Purpose

Imperial College London has recently established the Healthcare Professional Academic Group (HPAG), to facilitate the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) strategy to increase the number of clinical academics in nursing, midwifery, allied health professions, pharmacy and healthcare science. The HPAG will bring together a critical mass of Imperial clinical academic leaders from across the healthcare professions, providing a focal point in the University for research led by healthcare professionals and with the aim of developing more clinical academic leaders across the AHSC partnership.

Launch Event

The HPAG will host a launch event on 10 October 2018 to highlight the opportunities it presents for healthcare professionals from across the AHSC, highlighting how the HPAG can support high quality research. There will be opportunity to hear from Imperial leaders in the healthcare professions, from those pursuing a clinical academic career, as well as networking opportunities.

Programme

2pm - Welcome
Professor Jonathan Weber, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial & Director of Imperial College AHSC

SESSION 1

2:05pm - A dream come true
Professor Janice Sigsworth, Director of Nursing, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, HPAG Faculty

2:20pm - Plenary Presentation: Forest girl to Professor
Professor Pernilla Lagergren, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial & HPAG Chair

2:45pm - Training opportunities provided by the Imperial College AHSC and HPAG
Dr Caroline Alexander, Lead Clinical Academic for Therapies, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, HPAG Faculty

2:55pm - Tea & Coffee

SESSION 2

3:25pm - Pursuing a clinical academic career - Different perspectives, different journeys
Introduction by Professor Mary Wells, Lead Nurse for Research Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, HPAG Faculty

- Calandra Feather, Research Nurse
- Huw Woodbridge, Physiotherapist
- Dr Gillian Chumbley, Consultant Nurse
- Dr Lina Johanssen, Dietician & Clinical Lecturer

SESSION 3

4:10pm - Q&A with panel

4:30pm - Closing remarks and networking
Professor George Hanna, Head of Division, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial