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AGENDA

Jul

14

Jul

15

Arrival / Registration
08:30  to  09:30 v Registration Area
Refreshments and networking
08:30  to  09:30 v Registration Area
Poster Set Up and Viewing
08:30  to  09:30 v Hall 3

Plenary Session 1: One NIHR Approach

Plenary Session 1: One NIHR Approach
Delegates take their seats
09:30  to  09:45
Plenary Session 1: One NIHR Approach
Joint welcome from Hosts - BRC and CRF Directors
09:45  to  09:55
Plenary Session 1: One NIHR Approach
The use of PROs in early phase trials and inclusive PRO data
09:55  to  10:15 v Hall 1
Speaker:
Professor Mel Calvert. Professor of Outcomes Methodology. University of Birmingham.
Plenary Session 1: One NIHR Approach
National Update from NIHR/DHSC
10:15  to  10:45 v Hall 1
Speakers:
Natalie Owen. Head of NIHR Research Infrastructure. Department of Health and Social Care.
Anna Henderson. Research Policy Senior Manager. Department of Health and Social Care.
Plenary Session 1: One NIHR Approach
CRF and BRC National Updates
10:45  to  11:15 v Hall 1
Comfort Break
11:15  to  11:45 v Hall 3

Plenary Session 2: Collaboration

Plenary Session 2: Collaboration
Experimental Medicine in Mental Health
11:50  to  12:10 v Hall 1
Speaker:
Professor Rachel Upthegrove. Professor of Psychiatry. University of Oxford.
Plenary Session 2: Collaboration
NIHR Challenge Maternal Disparities Consortium
12:10  to  12:40 v Hall 1
Speakers:
Professor Judith Rankin.
Professor Joht Chandan. Clinical Professor of Public Health. University of Birmingham.
Exhibition Stands
12:40  to  14:00 v Hall 3
Lunch & Networking
12:40  to  14:00 v Hall 3
Poster Viewing
12:40  to  14:00 v Hall 3

Parallel Session Day 1

Parallel Session Day 1
Establishing ATMP Pathways: Clinical Trial Set Up
14:00  to  15:30

Featuring: Dr Finn Willingham, NA-ATTC Operations Manager, and Dr. Annalisa Del Prete, Principal Pharmacist for ATIMPs, Sheffield

Parallel Session Day 1
CRF and BRC Lab Staff: Potential to achieve impact through collaboration
14:00  to  15:30
Parallel Session Day 1
Challenges and managing change in data reporting requirements
14:00  to  15:30
Parallel Session Day 1
Enhancing Industry Engagement: Synergies between CRFs and BRCs
14:00  to  15:30

Featuring speakers from CRFs, BRCs, the HealthTech Research Centre Network, and Alicia Cox from the NIHR Business Development Team. 

Parallel Session Day 1
Clinical Research Delivery Careers - Showcase
14:00  to  15:30

Presentations from a range of different roles including: Trainee Nurse Associate, Nurse Associates, Clinical Research Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals.

Parallel Session Day 1
The Deviation Mystery - A CAPA in Time…
14:00  to  15:30
Parallel Session Day 1
The Magic of Collaboration: Sharing stories of cross organisation working to advance public involvement, engagement and inclusion
14:00  to  15:30
Parallel Session Day 1
Teams Build Dreams: ways of working, collaboration and team building for successful research
14:00  to  15:30
Parallel Session Day 1
Health economics: what it is and why it matters to your research
14:00  to  15:30
Parallel Session Day 1
CRF Directors meeting
14:00  to  15:30

This meeting is primarily intended for CRF Directors, and the agenda will be shaped with that focus in mind. However, BRC Directors are very welcome to attend. A final agenda will be shared in advance, closer to the event date.

Relocate to Plenary Session 3
15:30  to  15:45 v Hall 1

Plenary Session 3: Co-Creation

Plenary Session 3: Co-Creation
Working with patients – a paediatric patient perspective
15:50  to  16:05 v Hall 1
Plenary Session 3: Co-Creation
AI and Ethics - co creating standards.
16:05  to  16:25 v Hall 1
Speaker:
Professor Alastair Denniston. Professor of Regulatory Science and Innovation. University of Birmingham.
Plenary Session 3: Co-Creation
Working with industry - an industry perspective
16:25  to  16:45 v Hall 1
Plenary Session 3: Co-Creation
NIHR BioResource
16:45  to  17:00
Speaker:
Professor John Bradley.
Closing remarks
17:00  to  17:05 v Hall 1
Pre - Gala Dinner drinks
19:00  to  19:30 v Registration Area
Gala Dinner
19:30  to  23:00 v Hall 3
Professor of Regulatory Science and InnovationUniversity of Birmingham
SRE DirectorDepartment of Health and Social Care
Head of NIHR Research InfrastructureDepartment of Health and Social Care
Professor of Outcomes MethodologyUniversity of Birmingham
Professor of PsychiatryUniversity of Oxford
Clinical Professor of Public HealthUniversity of Birmingham
Research Policy Senior ManagerDepartment of Health and Social Care

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