Staff profile

staff list  BackDr Barbara Worster

  • Job title: Senior Lecturer
  • Dept: Nursing and Applied Clinical Studies
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  • Campus: Medway
 

I qualified as an RGN at St George's Hospital, London having previously gained a joint honours degree in Biology and Psychology at the University of Leicester.  I gained a Registered Clinical Nurse Teacher qualification from the Institute of Advanced Nursing Education and achieved teacher status by completing a post-graduate certificate of education at the University of Greenwich.  Initially I taught at Maidstone School of Nurse Education but moved to Christ Church College in 1993 with the advent of project 2000.

I currently teach applied clinical sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology) across the adult curriculum to a variety of healthcare professionals.  I have recently taken on the position of academic co-ordinator for this team and within this role I am interested in developing innovative methods of teaching science to students o f varying academic ability.

My main area of research interest is cancer.  I have recently completed a PhD looking at the illness experiences of patients following surgery for colorectal cancer.

Recent publications

  • AB. Prosser S, Worster B, MacGregor J, Dewar K, Runyard P and Fegan J (2000)  Applied Pharmacology; An introduction to Pathophysiology and Drug Management for Nurses and Healthcare professionals.  London, Mosby.
  • CC. International Nursing Conference, Developing Nursing Practice by Education and Research (2001).  Presentation - Perceived relevance of scientific content in a pre-registration curriculum: the experience of on Higher Education Institution in the United Kingdom.
  • CC. Nurse Education Tomorrow Conference, 2002 - Presentation Theory for Practice - Have we got it right this time?