Ms Janet Israel
Lecturer: Midwifery
Overview
Research Interests
I am qualified nurse, midwife and teacher of adult education with a keen interest in newborn screening, genetics and education.
Career Overview
A qualified nurse and midwife for 20 years plus with national and international experience. I have worked as a lecturer in Cardiff University since 1998 with a pre and post registration education remit. I have developed into the field of research over the last 5- 6 years following a Health Professions Wales Sponsorship award and a Cardiff University secondment. Have worked closely with their Genetics foci team and the Newborn Screening Wales Department.
Recent work includes:
Mothers experience of newborn screening
Postnatal Screening: Mothers' reasons for their decision about an optional newborn screening test explored
Advancements in newborn bloodspot screening: Tandem Mass Spectrometry & MCADD
She has recently been awarded an rcbcwales PhD Fellowship to look at Cord Blood Collection for Stem Cell Storage with a Commercial company and the Implications on Midwifery Practice.
Teaching Profile Janet has a broad range of teaching experience in both pre and post registration nursing and midwifery education from diploma to Masters level.Publication
2023
- Johnson, M., Israel, J., Elliott, J. and Williams, G. 2023. Dipyn o Gymraeg? A bit of Welsh? Bilingualism and automatic translation in clinical practiceaAssessment documentation?. Presented at: 2023 Learning & Teaching Conference, Centre for Student Life, Cardiff University, 7-8 September 2023.
2017
- Barnes, R., Israel, J. and Johnson, M. 2017. Assessing competence in practice: to tech or not to tech? Piloting an electronic practice assessment document. Presented at: Centre for Education Innovation Learning & Teaching Conference 2017, Cardiff University, 4th July 2017. Cardiff University:
2007
- Parsons, E. P., King, J. T., Israel, J. A. and Bradley, D. M. 2007. Mothers' accounts of screening newborn babies in Wales (UK). Midwifery 23(1), pp. 59-65. (10.1016/j.midw.2006.05.008)
2006
- Parsons, E. P., Israel, J. A., Hood, K. and Bradley, D. M. 2006. Optional screening for DMD: reasons given by mothers for opting in or out. British Journal of Midwifery 14(12), pp. 710-714.
- Israel, J. A., Parsons, E. P. and Bradley, D. M. 2006. Advances in newborn bloodspot screening. British Journal of Midwifery 14(12), pp. 702-705.
2005
- Israel, J. A., Parsons, E. P., Williams, G. A. and Bradley, D. M. 2005. Newborn screening: a study of midwives' educational needs. British Journal of Midwifery 13(8), pp. 498-503.
- Parsons, E. P., Moore, C. B., Israel, J. A., Hood, K., Clarke, A. J. and Bradley, D. M. 2005. Emphasizing parental choice on newborn screening. British Journal of Midwifery 13(3), pp. 165-168.
Articles
- Parsons, E. P., King, J. T., Israel, J. A. and Bradley, D. M. 2007. Mothers' accounts of screening newborn babies in Wales (UK). Midwifery 23(1), pp. 59-65. (10.1016/j.midw.2006.05.008)
- Parsons, E. P., Israel, J. A., Hood, K. and Bradley, D. M. 2006. Optional screening for DMD: reasons given by mothers for opting in or out. British Journal of Midwifery 14(12), pp. 710-714.
- Israel, J. A., Parsons, E. P. and Bradley, D. M. 2006. Advances in newborn bloodspot screening. British Journal of Midwifery 14(12), pp. 702-705.
- Israel, J. A., Parsons, E. P., Williams, G. A. and Bradley, D. M. 2005. Newborn screening: a study of midwives' educational needs. British Journal of Midwifery 13(8), pp. 498-503.
- Parsons, E. P., Moore, C. B., Israel, J. A., Hood, K., Clarke, A. J. and Bradley, D. M. 2005. Emphasizing parental choice on newborn screening. British Journal of Midwifery 13(3), pp. 165-168.
Conferences
- Johnson, M., Israel, J., Elliott, J. and Williams, G. 2023. Dipyn o Gymraeg? A bit of Welsh? Bilingualism and automatic translation in clinical practiceaAssessment documentation?. Presented at: 2023 Learning & Teaching Conference, Centre for Student Life, Cardiff University, 7-8 September 2023.
- Barnes, R., Israel, J. and Johnson, M. 2017. Assessing competence in practice: to tech or not to tech? Piloting an electronic practice assessment document. Presented at: Centre for Education Innovation Learning & Teaching Conference 2017, Cardiff University, 4th July 2017. Cardiff University:
Research
Biography
Awards and Prizes
- HPW research fellowship 2003- 2003.
- Secondment to Cardiff University, SONMS Research directorate, 2004
- Secondment to Cardiff University SONMS, Research directorate, 2005-6
- Rcbcwales PhD fellowship, 2007-2012
Membership and External Activity
- Reviewer for British Journal Midwifery 2004 to present.
- Invited to be an advisor to UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre - Newborn blood spot screening for Consent and communication in 2004.
- Invited to be a member of the Expert Advisory Group for the Wales Newborn Screening Bloodspot Project in 2006
- Lead link for the School of Healthcare Sciences with the newly formed Wales NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre.