Events
ICAT organises regular events which are open to all:
Clinical Academics Event – Career Progression, Clinical trials (bench to bedside) and making an impact
Aimed at Academic Clinical Lecturers, ACFs, Clinical PhDs and NMAHPs
Monday 25 March, 2024, Registration 9:30am at The Spine
Please note this event is now fully booked.
Programme
Objectives:
- Understand the myriad routes for academic career progression
- Understand clinical trial development and impact
- Ensuring wellbeing in a clinical academic career.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9.30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 10.00 |
Welcome and Introduction Professor Paul May: Director of Academic Development, Clinical Directorate |
| 10.10 |
Fireside Chat ‘what we do and what the Clinical Directorate has to offer?’ Professor Tom Walley: Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences |
| 10.45 |
The ICA pathway and challenges to AHP academic expansion and development Professor Michelle Briggs: Clinical Professor of Nursing, LUHFT |
| 11.05 | Comfort break |
| 11.20 |
From bedside to bench and back again in head and neck surgery Professor Richard Shaw: Professor of Head and Neck Surgery, Liverpool Head and Neck Centre |
| 11.40 |
Clinical trial design for the novice Dr Ashley Jones: Head of Statistics, LCTC |
| 11.55 |
Designing clinical trials and making an impact on clinical care Professor Michael Jenkinson: RCSEng / Sir John Fisher Foundation Chair of Surgical Trials, Honorary Consultant Neurosurgery, co-Director North West Surgical Trials Centre |
| 12.10 |
Wellbeing: survey results and reflection Professor Paul May: Director of Academic Development, Clinical Directorate |
| 12.20 |
Supporting ACF and ACL through fellowship applications Dr Alison MacLean: MRC Research Training Fellow, Centre for Women’s Health |
| 12.30 |
Lunch and networking |
| The Academic Pathway - how to navigate and pave your own way | |
| 1.30 |
The out of programme specialty trainee Mr Michael Cearns: Kevin O-Riordan Neurosurgery Research Fellow |
| 2.00 |
Post-doctoral reality for clinical academics: life as a clinical lecturer Dr Theresa Hyde: NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Hepatology, University of Liverpool |
| 2.30 |
Teaching old dogs new tricks: flipping to a University career after 15 years as a NHS surgeon Mr Dale Vimalachandran: Reader in Surgery, Honorary Consultant Surgeon, University of Liverpool and Countess of Chester Hospital |
| 3.00 |
Academic neurosurgery: a personal journey from grass roots to critical mass Professor Michael Jenkinson: RCSEng / Sir John Fisher Foundation Chair of Surgical Trials, Honorary Consultant Neurosurgery, co-Director North West Surgical Trials Centre |
| 3.30 |
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For further information, contact Heather May