University of Stirling

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Michelle Beattie (nee Lorente)
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University of Stirling

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health - Highland Campus
Centre for Health Science
Old Perth Road
Inverness IV2 3JH
Scotland

UK
telephone Tel: + 44 (0) 1463 255622
fax Fax: + 44 (0) 1463 255654
email Email: michelle.beattie@stir.ac.uk
web Web: www.stir.ac.uk/nmhealth
Job Title:
Lecturer
School Responsibilities:

My current research and educational interests are captured in the theme of health care quality improvement. My interest in improving health care quality has been built on a diverse clinical background, project management experience aiming to reduce error in clinical skills and a co-ordinating role for safety, governance and risk within the NHS. In an academic role I am now considering the definition of quality and the implications of measuring quality in complex health care. I am also interested in some of the QI tools and techniques – what works well, where and why!


Lead for Highland Lunchtime Seminar Series. The fortnightly series has been running since November 2010 with the remit of sharing research and innovation between staff members in Highland Campus.


Lead for Student Lunchtime Sports Activity. Funding received from Students Union to run 12 weeks Zumba programme.

Teaching:
  • Embedding safety and quality improvement into our new BSc Nursing Programme. This has included integration of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement modules, as well as incremental planning and creation of QI content.
  • ADPP12 – Quality Improvement Projects in Health and Social Care. Design and co-ordination for the MSc Module.
  • ADPP99 - Quality Improvement Dissertation. Supervision of students throughout their quality improvement dissertation. QI advisor to other students and staff.
Research/Financial Awards:
  • Registered for PhD by publication December 2010. The PhD will be focused on identifying the dimensions of quality and exploring the complexity of measuring these in complex health care. Funding to date by OD Dept, University of Stirling.
  • Development of Re-Usable Learning Resources in Quality Improvement for the Medical and other Post-graduate Health Care Professionals, NHS Education for Scotland, April, 2011 - £24,000.
  • A Retrospective Matched Case Note Review of Bundle Compliance and Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP) Study in NHS Forth Valley, November, 2010 - £5,000
  • Development of MSc/CPD Module in Quality Improvement, Research and Enterprise Funding, University of Stirling, April 2010, £10,000.
Publications and Conference Papers:

Publications

Conference Papers

  • Beattie, M (2011) A Study Proposal: Comparing Waiting Time and Perceived Empathy with Satisfaction of Care in A&E, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Research Day, NHS Highland, 9th November.
  • Beattie, M, Shepherd A, Scott, J (2011) Integrating the Quality Strategy into the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Nursing Curriculum, Policy Matters: Integrating Person Centredness, Patient Safety and Effectiveness into the Pre-registration Nursing Curriculum, 9th November 2011.
  • Beattie, M and Shepherd A (2011) Embedding Quality and Safety Delivery into the Nursing Curriculum: Our Journey So Far, Guest Speaker, Quality Improvement Faculty Engagement Event, 24th October, presentation.
  • Beattie, M (2011) What is the Current Meaning of Quality in the Health Care Literature? – An Integrative Review, NHS Highland Research and Development Day, 24th June. Presentation
  • Gordon, L., Tully, V., Ker, J., Lawrie, C., Lorente, M., (2009), An integrated strategy for multi-professional education and training for procedural clinical skills, abstract accepted for demonstration at the HEA Health Conference, “elearning in Healthcare education”, July 2009, University of Warwick.
  • Gordon, L., Tully, V., Ker, J., Lawrie, C., Lorente, M., (2009), An integrated strategy for multi-professional education and training for procedural clinical skills, poster presentation at the NHS Scotland Event, June 2009, SECC Glasgow.
  • Lorente, M., Walker, H. and Campbell, D. (2008) Measuring and Learning from Adverse Events; UK Adverse Event Trigger Tool, International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Poster, Paris.
  • Lorente, M. and Walker, H. (2008) The UK Adverse Event Trigger Tool: A Complimentary Tool to Measure and Learn from Adverse Events, Main Presentation, Facing Challenges: Sharing Solutions II, Delivering Quality Improvement in NHS Scotland, NHS QIS, Airth Castle Hotel.
  • Lorente, M. and Campbell, D. (2007) The Journey So Far, Poster, Launch of the Scottish Patient Safety Alliance, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
  • Lorente, M. and Hogg, G. (2006) Designing, Developing and Evaluating a Generic Skills Course for Hospital at Night Practitioners. Simulation in Inter-professional Education, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
  • Ambrose, L. and Lorente, M. (2006) Teaching Clinical Skills Trainers (TECST) – Developing a Faculty, Facilitating a workshop, the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), Genoa.
  • Lorente, M. and Lawrie, C. (2006) Facilitating a workshop – Innovative Use of I.T. in Clinical Skills Training, Scottish Clinical Skills Network, University of Edinburgh.
  • Lorente, M. and Lawrie, C. (2006) Online Urinary Catheterisation Training, Sharing Best Practice in Managing Continence, Westpark Conference Centre, Dundee.
  • Lorente, M. and Lawrie, C. (2006) The Magic of E-Learning in Clinical Skills. Best Practice Conference, Discovery Key, Dundee.
  • Lorente, M. and Lawrie, C. (2006) Poster Presentation on Developing Multi-Professional Skills Packs, Nurse Education Today International Conference (2nd place for best poster presentation), University of Durham, Durham.
  • Lorente, M. and Lawrie, C. (2005) The Multi-Professional Clinical Skills Project, Annual Scottish Clinical Skills Network (1st prize for best presentation) Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
Membership of Professional Organisations:
A member of the Institute for People-Centred Healthcare Management – with a specific remit to integrate the quality improvement agenda into activities.
Professional Interests:
  • 2012 – Member of Short Life Working Group HIS/NES Human Factors Strategic Workshop
  • Reviewer for Nurse Education Today.
  • Reviewer for NES Publication – Healthcare Improvement and PDSA Cycles of Change: A Realist Synthesis of the Literature.
  • PRINCE 2 Practitioner – Project Manager Qualification – Projects in Controlled Environments
  • Exploring and promoting the use of e-learning mediums