Why attend?
Research improves the care of our patients, supports best practice, builds a culture of excellence, and provides opportunities for participation to those we support. But taking those first steps and developing research in a hospice can be daunting.
At the St Luke’s "Establishing Research in your hospice" Conference 2024, we will bring together the expertise of established research leaders and our experiences of becoming a research active organisation to support interested hospices and partner organisations in embedding research in their work.
Join us to hear from our Keynote Speakers about developing a Research Strategy, understanding Governance, embedding culture and benefits to your organisation. Afternoon round-tables will link you with experienced professionals to learn from their expertise and explore pathways to develop your research delivery knowledge and develop academic skills. Registration also includes a follow up ECHO programme.
Speaker Topics
Dr Felicity Dewhurst is an NIHR Advanced Fellow and leads research at St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle. Dr Dewhurst will be presenting on how a hospice can establish and improve research culture, which is critical to effective research delivery; this will draw on recent studies undertaken by her team.
Dr Katie Frew is a consultant in Palliative Medicine in Northumbria and co-lead of the NIHR- funded RiPEN network in the Northeast which works to generate and improve palliative care research across the North of England. Her presentation will address the benefits of research to a palliative care organisation.
Prof Miriam Johnson is Professor of Palliative Medicine at Hull York Medical School and Associate Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre at the University of Hull. She will be sharing her expertise on how hospices can best engage with research, including how to work with external research teams and how to ensure and improve recruitment to studies.
Dr Sam Kyeremateng is the St Luke’s Medical Director. He will outline how he identified the need to develop research at St Luke’s, made a case for research ambitions, and then worked with the board and trustees to create a research-dedicated post.
Prof Fliss Murtagh is an NIHR Senior Investigator, Professor of Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School, and Visiting Professor of Palliative Care at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, UK. She has worked in leadership roles in specialist clinical and academic settings. Prof Murtagh will be outlining how a hospice can take those first steps into research through designing a strategy.
Dr Paul Taylor and Clare Pye, Head of Research at St Luke’s and St Luke’s Research and Innovation Manager respectively, will be drawing on experience in establishing research at St Luke’s. They will share how the organisation identified the important areas of research governance, developed internal processes, and worked with insurers and stakeholders to ensure that all research at St Luke’s is ethical, legal and safe.
Project ECHO
Your delegate rate (£120 per person) includes research training specifically designed to assist you in setting-up research in your hospice. These sessions will be tailored following information obtained at the conference but are expected to be aimed at supporting the governance of research and will be delivered via Project ECHO.
As our aim is to share our experience of setting up research in an independent hospice, these sessions can include other members of the team and not specifically the delegate attending the conference.
Delegates are invited to submit an abstract to display a poster at this Inaugural Research Conference on Friday 18 October 2024 in Sheffield. Click the button below to view the application process and poster template. The submission deadline is Friday 16 August 2024. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your work and contribute to the future of hospice research.
This event is being held at The Edge, The Endcliffe Village, Sheffield, S10 3ED. Getting here is easy, whether you're coming by car or public transport.
More information on hotel accommodation near to the Conference will follow shortly.