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Staff Profile

Helen Banks

Lecturer in Clinical Physiology

  • Telephone: 0191 208 8945
  • Address: Rm MG.032
    School of Medicine
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
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    NE2 4HH
Background

Lecturer - MSc Clinical Science (Physiological Sciences & Medical Physics)


Qualifications

  • MSc Clinical Science- Â鶹´«Ã½ 2017
  • BSc (Hons) Physiological Sciences - Â鶹´«Ã½ 2010


Accreditation / Professional Registration

  • Registered Clinical Scientist (CS20034), Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Asssociation for Respiratory and Technology Physiology Practitioner accreditation


 Professional Body Membership 

  • Asssociation for Respiratory and Technology Physiology
  • European Respiratory Society
  • British Sleep Society


Research

Current projects:


Reasearch assistant/croject co-ordinator for a feasibility study investigating Shared Medical Appointments for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.


Co-author involved in the formal analysis, writing, review and editing for a longitudinal qualitative study looking at commissioners' views and experiences of implementing virtual wards in Integrated Care Systems in England


Spirometry quality reviewer for the TIPAL study (Treating ppeople with Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis with the Addition of Lansoprazole)


Polysomnography scoring expert for an exploratory randomised crossover reader study developing and AI- assested polysomnography scoring model.

 


Past projects:

Co author for a review of integrating cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of aortic stenosis.


Co-author for a qualitative study exploring the opportunities and challenges of a novel cardiac output response to stress test for heart failure in primary care.


Chief Investigator for a prospective valdiation study which validated visual analogue scales for assessing change in dsypnoea and fatigue in patients with interstitial lung disease.



Teaching

Lecturer MSc Clinical Science (Respiratory and Sleep Science)


Module lead:

  • CVR8028 Introduction to neurophysiology
  • CVR8029 Introduction to critical care science
  • CVR8030 Respiratory and Sleep Science specialist modules 1
  • CVR8031 Respiratory and Sleep Science specialist modules 2


Module contributor:

  • CVR8002 Introduction to respiratory and sleep science
  • CVR8001 Introduction to cardiac science
  • MSC8003 Research project 1
  • MSC8004 Research project 2
  • MSC8008 Professional foundations of healthcare and clinical science


Undergraduate:

Contributor:

  • PSC3014 Physiology and functional anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract


Publications

  • Articles

    • McGowan LJ, Nichol B, Lecouturier J, Banks H, Dhami R, Kelly MP, Sniehotta FF, Graham F. . BMC Health Services Research 2026, Epub ahead of print.
    • Charman S, Okwose N, Maniatopoulos G, Graziadio S, Metzler T, Banks H, Vale L, MacGowan GA, Seferovic PM, Fuat A, Deaton C, Mant J, Hobbs RFD, Jakovljevic DG. . BMJ Open 2019, 9(4), e028122.