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We are excited to announce that the third annual Sussex Clinical Academic Conference will be taking place on Wednesday 17^th July 2024 at the Brighton University Falmer campus. Join us for a day of insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and knowledge exchange.

This event is open to all clinicians undertaking research in Sussex, including allied health professionals.

This will be an inspiring event with engaging speakers and an expert panel from a range of clinical academic backgrounds. This will be an excellent opportunity to network and learn more about the innovative research currently being undertaken by your peers across NHS Trusts, academic, health and care organisations in Sussex.

Lunch will be provided. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please indicate this when completing the registration form.

We would also like to invite all attendees to submit an abstract to the poster and oral competition via the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/49fvsvv4

Posters and oral presentations will be judged on the day by a team of experienced researchers.

All current SFPs, ACFs and Clinical Academics within the UHSussex Trust are invited to attend and should book study leave for this – it is expected that each academic trainee would submit 1 abstract.

Abstracts should be 350 words. Please use the following subheadings: Title / Background / Method / Results / Conclusion

For further detailed guidance on producing an abstract, please click the following link: http://tinyurl.com/3fd875wm

The deadline for abstract submissions is 5pm, 31st May.

If you are unable to submit an abstract via the above form, please send an email to iat@bsms.ac.uk

AGENDA

09:00-09:45   Poster set up & registration

Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available

09:45-10:00   Welcome address Dr Jessica Eccles, Dr Khalid Ali, Dr Cate Bell

10:00-10:20   Dr Amy Moore (Director of Strategy, KCATO, Kings College London)

10:20-10:40   Dr Jane Padmore (Chief Executive Officer, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)

10:40-11:00   Chrissy Goodban (Associate Professor, Head of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Roehampton)

11:00-11:30   Tea and coffee break, poster viewing

11:30-11:45   Dr Kathy Greenwood (Professor of Clinical Psychology, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and University of Sussex)

11:45-12:00  Dr Fiona Cresswell (Clinical Senior Lecturer, Global Health and Infection, BSMS and HIV & Sexual Health, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust)

12:00-12:15  Community Researchers

Presentations from Community Researchers from the Research Engagement Network (REN)

12:15-13:15   Lunch and poster viewing

13:15-15:15  Oral presentations

15:15-16:00   Multidisciplinary academics and researchers panel

• Dr Rhiannon Joslin (Consultant Paediatric Physiotherapist, University of Southampton)
• Chrissy Goodban (Head of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Roehampton)
• Dr Luke Hodgson (Associate Clinical Research Director, University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
• Dr Fiona Cresswell (Clinical Senior Lecturer, BSMS and University of Sussex)
• Professor Mark Hayward (Director of Research, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
• Dr Jessica Eccles (Reader in Brain-Body Medicine, IAT Co-Lead, Research Training Hub Co-Director, Brighton and Sussex Medical School)

16:00-16:30   Tea and coffee break, poster viewing

16:30-17:00   Prizes and feedback

We are also excited to present stalls from

University Hospitals Sussex Knowledge and Libraries

Clinical Research Network

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Research Champions – University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community Researchers