Job Title
Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed)
Department
WMS - Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Phone
024 761 51123
Research Interests
Pre-hospital Critical Care, Resuscitation, Cardiac arrest outcomes, Advanced Practice for AHP's
Biography
I qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1995 and to date have worked in Acute Medicine, Coronary Care, Resusciation and Emergency Medicine. I currently hold a part-time position as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Medicine at Heart of England NHS Trust. I have been working at the University of Warwick since 2009 in the Clinical Trials Unit. I started with a project for the Department of Health Emergency Preparedness Clinical Liaison Group (EPCLAG) which focussed on triage models in mass casualty and rising tide incidents. I undertook a systematic review entitled 'Pandemic Influenza ? Is there a triage tool that has been validated for use in influenza to assist in the management of rising tide incidents?' which I also submitted as my MSc final project and I was awarded a distinction grade A for this project. The paper is currently being prepared for publication. I have also completed two other literature reviews, and statistical modelling and analysis of physiological variables used within triage tools. My role within this was to lead the work stream and pull together the data analysis from the statistician, and interpret this for the recommendations of the work. The culmination of the project was a report for the Department of Health detailing recommendations for further work into Major Incident Triage Tools to improve clinical practice. Since then I have successfully secured a CLRN Training Fellowship for two years to prepare me for PhD training. I have used this time to work on the HTA funded Pre-hospital Randomised Assessment of a Mechanical compression Device In Cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC trial). I have been working alongside the trial co-ordinator and facilitating the training of clinical staff, both with organisation of the training and the day to day delivery of the training packages. This also involves training the paramedics on the trial protocol and the principles of Good Clinical Practice.I have been involved in data collection for the trial.
- Jenkinson, David J., Freeman, Karoline, Clements, Karen, Hilton, Bridget, Dulson-Cox, Joanne, Kearins, Olive, Stallard, Nigel, Wallis, Matthew G., Sharma, Nisha, Kirwan, Cliona, Pinder, Sarah, Provenzano, Elena, Shaaban, Abeer M., Stobart, Hilary, McDonnell, Samantha J., Thompson, Alastair M., Taylor-Phillips, Sian, 2022. Breast screening atypia and subsequent development of cancer : protocol for an observational analysis of the Sloane database in England (Sloane atypia cohort study). BMJ Open, 12 (1)
- Hancox, James M, Toman, Emma, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Naumann, David N, 2019. Patient-centred outcomes for prehospital trauma trials: A systematic review and patient involvement exercise. Trauma
- Ji, Chen, Quinn, Tom, Gavalova, Lucia, Lall, Ranjit, Scomparin, Charlotte, Horton, Jessica, Deakin, Charles D., Pocock, Helen, Smyth, Michael A., Rees, Nigel, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Gates, Simon, Perkins, Gavin D., 2018. Feasibility of data linkage in the PARAMEDIC Trial : a cluster randomised trial of mechanical chest compression in out of hospital cardiac arrest. BMJ Open, 8
- Rajagopal, Sangeerthana, Booth, Scott J., Brown, Terry, Ji, Chen, Hawkes, C. M., Siriwardena, A. Niroshan, Kirby, Kim, Black, Sarah, Spaight, Robert, Gunson, Imogen, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2017. Data quality and 30-day survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry : a data linkage study. BMJ Open, 7 (11)
- Kirwan, John R., de Wit, Maarten, Frank, Lori, Haywood, Kirstie L., Salek, Sam, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Lyddiatt , Anne, Barbic, Skye P., Alonso, Jordi, Guillemin, Francis, Bartlett, Susan J., 2017. Emerging guidelines for patient engagement in research. Value in Health, 20 (3), pp. 481-486
- Hawkes, C. M., Booth, Scott J., Ji, Chen, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Whittington, Andrew, Mapstone, James, Cooke, Matthew, Deakin, Charles D., Gale, Chris P., Fothergill, Rachael, Nolan, Jerry P., Rees, Nigel, Soar, Jasmeet, Siriwardena, A. Niroshan, Brown, Terry, Perkins, Gavin D., 2017. Epidemiology and outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in England. Resuscitation, 110, pp. 133-140
- Ji, Chen, Lall, Ranjit, Quinn, T., Kaye, Charlotte, Haywood, Kirstie L., Horton, Jessica, Gordon, Victoria, Deakin, C. D., Pocock, H., Carson, A., Smyth, Michael A., Rees, N., Kyee, Han, Byers, S., Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Gates, Simon, Perkins, Gavin D., 2017. Post-admission outcomes of participants in the PARAMEDIC trial : a cluster randomised trial of mechanical or manual chest compressions. Resuscitation, 118, pp. 82-88
- Haywood, Kirstie L., Lyddiatt, Anne, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Staniszewska, Sophie, Salek, Sam, 2017. Establishing the values for patient engagement (PE) in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) research : an international, multiple-stakeholder perspective. Quality of Life Research, 26 (6), pp. 1393-1404
- Smyth, Michael A., Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2016. Identification of adults with sepsis in the prehospital environment : a systematic review. BMJ Open, 6 (8)
- Price, Charlotte L, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Stallard, Nigel, Bleetman, Anthony, Maconochie, I., Perkins, Gavin D., 2016. Performance characteristics of five triage tools for major incidents involving traumatic injuries to children. Injury, 47 (5), pp. 988-992
- Smyth, Michael A., Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2016. Impact of prehospital care on outcomes in sepsis : a systematic review. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17 (4), pp. 427-437
- McDonnell, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., Gates, Simon, 2015. Investigation of the optimal method of case ascertainment in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in UK Ambulance Services. Resuscitation, 96 (Supplement 1)
- Perkins, Gavin D., Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., 2015. The UK Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcome (OHCAO) project. BMJ Open, 5 (10), pp. 1-12
- McDonnell, Samantha J., Whittington, Andrew, Perkins, Gavin D., 2015. Survey of current strategies for case ascertainment for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in UK ambulance services. Resuscitation, 96
- Fothergill, Rachael, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2014. Variation in epidemiology and outcomes from cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 85 (11), pp. 1610-1611
- Clarey, A., Allen, M., Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Cooke, Matthew, 2014. Ambulance handovers : can a dedicated ED nurse solve the delay in ambulance turnaround times?. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31 (5), pp. 419-420
- Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Laing, S., 2014. When is low-risk chest pain acceptable risk chest pain?. Heart, 100 (18), pp. 1402-1403
- Gates, Simon, Smith, J. L., Ong, Giok J., Brace, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2012. Effectiveness of the LUCAS device for mechanical chest compression after cardiac arrest : systematic review of experimental, observational and animal studies. Heart, 98 (12), pp. 908-913
- Bleetman, A., Sanusi, S., Dale, T., Brace, Samantha J., 2012. Human factors and error prevention in emergency medicine. Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol.29 (No.5), pp. 389-393
- Perkins, Gavin D., Brace, Samantha J., Smythe, Mike, Ong, Giok J., Gates, Simon, 2012. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest : recent advances in resuscitation and effects on outcome. Heart, Vol.98 (No.7), pp. 529-535
- Ong, Giok Juul, Brace, Samantha J., 2012. Improving outcomes from cardiac arrest - the pre-hospital contribution. International Paramedic Practice, 2 (1), pp. 85-86
- Fullerton, James N., Price, Charlotte L., Silvey, Natalie E., Brace, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2012. Is the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) superior to clinician judgement in detecting critical illness in the pre-hospital environment?. Resuscitation, Vol.83 (No.5), pp. 557-562
- Kilner, T. M., Brace, Samantha J., Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), Stallard, Nigel, Bleetman, A., Perkins, Gavin D., 2011. In ?big bang' major incidents do triage tools accurately predict clinical priority? : a systematic review of the literature. Injury, Vol.42 (No.5), pp. 460-468
- Brace, Samantha J., 2011. Emergency treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association, 18 (9), pp. 36-39
- Brace, Samantha J., Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), 2010. What are the priorities for pre-hospital research?. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 2 (11), pp. 502-504
- Brace, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2010. Celebrating 50 years of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Current Opinion in Critical Care, Vol.16 (No.3), pp. 181-183
- Perkins, Gavin D., Brace, Samantha J., Gates, Simon, 2010. Mechanical chest-compression devices: current and future roles. Current Opinion in Critical Care, Vol.16 (No.3), pp. 203-210
- Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), Brace, Samantha J., 2010. Training for disaster. Resuscitation, 81 (7), pp. 788-789
- Brace, Samantha J., Farmer, C., Calow, P., 2009. Taking services to the streets over the party season. Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association, 17 (8), pp. 18-20
- Rajagopal, Sangeerthana, Booth, Scott J., Brown, Terry, Ji, Chen, Hawkes, Claire, Siriwardena, A. Niroshan, Kirby, Kim, Black, Sarah, Spaight, Robert, Gunson, Imogen, Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., Perkins, Gavin D., 2017. Improving data quality in a UK out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry through data linkage between the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes (OHCAO) project and NHS Digital. ERC congress, Freiburg, Germany, 28-30 Sep 2017, Published in Resuscitation
- Perkins, Gavin D., Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J., 2016. Carl McQueen. BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
- Brace, Samantha J., 2010. New standards. Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association, R C N Publishing Co
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Clinical Trial and Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow NIHR Project Ref CDRF 2013 04 041 | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Dec 2013 | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry | Resuscitation Council (UK) | 01 Apr 2012 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Extension to RMRCT0028 - CLRN application for Research Staff Support: Research Mentorship Programme 2010-13 Samantha Brace: Cardiac arrest - quality of care | West Midlands (South) CLRN | 01 Mar 2013 | 01 Apr 2014 |
| CLRN application for Research Staff Support:Research Mentorship Programme 2010-11Samantha Brace: Cardiac arrest - quality of care | West Midlands (South) CLRN | 01 Mar 2011 | 28 Feb 2013 |