Academic writing: Key components, structure, and avoiding plagiarism.

This article aims to provide perioperative practitioners with an overview of the fundamentals of academic writing in undertaking academic work, conducting research or producing evidence-based essays in their professional activity (such as to support business cases, innovation or improvement work). It focuses on the key components and the structure of a piece of academic quality, on the review of the literature and on the fundamentals of avoiding plagiarism.

Poly-skilling and advanced practice roles in perioperative care: protocol for a realist synthesis of evidence.

Introduction: An ageing population and a workforce crisis have triggered an ambitious UK strategy for sustained delivery of healthcare. In perioperative care (the management of patients from contemplation of surgery until full recovery), it is recognised that interventions are needed to place the workforce on a more sustainable footing through cross-functionality and skill-shifting, namely with advanced practice roles. However, despite some reports and reviews in the literature, it is unclear how skills development efforts may potentially support workforce transformation for an effective and resilient perioperative care workforce.

Clinical effects of pediatric commercial food-based formulas: A systematic review.

Blenderized tube feeding (BTF) uses a feeding tube to deliver blended whole foods directly to the gastrointestinal (GI) system and has had renewed interest over the last two decades. This was initially delivered in the form of homemade BTF (HBTF) and led to the development of commercial food-based formula (CFBF). The safety and clinical outcome data for CFBF are limited.

The education café: A novel model to provide specialist perioperative continuing professional development during theatre downtime.

Recent healthcare staff industrial action disrupted operating theatres activity, delaying procedures, and increasing waiting lists due to cancellations. Strike days have also led to inadvertent idling of theatre practitioners during decreased activity. To maximise paid staff working time during down-times, the Theatres Education Team devised the Education Café for self-directed online specialist continuing professional development activities compiled into menus of QR codes.