Mrs Suzan Thompson

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Suzan Thompson
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Teaching and learning
Research
Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

About

I am a highly experienced Registered Nurse with more than 30 years experience in Emergency and Acute care, I hold a BSc (Hons) in Nursing, an MSc in Interprofessional Practice - Civil Emergency Management and a Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes.  My MSc Dissertation focused on Hospital Triage during Mass Casualty Events.  

Key areas of teaching interest are Acute, Emergency Care and Major Incident management.

I am currently the module leader for the Acutely Unwell Adult and Trauma Care: Initial Assessment and Management (CPD modules).  

Academic responsibilities

Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse
  • BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies
  • MSc - Interprofessional Practice - Civil Emergency Management
  • ENB 199 - Accident and Emergency Nursing
  • Diploma of the Medical Care of Catastrophies
  • ENB N52 - Trauma Care

Teaching and learning

I am currently the module leader for the Acutely Unwell Adult Module and the Trauma Care: Initial Assessment and Management courses.

I currently supervise MSc Research Project Students.

I am the Personal Tutor for Foundation Degree Students

My Link Lecture area is the Day Case Unit at Epsom General hospital

Qualifications and expertise

  • ILT Part 1 and 2
  • ENB 998 - Teaching and Assessing in Practice

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

Research

Mower S and Thompson S (2020) ‘Medicine wastage in a thromboprophylaxis protocol for ambulatory trauma patients'

                                         Emergency Nurse 28(6) 35-40

Conference Presentation

Ooms, A., Thompson, S., Freedman, H., Maouhoub, L. & Lear, R. (2022, October). The Online Learning Experience of the Nursing Associate Trainee in the United Kingdom. Poster presented at the 8th International Nurse Education Conference 2022, Sitges, Spain.

2022-23 - Member of SADRAS project group

Currently undertaking a Professional Doctorate at the University of Portsmouth - Research Subject area Mass Casualty Triage and the Human Factors that effect performance of this assessment.

Qualifications and expertise

  • ENB 870 - Research Methods

Areas of specialism

  • Mass Casualty Triage

Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

External Teaching Roles 

I currently instruct on the following courses:

Advanced Trauma Nursing Course (ATNC)

Hospital Major Incident Medical Management and Support Course

Major Incident Medical Management and Support Course.

Other

I am a member of the Trauma Course Level Two Competency Peer Reviewer for the National Major Trauma Nursing Group (NMTNG)

Conference Presentations

BACCN (2019) Major Incident Triage

Qualifications and expertise

  • ATNC (Instructor)
  • HMIMMS (Instructor)
  • MIMMS (Instructor)