Anne McIntyre

Academic qualifications

PhD Health Sciences Research (Brunel University) (2012)

MSc in Neurological Rehabilitation (Brunel University) (1997)

PGCert. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (1998)

DipCOT  (1980)

Profile

I became a lecturer in Occupational Therapy at Brunel in 1997, after working in practice for many years. I qualified as an occupational therapist from the London School of Occupational Therapy (now Brunel) in 1980 and have had a varied clinical experience. I specialised in neurological rehabilitation, subsequently worked with children with movement disorders in special and mainstream schools, and then in community rehabilitation of older people.

I currently lead the MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) programme. I teach on both undergraduate and post-graduate allied health programmes within the School. I held an honorary research occupational therapy post with the South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust (Older Peoples directorate) from 2003- 2008.

I was involved in the development and implementation of the Occupational Rehabilitation Training and Certification programme within the School, in conjunction with Work Matters (UNUM) (2006-10).

I have also been involved in running and contributing to Masterclasses for practice colleagues on Falls (November 2010) and End of Life Care (November 2010).

I have been a member of:

· The Health and Social Care Professions Council since 1980

· The British Association of Occupational Therapists since 1980

· British Society of Gerontology – 2004 – to date

· College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Older People (2004 to date)

· British Society of Geriatrics Falls and Bone Health specialist Section (2010-date)

· World Federation of Occupational Therapists (2005 to date)

I have an interest in occupational therapy and successful ageing and the use of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (WHO 2001) in occupational therapy practice. I have published in national and international peer reviewed journals, presented at national and international conferences, contributed to occupational therapy textbooks.  I project managed the production of the Guidelines for the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion in Occupational Therapy services for the College of Occupational Therapists published in 2004.

I have co-edited McIntyre A and Atwal A (eds.) (2005) Occupational Therapy with Older People, Blackwells Publishing, along with Anita Atwal, and Atwal A and McIntyre A (in press) Occupational Therapy with Older People (2^nd ed.), for Wiley-Blackwells Publishing, Oxford,

Committee responsibilities

· Post-Graduate Occupational Therapy Division Board of Studies

· BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy Board of Studies

· Occupational Therapy Division Strategic Management Group

· Occupational Therapy Steering Group

· MSc Neurological Rehabilitation Board of Studies

· Post-Graduate Mitigating Circumstances panel

· Post-Graduate Programme Leaders committee

· British Society of Gerontology Conference & Academic Committees 2010.

· External Examiner for BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy course, Sheffield Hallam University (2005-9).

Admin responsibilities

· Programme Leader MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration, since 2012)

· Module and teaching responsibilities

· Module Leader HH55036 Occupational Therapy and Active Ageing, HH55044 Occupational Therapy Process and Practice 2.

· Personal Tutor to students on the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, MSc Occupational Therapy (post-reg), MSc Hand Therapy and MSc Neurological Rehabilitation courses.

· Supervision of MSc research projects of MSc Occupational Therapy (pre and post registration), MSc Neurological Rehabilitation students.

· Mentor for new academic colleagues whilst studying Professional Development in Academic Practice, and those previously studying PGCert. in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education..

· Reviewer for School of Health Sciences and Social Care Research Ethics Committee

Other responsibilities

· Member of a working party at the College of Occupational Therapists on the mapping of OT outcome measures for electronic record keeping.

· Article reviewer for the British Journal of Occupational Therapy since 1999

· Book proposal reviewer for Wiley-Blackwells since 2005

Member of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis London group

Research interests

·         Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies (BIAS)

·         Centre for Research in Rehabilitation (CRR)

·         Centre for Professional Practice (CPPR).

I am interested in qualitative research approaches, especially Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), using 1:1 and dyad interviews and focus group methods.  My particular research interests encompass aspects of intervention with older people, older people and falls, older people with dementia, older carers, ageing in place, home visits, acute care and physical rehabilitation, as well as a practice based research interest in the WHO (2001)’s ICF for OTs. My PhD research considered the experience of falling by older people with dementia and their carers.

I am currently a co-investigator in a collaborative project with divisional colleagues, British Polio Fellowship and the Disabled Living Foundation and funded by an award from the UK Occupational Therapy Foundation of College of Occupational Therapists on National Guidelines for Measurement of Assistive Technology.  This research involved both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Research centres

• CCentre for Research in Rehabilitation (CRR)

Research projects and grants

·         “Bringing the home into hospital: preparing older patients for home discharge using 3D visualisation software: a qualitative study.” A feasibility study carried out with colleagues within the School of Health Sciences and Social Care and the School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics (SISCM).  (2010- to date).

·         Member of an international WFOT research team on the use of the WHO (2001) ICF by WFOT members (2008-10).

·         Hounslow PCT Occupational Therapy Home Visit project, 2004.

Publications

Journal Papers

(2012) McIntyre, AE. and Reynolds, F., There’s no apprenticeship for Alzheimer’s: The caring relationship when an older person experiencing dementia falls, Ageing and Society 32 (5) : 873- 896

(2012) Atwal, A., McIntyre, A. and Wiggett, C., Risks with older adults in acute care settings: UK occupational therapists' and physiotherapists' perceptions of risks associated with discharge and professional practice, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 26 (2) : 381- 393

(2012) Atwal, A., Spiliotpoulou, G., Plastow, N., McIntyre, A. and McKay, EA., Older adults' experiences of occupational therapy pre-discharge home visits: A systematic thematic synthesis of qualitative research, British Journal of Occupational Therapy 75 (3) : 118- 127

(2012) Atwal, A., Mcintyre, A. and Wiggett, C., Risks with older adults in acute care settings: UK occupational therapists' and physiotherapists' perceptions of risks associated with discharge and professional practice, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 26 (2) : 381- 393

(2011) Atwal, A., McIntyre, A., Spiliotopoulou, G. and Plastow, N., Achieving recognition, British Journal of Occupational Therapy 74 (11) : 544- 544

(2011) Atwal, A., Wiggett, C. and McIntyre, A., Occupational therapists' and physiotherapists' perceptions of risks with older adults in acute care settings, British Journal of Occupational Therapy 74 (9) : 412- 418

(2011) Atwal, A., Wiggett, C. and McIntyre, AE., Risks with older adults in acute care settings: occupational therapists' and physiotherapists' perceptions, British Journal of Occupational Therapy 74 (9) : 412- 418

(2008) McIntyre, AE., Atwal, A. and Craik, C., Rapid response to: There is more to lifting than preventing back pain, BMJ Available online 12 February 2008

(2008) Atwal, A., Tattersall, K., Caldwell, K., Craik, C., McIntyre, A. and Murphy, S., The positive impact of portfolios on health care assistants' clinical practice, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 14 (1) : 172- 174

(2008) Atwal, A., Craik, C. and McIntyre, A., Rapid response to: Occupational Therapy has a primary preventative role, BMJ Available online 21 January 2008

(2008) McIntyre, A. and Tempest, S., Letter to the editor, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 75 (1) : 41- 41

(2008) Atwal, A., McIntyre, A., Craik, C. and Hunt, J., Occupational therapists' perceptions of predischarge home assessments with older adults in acute care, The British Journal of Occupational Therapy 71 (2) : 52- 58 Download publication

(2008) Atwal, A., McIntyre, A., Craik, C. and Hunt, J., Older adults and carers' perceptions of pre-discharge occupational therapy home visits in acute care, Age and Ageing 37 (1) : 72- 76 Download publication

(2007) McIntyre, AE., Tattersall, K., Murphy, S., Davenport, N., Craik, C., Caldwell, K. and Mcintyre, A., Older adults experiences of rehabilitation in acute health care, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 21 (3) : 371- 378 Download publication

(2007) McIntyre, A. and Tempest, S., Two steps forward, one step back? A commentary on the disease-specific core sets of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), Disability and Rehabilitation 29 (18) : 1475- 1479 Download publication

(2006) Tempest, SE. and Mcintyre, A., Using the ICF to clarify team roles and demonstrate clinical reasoning in stroke rehabilitation, Disability and Rehabilitation 28 (10) : 663- 667 Download publication

(2005) Bohls, C. and McIntyre, A., The effect of ice stimulation on sensory loss in chronic stroke patients - a feasibility study, Physiotherapy 91 (4) : 237- 241

(1999) McIntyre, A., Elderly failers: A baseline audit of admissions to a day hospital for elderly people, British Journal of Occupational Therapy 62 (6) : 244- 248

Book Chapters

(2011) McIntyre, AE., Occupation analysis and successful ageing. In: Mackenzie, L. and O'Toole, G. eds. Occupation Analysis in Practice. Wiley-Blackwell

(2009) McIntyre, A., Documentation and the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in interprofessional working.. In: Atwal, A. and Jones, M. eds. Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell 113- 130

Books

(2005) McIntyre, AE. and Atwal, A., Occupational therapy and older people. WileyBlackwell