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 13.35 Dr Iain Reeves, Consultant Sexual Health The highs and lows of pharmaceutical funding 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 15.30 Ms Chipo Takavarasha, Lead Nurse Professional Education Sustainability in Nursing Education 15.45 Prof Sheila Adam, Chief Nurse and Director of Governance The Pressure 2 study – understanding what really keeps the pressure off 16.00 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