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Relating professionalism and conscientiousness to develop an objective, scalar, proxy measure of professionalism in anaesthetic trainees (2017)
Journal Article
Sawdon, M., Whitehouse, K., Finn, G., McLachlan, J., & Murray, D. (2017). Relating professionalism and conscientiousness to develop an objective, scalar, proxy measure of professionalism in anaesthetic trainees. BMC Medical Education, 17, Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-0891-6

Background The concept of professionalism is complex and subjective and relies on expert judgements. Currently, there are no existing objective measures of professionalism in anaesthesia. However, it is possible that at least some elements of profess... Read More about Relating professionalism and conscientiousness to develop an objective, scalar, proxy measure of professionalism in anaesthetic trainees.

A study to investigate the effectiveness of SimMan® as an adjunct in teaching preclinical skills to medical students (2014)
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Swamy, M., Sawdon, M., Chaytor, A., Barbaro-Brown, J., & McLachlan, J. (2014). A study to investigate the effectiveness of SimMan® as an adjunct in teaching preclinical skills to medical students. BMC Medical Education, 14, https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-14-231

Background: Following the GMC’s report on Tomorrow’s Doctors, greater emphasis has been placed on training in clinical skills, and the integration of clinical and basic sciences within the curriculum to promote the development of effective doctors. T... Read More about A study to investigate the effectiveness of SimMan® as an adjunct in teaching preclinical skills to medical students.

The Clinical Conscientiousness Index: a valid tool for exploring professionalism in the clinical undergraduate setting (2012)
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Kelly, M., O'Flynn, S., McLachlan, J., & Sawdon, M. (2012). The Clinical Conscientiousness Index: a valid tool for exploring professionalism in the clinical undergraduate setting. Academic Medicine, 87(9), 1218-1224. https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0b013e3182628499

Purpose: The need to develop effective tools to measure professionalism continues to challenge medical educators; thus, as a follow-up to a recent examination of the “Conscientiousness Index” (CI, a novel measure of one facet of professionalism) in o... Read More about The Clinical Conscientiousness Index: a valid tool for exploring professionalism in the clinical undergraduate setting.

Ultrasound and cadaveric prosections as methods for teaching cardiac anatomy: A comparative study (2012)
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Griksaitis, M., Sawdon, M., & Finn, G. (2012). Ultrasound and cadaveric prosections as methods for teaching cardiac anatomy: A comparative study. Anatomical Sciences Education, 5(1), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.259

This study compared the efficacy of two cardiac anatomy teaching modalities, ultrasound imaging and cadaveric prosections, for learning cardiac gross anatomy. One hundred and eight first-year medical students participated. Two weeks prior to the teac... Read More about Ultrasound and cadaveric prosections as methods for teaching cardiac anatomy: A comparative study.

The additive effect of teaching undergraduate cardiac anatomy using cadavers and ultrasound echocardiography (2012)
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Finn, G., Sawdon, M., & Griksaitis, M. (2012). The additive effect of teaching undergraduate cardiac anatomy using cadavers and ultrasound echocardiography. European journal of anatomy, 16(3), 199-205

Ultrasound and cadavers are both recognized teaching modalities for the delivery of cardiac anatomy to undergraduate medical students. This study considers the additive effect of the two teaching modalities. We previously reported no significant diff... Read More about The additive effect of teaching undergraduate cardiac anatomy using cadavers and ultrasound echocardiography.

"You're judged all the time!" Students' views on professionalism: A multi-centre study (2010)
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Finn, G., Garner, J., & Sawdon, M. (2010). "You're judged all the time!" Students' views on professionalism: A multi-centre study. Medical Education, 44(8), 814-825. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03743.x

Context This study describes how medical students perceive professionalism and the context in which it is relevant to them. An understanding of how Phase 1 students perceive professionalism, will help us teach this subject more effectively. Phase 1 m... Read More about "You're judged all the time!" Students' views on professionalism: A multi-centre study.

Hormonal control of metabolism: regulation of plasma glucose (2010)
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Yeo, R., & Sawdon, M. (2010). Hormonal control of metabolism: regulation of plasma glucose. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, 11(7), 279-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2010.04.001

The control of plasma glucose needs to be tightly monitored because hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia can lead to severe clinical problems, including death. In this article the major mechanism for the transport of glucose into and out of the blood and... Read More about Hormonal control of metabolism: regulation of plasma glucose.

Capillary dynamics and the interstitial fluid-lymphatic system (2010)
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Waterhouse, J., Sawdon, M., & Kirkman, E. (2010). Capillary dynamics and the interstitial fluid-lymphatic system. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, 11(2), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.10.017

The capillaries are the ‘business end’ of the circulatory system, where materials exchange between the plasma and tissues. Water-soluble molecules can diffuse through pores in the capillaries, and a Gibbs–Donnan equilibrium exists between the plasma... Read More about Capillary dynamics and the interstitial fluid-lymphatic system.

Peer estimation of lack of professionalism correlates with low Conscientiousness Index scores (2009)
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Finn, G. M., Sawdon, M. A., Clipsham, L., & McLachlan, J. C. (2009). Peer estimation of lack of professionalism correlates with low Conscientiousness Index scores. Medical Education, 43(10), 960-967. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03453.x

Context Measures of professionalism in undergraduate medical students are generally subjective in nature, and based on limited observations of behaviours in observed settings. We have previously described an objective scalar measure of conscientiousn... Read More about Peer estimation of lack of professionalism correlates with low Conscientiousness Index scores.

Naloxone does not inhibit the attenuation of the response to severe haemorrhage seen after simulated injury in the anaesthetised rat (2009)
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Sawdon, M., Ohnishi, M., Little, R., & Kirkman, E. (2009). Naloxone does not inhibit the attenuation of the response to severe haemorrhage seen after simulated injury in the anaesthetised rat. Experimental Physiology, 94(6), 641-647. https://doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2008.045757

Severe haemorrhage leads to a reflex bradycardia and hypotension. This is thought to be protective, but is attenuated by both concomitant musculo-skeletal injury and exogenous morphine. The aim of this study was to determine whether the injury-induce... Read More about Naloxone does not inhibit the attenuation of the response to severe haemorrhage seen after simulated injury in the anaesthetised rat.

Improving Knowledge Retention using KEEpad (2009)
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Sawdon, M. (2009). Improving Knowledge Retention using KEEpad. Medical Education, 43(5), 487-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03332.x

INTRODUCTION: Knowledge retention following didactic teaching decays at an undesirable rate. The use of audience response systems (ARSs) has been suggested to improve and facilitate learning in a didactic lecture setting by increasing student partici... Read More about Improving Knowledge Retention using KEEpad.

Simulating Haemorrhage in Medical Students (2008)
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Sawdon, M., & Kirkman, E. (2008). Simulating Haemorrhage in Medical Students. International journal of clinical skills, 2(2), 74-78

This article is a descriptive report of a novel way of teaching the cardiovascular response to progressive haemorrhage in a first year medical undergraduate setting using simulation. Simulation may provide the means to allow students to see in practi... Read More about Simulating Haemorrhage in Medical Students.

Characteristics of Special Circulations (2007)
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Sawdon, M. (2007). Characteristics of Special Circulations. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, 8(2), 69-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2006.12.010

Blood flow through a vascular bed is usually determined by the pressure gradient across it and the diameter of the precapillary resistance vessels. Special circulations have additional specific features of blood flow control. Several organs control t... Read More about Characteristics of Special Circulations.

Capillary dynamics and the interstitial fluid-lymphatic system (2007)
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Waterhouse, J., Sawdon, M., & Kirkman, E. (2007). Capillary dynamics and the interstitial fluid-lymphatic system. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, 8(2), 73-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2006.12.012

The capillaries are the ‘business end’ of the circulatory system, where materials exchange between the plasma and tissues. Water-soluble molecules can diffuse through pores in the capillaries, and a Gibbs–Donnan equilibrium exists between the plasma... Read More about Capillary dynamics and the interstitial fluid-lymphatic system.

Neurological and humoral control of blood pressure (2004)
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Kirkman, E., & Sawdon, M. (2004). Neurological and humoral control of blood pressure. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, 5(6), 179-183. https://doi.org/10.1383/anes.5.6.179.34670

Systemic arterial blood pressure, flow and blood volume are closely regulated by a group of interrelated mechanisms. Perhaps the most important mechanism in the moment-to-moment control of arterial blood pressure is the arterial baroreceptor reflex.... Read More about Neurological and humoral control of blood pressure.

Capillary dynamics and interstitial fluid lymphatic system (2004)
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Kirkman, E., & Sawdon, M. (2004). Capillary dynamics and interstitial fluid lymphatic system. Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, 5(2), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1383/anes.5.2.38.28697

Fluid is continually being exchanged between the vascular space and the interstitium, and is returned to the vascular space via the lymph. The net balance of this movement determines the amount of fluid in the tissue. If there is too little fluid in... Read More about Capillary dynamics and interstitial fluid lymphatic system.

The effects of primary thoracic blast injury and morphine on the response to haemorrhage in the anaesthetised rat (2002)
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Sawdon, M., Ohnishi, M., Watkins, P., & Kirkman, E. (2002). The effects of primary thoracic blast injury and morphine on the response to haemorrhage in the anaesthetised rat. Experimental Physiology, 87(6), 683-689. https://doi.org/10.1113/eph8702432

Primary thoracic blast injury causes a triad of bradycardia, hypotension and apnoea mediated in part via a vagal reflex. Blast casualties may also suffer blood loss, and the response to progressive simple haemorrhage is biphasic: an initial tachycard... Read More about The effects of primary thoracic blast injury and morphine on the response to haemorrhage in the anaesthetised rat.