Lothian Health and Care Professions Research Conference
Achieving impactful healthcare research through clinical academic collaborations
Call for Abstracts
NHS Lothian is hosting its second Research Conference for Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professions, Pharmacists, Psychologists and Healthcare Scientists (NMAHPPS) in conjunction with its academic partners at Queen Margaret University, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Stirling, Robert Gordon University and University of Strathclyde. This one day event will take place on 7th November 2023 at the John McIntyre Conference Centre, University of Edinburgh.
Please submit your abstract on this link by the 19th of June 2023.
- Overview
- Call for Abstracts
- Keynotes
Aims
1. Showcase a collaborative approach to research capacity building across professions and institutions
2. Explore and illustrate the benefits of clinical academic research careers in the Health and Care Professions
3. Present the findings of impactful research undertaken by the Health and Care professions in Scotland
4. Promote the opportunity for early career researchers to network and share their emergent learning and findings
Target Audience
The conference will be open to:
· NHS Lothian NMAHPPS - clinical, research, education and management staff
· Academic staff, undergraduate students and post graduate students from the participating universities
Conference Format
The format will include concurrent sessions and poster presentations:
Concurrent Sessions – these will 15 minute presentations, followed by 5 minutes for questions
Poster – Posters should be A0 (portrait) or A1 (landscape)
Guidance
1. The abstract must be about a research project or an initiative relating to research capacity building: this could be in progress or completed in the last 3 years (and current status must be clear in the submission).
2. The author(s) must make explicit what they intend to present and how this links to impact on practice.
3. The abstract title should be short and clearly identify the content of the abstract.
4. Abstracts of empirical studies must outline the research process and the focus of the analysis, must indicate the month(s) and year(s) when the data were collected and provide an indication of the results.
5. Abstracts reporting on the results of research studies should be structured: background, aims, methods, results, discussion and conclusions. Statistics including sample size and sampling method used must be supplied where appropriate.
6. Relevant contextual information including definitions of specialist terms must be given.
7. Word limit is 500 (excluding title, authors, references). Figures and tables can be included.
8. Up to three references may be cited and these must be provided using the Harvard referencing system.
Deadline for submissions: 19th of June 2023
For more information about the conference please contact:
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Academic Partners
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Dr Juliet MacArthur Chief Nurse Research & Development |
University of Stirling Dr Kath Stoddart k.m.stoddart@stirling.ac.uk Dr Gearoid Brennan gearoid.brennan@stir.ac.uk |
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Andy Peters AHP Research & Development Facilitator |
Edinburgh Napier University Professor Cathal Breen c.breen@napier.ac.uk Dr Margaret Dunham m.dunham@napier.ac.uk |
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Andrew Davie Healthcare Science Professional Lead |
Queen Margaret University Dr Erna Haraldsdottir Dr Marietta Van Der Linden |
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Dr David Gillespie Consultant Neuropsychologist |
University of Edinburgh Professor Aisha Holloway aisha.holloway@ed.ac.uk Dr Catherine Clarissa catherine.clarissa@ed.ac.uk Charlotte Taylor charlotte.taylor@ed.ac.uk |
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Elaine Rankine Head of Pharmacy, Education Research & Development |
Robert Gordon University Professor Scott Cunningham Professor Susan Dawkes s.dawkes@rgu.ac.uk Professor Kay Cooper k.cooper@rgu.ac.uk |
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Strathclyde University Natalie Weir natalie.m.weir@strath.ac.uk |
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