Miss Alex Harvey
Reader in Physiotherapy
Mary Seacole 3rd Floor - Bay 31
- Email: alex.harvey@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268671
- Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy and Physician Associate
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Alex Harvey is a Reader in Physiotherapy (Education) and is the Programme Lead for the BSc Physiotherapy programme.
She is the module lead for the HH1606/HH5604 respiratory module and also teaches on the PH5601/PH3601 critical care module.
Alex is the module lead for the postgraduate MSc ACP module PH5618 'Rehabilitation after Critical illness'.
Alex is the Departmental Director of Teaching and Learning (DDTL) (Department of Health Sciences).
Alex still works clinically at the Royal Brompton Hospital and specialises in critical care.
Alex's research interests are 'dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome', 'physiotherapy management of bronchiectasis' and 'manual and ventilator hyperinflation'.
Alex teaches on the MSc in Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy at UCL.
Qualifications
MSc in Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy with distinction (UCL)
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Brunel University London)
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (University of Manchester)
Responsibility
Administration Responsibilities:
- Module leader for HH1606/HH5604 Respiratory
- Programme Lead for BSc Physiotherapy
- Departmental Director of Teaching and Learning (Department of Health Sciences)
External Activities:
- Highly specialist critical care physiotherapist
- External lecturer for UCL MSc Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy
Teaching Interests:
- Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy
- Respiratory anatomy and physiology
- Critical care
Newest selected publications
Corner, EJ., Zhang, X., Van Willigen, Z., Tatam, K., Camilleri, M., Monkhouse, A., et al. (2021) 'Mixed methods evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 ICU remote-learning rehabilitation course for frontline health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK'. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 23 (4). pp. 485 - 491. ISSN: 1751-1437 Open Access Link
Camilleri, M., Zhang, X., Norris, M., Monkhouse, A., Harvey, A., Wiseman, A., et al. (2020) 'Covid-19 ICU Remote-Learning Course (CIRLC): Rapid ICU remote training for frontline health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK'. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 23 (2). pp. 183 - 190. ISSN: 1751-1437 Open Access Link
Jones, M., Moffatt, F., Harvey, A. and Ryan, JM. (2020) 'Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic fibrosis'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 (5). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 1469-493X Open Access Link
Mansell, SK., Harvey, A. and Thomas, AJ. (2019) 'An exploratory study considering the potential impacts of high-fidelity simulation training on self-evaluated confidence of non-respiratory physiotherapists providing an on-call respiratory physiotherapy service - a mixed methods study'. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, 6 (4). pp. 199 - 205. ISSN: 2056-6697 Open Access Link
Gruffydd-Jones, K., Keeley, D., Knowles, V., Recabarren, X., Woodward, A., Sullivan, AL., et al. (2019) 'Primary care implications of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for bronchiectasis in adults 2019'. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 29 (1). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 2055-1010 Open Access Link