Research for Clinicians Day 2024 - Winners and Highlights!
NIMDTA, together with its partners, Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University and Ulster Medical Society, held its annual ‘Research for Clinicians Day’ on Wednesday 6th November 2024.
Research for Clinicians Day is an annual celebration event that provides a great opportunity for Medical and Dental Trainees to explore and engage with the breadth and depth of clinical research being performed by Trainees across Northern Ireland.
This years’ event was the first return to in-person delivery of this event following the COVID-19 pandemic, and was held in the fantastic QUB Wellcome Wolfson Centre, Belfast.
Hosting the event in-person proved to be a very popular decision as over 160 guests enjoyed the networking, informative and competitive elements of the event.
Welcome Address & Clinical Research Opportunities
Guests were treated to coffee on arrival, and the event commenced with a warm welcome address by Prof Louise Dubras, Foundation Dean, School of Medicine, Ulster University.
The programme then provided guests with the opportunity to learn and gain insight into clinical research opportunities. Dr Richard Turkington, Clinical Reader, Honorary Consultant NI Cancer Centre, and Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen’s University Belfast chaired superb presentations on the Specialised Foundation Programme, Clinical Academic Training Programme, and ICAT Training Programme.
Oral Presentations
The top three finalists who submitted abstracts of original research work, scored by a panel of expert judges, then had the opportunity to present their research work to all guests and attendees.
The Oral Presentations were then further reviewed by live judging panel consisting of:
- Ulster Medical Society President, Dr Mark Roberts
- Ulster University Foundation Dean, School of Medicine, Professor Louise Dubras
- NIMDTA Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education, Dr Paul Leggett
- Queen’s University Belfast, Dean and Head of School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, and Professor of Child Health, Professor Alan Smyth
Dr Richard Turkington also provided an engaging presentation regarding pathways into Clinical Research.
Poster Presentations
A lunch and networking break allowed guests to Meet Researchers, engage with Clinical Fellows/Lecturers, and view poster presentation submissions from Trainees in the categories of:
- Case Report Series
- Quality Improvement
- Medical Education
- Clinical Research
Each poster submission was also judged by a panel of expert judges and the top scoring posters of the day were announced as part of the event hype!
Keynote Address
Dr Mark Roberts, Ulster Medical Society President, introduced and chaired the Keynote Address ,which this year, was delivered by Professor Peter Cantillon, Professor of General Practice, University of Galway.
Prof Cantillon delivered one of most engaging presentations this event as had the pleasure to host, and provided insight into areas of clinical research such as; Assumptions; Discourses that shape our thinking; Paradigms & Lenses, PGME challenges, and Qualitative Responses
And the Winners are...
Following a highly engaging Q&A session with Prof Cantillon, Dr Mark Roberts then had the pleasure of announcing the winners of this years’ successful ‘Research for Clinicians’ event!
Dr Michael Toal = 1st place Oral Presentation Winner
Dr Mark Roberts, Ulster Medical Society President presents Dr Mark Toal with his first place trophy award
Dr Marian Shibani Bhaskar = Joint Oral Presentation Runner-up
Dr David Johnston = Joint Oral Presentation Runner-up
Dr Emma Millar = 1st place Poster Winner
Neala Glynn = Joint Runner-up Poster Winner
Syed Wajih Ul Hassan = Joint Runner-up Poster Winner
Testimonials from this years event include:
“Great sessions. Excellent presentations!”
“Everything was perfect. Got so inspired by the amazing work done by everyone who submitted poster presentations!”
“Very impressed the guest speakers – specifically the Keynote Speaker”
View the showreel below to see video footage and images taken from the day!
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