Prof Paula Ormandy
| Post Nominals | Joint Lead for Long Term Conditions Research Theme |
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| Biography | Paula Ormandy is a Professor in Long Term Conditions Research in the School of Health & Society. Originally a renal nurse she has built a career in health service research spanning 30 years. For the past five years she was PGR Director, leading five different PhD programs within the School of Health & Society, and has completed over 25 PhD students. Research interests include patient experience, self-management education, and information to meet the psychosocial needs of people managing multiple long-term conditions, using digital/social media. She worked with the British Renal Society, as Vice President Research, was Chair of the Research Committee, and first non-medical Chair of the UK Kidney Research Consortia. She is a founding member of the Kidney Information Network (https://www.kidneyinfonet.org) using digital/social media to inform and connect kidney patients with their peers to share information, education and support. She is co-chair of the Kidney Patient Involvement Network (kpin.org.uk) working to increase kidney patient involvement in quality improvement, research, and service design. Paula is one of three co-founders of the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK (ann-uk.org), Executive Director and Treasurer, committed to research, education and support for nurses in kidney care, investing in and developing nurse leaders of the future. |
| Research Interests | Information Needs, patient education, self-management, long-term conditions, chronic kidney disease, patient involvement, population powered health |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Patient information needs, patient education, patient involvement, digital health, long-term conditions |