Conference
Upcoming event
THIS Space 2024
Join us at THIS Space 2024!
THIS Space is THIS Institute’s annual conference. We welcome anyone with an interest in the evidence for improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
THIS Space aims to:
- share learning on what works in healthcare improvement, what doesn’t, and why
- stimulate innovation and fresh thinking on how we can improve care
- explore imaginative ways of understanding problems and evaluating solutions
- connect people who share a common goal of improving healthcare
We invite you to take a seat at our fully remote flagship event on Tuesday 26 November. The event is free to attend and open to all, but booking is essential.
For a taste of what to expect, check out highlights from the last year’s event.
Programme
All times listed in GMT.
| Session |
|---|
| 10:00–10:10 Welcome and introduction • Mary Dixon-Woods, Director, THIS Institute  |
| 10:10–11:00 Over-testing and over-diagnosis This session will identify the challenges that over-testing and over-diagnosis pose for healthcare, including an exploration of the impact of the increased use of AI. • Natalie Armstrong, Professor of Healthcare Improvement Research, University of Leicester • Yoryos Lyratzopoulos, Professor of Cancer Healthcare Epidemiology, University College London • Florence Doo, Director of Innovation, University of Maryland Medical Intelligent Imaging (UM2ii) Center • Mark Oakes, Patient representative • Zoë Fritz, Wellcome Fellow in Society and Ethics, THIS Institute • Joanne McPeake, Professor of Nursing, THIS Institute  |
| 11:00–11:10 Lightning talk Room 1: Matt Gittus, Specialist Nephrology Registrar, University of Sheffield Mixed methods in healthcare research  Room 2: Jonathan Gillham, PhD Student in AI-enabled Healthcare Systems, University College London Personalised uncertainty estimates for intelligent blood test ordering  |
| 11:10–11:15 Comfort break |
| 11:15–12:05 Reducing risk in maternity care: new advances and policy direction This session will consider how maternity services can be improved through the application of both social and safety science, and working collaboratively with healthcare staff, families and those managing services. It will also explore how policy and professional bodies are supporting services to better manage the risks of maternity care. • Matthew Woodward, Research Associate, THIS Institute • Jan van de Scheer, Senior Research Associate, THIS Institute • Jane O’Hara, Director of Research, THIS Institute  |
| 12:05–12:15 Lightning talk Room 1: Justin Waring. Dean of Social Sciences & Humanities, Loughborough University Strategies for implementing new service models: learning from POPS  Room 2: Lal Russell, Senior Physiotherapist and Research Fellow, University of Nottingham What are the challenges of national clinical audit in the community?  |
| 12:15–13:00 Lunch and networking break |
| 13:00–13:50 What’s the problem with access to general practice? Proposing that we have not really understood the problem of access in ways that help us design good solutions, this session tackles the wide range of influences on access and offers fresh perspectives on possible next steps. • Helen Atherton, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton • Jake Beech, Policy Fellow, The Health Foundation • Akbar Ansari, Research Associate, THIS Institute • Kath Checkland, Professor of Health Policy and Primary Care, University of Manchester • Azeem Majeed, Professor of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London • Carol Sinnott, Senior Clinical Research Associate and GP, THIS Institute  |
| 13:50–14:00 Lightning talk Room 1: Helen West, Advanced Specialist Eating Disorders Dietitian, King’s College London Exploring the impact of reducing NGT (nasogastric tube) feeding under restraint and co-designing meal support in a specialist eating disorder unit  Room 2: Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay, Research Programme Leader, THIS Institute THIS Collaboration-based healthcare learning systems (Cores)  |
| 14:00–14:05 Comfort break |
| 14:05–14:55 Today’s challenges in responsible data science and healthcare innovation The session will address equitable access, data privacy, patient voice and other ethical considerations in data science and healthcare innovation. The discussion will seek to establish best practices for the responsible innovation of healthcare that aim to ensure these advancements benefit all, while safeguarding patient rights and promoting public trust. • Jessica Morley, Postdoctoral research Associate, Yale Digital Ethics Center • Xiaoxuan Liu, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham • Brian Chapman, Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics, University of Melbourne, Australia • Niels Peek, Professor of Data Science and Healthcare Improvement, THIS Institute  |
| 14:55–15:05 Event close • Malte Gerhold, Director of Innovation and Improvement, The Health Foundation  |
| 15:05–15:30 Meet the speakers |