All Staff Members | Lorelei Waring | University of Cumbria

Biography

Before moving into higher education, Lorelei was a Senior Radiographer/Advanced Practitioner in Ultrasound for over twenty years, undertaking general medical, obstetric, gynaecological and Musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound examinations, with a special interest in MSK ultrasound.

She is now a Senior Lecturer on the MSc Medical Imaging (Ultrasound) Programme at the University of Cumbria, where, amongst other duties, she is the admission tutor for the ultrasound programme and module leader for the Professional, legal and ethical issues in ultrasound, General medical ultrasound and Musculoskeletal ultrasound modules.

Externally Lorelei continues to be invited to present at and support conferences both nationally and internationally, she is also an accreditor for the consortium for the accreditation of sonographic education (CASE) and a member of the SCoR MSK ultrasound special interest group.

Lorelei's research interests include ultrasound education, sonographer practices and MSK ultrasound. Lorelei co-edited and authored an MSK ultrasound text book 'Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: How, Why and When' which was published in 2022, this was a culmination of her many years experience in, and passion for this area of ultrasound.

Qualifications and memberships

DCR (R)

MSc Medical Imaging (Ultrasound)

PgCert Academic Practice

HCPC registered Diagnostic Radiographer

SCoR member

UCU Member

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Academic and research interests

Professional issues in ultrasound

Ultrasound Education

Clinical Ultrasound Practice

General medical ultrasound

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Curriculum Design and module management

Sonographer reporting practices

Publications

Tyler, J., Waring, L. and Bolton, G.C. (2024). ‘The Republic of Ireland sonographer reporting pilot study’, UK Imaging and Oncology Congress, ACC Liverpool, 10th to 12th June 2024.

Waring, L. (2024). ‘SCoR William Stripp Memorial Lecture: Musculoskeletal ultrasound education - meeting demands’, UK Imaging and Oncology Congress, ACC Liverpool, 10th to 12th June 2024.

Waring, L., Tyler, J. & Bolton, G. C. (2024). Advanced Practice Radiography - Sonography Reporting Pilot, A report for Health Service Executive (HSE), Republic of Ireland.

Waring, L., Hall, A. and Riley, S. (2022). Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: How, Why and When. 1^st Edition. Oxford: Elsievier

Waring, L , Bolton, G , Smart, S , Sloane, C and Miller, P. (2019) A two-year evaluation of a direct-entry postgraduate ultrasound programme: mapping the student experience. In: United Kingdom Imaging and Oncology Congress (UKIO), 10-12 June 2019, ACC, Liverpool. (Unpublished)

Bolton, G, Waring, L , Marland, A, Sloane, C and Miller, P. (2019) A two-year evaluation of a direct-entry postgraduate ultrasound programme: the perspectives of clinical leads. In: United Kingdom Imaging and Oncology Congress (UKIO), 10-12 June 2019, ACC, Liverpool. (Unpublished

Waring, L., Bolton, G., Smart, S., & Marland, A. (2015) Direct Entry Postgraduate Ultrasound Education – The University of Cumbria Experience. Exhibited at BMUS Conference Manchester, December 2018.

Waring, L. & Bolton, G.C. (2018). Direct entry Postgraduate Ultrasound – The University of Cumbria Experience, A report for Health Education North West.

Miller, P.K., Waring, L., Bolton, G.C. and Sloane, C. (2018) ‘Personnel flux and workplace anxiety: Personal and interpersonal consequences of understaffing in UK ultrasound departments’. Radiography. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.07.005

Waring, L., Miller, P.K., Sloane, C. and Bolton, G.C. (2018) 'Charting the practical dimensions of understaffing from a managerial perspective: everyday consequences of the UK’s sonographer shortage', Exhibited at UK Radiological and Radiation Oncology Congress. Liverpool ACC, 2nd to 4th July 2018.

Waring, L., Miller, P.K., Sloane, C. and Bolton, G. (2018) ‘Charting the practical dimensions of understaffing from a managerial perspective: The everyday shape of the UK’s sonographer shortage’, Ultrasound, doi: 10.1177/1742271X18772606.

Waring, L. Bolton, G. Smart, S. (2015) ‘Direct Entry MSc in Ultrasound – Changing the Face of Sonography Training’. Exhibited at BMUS Conference Cardiff, December 2015.

Waring, L., Miller PK. & Sloane, C. (2015) The Future of Sonographic Education. University of Cumbria [online]. Availible at: http://nw.hee.nhs.uk/files/2015/08/Ultrasound-Futures-Waring-Miller-Sloane-June-2015-v4.pdf

Recent external roles

'Sonography' Australian Sononography association (ASA) journal editorial board member

SCoR MSK special interest group member

Invited speaker at study days/conferences .

External examiner