Closing remarks Professor Priscilla Harries Head Of Department

Closing remarks Professor Priscilla Harries Head Of Department- Clinical Sciences Brunel University London NWLondon Healthcare Symposium 21 st September 2016 16. 30 -16. 50 Lecture Centre 164, Skempton Building, ICL

Clinical academic careers Some ideas on how to get there and what you may end up doing….

Clinical experience and research training Brunel University London Presentation Title September 2020 3

Enquiring mind, risk taker and open minded to opportunity September 2020 Brunel University London Presentation Title 4

You have to like being busy! Brunel University London Presentation Title September 2020 5

Get some funding Start small…Prioritising referrals (5 K) Higher Education Academy: Subject centre for Health Sciences and Practice £ 5000. “Randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a referral prioritization decision training tool for student occupational therapists”. (2009 -2011). Imperial College Healthcare Charity (£ 12, 627) 9 FEC £ 27, 812). Prioritisation of referrals for dietetic acute adult services. October 2013 - July 2015. Brunel University London

Link with more experienced researchers Detecting Elder Financial Abuse Co-investigator. Cross council grant. New Dynamics of Ageing cross-council programme (2008 -2011), “Detecting and preventing financial abuse of older adults: An examination of decision-making by managers and professionals in health, social care, banking. ” Grant ref RES-352 -250026 £ 268, 526. 81 (£ 286, 527 FEC £ 325, 878). 2008 -2011 Co-investigator Joseph Rountree Foundation £ 28, 000. “Risk, trust and relationships in an ageing society”. February- June 2012. Principal Investigator. ESRC follow on grant £ 92, 743 (FEC £ 115, 929). Developing decision training tools to enhance the ability of professionals to detect and prevent financial elder abuse. September 2011 –August 2012. Co-Investigator. Dawes Trust Charity £ 98, 388. A study of the prevalence and nature of financial abuse of those lacking mental capacity. December 2014 - July 2016. Brunel University London

Go international…. Assessing clinical fitness to drive Harries, PA. and Unsworth, CU. (2015) 'Driving and community mobility (I): clinical assessment of fitness to drive'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. pp. 71 72. doi: 10. 1177/0308022614564670 Harries P. A Principal Investigator. UK College of Occupational Therapists Reseach Foundation. £ 79, 975 (FEC Development of a web-based decision aid to assist occupational therapists to make optimal fitness-to-drive decisions for disabled and older drivers. September 2012 – August 2015 Brunel University London .

Collaborate with other disciplines… September 2020 Community Mobility and Access Principal Investigator. £ 125, 000. Motability 10 th Anniversary Trust Fund. Scoping our future research priorities. May 2015 - October 2015. Co-Investigator AUS$25, 000. Public Transport Victoria. Understanding mobility aid users access on public transport. August-December 2015 Expert Consultant to Department of Transport The Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance (England), 2011. Invited member of the Forum of Mobility Centres' Expert Research Panel (2013 - current). Brunel University London Presentation Title 9

Specialist in method or topic? Expertise and Decision Making: September 2020 Clinician, Patient, Carer. End of Life Care Marie Curie Programme Grant. Improving care, assessment, communication and training at the end-oflife (I-CAN-CARE), UCL. Commencing October 2016. Patient engagement in screening Barts and The London Charity £ 75, 000. Better health for people with rare endocrine disorders: promoting patient engagement in regular screening. October 2016 -Sept 2019 Assessing visual stress Dyslexia Research Foundation. Using coloured filters to reduce the symptoms of visual stress in children with reading delay Brunel University London Presentation Title 10

What can it lead to … Aspects of the career Expert Advisor on legislation change Brunel University London Grant reviewing Chairing Editorial Boards

What roles could you take Teaching Brunel University London Presentation Title September 2020 Strategic Leadership/ management 12

Give something back September 2020 Provide Mentorship – help others to get there too Brunel University London Presentation Title 13

Find what you are good at and ‘lean in’ Success will snowball…. Brunel University London