University of Exeter Medical School

Miss Lucy Banfield

Miss Lucy Banfield

Senior Lecturer in Medical Imaging

 L.R.Banfield@exeter.ac.uk

 4463

 724463

 South Cloisters G.21

 

South Cloisters, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK

Overview

I began working at the University of Exeter in March 2013 where I joined the medical imaging team as a senior lecturer delivering the image interpretation module to undergraduate students. I have since led on developing, gaining accreditation for and running a Radiographer Reporting masters. This involved the delivery of teaching, designing of assessments as well administrative duties such as communicating with applicants and their clinical mentors and managing teaching schedules.

This subsequently evolved into an MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and then an MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Degree Apprenticeship, both of which I was programme lead of. These latest developments allowed us to offer broaden our scope in order to offer a range of modules, including new and clinically relevant modules in order to support the development of advanced clinical skills in the healthcare community. 

My current role is as Workplace Learning Lead for the MSc and BSc Diagnostic Radiography Apprenticeships. My primary focus is to support the academic mentoring team, and to oversee OneFile, the E-Portfolio system used to ensure compliance with funding requirements as well as a means of evidencing the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to acheive against the apprenticeship standard.

Prior to joining the university I was employed as a diagnostic radiographer in a large regional hospital undertaking a range of radiographic duties for several years. I gained my MSc in Clinical Reporting and practiced as an advanced practitioner reporting radiographer with a focus on musculoskeletal plain image reporting. 

Qualifications

  • BSc Hons Diagnostic Radiography, University of Hertfordshire 1996
  • MSc Clinical Reporting, Canterbury Christchurch University College, 2005
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Exeter, 2017
  • Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, 2017
  • Aspire Fellowship 2017
  • Currently studying towards a PhD

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Research

Research interests

I am currently undertaking a PhD looking at the impact of haemochromatosis (an inherited iron overload disorder) on the musculoskeletal system using imaging studies obtained from UK Biobank.

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Publications

Journal articles

Banfield LR, Knapp KM, Pilling LC, Melzer D, Atkins JL (2023). Hemochromatosis Genetic Variants and Musculoskeletal Outcomes: 11.5‐Year Follow‐Up in the <scp>UK</scp> Biobank Cohort Study. JBMR Plus, 7(10). Abstract.
Rachuba S, Knapp K, Ashton L, Pitt M (2018). Streamlining pathways for minor injuries in emergency departments through radiographer-led discharge. Operations Research for Health Care, 19, 44-56. Abstract.
Knapp K, Meertens R, Ashton LR, Hopkins S (2015). Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry beyond bone mineral density measurement: vertebral fracture assessment. Imaging and Oncology for Imaging and Therapy Professionals, 48-53.

Conferences

Banfield L, Aboelmagd S, Seymour R, Atkins J, Melzer D, Knapp K (2022). Demonstration of degenerative disease as identified on iDXA images: an inter-observer reliability study. European Congress of Radiology (ECR) Overture. 2nd - 6th Mar 2022. Abstract.
Ashton L, Fulford J, McAnulla S, Knapp KM, Heales C, Silver D, Williams CA (2017). The incidence of bone marrow oedema in asymptomatic adolescent footballers - an observational study. Abstract.

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Teaching

My teaching interests mainly focus on the interpretation of musculosketal plain x-ray images, including normal variants, appearances resulting from trauma and pathological processes. 

I am module co-lead for HPDM128/HPDM128DA Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice within MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, both PGT and degree apprenticeship cohorts. I also teach on  PAM2014 and PAM3019 Pathology and Image Interpretation 1 & 2 which are BSc Medical Imaging stage 2 and 3 modules. 

Modules

2023/24


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