Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Children's Nurses

Janis BloomerJanis Bloomer started her nurse training in April 1979 at Gateshead school of nursing, she then went on to Newcastle school of Nursing to become a Registered Sick children’s Nurse. Janis worked in General Paediatrics as a staff nurse until she became a CF Nurse Specialist in October 1989, where she was instrumental in developing the Nurse Specialist role within CF and was a founder member of the National CF Nurses Group. Within this time she was part of a subcommittee who developed Nursing standards for CF. Janis has always been passionate about the care of children with CF and has developed the service we have today, In 2015 Janis joined the NICE CF Guideline committee which developed strategies for the care of both children and adults. Throughout her career Janis has always been an advocate for children and their families, she has recently retired from Nursing after 42 years.

Jane Callum RSCN, RGN, BSc (Hons) CCN Specialist practitioner, MSc, FHEASenior Lecturer at Northumbria University Jane qualified as an RGN at Leeds General Infirmary where her first staff nurse post was in gastroenterology. Following a short period in High Dependency at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead, Jane moved to Liverpool to qualify as a children’s nurse at Alder Hey Hospital and John Moores University. Within Paediatrics Jane has been a staff nurse in medicine and oncology and a research nurse before finding her true passion as a Children’s Community Nurse and matron at Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust. Jane’s keen interest in supporting children in the community started in a special school and included creating educational days on Autism and multi‐disciplinary training in Tracheostomy care. Jane has also been part of a working group with the Department of Health to develop CCN services. Since moving to Northumbria University in 2012, student experience, care in the community and children with complex health needs remain a passion.

Claire CamaraGraduate Tutor in Children and Young People’s Nursing at Northumbria University. Claire began her nursing career studying at Middlesex University and working as a Therapeutic Care Worker at the Ellern Mede Centre for Eating Disorders. Since qualifying Claire has worked in paediatric oncology and as a paediatric research nurse at Newcastle Hospitals Trust before beginning in nurse education in 2018 at Northumbria University. Claire is currently studying towards her PhD and a Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice. Her areas of interest are paediatric chronic conditions, quality of life, research and ethics.

Louise CarrLead Clinical Pharmacist for Paediatric Intensive Care at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. Louise achieved a Masters in Pharmacy at the University of Manchester in 2005. Following completion of a pre‐registration year, she embarked on her career as a clinical pharmacist in the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2006. Louise worked as a rotational pharmacist for the Trust, covering a wide range of clinical specialities, before being appointed the role of specialist pharmacist for adult critical care in 2008. In 2015 she joined the paediatric pharmacy team at the Great North Children’s Hospital within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, where she has since worked as the lead clinical pharmacist for paediatric intensive care. Louise completed a postgraduate Masters in Medicines Use in Paediatrics and Neonates with Liverpool John Moores University in 2019, and is currently undertaking an independent prescribing qualification.

Sadie Diamond FoxAdvanced Critical Care Practitioner (FICM member) & Senior Lecturer in Advanced Critical Care Practice (FHEA) Sadie qualified as an adult nurse in 2008 and has since worked in various critical care departments since. During this time, she has progressed from Registered Nurse to her current specialist roles as Advanced Critical Care Practitioner (ACCP), non‐medical prescriber and Senior Lecturer. Sadie has always had a great passion for academia and has developed an extensive teaching portfolio which spans multiple disciplines within postgraduate healthcare education, making a wide range of contributions on local and international levels. Sadie has various national links and responsibilities within the field of advanced practice. Her key areas of interest are post‐graduate healthcare education, acute, emergency, and critical care, physiology and pharmacology, advanced level practice and simulation and virtual reality education modalities.

Barbara Davies RGN, RSCN, BSC(Hons), PG Dip MScDirector of Education and Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing at the University of Northumbria in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Barbara is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Barbara is an Adult Registered Nurse who then qualified as a Registered Sick Children’s Nurse. Within clinical practice, she has 20 years’ experience of working with children, young people and their families in a variety of roles. Her final clinical post was as a Paediatric Rheumatology Nurse Specialist/Clinical Co‐ordinator setting up the regional rheumatology service for children and young people. Moving into academia, Barbara is involved in both teaching and research. Her research interests lie within paediatric rheumatology, family nursing, student mentor relationships and the observation of students in practice. Following collaborative research with the Great North Children’s Hospital and Newcastle University to explore the needs of nurses working with children with inflammatory arthritis. pmm.nursing, an online, free, educational resource, was launched in November 2017. Barbara has presented the research findings at national and international conferences and it was at a conference in Denmark that she became acquainted with the concept of Family Nursing and is now a member of the Executive Group of the IFNA – UK and Ireland Chapter.

Peter Dryden MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, PGDip HE, FHEA, Dip HE Children’s NursingPeter started his nursing career as a health care assistant caring for adults with learning disabilities in 1991. Peter qualified as a children’s nurse in 1998 and worked in paediatric acute assessment and then as a Specialist Nurse in paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Peter has worked in Health Education since 2014 in both pre‐registration nursing and Continuing Workforce Development and is currently studying for his PhD in children and young people (CYP) IBD transition, which follows on from his MSc dissertation. Peter is currently a Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing at Northumbria University.

Katherine Drape MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, PGDip HE, FHEASenior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing Northumbria University Katherine commenced her nursing career as a registered children’s nurse in Newcastle upon Tyne working in general paediatrics at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. After 2 years Katherine specialised in paediatric renal medicine and worked with children and young people in acute and chronic renal failure. This included supporting children and their families at home requiring peritoneal dialysis. Katherine then worked in a clinical educator’s role in children’s services before moving into a specialist nurse role in safeguarding. Katherine joined Northumbria University in 2017 and works within the Children’s nursing team teaching and supporting undergraduate nursing students.

Dr Christine English RGN, RSCN, DPSN, BSc (Hons), MSc, PGDE, SFHEA, PhDVisiting Scholar, Northumbria University; Senior Fellow (Higher Education Academy); Trustee Board Member and Chair of Clinical Governance and Clinical Quality Committee, St Oswald’s Hospice; Executive Committee Member, International Family Nursing Association (UK and Ireland Chapter); Committee Member IFNA Education Committee; Committee Member International Child and Family Centred Care Network. Christine initially worked in adult services before moving to children’s nursing at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle. Her career has spanned practice, education and research, where she has held strategic leadership positions. Previous roles include: Head of Subject (Nursing Midwifery and Health); Director of Student Engagement/Experience; Faculty Director of Outreach/Widening Participation; Programme Director; Senior Matron (Child and Teenage Oncology Service); Ward Sister; Staff Nurse. She continues to publish, network and collaborate within children, young people and family nursing. Christine’s main research interests are child and family perspectives on care and quality improvement in children’s care.