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Profiles
Dr Alison JAMES
Associate Professor in Midwifery (Education)
School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
Biography
Biography
I am an Associate Professor in Midwifery (Education) with the School of Nursing and Midwifery. I am a link lecturer for the Cornwall Maternity Services. I qualified as a midwife in 1992 and worked full time in a large Acute Trust for six years. I then worked full time as a midwifery sister / senior midwife mainly on the Delivery Suite, but also undertaking risk and ward management roles between 1998 and 2005 before joining the University in April 2005.
Qualifications
1995 Diploma in Professional Studies Midwifery
1996 BSc (Hons) Midwifery (First Class)
1999 MSc in Health Care (Professional Education)
2001 ENB 920 Principles of Adult Intensive Care Nursing
2006 Post Graduate Certificate in Health and Social Care Education
2017 PhD (Plymouth University)
I am particularly interested in intrapartum, complex and maternal critical care. My PhD was titled 'High Dependency Care provision in Obstetric Units remote from Tertiary Referral Centres and factors influencing care escalation. A mixed methods study.
Professional membership
Lecturer / Practice Educator (Nursing and Midwifery Council registered since 29/06/2007)
Member of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (achieved via Plymouth University Teaching Development Framework) 2014 (ref PR077562)
Roles on external bodies
External Examiner for DeMontfort University for BSc (Hons) Pre-registration midwifery Curriculum 2016 -2021
Extremal Examiner for Liverpool John Moores University for Pre-registration midwifery and post-registration modules 2021 onwards
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
I am particularly interested in intrapartum / high risk / complex midwifery care, clinical skills and research methodology. I have led and taught on a wide and varied range of modules across the undergraduate curriculum since commenicng work at the University in 2005.
I am currently the module lead for APP 761 a masters level module in Enhanced Maternal Care.
Staff serving as external examiners
I am an External Examiner at De Montfort University (Leicester) 2016-2020.
Research
Research
Research interests
My PhD focused on maternal critical care and is titled "High Dependency care provision in obstetric units remote from tertiary referral centres and factors influencing care escalation: a mixed methods study".
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2021) 'Identifying the health care–initiated and self-initiated interventions used by women for the management of rectal emptying difficulty secondary to obstructive defecation: a scoping review protocol' JBI Evidence Synthesis 19, (2) 491-498 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'What factors influence midwives to provide obstetric high dependency care on the delivery suite or request care be escalated away from the obstetric unit? Findings of a focus group study' BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 19, (1) , DOI Open access
(2019) 'What Is Known About the Nutritional Intake of Women during Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery? A Scoping Review' Nutrients 11, (9) 2116-2116 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Maternity high dependency care in obstetric units remote from tertiary referral centres: findings of a modified Delphi study' Evidence Based Midwifery 15, (4) 120-127 Open access
(2017) 'The use of a Delphi survey to examine maternity high dependency care (MHDC) in obstetric units remote from tertiary referral centres' Evidence Based Midwifery 15, (3) 101-106 Open access
(2013) 'Enhancing pre-registration midwifery students' knowledge of caring for women with diabetes' DIABETIC MEDICINE 30, 8-8
(2013) 'Women with pregnancies complicated by pre-existing diabetes: a risk factor for high dependency care?' DIABETIC MEDICINE 30, 167-167
(2008) 'The potential impact of poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus upon women of childbearing age' Diabetic Medicine 25, (Supplement) 127-128 Open access
Chapters
Pollock W. James A. Chapter 28, ‘Pregnancy and postpartum considerations’ in: Leanne Aitken, Andrea Marshall, Wendy Cheboyer (eds.) (2019) Critical Care Nursing, 4th ed. Elsevier: Australia.
Conference Papers
A James (presenter), R. Cassidy, J. Urben, S.J. Pedler, Z. Nelson, A. Bellamy, J. Nemeth, S. Nash, E. Morley (2021) ‘The development of sustainable high dependency care education for midwives in Cornwall (UK) using a collaborative patchwork approach’. International Confederation of midwives (ICM) Virtual Triennial online Congress 9-30th June. Oral presentation 30th June.
James A, Endacott R, Stenhouse E (2013) Narrated e-poster presentation: Factors affecting the threshold transfer of sick parturients to higher levels of care European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Conference 2013, 5-9 October, Paris.
(2016) 'Factors that influence midwives' escalation of care decisions; a focus group study' 206-206
(2013) 'FACTORS AFFECTING THE THRESHOLD TRANSFER OF SICK PARTURIENTS TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE' S227-S227
(2008) 'Manual handling / Taking Care of your Back: an e-learning resource. Workshop and poster presentation' Sharing Innovation in Placement Learning Conference Plymouth 4-/-0/20084-/-0/2008
Presentations and posters
James A, Endacott R, Stenhouse E (2016) Poster presentation Do Midwives and Doctors agree on the features that define Maternity High Dependency Care? Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference 19-20, October 2016 Harrogate
James A, Endacott R, Stenhouse E (2016) Electronic poster Factors that influence midwives’ escalation of care decisions; a focus group study Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress, 20-22 June 2016 Birmingham.
James A, Endacott R, Stenhouse E, (2013) Poster presentation: Women with pregnancies complicated by pre-existing diabetes: a risk factor for high dependency care? Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2013, Manchester.