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“Clinical Research Nursing Impact, gaps and your voice: Impacts of a live tweetchat from IACRN 2018” Claire Whitehouse, MSc, PGCRM, Senior Nurse for NMAHP Research, The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH) Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholar 2010 & 2014 (@Claire. W_UK, @JPUHResearch @James. Paget. NHS) #Why. We. Do. Research #proudofthepaget Georgie Cusack, MS, RN, AOCNS, Director OF Education and Patient Safety, NHLBI; Adjunct Nurse Leader, Nursing Research and Translational Science, Clinical Center Nursing Department, NIH (@Cusack. Georgie) Dr Gordon Hill, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University (@GCUNursing) (@gordonhill 1) Background: Working across geographical boundaries in healthcare research can be challenging. However, in this ever-growing technological time, we need to embrace technologies utilised readily by our patients. Tweetchats (an hour long live discussion) utilising twitter as the social media platform is one way of having a discussion across the globe. For the first time a live tweetchat was hosted as part of the IACRN Conference 2018. It was hosted from the UK at a time which worked across most time-zones, and promoted over two weeks prior to the Conference. Purpose Description To lead international discussion about research nursing and midwifery roles A tweetchat uses the social media platform of twitter to conduct a live discussion about a particular topic at a set time, utilising a specific hashtag to ensure the conversation remains in one thread or place. Our tweetchat was entitled “Clinical Research Nursing: Impact, Gaps and Your Voice” To support visibility of clinical research for nurses and midwives To celebrate work and identify gaps for improvement and included five questions posed at set time points for followers to answer and discuss. Example of an infographic used to share a question To increase international research collaboration and discussion GLOBAL THEMES ARISING An ‘impression’ on Twitter refers to tweets sent which generate interaction or replies from others online. Celebration of local projects including examples Gaps; common themes across all eight countries A breastfeeding focus group with new mothers in Spain, increasing number of exclusively breastfeeding mothers over the first 6 months through increasing support availability. • A need for a collective voice • Making the research nurse and midwife voice heard • Desire to create political noise with an effective endpoint • Importance of implementation of results to daily practice Student nurse research placements (formal and informal) to encourage nurses, midwives and AHPs to pursue careers in research roles and myth busting from ‘sitting in an office’. Demonstrated in the UK, USA, Canada, Spain, Ireland Austria Solutions Canadian and Polish work developing ‘research champions’ on wards outside of research specific centres. Work impacting National and International Research Agendas, Policy and grant acquisition Irish Research Nurse Network collaboration with the Health Research Board Ireland; 3 year grant specifically focused on training, development, scoping and dissemination work by research nurses (the first of it’s kind in Ireland) The Whitehouse Report; National visibility and challenges for UK and Ireland, impacting strategies within those countries, the clinical-academic agenda and delivery staff. It was recognised globally that work is being undertaken to address the gaps, examples include: IACRN & ANA Scopes and Standards Whitehouse, CL. And Smith, HA. The Whitehouse Report Tinkler et al Professional Identity Towards clarification of the role of research nurses in New Zealand Fujiwara (2016) The practice of clinical research nurses in Japan Sarabia-Cobo et al (2015) Multicentre study in Spain; barriers to implementing research Pride in the profession, high quality patient care and safety of research participants Polish work on visibility of research nurse roles is influencing nationally where this work has not previously been recognised. IACRN Scopes and Standards publication in conjunction with the American Nurses Association This tweetchat showcased international representation of work conducted by research nurses. It demonstrated huge potential for engagement across social media for collaborative work to celebrate and where appropriate, improve, patient care. Future plans include coordination of social media chats in different parts of the world and exploration of the use of other social media eg We. Chat in China Acknowledgements: International Association of Clinical Research Nurses Boards and global members. The IACRN Membership, Marketing & Communications Committee. Everyone who participated from across the world. #Why. We. Do. Research ambassadors. All patients who make research roles possible and contribute to the future of care.