ORCHID Annual Report 2023 - Flipbook - Page 14
Clinical Academic Faculty:
PhD students completed studies in 2023
In this year 4 students completed, Elizabth Bichard, Emma Shkurka, James Evans and Phillip Harniess. Only
one has graduated, so we only have one photo to share. Huge congratulations to all.
Elizabeth Bichard
MRes, BSc (Hons), RN (Child), ENB 415, Dip.Trop.Nurse, PhD
Study title: The heArt sibLings imPact Study (ALPS) completed May 2023
Supervisors: Professor Suzanne Bench, Professor Jo Wray, Dr Stephen McKeever
April 2019 – May 2023
Elizabeth9s full time PhD was based at the Institute of Health and Social Care at
London South Bank University. She now works as a Clinical Site Practitioner at Great
Ormond Street Hospital. Her PhD project was a two-phase project exploring the
impact on siblings of having a brother or sister with congenital heart disease. ALPS recruited UK based
siblings aged 8-17 years old for interviews and surveys.
Five themes were identified from phase one: My life looks different, Always you before me, My role in our
family, Effects on me and moving forward and How COVID-19 changed things for me. In phase two high
levels of resilience were demonstrated but communication, intrapersonal perception and intrapersonal
relationships could be strengthened and level of fear about the illness could be reduced to improve
outcomes. Integrated findings suggest relationships, peer support, communication, information, and
inclusion of siblings at home and in hospital were vital recommendations for practice.
Digital profile:
ORCiD ID: 0000-0001-5573-195X
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=KNkO4DcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Peer reviewed publications
Bichard E, Butler A E. (2023) Critical commentary: Visiting restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic-Why are
we still excluding siblings? Nursing in Critical Care. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12898
Bichard E, McKeever S, Wray J, Bench S. (2023) Research behind a webcam: an exploration of virtual
interviewing
with
children
and
young
people.
Nurse
Researcher,
31(3)39-46,
https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2022.e1857
James Evans
MRes Clinical Research, BSc (Hons) Dietetics
NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Study title: A mixed methods study investigating complications, outcomes and family experiences of
gastrostomy feeding in paediatric allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
Supervisors: Professor Faith Gibson, Dr Julie Lanigan, Dr Graeme O9Connor, Dr Dan Green
May 2020 – April 2023
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