to know
This week’s Blog is written by Niamh Adams (@niamhadams_) a journalism undergraduate student at the University of Sheffield. Niamh has her own Blog site. Go to http://www.niamhslife.com/ to read more. Making a young person feel heard when it comes to decision making is essential and even more so when it comes to their long-term condition. […]
Menopause: Myths and Misconceptions
Twitter Chat Wed May 1 at 8pm (London) UK, 3pm ET (New York; Toronto) with @RobertaHeale and @EBNursingBMJ. Use #ebnjc with every Tweet! We all know that baby boomers are getting older. With this comes all the changes in bodies associated with aging and everyone’s trying to cash in. Women in particular are targeted. Just […]
Summary of Twitter Chat – Wednesday 17th April 2019 Exploration of the use of mobile SPaced LEarning as a digital learning platform when teaching symptom management to undergraduate Nursing StudenExploration of the use of mobile SPaced LEarning as a digital learning platform when teaching symptom management to undergraduate Nursing Students: SPLENdidS study
Dr Clare Mc Veigh, Susan Carlisle, Matt Birch and Dr Helen Kerr from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast designed and ran The SPLENdidS study. You can find out more at the EBN blog https://tinyurl.com/y2arwjbc The EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 17th April 2019, was hosted by Dr Claire McVeigh, The SPLENdidS […]
Exploration of the use of mobile SPaced LEarning as a digital learning platform when teaching symptom management to undergraduate Nursing StudenExploration of the use of mobile SPaced LEarning as a digital learning platform when teaching symptom management to undergraduate Nursing Students: SPLENdidS study
Dr Clare Mc Veigh, Susan Carlisle, Matt Birch and Dr Helen Kerr School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast Join the EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday the 6th February 2019, 8-9pm UK time which will be hosted by Dr Claire McVeigh, a Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast. It will […]
Medical Marijuana: The Next Snake Oil?
Roberta Heale, Associate Editor of EBN, @robertaheale, @EBNursingBMJ Changes to regulation in many countries have opened up prescribing of medical marijuana. For example, recent changes in the UK allow prescriptions for medical cannabis. https://bit.ly/2VntmKd Medical marijuana prescriptions are legal in more than half of the states and the District of Columbia in the US https://wb.md/2Vs6ZTZand […]
Summary of Twitter Chat – A double burden: Managing long-term conditions and psychological distress in young people
The EBN Twitter Chat on Weds 3rd April was led by Dr Abbie Jordan (@drabbiejordan) and Sharon Bateman (@BatemanSharon) from the Centre for Pain Research at the University of Bath and Dr Line Caes (@linecaes) from the University of Stirling. The chat focused on exploring psychological distress in young people with long-term conditions. This Blog […]
A double burden: Managing long-term conditions and psychological distress in young people
This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Weds 3rd April between 8-9 pm (UK time) will be led by Dr Abbie Jordan (@drabbiejordan) and Sharon Bateman (@BatemanSharon) from the University of Bath. The chat will focus on psychological distress in young people with long-term conditions. This Blog provides some context for the Chat. To join in the […]
Should women at high risk of breast cancer be screened in their 30s?
Jan Hunter, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull A major research study has demonstrated that breast screening in women aged 35–39 years can be effective at detecting cancers at an early stage and is therefore expected to be equally effective in reducing mortality rates (Evans et al, 2019). Currently, […]