Christine Moffatt
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Christine Joy Moffatt, CBE
, FRCN
is a British
nurse and educator.
Following training at Charing Cross Hospital
, Moffatt trained as a district nurse. Following a diploma in leg ulcer care she became involved in research, became a lecturer at Imperial College London
. She ran the Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice independently before entering into an association with Thames Valley University
.
Professor Moffatt was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
in the 2006 New Year's Honours list by Queen Elizabeth II
.
Moffatt is currently Professor of Nursing at Thames Valley University
and a Director of the Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice. The centre has a large clinical research programme including running multi-centre trials. As a director, she is actively involved in assisting organisations in developing and evaluating new services. Current research projects include epidemiology of lymphoedema, evaluation of leg ulcer treatments and the development of quality of life measures for patient outcome. She co-runs (with Peter Franks), the Lymphoedema Framework Project in partnership with the Lymphoedema Support Network
and the Wandsworth PCT, in association with the British Lymphology Society.
Professor Moffatt is a nurse consultant at St. George's Hospital
and is responsible for the clinical leg ulcer service and research programme. Recognising the need for a national body to represent professionals treating patients with leg ulceration, she launched the Leg Ulcer Forum, of which she is President. She was president of the European Wound Management Association Council, an organisation responsible for facilitating research, education and practice in European countries from November 1999 until May 2002. She has also been published widely, including 4 nursing text books and presents and publishes internationally.
Further information about her current work is available at the International Wound Journal.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCN
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
is a British
United Kingdom
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nurse and educator.
Following training at Charing Cross Hospital
Charing Cross Hospital
Charing Cross Hospital is a general, acute hospital located in London, United Kingdom and established in 1818. It is located several miles to the west of the city centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham....
, Moffatt trained as a district nurse. Following a diploma in leg ulcer care she became involved in research, became a lecturer at Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
. She ran the Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice independently before entering into an association with Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University
The University of West London is a public university based in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in Ealing and Brentford, London, and Reading, Berkshire....
.
Professor Moffatt was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in the 2006 New Year's Honours list by Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
.
Moffatt is currently Professor of Nursing at Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University
The University of West London is a public university based in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in Ealing and Brentford, London, and Reading, Berkshire....
and a Director of the Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice. The centre has a large clinical research programme including running multi-centre trials. As a director, she is actively involved in assisting organisations in developing and evaluating new services. Current research projects include epidemiology of lymphoedema, evaluation of leg ulcer treatments and the development of quality of life measures for patient outcome. She co-runs (with Peter Franks), the Lymphoedema Framework Project in partnership with the Lymphoedema Support Network
Lymphoedema Support Network
The Lymphoedema Support Network is a registered UK charity and the UK's national patient support organisation for lymphoedema. It began in 1991 as a small patient support group at the Royal Marsden Hospital....
and the Wandsworth PCT, in association with the British Lymphology Society.
Professor Moffatt is a nurse consultant at St. George's Hospital
St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London is a medical school located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
and is responsible for the clinical leg ulcer service and research programme. Recognising the need for a national body to represent professionals treating patients with leg ulceration, she launched the Leg Ulcer Forum, of which she is President. She was president of the European Wound Management Association Council, an organisation responsible for facilitating research, education and practice in European countries from November 1999 until May 2002. She has also been published widely, including 4 nursing text books and presents and publishes internationally.
Further information about her current work is available at the International Wound Journal.