The UWE Rheumatology Research Team
The UWE Rheumatology
Team
The UWE Rheumatology Team is a multi-disciplinary group of
researchers from the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, led by
Associate Professor Emma Dures. We are co-located with the clinical
team in the Rheumatology Department of the Bristol Royal Infirmary
and conduct applied research that addresses questions from clinical
practice in relation to inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
Our focus is on outcomes important to patients, the
psychological impact of inflammatory rheumatic conditions, the
provision of support for self-management, fatigue, and nurse-led
care. We use a range of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
study designs. Collaboration with Patient Research Partners is
integral to all our research.
We work with national and international collaborators from
nursing, medicine, patient involvement, psychology, and allied
health professionals (including physiotherapy and occupational
therapy).
Team Members
Emma Dures
Associate Professor in Rheumatology and
Self-Management
Jo Robson
Consultant Senior Lecturer and Rheumatologist
Mwidimi Ndosi
Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology Nursing (New Blood
Post)
Bethan Jones
Versus Arthritis UK PhD
Scholar
Celia Almeida
Research
Associate
Susan Bridgewater
Feasibility Study
Co-Ordinator
Alice Berry
Research Fellow in Process Evaluation
Julie Taylor
Senior Lecturer
Andrew Hunt
Patient Research
Partner
Pam Richards
Patient Research
Partner
Anne-Marie Sweeney
UWE PhD student
Michael
Shepherd
Research Associate
Summary
(2014-2018)
- Principle Investigators and Co-Applicants on over £11 million
in research grants since 2014
- Over 60 peer reviewed papers since 2014 (average 12 per
year)
- Grant reviewers for approximately 20 funding bodies, including
major charities, NHS funding streams, and international government
schemes
- Committee members on approximately 10 funding or policy
committees of national and international charities, professional
bodies and funding bodies
- Reviewers for over 20 journals and on the Editorial Board of
two journals
- National collaborators include universities in Aberdeen, Bath,
Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Keele, Leeds, Manchester, Salford,
Glasgow, Plymouth, and Southampton
- National collaborators include hospitals in Chertsey, Weston,
Bristol, Southmead, Poole, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Preston,
Stoke, Northumberland and Torbay
- International collaborators in Australia, Canada, Denmark,
France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the
USA
