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Avoid ‘running before we can walk’ in medical education research: The importance of design and development research (2020)
Journal Article
Sandars, J., Cecilio-Fernandes, D., Patel, R., & Gandomkar, R. (2021). Avoid ‘running before we can walk’ in medical education research: The importance of design and development research. Medical Teacher, 43(11), 1335-1336. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2020.1854452

Design and development research has the aim of understanding the feasibility and acceptability of implementing early-stage pilot research before interventions are fully implemented and evaluated for their impact. Increasing the use of design and deve... Read More about Avoid ‘running before we can walk’ in medical education research: The importance of design and development research.

Deliberate Practice in Simulation-Based Surgical Skills Training: A Scoping Review (2020)
Journal Article
Higgins, M., Madan, C. R., & Patel, R. (2021). Deliberate Practice in Simulation-Based Surgical Skills Training: A Scoping Review. Journal of Surgical Education, 78(4), 1328-1339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.11.008

BACKGROUND: In recent years there has been a shift from traditional Halstedian methods toward more simulation-based medical education (SBME) for developing surgical skills. Questions remain about the role and value of SBME, although feedback and enga... Read More about Deliberate Practice in Simulation-Based Surgical Skills Training: A Scoping Review.

A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of GP trainees failing to progress in training (2020)
Journal Article
Winter, R., Norman, R. I., & Patel, R. (2021). A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of GP trainees failing to progress in training. Education for Primary Care, 32(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2020.1831970

Challenges facing general practice are multiple and extreme. Amongst them is the increasing difficulty of recruiting and retaining General Practitioners (GPs). GPs cite heavy workload, work-related stress, little family time and psychological ill-hea... Read More about A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of GP trainees failing to progress in training.

Using Insights From Sports Psychology to Improve Self-Efficacy during Management Of Acutely Unwell Patients by Recently-Qualified Doctors : A Mixed-Methods Study (2020)
Journal Article
Church, H. R., Murdoch-Eaton, D., & Sandars, J. (2021). Using Insights From Sports Psychology to Improve Self-Efficacy during Management Of Acutely Unwell Patients by Recently-Qualified Doctors : A Mixed-Methods Study. Academic Medicine, 96(5), 695-700. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003809

Problem: Doctors experience a range of negative reactions when managing acutely unwell patients. These may manifest as emotions or behaviors. Without appropriate coping strategies, these emotions and behaviors can impede optimal clinical performa... Read More about Using Insights From Sports Psychology to Improve Self-Efficacy during Management Of Acutely Unwell Patients by Recently-Qualified Doctors : A Mixed-Methods Study.

Diagnostic stability and outcome after first episode psychosis (2020)
Journal Article
Gale-Grant, O., Dazzan, P., Lappin, J. M., Donoghue, K., Reininghaus, U., Croudace, T., …Heslin, M. (2021). Diagnostic stability and outcome after first episode psychosis. Journal of Mental Health, 30(1), 104-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2020.1818191

Background – Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia are often assigned other psychiatric diagnoses during their lives. The significance of changing diagnosis has not been widely studied. Aims - Our aim was to examine the association between dia... Read More about Diagnostic stability and outcome after first episode psychosis.

Development and decay of procedural skills in surgery: A systematic review of the effectiveness of simulated-based medical education interventions (2020)
Journal Article
Higgins, M., Madan, C., & Patel, R. (2021). Development and decay of procedural skills in surgery: A systematic review of the effectiveness of simulated-based medical education interventions. Surgeon, 19(4), e67-e77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2020.07.013

Context Changes to surgical training programmes in the UK has led to a reduction in theatre time for trainees, and an increasing reliance on simulation to provide procedural experience. Whilst simulation offers opportunity for repetitive practice, t... Read More about Development and decay of procedural skills in surgery: A systematic review of the effectiveness of simulated-based medical education interventions.

Neurological Signs at the First Psychotic Episode as Correlates of Long-Term Outcome: Results From the AESOP-10 Study (2020)
Journal Article
Ferruccio, N. P., Tosato, S., Lappin, J. M., Heslin, M., Donoghue, K., Giordano, A., …Dazzan, P. (2021). Neurological Signs at the First Psychotic Episode as Correlates of Long-Term Outcome: Results From the AESOP-10 Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 47(1), 118–127. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa089

Minor neurological signs are subtle deficits in sensory integration, motor coordination, and sequencing of complex motor acts present in excess in the early stages of psychosis. Still, it remains unclear whether at least some of these signs represent... Read More about Neurological Signs at the First Psychotic Episode as Correlates of Long-Term Outcome: Results From the AESOP-10 Study.

Experiences of Widening Participation students in undergraduate medical education in the United Kingdom: A qualitative systematic review protocol (2020)
Journal Article
O’Beirne, C., Doody, G., Agius, S., Warren, A., & Krstic, L. (2020). Experiences of Widening Participation students in undergraduate medical education in the United Kingdom: A qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 18(12), 2640-2646. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00064

Objective: The objective of this review is to characterize the experiences of Widening Participation students in undergraduate medical education in the United Kingdom (UK). Introduction: Most Widening Participation research in the UK is focused on me... Read More about Experiences of Widening Participation students in undergraduate medical education in the United Kingdom: A qualitative systematic review protocol.

Twelve tips for rapidly migrating to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Sandars, J., Correia, R., Dankbaar, M., de Jong, P., Goh, P. S., Hege, I., …Pusic, M. (2020). Twelve tips for rapidly migrating to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. MedEdPublish, 9(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000082.1

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a massive adaptation in health professions education, with a shift from in-person learning activities to a sudden heavy reliance on internet-mediated education. Some health professions schools will have already h... Read More about Twelve tips for rapidly migrating to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Using a self-regulated learning-enhanced video feedback educational intervention to improve junior doctor prescribing (2020)
Journal Article
Patel, R., Green, W., Shahzad, M. W., Church, H., & Sandars, J. (2020). Using a self-regulated learning-enhanced video feedback educational intervention to improve junior doctor prescribing. Medical Teacher, 42(8), 886-895. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2020.1748183

Introduction: Medical school graduates in the UK consistently report feeling underprepared for the task of prescribing when embarking on practice. The effective application of self-regulated learning (SRL) approaches and feedback on complex tasks are... Read More about Using a self-regulated learning-enhanced video feedback educational intervention to improve junior doctor prescribing.