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1st Annual Spring Research Workshop
Building the Evidence-base for Infection Prevention and Control

1st Annual Spring Research Workshop:

MONDAY 26TH MARCH 2007
9.30 � 16.00 hrs

WARWICK ARTS CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Keynote Speaker: Nursing Research, Evidence and Implementation - Dr Gill Harvey

PLENARY SESSIONS
Research Policy, the NHS and the ICNA Research Agenda
How to Get a Project Underway: Process Issues in Undertaking Research
Engaging Healthcare Practitioners in Research: Issues and Challenges
Involving Patients in the Research Process

WORKSHOPS
Writing a successful research grant application
Assessing Research Evidence
Using Surveillance Data in Research
Disseminating Research through Presentation and Publication

Speakers include: Dr Jacqui Prieto, Maurice Madeo, Neil Wigglesworth, Jennie Wilson, Heather Loveday, Tracey Cooper, Julie Hughes, Gillian Hodgson, Dr Peter Harper, Alison Tingle, Dafydd Williams


The workshop will be interactive and is intended to motivate you to become involved in:
 Contributing to the research priorities agenda of the ICNA and make contact with colleague who have similar research interests;
 Assessing the quality of research that informs the body of evidence supporting infection prevention and control interventions;
 Using surveillance activities and data to generate questions for research and evidence for practice;
 Developing and insight into the skills needed for writing successful grant applications
Details of the venue including location maps and transport links can be found at www.warwickconferences.com

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