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  Joint Health Research Conference:  
  Committed to better research in the NHS
     
  Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

Registration from 9.00am - Close at 4.45pm

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    programme  
 
09.00 Registration and refreshments

NIHR information exchange and exhibition
   
09.40 Session One:
Welcome by Chair
  Dr Andy Mitchell
Medical Director, NHS London
   
09.45 Welcome and introduction
  Ruth Carnall CBE
Chief Executive, NHS London
   
10.00 Keynote speech: Delivering Best Research for Best Health
  Professor Dame Sally C. Davies
Director General of Research and Development, Department of Health
   
10.55 Questions from the floor
  Professor Dame Sally C.Davies
Ruth Carnall CBE
   
11.20 Refreshments and NIHR information exchange and exhibition
   
11.40 Session Two:
Welcome by Chair
  Dr Andy Mitchell
Medical Director, NHS London
   
11.45 NHS London and Innovation
  Dr Amanda Begley
Head of Innovation, NHS London
   
12.00 Using innovation and research to realise results
  Dr Martyn Thomas
Consultant Cardiologist, St Thomas’ Hospital
Mr Olaf Wendler
Cardiac Surgeon, NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital
   
12.20

The role of NIHR Biomedical Research Centres and Units in London

  Professor Jonathan Weber
Head of Research, NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London
Dr Steffen E. Petersen
Reader in Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Cardiovascular Disease, Barts and The London NHS Trust
   
12.40 Questions from the floor
  Panel:
Professor Dame Sally C.Davies
Dr Amanda Begley
Professor Jonathan Weber
Dr Steffen E. Petersen
Dr Martyn Thomas
Mr Olaf Wendler

   
13.00 Lunch
NIHR information exchange and exhibition
Live computer-based demonstrations
Opportunity to view NIHR films
   
14.15 Interactive seminar session 1
   
  1.1 Getting more NIHR money for your research
  Dr David King
Director, NIHR CCF
Dr Andrew Cook
Consultant Advisor, NETSCC
 
  • What is available? Identifying the right NIHR programme for you: CCF managed research programmes or NETSCC managed research evaluation programmes?
  • Knowing the scope, types of research funding, and how and when to apply
  • Find out about the payment of Full Economic Costs and direct costs
  • Get the website addresses if you need further information and to keep in touch
   
  1.2 Getting your research off the ground
  Catherine Taylor
Senior Research Adviser, Research Design Service London
 
  • The current position of NHS research
  • The role of the Research Design Service (RDS)
  • The advice and guidance which RDS London can provide
  • Delivering the service
   
  1.3 Public involvement in research
  Chair: Simon Denegri, Chief Executive of the Association of Medical Research Charities and member of INVOLVE

Dr Lucy Simons
Public Involvement Adviser, INVOLVE
Nanik Pursani
Member of King’s College London Research Patient and Family Group

 
  • Introduction to INVOLVE and NIHR support for public involvement
  • Why public involvement is important
  • Personal perspective on involvement in research
  • Support and guidance for public involvement
   
  1.4 Innovation in London’s NHS
  Kevin Mageean
Director of Trust Liaison and Communications, NHS Innovations London
 

An overview of innovation in London’s NHS - this will draw on the experience of NHS Innovations London on how to:

 
  • find innovation
  • encourage innovation
  • assess innovation
  • create commercial benefit from innovation
   
  1.5 Disseminating research evidence
 

Chair: Lesley Stewart, Director, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

Paul Davey
Engagement Manager, UK PubMed Central
Paul Wilson
Research Fellow, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

 
  • UK PubMed Central: becoming the information resource of choice for biomedical and health researchers'
  • Research dissemination: The principles and practice
   
15.00 Refreshments and NIHR information exchange and exhibition
   
15.30 Interactive seminar session 2:
   
  2.1 NIHR Academic Training Opportunities
 

Chair: Professor Jim Neilson, NIHR Dean for Training

Dr Isabelle de Wouters
Senior Manager, NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre

 
  • Clinical Academic Training Pathway for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professions
  • NIHR Fellowships Scheme
  • NIHR Healthcare Scientists Research Fellowships
  • NIHR Integrated Academic Training Pathway for Doctors and Dentists
   
  2.2 NIHR & the Life Sciences Industries - Coordinating the Approach
 

Chair: Dr Louise Wood, Head of NHS Research Infrastructure and
Industry R&D Relations, Department of Health

Professor William Rosenberg
Scientific Advisor to the NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure
Dr Tony Jones
London Biotechnology Network

 
  • The government's life sciences health & wealth agenda
  • London's life sciences industry strengths
  • London's NIHR infrastructures: BRCs, BRUs, CLARHC, CRFs, Healthcare
    Technology Co-operative
  • A coordinated approach - Is it good for London?
   
  2.3 Removing the barriers: integration and networking
  Alastair Nicholson
Lead RM&G Manager, Central and East London Comprehensive Local Research Network
 
  • Find out about new systems designed to streamline the processes for setting up clinical research studies through the networks
  • IRAS - the one stop shop for all applications, covering the range of approvals for different types of research studies
  • Find out about how to gain NHS permission for clinical research studies through the NIHR Coordinated System for Gaining NHS Permission (CSP)
  • Research Passports and linked guidance provide support for individual researchers working across more than one site
   
  2.4 More R&D in primary and community care
  Dr Elisabeth Murray
Reader in Primary Care and Director, e-Health Unit, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL
Professor Martin Knapp
Director NIHR School for Social Care Research, Professor of Social Policy and Director, Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics
 
  • Overview of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research
  • Overview of the NIHR School for Social Care Research
  • Q&A
   
  2.5 Translating your research into practice - a CLAHRC perspective
  Professor Derek Bell
Director, NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, North West London
 
  • Closing the 2nd translational gap
  • Synergies between research, improvement and service delivery
  • Lessons from patient and public involvement
  • Project matrix – project development, adaption and spread
   
16.15 Break (whilst moving to final plenary session)
   
16.20 Panel discussion and questions from the floor
   
16.45 Close
   

 

 

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