Closing remarks Professor Priscilla Harries Head Of Department- Clinical Sciences Brunel University London NWLondon Healthcare Symposium 21st September 2016 16.30 -16.50 Lecture Centre 164, Skempton Building, ICL
Clinical academic careers Some ideas on how to get there and what you may end up doing….
Clinical experience and research training 14 November 2018 Presentation Title
Enquiring mind, risk taker and open minded to opportunity 14 November 2018 Presentation Title
You have to like being busy! 14 November 2018 Presentation Title
Get some funding Start small…Prioritising referrals (5K) Higher Education Academy: Subject centre for Health Sciences and Practice £5000. “Randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a referral prioritization decision training tool for student occupational therapists”. (2009-2011). Imperial College Healthcare Charity (£12,627) 9FEC £27,812). Prioritisation of referrals for dietetic acute adult services. October 2013 - July 2015.
Link with more experienced researchers Detecting Elder Financial Abuse Co-investigator. Cross council grant. New Dynamics of Ageing cross-council programme (2008-2011), “Detecting and preventing financial abuse of older adults: An examination of decision-making by managers and professionals in health, social care, banking.” Grant ref RES-352-25- 0026 £268,526.81 (£286,527 FEC £325,878). 2008-2011 Co-investigator Joseph Rountree Foundation £28,000. “Risk, trust and relationships in an ageing society”. February- June 2012. Principal Investigator. ESRC follow on grant £92,743 (FEC £115,929). Developing decision training tools to enhance the ability of professionals to detect and prevent financial elder abuse. September 2011 –August 2012. Co-Investigator. Dawes Trust Charity £98,388. A study of the prevalence and nature of financial abuse of those lacking mental capacity. December 2014- July 2016.
Go international…. Assessing clinical fitness to drive Harries, PA. and Unsworth, CU. (2015) 'Driving and community mobility (I): clinical assessment of fitness to drive'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. pp. 71 - 72. doi: 10.1177/0308022614564670 Harries P.A Principal Investigator. UK College of Occupational Therapists Reseach Foundation. £79,975 (FEC Development of a web-based decision aid to assist occupational therapists to make optimal fitness-to-drive decisions for disabled and older drivers. September 2012 – August 2015 .
Collaborate with other disciplines… Community Mobility and Access 14 November 2018 Principal Investigator. £125,000. Motability 10th Anniversary Trust Fund. Scoping our future research priorities. May 2015- October 2015. Co-Investigator AUS$25,000. Public Transport Victoria. Understanding mobility aid users access on public transport. August-December 2015 Expert Consultant to Department of Transport The Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance (England), 2011. Invited member of the Forum of Mobility Centres' Expert Research Panel (2013- current). Presentation Title
Specialist in method or topic Specialist in method or topic? Expertise and Decision Making: Clinician, Patient, Carer. 14 November 2018 End of Life Care Marie Curie Programme Grant. Improving care, assessment, communication and training at the end-of- life (I-CAN-CARE), UCL. Commencing October 2016. Patient engagement in screening Barts and The London Charity £75,000. Better health for people with rare endocrine disorders: promoting patient engagement in regular screening. October 2016-Sept 2019 Assessing visual stress Dyslexia Research Foundation. Using coloured filters to reduce the symptoms of visual stress in children with reading delay Presentation Title
What can it lead to … Aspects of the career Expert Advisor on legislation change Grant reviewing Chairing Editorial Boards
What roles could you take 14 November 2018 Teaching Strategic Leadership/ management Presentation Title
Give something back Provide Mentorship – help others to get there too 14 November 2018 Presentation Title
Find what you are good at and ‘lean in’ Success will snowball….