Heather Dakin

Current and Past Projects

Currently, I provide support to the following projects:

• BASIS: Bracing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• VTEAM: The cost-effectiveness of venous thromboembolism risk assessment tools for hospital in patients: VTE risk assessment
• PITSTOP: PIlonidal sinus Treatment: STudying the OPtions
• ASTIClite: Autologous Stem cell Transplantation In refractory Crohn’s disease – Low Intensity Therapy Evaluation

• I am also currently overseeing the following project:

• 'Supporting Blind/Visually Impaired Patients in Healthcare' (School of Nursing & Midwifery) - In October 2017 I was asked to design and facilitate a bespoke session aimed at undergraduate/postgraduate nursing students. This session sits within the Term 2 Communication module and focuses on supporting blind/visually impaired patients in a healthcare environment (i.e. hospitals, care homes, GP practices, etc.).

Past projects:

• ASPECT: Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial
• Talking Group for Blind/Visually Impaired Students - Working in conjunction with the University's Disability & Dyslexia Support Team, I facilitated a Talking Group for Blind/Visually Impaired Students once a month. This Group was meant to act as a peer support group and provided a place where blind/visually impaired students could share ideas, experiences, and tips to help assist one another during their studies.
• Reviewer on the ScHARR Research Ethics Committee (ScHARR REC)
• STEPWISE: STructured Education for People WIth SchizophrEnia
• PAINTED: Pandemic Influenza Triage in the Emergency Department
• DiPEP: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy
• DiPALS: A Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating NeuRx/4 Diaphragm Pacing in Patients with Respiratory Muscle Weakness Due to Motor Neurone Disease
• HubBLe: Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation (HAL) versus Rubber Band Ligation (RBL) for symptomatic second and third degree haemorrhoids.