Outputs (8)

A Case of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome on the Acute Medical Unit (2009)
Journal Article
Heaps, T., & Cooper, N. (2009). A Case of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome on the Acute Medical Unit. Acute Medicine, 8(1), 1-52

We describe a case of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in a young female, presenting several weeks after neurosurgery, to the Medical Admissions Unit. The diagnosis is discussed with reference to differential diagnosis, diagnostic cri... Read More about A Case of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome on the Acute Medical Unit.

Essential Guide to Educational Supervision in Postgraduate Medical Education (2009)
Book
Cooper, N., & Forrest, K. (Eds.). (2009). Essential Guide to Educational Supervision in Postgraduate Medical Education. BMJ Books. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444311648

The world of postgraduate medical education is changing, and educational supervisors need the knowledge and skills to be able to do their job effectively. Many of those who want to do this job well feel unprepared for the task.
Essential Guide to Ed... Read More about Essential Guide to Educational Supervision in Postgraduate Medical Education.

Putting a Curriculum into Practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Cooper, N., & Melville, C. R. (2009). Putting a Curriculum into Practice. In N. Cooper, & K. Forrest (Eds.), Essential Guide to Educational Supervision in Postgraduate Medical Education. Blackwell Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444311648.ch5

Potential for Raman spectroscopy to provide cancer screening using a peripheral blood sample. (2009)
Journal Article
Harris, A. T., Lungari, A., Needham, C. J., Smith, S. L., Lones, M. A., Fisher, S. E., Yang, X. B., Cooper, N., Kirkham, J., Alastair Smith, D., Martin-Hirsch, D. P., & High, A. S. (2009). Potential for Raman spectroscopy to provide cancer screening using a peripheral blood sample. Head and Neck Oncology, 1(34), https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-3284-1-34

Cancer poses a massive health burden with incidence rates expected to double globally over the next decade. In the United Kingdom screening programmes exists for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer. The ability to screen individuals for solid mal... Read More about Potential for Raman spectroscopy to provide cancer screening using a peripheral blood sample..

Quality Assurance (2009)
Book Chapter
Beard, J., & Cooper, N. (2009). Quality Assurance. In N. Cooper, & K. Forrest (Eds.), Essential Guide to Educational Supervision in Postgraduate Medical Education. Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444311648.ch10

This chapter contains sections titled:

Definitions

Organisation

Quality assurance in postgraduate medical education

Quality management

Quality control

Conclusions - the role of the educational supervisor

References

Further res... Read More about Quality Assurance.

Blackout and collapse (2009)
Journal Article
Cooper, N. (2009). Blackout and collapse. Medicine, 37(2), 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpmed.2008.11.006

‘Collapse? cause’ is a common acute medical presentation, and there are many different causes. This article focuses on syncope, which is caused by transient global cerebral hypoperfusion. There are four main sub-types of syncope, with neurally mediat... Read More about Blackout and collapse.

Should applicants to Nottingham University Medical School study a non-science A-level?: a cohort study (2009)
Journal Article
Yates, J., Smith, J., James, D., & Ferguson, E. (2009). Should applicants to Nottingham University Medical School study a non-science A-level?: a cohort study. BMC Medical Education, 9, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-9-5

Background
It has been suggested that studying non-science subjects at A-level should be compulsory for medical students. Our admissions criteria specify only Biology, Chemistry and one or more additional subjects. This study aimed to determine whet... Read More about Should applicants to Nottingham University Medical School study a non-science A-level?: a cohort study.

ABC of Geriatric Medicine (2009)
Book
Cooper, N., Forrest, K., & Mulley, G. (Eds.). (2009). ABC of Geriatric Medicine. Wiley

Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of s... Read More about ABC of Geriatric Medicine.