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This is the first episode of our podcast series, Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Leaving no one behind. Episode 1 introduces the Leave No One Behind agenda and discusses its importance in the context of CEI. Gary Hickey, NIHR Senior Research Manager for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement hosts this podcast and is joined by Professor Kara Hanson, Director of Global Health Research Programmes at NIHR and Noni Mumba, Head of Community Engagement at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme. The guests discuss the importance of CEI in NIHR-funded research and what is meant by leaving no one behind, challenges and examples from their work, and provide tips for leaving no one behind in CEI. Get to know our speakersGary Hickey is a Senior Research Manager at the NIHR and also Chair of the International Patient and Public Involvement Network. He is passionate about promoting and sharing knowledge from across the globe about how to involve the public and communities in research. Gary works with researchers and the public providing advice, guidance and training on patient and public involvement in health and social care research. In addition, he writes, presents and is involved in several podcasts on these issues.Kara Hanson is Professor of Health System Economics and Dean, Faculty of Public Health and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She holds degrees in Economics and Political Science (McGill University, Canada); Economics and politics of development (University of Cambridge); and International Health Economics (Harvard University). Her research contributions are in the areas of health financing and the private health sector. She is Director of the UK NIHR Global Health Research Programme.Noni Mumba is an engagement practitioner with over 10 years expertise in community engagement for global health research. This expertise also includes engaging broadly with specific publics of interest, including local and national policy makers in Kenya. Her role at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) includes development of engagement strategies and innovative approaches for the engagement and involvement of host communities, stakeholders, and policy makers in research planning, conduct, and uptake of findings into policy. She also supports monitoring, evaluation and learning of engagement activities.Noni is involved in building the capacity of KWTRP engagement staff and researchers on engagement. In the last 5 years, this capacity strengthening has extended beyond KWTRP through webinars, teaching engagements, and collaborative research projects.
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Conversations to Cultivate Change - Episode 1
In this episode of Conversations to Cultivate Change, host Dr Keerti Gedela sits down with consultant ophthalmologist and Director of Research & Development, Dr Christiana Dinah, to explore her inspiring journey through medicine and research. From her early years in Nigeria to breaking barriers in UK healthcare, Christiana shares her experiences of being championed and underestimated, navigating career challenges as an immigrant, and using her unique perspective to drive inclusion and innovation in clinical research.Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on resilience, purpose, and how we can better support diverse voices in healthcare.
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What is the impact of a gradual reduction of antipsychotics?
Antipsychotic medicines reduce the risk of psychotic episodes – and they are recommended for long-term use by people with schizophrenia or recurrent psychosis. But the medicines can have such unpleasant side effects that people prescribed these drugs may want to reduce or to stop them.In this podcast, Helen Saul, Editor in Chief of NIHR Evidence, speaks with Joanna Moncrieff, Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London; and Rachel Upthegrove, Professor of Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health at the University of Birmingham. They discuss an NIHR trial in which people were supported to gradually reduce their antipsychotic treatment Read a full transcript of the episode here.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Local green spaces are linked with better mental health
Green and blue spaces could improve mental health through the opportunities they provide to socialise and exercise; it could also be that these spaces improve air quality. But other factors, such as wealth, may explain this difference. In this podcast, Helen Saul, Editor in Chief of NIHR Evidence, speaks with Sarah Rogers, Professor of Health Informatics at the University of Liverpool about the impact of green space on our mental health and her study aiming to tease out the impact of green and blue spaces alone, regardless of wealth or other factors.Read a full transcript of the episode here.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Improving leadership in surgery
The NHS is paying increasing attention to leadership within clinical teams. Leadership training can be delivered in different ways, for example, to the team leader alone or to all team members. However, it is not clear which approaches work best. Researchers looked at leadership training for surgeons, and asked what makes training effective.In this podcast, Helen Saul, Editor in Chief of NIHR Evidence, speaks with Amy Grove, Professor of Implementation Science and NIHR Advanced Fellow, University of Warwick; and Peter Hutchinson, Director of Clinical Research, Royal College of Surgeons of England. They discuss key elements of leadership training: feedback, personal characteristics and atmosphere.Read a full transcript of the episode here.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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