Dr Linda McDonald

Dr Linda McDonald

Senior Lecturer
College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare
Linda.mcdonald@uwl.ac.uk

Linda began lecturing at UWL in 2017. She has spent most of her career working in HIV and substance misuse. She was an HIV nurse consultant for 15 years, before moving to the Medical Research Council and Imperial College, working on HIV commercial trials and cohort studies. Linda completed her doctorate in medical ethics and was a member of the London Central 1 Ethics Committee for 10 years. Linda is Chair of Harrow Ethics Committee.

  • Qualifications

    RMN, Registered Nurse Teacher, Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (University of West London), Post Graduate Diploma in Addictive Behaviour (St Georges Medical School, University of London), MSc Addictive Behaviour (St Georges Medical School, University of London), MA Medical Ethics and Law (Keele University), Doctorate In Medical Ethics (Keele University).

  • Memberships

    Fellow of the Global Health Network
    Member British HIV Association
    Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Research

  • Research and publications

    Books

    McDonald, L., (1997) Complementary Therapies in Addiction Nursing in Rassool GH, Gafoor M. (eds) Addiction Nursing. London, Chapman and Hall

    Leaflets

    Chester T, Dick S, McDonald L (1995) HIV and Pregnancy Leaflet, HEA London

    David J, McDonald L, (1990) Inter-Agency Guidelines on HIV testing (learning disabilities), Brent and Harrow Health Authority

    Journals

    Burnett J, Fessahaye, Stopes, (2011) A., Grave Breaches: Failure to Provide NHS Equivalent Care to Immigration Detainees, Medical Ethics Statement Medical Justice Report

    Hamill M, Murphy S, McDonald L, Brook G, (2004) HIV in Black Caribbeans, Sexually Transmitted Infections Vol 80 no 5 p420

    Hamill M, McDonald L, Murphy S, Brook G, (2004) Access to Treatment for Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Bulletin of Medical Ethics No 203, p17

  • Conferences

    McDonald L, Le Prevost M, Judd A (2013) Recruiting HIV Negative Siblings into Research Studies of Perinatally HIV-infected Young People: Experiences from the first 9 months of the Adolescents and Adults Living with Perinatal HIV (AALPHI) Cohort, CHIVA conference, London, England (first prize).

    Judd A, O’Leary C, Le Prevost M, McDonald L (2013), Sex, Drugs and Mental Health Characteristics of Perinatally HIV-infected Young People Recruited into the New Adolescents and Adults Living with Perinatal HIV (AALPHI) Cohort,  iWHOD conference, Cavat, Croatia.

    McDonald L, Le Prevost M, (2011) Adolescents and Adults Living with HIV Cohort, BHIVA/CHIVA conference, London, England.

    Murphy S, Brook G, McDonald L, (2000), A Pilot Genito-Urinary Outreach Clinic in the Local Substance Misuse Project, GU conference, Baltimore, USA.

    Fernandez D, McDonald L, (2000), Young People, Effective Messages: A Way Forward. 11th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Jersey.

    Fernandez D, McDonald L, (1999) Is Race a Growing Factor for HIV Contraction in Substance Misusers? International conference on substance misusers, Zurich.

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