About Madhini Sivasubramanian
I am a Registered Nurse, Registered Sick Children Nurse, Registered Nurse Teacher and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I have 32 years of experience as a nurse, including 25 years in clinical practice across various positions and seven years of experience working in Higher Education.
I began my career in 1990 and practised as an Adult and Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Nurse. I am currently the Programme Manager of MSc Public Health, MSc Nursing Practice and BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice (Top-Up) programmes at the University of Sunderland in London, providing operational academic leadership and management in line with faculty plans and objectives.
Research
Publications
- Arafat, Y., Singh, R., Menon, V., Sivasubramanian, M. and Kabir, R. (n.d.). Panic buying research: A systematic review of systematic reviews. South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(1).
- A Review of Congenital Hyperinsulinism (in print).
- Peate, I. and Macleod, J. (2020). Care of the patient requiring thoracic surgery. In Pudner’s Nursing the Surgical Patient (4th ed.) – Book Chapter.
- Dutton, H. and Finch, J. (2018). Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance – Book Chapter.
- Mafuba, K., Gates, B. and Sivasubramanian, M. (2016). Report of a mixed methods systematic review of literature to inform the development of ‘sustainable safe staffing’ guidance in learning disability (LD) services for NHS Improvement. London: University of West London / NHS Improvement.
- Vinnakota, D., Parsa, A., Arafat, S., Sivasubramanian, M. and Kabir, R. (2021). COVID-19 and risk factors of suicidal behavior in UK: A content analysis of online newspaper. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 4, 100142.
- Kabir, R., Isha, S.N., Chowdhury, M.T.H., Siddika, N., Jahan, S.S., Saha, A.K., Nath, S.K., Jahan, M.S., Sivasubramanian, M., Mahmud, I. and Hoque Apu, E. (2021). Depression among the Non-Native International Undergraduate Students Studying Dentistry in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5802.
- Vinnakota, D., Arafat, S.M.Y., Kar, S.K., Sivasubramanian, M., Hossain, S.R., Parsa, A.D. and Kabir, R. (2021). Pornography and Sexual Violence Against Women in India: A Scoping Review. Journal of Psychosexual Health, 3(3), 216–221.
- Hakkim, S., Arafat, S.M.Y., Mahmud, I., Sathian, B., Sivasubramanian, M. and Kabir, R. (2022). Pornography addiction: Its effects on sexual health. Journal of Psychosexual Health.
Conference Presentations and Papers
- 2018 Congenital Hyperinsulinism Family Conference, Athens, Greece – Presented: “What’s new with devices, glucometers and continuous glucose monitoring systems.”
- Human Patient Simulation Network 2018 CAE Conference – Presented paper: “Does the use of simulation as an approach to teaching and learning enhance students’ understanding and application of physiology in relation to patient assessment?”
- 5th Annual Simulation Conference (hosted by Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust), 2013 – Poster presentation on experience of in-situ simulation practice.
Further information
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse and Midwife – CSI Kalyani General Hospital School of Nursing, Tamil Nadu, India
- DipHE in Paediatric Sick Children Nursing – London South Bank University
- PICU Course – London South Bank University
- Paediatric Pain Management – London South Bank University
- Mentoring and Enabling Learning in the Practice Setting – London South Bank University
- PGDip Strategic Leadership and Management – Barking and Dagenham College (University of Northampton)
- PGCE in Higher Education – City University
- MSc Nursing (Professional Practice) – University of West London
- Currently studying for a PhD – University College London
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy)
- Registered General Nurse, Registered Children’s Nurse and Nurse Teacher – Nursing and Midwifery Council
Other Activities
- Reviewer for the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
- Reviewer for the National Institute for Health and Research (NIHR) and the Health Services and Delivery Research programme
- Reviewer for Nursing Children and Young People (RCN Publishing)
- Reviewer for Elsevier E-learning module for paediatric competencies
- Editorial Board Member for Elsevier E-learning
- Honorary Researcher at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust
I am also an External Examiner for Oxford Brookes University and the University of Sheffield, responsible for reviewing both their pre-registration and post-registration programmes.