Annual Conference 2008

May 2008

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Delegate pack and abstracts

12 May

Guest Lecture
Public Engagement: Transforming a catch-phrase into co-production (no slides used)
Tom Wakeford

13 May

Main sessions

Transforming Health Research: an Update on NIHR
Catherine Johns, Department of Health

UK-Wide Working – Ensuring a joined up approach
Janet Valentine, UKCRC

Developing the Comprehensive Research Network
Peter Selby, UKCRN

Parallel sessions

CSP for CLRN-funded R&D and NHS R&D
Ian Goodall & Karen Matthews, UKCRN

Management Support and Professional Development for
Research Nurses

Brenda Zinober & Theresa Ledger, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Models of CLRN Organisation: Choosing the Best Option
Sheila O’Malley, Trent CLRN

Supporting researchers – how can the Faculty help?
John Wilkinson, Department of Health

The model non-commercial agreement
Sue Bourne, UKCRC & Gill Thomas, Mills & Reeve

Pharmacovigilance Quality Assurance in the NHS
Ron Ward & Yolanda Moyo, BARQA

Can legislation facilitate research?
Christopher Roy-Toole, REC member, barrister formerly in private practice
(background information)

Handling research misconduct: employers and host organisations
Maria Palmer, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust

Making a good bid – focussing on finance
David King, Department of Health

Research governance in hospices
Wendy Fisher, consultant

NHS Trust and Universiity Partnerships –Supporting High Quality Research
Keith Chantler, Central Manchester and Manchester Childrens University Hospitals NHS Trust

IRAS for researchers
David Neal, NRES (this was an online domonstration, the handouts were the slides provided in the IRAS Webinar previously)

Costing Industry Sponsored Studies -The UKCRN Costing Template
Dr Clare Morgan, UKCRN Assistant Director - Industry

Making a good bid – improving your application
Professor Senga Bond, North East Regional Chair, RfPB