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Patsy has a background in clinical mammography, including advanced clinical practice, quality assurance, education and management. She has been a researcher at the University of Dundee's Medical School and in NHS Tayside since 2009 and is now Consultant Radiographer in breast imaging at NHS Tayside, while continuing a part-time research role.
Key research interests are women's experiences of mammography, clinical image quality in mammography, and reducing inequalities in breast cancer screening. She is also involved in clinical research involving new breast imaging technologies, such as contrast enhanced mammography.
She has experience of systematic reviewing, and both qualitative and quantitative research methods. She was awarded her PhD in 2022, and her thesis work included the development of new measures of patient experience in mammography.
Current committee memberships are Symposium Mammographicum (Chair of Trustees, member of conference organising committee); EUMAM (European Expert Group for Mammography); CAHPR (Council for Allied Health Research) North of Scotland steering committee, and the Scottish special interest group for breast imaging radiographers (vice-chair).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Women's Experiences of Mammography, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 31 Mar 2022
PgCert Medical Ultrasound, University of Cumbria
Award Date: 1 May 2018
Master of Science, Kingston University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Diploma of the College of Radiographers (Diagnostic)
Award Date: 15 Jul 1987
External positions
Consultant Radiographer, NHS Tayside
1 Oct 2016 → …
Keywords
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Breast Cancer
- Screening
- Mammography
- Medical Imaging
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Mammo 50 Add On Study (Joint With University of Warwick, Manchester and Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust)
Evans, A., Macaskill, J., Savaridas, S. & Whelehan, P.
1/03/19 → 1/09/24
Project: Research
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Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Younger Symptomatic Women: Retrospective Multi-Reader Study
Evans, A., Vinnicombe, S. & Whelehan, P.
1/07/15 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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Exploring Women's Experiences of Mammography: A Qualitative Study (Joint with NHS Tayside, NHS Lothian and University of Stirling)
1/09/13 → 30/06/16
Project: Research
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Contrast-enhanced digital breast tomosythesis and breast MRI to monitor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Patient tolerance and preference
Savaridas, S., Evans, A., Vinnicombe, S., Warwick, V. & Whelehan, P., 1 Jun 2022, In: British Journal of Radiology. 95, 1134, 8 p., 20210779.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Application of the Rasch measurement framework to mammography positioning data
Whelehan, P., Pampaka, M., Boyd, J., Armstrong, S., Evans, A. & Ozakinci, G., Oct 2021, 12 p. Data in Brief.Research output: Other contribution
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Are baseline mammographic and ultrasound features associated with metastasis free survival in women receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for invasive breast cancer?
Evans, A., Sim, Y. T., Whelehan, P., Savaridas, S., Jordan, L. & Thompson, A., Aug 2021, In: European Journal of Radiology. 141, 6 p., 109790.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and validation of a novel measure of adverse patient positioning in mammography
Whelehan, P., Pampaka, M., Boyd, J., Armstrong, S., Evans, A. & Ozakinci, G., Jul 2021, In: European Journal of Radiology. 140, 7 p., 109747.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: sensitivity for cancer in younger symptomatic women
Whelehan, P., Ali, K., Vinnicombe, S., Ball, G., Cox, J., Farry, P., Jenkin, M., Lowry, K., McIntosh, S. A., Nutt, R., Oeppen, R., Reilly, M., Stahnke, M., Steel, J., Sim, Y. T., Warwick, V., Wilkinson, L., Zafeiris, D. & Evans, A. J., 2021, In: British Journal of Radiology. 94, 1119, 20201105.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)31 Downloads (Pure)
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Adverse positioning in mammography - observations of imaging features
Whelehan, P. (Creator), Pampaka, M. (Contributor), Boyd, J. (Contributor), Armstrong, S. (Contributor), Evans, A. (Creator) & Ozakinci, G. (Contributor), University of Dundee, Sept 2021
DOI: 10.15132/10000165
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Activities
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11th International Workshop on Breast Imaging
Patsy Whelehan (Participant)
9 Jul 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course