Philip Keeley

Biography

Phil is committed to excellence in teaching and learning and was awarded a University of Manchester Teaching Excellence Award in 2012 and a National Teaching Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2013. He has been a member of the organising committee for the International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference since 2010. This Conference attracts more than 300 health care educators each year. Phil has a strong interest in health services and pedagogical research. His health services research focusses on the needs of people experiencing chronic pain. Phil is interested in the development and delivery of novel interventions for people with chronic pain. During the MUSICIAN trial he worked with Professor Karina Lovell to develop telephone-delivered psychological interventions. This work is being continued in collaboration with an interdisciplinary research team led by Professor Gary Macfarlane in the MAmMOTH trial. More recently he has been working with Dr Deborah Antcliff and colleagues to develop an activity pacing framework for the management of chronic pain / fatigue. Pedagogical research has involved evaluations of educational innovations, and service user and carer engagement in educational provision. Phil is a co-investigator for a study examining the impact of prior care experience on retention and progress of student nurses. Phil’s research contributions were recognised when he became a Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science in 2012. Phil’s contributions to teaching and learning, research and leadership are underpinned by a clinical career in adult and mental health nursing. He worked in both hospital and community settings prior to embarking on his academic career.

Research Interest

MAmMOTH trial (2015-19): This is an interdisciplinary study using a randomised controlled trial design determine whether telephone-delivered cognitive behavioural interventions reduce the persistence and recurrence of chronic pain. The study is funded by Arthritis Research UK. Prior Care Experience Study (2015-19): This study will examine the impact of prior experience of caring prior to commencement of a pre-registration student nursing programme. The study is funded by the Department of Health. Developing an Activity Pacing framework for the management of pain / fatigue (2016-19): Study associated with a HEE/NIHR funded Clinical Lectureship for Dr Deborah Antcliff.