Joanne Lymn

Contact

• workRoom B234 B Floor Link Corridor, Medical School Building
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work0115 82 30805
• fax0115 82 31208
• joanne.lymn@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

• Lord Dearing Award winner in both 2006, 2011 and 2017.

• National Teaching Fellowship awarded by Higher Education Academy 2013.

• Substantial undergraduate and post-graduate teaching experience including large lecture and small group teaching, the use of seminar, tutorials, problem-based learning and laboratory practicals, and significant PhD/DPhil supervision experience (Oxford University, Imperial College London & University of Nottingham).

• Excellence in teaching quality as evidenced by consistent positive student feedback.

• Strong experience of leadership in teaching and curriculum development (Imperial College London & University of Nottingham).

• Significant experience of the development, introduction and evaluation of novel, innovative and interactive teaching methodologies (Imperial College London & University of Nottingham).

• Considerable experience of championing the use of evidence-based learning technologies (e.g. podcasting, individual Keepads) both within and outside the School of Nursing at the University of Nottingham, through staff training workshops, peer-reviewed publication and conference presentations.

• Effective strategic leadership skills have been developed through influencing and effecting changes in staff and student development, while working in collaboration with senior staff in my roles as Deputy Director of Research and Deputy Director of the PhD programme (School of Nursing, Midwifery & Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham).

• Experience of setting up and participating in a staff mentoring scheme.

• Experience of coaching and performance review.

• Evidence of successful grant income generation and high-quality research outputs in education, social science and lab-based science.

Expertise Summary

Non-medical prescribing education and impact on professional boundaries and patient safety.

Novel innovative teaching technologies to encourage deeper learning by means of responsive and innovative strategies. (Reusable learning objects, podcasts, audience response units, buddy/peer support systems)

Mixed methods studies involving the design and use of questionnaires supplemented by focus groups or interviews.

Laboratory based expertise is based around the cell biology and function of smooth muscle cells (vascular and uterine) and includes cell culture, chemotaxis, proliferation, enzyme assays, immunoprecipitation, western blotting etc. Particular interests are the relevance of smooth muscle function phenotypic status to cardiovascular disease and pre-term labour.

Recent Research Supervisees

• Shireen Quadri (Full-time PhD) An exploration of children's voices in non-medical prescribing consultations.
• Abd Hasan (Full-time PhD) A comparison of different educational interventions on improving knowledge and reducing care-giver burden for families of schizophrenic patients in Jordan.
• Matthew Broughton (Part-time PhD) Development of an educational intervention to engage obese men in healthcare.

Teaching Summary

Pharmacology Coordinator for Non-Medical Prescribing Course. Pharmacology and therapeutics teaching for non-medical prescribing students (nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists) at both degree… read more

Research Summary

Non-medical prescribing and the impact of this on patient and healthcare worker satisfaction and safety issues.

Currently supervising PhD/DHSci students;

• An exploration of the impact of non-medical prescribing on the delivery of mental health services
• Investigation of the involvement of children in consultations with non-medical prescribers
• An exploration of the barriers to participation in exercise programmes for obese men
• Non-medical prescribing in the Emergency Department - professional boundaries and the management of risk
• The effect of innovative psycheducational programmes for schizophrenia on patient and carer outcomes.

Education developments for teaching pharmacology across a range of student groups, including problem-based learning, reusable learning objects, podcasts, use of audience response units to provide individualised learning, buddy/peer support systems.

The evaluation of outreach nursing services on quality of life in patients suffering from moderate-severe burns.

Recent Publications

• BELL, B.G., CAMPBELL, S., CARSON-STEVENS, A., EVANS, H.P., COOPER, A., SHEEHAN, C., RODGERS, S., JOHNSON, C., EDWARDS, A., ARMSTRONG, S., MEHTA, R., CHUTER, A., DONNELLY, A., ASHCROFT, D.M., LYMN, J., SMITH, P., SHEIKH, A., BOYD, M. and AVERY, A.J., 2017. Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ open. 7(2), e013786
• AL-HADIHASAN A, CALLAGHAN P and LYMN JS, 2017. Qualitative process evaluation of a psycho-educational intervention targeted at people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers in Jordan. BMC psychiatry. 17(1), 68
• BOWSKILL D and LYMN J, 2016. [Nurse prescribing rights, the UK experience]. Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere. 61(809), 53-57
• HASAN AA, CALLAGHAN P and LYMN JS, 2015. Evaluation of the impact of a psycho-educational intervention for people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers in Jordan: a randomized controlled trial. BMC psychiatry. 15, 72

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• Pharmacology Coordinator for Non-Medical Prescribing Course.
• Pharmacology and therapeutics teaching for non-medical prescribing students (nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists) at both degree and masters level.
• Supervision of dissertation student s from a number of Masters courses - master of Nursing Science, Master of Arts in Reserach Methods, Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice
• PhD and DHSci supervision
• PBL facilitator for Graduate Entry Medicine course.

Past Research

Cell signalling particularly with respect to vascular and uterine smooth muscle and the role of PLC and PI3K isoforms on the regulation of cell phenotype and function. With specific reference to the clinical importance of smooth muscle contractility in cardiovascular disease and pre-term labour.

Future Research

Non-medical prescribing and the impact of this on patient and healthcare worker satisfaction and safety issues.

The use of innovation educational tools/interventions on student and patient outcomes.

• BELL, B.G., CAMPBELL, S., CARSON-STEVENS, A., EVANS, H.P., COOPER, A., SHEEHAN, C., RODGERS, S., JOHNSON, C., EDWARDS, A., ARMSTRONG, S., MEHTA, R., CHUTER, A., DONNELLY, A., ASHCROFT, D.M., LYMN, J., SMITH, P., SHEIKH, A., BOYD, M. and AVERY, A.J., 2017. Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ open. 7(2), e013786
• AL-HADIHASAN A, CALLAGHAN P and LYMN JS, 2017. Qualitative process evaluation of a psycho-educational intervention targeted at people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers in Jordan. BMC psychiatry. 17(1), 68
• BOWSKILL D and LYMN J, 2016. [Nurse prescribing rights, the UK experience]. Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere. 61(809), 53-57
• HASAN AA, CALLAGHAN P and LYMN JS, 2015. Evaluation of the impact of a psycho-educational intervention for people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers in Jordan: a randomized controlled trial. BMC psychiatry. 15, 72
• BOWSKILL D, MEADE O and LYMN JS, 2014. Use and evaluation of a mentoring scheme to promote integration of non-medical prescribing in a clinical context. BMC medical education. 14, 177
• HASAN AA, CALLAGHAN P and LYMN JS, 2014. Evaluation of the impact of a psycho-educational intervention on knowledge levels and psychological outcomes for people diagnosed with Schizophrenia and their caregivers in Jordan: a randomized controlled trial. BMC psychiatry. 14, 17
• MOSTYN, A., JENKINSON, C.M., MCCORMICK, D., MEADE, O. and LYMN, J.S., 2013. An exploration of student experiences of using biology podcasts in nursing training. BMC Medical Education. 13(1), 12
• MACKENZIE LS, LYMN JS and HUGHES AD, 2013. Linking phospholipase C isoforms with differentiation function in human vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochimica et biophysica acta. 1833(12), 3006-12
• MOSTYN, A, MEADE, O and LYMN, JS, 2012. Using Audience Response Technology to provide formative feedback on pharmacology performance for non-medical prescribing students - a preliminary evaluation BMC Medical Education. 12, 133
• COOPER, RICHARD J, BISSELL, PAUL, WARD, PAUL, MURPHY, ELIZABETH, ANDERSON, CLAIRE, AVERY, TONY, JAMES, VERONICA, LYMN, JO, GUILLAUME, LOUISE, HUTCHINSON, ALLEN and RATCLIFFE, JULIE, 2011. Further challenges to medical dominance? The case of nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribing. Health (London).
• MEADE, O., BOWSKILL, D. and LYMN, J.S., 2011. Pharmacology podcasts: a qualitative study of non-medical prescribing students' use, perceptions and impact on learning BMC Medical Education. 11, 2
• ALCOCK, J., WARREN, A.Y., GOODSON, Y.J., HILL, S.J., KHAN, R.N. and LYMN, J.S., 2010. Inhibition of tissue transglutaminase 2 attenuates contractility of pregnant human myometrium Biology of Reproduction. 84(4), 646-653
• TIMMONS,S, VEZYRIDIS, P, WHARRAD, H, RANDLE, J and LYMN, J. AND BATH-HEXTALL, F., 2010. Building and sustaining collaboration in e-learning development. In: BROMAGE, A and CLOUDER, L. AND GORDON, F., eds., Interprofessional e-learning and collaborative work : Practices and Technologies IGI Global. (In Press.)
• LYMN, J.S. and MOSTYN, A., 2010. Audience response technology: engaging and empowering non-medical prescribing students in pharmacology learning BMC Medical Education. 10, 73
• LYMN J, BOWSKILL D, BATH-HEXTALL F and KNAGGS R, eds., 2010. The New Prescriber: An integrated approach to medical and non-medical prescribing 1st. Wiley:Blackwell.
• ALCOCK J, WARREN AY, GOODSON JY, HILL SJ, KHAN RN, LYMN JS, 2009. Oxytocin-induced contractility in human myometrium is inhibited by inhibitors of the enzyme tissue transglutaminase Reproductive Sciences. 16(3), P758
• THOMSON NL, ALCOCK J, GOODSON JY, WARREN AY, HILL SJ, KHAN RN, LYMN JS, 2009. Expression and cellular localisation of tissue transglutaminase II in human myometrium Reproductive Sciences. 16(3), P802
• ALCOCK J, GOODSON JY, WARREN AY, HILL SJ, KHAN RN, LYMN JS, 2009. Phospholipase C isoform expression in the human myometrium is differentially regulated in pregnancy Reproductive Sciences. 16(3), P757
• LYMN JS and MOSTYN A, 2009. Use of Keepad system (personal response units) to engage students in pharmacology. In: BAKER G and BOOTH A, eds., Teaching for Integrative Learning: Innovations in University Practice Centre for Integrative Learning. 86-94
• MEADE O, BOWSKILL D and LYMN J.S., 2009. Pharmacology as a foreign language: A preliminary evaluation of podcasting as a supplementary learning tool for non-medical prescribing students BMC Medical Education. 9, 74
• LYMN, J.S., BATH-HEXTALL, F. and WHARRAD, H.J., 2008. Pharmacology education for nurse prescribing students: a lesson in reusable learning objects BMC Nursing. 7, 2
• COOPER, R.J., LYMN, J., ANDERSON, C,, AVERY, A., BISSELL, P., GUILLAUME, L., HUTCHINSON, A., MURPHY, E., RATCLIFFE, J. and WARD, P, 2008. Learning to prescribe - pharmacists' experiences of supplementary prescribing training in England BMC Medical Education. 8, 57
• COOPER R , ANDERSON C, AVERY A, BISSELL P , GUILLAUME L , HUTCHINSON A, JAMES V, J. LYMN J , A. MCINTOSH A, MURPHYE, RATCLIFFE J, READ S, WARD P, 2008. Nurse and Pharmacist Supplementary Prescribing in the UK - a Thematic Review of the Literature Health Policy. 85(3), 277-292
• COOPER R , GUILLAUME L , ANDERSON C, AVERY A, BISSELL P , HUTCHINSON A, JAMES V, J. LYMN J , A. MCINTOSH A, MURPHYE, RATCLIFFE J WARD P, 2008. Non-medical Prescribing in the UK - Developments and Stakeholder Interests Journal of Ambulatory Care Management.. 31(3), 244-252
• COOPER R. ANDERSON A, AVERY A, BISSELL P. GUILLAUME L, HUTCHINSON A , LYMN J, MURPHY E, RATCLIFFE J, WARD P., 2008. Stakeholders’ views of UK nurse and pharmacist prescribing J Health Serv Res. 13(4), 215-221
• GUILLAUME, L., COOPER, R., AVERY, A., MITCHELL, S., WARD, P., ANDERSON, C., BISSELL, P., HUTCHINSON, A., JAMES, V., LYMN, J., MCINTOSH, A., MURPHY, E. and RATCLIFFE, J., 2008. Supplementary prescribing by community and primary care pharmacists: an analysis of PACT data, 2004-2006 Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 33(1), 11-16
• ANDERSON, C., AVERY, A, HUTCHINSON, A., BISSELL, P., COOPER, R., GUILLAUME, L., HUTCHINSON, A., JAMES, V., LYMN, J., MARSDEN, E., MURPHY, E., RATCLIFFE, J., WARD, P. and WOOLSEY, I., 2008. An evaluation of supplementary prescribing in nursing and pharmacy; Final Report for the Department of Health Universities of Sheffield, Nottingham, South Australia and Flinders, Adelaide.
• KINGSBURY, M.P. and LYMN, J.S., 2008. Problem-based learning and larger student groups: mutually exclusive or compatible concepts : a pilot study BMC Medical Education. 8, 35
• PATEL, M.K., CLUNN, G.F., LYMN, J.S., AUSTIN, O. and HUGHES, A.D., 2005. Effect of serum withdrawal on the contribution of L-type calcium channels (CaV1.2) to intracellular Ca2+ responses and chemotaxis in cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 145(6), 811-817
• LYMN, J.S., GALLAGHER, K.L., CLUNN, G.F., FEXBY, S.E., PATEL, M.K. and HUGHES, A.D., 2003. PDGF stimulates DNA synthesis in human vascular smooth muscle cells via a novel wortmannin-insensitive phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase FEBS Letters. 555(3), 591-596
• KINGSBURY, M.P. and LYMN, J.S., 2003. Use of a novel 'clustered' PBL format for teaching pharmacology in an integrative body function & dysfunction course PA2. 1(3), 063P
• ABDEL-HADI, H., HARRINGTON, L.S., HUGHES, A.D. and LYMN, J.S., 2003. Phospholipase C delta as a potential modulator of vascular smooth muscle cell status PA2. 1(3), 012P
• LYMN, J.S., PATEL, M.K., CLUNN, G.F., RAO, S.J., GALLAGHER, K.L. and HUGHES, A.D., 2002. Thrombospondin-1 differentially induces chemotaxis and DNA synthesis of human venous smooth muscle cells at the receptor-binding level Journal of Cell Science. 115(22), 4353-4360
• FEXBY, S., HARRINGTON, L.S., HODSON, E., HUGHES, A.D. and LYMN, J.S., 2002. A possible role for tissue transglutminaese in regulating PLC~ in VSMC 12, 153
• HARRINGTON, L. S., HUGHES, A. D. and LYMN, J. S., 2002. Effects of organ culture on the contractility of rat mesenteric arteries British Journal of Pharmacology. VOL 135(NO 5), 290P
• HARRINGTON, L.S., SHELLEY, C., HODSON, E.A., PATEL, M.K., HUGHES, A.D. and LYMN, J.S., 2002. Association between Phospholipase C isoform expression and differentiation state of vascular smooth muscle cells. Journal of Hypertension. 20(4), S116
• LYMN, J.S., PATEL, M.K., CLUNN, G.F. and HUGHES, A.D., 2001. Platelet derived growth factor induces proliferation via a novel wortmannin-independant phoaphatidylinositol 3-kinase 976(PD02)
• HARRINGTON, L.S., SHELLEY, C., HODSON, E.A., PATEL, M.K., HUGHES, A.D. and LYMN, J.S., 2001. Association between Phospholipase C isoform expression and differentiation state of vascular smooth muscle cells. 38, 985(PH08)
• LYMN, and HUGHES,, 2000. Phospholipase C Isoforms, Cytoskeletal Organization, and Vascular Smooth Muscle Differentiation. News in Physiological Sciences. 15, 41-45
• WIJETUNGE, S, LYMN, J S and HUGHES, A D, 2000. Effects of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors on voltage-operated calcium channel currents in vascular smooth muscle cells and pp60(c-src) kinase activity. British Journal of Pharmacology. 129(7), 1347-54
• LYMN, J. S., RAO, S. J., CLUNN, G. F., GALLAGHER, K. L., O'NEIL, C., THOMPSON, N. T. and HUGHES, A. D., 1999. Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Focal Adhesion Kinase Are Early Signals in the Growth Factor-Like Responses to Thrombospondin-1 Seen in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. VOL 19(NUMBER 9), 2133-2140
• HODSON, E A, ASHLEY, C C and LYMN, J S, 1999. Association of heterotrimeric G-proteins with bovine aortic phospholipase C gamma. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 258(2), 425-30
• JOHNS, E. C., HODSON, E. A. M., FISH, H., LYMN, J. S., THURSTON, H., MULLIGAN, I. P. and ASHLEY, C. C., 1998. Investigating the relaxation, following diazo-2 laser flash photolysis, of a skinned trabecular preparation from SHR hypertrophied left ventricle. VOL 436(NUMBER 1), 155-158
• COOPER, RICHARD, GUILLAUME, LOUISE, AVERY, TONY, ANDERSON, CLAIRE, BISSELL, PAUL, HUTCHINSON, ALLEN, LYMN, JOANNE, MURPHY, ELIZABETH, WARD, PAUL and RATCLIFFE, JULIE, Nonmedical prescribing in the United kingdom: developments and stakeholder interests. The Journal of ambulatory care management. 31(3), 244-52
• LYMN, JOANNE and BOWSKILL, DIANNE, Learning on the move. Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987). 24(31), 61