Susan Dawkes
Susan Dawkes

Prof Susan Dawkes

Dean of School of Health and Social Care

Biography

Professor Susan Dawkes is a registered nurse who has spent over twenty years working with cardiology patients in Scotland and Canada. Her clinical roles included nursing in acute cardiology units in and latterly working as a specialist nurse in cardiac rehabilitation. Susan began her career in higher education at the University of Edinburgh and went on to join the School of Health and Social Care (formerly School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care) at Edinburgh Napier University in 2004 where she now is a Professor in the Cardiovascular Health Theme. Susan is part of the School's Senior Leadership team and holds the position of Director of Learning, Teaching and Assessment. Susan also is an Honorary Research Consultant for the Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation teams at NHS Lothian where she supports clinical healthcare professionals in their research and service evaluation / improvement. In March 2018 Susan was elected to the prestigious position of President Elect of the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and will take up the President role in October 2019. Susan's aim in this role is to enhance patient care through supporting healthcare professionals to deliver the best cardiovascular rehabilitation and to use strategies to promote primary prevention of the disease. Additionally, Susan wants to work with colleagues in BACPR to make education for healthcare professionals working in the specialism more accessible and relevant to contemporary practice. Susan is the BACPR representative on the International Council for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation and has recently led the Scottish contribution to a global research study exploring cardiac rehabilitation provision worldwide. The results of this will be published soon. Susan has also become a member of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP) Education Committee. Susan is an Executive member of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Interest Group Scotland, and she has membership of: the British Heart Foundation Alliance, the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses and the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (European Society of Cardiology). Her research interests include self-management of coronary heart disease (CHD) and the preparation of professionals who care for patients with CHD.

Susan teaches students on campus in Edinburgh but also on transnational education programmes and leads a module on health assessment in the BSc Nursing programme in Singapore. Susan has taught in Singapore for several years for the School and is now the School's Regional Lead for Singapore where she enhances the education of nurses by providing leadership of several transnational education programmes delivered in Singapore. Susan has links with the Singapore Heart Foundation and she has contributed to the graduate attributes of several students by involving them in health screening events provided by the Singapore Heart Foundation and so not only do the students gain enhanced knowledge through their studies but the contribute to the health of the population through their work with the Heart Foundation.

Themes

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Previous member of the Scottish Clinical Skills Network (SCSN) Steering Group

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Scottish Clinical Skills Network (SCSN) led conference organising groups

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External Examiner for Anglia Ruskin University Acute Care programmes

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Prize winner for presentation“An exploration of how illness perceptions of cardiac patients influence their ability to self-manage their condition after coronary angioplasty.”
  • Prize winner for this presentation: "Self-management in cardiac patients after coronary angioplasty: A mixed methods study”.

 

Invited Speaker

  • “A mixed methods study exploring self-management of coronary heart disease in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention”. Invited speaker at the Cardiac Rehabilitation Interest Group, Scotland annual conference, Edinburgh.
  • “Systematic patient assessment: Can undergraduate nursing students relate simulated practice to clinical practice?” Presented at The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Simulation Summit, Ottawa.
  • “Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study”. Other authors: Agi Holland, Fiona Smith, Gill McCrossan, Elizabeth Adamson. Presented at the Scottis
  • “Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study”. Other authors: Agi Holland, Fiona Smith, Gill McCrossan, Elizabeth Adamson. Presented at NETNEP, Bal
  • “Simulation teaching at Edinburgh Napier University”. Invited speaker at the Clinical Skills Managed Education Network South & East consortia meeting, Edinburgh
  • “Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities” (VS/2013/0430) Funded by the European Commis
  • “Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after percutaneous coronary intervention”. Presented at the Singapore Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, Singapore.
  • “Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities” (VS/2013/0430) Funded by the European Commis
  • “Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: A mixed methods study”. Invited speaker at the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation annual conference, Manchester.

 

Seminar/talk

  • "Self-management in cardiac patients after coronary angioplasty: A mixed methods study”. Presented at the Post Graduate Research Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh.
  • “An exploration of how illness perceptions of cardiac patients influence their ability to self-manage their condition after coronary angioplasty.” Presented at the Post Graduate Research Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh.

 

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Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK

Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., Kyle, R. G., Brown, N., Gallagher, R., Clark, R. A., …Dawkes, S. (2021)
Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 1700. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041700
Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are implemented internationally to increase physical activity (PA) but evidence of effectiveness for population subgroups is equivoca...

A mixed method, embedded approach to exploring participation in an exercise referral scheme

Journal Article
Hanson L., C., & Dawkes, S. (2020)
A mixed method, embedded approach to exploring participation in an exercise referral scheme. Sage Research Methods Cases, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529741001
The case aims to highlight the potential of using a mixed methods embedded design to understand the effects of an intervention and provide greater understanding of how partici...

Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review

Journal Article
Gillingham, I., Neubeck, L., Williams, B., & Dawkes, S. (2020)
Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 15(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2019.0128
Background/aims The cardiac catheter laboratory offers services to patients with a variety of conditions. These may include coronary heart disease, structural heart disorders ...

A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physically activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation

Journal Article
McHale, S., Astin, F., Neubeck, L., Dawkes, S., & Hanson, C. (2020)
A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physically activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 19(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119882549
Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation is recognised internationally as an effective therapy to improve quality of life and reduce risk of hospital readmission for ...

Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe

Journal Article
Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Ding, R., Britto, R. R., …Grace, S. L. (2019)
Nature of Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the Globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.006
Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a clinically-effective but complex model of care. The purpose of this study was to characterize the nature of CR programs around the ...

Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe

Journal Article
Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Ding, R., Britto, R. R., …Grace, S. L. (2019)
Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density around the Globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.06.007
Background Despite the epidemic of cardiovascular disease and the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), availability is known to be insufficient, although this is not quant...

Chest X-ray interpretation

Journal Article
Dawkes, S., & O'Reilly, M. (2019)
Chest X-ray interpretation. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 14(5), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2019.0004
The chest X-ray is a common, low-cost investigation that is an important aid in cardiovascular disease diagnosis. Although newer, more sophisticated modalities of imaging are ...

Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology

Journal Article
Abreu, A., Pesah, E., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Lopez-Jimenez, F., …Grace, S. L. (2019)
Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26(11), 1128-1130. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319827453
Aims: The aims of this study were to establish cardiac rehabilitation availability and density, as well as the nature of programmes, and to compare these by European region (g...

Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study

Journal Article
Cheng, L. J., Wu, V. X., Dawkes, S., Lim, S. T., & Wang, W. (2019)
Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 21(1), 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12569
The aim of the present descriptive correlational study was to investigate diet barriers and their influencing factors among outpatients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes ...

Preparation of registered nurses for health promotion

Presentation / Conference
Dawkes, S. (2018, May)
Preparation of registered nurses for health promotion. Paper presented at NETNEP, Banff, Canada
Introduction: Globally, people are living longer but not healthier lives and so the need for effective health promotion for older people is growing and nurses play a key role ...

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