Research for our future
R&D Conference 2014
Friday 12th December 2014
12.30
Registration / Poster Viewing / Lunch
13.30
Welcome: Dr Claire Gorman, Deputy Director of R&D
Session 1
Chair: Dr Eleanor Wood, Director of Medical Education
Dr Iain Reeves, Consultant Sexual Health
The highs and lows of pharmaceutical funding
13.35
13.50
Ms Annilie Dewar, Medical Staffing HR Manager
Perceived career barriers preventing female junior doctors career progression
14.05
Ms Marcia Smikle, Head of Community Nursing
Improving outcomes for children and families: Start at the Beginning
14.20
Prof Roy Homburg, Head of Research, Fertility Unit
Fifty Shades of Ovary
14.35
Dr Portia Goldsmith, Consultant Dermatologist
Clinical research for those who are not really Clinical researchers!
14.50
Keynote Speaker: Mr John Sheedy, Head of Finance & Information, NT-CRN
How can CRN: North Thames help improve research delivery at the Homerton?
15.10
Tea Break and Poster Viewing
Session 2
Chair: Dr Martin Kuper, Medical Director
Ms Chipo Takavarasha, Lead Nurse Professional Education
Sustainability in Nursing Education
15.30
15.45
16.00
Prof Sheila Adam, Chief Nurse and Director of Governance
The Pressure 2 study – understanding what really keeps the pressure off
Mr Sanjaya Wijeyekoon, Consultant Surgeon
Evaluating surgical performance using prospective cohort studies
16.15
Mr Andrew Davidson, Senior Physiotherapist and Research Assistant
Extra corporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis
16.30
Keynote Speaker: Dr Mayura Nathan, Consultant Sexual Health
Winning an HTA Grant: The LOPAC Trial
16.50
Prize giving: Ms Tracey Fletcher, Chief Executive
Closing Comments: Dr Narendra Aladangady, Director of R&D
17.00
Close of Conference
Incorporating hospital and community health services, teaching and research