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Lisa Edwards

Senior Lecturer

Lisa is a Registered Dietitian with clinical and public health experience. She has been a practice based trainer of pre-registration Dietitians throughout her career.

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Lisa is a Registered Dietitian with clinical and public health experience. She has been a practice based trainer of pre-registration Dietitians throughout her career.

Lisa is a Registered Dietitian with clinical and public health experience. She qualified with BSc. (Hons) in Dietetics from Leeds, and studied her MSc. at Salford University. She has a Diploma in Advanced Dietetic Practice, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice leading to membership of the Higher Education Academy. She has been a practice based trainer of pre-registration Dietitians throughout her career, and has had previous roles as external examiner for Dietetics at the University's of Surrey and Nottingham. She was also the practice training lead for quality monitoring of Chester University's Dietetic Degree for the North West Cluster. She has been an active member of the British Dietetic Association in a variety of roles including Yorkshire Branch Secretary, Chair of the Nutritional Advisory Group for Older People, BDA Council Member and Chair of the BDA's Education Committee.

Lisa has worked in a variety of clinical Dietetic and Public Health roles covering different Dietetic specialties, but with an interest in nutrition support. She also worked for NHS England as part of the national Experience of Care team working on a portfolio of projects related to improving patient and carers experience of care, particularly around cancer care and end of life support. In her last practice based Dietetic role she was the Head of Service at Manchester Royal Infirmary and the lead for pre-registration clinical training.

Academic positions

  • Senior Lecturer
    Leeds Beckett University, Nutrition and Dietetics, Leeds, United Kingdom | 24 August 2015 - present

Non-academic positions

  • Project Delivery Lead - Experience of Care
    NHS England, London, United Kingdom | 27 October 2014 - 07 August 2015

  • Dietetic and Therapy Services Manager
    Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom | 01 May 2000 - 24 October 2014

  • Dietitian
    Various NHS Trusts/Primary Care | 01 January 1990 - 30 April 2000

Degrees

  • MSc
    Salford Univesity Business School, Salford, UK | 09 September 2009 - 29 June 2012

  • Diploma in Advanced Dietetic Practice
    British Dietetic Association, Birmingham, United Kingdom | 02 August 1993 - 11 August 1995

  • BSc (Hons) Dietetics
    Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, United Kingdom | 23 September 1985 - 30 June 1989

Certifications

  • Registered Dietitian
    Health and Care Professions Council, London, United Kingdom

  • Fellow
    Higher Education Academy, UK

Postgraduate training

  • BDA Specialist Validated Courses/other national/international courses
    British Dietetic Association, United Kingdom

  • Post-Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice
    Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Related links

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Research interests

Published research on training, education and development of health professionals.

Publications (5)

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Investigation of nutritional status, body composition and functional status of heart failure patients in the outpatient setting

Featured 20 November 2017 British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
AuthorsMonahan C, Edwards L
Journal article

Enhanced Recovery - getting the measure of patient experience with dietetics

Featured 21 July 2014 Complete Nutrition14(3):47-49 (3 Pages)
Conference Contribution

A service evaluation of enteral feed delivery in an intensive care unit post-nursing education intervention.

Featured 09 November 2018 British Dietetic Association Critical Care Special Interest Group Liverpool
AuthorsEdwards L, Fisk G, Dunleavy L
Journal article

Development of an effective 360 degree feedback tool for Allied Health Professional Clinical Team Leaders

Featured 24 September 2014
Journal article

The folic acid message - can training make a difference?

Featured 30 June 1999 Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Wiley: 12 months
AuthorsEdwards L, Wyles D

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of training sessions for health professionals concerning folic acid in pregnancy. Methods: Training sessions were held for Community Health Professionals to disseminate the current Department of Health recommendations about folic acid. The professions targeted were those who were more likely to come into contact with women of child-bearing age, e.g. midwives, health visitors, practice nurses and family planning staff. Altogether 24 1-h training sessions were held reaching 189 staff. Each session consisted of factual information, a brainstorming session about what pregnant women eat and a nutrition game involving calculating a day’s intake of folic acid. Questionnaires were used to evaluate the level of knowledge before and after training. Feedback about the sessions was also obtained from participants. Results: With every group trained there was an improvement in knowledge. The greatest change was that staff realized how difficult it is to consume the recommended amount of folic acid from food alone. Before the training session 42% of the health professionals thought that women could eat enough folic acid and after the training this had fallen to just 1%. Conclusion: The training sessions produced positive changes. In addition, the process of evaluation, which is increasingly recognized as important for dietitians, was found to be rewarding. Key words: Community Health Professionals, evaluation, folic acid, nutrition education.

Current teaching

Currently Lisa's main teaching responsibilities are the under-graduate and post-graduate Dietetic courses. Specific modules are:

  • Level 5 Nutrition Support
  • Level 6 Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes
  • Level 7 Reflection and Consolidation
  • Level 4, 5 and 7 Communication Skills

She also has input to a number of other course module including BSc. (Hons) Nutrition and MSc. courses such as Clinical Nutrition. Wider roles include involvement in short-listing and interviews for BSc and Post-Graduate Certificate in Dietetics courses, the co-ordination of Post-graduate placements across the cluster, and Practice Liaison Lecturer for several NHS Trusts. She also leads the planning, co-ordination and teaching on Practice Supervisory Skills Courses for qualified Dietitians and Support Workers across the cluster.

News & Blog Posts

News

Dietitians Week 2022

  • 20 Jun 2022
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