Laura Howard

ORCID: 0009-0008-1440-2904
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • African Studies and Ethnography
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Health Services Management and Policy
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Education, sociology, and vocational training
  • Web and Library Services
  • Social Media in Health Education
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Healthcare Systems and Challenges
  • History of Medicine and Tropical Health

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
2016-2024

University of Liverpool
2024

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
2021

Manchester Royal Infirmary
2016-2020

Manchester Metropolitan University
2018

Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
2018

Manchester University
2018

University Foundation
2018

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
2017

Clinicians are increasingly using social media for professional development and education. In 2012, we developed the St.Emlyn's blog, an open access resource dedicated to providing free education in field of emergency medicine.To describe growth this international medicine blog.We present a narrative description blog. Data on scope, impact engagement were extracted from WordPress, Twitter Google Analytics.The blog demonstrates sustained size user engagement. Since inception site has been...

10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-135104 article EN Postgraduate Medical Journal 2017-10-20

Background Emergency medicine is a high-pressured specialty with exposure to disturbing events and risk. We conducted qualitative study identify which clinical resulted in emotional disruption the impact of these on well-being physicians working an ED. Methods used principles naturalistic inquiry conduct narrative interviews ED at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, between September October 2016. Participants were asked, ‘Could you tell me about time when event...

10.1136/emermed-2017-207218 article EN cc-by-nc Emergency Medicine Journal 2018-08-21

59 Background: Prostate dose painting (boosting intra-prostatic tumour volumes) may improve biochemical relapse-free survival similar to whole organ dose-escalation without the associated increased toxicity. We present a pre-defined secondary endpoint of 2 year outcome for patients at one two UK centres in phase II trial (BIOPROP20) on dose-painting radiotherapy intermediate high risk treated with 60Gy/20# and concurrent 68Gy boost. Methods: Pinnacle software was used VMAT planning boost...

10.1200/jco.2019.37.7_suppl.59 article EN Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019-03-01

En 2010, plus de 4 millions d’étudiants poursuivaient leurs études en dehors leur pays d’origine. Selon l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et culture, ce chiffre pourrait atteindre 8 internationaux d’ici à 2025. Cette population mobile composée principalement jeunes souhaitant étudier l’étranger représente un investissement important les d’origine, qui est essentiel le développement, prospérité bien-être futurs, car étudiants retournent dans ont connaissances...

10.18356/05c2137e-fr article FR Chronique ONU 2013-12-31

A short review was carried out to see if mixing lidocaine with propofol is a safe and effective method in reducing the commonly reported pain at injection site. Four relevant papers were found using described search strategy. The author, date country of publication, patient group studied, study type, outcomes, results weaknesses these are tabulated. Although promising idea, paucity good quality evidence suggests further needed research.

10.1136/emermed-2017-206976.1 article EN Emergency Medicine Journal 2017-07-19

A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether the degree of breathlessness in patients with an acute exacerbation COPD is indicative severity exacerbation. Three hundred and forty-seven papers were found using reported searches, which five presented best available evidence answer clinical question. The author, date country publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results weaknesses these are tabulated. It concluded that increased shortness breath associated...

10.1136/emermed-2019-209390.2 article EN Emergency Medicine Journal 2020-01-24

Listening to a radio programme couple of weeks ago, I heard report on health services in Europe.

10.7748/ns.16.28.30.s50 article EN Nursing Standard 2002-03-27

Introduction: Flexible bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (FB+BAL) is routinely used for diagnostic evaluation in immunocompromised patients pulmonary infiltrates. However, during the current COVID-19 pandemic, this procedure has usually been deferred those suspected or known diagnosis of COVID-19, given risk aerosolization and subsequent transmission SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare personnel. We report case an immunosuppressed teenager persistent fever progressive respiratory symptoms after...

10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a3443 article EN 2021-05-01
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