Paul Beeson

Paul Beeson

Post Held

Senior Lecturer And Second Year Tutor

Contact Details

Office: Brampton 17
Telephone: (01604) 627303
Email: paul.beeson@northampton.ac.uk

 

Qualifications

BSc(Hons), MSc, DPodM, MChS

Module Leader for:

  • POD 2104 Podiatric Orthopaedics
  • POD 3106 Surgery & Trauma

Undergraduate teaching

  • POD 2104 Podiatric Orthopaedics
  • POD 2101 Level 2 Clinical Studies
  • POD 1006 Level 1 Clinical Studies
  • POD 3106 Surgery & Trauma
  • Level Two Year Tutor.
  • Level Three Personal Tutor.
  • Level Three Dissertation supervisor.

Areas Taught On The Undergraduate Course

  • Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Biomechanics
  • Paediatric Orthopaedics

Other Areas Of Clinical Teaching

Clinical Rheumatology

Areas of Research

My main areas of current research interest are focused on two areas

  • Radiological and clinical factors associated with Osteoarthritis of the Foot.
    I am currently researching the effects of osteoarthritis on the foot and particularly how it affects the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in a condition called Hallux Rigidus.
  • Genetic influences on Osteoarthritis of the joints of the Foot.

List of Recent Publications

Publications/presentations

  • Beeson, P. (1988): Juvenile Chronic Arthritis - The Foot. The Chiropodist. 43. (2). Pp. 20 -26.
  • Beeson, P. (1988): Chiropody today. Pulse. Wexham Park Hospital staff journal. 6. Pp. 10-11.
  • Beeson, p. (1990): The clinical significance for chiropodists of recent advances made in the pathology and treatment of psoriasis. The Chiropodist. 45. (3). Pp. 43 - 46.
  • Beeson, P. (1995): The impact of  research on the understanding and management of the diabetic Charcot foot. The Foot. 5. (4). Pp. 170 - 175.
  • Beeson, P. (1995): Podiatric perspective: a case study of rheumatoid arthritis and a multidisciplinary approach. British Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation. 2. (10). Pp. 566- 574.
  • Thackeray, C., & Beeson, P. (1996): In-toeing gait in children. A review of the literature. The Foot. 6. (1). Pp. 1 - 4.
  • Thackeray, C, & Beeson, P. (1996): Is in-toeing gait a developmental stage ? The Foot. 6. (1) . Pp. 19 - 24.
  • Beeson, P. (1996): Recent developments in the mechanism of action of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the gastrointestinal mucosa. The Lower Extremity. 3 (2) . Pp. 69 - 76.
  • Harris, M-C. R., & Beeson, P. (1998): Is there a link between juvenile hallux abducto-valgus and generalised hypermobility ? A review of the literature. Part 1. The Foot. 8. (3). Pp. 125 - 128.
  • Harris, M-C. R., & Beeson, P. (1998): Generalised hypermobility: Is it a predisposing factor towards the development of juvenile hallux abducto-valgus ? Part 2. The Foot. 8. (4). Pp. 203 - 209.
  • Beeson, P. (1999): Frontal plane configuration of the knee in children. The Foot. 9. (1). Pp 18 - 26.
  • Beeson, P., & Nesbitt, P. (2004): The Child's Foot. In Turner, W. & Merriman, L.M. Clinical Skills in Treating the Foot. 2nd Ed. Churchill Livingstone.
  • Beeson, P. (2004): The Surgical Treatment of Hallux Limitus/ Rigidus: A Critical Review of the Literature. The Foot. 14. (1). pp. 6-22.
  • Beeson, P; Phillips, C; Corr, S; Ribbans, WJ: Classification systems for hallux rigidus: A review of the literature. Awaiting publication Foot & Ankle Int 2007.
  • Beeson, P, Phillips, C; Corr, S; Ribbans, WJ: Radiological evaluation of 1st Metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis in hallux rigidus: Problems and pitfalls. Submitted to JAPMA 2008.
  • Beeson, P, Phillips, C; Corr, S; Ribbans, WJ:The reliability of clinical and radiological variables of hallux rigidus. Submitted to The Foot 2008.

Books

  • Merriman, L.M., Beeson, P., Kippen, C, Dale, J. (1997): Treatment planning. In Tollafield, D.R., & Merriman, L.M. Clinical skills in treating the foot. Churchill Livingstone. Pp. 9 - 17.
  • Beeson, P. (2002): Orthopaedic Assessment. In Merriman, L.M. & Turner, W. Assessment of The Lower Limb. 2nd Ed. Churchill Livingstone.
  • Beeson, P., & Nesbitt, P. (2002): The Paediatric Patient. In Merriman, L.M. & Turner, W. Assessment of The Lower Limb. 2nd Ed. Churchill Livingstone.
  • Beeson, P., & Nesbitt, P. (2005): The Child's Foot. In Turner, W. & Merriman, L.M. Clinical Skills in Treating the Foot. 2nd Ed. Churchill Livingstone.

Presentations

Methodological conundrums associated with the development and validatation of a classification system for hallux rigidus. University of Northampton research conference 2007.

An investigation of clinical indicators of hallux rigidus. Poster presentation Annual Conference Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists 2007.
 

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