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Zara

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Hi, I’m Zara. I am a medical doctor, senior clinical writer, editor and researcher. I have so enjoyed balancing my clinical work as a registered doctor in South Africa, United Kingdom and Ireland with my clinical editorial career over the last 14 years. I look forward to making health and wellness information more understandable and accessible to the general public and patients.

What I do:

・Papers for peer-reviewed publications

・Clinical decision-support product content and design

・Clinical guidelines, decision pathways and algorithms

・Patient information leaflets and brochures

・Healthcare e-learning content

・Health and wellbeing programme development

・Wellness and lifestyle articles and newsletters

・Healthcare and wellbeing website content.

・Health and social care app and content development

・Digital health clinical safety and risk management.

Publications

Zara, naturally has an excellent publication record.

Her recent published papers as are as follows:

Quail Z, Doxford H. Feedback process for online therapeutic activities. The Journal of Dementia Care (UK). 2021;29:4. https://www.journalofdementiacare.co.uk/

 

Quail Z, Bolton L, Massey K. Digital delivery of non-pharmacological intervention programmes for people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e242550. https://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e242550

 

Carter C, Vickers J, Quail Z. UTAS MOOC makes its mark in China. Australian Journal of Dementia Care. 2021;10:2. https://journalofdementiacare.com/

 

Noble C, Medin D, Quail Z, Young C, Carter M. How Does Participation in Formal Education or Learning for Older People Affect Wellbeing and Cognition? A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 2021;7:2333721420986027. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420986027

 

Quail Z, Carter MM, Wei A, Li X. Management of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease using a non-pharmacological intervention program: A case report. Medicine. 2020;99:21(e20128). https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/Fulltext/2020/05220/Management_of_cognitive_decline_in_Alzheimer_s.37.aspx 

 

Bolton L, Quail Z. Meeting psychosocial needs in multicultural groups. The Journal of Dementia Care (UK). 2020;28:3. https://www.ipevents.net/magazines/journal-of-dementia-care-may-june-2020 

 

Quail Z, Wei A, Zhang VF, Carter MM. Barriers to dementia diagnosis and care in China. BMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e232115. https://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/3/e232115  

 

Carter M, Quail Z, Bourke A, Young C. A Structured Cognitive Intervention Pathway as a decision-support tool for non-pharmacological interventions within a dementia care service (Innovative practice). Dementia (London, England). 2019:1471301219886243. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219886243  

 

Carter MM, Wei A, Li X. An individualised, non-pharmacological treatment strategy associated with an improvement in neuropsychiatric symptoms in a man with dementia living at home. BMJ Case Reports CP 2019;12:e229048. https://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/5/e229048  (Clinical Editor acknowledgment)

 

Adams S, Ehrlich R, Ismaili N, Quail Z, Jeebhay M. Occupational Health Challenges Facing the Department of Health: Protecting employees against tuberculosis and caring for former mineworkers with occupational health disease. South Africa Health Review 2012/2013. Available at: https://www.hst.org.za/publications/South%20African%20Health%20Reviews/SAHR%202012-2013%20Full.pdf or https://www.hst.org.za/publications/Pages/South-African-Health-Review-2012.aspx

Products Zara has provided clinical content and editing for include:

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