Accelerate Conference 2017 speakers and presentations

On this page, you will find all of our speakers that joint us in March 2017 sharing their views, research knowledge and EDGE experiences. If you happened to miss the conference then please visit the support section within EDGE and go to the article Accelerate EDGE Conference 2017 for the speaker presentations. 

“The speakers were excellent, I got some brilliant ideas about how to improve local functionality and it was a valuable opportunity to network and improve collaboration with other sites. A very useful conference and I would definitely recommend it!”
— Kate May, Research Portfolio Delivery Manager- Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Day 1 speakers & Presentations

Professor Peter Johnson Director Cancer Research UK University of SouthamptonOpening plenary: Cancer Research: the value of partnership

Professor Peter Johnson
Director Cancer Research UK University of Southampton

Opening plenary: Cancer Research: the value of partnership

Clare Morgan NIHR Clinical Research NetworkKeynote 1: The strategic importance of research

Clare Morgan
NIHR Clinical Research Network

Keynote 1: The strategic importance of research

Carolyn Maloney Head of Research Operations University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustPlenary 1: Managing a portfolio

Carolyn Maloney
Head of Research Operations
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Plenary 1: Managing a portfolio

Helen Lewis Research Operations Manager North Bristol NHS TrustPlenary 2: EDGE and the research landscape

Helen Lewis
Research Operations Manager North Bristol NHS Trust

Plenary 2: EDGE and the research landscape

Wendy Fisher Managing Director Wendy Fisher ConsultingPlenary 3: Moving our focus upstream

Wendy Fisher
Managing Director Wendy Fisher Consulting

Plenary 3: Moving our focus upstream

Dr Trina Johnson Programme Manager Alberta Innovates, CanadaKeynote 2: Boots on the ground: Empowering operations to increase performance

Dr Trina Johnson
Programme Manager Alberta Innovates, Canada

Keynote 2: Boots on the ground: Empowering operations to increase performance

Mikayala King Research Manager University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustBreakout session 1: Managing a research system within a large NHS Trust

Mikayala King
Research Manager University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Breakout session 1: Managing a research system within a large NHS Trust

Alison Allen Trust Lead Research Nurse Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustBreakout session 2: Getting clinical users on board, overcoming problems, engaging with R&D

Alison Allen
Trust Lead Research Nurse
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Breakout session 2: Getting clinical users on board, overcoming problems, engaging with R&D

Paul Maslowski Business Intelligence Programme Manager CRN East MidlandsBreakout session 3: How the CRN has implemented EDGE for secondary care, primary care and industry

Paul Maslowski
Business Intelligence Programme Manager CRN East Midlands

Breakout session 3: How the CRN has implemented EDGE for secondary care, primary care and industry

Debbie Mcphee R&D Information Officer University Hospital BristolBreakout session 7: Project managing a large scale implementation of EDGE

Debbie Mcphee
R&D Information Officer University Hospital Bristol

Breakout session 7: Project managing a large scale implementation of EDGE

Helene Jones PhD student University of LincolnBreakout session 4: Research project on using EDGE to evaluate clinical trial complexity and workload

Helene Jones
PhD student University of Lincoln

Breakout session 4: Research project on using EDGE to evaluate clinical trial complexity and workload

Joanna Cantle Head of Clinical Trials Pharmacy University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustBreakout session 8: How EDGE can help NHS pharmacy departments

Joanna Cantle
Head of Clinical Trials Pharmacy University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Breakout session 8: How EDGE can help NHS pharmacy departments

Pia Fagelman Deputy Operations Manager Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBreakout session 5: CCTC experience of developing workflows to manage research activity

Pia Fagelman
Deputy Operations Manager Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Breakout session 5: CCTC experience of developing workflows to manage research activity

Karen Bell Clinical Studies Practitioner Scottish Cancer Research Network WestBreakout session 6: Using EDGE within a large oncology research network

Karen Bell
Clinical Studies Practitioner Scottish Cancer Research Network West

Breakout session 6: Using EDGE within a large oncology research network

Day 2 speakers & Presentations

Ed Cervantes-Watson Head of Funding Innovation Cancer Research UK, LondonKeynote 3: Grand challenges- how we can use new tools, techniques and collaborations

Ed Cervantes-Watson
Head of Funding Innovation Cancer Research UK, London

Keynote 3: Grand challenges- how we can use new tools, techniques and collaborations

Visveswaran Mallayan Information Manager University Hospitals Leicester NHS TrustBreakout session 9: Using EDGE data to provide business decisions and intelligent reports

Visveswaran Mallayan
Information Manager
University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust

Breakout session 9: Using EDGE data to provide business decisions and intelligent reports

Alan Geal Business Manager University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustBreakout session 13: Using costing templates effectively for commerical studies

Alan Geal
Business Manager
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Breakout session 13: Using costing templates effectively for commerical studies

Karen Arts (pictured), 3CTN Director, and Rebecca Xu, 3CTN EDGE Coordinator 3CTN Coordinating Cente, CanadaKeynote 4: An improved research community enhanced by EDGE

Karen Arts (pictured), 3CTN Director, and Rebecca Xu, 3CTN EDGE Coordinator 3CTN Coordinating Cente, Canada

Keynote 4: An improved research community enhanced by EDGE

Kerry Gready and Carly Ringrose (pictured) CRUK Nurses University of SouthamptonBreakout session 10: How the nursing team utilise EDGE

Kerry Gready and Carly Ringrose (pictured)
CRUK Nurses
University of Southampton

Breakout session 10: How the nursing team utilise EDGE

Louise Bell, Research Manager (left), and Ruth Fennelly, Clinical Trials Assistant (right)Breakout session 14: Improving communication through EDGE from two perpectives: the force and the dark side

Louise Bell, Research Manager (left), and Ruth Fennelly, Clinical Trials Assistant (right)

Breakout session 14: Improving communication through EDGE from two perpectives: the force and the dark side

Mayank Patel Consultant in Diabetes University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustPlenary 4: Developing health care apps

Mayank Patel
Consultant in Diabetes
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Plenary 4: Developing health care apps

Jessica Smith Information Manager South London CRNBreakout session 11: Using EDGE within the study support service and industry teams

Jessica Smith
Information Manager
South London CRN

Breakout session 11: Using EDGE within the study support service and industry teams

 
 
 
 
 
 
Louise Knowles Department of HealthKeynote 5: NIHR Research landscape

Louise Knowles
Department of Health

Keynote 5: NIHR Research landscape


Alicia Bravo Clinical Trials Manager University Hospital BristolBreakout session 12: Using EDGE to manage a research project and recruitment from a study manager perspective

Alicia Bravo
Clinical Trials Manager University Hospital Bristol

Breakout session 12: Using EDGE to manage a research project and recruitment from a study manager perspective