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Mental health among elite sportspeople: Lessons for medical education (2021)
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Walker, I., Brierley, E., Patel, T., Jaffer, R., Rajpara, M., Heslop, C., & Patel, R. (2021). Mental health among elite sportspeople: Lessons for medical education. Medical Teacher, 44(2), 214-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1994134

Leading sportspeople across 2021, such as Simone Biles (US gymnast), Naomi Osaka (Japanese tennis player) and Ben Stokes (English cricketer), have talked openly about the pressure of performing on the highest stage, including the challenge of managin... Read More about Mental health among elite sportspeople: Lessons for medical education.

Prevalence and Impact of Chronic Edema in Bariatric Patients: A LIMPRINT Study (2021)
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Newman, A., Keeley, V., Pinnington, L., Green, C., Riches, K., Franks, P. J., …Moffatt, C. J. (2021). Prevalence and Impact of Chronic Edema in Bariatric Patients: A LIMPRINT Study. Lymphatic Research and Biology, 19(5), 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2021.0055

Background: Chronic edema (CO) is a complex condition, arising from different factors, including immobility and obesity. Edema and obesity can have a significant impact on quality of life of patients and their families. Understanding how to manage ed... Read More about Prevalence and Impact of Chronic Edema in Bariatric Patients: A LIMPRINT Study.

Applying sport psychology in health professions education: A systematic review of performance mental skills training (2021)
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Sandars, J., Jenkins, L., Church, H., Patel, R., Rumbold, J., Maden, M., …Brown, J. (2022). Applying sport psychology in health professions education: A systematic review of performance mental skills training. Medical Teacher, 44(1), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1966403

Introduction Health professionals are expected to consistently perform to a high standard during a variety of challenging clinical situations, which can provoke stress and impair their performance. There is increasing interest in applying sport psyc... Read More about Applying sport psychology in health professions education: A systematic review of performance mental skills training.

Mutations in the binding site of TNFR1 PLAD reduce homologous interactions but can enhance antagonism of wild‐type TNFR1 activity (2021)
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Albogami, S., Todd, I., Negm, O., Fairclough, L. C., & Tighe, P. J. (2021). Mutations in the binding site of TNFR1 PLAD reduce homologous interactions but can enhance antagonism of wild‐type TNFR1 activity. Immunology, 164(3), 637-654. https://doi.org/10.1111/imm.13400

The tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF) members contain cysteine-rich domains (CRD) in their extracellular regions, and the membrane-distal CRD1 forms homologous interactions in the absence of ligand. The CRD1 is therefore termed a p... Read More about Mutations in the binding site of TNFR1 PLAD reduce homologous interactions but can enhance antagonism of wild‐type TNFR1 activity.

Transcriptomic links to muscle mass loss and declines in cumulative muscle protein synthesis during short-term disuse in healthy younger humans (2021)
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Willis, C. R., Gallagher, I. J., Wilkinson, D. J., Brook, M. S., Bass, J. J., Phillips, B. E., …Atherton, P. J. (2021). Transcriptomic links to muscle mass loss and declines in cumulative muscle protein synthesis during short-term disuse in healthy younger humans. FASEB Journal, 35(9), Article e21830. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202100276RR

Muscle disuse leads to a rapid decline in muscle mass, with reduced muscle protein synthesis (MPS) considered the primary physiological mechanism. Here, we employed a systems biology approach to uncover molecular networks and key molecular candidates... Read More about Transcriptomic links to muscle mass loss and declines in cumulative muscle protein synthesis during short-term disuse in healthy younger humans.

The FAST Workstation Shows Construct Validity and Participant Endorsement (2021)
Journal Article
Baxter, J. A., Bhamber, N. S., Patel, R. S., & Tennent, D. (2021). The FAST Workstation Shows Construct Validity and Participant Endorsement. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, 3(4), e1133-e1140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2021.04.004

Purpose: To determine in what way the proposed simulation-based intervention (SBI) is an effective intervention for use in basic arthroscopic skills training. Methods: Twenty candidates were recruited and grouped according to experience. Performance... Read More about The FAST Workstation Shows Construct Validity and Participant Endorsement.

The F3 phenomenon: Early‐career training breaks in medical training. A scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Church, H. R., & Agius, S. (2021). The F3 phenomenon: Early‐career training breaks in medical training. A scoping review. Medical Education, 55(9), 1033-1046. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14543

Background Since 2017 more than 50% of UK doctors have undertaken a ‘Foundation 3 (F3) Year’ training break after completing their Foundation Programme (the first two years following graduation), rather than immediately enter specialty training. The... Read More about The F3 phenomenon: Early‐career training breaks in medical training. A scoping review.

The experience of widening participation students in undergraduate medical education in the UK: A qualitative systematic review (2021)
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Krstić, C., Krstić, L., Tulloch, A., Agius, S., Warren, A., & Doody, G. A. (2021). The experience of widening participation students in undergraduate medical education in the UK: A qualitative systematic review. Medical Teacher, 43(9), 1044-1053. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2021.1908976

Most Widening Participation (WP) research is focused on medical school recruitment; there is a paucity of research examining whether the experience of medical school itself is an equal experience for both 'traditional' and WP students. This qualitati... Read More about The experience of widening participation students in undergraduate medical education in the UK: A qualitative systematic review.

The challenge of understanding, evaluating and providing feedback on regulation during group learning (2021)
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Sandars, J., Cecilio-Fernandes, D., Gandomkar, R., & Patel, R. (2021). The challenge of understanding, evaluating and providing feedback on regulation during group learning. Scientia Medica, 31(1), Article e39294. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2021.1.39294

Learning in groups is commonly used in academic and clinical health professions education (HPE). There is growing recognition that regulation during learning is essential for both the individual learner and group learning. The authors in this article... Read More about The challenge of understanding, evaluating and providing feedback on regulation during group learning.

Rethinking the course of psychotic disorders: modelling long-term symptom trajectories (2021)
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Morgan, C., Dazzan, P., Lappin, J., Heslin, M., Donoghue, K., Fearon, P., …Reininghaus, U. (2022). Rethinking the course of psychotic disorders: modelling long-term symptom trajectories. Psychological Medicine, 52(13), 2641-2650. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291720004705

Background The clinical course of psychotic disorders is highly variable. Typically, researchers have captured different course types using broad pre-defined categories. However, whether these adequately capture symptom trajectories of psychotic di... Read More about Rethinking the course of psychotic disorders: modelling long-term symptom trajectories.

Avoid ‘running before we can walk’ in medical education research: The importance of design and development research (2020)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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. The 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)
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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.