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Coming up: Simulation in Healthcare Education; DHEZ and Tech House Case Study
Wednesday 29 May 1pm – 2pm
With our speakers:
- Hasnehn Haider - Immersive Learning Education Technologist
- Emma Tretton - Module Leader Yr. 1 Practice Learning, Adult Nursing
- Nick Cragg – Audio Visual Specialist
Recent news
Air Pollution and Public Health Research Network event at DHEZ
On the 15 November 2023, the DHEZ hosted the first ‘Air Pollution & Public Health’ research networking event organised by Dr Jacobo Elies (ICT, Faculty of Life Sciences) with the aim of bringing together experts from different academic specialities and professional sectors.
Read the full article, which includes summaries of each presentation, the background to the event and how you can get involved.
The Pain Clinic at DHEZ
Pain Association Scotland are working in partnership with University of Bradford to help support people with chronic pain at monthly meetings, hosted in the DHEZ from Sept 2023 to June 2024. The sessions will guide participants to use a self-management approach and help them to cope better by looking at topics such as understanding pain, sleep, stress, anxiety, acceptance and flare ups. Sessions will be professionally run and observed at a distance by students to help them understand more about the management of the condition.
We caught up with Professor Sonia Cottom, Director of Pain Association Scotland, to find out more about the partnership.
Pain Management Clinic
DHEZ are proud to host this series of events, in partnership with Pain Association Scotland to help support people with chronic pain and helping students to understand what it's like living with chronic pain.
The aim is to help people with chronic pain using a self management approach. Sessions will be professionally run and observed at a distance by students.
The Pain Management Clinic will run from 10:30am to 4:00pm
- Wednesday 11 October 2023
- Wednesday 8 November 2023
- Wednesday 13 December 2023
- Wednesday 10 January 2024
- Wednesday 14 February 2024
- Wednesday 13 March 2024
- Wednesday 10 April 2024
- Wednesday 8 May 2024
- Wednesday 12 June 2024
Places are limited so booking is required. To book a place email info@painassociation.com or call on 0800 783 6059
DHEZ profiled on Universities UK website
Universities UK recently highlighted University Enterprise Zones (UEZs) and how they can contribute to the government goal to make the UK a science and technology superpower by 2030. The Digital Health Enterprise Zone was singled out for its work supporting wider business communities as well as our students and health and social care partners.
Read the article on Universities UK, plus a further article on the site going in to more detail about UEZs, using DHEZ as a case study.
Award winning app for plaster cast patients
In October 2021, Charlene Brown and Ben Gracey, Plaster Technicians at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust were presented with a national Nursing Times Award at a prestigious event in London hosted by BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The award was for the use of Technology and Data in Nursing and related to their innovative development of a mobile app, accessed via a QR code embedded in a patient’s plaster.
The award was given in recognition of Charlene and Ben’s quick response to patient empowerment and aftercare, by designing a mobile app for plaster cast patients to access as part of their treatment journey. Patients are able to view information, pictures, and videos that help them to better understand their plaster and how to look after it. Built up from years of experience in dealing with patient aftercare of plasters, the team were able to address all the regular problems a patient might encounter and provide targeted advice and guidance.
Charlene and Ben worked with Ahmed Sher Malik and Anna Laurika, two University of Bradford media and computing graduates assigned to the project by the Working Academy scheme. Charlene and Ben also worked with Joran and his supervisor Dr Takao Maruyama from the faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences. Joran Laisina was selected by the University’s Digital Health Enterprise Zone to evaluate the impact of the technology.
Simon Couth, Head of the Working Academy said "This PlasterRoom QR code mobile web app was a brilliant example of how collaborative working for digital health innovation can be both fun and productive. Charlene and Ben were passionate and determined to see their idea come to fruition.“
Professor Liz Breen, DHEZ Director commented on DHEZ’s involvement in the project “The evaluation of health improvement projects using digital solutions within the NHS provides an excellent research and teaching opportunity for our students. This project is amazingly beneficial to our patient community and the team deserved to be commended for their efforts.”
Having the QR code on the plaster cast linked to the app resulted in an 85% reduction in visits to hospital and a 75% reduction in phone calls about casts. Charlene stated that “The early data indicates that the investment made to produce the technology will soon be offset by the savings in staffing resource.”
This initiative also won a government Smarter Working Lives Award for best small project. The smarter working lives celebrates innovation, collaboration and excellence. It is a platform to recognise the significant achievements made towards Smarter Working and the commitment demonstrated by individuals, teams and organisations to drive positive change.
Watch our video on the PlasterRoom project to find out more.
- Exercise to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable people in Bradford
- Appeal to Bradfordians to take part in ground breaking anti-COVID drug trial.
- World’s first Covid-19 vaccine booster trials hosted by University
- Bradford researchers help tackle global health issues
- Making a point the rise in demand for phlebotomy skills due to pandemic.
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