THE JOURNEY FROM RESEARCH TO PUBLICATION Venue: Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London

CPD: 6 CREDITS

20NOVEMBER

2014

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• Room1Primers for the non-specialistsSessionorganisedbyDrDavid

Wilson,ConsultantInterventional

MSKradiologist,OxfordUniversity

HospitalsNHSTrust

• Room2Radiation protectionSessionorganisedbyMrAndy

Rogers,HeadofRadiationPhysics,

NottinghamUniversityHospitals

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• Room1Clinical hybrid imaging in oncologySessionorganisedbyDrGopinathGnanasegaran,ConsultantPhysicianinNuclearMedicine,StThomas’Hospital

• Room2Musculoskeletal imagingSessionorganisedbyDrRichardWakefield,ConsultantinRheumatology,StJames’sUniversityHospital

Essentials for the radiology traineeSessionorganisedbyDrHardiMadani,RadiologyRegistrar,RoyalFreeLondonHospitalandDrAusamiAbbas,CardiothoracicRadiologyPostCCTFellow,UniversityHospitalAlberta

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Day 2

Welcome and thank you for coming to ‘The journey from research to publication’organisedbytheBritishInstituteofRadiology.

TheBIRYoungProfessionalsandTraineeSpecialInterestGrouphaveputonthisindispensableguidethrough‘Thejourneyfromresearchtopublication’.Frompaperwritingmethodstocommonpitfallsassociatedwithpublication,thisconferenceaimstodiscussthetechniquesassociatedwithsuccessfulpaperwritingandgiveyoutheopportunitytodiscusstheseskillswithexpertsinthefield.

Wehaveanumberofpostersdisplayedinthefoyer,wherestudents,traineesandconsultantswillbeshowcasingtheircurrentresearch.Pleasetakethetimetoviewtheseandasktheauthor(s)questions.

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Programme

09:15 Registration and refreshments

Session 1

Chair: JamieDean,ViceChair YoungProfessionalsandTraineesSpecialInterestGroup TheBritishInstituteofRadiology

09:40 Welcome and introduction

09:45 Starting research DrAndrewReilly,ClinicalPhysicist TheClatterbridgeCancerCentre

10:20 Writing a scientific paper and getting it accepted DavidEaton,LeadClinicalScientist NCRIRadiotherapyTrialsQAGroup,MountVernonHospital

10:55 From conference presentation to paper DrNajibRahman,ClinicalDirector OxfordRespiratoryTrialsUnit,UniversityofOxford

11:30 Refreshments

Session 2

Chair: AnneGasnier,EventsLead YoungProfessionalsandTraineesSpecialInterestGroup TheBritishInstituteofRadiology

11:45 Writing and publishing audits and case reports DrAndrewPlumb,ResearchFellow,UniversityCollegeLondonHospitalsNHS FoundationTrust

12:20 Hot topics in publishing SophiaAnderton,HeadofPublishing LauraHarvey,EditorialDevelopmentManager TheBritishInstituteofRadiology

12:55 Lunch and poster viewing

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Session 3

Chair: DrNassimParvizi,EventsLead YoungProfessionalsandTraineesSpecialInterestGroup TheBritishInstituteofRadiology

13:45 Academic research opportunities for clinicians and clinical scientists DrMarkLittle,AcademicClinicalFellow OxfordUniversityHospitalsNHSTrust DrJamesScuffham,ClinicalScientistandResearchFellow RoyalSurreyCountyHospitalandUniversityofSurrey

14:25 Critiquing papers DrSarahPeel,SeniorMRPhysicist, Guy’sandStThomas’NHSFoundationTrustandHonoraryLecturer King’sCollegeLondon

15:45 Paper writing summary ProfessorAlanJackson,Director WolfsonMolecularImagingCentre,UniversityofManchester 16:30 Questions

16:45 Award for poster prize

17:00 Close of event

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Speaker profiles

Sophia AndertonHead of Publishing, The British Institute of Radiology

SophiaAndertonisHeadofPublishingattheBIR,responsibleforallaspectsofstrategyandoperationsacrossthePublicationsDepartment.TheBIRpublishesthejournalsBJR,BJR|casereports,ImagingandDentoMaxilloFacialRadiologyaswellasaseriesofbookscoveringwideaspectsofradiologicalsciences.Sophiahasmorethantenyears’experienceworkinginscientificpublishing,havingpreviouslyworkedinvariousrolesattheRoyalSocietyofChemistry.

Jamie DeanVice Chair, Young Professionals and Trainees Special Interest GroupThe British Institute of Radiology

JamieiscurrentlycompletingaPhDonnovelnormaltissuecomplicationprobabilitymodellingtechniquesforheadandneckradiotherapyunderthesupervisionofProfChrisNuttingandDrSarahGullifordatTheInstituteofCancerResearchandTheRoyalMarsdenNHSFoundationTrust.Hehaspresentedhisresearchatvariousinternationalandnationalconferences.

HepreviouslycompletedPart1ClinicalScientistTraininginRadiotherapy,MRIandnuclearmedicineatTheRoyalMarsdenNHSFoundationTrustandStGeorge’sHealthcareNHSTrust.HegainedanMScinMedicalPhysics(Distinction)attheUniversityofSurrey,earningtheMayneordPrizeforbestoverallperformanceontheprogramme,andanMSciinPhysics(1stClassHonours)fromtheUniversityofBristol.

Dr David EatonLead Clinical ScientistNCRI Radiotherapy Trials QA group, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood

DavidtrainedasaclinicalscientistatAddenbrooke’sHospitalinCambridge,workedasaradiotherapyphysicistattheRoyalFreeHospitalinLondon,andiscurrentlyleadclinicalscientistfortheNCRIRadiotherapyTrialsQAgroup.Hisresearchinterestsincludesmallfielddosimetry,intraoperativeradiotherapy,image-guidedradiotherapyandkilovoltagedosimetry.Heistheauthorof18peer-reviewedarticlesandtwobookchapters,including14asfirstauthor,andhasreviewedarticlesforarangeofmedicalphysicsandradiationoncologyjournals.

Anne GasnierYoung Professionals and Trainees Special Interest GroupThe British Institute of Radiology

AnneiscurrentlycompletingClinicalScientistTraininginRadiotherapyatTheRoyalMarsdenHospitalandKing’sCollegeLondon.ShegraduatedwithaMaster’sdegreeinEngineeringfromEcoleCentraleParis,Francein2008.Followingthis,sheworkedinultrasoundR&Dandmarketingfor4years.

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Laura HarveyEditorial Development Manager, The British Institute of Radiology

LauraisresponsiblefortheeditorialdevelopmentandgrowthoftheBIR’sbooksandjournalsportfolio,includingcommissioning,peerreview,andnewproductlaunches.TheBIRpublishesthejournalsBJR,BJR|casereports,ImagingandDentoMaxilloFacialRadiologyaswellasaseriesofbookscoveringwideaspectsofradiologicalsciences.Laurahasover4years’experienceinscientificpublishingandhasworkedacrossabroadrangeofclinical,chemicalandbiologicaltitles.

Professor Alan JacksonDirector, Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester

AlanJacksonisProfessorofRadiologyinManchester,directoroftheWolfsonMolecularImagingCentreandManchesterleadoftheCRUKEPSRCCancerImagingCentreinCambridgeandManchester.Hisinitialresearchtrainingwasinneurosciencesandheisapractisingclinicalneuroradiologist.Hismainresearchinterestshavebeeninthedevelopmentandqualificationofnovelbiomarkersderivedfrommagneticresonanceimaging.Thisresearchfocusesmainlyoncerebralmicrovasculardiseaseandoncology.MorerecentlyhehaspublishedextensivelyontheuseofMRandPETbiomarkersinthedevelopmentofnoveloncologicaltherapies.Hehaspublishedover300peer-reviewedarticlesinawiderangeofclinicalandbasicsciencejournals.

Dr Mark LittleAcademic Clinical Fellow, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Followinganundergraduatedegreeinphysics,MarkinitiallytrainedinLondonasamedicalphysicist,specialisinginMRI,nuclearmedicine,andradiotherapy.HeundertookresearchintofunctionalMRIandnovelMRsequences,establishingabodyofworkwithinthefieldofparallelimaging.Withanever-growingfascinationforradiology,Markdecidedtoretrainasamedicaldoctor,qualifyingwithdistinctionfrommedicalschool,beforecompletingjuniordoctorjobsinCambridge,atwhichtimehisresearchwasininterventionalneuroradiologyonstentingtreatmentsforbenignintracranialhypertension.

MarkthenmovedtoOxfordafterbeingawardedanNIHRfundedAcademicClinicalFellowship(ACF)inClinicalRadiology.Hiscurrentresearchinterestsareinthefieldofinterventionalradiology;investigatinginnovativeMRIsequencestoquantifyperfusionfollowingangioplasty,theroleofpercutaneousmicrowaveablationinthetreatmentoflung,liverandrenalmalignancies,andtheutilisationofprostaticarteryembolistaioninthetreatmentofbenignprostatichyperplasia.Markhaspresentedhisworkinternationallyandpublishedinpeer-reviewedjournals.

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Nassim ParviziEvents Lead, Young Professionals and Trainees Special Interest GroupThe British Institute of Radiology

DrNassimParvizicompletedherundergraduatemedicaltrainingatImperialCollege,London.ShestartedhertrainingasanacademicfoundationtraineeintheNorthWestThamesFoundationSchoolin2010,duringwhichshewasinvolvedintranslationalclinicaltrialsusinghormonesforappetitesuppression.Shewasactivelyinvolvedwithqualityandsafetyimprovementprojectsaimingtodeliverbetterpatientcare.SheundertookasecondmentaspartoftheNHSMedicalDirector’sClinicalFellowSchemeattheMedicinesandHealthcareproductsRegulatoryAgencyduring2012.NassimiscurrentlyanacademicclinicalfellowandspecialistregistrarinClinicalRadiologyattheOxfordUniversityHospitalsNHSTrust.

Dr Sarah PeelMR Clinical Scientist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

DrSarahPeelisaSeniorClinicalScientistspecialisinginMRPhysics.HerresearchisfocusedondevelopingnewsequencesforcardiacMRIandtestingtheirclinicalutilityinbothadultandcongenitalpopulations.ShehaspublishedworkinRadiology,Circulation,theEuropeanHeartJournalandtheJournaloftheAmericanCollegeofCardiology.SheisanhonorarylectureratKing’sCollegeLondonandiscurrentlystudyingforaMastersinClinicalEducationatKing’sLearningInstitute.

Dr Andrew PlumbResearch Fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

AndrewPlumbcompletedhisundergraduatetraininginOxfordbeforehousejobsinOxfordandExeter.HismedicalSHOtrainingtookhimbacktohishometownofManchesterwherehealsoundertookgeneralRadiologytraining.HeobtainedtheFRCRin2010andwasawardedtheFrankDoyleMedal.SubsequentlyheundertooksubspecialtytraininginGIradiologyatUniversityCollegeLondonunderthetutelageofProfessorsSteveHalliganandStuartTaylor,latterlyjoiningthemasaConsultantRadiologistatUCLHandaSeniorLectureratUCL.HeisaUCLGraduateResearchScholarandholdstheRoyalCollegeofRadiologistsKodakFundScholarship.HismainacademicinterestsareimagingofCrohn’sdiseaseandapplicationsofCTcolonographyintheNHSBowelCancerScreeningProgramme.

Dr Najib RahmanClinical Director, Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, University of Oxford

DrNajibRahmanisaConsultantandSeniorLecturerinRespiratoryMedicinewithaparticularinterestinPleuralDiseaseandClinicalTrials.HedirectstheOxfordRespiratoryTrialsUnitwhichhasconductedthetwolargestrandomisedtrialsinpleuralinfectionintheUK,andiscurrentlyconducting7randomisedstudiesinrespiratorymedicine.Hehasauthoredmorethan40peerreviewedpublications.

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Dr Andrew ReillyClinical Physicist, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

AndrewReillyisaConsultantClinicalScientistintheradiotherapyphysicsdepartmentattheClatterbridgeCancerCentre.Hisprimaryroleistosupporttheclinicaluseanddevelopmentofradiotherapyimagingtechnologiesandworktowardsimprovedsystemsintegration.Hehasaparticularinterestinbridgingthegapbetweendifferentimagingdisciplinesandoptimisingimagingacrosstheradiotherapyprocess.HeisfounderoftheIQWorksproject,leadstheRadiotherapyImagingUserGroupandprovidedphysicssupportunderthenationalNRIGmentoringprogrammeforIGRTimplementation.AndrewservedasChairmanoftheBIRRadiation,PhysicsandDosimetryCommitteeuntil2009,wasamemberofBIRCouncilfrom2010-2013andrepresentstheBIRontheDHMedicalPhysicsExpertworkinggroup.

Dr James ScuffhamClinical Scientist and Research Fellow, Royal Surrey County Hospital and University of Surrey

JamesisaClinicalScientistspecialisinginMedicalPhysicsandNuclearMedicine.JamesstudiedforaPhDinSpacePhysicsatImperialCollegeLondonbeforetransferringtothehealthcarefield.AftercompletingtheNHStrainingschemeforClinicalScientistsatStGeorge’s,theRoyalMarsdenandtheRoyalSurreyCountyHospitals,JamesremainedinGuildfordtotakeapositionintheNuclearMedicinePhysicssection.HisbackgroundinresearchandinterestinteachingledtoaVisitingResearcherpositionatthenearbyUniversityofSurrey.CollaborativeprojectswiththeUniversityeventuallyresultedinasuccessfulapplicationtotheNIHRforapart-timepost-doctoralfellowship.ThisenabledJamestopursueacademicresearchwhilstmaintaininghisclinicalcompetencies.HavingnowcompletedhisFellowship,Jamescontinuestotrytobalanceafull-timeclinicaljobwithongoingresearchprojectsinthefieldsofnovelradiationdetectorsanddosimetryforradionuclidetherapy.

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Abstracts

Starting researchDr Andrew Reilly

Gettingstartedinresearchcanatfirstseemonerous.Thispresentationaimstobreakdownthemythsandbarrierstogettinginvolvedinresearch.

Routesintoresearchanddevelopmentwillbeexplored,withemphasisbeingmadeonseizingtheinitiativeinone’sownplaceofwork,whetherornotcurrentlyemployedinaresearchposition.Fundingopportunitieswillbediscussedandmanagementofthedifferentphasesoftheprojectlifecyclewillbeconsidered.Successfulresearchreliesoncontributionsfromthevariousmembersoftheprojectteam,eachofwhomhasaparticularroletoplay.Allroleswithintheteamareimportant,anddifferentskillsandpersonalstrengthsarerequiredforeach.Therefore,itislikelythatanindividualinterestedinresearchwillbeabletofindanactivitysuitedtotheirownaptitude.Thevariousroleswillbeconsideredandtheskillsrequiredforeachdiscussed.

Practicalexampleswillbedrawnfromreal-lifeactivitiestoillustratethepointsraised,withreflectionsgivenonlessonslearned.

Writing a scientific paper and getting it acceptedDavid Eaton

Writingascientificpaperandgettingitacceptedforpublicationrequiresclarityofexpression,impact,andsomeperseverance.

However,thefollowingguidelinescaneasetheprocess:

• Chooseajournalbasedontheintendedreadershipofyourarticle• Seekoutamentortohelpyou• Condenseyourkeyaimstoasinglesentence• Startwiththeresultsandmethods,thenworkoutwards• Createanarrativearcthroughthework• Bepedanticaboutformatandpresentation• Seekfeedbackfromothers• Respondpolitelyandspecificallytoreviewercomments• Remembertopromotethefinalresult

Learningoutcomes:• Outlinethestructureofascientificpaper,andtheprocessofpeerreview.• Criticallyevaluatethequalityofyourownwritingandusegoodpracticeto

improveyourlikelihoodofacceptance.

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From conference presentation to paperDr Najib Rahman

Thispresentationwilldiscusssomeofthepitfallsintakingacceptedabstractsfromconferencesthroughtofullpeerreviewedpublication,includingissueswithappropriatepresentationofdata,concludingappropriatelyonthedataandtargetingtherightjournalandtherightaudience.

Writing and publishing audits and case reportsDr Andrew Plumb

Casereportsandcaseseriesareacommonroutetopublication,particularlyforthoseintheearlierstagesoftheircareer.However,opportunitiesforpublishingsuchreportsinthepeer-reviewed,indexedliteraturearediminishing.Inthistalk,IwillcoversomeofthelessonsIhavelearnedfrompublishingvariouscasereportsandcaseseries,andpointoutsomeoftheimportantfactorstoconsiderbeforedraftingthereport.Similarly,auditsandserviceevaluationscanbeafruitfulroutetoseeingyournameinprint.Tomaximizethechanceofsuccessfulpublication,somebasicprinciplesshouldbefollowed;Iwillhighlighttheseandprovidesomeexamplesfromthepublishedliterature.Bytheendofthetalk,delegateswillhaveanunderstandingofthebenefitsofattemptingtopublishcasereportsandaudits,thedownsidesoftheseasaroutetopublicationandtheprinciplesinvolvedinmakingacasereportorauditanappealingone,helpingincreasethechanceofsuccessfulpublication.

Hot topics in publishingSophia Anderton and Laura Harvey

Thescientificpublishinglandscapehaschangeddramaticallyoverthelast10-15yearsforauthors,readersandpublishersalike.InthispresentationtheBIR’sHeadofPublishingandEditorialDevelopmentManagerwilladdresssomekeytopicsforauthors,fromopenaccessandpublishingethicstopermissionsandusingsocialmediatopromoteyourwork.

Academic research opportunities for cliniciansDr Mark Little

FollowingtheWalportreportin2005,theinceptionoftheNationalInstituteforHealthResearchClinicalResearchtrainingprogrammehasgivenstructuretoclinicalacademictrainingintheUK.Theacademicfoundationprogrammeprovidesdoctorsatthebeginningoftheirtrainingwithanopportunitytospendaperiodoftimeresearching,learningaboutmedicaleducation,ormanagement,whilstundertakingtheirclinicalfoundationprogramme.Theacademicclinicalfellowship(ACF),isacompetitiveawardthatpermitsdoctorsfromST1tospend25%oftheirtrainingtimeinresearch,learningtheskillstoenablethemtoinitiate,designandundertakeresearchwithinaclinicaldiscipline;ACFpostsarerun-throughandleadtoanationaltrainingnumbersuffixA.Academicclinicallectureships(ACLs)areopentodoctorsalreadyholdingaPhDorequivalentfrom

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ST3level;theyaredesignedtoallow50%oftimededicatedtoresearchandtheremainderspentinclinicalpractice.ThedurationofanACLisforamaximumof4yearsanditisexpectedthatACLswillcompletetheirspecialtytrainingduringthisperiod.Alongsideclinicaltraining,ACLswillbeabletofurtherdeveloptheiracademicskillsandwillbeencouragedtoapplyforfundingtosupportfurtherpostdoctoraloreducationalisttraining.Asanacademicclinicalfellow,Iwilldiscussmyacademiccareertodate,talkingabouttheprosandcons,obstaclesandmistakesIhavemade.Iwilladdressprotocolwriting,ethicsandfundingapplications.

Academic research opportunities for clinical scientistsDr James Scuffham

Researchanddevelopmentshouldberegardedasanessentialcomponentoftheroutinedutiesofaclinicalscientist.However,thedeliveryoftheclinicalservicemusttakepriority,andsignificantresourcesareoftenrequiredforsubstantialresearchprojects.Thispresentationwillprovidesomedetailontheoptionsavailableforclinicalscientistswhowishtopursuedoctoralorpost-doctoralresearchprojects.AswellasthenewHigherSpecialistScientificTrainingschemeintheNHS,optionsforindividualfundingfrombodiessuchastheNIHRwillalsobeconsidered.Thepresentationwillalsohighlightsomeofthechallengesofbalancingclinicalandresearchcommitmentsthatfaceacademically-mindedNHSscientists.

Critiquing papersDr Sarah Peel

“It usually comes as a surprise to students to learn that some (the purists would say 99% of) published articles belong in the bin, and should certainly not be used to inform practice”(Greenhalgh,2001).

Inthissessiondelegateswilllearnhowtocritiqueresearchpapers.Wewillexplore:theroleofcriticalappraisalinevidence-basedmedicine,thedifferentlevelsofquantitativeevidenceandhowchecklistscanbeusedtojudgethevalidityofresearchanditsrelevancetoourpractice.Wewillalsodiscusscommonsourcesofbias,howtospotthemandavoidthemourselves.Thissessionwillbeusefultodelegatespreparingpapersforpublicationandthosewantingtouseresearchtoinformtheirpractice.

Paper writing summaryProfessor Alan Jackson

Iwillsummarisesomeofthemainissuesaroundtheproductionofscientificpublications.Iwilldiscusshowtoidentifyyourgoalsintermsofcareerdevelopmentandthepublicationsandresearchthatareneededtosupportyou.IwilltalkaboutbuildinganappropriateCVtomeetyourcareergoalsandwhatissuesshouldbeconsideredbeforeundertakingaresearchprojectorprogramme.Iwilltrytoidentifysomeofthemainproblemsthatmakepeoplefailanddescribehowtoidentifyandavoidthem.

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