Margaret Fisher

Teaching interests
Clinical skills and Midwifery practice, High risk midwifery, Mentorship 

Research interests
Fetal movements
Practice assessment
Mentors
 

Other research
CEPPL  "Assessment of Practice" lead
Co-developed RCOG Green-top guidelines: Reduced Fetal Movement
 

Grants & contracts
Member of core CETL team successful bid for £4.5million HEFCE funding for Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (CEPPL) - January 2005 (5-year funding)  

Publications

1. Fisher ML (1999) Fetal activity and maternal monitoring methods. British Journal of Midwifery 7(11) p705-710
2. Fisher ML (1999) Reduced fetal movements: a research-based project. British Journal of Midwifery 7(12) p733-737
3. Fisher ML (2000) Reduced fetal movements: a research-based project (Abstract) Commentary by K Baker MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 10(2) p188
4. Fisher M and Moore S (2002) The introduction of Enquiry Based Learning into the Midwifery Curriculum.  IHS Research Newsletter Issue 24
5. Fisher M and Moore S (2005) Enquiry-based learning links psychology theory to practice. British Journal of Midwifery 13(3) p148-152
6. Fisher M (2007) Report on findings from year 1 student interviews (2006) Ceppl Assessment of Practice www.placementlearning.org/uploads/REPORT%0ON%20%20FINDINGS%20FROM%20YEAR%201%20STUDENT%20INTERVIEWS%20M%20Fisher.doc
7. Fisher M (2008) The Midwifery Electronic Portfolio and Ongoing Achievement Record.   NMC Education Roadshow 13/5/08 www.nmc-uk.org/aFrameDisplay.aspx?DocumentID=4228&Keyword

8. Fisher M and Webb C (2008)  What do midwifery mentors need? Priorities and impact of experience and qualification  Learning in Health and Social Care  [On-line Vol 8, Issue 1, 12 Feb  2009]  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1473-6861.2008.00193.x/abstract

9. Fisher M, Thoburn A, Arkinstall T and Proctor-Childs T (2009) A Blended Approach to Evidence Learning in Professional Practice.  In: Salajan F (ed) Proceedings of the 4^th International Conference on e-Learning.  Reading: Academic Publishing Limited  p114-120 http://www.academic-conferences.org/icel/icel2010/icel09-proceedings.htm

10. Fisher M (2009) How can midwifery sign-off mentors be supported in their role? An evidence-based discussion of the challenges facing clinicians, managers and academics.  MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 19(3) p319-324

11. Supporting and assessing learning in practice – Mentorship update 2010 https://opentulip.plymouth.ac.uk/Module/HEAB370E/Mentorship/default.aspx

12. Fisher M, Proctor-Childs T, Callaghan L, Stone A, Snell K and Craig L (2011) Assessment of Professional Practice: Perceptions and Principles. In: Wergers CE (ed) Nursing Students and their Concerns.  Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers p1-36   Open Access chapter at: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=22965

13. Fisher M, Proctor-Childs T, Callaghan L, Stone A, Snell K and Craig L (2011) Assessment of Professional Practice: Perceptions and Principles.   Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=18987

14. Fisher M, Proctor-Childs T and Callaghan L (2011) Assessment in Practice - Development Summary. Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning Placement Gateway, University of Plymouth http://hdl.handle.net/10293/1027

15. The Ceppl Assessment of Practice Team (2011) Top Tips For Students: Your journey through Practice Assessment/ Top Tips For Staff: Guiding your student through their Practice Assessment Journey.  Plymouth: University of Plymouth Faculty of Health.  Available on: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=30434

16. Whitworth M, Fisher M and Heazell A (2011) Green-top Guideline 57: Reduced Fetal Movements.  Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: London   http://www.rcog.org.uk/files/rcog-corp/GTG57RFM25022011.pdf

Reports & invited lectures
Poster presentation:
1. Reduced fetal movements poster. RCN South West Research Society Conference, Exeter, 27/1/97
2. Ceppl Activity 3 poster and manning of Ceppl stand. The VC's Learning and Teaching Conference, Plymouth, 30/6/06
3. Ceppl Activity 3 poster. Northumbria/ EARLI SIG Assessment Conference, Northumbria, 31/8/06

Conference presentations/ workshops:
1. "Reduced fetal movements audit" (presentation). Clinical Audit Competition, Exeter, July 1999
2.  "Integrating theory and practice: an evaluation of the introduction of enquiry-based learning into a midwifery programme" (presentation).  Nurse Education Tomorrow annual conference, Durham, 3-5/9/02 (with Sue Moore)
3. "Enhancing placement learning in health and social work" (workshop). Higher Education Academy annual conference, Edinburgh, 30/6/05 (with CEPPL team)
4. "A cross-sectional study exploring the needs of midwifery mentors" (presentation).  Nurse Education Tomorrow annual conference, Durham, 7/9/05
5. Ceppl Activity 3 (workshop and poster). Learning through Placements, Work Experience and Work Based Learning Conference, Plymouth, 5/5/06
6. "Peer Learning in the Practice Environment": Interprofessional Study Day (planning team and workshop), Plymouth, 6/7/06
7. "Exploring how to assess competence in Professional Practice" (presentation and workshop on portfolio assessment). IPL Study Day:Proficiency in Practice, Plymouth. 28/2/07
8. "Students' experience of the process of practice assessment: a multi-professional case study from Social Work, Midwifery and Emergency Care"(theme paper presentation), Nurse Education Tomorrow Annual Conference, Cambridge, 5/9/07 (with Tracey Proctor-Childs)
9. "The Midwifery Electronic Portfolio and Ongoing Achievement Record" (presentation) NMC Education Roadshow, London, 13/5/08
10. "Creating the links: The Midwifery e-portfolio" (presentation with Trudy Arkinstall and Maddie Carson) VC Teaching and Learning Conference, Plymouth, 4/7/08
11. "How reliable is the assessment of practice, and what is its purpose?" (roundtable discsussion ) IQB-EARLI/Northumbria Assessment Conference, Berlin, 27-29/8/08
12. "How do we measure student achievement during placements?" (invited speaker) 2nd Conference of the DIETS Thematic Network, Frankfurt, 26/9/08
13. "Applying the evidence: portfolio assessment in midwifery" (presentation with Alison Stone) 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Dublin, 5-7/11/08
14. “A portfolio with a difference: Blending electronic and paper for personal and professional development” (presentation with Stephen Hodge) Plymouth e-Learning Conference: Boundary Changes: Redefining Learning Space, Plymouth, 23/4/09
15.  “Becoming a professional – the contribution of practice assessment”  Ceppl Seminar Series , Plymouth, 1/7/09  Video at: http://www.placementlearning.org/events1.cfm?id=54
16.  “A blended approach to evidence learning in professional practice” (presentation with Alison Thoburn).  Also session chair. 4^th International Conference on E-learning. Toronto – Canada, 16-17/7/09  Abstract at:  http://www.academic-conferences.org/icel/icel2010/icel09-proceedings.htm   
17.  “Growing Professionals: Positives and Pitfalls of Assessing Practice” (workshop with Lynne Callaghan and Lauren Mutton)  Ceppl Transforming Learners, Transforming Lives Conference 2010,  Plymouth, 14/4/10 
18.  “Is your baby moving well? Empowering women and midwives to tackle the shadow of stillbirth”  International Confederation of Midwives 29^th Triennial Congress, Durban - South Africa, 22/6/11                   Abstract at: http://www.internationalmidwives.org/CongressesEvents/ICMTriennialCongresses/29thICMTriennialCongressDurban2011/ICM2011CongressScientificProgramme/tabid/956/Default.aspx

Conferences organised
1. "Peer Learning in the Practice Environment: Interprofessional Study Day" Plymouth, 6/7/06
2. "Proficiency in Practice" IPL study day, Plymouth, 28/2/07
3. “Supporting staff and learners in Root Cause Analysis”, RD&E NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, 14/6/10                                                                                      

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