Welcome to my research blog!
First of all, I'm going to time travel back to 2011....which feels like a long time ago in 2018. This is where my research career began.
My interest in research started when I was working on the Children's Heart Unit in Newcastle in 2011. I saw research as a fantastic opportunity to expand the evidence base and share good practice, which would allow us to improve patient care both locally and nationally. This lead to my first conference abstract on prasugrel use in paediatric Berlin Heart patients in 2012. The conference was organised by the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group (NPPG) which has become a vital network for me to learn about and disseminate new research. This was followed by further abstracts on safe prescribing in PICU, stability of infusions on PICU and also a published case report on daptomycin use in a child with renal failure.
First of all, I'm going to time travel back to 2011....which feels like a long time ago in 2018. This is where my research career began.
My interest in research started when I was working on the Children's Heart Unit in Newcastle in 2011. I saw research as a fantastic opportunity to expand the evidence base and share good practice, which would allow us to improve patient care both locally and nationally. This lead to my first conference abstract on prasugrel use in paediatric Berlin Heart patients in 2012. The conference was organised by the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group (NPPG) which has become a vital network for me to learn about and disseminate new research. This was followed by further abstracts on safe prescribing in PICU, stability of infusions on PICU and also a published case report on daptomycin use in a child with renal failure.
The paediatric cardiothoracic transplant team at Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust (2013)
As my clinical career progressed and I moved to Manchester, I continued my interest in research and published another abstract on the role of medicines review for patients on ketogenic therapy. My career then brought me to Leeds, and for the last 18 months I have been working on the neonatal units at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. I have become involved with the family integrated care (FIC) project which is recognised nationally as helping to establish FIC in the UK. I published another conference abstract which I was invited to present at the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist conference in 2017 on the role of pharmacy in FIC.
After my successful application for the NIHR ICA PCAF, I hope to utilise the fellowship to build on my previous experience, undertake the university modules for health research, develop some of my ideas into research proposals and integrate myself further with the research teams at the university and hospital. This is so ultimately I can conduct higher quality research with bigger impact.
Presenting at NPPG Conference 2017
Teaching at NPPG Conference 2014
My posters at BPNA Conference 2015 (top left), NPPG Conference 2012 (top right) and 2014 (bottom)
That is a brief summary of my research career so far. It has mainly been extra-curricula in nature and done in my own time on top of a clinical career. I am pleased to have to opportunity now to explore my potential as a dedicated academic, with the added bonus of being able to keep my clinical career and ensure we keep striving to improve patient care for the future.
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