#LTF16 Leading the Future: THE VISION FOR 2020 Speaker Biographies Host: Vivienne Parry OBE, Science Writer & Broadcaster Vivienne Parry is a writer, broadcaster and enthusiastic fan of healthcare scientists. In addition to her many programmes for Radio 4, filming and hosting, she has a part time role as head of engagement at Genomics England which is delivering the 100,000 Genomes Project and is on the Council of both the MRC and UCL where she is Vice Chairman. She is a scientist by training and in the past has presented Tomorrow’s World, reported for Panorama, as well as been an agony aunt and a newspaper columnist. Professor Sue Hill OBE, Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England Professor Sue Hill OBE is the Chief Scientific Officer for England, the head of profession for the 50,000 healthcare science workforce in the NHS and associated bodies – embracing more than 50 separate scientific specialisms. Sue is a respiratory scientist by background with an international academic and clinical research reputation. She has a broad portfolio of policy responsibilities across NHS England and the wider NHS, providing professional leadership and expert clinical advice across the whole health and care system. In particular, Sue is the Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics in NHS England and has headed the establishment of NHS Genomic Medicine Centres and is now leading the Personalised Medicine strategy development. She also has policy and leadership responsibility for Hearing Loss and Home Oxygen. Fiona Carragher FRCPath, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England Fiona Carragher is the Deputy Chief Scientific Officer for England, supporting the head of profession for the 50,000 healthcare science workforce in the NHS and associated bodies – embracing more than 50 separate scientific specialisms. Working closely with the head of profession Fiona has a broad portfolio of policy responsibilities across NHS England and the wider NHS, providing professional leadership and expert clinical advice across the whole health and care system. A significant part of Fiona’s role involves working across government, with the Department of Health, with the NHS, Public Health and Health Education England and other external Page 1 of 24 #LTF16 Leading the Future: THE VISION FOR 2020 stakeholders to inform policy, influence legislation, deliver strategic change and introduce new and innovative ways of working. Fiona is a clinical biochemist by background, with a strong background in both public health and treatment & care, having been regional director of the Newborn blood spot screening programme. and worked in multi-professional teams for two decades at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh and Kings College Hospital, London - with a focus on providing high quality, innovative laboratory services. Speakers: Helen Ashcroft, Head of Commissioning, West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group Helen Ashcroft is Head of Commissioning for West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group. She is currently leading the redesign of long term conditions services for West Cheshire as part of the ‘West Cheshire Way’ Multispecialty Provider; one of NHS England’s innovative Vanguard Models. The overall aims of the work are to develop a system which deliverers high quality care, meets the changing needs of the local population and ensures the financial sustainability of services for the future. Key strands of her work include developing the prevention and self-care offer for patients, redesigning the services offered in Primary and Secondary Care and starting a health revolution amongst the local population. Helen originally studied Microbiology, before securing a place on the National Graduate NHS Management Training Scheme. She has since worked for a range of provider and commissioner organisations in both the English and Welsh health economies. Outside of work Helen is a mum to identical twin boys and is a passionate motorsport fan, she also works as a volunteer mentor to undergraduate students in the University of Birmingham. Lisa Ayers, Clinical Scientist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust Lisa is a Healthcare Scientist with 10 years of experience and a background in clinical research. Following her training as a Clinical Scientist, she was fortunate to be awarded one of the first NIHR/CSO Healthcare Science Fellowships, enabling completion of a PhD in immunology, inflammation and cardiovascular-associated diseases. This work led to a successful further application for a NIHR/HEE Postdoctoral NIHR Fellowship, which she is currently undertaking. Lisa’s research aims to improve the predictive value of stress echocardiograms for coronary artery disease through the integration of novel measurements of inflammation, called extracellular vesicles. She is passionate about innovation within the NHS and the unique Page 2 of 24 #LTF16 Leading the Future: THE VISION FOR 2020 opportunities we have to carry out translational research. She is also keen to inspire the next generation of Healthcare Scientists through the promotion of Healthcare Science as a STEM ambassador. Sharon Bamber, Clinical Scientist – Microbiology, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service Lead, Wirral University Teaching Hospital Sharon is currently employed by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Clinical Scientist in Microbiology and as the service manager for the Wirral Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service. Sharon has over 25 years’ experience working in the field of medical microbiology within the NHS, the majority of which has been spent working within clinical laboratories in the North West of England. Her current role utilises the clinical knowledge and managerial skills of a Clinical Scientist to enable the development of a new service incorporating best practice in infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. Dr Anna Barnes, Principal Clinical Scientist and Honorary Senior Clinical lecturer, UCLH/UCL Dr Anna Barnes is principal clinical scientist (NIHR-Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer) for the Siemens PETMRI scanner located at the UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre and part of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine. Projects include applications in oncology, neurology and cardiology. Dr Barnes completed her PhD in SPECT CBF imaging in neurology at the Institute of Neurology, Southern General - University Trust Hospital, Glasgow in 1999 and subsequently completed 2 post-doctoral positions in New York (Functional Brain Imaging Lab, North Shore NY-University Hospital and the fMRI Research Center, Neurological Institute, Columbia University). She then spent 5 years 2006-2011 at the Brain Mapping Unit at the University of Cambridge directed by Professor Ed Bullmore and Prof John Suckling and joined the Institute of Nuclear Medicine at the beginning of 2012. She is HPC registered as a Chartered Scientist having completed her medical physics training through the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine in 1997. She is half way through a 3 year term as VP External Relations for the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. Dr Dawn Biram, National Institute for Health Research After graduating with a degree in biochemistry at Lancaster University, Dawn taught biology in both secondary schools and further education. She then undertook a D.Phil in the Chemistry Department at the University of York, working on the spectroscopic analysis of protein structures. She held several postdoctoral positions at the University of Sheffield before coming to work at NIHR TCC. Dawn’s role is in providing information about the work of NIHRTCC, engagement and communications. In her Page 3 of 24 #LTF16 Leading the Future: THE VISION FOR 2020 spare time she volunteers for a medical research charity that funds research into the replacement of animal models with more reliable and humane models of human disease. Peter Birch, PhD, Creativity and Leadership Specialist, Alliance Manchester Business School Peter Birch has a diverse work background including professional theatre, workplace mediation, organisational training and development and academia. He has a PhD from Alliance Manchester Business School, an MSc in organizational behaviour from City University, London and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol. He trained at the renowned Bristol Old Vic theatre school and was a professional actor for over 20 years, often appearing on TV in roles such as the site foreman ‘Ulrich’ in Auf Wiedersehen Pet, ‘Arthur’ in The House of Elliott and the consultant doctor ‘Jack Hathaway’ in BBC Casualty. In 2000, after undertaking an MSc at City University London, he changed career direction and became involved in management learning and development, eventually taking this experience into doctoral research. His thesis specifically investigated the impact on learning of using professional actors in reproducing challenging conversations for organisational participants. He currently teaches and coaches at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) and also works on the AMBS executive education programme. In the last two years he has delivered numerous workshops on Leadership as Performance for the prestigious Bevan and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programmes for the NHS. Furthermore, he is a qualified commercial mediator and an associate member of the Civil Mediation Council. Jane Blower, Clinical Associate, Office of the Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England, Scientific Advisor, EMAHSN and Consultant Embryologist, Leicester