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Prof Amanda Howe

Amanda Howe
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Clinical Professor  Amanda dot Howe at uea dot ac dot uk
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Biography

Amanda Howe selected general practice as a career because it combines the challenge of practising medicine for people of all ages, needs, and backgrounds. She has combined 30 years of clinical work with an increasingly high profile career as an academic GP, now holding office in the Royal College of General Practitioners as Honorary Secretary.

Career

Professor of Primary Care at the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich (2001-current )

Honorary Consultant in Primary Care, NHS Norfolk, Norwich (2001-current) Sessional GP at Bowthorpe Health Centre, Norwich (2001-current)

Her past career appointments include:
 

Senior Lecturer in General Practice Institute of General Practice and Primary Care University of Sheffield, Sheffield 1996-2001

Principal in General Practice Foxhill Medical Centre, Sheffield 1984-2001

GP Tutor for Continuing Medical Education South Yorkshire Deanery, Sheffield 1993-1998

Assistant Admissions Tutor University of Sheffield, Sheffield 1994-1996 Postgraduate trainer for GP vocational training South Yorkshire Deanery, Sheffield 1994-1995

Lecturer in General Practice University of Sheffield, Sheffield 1991-1995

GP honorary clinical tutor in practice University of Sheffield, Sheffield 1988-1991 

Professional Qualifications and professional memberships:
 

Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators 2010

Fellow Royal College of GPs 1997

Postnominals: MA MEd MD FRCGP FAcadMEd

Academic Background

  • Master in Medical Education (with distinction), Sheffield University, 2000
  • MD (Detection of Psychological Distress), Sheffield University, 1996
  • Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1983
  • Diploma in Child Health (DCH), 1983
  • Diploma Royal College Obstetrics & Gynaecology, (DRCOG) 1982
  • Full registration MBBS, 1980
  • MA in Medical Sciences, Cambridge University, 1979
  • MB/BS in Medical Sciences, University of London, 1979
  • BA (class II: I), Social Sciences Tripos, Cambridge, 1976

Key Research Interests

  • Quality of clinical practice
  • Primary care mental health
  • Professional ism and professional development
  • Also any relevant research in primary care settings / with a primary care focus

5 Selected publications:
 

1. Howe A. Family practice – meanings for modern times. Br J Gen Pract 2010*

2. Howe A, Miles S, Wright S, Leinster S, et al. Putting theory into Practice – A case study in one UK medical school of the nature and extent of unprofessional behaviour over a 6-year period. Medical Teacher 2010; 32: 837-844

3. Salter C, McDaid L, Howe A et al. Risk, Significance And Biomedicalisation Of A New Population: Older Women's Experience Of Osteoporosis Screening. Social Science & Medicine. 2011. DOI information: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.030

4. Fleetcroft R, Parekh-Bhurke S, Howe A et al.The UK pay-for-performance programme in primary care: estimation of population mortality reduction, British Journal of General Practice, September 2010, e345-e352

5. Kendrick AJ, Dowrick C, McBride A, Howe A et al. Management of depression in UK general practice in relation to scores on depression severity questionnaires: analysis of medical record data. BMJ 2009;338:b750 . 


Current Research Projects and Grants - see RPlan

Teaching Activities

  • Expert medical educationalist with full range of institutional and professional duties:
  • Specific track record in educational research in community oriented learning and professional development.
  • Professionalism Lead UEA MB/BS, and Chair of Professionalism Committee.
  • Course Director MB/BS undergraduate medical degree programme (2005 – 2008), taking lead on curriculum development and delivery, assessment and quality assurance.
  • Professor of Primary Care - Strategic leadership also for clinical placements in primary care and liaison with secondary care (500 + clinical tutors), staff development programme and student – staff liaison.
  • Extensive range of teaching and tutoring commitments. Also postgraduate supervision, Masters teaching and development (MClinEd).
  • External examiner MB programmes elsewhere.
  • Lead / oversight of UEA academic GP training scheme
Number of items: 152.

Article

O'Sullivan, A, Miles, S, Howe, A and Leinster, S (2012) Does a summative portfolio foster the development of capabilities such as reflective practice and understanding ethics? An evaluation from two medical schools. Medical Teacher, 34 (1). e21-e28. ISSN 0142-159X

Bowling, A, Rowe, G, Lambert, N, Waddington, M, Mahtani, KR, Kenten, C, Howe, A and Francis, SA (2012) The measurement of patients' expectations for health care: a review and psychometric testing of a measure of patients' expectations. Health Technology Assessment, 16 (30).

Fleetcroft, R, Steel, N, Cookson, R, Walker, S and Howe, A (2012) Incentive payments are not related to expected health gain in the pay for performance scheme for UK primary care: cross-sectional analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 12 (1). p. 94. ISSN 1472-6963

Scarpello, TJ, Murray, NJ, Maisey, S, Howe, AC and Sampson, MJ (2012) A qualitative assessment of using lay trainers with type 2 diabetes in an intervention programme for people at risk of type 2 diabetes. Health Education Journal. ISSN 0017-8969 (In Press)

Smith, J, Noble, M, Musgrave, S, Murdoch, J, Price, G, Barton, GR, Windley, J, Holland, R, Harrison, B, Howe, A, Price, D, Harvey, I and Wilson, A (2012) The at-risk registers in severe asthma (ARRISA) study: a cluster-randomised controlled trial examining effectiveness and costs in primary care. Thorax. ISSN 0040-6376 (In Press)

Fleetcroft, R, Cookson, R, Steel, N and Howe, A (2011) Correlation between prescribing quality and pharmaceutical costs in English primary care: national cross-sectional analysis. British Journal of General Practice, 61 (590). pp. 556-564. ISSN 09601643

Salter, CI, Howe, A, McDaid, L, Blacklock, J, Lenaghan, E and Shepstone, L (2011) Risk, significance and biomedicalisation of a new population: Older women’s experience of osteoporosis screening. Social Science & Medicine, 73 (6). pp. 808-815. ISSN 02779536

Nacul, LC, Lacerda, EM, Campion, P, Pheby, D, Drachler, ML, Leite, JC, Poland, F, Howe, A, Fayyaz, S and Molokhia, M (2011) The functional status and well being of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and their carers. BMC Public Health, 11 (1). p. 402. ISSN 1471-2458

Pheby, D, Lacerda, E, Nacul, L, Drachler, M, Campion, P, Howe, A, Poland, F, Curran, M, Featherstone, V, Fayyaz, S, Sakellariou, D and Leite, J (2011) A Disease Register for ME/CFS: Report of a Pilot Study. BMC Research Notes, 4 (1). p. 139. ISSN 1756-0500

Hayhoe, B and Howe, A (2011) Advance care planning under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in primary care. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP). e537-e541.

Leydon, GM, Dowrick, CF, McBride, AS, Burgess, HJ, Howe, AC, Clarke, PD, Maisey, SP and Kendrick, T (2011) Questionnaire severity measures for depression: a threat to the doctor–patient relationship? British Journal of General Practice, 61 (583). pp. 117-123. ISSN 09601643

Nacul, LC, Lacerda, EM, Pheby, D, Campion, P, Molokhia, M, Fayyaz, S, Leite, JCDC, Poland, F, Howe, A and Drachler, ML (2011) Prevalence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in three regions of England: a repeated cross-sectional study in primary care. BMC Medicine, 9 (1). p. 91. ISSN 1741-7015

Fleetcroft, R, Parekh-Bhurke, S, Howe, AC, Cookson, RA, Swift, L and Steel, N (2010) The UK pay-for-performance programme in primary care: estimation of population mortality reduction. British Journal of General Practice, 60 (578). pp. 649-654.

Boyle, R, Field, S, Sparrow, N and Howe, A (2010) Cardiovascular disease beyond the QOF. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP). pp. 558-560.

Coles, J, Barnard, A, Howe, AC, Wainer, J, Leopando, Z and Strasser, S (2010) Making the 2007-2010 Action Plan work for women in family medicine in the Asia Pacific. Asia Pacific Family Medicine, 9 (1). p. 1.

Howe, AC (2010) Family practice - meanings for modern times. British Journal of General Practice, 60 (572). pp. 207-12.

Howe, AC, Delaney, S, Tinsley, R, Romero, J and Vicary, P (2010) Public involvement in health research: a case study of one NHS project over 5 years. Health Care Research & Development, 11 (1). pp. 17-28.

Howe, AC, Miles, S, Wright, S and Leinster, SJ (2010) Putting theory into practice - a case study in one U.K. Medical school of the nature and extent of unprofessional behaviour over a 6-year period. Medical Teacher, 32 (10). pp. 837-844.

Howe, Amanda (2010) Thinking ahead: GP educators in England need to be planning for the NHS reforms. Education for primary care : an official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, National Association of GP Tutors, World Organisation of Family Doctors, 21 (6). pp. 352-353. ISSN 1473-9879

Kenten, Charlotte, Bowling, Ann, Lambert, Nigel, Howe, Amanda and Rowe, Gene (2010) A study of patient expectations in a Norfolk general practice. Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 13 (3). pp. 273-284. ISSN 1369-7625

Pearson, PH, Steven, A and Howe, AC (2010) Learning about patient safety: organisational context and culture in the education of health care professionals. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 15 (1). pp. 4-10.

Shiner, A and Howe, A (2010) GPs in the workplace: does gender matter? InnovAiT, 3 (6). pp. 339-347. ISSN 1755-7380

Shiner, A and Howe, AC (2010) Gender, health and disease. InnovAiT, 3 (6). pp. 348-357.

Abdelhamid, AA, Howe, A and Reading, R (2009) Prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems among 6–12 year old children in Egypt. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 44 (1). pp. 8-14. ISSN 0933-7954

Carruthers, S, Lawton, R, Sandars, J, Howe, AC and Perry, M (2009) Attitudes to patient safety amongst medical students and tutors: developing a reliable and valid measure. Medical Teacher, 31 (8). pp. 370-376.

Cotton, P, Sharp, D, Hibble, A, Howe, AC, Laue, B, Starkey, C and Benson, J (2009) Developing a Set of Quality Criteria for Community Based Medical Education in the UK. Education for Primary Care, 20 (3). pp. 143-151.

Dowrick, C, Leydon, G, McBride, A and Howe, AC (2009) Patients' and doctors' views on depression severity questionnaires incentivized in the UK quality and outcomes framework: qualitative study. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 338. p. 663. ISSN 0959-8138

Elhamid, AA, Howe, AC and Reading, R (2009) Prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems among 6 to 12 year old children in Egypt. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 44 (1). pp. 8-14.

Howe, A (2009) Recognizing psychological distress in the consultation. InnovAiT, 2 (6). pp. 352-357. ISSN 1755-7380

Howe, AC, Barrett, A and Leinster, SJ (2009) How medical students demonstrate their professionalism when reflecting on experience. Medical Education, 43 (10). pp. 942-951.

Howe, AC, Leinster, SJ and Fanutti, C (2009) Self and peer assessment of professional standards in a PBL - based Medical School. (Unpublished)

Howe, AC, Leishman, H and McDonald, H (2009) Fit for purpose - a regional case study in primary care research partnerships. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 10 (1). pp. 7-13.

Kendrick, AJ, Dowrick, C, McBride, A and Howe, AC (2009) Management of depression in UK general practice in relation to scores on depression severity questinnaires: analysis of medical record data. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 338. p. 750. ISSN 0959-8138

Vedavanam, S, Steel, N, Broadbent, J, Maisey, SP and Howe, AC (2009) Recorded quality of care for depression in general practice - an observational study. British Journal of General Practice, 59. pp. 94-98.

Fleetcroft, R, Steel, N, Cookson, RA and Howe, AC (2008) Mind the gap! Evaluation of the performance gap attributable to exception reporting and target thresholds in the new GMS contract: national database analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 8. p. 131.

Lester, H and Howe, AC (2008) Depression in primary care: three key challenges. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 84. pp. 545-548.

Maisey, SP, Steel, N, Marsh, R, Gillam, S, Fleetcroft, R and Howe, AC (2008) Effects of payment for performance in primary care: qualitative interview study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 13 (3). pp. 133-139.

Abubakar, II, Irvine, L, Aldus, CF, Wyatt, GM, Fordham, RJ, Schelenz, S, Shepstone, L, Howe, AC, Peck, M and Hunter, PR (2007) A systematic review of the clinical, public health and cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection and identification of bacterial intestinal pathogens in faeces and food. Health Technology Assessment , 11 (36). pp. 1-216.

Dagley, V, Howe, AC, Salter, CI, Brandon, MJ, Warren, C and Black, J (2007) Implications of the new Common Assessment Framework and lead professional working for pastoral care staff in schools. Pastoral Care in Education, 25 (1). pp. 4-10.

Holland, RC, Brooksby, I, Lenaghan, EA, Ashton, K, Hay, L, Smith, RD, Howe, AC, Shepstone, L, Lipp, A, Daly, C, Hall, R and Harvey, IM (2007) Effectiveness of visits from community pharmacists for patients with heart failure: HeartMed randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 334 (7603). pp. 1098-1101.

Hopayian, K, Howe, AC and Dagley, V (2007) A survey of UK medical schools' arrangements for early patient contact. Medical Teacher, 29 (8). pp. 806-813.

Howe, AC (2007) Why family medicine benefits from more women doctors. British Journal of General Practice, 57 (535). pp. 91-92.

Howe, AC (2007) Ally, advocate, authority - strengthening the patient voice in medical education. Clinical Teacher, 4 (3). pp. 170-174.

Howe, AC, Dagley, V, Hopayian, K and Lillicrap, M (2007) Patient contact in the first year of basic medical training - feasible, educational, acceptable? Medical Teacher, 29 (2-3). pp. 237-245.

Howe, AC, Keogh-Brown, MR, Miles, S and Bachmann, MO (2007) Expert consensus on contamination in educational trials elicited by a Delphi exercise. Medical Education, 41 (2). pp. 196-204.

Ioannidis, J, Ahmed, T, Awasthi, S, Clarfield, AM, Clark, J, Dandona, L, Howe, AC, Lozano, JM, Li, Y, Madani, H, Marusic, A, Mohammed, I, Purcell, GP, Rhoads, M, Sliwa-Hahnle, K, Straus, SE, Tan-Torres Edejer, T and Tugwell, P (2007) Open letter to the leader of academic medicine. British Medical Journal, 334 (7586). pp. 191-193.

Keogh-Brown, MR, Bachmann, MO, Shepstone, L, Hewitt, C, Howe, AC, Ramsay, CR, Song, F, Miles, J, Torgeson, D, Miles, S, Elbourne, D, Harvey, IM and Campbell, A (2007) Contamination in trials of educational interventions. Health Technology Assessment, 11 (43). pp. 1-128.

Keogh-Brown, MR, Fordham, RJ, Thomas, KS, Bachmann, MO, Holland, RC, Avery, AJ, Armstrong, SJ, Chalmers, JR, Howe, AC, Rodgers, S, Williams, HC and Harvey, IM (2007) To freeze or not to freeze: a cost-effectiveness analysis of wart treatment. British Journal of Dermatology, 156 (4). pp. 687-92.

Steel, N, Maisey, SP, Clark, AB, Fleetcroft, R and Howe, AC (2007) Quality of clinical primary care and targeted incentive payments: an observational study. British Journal of General Practice, 57. pp. 449-454.

Barrett, EM, Howe, AC, Little, B and MacDonald, H (2006) Ensuring public and patient participation in research: a case study in infrastructure development in one UK Research and Development consortium. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 7. pp. 60-67.

Beales, ILP, Mathers, NJ, Howe, AC and Hunn, A (2006) Ethical and effective research protocol development in gastroenterology. Gastroenterology, 16. p. 55.

Brandon, MJ, Howe, AC, Dagley, V, Salter, CI and Warren, C (2006) What appears to be helping or hindering practitioners in implementing the Common Assessment Framework and Leada Professional Working? Child Abuse Review Special Edition. Integrated Services for Children, 15. pp. 396-413.

Greenwood, K, Howe, AC and Holland, RC (2006) The use of consultation skills assessment tools on pharmacist-patient consultations. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 14 (4). pp. 277-282.

Howe, AC (2006) RCGP/Boots Research paper of the Year Award: Equal but different. British Journal of General Practice, 56 (528). pp. 550-551.

Howe, AC (2006) Can the patient be on our team? An operational approach to patient involvement in interprofessional approaches to safe care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 20 (5). pp. 527-534.

Howe, AC, Ashton, K and Hooper, L (2006) Effectiveness of educational interventions in primary care mental health: a qualitative systematic review. Primary Care and Community Psychiatry, 11 (4). pp. 167-177.

Martinez, R, Reynolds, SA and Howe, AC (2006) Factors that influence the detection of psychological problems in adolescents iattending general practices. British Journal of General Practice, 56 (529). pp. 594-599.

Swiontkowski, MF, Aro, HT, Donell, ST, Esterhai, JL, Howe, AC, Goulet, J, Jones, AP, Kregor, PJ, Nordsletten, L, Paiement, G and Patel, A (2006) Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in open tibial fractures. A subgroup analysis of data combined from two prospective randomized studies. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American, 88 (6). pp. 1258-1265.

Gillam, S, Steel, N and Howe, AC (2005) Under Contract. Public Health News.

Hopayian, K, Harvey, IM, Howe, AC, Horrocks, G, Spencer, E and Stripp, C (2005) Perceived aids and barriers to clinical effectiveness in the work of primary care organisations in England: a qualitative study. Quality in Primary Care, 13 (1). pp. 17-24.

Howe, AC (2005) Loving communication. British Journal of General Practice, 55 (512). pp. 231-232.

Howe, AC (2005) RCGP/Boots Research paper of the Year Award. British Journal of General Practice, 55 (515). p. 485.

Howe, AC (2005) Has a decade made a difference? The contribution of UK primary care to basic medical training in 2004. Education for Primary Care, 16 (1). pp. 10-19.

Pickvance, D, Parry, G and Howe, AC (2005) A cognitive analytic framework for understanding and managing problematic frequent attendance in primary care. Primary Care Mental Health, 2 (3-4). pp. 165-174.

Cook, S, Howe, AC and Veal, J (2004) A different ball game altogether: staff views on a primary mental healthcare service. Primary Care Mental Health, 2. pp. 77-89.

Howe, AC (2004) Academic medicine: the evidence base. British Medical Journal, 329 (7469). pp. 789-792.

Howe, AC (2004) ICRAM. Academic medicine: the evidence base. British Medical Journal, 329 (7469). pp. 789-792.

Howe, AC (2004) International Campaign to Revitalise Academic Medicine (ICRAM): agenda setting. British Medical Journal, 329 (7469). pp. 787-789.

Howe, AC (2004) Boots/RCGP Research paper of the Year. British Journal of General Practice, 54 (503). pp. 486-487.

Howe, AC (2004) Education in family medicine--gains and dangers. Croation Medical Journal, 45 (5). pp. 533-536.

Howe, AC, Campion, P, Searle, J and Smith, H (2004) New perspectives--approaches to medical education at four new UK medical schools. British Medical Journal, 329 (7461). pp. 327-331.

Pfeil, M and Howe, AC (2004) Combining the provision of healthcare for hard-to reach-groups. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 14 (7). pp. 23-26.

Pfeil, M and Howe, AC (2004) Ensuring primary care reaches the ‘hard to reach’. Quality in Primary Care, 12 (3). pp. 185-190.

Pfeil, M and Howe, AC (2004) Health care to hard-to-reach groups. Primary Health Care, 14 (7). pp. 23-26.

Pickin, DM, O'Cathain, A, Fall, M, Morgan, AB, Howe, AC and Nicholl, JP (2004) The impact of a general practice co-operative on accident and emergency services, patient satisfaction and GP satisfaction. Family Practice, 21 (2). pp. 180-182.

Cook, S and Howe, AC (2003) Engaging people with enduring psychotic conditions in primary mental health care and occupational therapy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66 (6). pp. 236-246.

Everden, P, Eardley, M, Lorgelly, PK and Howe, AC (2003) Emergency care. Change of pace. Health Service Journal, 113 (5865). pp. 28-30.

Howe, AC (2003) The RGCP and Boots the Chemist research paper of the year. British Journal of General Practice, 53 (492). pp. 590-591.

Howe, AC (2003) Twelve tips for developing professional attitudes in training. Medical Teacher, 25 (5). pp. 485-487.

Howe, AC (2003) 'Academic’ is no longer a dirty word in general practice. Talking Shop, Registrar.

Howe, AC (2003) Primary care research: lost cause, or missing the point? The Lancet, 361 (9367). pp. 1473-1474.

Howe, AC and Anderson, J (2003) Learning in practice: involving patients in medical education. British Medical Journal, 327 (7410). pp. 326-328.

Howe, AC and Anderson, J (2003) Involving patients in medical education. British Medical Journal, 327 (7410). pp. 326-328.

Howe, AC, Baker, M, Field, S and Pringle, M (2003) Special non-clinical interests--GPs in education, research, and management. British Journal of General Practice, 53 (491). pp. 438-440.

Howe, AC and Carter, Y (2003) A young life sadly blighted the future for clinical academic careers in general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 53 (490). pp. 424-425.

Howe, AC and Wass, V (2003) How to research how we decide? Medical Education, 37 (9). pp. 762-763.

Davies, H, Crossley, J, Howe, AC, Jolly, B and Newble, (2002) Evidence-based admissions may limit ambitions to widen access - Authors reply. Medical Education, 36 (5). p. 88.

Howe, AC (2002) 'Clinical gaze' at Giacometti. Broadview, January. p. 7.

Howe, AC (2002) The governance wheel: can primary care organisations reinvent it for education and research? Clinical Governance, 10 (4). pp. 199-202.

Howe, AC (2002) Who are the experts, where is the expertise? The expertise teams. Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, 40 (7). pp. 55-56.

Howe, AC (2002) Professional development in undergraduate medical curricula--the key to the door of a new culture? Medical Education, 36 (4). pp. 353-359.

Howe, AC (2002) Face-to-face. Medical Education, 36 (8). pp. 794-795.

Howe, AC (2002) Twelve tips for community-based medical education. Medical Teacher, 24 (1). pp. 9-12.

Howe, AC (2002) Developing professional attitudes in training: report from the AMEE Berlin professional development workshop group. Medical Teacher, 24 (2). pp. 208-209.

Howe, AC, Billingham, K and Walters, C (2002) In our own image--a multidisciplinary qualitative analysis of medical education. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 16 (4). pp. 379-389.

Howe, AC, Billingham, K and Walters, C (2002) Helping tomorrow's doctors to gain a population health perspective - good news for community stakeholders. Medical Education, 36 (4). pp. 325-333.

Howe, AC and Hand, C (2002) The challenge of doing things differently: one new medical school’s vision of primary care education. Education for Primary Care, 13 (2). pp. 205-321.

Howe, AC and Leinster, SJ (2002) Evidence-based admissions may limit ambitions to widen access. Medical Education, 36 (4). pp. 394-395.

Howe, AC, Parry, G, Pickvance, D and Hockley, B (2002) Defining frequent attendance: evidence for routine age and sex correction in studies from primary care settings. British Journal of General Practice, 52 (480). pp. 561-562.

Telford, R, Hutchinson, A, Jones, R, Rix, S and Howe, AC (2002) Obstacles to effective treatment of depression: a general practice perspective. Family Practice, 19 (1). pp. 45-52.

Tsouroufli, M, Shiner, A and Howe, AC (2002) Gender and Teachers' Classroom Practice. Gender and Education, 14 (2). pp. 135-147.

Crossley, GM, Howe, AC, Newble, D, Jolly, B and Davies, HA (2001) Sheffield Assessment Instrument for Letters (SAIL): performance assessment using outpatient letters. Medical Education, 35 (12). pp. 1115-1124.

Howe, AC (2001) Patient-centred medicine through student-centred teaching: a student perspective on the key impacts of community- based learning in undergraduate medical education. Medical Education, 35 (7). pp. 666-672.

Howe, AC, Bolton, G and Smith, BH (2001) The use of creative writing for medical education. Medical Education, 35 (11). pp. 1075-1076.

Howe, AC and Ives, G (2001) Does community-based experience alter career preference? New evidence from a prospective longitudinal cohort study of undergraduate medical students. Medical Education, 35 (4). pp. 391-397.

Howe, AC (2000) Teaching in practice - a qualitative factor analysis of community based teaching. Medical Education, 34 (9). pp. 762-768.

Howe, AC (2000) Primary care education for the new NHS: a discussion paper. Medical Education, 34 (5). pp. 385-390.

Howe, AC, Bath, PMW and Goudie, F (2000) Getting the question right: an example of loss of validity during transfer of a brief screening approach for depression in the elderly. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15 (7). pp. 650-655.

Howe, AC, Crofts, D and Billingham, K (2000) Can nurses teach tomorrow's doctors? - a nursing perspective on interdisciplinary community-based medical education. Medical Teacher, 22 (6). p. 576.

Roberts, C, Howe, AC, Winterburn, S and Fox, N (2000) 'Not so easy as it sounds'- study of a shared learning project between medical and nursing undergraduate students. Medical Teacher, 22 (4). pp. 386-391.

Freudenstein, U and Howe, AC (1999) A systematic review of educational interventions in primary care settings. British Journal of General Practice, 49. p. 995.

Hannay, D, Howe, AC and Miller, M (1999) Seven years experience of continuous assessment for degree examination in general practice. Medical Teacher, 21 (2). p. 151.

Mathers, NJ, Challis, M, Howe, AC and Field, NJ (1999) Portfolios in continuing medical education: effective and efficient? Medical Education, 33 (7). p. 521.

Howe, AC (1998) Can general practitioners audit their ability to detect psychological distress? One approach, and some unresolved issues. British Journal of General Practice, 48. pp. 899-902.

Howe, AC and Purkiss, V (1998) Resourcing innovative teaching in audit-models, methods and MAAGS. Medical Education, 32 (6). pp. 607-612.

Purkiss, V and Howe, AC (1998) What can MAAGS offer undergraduate medical education? Collaboration in teaching clinical audit. Audit Trends, 32. pp. 607-612.

Challis, M, Mathers, NJ, Howe, AC and Field, NJ (1997) Portfolio - based learning: CME for general practitioners - a midpoint evaluation. Medical Education, 31 (1). pp. 22-26.

Howe, AC (1997) Refusal of videorecording: what factors may influence patient consent? Family Practice, 14 (3). pp. 233-237.

Howe, AC (1996) 'I know what to do but it's not possible to do it' - general practitioners' perceptions of their ability to detect psychological distress in their patients. Family Practice, 13 (2). pp. 127-131.

Howe, AC (1996) Detecting psychological distress: can general practitioners improve their own performance? British Journal of General Practice, 46. pp. 407-410.

Book Section

Howe, A (2011) Learning to be professional: recent developments in undergraduate medical education. In: The Changing Face of Medical Education. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, Oxford, pp. 25-36. ISBN 978-1-84619-457-3

Howe, AC and Walsh, P (2007) The Impact on Patients and Healthcare Professionals. In: ABC of Patient Safety. BMJ Books. ISBN 978-1-4051-5692-9

Howe, AC (2006) Learning and teaching family medicine. In: European Textbook of Family Medicine. Milan: Passoni Editore. ISBN 88-86750-15-3

Howe, AC (2006) Patient Safety: education, training and professional development. In: Patient Safety. Open University Press. ISBN 1416035419

Carter, Y, Howe, AC and Shaw, S (2005) Changing behaviour in primary care: the role of incentives and remuneration. In: Master Classes in Primary Care Research No 9 Health Economics. Royal College of Practitioners.

Carter, YH and Howe, AC (2003) Fifty years of research in general practice. In: A Celebration of General Practice. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, pp. 93-104. ISBN 1857759230

Howe, AC (2003) Foxhill - an out of the ordinary story of inner city teamwork. In: Primary Care in Urban Disadvantaged Communities. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, pp. 23-32. ISBN 1857754379

Howe, AC and Carter, YH (2003) The general practitioner as a teacher. In: A Celebration of General Practice. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press. ISBN 1857759230

Howe, AC (2001) Handbook of education and training for Primary Care. In: UNSPECIFIED Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Howe, AC (2001) Primary Care Research. In: Guide to Education and Training for Primary Care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 275-291. ISBN 0192632930

Avery, AJ, Carter, YH and Howe, AC (1999) How to do a higher degree from primary care. In: Research Opportunities in Primary Care. UNSPECIFIED.

Howe, AC Master Classes in Primary Care Research No. 6: Funding for Primary Care Research. In: UNSPECIFIED Royal College of General Practitioners.

Monograph

Fleetcroft, R, Parekh, S, Steel, N, Swift, L, Cookson, RA and Howe, AC (2008) Potential population health gain of the quality and outcomes framework: report to Department of Health. Research Report. Centre for Health Economics, York.

Brandon, MJ, Howe, AC, Dagley, V, Salter, CI, Warren, C and Black, J Evaluating the Common Assessment Framework and Lead professional Guidance and Implementation in 2005-6. DfES:UEA 2006. Research report 740. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED.

Conference or Workshop Item

O'Sullivan, A, Howe, A, Miles, S and Leinster, SJ (2010) Are portfolios a valid method of assessing professionalism? A study from two medical schools. In: Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education - HKU 2010, 10-11th December 2010. , Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, Hong Kong..

O'Sullivan, AJ, Howe, A, Miles, S, Harris, P, Hughes, C, Jones, P, Scicluna, H and Leinster, S (2010) Summative portfolio assessment: A method to assess reflective practice in undergraduate medical students. In: Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Annual Conference 2010, 4-8th September 2010, Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre, Glasgow.

Smith, J. R., Noble, M. J., Musgrave, S. D., Murdoch, J., Price, G, Martin, A., Windley, J., Holland, R., Harrison, B. D. W., Price, D., Howe, A., Harvey, I. and Wilson, A. M. (2010) S137 The At-Risk Registers in Severe Asthma (ARRISA) Study: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in primary care. In: British Thoracic Society, December 2010, London.

Dagley, V, Lindqvist, S, Cranwell, F, Wright, A and Howe, A (2009) Investigating Views of How Interprofessional Learning Relates to Learning About Patient Safety. In: SAPC ASM, June 2009, Dundee.

Miles, S, Hand, C and Howe, AC (2009) "Ten to One" - student perspectives on large group teaching in general practice. In: Interactive poster presentation at Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME). Annual Scientific Meeting 2009, 15-17th July, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.

Salter, CI, Howe, AC and Warren, C (2009) An exploration of older women's existential experience of being diagnosed as 'above average risk' of fracture and being prescribed osteoperosis medicine to prevent fracture. In: Gender, Ageing & Body Conference BSA London July 2009.

Salter, CI, Howe, AC and Warren, C (2009) "Crumbly Bones". From the Practical to the Existential: How to investigate the issues for older women around adherence to prescribed medicines. In: AHP Colloqium on Qualitative Research. UEA. May 2009..

Holland, RC, Brooksby, I, Lenaghan, EA, Ashton, K, Hay, L, Smith, RD, Shepstone, L, Howe, AC, Lipp, A, Daly, C and Harvey, IM (2006) A randomised controlled trial of home-based medication review and lifestyle advice by community pharamacists for patients with heart failure. In: Annual Scientific Conference of the British-Society-Promoting-Cardiovascular-Health, APR 24-27, 2006, Glasgow, SCOTLAND.

Miles, S, Leinster, SJ, Howe, AC and Fanutti, C (2006) Self, Peer and Tutor assessment of professional behaviour: Designing a user-friendly form. In: ASME Conference: Multi-Source Feedback in Medical Education, London.

Howe, AC (2004) External clinical placements - why do we do it? In: Twenty Twenty Vision: External clinical placements Learning and Teaching Network for Medicine, Manchester.

Howe, AC, Leinster, SJ, Miles, S and Michalke, S (2004) Learning to be a good doctor - what do students think this means? In: 11th International Ottawa conference on Medical Education, Barcelona.

Leinster, SJ, Howe, AC and Miles, S (2004) Assessing fitness to practice - experience from a new U.K. medical school. In: 11th International Ottawa conference on Medical Education, Barcelona.

Howe, AC (2002) Raising the standard of clinical education. In: Association for the Study of Medical Education, London, UK.

Howe, AC (2002) Family Medicine - its Role in Undergraduate Teaching in the UK. In: Italian Family Medicine Association, Parma and Udine, Italy.

Howe, AC (2001) Learning Together. In: ASM Society for Academic Primary Care, UK.

Book

Daines, B, Gask, L and Howe, AC (2007) Medical and Psychiatric Issues in Counselling. Sage Publications. ISBN 1412923999

Howe, AC, Hand, C, Denny, ML and Neaves, JM (2004) Multiple choice questions in primary health care. Quay Books. ISBN 1856422445

Teaching Resource

Howe, AC The William Pickles Lecture, Royal College of General Practitioners. [Teaching Resource]

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External Activities and Indicators of Esteem

  • Chair of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) (2007–2010)
  • Chair of WONCA (World Organisation of Family Doctors) Working Party on Women in Family Medicine) (2007-2009)
  • Member of Educational Reference Group for ASME (Association for the Study of Medical Education) (2005-2007)
  • Member, RCGP Professional Development Board (2005-2010)
  • Member, Expert Advisory Panel, National Patient Safety Agency (2002-2007)
  • Chair Research Group + member of CEC, RCGP (2000-2005)
  • Member, NHS R&D Forum Advisory Council (2003-2006)

Professional Activities

  • Prizes and Indicators of Esteem
  • Silver Clinical Excellence Award,
  • Elected Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1997
  • Marinker Certificate of Merit for Excellence in General Practice, 2000
  • Eric Gambrill Memorial Scholarship, RCGP, 2000

Administrative Posts/Responsibilities

  • Executive School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice (MED), University of East Anglia
  • MB/BS Course Director
  • Chair of Curriculum Development and Delivery Team, MB/BS
  • Chair of Assessment group, MB/BS
  • Head of Primary & Community Care Group
  • Group representative on MED Planning & Coordination Group
  • Member Institute of Health Research Committee
  • Member of University Honorary Degrees Committee
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