Dr Peter Bath - page 2

Current School responsibilities

• Programme Co-ordinator, Undergraduate programmes in Informatics
• Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching
• Director, Centre for Health Information Management Research (CHIMR)
• Programme Co-ordinator MSc Health Informatics
• Head of Health Informatics Research Group

Current research students

• Hanadi Husain - Information Behaviours of clinicians in Kuwait
• Jennifer Salter - to be confirmed
• Eliza Mazlan - to be confirmed
• Robinah Namuleme - the information needs and behaviours of people infected with, and affected by, HIV/AIDS
• Tom Poulter - Requirements and benefits of electronic patient record systems in cancer treatment services
• Tomislav Dimitrovski - The preparedness for E-health in Macedonia
• Jean Stephenson-Ǻgren - use of vital sign information in electronic medical records
• Rabab Aljishi - data mining tools for analysing data on health in older people

Successful research students

• Jackie MacDonald - the Information Sharing Behaviour of Health Service Managers: a three-part study
• Wen-Chin Hsu - Older people's use of NHS-Direct
• Simon Read - Methods for the improved implementation of the spatial scan statistic when applied to binary labelled point data.
• Paolo Melillo (visiting research student) - the use of data mining tools for analysing data on older people
• Juliet Harland - Information behaviours of people with dementia and their carers
• Haris Stavroulakis - Information needs of women in relation to osteoporosis
• Joel Minion - the information worlds of gay men living with HIV/AIDS
• Reza Rabiei - Evaluation of the Choose and Book system in England
• Haleh Ayatollahi - Evaluation of Emergency Department Information Systems (EDIS)
• Chih-Ping Li - Comparison of quality of life among older people in the UK and Taiwan
• Leandro Pecchia (visiting research student) - Economy and Management of Healthcare Services and Organizations.
• Catherine Beverley - The health and social care information needs of people with a visual impairment.
• Louise Guillaume - The information needs of parents of young children in relation to the MMR health scare.
• Rabiah Ahmad - The use of Cox Regression Genetic Algorithms to identify predictors of mortality in older people.
• Kyeung mi Oh - Priorities for the development of older people' services in South Korea-lessons from the United Kingdom
• Charlotte Rees - The information needs and information-seeking behaviours of women with breast cancer, their partners and their adult daughters

Current University activities

• Senate representative (Faculty of Social Sciences) on the University Research Ethics Committee (UREC)

Previous University activities

• Member of Faculty of Pure Science Graduate Research Committee
• Member of University Research Governance Sub-Committee
• Member of Graduate School Management Committee (Social Sciences Division)

Previous School / Department responsibilities

• Director of Learning and Teaching (study leave cover)
• Chair of iSchool Teaching Committee (study leave cover)
• Member of RAE Management Group
• Member of Strategy Group
• Acting Chair, Research Committee
• Graduate Research student selector and tutor
• Post-Graduate Examinations Officer
• Research Ethics Administrator

Current external activities

• Keynote speaker, 4th International Conference on “Well-being in the Information Society” (WIS 2012), August 2012, Turku, Finland.
• Associate Editor, Health Informatics Journal
• Editorial Board member, Health Informatics Journal
• External Examiner MSc Health Informatics, University of Limerick, Ireland (2009-present)

Previous external activities

• Co-chair of the Programme Committee for the Fifteenth International Symposium for Health Information Management Research, Zürich, Switzerland (ISHIMR 2011)
• External Examiner MSc Health Information Governance, University of Bath (2006-2010)
• Invited speaker, Healthcare Computing 2011 conference (April 2011).
• Invited discussant on British Computer Society (The Chartered Institute for IT) video debate on Health Informatics (April 2010).
• Co-Chair of the Programme Committee for the Fourteenth International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Kalmar, Sweden (ISHIMR 2009)
• Co-Chair of the Programme Committee for the Thirteenth International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Auckland, New Zealand (ISHIMR 2008)
• Co-Chair of the Programme Committee for the Twelfth International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2007)
• Co-Chair of the Programme Committee for the Eleventh International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2006)
• Co-Chair of the Programme Committee for the Ninth International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2004)
• Chair of the Programme Committee for the Eighth International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2003)
• Advisor to the World Health Organisation (Regional Office for Europe) 1995

Recent presentations

Hsu W-C, Bath PA, Large S and Williams S. (2009) Older people's use of the NHS Direct telephone advice and information service. 14th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2009); Kalmar, Sweden. October 2009.

Rabiei R, Bath PA, Hutchinson A and Burke D (2009) User Satisfaction with the Choose and Book Service: the Role of Training and Information Technology Support. 14th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2009); Kalmar, Sweden. October 2009.

Ayatollahi H, Bath PA and Goodacre S (2009) Factors influencing the use of IT in the Emergency Department: a Qualitative Study14th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2009); Kalmar, Sweden. October 2009.

Ayatollahi, H., Bath, P. A., Goodacre, S., Lo, S.Y., Draegebo, M., Khan, F.A. (2009). What factors influence attitudes towards using information technology in the Emergency Department. (Poster), In: The College of Emergency Medicine, 2009 Autumn Conference, London: United Kingdom. September, 2009.

Pecchia L, Bath PA, Bracale M and Pendleton N (2009) AHP and risk management. A Case Study for the assessment of risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older patients. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process, Multi Criteria Decision making. Pittsburgh, USA. July, 2009.

Coates M and Bath PA (2009) The role of public libraries and librarians in providing consumer health information (CHI) to the public. European Association for Health Information and Libraries conference. Dublin, Ireland. June 2009.

Hughes P, Bath PA, Ahmed N and Noble B (2009) Uptake of End of Life Care initiatives in the UK: how do the four nations differ? 11th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Vienna, Austria May 2009.

Read S, Bath PA, Maheswaran R and Willett P (2009) Improved disease source location accuracy using an alternative circular scan method for Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic. 2009 GISRUK conference. Durham, UK. April 2009.

Rabiei R, Bath PA, Hutchinson A and Burke D (2009) The National Programme for IT (NPFIT) in England: How Can Clinicians be Encouraged to Use the Choose and Book Service? HealthInf 2009- The International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies. Porto, Portugal. January 2009.

Ayatollahi H, Bath PA and Goodacre S (2009) IT in the Emergency Department: What Is the Impact of Technology? HealthInf 2009- The International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies. Porto, Portugal. January 2009.

Carroll C and Bath PA (2008). Fifteen-Year Mortality and Numbers of Prescription Drugs Taken in a Population of Community-Dwelling Older People. Poster presentation at Gerontological Society of America 61st Annual Scientific Meeting. Maryland, USA. November 2008.

Read S, Willett P, Bath PA and Maheswaran R (2008) The development of metagraphs for pattern detection in public health data. 13th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research, Auckland, New Zealand. October 2008.

Rabiei R, Bath PA, Hutchinson A and Burke D (2008) The National Programme for IT in England: clinicians´ views on the impact of the Choose and Book Service. 13th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research, Auckland, New Zealand. October 2008.

Ayatollahi H, Bath PA and Goodacre S (2008) Paper-based Versus Computer-based Records in the Emergency Department: Staff Preferences, Expectations, and Concerns. 13th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research, Auckland, New Zealand. October 2008.

Ayatollahi H, Bath P and Goodacre S. (2008) Information Technology in the Emergency Department: Can everyone use the technology properly? College of Emergency Medicine Conference. Dublin, Ireland. September 2008.

Hughes P, Bath PA, Ahmed N, Bolster K and Noble B (2008) Improving Supportive and Palliative Care For Adults with Cancer in Primary Care: A National Survey of UK General Practices. Fourth Annual National GSF Conference. Birmingham, UK June 2008.

Hughes P, Bath PA, Ahmed N, Bolster K and Noble B (2008) What progress has been made in formalising the delivery of supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer by General Practices in the UK? 5th Research Forum of the European Association for Palliative Care, Trondheim, Norway. May 2008

Harland J.A. and Bath P.A. (2007) Making Sense of Dementia: Exploring the Different Ways in Which People With Dementia and Their Carers Use Information. Gerontological Society of America 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. San Fransisco, USA. November 2007.

Li C-P. and Bath P.A. (2007) Comparing Quality of Life Among Elderly People in the UK and Taiwan. Gerontological Society of America 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. San Fransisco, USA. November 2007.

Stavroulakis H., Bath P.A. and Gott M. (2007) Exploring the Information Needs and Information Behaviours of Young Women in Relation to Osteoporosis: A Qualitative Approach. Gerontological Society of America 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. San Fransisco, USA. November 2007.

MacDonald J, Bath PA and Booth A (2007) Healthcare Managers´ Decision Making: findings of a small-scale exploratory study. 12th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, UK July 2007. Jackie MacDonald was awarded the prize for the best presentation at the symposium.

Guillaume L and Bath PA (2007) A content analysis of mass media sources in relation to the MMR vaccine scare. 12th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, UK July 2007.

Beverley CA, Bath PA and Barbour R. (2007) The role of local societies for the blind and partially sighted in meeting the information needs of visually impaired people. 12th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, UK July 2007.

Li C-P and Bath PA (2007) Harmonisation of data on elderly people from longitudinal studies in the UK and Taiwan. 12th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, UK July 2007.

Selected publications

Edited Conference Proceedings

Bath, PA, Mettler T, Raptis D and Sen BA (editors) (2011) Proceedings of 15th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2011); Published by University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. ISBN 9-7809559-28314

Bath, PA, Petersson, G, Steinschaden, T (editors) (2009) Proceedings of 14th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2009); Kalmar, Sweden. Published by University of Kalmar, Sweden. ISBN 978-91-633-5603-2.

Bath PA, Day K and Norris T (editors) (2008) Proceedings of 13th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Auckland, New Zealand October 2008. Published by Massey University New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-473-14173-8.

Bath PA, Albright K and Norris T (editors) (2007) Proceedings of 12th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, UK July 2007. Published by University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. ISBN 0-903522-40-3.

Abidi SSR, Bath PA and Keselj V (editors) (2006) Proceedings of 11th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 2006. Published by Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. ISBN 0-7703-9016-1.

Bamidis P, Bath PA, Eaglestone B and Soutiriadou A. (editors) (2005) Proceedings of 10th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Thessaloniki, September 2005. Published by South Eastern European Research Centre (SEERC), Thessaloniki, Greece. ISBN:960-878869-5-9.

Bath PA, Eaglestone BM and Procter P (editors) (2004) Proceedings of 9th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, June 2004. Sheffield University Press, 2004. ISBN: 090352239X.

Bath PA, Höglund L and Maceviciute E. (editors) (2003) Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Borås, Sweden, June 2003. Swedish School of Library and Information Science. ISBN: 9163137879.

Dowd C, Bath PA, Eaglestone BM, Procter P (editors) (2002) Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, June 2002. Sheffield University Press, 2002. ISBN: 1902411315.

Other selected journal articles:

Brooks C and Bath PA (2006) An examination of the levels of confidence that consultants have in routinely collected data. Health Informatics Journal. 12(1):49-64.

Karnon J, McIntosh A, Dean J, Bath P, Hutchinson A, Oakley J, Thomas N, Pratt P, Freeman-Parry L, Karsh B-T, Gandhi T, Tappenden P (2007) A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions Safety Science 45(4): 431-540.

Booth A, Levy P, Bath PA, Lacey T, Sanderson M, Diercks-O'Brien G (2005). Studying health information from a distance: refining an e-learning case study in the crucible of student evaluation. Health Info Libr J. 22 Suppl 2:8-19.

Bath PA, Clark D and Wright M (2004) The International Observatory on End of Life Care (IOELC): an information resource for palliative care. Health Informatics Journal. 10(2):121-126.

Douglas HR, Halliday D, Normand CE, Corner J, Bath P, Beech N, Clark D, Hughes P, Marples R, Seymour JE, Skilbeck J, Webb and T, (2003) Economic evaluation of specialist cancer and palliative nursing: a literature review. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 9(10):424-428.

Douglas HR, Halliday D, Normand CE, Corner J, Bath P, Beech N, Clark D, Hughes P, Marples R, Seymour JE, Skilbeck J, Webb and T, (2003) Economic evaluation of specialist cancer and palliative nursing: Macmillan Evaluation Study findings. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 9(10):429-438.

Bath PA and Bouchier H. (2003) Development and application of a tool designed to evaluate websites providing information on Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Information Science. 29(4):279-297.

Beverley C, Booth A and Bath PA (2003) The Role of the Information Specialists in the Systematic Review Process: A Health Information Case Study. Health Information and Libraries Journal. 20(2):65-74.

Phul A, Bath PA and Jackson M (2003) The provision of information by health promotion units to people of Asian origin living in the UK. Health Informatics Journal. 9(1):39-56.

Bouchier H and Bath PA (2003) Evaluation of websites that provide information on Alzheimer's Disease. Health Informatics Journal. 9(1):17-32.

Bacigalupo R, Bath PA, Booth A, Eaglestone B, Levy P, and Procter P (2003) Studying Health Informatics from a distance: the impact of a multimedia case study. Health Informatics Journal. 9(1):5-16.

Corner J, Halliday D, Haviland J, Douglas HR, Clark D, Normand CE, Beech N, Hughes P, Seymour JE, Marples R, Skilbeck J, Webb T and Bath P, (2003) Exploring nursing outcomes for patients with advanced cancer following intervention by Macmillan nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 41:561-574.

Clark, D, Wright, M, Bath, P, Gatrell, A (2003) The International Observatory on End of Life Care: a new research and development initiative in palliative care. Progress in Palliative Care, 11(3):136-38.

Personal interests

Photography. Member of Sheffield Photographic Society (SPS). SPS Council member (2007-2009).