UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network Nursing Prize 2008
25 July 2008
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The UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network (UKDCTN) has awarded Research Fellow Fiona Cowdell the 2008 Nursing Prize. |
A BU study that aims to improve care for people with the skin condition psoriasis has been launched. The UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network (UKDCTN) has awarded Research Fellow Fiona Cowdell the 2008 Nursing Prize in recognition of this study.
The prize will fund Fiona to attend the British Dermatological Nursing Group Annual Conference and also a two day visit to UKDCTN Headquarters in Nottingham. Fiona will join the UKDCTN Steering Group. These activities will provide excellent opportunities to develop in the arena of dermatological research.
The psoriasis study is being led by Professor Steven Ersser, Professor of Nursing Development and Skin Care Research and is being managed by Fiona on a day to day basis. It is supported by funding from the Psoriasis Association.
Fiona said: “Psoriasis is one of many chronic conditions which require self-management by patients to optimise quality of life. At present little is known about self-management in dermatology and the key areas of patient knowledge, skills and confidence, or the interventions that may be made by health professionals to support self-management.
“Working with colleagues in the Wessex Research Practices Collaboration (WRPC) and from Southampton University, our aim is to address this gap in knowledge by engaging with people with psoriasis to explore their current self- management practices and the specific factors that influence these. Using this data together with existing literature and evidence, we will develop an intervention that will be pilot tested in two GP practices within the WRPC”.
The study is one of many being undertaken by members of the Centre for Wellbeing and Quality of Life (CeWQoL), a University wide centre based in the School of Health and Social Care. The centre, which will be officially launched in October, focuses on high-quality research, curricula and enterprise with the aim of improving health and social care practice.
Centre for Wellbeing and Quality of Life (CeWQoL)
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