Mandy Jones

Academic qualifications

PhD, MSc, MSCP, SRP

Profile

Mandy lectures on the undergraduate course within the Physiotherapy division at Brunel, and to both under-graduate and post-graduate physiotherapy and medical students at Kings College London and Imperial College of Medicine, Science and Technology. She is also responsible for the supervision of MSc and PhD students. Mandy is an experienced and currently practicing cardiopulmonary physiotherapist, with a special interest in the critically ill patient. Mandy had a PhD in cardiopulmonary physiology and remains an active researcher; her research activities include respiratory physiology, dysfunctional breathing and physiotherapy education. She is currently conducting a systematic review with the Cochrane Collaboration.

Committee responsibilities

PhD Studies Committee, School Research Coordinator, Lead for National Student Survey, Reviewer School Ethics Committee, School Representative Feedback Working Party, School student staff liaison committee representative

Admin responsibilities

• Year 3 co-ordinator for the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy programme
• Module Leader
  - HH1125 Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy
  - HH3152 Professional Practice

Other responsibilities

• Clinical visiting
• Personal Tutoring

Teaching responsibilities

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy modules

• HH1125 Cardiopulmonary physiology and physiotherapy
• HH3152 Professional Practice
• HH2125 Assessment and management of the critically ill patient

Teaching interest

Cardiopulmonary physiology, critically ill patient, dysfunctional breathing, cardiopulmonary physiotherapy

Other responsibilities

• Preparation for on call
• Clinical records

Research interests

Manual therapy provides no additional benefit to breathing retraining in the management of dysfunctional breathing: A randomised controlled trial. Manuscript in preparation for submission to Thorax. Collaborative work with Dr Jennifer Pryor Royal, Prof Margaret Hodson, Dr Robert Wilson Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust & Fiona Troup Harley Street

Investigation to determine the optimum method for reliably generating induced sputum samples from human adult. Collaborative work with Dr Marc Lipman, Dr Nadia Shafi, Dr Amer Alhasani, Royal Free NHS Trust; University College London. Primarily aims to identify the optimal method of consistently inducing sputum samples in healthy individuals and patients with COPD

Author of Cochrane Review entitled “Breathing exercises for dysfunctional breathing in adults”

Research centres

• Centre for Professional Practice (CPPR)

Research projects and grants

2004

Brunel Research Initiative and Enterprise Fund. £15,000 Grant awarded to investigate “Sleep disordered breathing as a cause of endothelial dysfunction”

Teaching Development Grant, Imperial College of Science & Technology. £4000 Grant awarded to develop web-based learning resources for medical students

Membership and affiliation

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council
• Associate member Higher Education Academy
• Physiotherapy for hyperventilation special interest group
  

Professional activities or recognition

• External examiner MSc Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy UCL
• Reviewer UK Consensus Group on Acute Medicine; Critical Care Journal; Physiotherapy journal; BMJ
• Reviewer Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust Research and Ethics Committee
• Reviewer South African MRC 2010, Physiotherapy Research Fund
• Research facilitator for Physio NW London Critical care Network
• Faculty member Society for Acute Medicine / conference programme committee member
• Research facilitator for Physio NW London Critical care Network

Publications

Journal Papers

(2011) Jones, MO., Harvey, A., Marston, L. and O'Connell, NE., Breathing exercises for dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome in adults, The Cochrane Library Online Paper

(2010) Jones, M., McIntyre, J. and Naylor, S., Are physiotherapy students adequately prepared to successfully gain employment?, Physiotherapy 96 (2) : 169- 175

(2008) Atwal, A. and Jones, M., Bringing down the Berlin Wall in academia, Journal of Interprofessional Care

(2007) Atwal, A. and Jones, M., The importance of the multiprofessional team, British Journal of Healthcare Assistants 1 (9)

(2006) Jones, M., Early Non-invasive Ventilation Averts Extubation Failure in Patients at Risk A Randomized Trial Ferrer et al, Australian Journal of Critically Appraised Papers 52

(2004) Jones, MO., Helfet, K., Morrell, MJ. and Szollosi, I., Effect of CO2 on central sleep apnea and arousal from sleep, Respiration 71 (5) : 493- 498

(2004) Jones, MO. and Bullock, I., Learning together in order to work together: The contribution of multi-professional education in shaping future critical care provision, Care of the Critically Ill 20 (1) : 19- 22

Conference Papers

(2011) Jones, MO., Troup, F., Nugus, J., Roughton, M., Hodson, ME., Rayner, C., Bowen, F. and Pryor, J., Does manual therapy provide additional benefit to breathing retraining in the management of dysfunctional breathing? A randomised controlled trial, European Respiratory Society

(2006) Jones, M., Gordon, S. and Griffiths, M., Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) related endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress, American Thoracic Society, Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society (PATS) (Volume 3 A518)

(2001) Jones, M., Morrell, MJ. and Simonds, A., Effect of deadspace on arousal from sleep and apnoea/hypopnoea index in congestive heart failure, American Thoracic Society, Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. (vol 161)

(2000) Jones, M., Morrell, MJ. and Simonds, A., Effect of inhaled CO2 on sleep disordered breathing and arousal in congestive heart failure patients, British Thoracic Society, Thorax (vol 55)

(1999) Jones, M., Morrell, MJ., Coates, A. and Simonds, A., Effect of inhaled CO2 on arousal from sleep and apnoea/hypopnoea in congestive heart failure patients, European Respiratory Society, Eur Respir. (vol 16)

(1999) Jones, M., Morrell, MJ. and Simonds, A., Sleep disordered breathing in patients with mild congestive heart failure, European Respiratory Society, Eur Respir. (vol 14)

(1999) Browne, HAK., Jones, M., Simonds, A., Adams, L. and Morrell, MJ., Variability of breathing pattern in the elderly during sleep, American Thoracic Society, Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med.

Book Chapters

(2010) Jones, M., Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy. In: Southorn, N. ed. The Student's Companion to Physiotherapy: A Survival Guide. London : Churchill Livingstone 70- 80

(2009) Jones, M. and Warland, A., Management of self, health service users and their families. In: Atwal, A. and Jones, M. eds. Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care. Wiley-Blackwell

(2009) Jones, M. and Moffatt, F., Physiotherapy in Intensive Care. In: Soni, DN. and Bersten, PA. eds. Intensive Care Manual. Butterworth Heinemann

(2009) Jones, M. and McIntyre, J., Preparation for health and social care employment. In: Atwal, A. and Jones, M. eds. Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care. London : Wiley-Blackwell

(2008) Jones, M. and Morrell, MJ., Sleep and breathing disorders in adults. In: Pandi-Perumal, SR., Verster, JC., Monti, JM., Lader, M. and Langer, SZ. eds. Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeutics. London, UK : Informa Healthcare 526- 535

(2003) Risley, JG. and Jones, M., Physiotherapy in intensive care. In: Bersten, AD., Soni, N. and Teik, EO. eds. Oh's Intensive Care Manual. Butterworth Heinemann 33- 40

(2000) Woodard, F. and Jones, M., Intensive care for the critically ill adult. In: Pryor, J. and Prasard, A. eds. Physiotherapy for respiratory and cardiac problems Adults & Paediatrics. Churchill Livingston

(1998) Woodard, F. and Jones, M., Physiotherapy in the critically ill. In: Pryor, J. and Webber, B. eds. Physiotherapy for cardiac and respiratory conditions. London : Churchill Livinsgston

Books

(2009) Atwal, A. and Jones, M., Preparing for professional practice in health and social care. Wiley-Blackwell

(2002) Jones, MO. and Moffatt, M., Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy. Oxford: Bios Scientific Publishers Limited