Fundamentals of Pharmacology

Aby MitchellMSc Advanced Practice, PGCAP, TCH, BSc (Hons), RGN, FHEA. Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Cohort Lead) at The University of West London.

Aby began her career in 1995 studying Adult Nursing at the Thames Valley University (now The University of West London) before taking up a Staff Nurse post at Wexham Park Hospital in the burns and plastics unit. In 1999, Aby took her first Community Staff Nurse post in Berkshire where she progressed to District Nursing Sister and then Team Leader for the District Nursing Service and Out of Hours Service. During that time, Aby developed her wound care practice and set up clinical services to treat and manage leg ulcers in the community. Aby left the community after 18 years in 2015 to start her career in lecturing with the University of West London. She currently works clinically one day a week as a Senior Clinical Lead for physical health in a community mental health service.

Educationally, Aby teaches on several postgraduate courses for the university and has contributed to the new high‐quality nursing curriculum. She has implemented a number of interactive teaching pedagogies – most recently an immersive theatre simulated event and a drama‐based hypothetical street. Aby's areas of interest include wound care, clinical skills, advanced level practice and theatre/drama in education and she has published several articles on these subjects.

Ian NaldrettLecturer in Intensive Care Nursing, Advanced DipHE Adult Nursing (Middlesex University), Advanced DipHE Acute Adult Nursing (Middlesex University), BSc (Hons) Healthcare Practice (Acute and Critical care) (St Georges University of London), MSc Professional Practice (Nursing) (University of West London).

Ian is employed as the Lead Nurse for critical care education at the Royal Brompton Hospital and is also a lecturer for ICU nursing at the University of West London (UWL). He has a clinical background in respiratory and cardiothoracic ICU nursing gained at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, UK. Ian has worked extensively as an Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) specialist nurse at the Royal Brompton Hospital regional Severe Acute Pulmonary Failure centre. Ian is passionate about the development of critical care nursing. He is well published in books and journals. Ian is a recognised Fellow (FHEA). Ian is a board member of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN), National board member Extra Corporeal Life Support Organisation (ELSO), and UK Council Representative – European Federation of Critical Care Nurse Association.

Laura ParkBSc (Hons), RN. Graduate Tutor in Adult Nursing, Department of Healthcare, Northumbria University.

Before joining the academic team at Northumbria University, Laura worked as a Staff Nurse for the NHS. Laura's teaching interests are predominately within teaching clinical skills and simulation within the pre‐registration adult nursing program. This passion for clinical skills teaching has resulted in Laura co‐creating and developing the skills for a practice website. The website is a repository that houses a number of videos, posters and podcasts that demonstrates to students the correct technique of carrying out a specific clinical skill. In 2016, the website was shortlisted for the Student Nursing Times Awards – Teaching Innovation of the Year. Laura is involved in several research projects. Her PhD study examines the working relationships within interprofessional practice via a constructivist grounded theory methodology. In addition, Laura has been a chapter co‐author in a 2018 Nurse Associate book and in a number of journal publications 2018–2019.

Ian PeateEN(G), RGN, DipN (Lond) RNT, BEd (Hons), MA (Lond) LLM, OBE, FRCN, JP. Principal, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar. Editor in Chief British Journal of Nursing . Visiting Professor of Nursing St George's University of London and Kingston University London. Visiting Professor Northumbria University. Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow University of Hertfordshire.

Ian began his nursing a career in 1981 at Central Middlesex Hospital, becoming an Enrolled Nurse working in an intensive care unit. He later undertook three years Student Nurse training at Central Middlesex and Northwick Park Hospitals, becoming a Staff Nurse then a Charge Nurse. He has worked in nurse education since 1989. His key areas of interest are nursing practice and theory, men's health, sexual health and HIV. Ian has published widely; he is Principal, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar, Visiting Professor of Nursing, Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, Founding Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice, Editorial Board Member of the British Journal of Healthcare Assistants . Ian was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours List 2016 for his services to Nursing and Nurse Education. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the profession.

Anne PhillipsPhD, MSc in Health Professional Education, Registered Nurse Teacher (NMC RNT), BSc Hons Community Nursing, Diploma District Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN). Queens Nurse, National Teaching Fellow (NTF).

Anne undertook her registered nurse training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. She worked as a Staff Nurse in various hospitals across London before working in the community in Ealing. She became a District Nurse, then a Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse. Anne then relocated to Yorkshire to work as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse, then a Lecturer Practitioner delivering the diabetes module at the University of Huddersfield, alongside her clinical DSN role. Following her MSc, she joined the University of York and developed the portfolio of clinically focused diabetes education module and degree opportunities with clinical colleagues. This enabled collaborative working with clinical leaders in diabetes care and a focus on age‐appropriate education. Anne was awarded the National Quality in Care ‘Outstanding Diabetes Educator’ award in 2014. In 2016, she became a Queens Nurse and also was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for her work in diabetes education.

Anne joined Birmingham City University as an Associate Professor in Diabetes Care in 2018 and leads the online MSc in Advancing Diabetes Care. She works internationally with colleagues across India in research and education, and also works clinically with Birmingham University Hospitals Trust.

Anne edited Principals of Diabetes Care: Evidence based practice for healthcare professionals by Quay Books, published in 2017 in its 2nd edition.

Claire PryorMSc Advancing Healthcare Practice, PGC Advanced Practice (Clinical), PGC Teaching and Learning in Professional Practice, NMC Teacher (NMC/TCH), V300 Independent Prescriber, Grad Cert Practice Development, Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Registered Nurse Adult (RN).

Claire Pryor is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Northumbria University. Claire's educational interests lie predominantly in nursing care for the older person and she is module lead for non‐medical prescribing. Her teaching activity spans both adult pre‐ and post‐registration professional development.

Claire's specialist areas of interest include delirium and delirium superimposed on dementia, which forms the basis of her PhD research, and integrating physical health and mental healthcare education and service provision.

Prior to lecturing, Claire worked in a variety of primary and secondary care settings including acute medical assessment, critical care, intermediate care, and as an older person’s nurse practitioner in a mental health setting.

Matthew RobertsonBSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice, Graduate Tutor, Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health.