Profile
Philip Beckwith, Senior Teaching Fellow
I trained at Charing Cross hospital and The Westminster hospital graduating from the Riverside College of Health Care Studies. I then had clinical appointments at the Westminster Children’s Hospital, Chelsea & Westminster hospital, St Vincent’s orthopaedic hospital, The Lister hospital, Addenbrooke’s hospital and Hinchingbrooke hospital. My clinical interests include paediatric anaesthesia, resuscitation, minimally invasive surgery and trauma.
Teaching commitments
I teach on the Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice pathway, and I am the program manager for the BSc (Hons) Perioperative Critical Care and the BSc (Hons) Nursing studies (theatre) pathways.
Research interests
In 2006 I was awarded a Senior Teaching Fellowship at the University of Bedfordshire for my research into the integration of the Virtual Learning Environment with Clinical Simulation and its integration with distance learning access and the development of extended e learning packages.
Other research undertaken includes; the pedagogy of blended learning and its development within the Diploma Higher of Education (Operating Department Practice) pathway. A further study in 2007 was entitled Communal constructivism does it exist within the Diploma Higher of Education (Operating Department Practice) pathway. A further study of the introduction of reflective study to health care education in North America was completed in 2008.
Selected publications
- Beckwith, P,T., Sapsed, M ,S. (2007).‘Can distance learning become an effective mode of delivery’ Refereed Program of the E-Leader Conference at Prague, Czech Republic. Available at http://www.g-cassa.com ISSN 1935-4819, Chinese American Scholars Association, New York, New York, USA June 2007.
- Beckwith, P,T., Sapsed, M ,S. (2007). ‘Blended learning a basis for virtual education the family friendly approach’ 8th International Family Nursing Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
- The Association of Anaesthetist of Great Brittan and Ireland. (2007). Management of the Obese Patient for Anaesthesia and Surgery, London. The Association of Anaesthetist of Great Brittan and Ireland. (Contributing author).
- Beckwith, P,T., Sapsed, M ,S. (2007). Blended Learning – the future’ Eastern Region Research Group Royal Collage of Nursing & Addenbrooke’s University Hospital Cambridge.
- Beckwith, P, T. (2006). The pedagogy of blended learning and its development within the Diploma OF Higher Education (Operating Department Practice) pathway. The Journal of Operating Department Practice. Vol 3 No 2.
- Beckwith, P, T. (2006). Surgical Care Practitioners a return to the barber surgeons of yesteryear? The Journal of Operating Department Practice. Vol 2 No 8 November 2005
Conference presentations
- Presented at the Chinese American Scholars Association, refereed program of the E-Leader Conference at Prague, Czech Republic ‘Can distance learning become an effective mode of delivery’. June 2007. Philip.T. Beckwith & Susan Sapsed.
- Presented at the 8th International Family Nursing Conference, Bangkok, Thailand,
Presentation – ‘Blended learning a basis for virtual education the family friendly approach’ Philip.T. Beckwith & Susan Sapsed.
- Presented at The Royal Collage of Nursing Eastern Region Research Group & Addenbrooke’s University Hospital Cambridge Poster Forum – Nursing and Allied Health ‘Blended Learning – the future’ 26th January. Philip .T. Beckwith & Susan Sapsed
Professional and Committee appointments
- Invited to peer review for the Higher Education Academy.
- Invited to join the board of Chinese American Scholars Association, New York.
- External Academic Advisor for revalidation of the Dip HE (ODP), BSc (Hons) (ODP) University of Huddersfield.
- Invited to peer for The Journal of Operating Department Practice.
- Appointed to the Higher Education Academy as Subject Adviser for Operating Department Practice.
- Appointed to the Association of Anaesthetist of Great Brittan and Ireland. Management if the Obese Patient for Anaesthesia and Surgery working party as Professional advisor.
- Appointed to the Department of Health’s National Advisory Group, for the NHS Connecting for Health program as Professional Lead.
- Appointed as a Director of the Association of Operating Department Practitioners. (Now The College of Operating Department Practitioners)
- External Academic Advisor for revalidation Dip HE (ODP), BSc (Hons) (ODP)
- University of Central England, Defence Medical School.
- Invited to join the Curriculum Major Review of the Diploma of Higher Education (ODP) national review working party.
Contact details
E: philip.beckwith@beds.ac.uk
T: +44(0)1582 743813
