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Profiles
Mrs Margaret Fisher
Associate Professor in Health Studies - Midwifery (Education)
School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
- Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) Midwifery
- Nursing and Midwifery Revalidation Lead
- Midwifery Masters Lead
Qualifications
- RGN Dip(Hons) - South Africa, Dec 1985
- RM - Exeter, May 1988
- DPSM - Tor and South West College of Health, July 1996
- BSc (Hons) Midwifery - University of Plymouth, July 1999
- PGDipHE (Midwife Teacher) - University of Plymouth, November 2000
- MSc in Health Care and Educational Pratice - University of Plymouth, October 2004
Professional membership
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (RGN, RM, Midwife Teacher)
- Royal College of Midwives
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Teaching interests
Midwifery practice and professional issues, Practice assessment and placements, Mentorship, Fetal wellbeing, Contemporary issues
Research interests
Practice assessment
Revalidation
Mentorship
Fetal movements
Other research
Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (CEPPL) "Assessment of Practice" lead (2005-2010)
Co-developed RCOG Green-top guidelines: Reduced Fetal Movement (2011)
Lead of LME Grading of Practice project (current)
Lead of NMC Revalidation project (current)
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)
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2019 'The ‘Reality of Revalidation in Practice’ (RRiP) project - Experiences of registrants and preparation of students in nursing and midwifery in the United Kingdom: A descriptive exploratory survey' Nurse Education Today , DOI PEARL
2019 'An evidence-based toolkit to support grading of pre-registration midwifery practice' British Journal of Midwifery 27, (4) 251-257 , DOI PEARL
2018 'National survey: Developing a common approach to grading of practice in pre-registration midwifery' Nurse Education in Practice 34, 150-160 , DOI PEARL
2017 'Core principles to reduce current variations that exist in grading of midwifery practice in the United Kingdom' Nurse Education in Practice , DOI PEARL
2016 'A scoping study to explore the application and impact of grading practice in pre-registration midwifery programmes across the United Kingdom' Nurse Education in Practice 24, 99-105 , DOI PEARL
2009 'A Blended Approach to Evidence Learning in Professional Practice' Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on e-Learning PEARL
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
2008 'What do midwifery mentors need? Priorities and impact of experience and qualification' Learning in Health and Social Care 8, (1) 33-46 , DOI PEARL
2005 'Enquiry-based learning links psychology theory to practice' British Journal of Midwifery 13, (3) 148-152 , DOI PEARL
Books
Chapters
2015 'Assessment of practice' in Cescutti-Butler L; Fisher M The Hands-on Guide to Midwifery Placements Chichester Wiley Blackwell 50-76 Publisher Site PEARL
2015 'High-risk midwifery placements' in Cescutti-Butler L; Fisher M The Hands-on Guide to Midwifery Placements Chichester Wiley Blackwell 103-131 Publisher Site PEARL
2015 'Wider experiences' in Cescutti-Butler L; Fisher M The Hands-on Guide to Midwifery Placements Chichester Wiley Blackwell 151-173 Publisher Site PEARL
2010 'Assessment of Professional Practice; perception and principles' in Wergers CE Nursing Students and Their Concerns Hauppauge, New York Nova Biomedical PEARL
Conference Papers
2009 'A Blended Approach to Evidence Learning in Professional Practice' 114-120
Other Publications
2011 Green-top Guideline 57: Reduced Fetal Movements. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Publisher Site PEARL