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Pam.Page@anglia.ac.uk

Qualifications & Memberships

• Certificate in Education, University of London
• BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Nursing) Anglia Polytechnic University
• Higher Degree qualifying course in Physiology, University of London (UMDS)
• Registered General Nurse (UCH) 1984
• General Intensive Care (Guys Hospital) ENB 1001986
• Cert of Graduate Foreign Nurses USA 1988
• Introduction to Counseling, Further Ed 1989
• Advanced Life Support Provider & Instructor 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2006,2011

• Higher Education Academy
• Intensive Care Society
• British Association of Critical Care Nurses
• Royal College of Nursing - critical care forum, education forum, ethics forum

Courses

• Adult Acute Care module
• BSc (Hons) Acute Care

Outline career

Pam qualified as an RGN in 1984 at University College, London and has worked within critical care and critical care education for the last 27 years. Her clinical experience has covered coronary care, cardiothoracic and general intensive care. Latterly she has been involved in delivering education programmes to reduce "Failure to Rescue" rates in the deteriorating patient.

She is passionate about meeting the psychosocial needs of patients and families that sadly have to experience critical illness and has recently completed a national guideline on visitation in critical care published by the BACCN. Current academic role is pathway leader for BSc(Hons) Acute Care.

Research Interest

The lived experiences of patients and relatives exposed to the Critical Care setting.

Selected Publications

"Introducing a change of nursing model in a general Intensive Care Unit" Intensive & Critical Care Nursing - Vol 10, No. 1, 26-31, 1994

"A qualitative study to establish the self-perceived needs of family members of patients in a general intensive care unit". Intensive & Critical Care Nursing.1995 11, 77-86

"The Changing Face of Critical Care" Birmingham - "Advanced Practice for Critical Care" RCN Critical Care Nursing Forum (Poster Presentation) 2003

Danbury Conference Centre "Critically ill Obstetric Patient" - "Thrombo-embolic disease in Pregnancy" 2003

Essex & Southend Healthy Schools, Great Baddow Curriculum Development Centre - "Healthy Schools Award" 2004

BACCN International Conference York - "A Qualitative Appraisal of the Needs of Relatives in Critical Care." September 2008

RCN Critical Care Conference, London "Meeting the needs of relatives in critical care; a qualitative appraisal" July 2010.

Eastern region Critical Care Conference hosted by Princess Alexandra Hospital, Stansted. "Psycho-social aspects in Critical Care- maintaining emotional literacy".November 2010.

In conjunction with ARU PMI and Basildon & Thurrock University Foundation Trust;- 1 day workshop "DNAR orders - what are they and what are their limitations?" December 2010

BACCN National Conference Newcastle National Guideline Presentation - "Visitation in Critical Care - a BACCN position Statement" (due for publication Dec 2011).