NET2021 Conference

NET provides a unique opportunity for delegates to engage with the latest worldwide research evidence, developments and thinking with educators, practitioners and students. Papers are arranged in themed sessions where delegates participate in in-depth discussion and debate on a topic, facilitated by skilled convenors.

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Keynote speaker: Day 1

Professor Emerita Kathie Lasater, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Kathie Lasater is Professor Emerita from Oregon Health & Science University, on the west coast of the US. She is a pioneer in simulation research, specifically how simulation impacts the development of clinical judgment. One of the outcomes of her research was the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric, a widely used assessment tool in simulation and clinical settings. Nearly 14 years after its publication, the rubric has gone global—it has been translated, or is in process of translation, in 17 other languages. Her clinical judgment research extended to new graduates’ transition to practice and, in addition, she has taught students at all academic levels and on most types of programs, including population health.

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Keynote speaker: Day 1

Gregor Henderson

Gregor is an international leader and influencer on mental health with over 30 years experience across a range of Government, public, private, academic and charity sectors. He formally directed Public Health England's work on mental health. 

Gregor has successfully led and delivered large-scale national policies and programmes in mental health and is currently an adviser to a range of organisations and businesses, including several in the digital and start up world.

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Keynote speaker: Day 2

Professor Janusz Janczukowicz MD, PhD, MMedEd

Professor Janusz Janczukowicz MD, PhD, MMedEd is the Chair of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Academy Quality Committee and the European Association for Medical Education (AMEE) Executive Committee member with special responsibility for developing cooperation with all health professions and international organisations. His is the European Institute of Women’s Health Board of Directors member, also working with the Association for Medical Schools in Europe. He is the head of Centre for Medical Education and vice-dean for Development of Education at Medical University of Lodz. 

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Jennifer Blears - panelist

Jennifer is about to start her third and final year at the University of Leeds studying Cardiac Physiology. As a mature student, she comes from a marketing background and is looking forward to her new career. She has been working at Leeds General Infirmary over the summer to develop her clinical experience. In her spare time she enjoys many hobbies including riding horses, hiking, wakeboarding and reading books.

Dennie Sebastian - panelist

Dennie is a final year Physician Associate student at the University of Leeds, having relocated here from Bristol, where he completed his previous undergraduate degree in BSc Biomedical Science.

For his final year dissertation, Dennie is looking at reducing A&E admission in Croup patients by managing them entirely in the community via an established virtual ward facility called the “Ambulatory Care Experience”. The ACE initiative has scalability for substantial financial savings in the NHS.

As a graduate Physician Associate, Dennie hopes to work in a secondary care setting and take on additional responsibilities in Quality Improvement as part of a 5-year career plan. He anticipates for more hospitals to incorporate the virtual ward facility to help meet rising demands.

Cheryl Mee, Mental Health Nursing Student, Chloe Coates, Midwifery student/graduate, Hannah Beard, Adult Nursing student, Leanne Whittaker, ODP student, from Northumbria University will also be joining this panel session

Keynote speaker: Day 3

Professor Laura Serrant OBE

Laura Serrant is Regional Head of Nursing (North East and Yorkshire) at Health Education England and the former Head of Nursing and Professor of Community and Public Health Nursing in the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She has frequently found herself as the sole voice representing nurses and minority communities – a position which she’s striven to challenge throughout her career by empowering others to come forward to join her, in a unique call to 'lift as you climb'. Laura has an extensive experience in national and international health policy development with particular specialist input on racial and ethnic inequalities and cultural safety.

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Keynote speaker: Day 3

Professor Emerita Amanda Kenny

Professor Emerita Amanda Kenny is a nurse and midwife. She led the development of Australia’s largest multidisciplinary rural health school and was the inaugural Violet Marshman Professor of Rural Health. Her research involves extensive partnerships with vulnerable populations. Amanda is a leader in knowledge translation and qualitative research methods. She has led or contributed to highly cited policy documents, and as an expert witness, has given evidence to major government inquiries. In her career, Amanda has attracted almost AU$104 million dollars of grant funding for research and major strategic initiatives.  Amanda has won teaching awards, has strong international partnerships, currently holds international grants, and mentors staff and students from a multitude of universities. She is Editor in Chief of the highly ranked Elsevier journal, Nurse Education Today.