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Research Symposium Programme

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NHS Lothian and its 6 academic partners are launching a new research symposium programme for Nurses, Midwives, AHPs and Pharmacy Professionals

Aims

  • Showcase a collaborative approach to research capacity building across professions and institutions
  • Present the findings of research undertaken by early career researchers from the health and care professions in Scotland
  • Promote the opportunity for early career researchers to participate in masterclass sessions and take part in panel discussions with experienced researchers.

Target Audience

  • NHS – clinical, research, education and management staff at all stages of their career pathway
  • Academic staff, undergraduate students and post graduate students

Download the full NMAHPP Research Symposium programme here

  • 8 presentations from early career researchers
  • Masterclass 1: Principles and the practice of writing effective grant and fellowship applications Professor Brian Williamson, Deputy Principal (Academic & Research), University of the Highlands & Islands
  • Masterclass 2: Moving research into practice: how to design and implement ‘useful’ research in healthcare – Dr Jenna Breckenridge, Senior Lecturer, University of Dundee/ Lead for Allied Health Professions Research, NHS Tayside

Panel Discussion – What does a research career look like?

Established Career Researcher – Prof Kay Cooper, Associate Dean Research & Clinical Professor Allied Health Professions, Robert Gordon University & NHS Grampian

⁠Early Career Researcher – Kerry Jack, Senior Charge Nurse, Paediatric Critical Care, NHS Lothian

Mid-Career Researcher – Dr Gearóid Brennan, Lead Psychiatric Liaison Nurse & NRS Career Research Fellow, NHS Lothian

You can access the speaker biographies here