Veronia Waugh-Brown

Position: 
Assistant Lecturer
Research Interests: 

Chronic Non-communicable Diseases; Ageing; Health Promotion

Publications: 

BOOK CHAPTER

  1. Henry-Ferguson, V., Aiken, J., Wright, G., Noble-Myrie, V. & Waugh-Brown, V. (2016). “Expanding Jamaica’s Tourism Footprint: Medical Tourism. In Anderson, R. & Longsworth L. Economic Transformation of Jamaica: Policies, Competitiveness and Technology Innovations (pp. 198-232). Indiana: Trafford Publishing

 

RESEARCH ARTICLES (Peer reviewed Journal)

  1. Waugh-Brown, VH. (2016). Factors affecting blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending primary healthcare facilities in western Jamaica. West Indian Medical Journal. doi: 10: 7727/wimj. 2016.368

  2. Lindo, JLM, Stennett, R., Wilson, K., Barrett, K., Bunnaman, D., Anderson-Johnson, P., Waugh-Brown, V. & Wint, Y. (2016). An audit of nursing documentation at three public hospitals in Jamaica. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 48(5), 499-507. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12234

 

ABSTRACTS

  1. Lindo, J., Stennett, R., Anderson-Johnson, P., Barrett, K., Bunnaman, D., Waugh-Brown, V. & Wilson, K (2016). “Using Nursing Documentation as a Proxy for Quality of Care at Public Hospitals in Jamaica”; In Sigma Theta Tau International's 27th International Nursing Research Congress. STTI. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository. http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/handle/10755/616183

 

  1. Waugh-Brown, V., Goulbourne, J. (2012). Factors affecting blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Western Regional Health Authority. West Indian Medical Journal Supplemental Vol. 61 (Suppl 2) 14

 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

  1. Waugh-Brown, V. (2015). How Do Health-care Practitioners Get Older Adults to Stop Smoking? A Thought Provoking Question. British Medical Journal CCBYNC Open access http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h1551/rapid-responses

 

PRESENTATIONS AT MAJOR CONFERENCES

  1. Waugh-Brown, V. (2016). Patient-related factors affecting blood pressure control in hypertensive patients at The UWI, Western Jamaica Campus Inaugural Research Day Symposium, October 13, 2016

  2. Lindo, J., Stennett, R., Anderson-Johnson, P., Barrett, K., Bunnaman, D., Waugh-Brown, V. & Wilson, K. Using Nursing Documentation as a Proxy for Quality of Care at Public Hospitals in Jamaica presented at Sigma Theta Tau 27th International Research Conference, July 22, 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa

  3. Lindo, J., Stennett, R., Anderson-Johnson, P., Barrett, K., Bunnaman, D., Waugh-Brown, V. & Wilson, K. Using Nursing Documentation as a Proxy for Quality of Care at Public Hospitals in Jamaica presented at Ministry of Health 6th Annual National Health Research Conference, November 2015 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston

  4. Waugh-Brown, V., Goulbourne, J. Factors affecting blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Western Regional Health Authority at the Ministry of Health 5th Annual National Health Research Conference November 2014 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston

  5. Waugh-Brown, V., Goulbourne, J. Factors affecting blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Western Regional Health Authority at the 24th Nursing and Midwifery Annual Research Conference, May 2014 at UWISON, Mona

  6. Waugh-Brown, V. The Internet Doctor presented at the Nurse Practitioners’ National Annual Continuing Education Seminar, July 2013 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica

  7. Waugh-Brown, V. Factors affecting blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Western Regional Health Authority at the Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC/CARPHA) 57th Annual Council and Scientific Meeting, April 19, 2012 in Cayman Islands

  8. Waugh-Brown, V., Goulbourne, J. Factors affecting blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Western Regional Health Authority at the Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, June 2011 at Ocho Rios, Jamaica

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  1. Lindo, JLM., Stennett, R., Anderson-Johnson, P., Bunnaman, D., Waugh-Brown, V. Wilson, K., Barrett, K., Wint, Y. (2016). Killing Three Birds with One Stone: Implementing a Nursing Research, Education and Practice Programme. (Abstract #0656-000775). Poster presentation at AACNs 2016 Doctoral Education Conference, January 21, 2016 at Naples Grande Beach Resort