Julia Williams (academic)

For the 19th century abolitionist, see Julia Williams (abolitionist).

Doctor Julia Williams is a Principal Lecturer and Research Lead for Paramedic Science at the University of Hertfordshire. She is also a member of the editorial team for the Journal of Paramedic Practice[1][2] and a member of the College of Paramedics Research and Audit Group.[3]

Dr Williams is also a member of the 999 EMS Research Forum Board. The 999 EMS Research Forum is a UK-based partnership that brings together academics and health care providers with a research interest in emergency care.[4]

University of Hertfordshire

University of Hertfordshire was one of the first universities in the United Kingdom to develop a Paramedic Science degree. University of Hertfordshire now also provide Critical Care Paramedic and Emergency Care Practitioner courses which benefit from Dr Williams' teaching.[5]

Dr Williams teaches on the BSc (Hons), BSc, FdSc, and Diploma level Paramedic courses. Her area of speciality if primarily research methodology and qualitative data analysis. Dr Julia Williams has worked tirelessly to incorporate a period of Elective study into the BSc (Hons) course and has been a strong supporter of the Sandwich Year which was part of the 4-year BSc (Hons) course at Hertfordshire for a number of years. Dr Williams is a strong believer that Paramedics in the United Kingdom should be educated to a level comparable to other Health Care Professionals.

Areas of expertise

Dr Williams' areas of expertise are: qualitative research methods; ethnography and computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS).[6]

Qualifications

Publications

2014

The use of videos in blended learning to enhance students' learning in systems-based patient assessment with development of associated clinical skills: an analysis. Hitch, G., Williams, J., Herbland, A., Bowen, J., Jardine, S. A., Power, P. & Venstone, G. 2014 In : Pharmacy Education.

2013

Does Use of the Recognition Of Stroke In the Emergency Room stroke assessment tool enhance stroke recognition by ambulance clinicians. Fothergill, R., Williams, J., Edwards, M., Russell, I. & Gompertz, P. Nov 2013 In : Stroke. 44, 11, p. 3007-3012

2010

Does gender make a difference in the management of pain? Journal of Paramedic Practice 2(1): 33 - 34 (Jan 2010) [8]

Hands off the chest: a new direction for CPR? Neil Smith, Steve Jenkins, Julia Williams Journal of Paramedic Practice 2(3): 123 - 124 (Mar 2010)

2009

Chest auscultation: is it as simple as it sounds? Journal of Paramedic Practice 1(11): 471 - 472 (Aug 2009) [9]

Is it curtains for Nellie? Journal of Paramedic Practice 1(15): 643 - 644 (Dec 2009)

Simulation: is it child's play? Julia Williams, Mark Small, John Donaghy, Tony Brooks Journal of Paramedic Practice 1(10): 435 - 436 (Jul 2009)

2008

What are the highest priorities for research in pre-hospital care? Results of a review and Delphi consultation exercise[10][11]

Developing a new response to non-urgent emergency calls: evaluation of a nurse and paramedic partnership intervention[12]

2007

Paramedics and nurses in partnership: perceptions of a new response to low-priority ambulance calls[13]

2006

Street homelessness: people's experiences of health and healthcare provision.[14]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.paramedicpractice.com/teams.shtml
  2. ↑ http://www.britishparamedic.org/JPP_workshop_flyer_Aug_08.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.britishparamedic.org/randa/
  4. ↑ 999 EMS Research Forum http://www.networks.nhs.uk/networks/page/1034
  5. ↑ http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Find_courses_and_research_gs/p!eefXfmd?keyword=nursing&type=Course&action=showdetails&offset=380&2waynocompress=1&id=26960
  6. ↑ http://www.britishparamedic.org/randa/
  7. ↑ Higher Education Academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/
  8. ↑ http://www.paramedicpractice.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/results_search.html?orderby=&text_condition=all&searchboxtyped=short&index=index_stem%2Cindex_sound%2Cindex_stem_delta%2Cindex_sound_delta&text=julia+williams&SEARCH.x=0&SEARCH.y=0&SEARCH=Search&field=headline%2Ccontent%2Cabstract
  9. ↑ http://www.paramedicpractice.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/results_search.html?orderby=&text_condition=all&searchboxtyped=short&index=index_stem%2Cindex_sound%2Cindex_stem_delta%2Cindex_sound_delta&text=julia+williams&SEARCH.x=0&SEARCH.y=0&SEARCH=Search&field=headline%2Ccontent%2Cabstract
  10. ↑ Executive Summary http://www.jephc.com/uploads/990319HS_EXEC.pdf
  11. ↑ Full Article http://www.jephc.com/full_article.cfm?content_id=506
  12. ↑ Abstract http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1936560
  13. ↑ https://uhra.herts.ac.uk/dspace/handle/2299/2057
  14. ↑ British Library Catalogue http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/?func=full-set-set&set_number=137775&set_entry=000001&format=999
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