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The development of a geriatric postgraduate education assessment instrument using a modified Delphi procedure (2016)
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Singler, K., Gordon, A. L., Robertson, G., & Roller-Wirnsberger, R. (2016). The development of a geriatric postgraduate education assessment instrument using a modified Delphi procedure. Age and Ageing, 45(5), 716-720. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw086

There is currently wide variation in the structure and content of higher medical training in geriatric medicine across Europe and no common framework within which existing efforts can be compared. We set out to develop an audit tool to compare traini... Read More about The development of a geriatric postgraduate education assessment instrument using a modified Delphi procedure.

Active fillers’ effect on in situ performances of foam bitumen recycled mixtures (2016)
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Betti, G., Airey, G., Jenkins, K., Marradi, A., & Tebaldi, G. (in press). Active fillers’ effect on in situ performances of foam bitumen recycled mixtures. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2016.1213486

Cold recycling is one of the most employed rehabilitation techniques for asphalt pavements and it is becoming more and more important as reducing emissions becomes a priority in the reduction of the greenhouse effect. The main advantages of asphalt c... Read More about Active fillers’ effect on in situ performances of foam bitumen recycled mixtures.

Development of a tool to assess in-situ curing of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures (2016)
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Kuna, K., Airey, G., & Thom, N. (2016). Development of a tool to assess in-situ curing of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures. Construction and Building Materials, 124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.086

This paper discusses the simplest yet crucial mix design consideration of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures (FBMs); curing. The objective of the present study is to attain better understanding of the curing mechanism of FBMs and lessen the gap between laborato... Read More about Development of a tool to assess in-situ curing of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures.

Effective health care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review (2016)
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Goodman, C., Dening, T., Gordon, A. L., Davies, S. L., Meyer, J., Martin, F. C., …Zubair, M. (in press). Effective health care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review. BMC Health Services Research, 16(269), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1493-4

Background: Care home residents in England have variable access to health care services. There is currently no coherent policy or consensus about the best arrangements to meet these needs. The purpose of this review was to explore the evidence for ho... Read More about Effective health care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review.

The development and evaluation of mini-GEMs: a short, focused, online e-learning videos in geriatric medicine (2016)
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Garside, M. J., Fisher, J. M., Blundell, A. G., & Gordon, A. L. (in press). The development and evaluation of mini-GEMs: a short, focused, online e-learning videos in geriatric medicine. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2016.1165217

Mini Geriatric E-Learning Modules (Mini-GEMs) are short, focused, e-learning videos on geriatric medicine topics, hosted on YouTube, which are targeted at junior doctors working with older people. This study aimed to explore how these resources are a... Read More about The development and evaluation of mini-GEMs: a short, focused, online e-learning videos in geriatric medicine.

Development of a curriculum for advanced nurse practitioners working with older people with frailty in the acute hospital through a modified Delphi process (2016)
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Background: advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) are experienced nurses who undertake some activities traditionally performed by medical staff. There are four pillars of advanced practice: advanced clinical skills, leadership, education and research.... Read More about Development of a curriculum for advanced nurse practitioners working with older people with frailty in the acute hospital through a modified Delphi process.

Mix design considerations of foamed bitumen mixtures with reclaimed asphalt pavement material (2016)
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Kuna, K., Airey, G., & Thom, N. (in press). Mix design considerations of foamed bitumen mixtures with reclaimed asphalt pavement material. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2015.1126271

In the present work, a mix design parametric study was carried out with the aim of proposing a practical and consistent mix design procedure for foamed bitumen mixtures (FBMs). The mix design parameters that were adopted in the study are mixing and c... Read More about Mix design considerations of foamed bitumen mixtures with reclaimed asphalt pavement material.

Experimental evaluation of cohesive and adhesive bond strength and fracture energy of bitumen-aggregate systems (2015)
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Zhang, J., Airey, G. D., & Grenfell, J. R. (2016). Experimental evaluation of cohesive and adhesive bond strength and fracture energy of bitumen-aggregate systems. Materials and Structures, 49(7), 2653-2667. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-015-0674-7

Degradation of asphalt pavements is an inevitable phenomenon due to the combined effects of high traffic loads and harsh environmental conditions. Deterioration can be in the form of cohesive failure of the bitumen and/or bitumen-filler mastic or by... Read More about Experimental evaluation of cohesive and adhesive bond strength and fracture energy of bitumen-aggregate systems.

Influence of aggregate mineralogical composition on water resistance of aggregate–bitumen adhesion (2015)
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Zhang, J., Apeagyei, A. K., Airey, G. D., & Grenfell, J. R. (2015). Influence of aggregate mineralogical composition on water resistance of aggregate–bitumen adhesion. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2015.06.012

The effects of aggregate mineralogical composition on moistures sensitivity of aggregate–bitumen bonds were investigated using four aggregate types (two limestone and two granite)and two bitumen grades (40/60 penand70/100pen). Moisture sensitivity... Read More about Influence of aggregate mineralogical composition on water resistance of aggregate–bitumen adhesion.

Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys (2015)
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Iliffe, S., Davies, S. L., Gordon, A. L., Schneider, J., Dening, T., Bowman, C., …Goodman, C. (2016). Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 17(2), 122-137. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423615000250

Background: The number of beds in care homes (with and without nurses) in the United Kingdom is three times greater than the number of beds in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. Care homes are predominantly owned by a range of commercial, not-f... Read More about Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys.

Relationships, expertise, incentives, and governance: supporting care home residents' access to health care: an interview study from England (2015)
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Goodman, C., Davies, S. L., Gordon, A. L., Meyer, J., Dening, T., Gladman, J. R., …Martin, F. C. (2015). Relationships, expertise, incentives, and governance: supporting care home residents' access to health care: an interview study from England. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.01.072

Objectives To explore what commissioners of care, regulators, providers, and care home residents in England identify as the key mechanisms or components of different service delivery models that support the provision of National Health Service (NHS)... Read More about Relationships, expertise, incentives, and governance: supporting care home residents' access to health care: an interview study from England.

The Optimal Study: describing the key components of optimal health care delivery to UK care home residents: a research protocol (2014)
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Gordon, A. L., Goodman, C., Dening, T., Davies, S., Gladman, J. R., Bell, B. G., …Victor, C. (2014). The Optimal Study: describing the key components of optimal health care delivery to UK care home residents: a research protocol. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.06.011

Long term institutional care in the UK is provided by care homes. Residents have prevalent cognitive impairment and disability, have multiple diagnoses and are subject to polypharmacy. Prevailing models of healthcare provision - ad hoc, reactive and... Read More about The Optimal Study: describing the key components of optimal health care delivery to UK care home residents: a research protocol.

Effective health care for older people resident in care homes: the optimal study protocol for realist review (2014)
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Goodman, C., Gordon, A. L., Martin, F., Davies, S. L., Iliffe, S., Bowman, C., …Dening, T. (2014). Effective health care for older people resident in care homes: the optimal study protocol for realist review. Systematic Reviews, 3(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-49

Background Care homes in the UK rely on general practice for access to specialist medical and nursing care as well as referral to therapists and secondary care. Service delivery to care homes is highly variable in both quantity and quality. This var... Read More about Effective health care for older people resident in care homes: the optimal study protocol for realist review.

Undergraduate teaching in geriatric medicine: mapping the British Geriatrics Society undergraduate curriculum to Tomorrow's Doctors 2009 (2014)
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Forrester-Paton, C., Forrester-Paton, J., Gordon, A. L., Mitchell, H. K., Bracewell, N., Mjojo, J., …Blundell, A. (2014). Undergraduate teaching in geriatric medicine: mapping the British Geriatrics Society undergraduate curriculum to Tomorrow's Doctors 2009. Age and Ageing, 43(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu024

Introduction: in 2008, the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) developed the Recommended Undergraduate Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine. This was subsequently mapped to the second edition of Tomorrows' Doctors (TD2, 2003). Following the publication of t... Read More about Undergraduate teaching in geriatric medicine: mapping the British Geriatrics Society undergraduate curriculum to Tomorrow's Doctors 2009.

European undergraduate curriculum in geriatric medicine developed using an international modified Delphi technique (2014)
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Introduction: the rise in the number of older, frail adults necessitates that future doctors are adequately trained in the skills of geriatric medicine. Few countries have dedicated curricula in geriatric medicine at the undergraduate level. The aim... Read More about European undergraduate curriculum in geriatric medicine developed using an international modified Delphi technique.

Health status of UK care home residents: a cohort study (2014)
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Gordon, A. L., Franklin, M., Bradshaw, L., Logan, P., Elliott, R., & Gladman, J. R. (2014). Health status of UK care home residents: a cohort study. Age and Ageing, 43(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft077

Background: UK care home residents are often poorly served by existing healthcare arrangements. Published descriptions of residents’ health status have been limited by lack of detail and use of data derived from surveys drawn from social, rather than... Read More about Health status of UK care home residents: a cohort study.

The treatment of hypertension in care home residents: a systematic review of observational studies (2014)
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Welsh, T., Gladman, J. R., & Gordon, A. L. (2014). The treatment of hypertension in care home residents: a systematic review of observational studies. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2013.06.012

Aim: To describe the prevalence of hypertension in care home residents, its treatment, change in treatment over time, and the achievement of blood pressure (BP) control. Method: The PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and PsychINFO databases were searched fo... Read More about The treatment of hypertension in care home residents: a systematic review of observational studies.