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Dr Katherine Pitt

Dr Katherine Pitt (BA(Oxon) MSc MBBS (Lond) DCH DFSRH PGCert MAcadMEd)

Lecturer in Medical Education
E: K.Pitt2@bsms.ac.uk
Location: Watson Building, University of Brighton, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PH

Areas of expertise: Inclusion and homeless healthcare, working with underserved groups, general practice, clinical education.

Research areas: Healthcare response to domestic abuse, inclusion and homeless healthcare, patient involvement in teaching, co-production of clinical education.

Other relevant positions: General Practitioner Arch Healthcare

Preferred gender pronouns: She/her

Biography

Kate is a Lecturer in Medical Education and General Practitioner in Homeless and Inclusion Health. She studied Human Sciences at Oxford University, before achieving distinction in her medical degree from University College London. She combined academic with general practice training, and published research and educational articles, mainly on the healthcare response to domestic abuse. She is committed to addressing health inequalities and works clinically with people experiencing homelessness. She recently completed an Academic GP System Leadership award, during which she developed educational opportunities in inclusion health.

Research

Healthcare response to domestic abuse; Care of underserved populations; Co-production of teaching interventions with inclusion health populations.

Teaching

Co-production of teaching interventions; Experiential learning in inclusion health; Active involvement of patients in clinical education; Cultural competence and communication skills.

Selected publications

Lewis, N.V., Gregory, A., Feder, G.S. et al. Trauma-specific mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for women with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of domestic abuse: intervention refinement and a randomised feasibility trial (coMforT study). Pilot Feasibility Stud 9, 112 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01335-w

Roy J, Williamson E, Pitt K, Stanley N, Man MS, Feder G, Szilassy E. 'It felt like there was always someone there for us': Supporting children affected by domestic violence and abuse who are identified by general practice. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Jan;30(1):165-174. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13385. Epub 2021 May 7. PMID: 33963618.

Keynejad R, Baker N, Lindenberg U, Pitt K, Boyle A, Hawcroft C. Identifying and responding to domestic violence and abuse in healthcare settings. BMJ. 2021 May 7;373:n1047. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1047. PMID: 33962911.

Gregory A, Taylor AK, Pitt K, Feder G, Williamson E. ". . . The Forgotten Heroes": A Qualitative Study Exploring How Friends and Family Members of DV Survivors use Domestic Violence Helplines. J Interpers Violence. 2021 Nov;36(21-22):NP11479-NP11505. doi: 10.1177/0886260519888199. Epub 2019 Nov 25.PMID: 31762395.

Szilassy E, Roy J, Williamson E, Pitt K, Man MS, Feder G. Reaching everyone in general practice? Feasibility of an integrated domestic violence training and support intervention in primary care. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 Jan 12;22(1):19. doi:10.1186/s12875-020-01297-5. PMID: 33435891; PMCID: PMC7802315.

Pitt K, Dheensa S, Feder G, Johnson E, Man MS, Roy J, Williamson E, Szilassy E. Sharing reports about domestic violence and abuse with general practitioners: a qualitative interview study. BMC Fam Pract. 2020 Jun 23;21(1):117. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01171-4. PMID: 32576145; PMCID: PMC7313185.

Konya J, Perôt C, Pitt K, Johnson E, Gregory A, Brown E, Feder G, Campbell J. Peer-led groups for survivors of sexual abuse and assault: a systematic review. J Ment Health. 2020 Jun 12:1-13. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1770206. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32529864.

Pitt K, Feder GS, Gregory A, Hawcroft C, Kessler D, Malpass A, Millband S, Morris R, Zammit S, Lewis NV. The coMforT study of a trauma-informed mindfulness intervention for women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse: a protocol for an intervention refinement and individually randomized parallel feasibility trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020 Feb 28;6:33. doi:10.1186/s40814-019-0527-1. PMID: 32161657; PMCID: PMC7048140.

Pitt K. Emergency contraception. InnovAiT. 2018;11(11):613 619. doi:10.1177/1755738018767693

Pitt K, James C, Kochar IS, Kapoor A, Jain S, Hussain K, Bennett K. A single base-pair deletion in the WFS1 gene causes Wolfram syndrome. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011;24(5-6):389-91. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2011.215. PMID:21823543.

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