REACH Showcase
2022-2023
On 1st November 2023 REACH held its third Annual Showcase. This event took place in the centre of Bristol, at the newly renovated Bristol Beacon. We were delighted to welcome over 40 attendees interested in hearing about our research in urgent and emergency care. This included public contributors, clinicians, researchers and support staff, commissioners, and members of the public.
Professor Jonathan Benger (co-director of REACH) opened the event by welcoming attendees, thanking the funders and acknowledging the collaborative work of the team.
Professor Julia Williams then delivered an engaging and thought provoking keynote on the future of emergency care research, emphasising the importance of both collaboration and competition to advance the field.
Presentations from six members of REACH followed, showcasing the breadth of work the collaborative hub covers. REACH researchers shared findings from a study of staff stress in the ambulance service and evaluations of the impact of new clinical roles in primary and emergency care. There was a behind-the-scenes look at the development of a proposal to expedite diagnosis and treatment by moving tests that are usually conducted in a hospital into the ambulance setting, and importantly, evidence of how REACH’s work is generating impact by improving the processes for managing the body temperature of babies who are born unexpectedly outside hospital.
The final presentation was a conversation between Adele Webb, one of REACH’s public contributors, and Andy Gibson, Associate Professor in Patient and Public Involvement at UWE. The discussion detailed how Adele has guided three of REACH’s studies this year and highlighted how integral public contributors are at all stages of research. The conversation can be viewed here.
Dr Matthew Booker (co-director of REACH) closed the event by sharing details of the new REACH website and releasing the 2022-2023 Annual Report. Attendees then gathered for a delicious lunch and networking.
Watch the full event below:
REACH Showcase
2021-2022
On 17 October 2022, REACH held its second annual showcase event attended by over 60 clinicians, researchers, commissioners, and patient and public contributors.
This year the focus was on engagement, dissemination, and impact of research findings. REACH’s co-directors, Professor Sarah Purdy (UoB) and Professor Jonathan Benger (UWE) chaired the afternoon, and presenters included REACH members and guests from leading urgent and emergency care units across the UK. Professor Suzanne Mason (University of Sheffield) opened the event, delivering a keynote presentation on building an academic unit.
Following presentations, delegates discussed how REACH can improve the impact of its work. This provided useful direction for REACH with suggestions including:
- pro-actively engaging a broader range of health professionals that span all the domains of REACH’s work, particularly in relation to optimising patients for whatever element of unscheduled or emergency care they go on to receive
- having a relentless focus on the outcomes that really matter to patients and carers
- disseminating findings quickly and engaging in more diverse strategies, for example podcasts, or video abstracts.
All suggestions made at the event will be discussed with the REACH team, and where possible incorporated into planning for the coming year and beyond.
REACH would like to warmly thank all attendees for their time and support.
Watch the full event below:
Feedback
“It exceeded my expectations”
“Full of great tips!”
“It was nice to come back and talk to the REACH collaboration, you are unique in the UK for having this creative interface” Professor Daniel Lasserson (speaker)
Event programme
Welcome
Professor Sarah Purdy, OBE
Co-Director of REACH, Professor of Primary Care and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience, University of Bristol.
(Time stamp: 00:54)
Keynote Address
Professor Suzanne Mason
Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Sheffield and NIHR Senior Investigator
(Time stamp 4:54)
Showcase of REACH’s engagement and impact 2021- 2022
Stakeholder engagement for the READY Paramedics study (paramedics working in general practice)
Dr Behnaz Schofield
Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England, @BehnazSchofield
(Time stamp 34:23)
‘Showcase and future focus event for Pre-hospital Birth’: behind the scenes
Dr Laura Goodwin
Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England @Laurakgoodwin
(Time stamp 48:55)
Patient and Public Involvement in REACH: Successes, challenges, and everything in-between.
Dr Kim Kirby
Lead Research Paramedic at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, and Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England, @FrankandErrol
(Time stamp 1:03:45)
Empowering the next generation of emergency care researchers: The Emergency Care Incubator Symposium
Professor Edd Carlton
Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, @EddCarlton
(Time stamp 1:17:32)
Approaches to dissemination, publicity, engagement, and impact from leading Urgent and Emergency Care academic units across the UK
Changing acute care delivery, one patient at a time.
Professor Daniel Lasserson, Professor of Acute Ambulatory Care, University of Warwick. @DanLasserson
(Time stamp 1:45:00)
Lend me your ears: opportunities and challenges in research dissemination.
Dr Alison Porter, Associate Professor in Health Services Research, Swansea University. @SwanseaAlison
(Time stamp 1:58:26)
PRIME Centre Wales ‘Knowledge Mobilisation, Dissemination and Impact strategy’
Dr Micaela Gal, Knowledge and Mobilisation Lead, Cardiff University
(Time stamp 2:09:00)
Feedback following breakout rooms to discuss improving dissemination and impact of findings
Professor Jonathan Benger CBE MD FRCS FRCEM, Co-Director of REACH, Professor of Emergency Care, University of the West of England, Bristol
(Question setting time stamp 2:25:30, Feedback time stamp 2:30:17)
Closing remarks
Professor Jonathan Benger CBE MD FRCS FRCEM
(Time stamp 2:36:24)
REACH Showcase
2020-2021
On 18 October 2021, REACH celebrated a year since launch with a ‘Showcase and Future Focus’ event. Held online, it was attended by over 70 academics, clinicians, commissioners and members of the public from across Bristol and the surrounding areas.
The event opened with a keynote address from Professor Daniel Lasserson, sharing the latest research on his work to provide acute care outside of the hospital setting to help ameliorate increasing pressures and rising inpatient bed occupancy. Professors Sarah Purdy (UoB) and Jonathan Benger (UWE), the co-directors of REACH, then chaired an afternoon in two parts; first a showcase of REACH’s research and then a consultation discussion with attendees. In part one, members of the REACH team presented their own studies covering a broad spectrum of pre-hospital care, urgent primary care and the Emergency Department.
Some feedback from attendees:
“REACH is such an important and timely partnership”
“Great event and great speakers”
Watch the showcase now
Keynote address
Daniel Lasserson, Professor of Acute Ambulatory Care, University of Warwick: Hospital at Home (time stamp 0.00)
Pre-hospital care
Dr Laura Goodwin, Senior Research Fellow, UWE: Temperature measurement of babies born in the pre-hospital setting: paramedic experiences and an analysis of local patient care records (time stamp 26:19)
Kim Kirby, Paramedic and final year PhD student, UWE: Improving the ambulance recognition and response for patients who are at Imminent risk of cardiac arrest (time stamp 38:39)
Urgent primary care
Dr Matthew Booker, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer In Primary Care, UoB: Remote advice to pre-hospital practitioners (REMAPP) (time stamp 51:19)
Dr Hannah Stott, Research Fellow, UWE: Realist evaluation of a paramedics working in general practice: an assessment of clinical and costs effectiveness (READY) (time stamp 1:04:24)
Emergency Department
Prof. Edd Carlton, ED Consultant, NIHR Advanced Fellow at UoB, and Royal College of Emergency Medicine Professor: Conservative Management of Traumatic pneumothorax: A complex trial to answer an important question (CoMiTTed) (time stamp 1:18:13)
Dr Sarah Blakey, Trainee in Paediatric Emergency Medicine: Retrospective observational study of neonatal attendances to a Children’s Emergency Department (time stamp 1:30:53)
Priority setting
In part two, attendees were split into groups to discuss the key question: What areas should REACH prioritise over the next 1, 3 and 5 years? This question provoked thoughtful and informed discussions, leading to many pertinent suggestions both during and following the event. Suggested topics from attendees included:
- the boundaries of what an emergency department can do and how to ensure it does not become the ‘path of least resistance’
- mental health: the impact of waiting for assessments, reasons for frequent use of the ED and exploring the transition between child and adult services
- Ambulance Care Assistants: a skills analysis
- trauma informed care for patients with personality disorder/PTSD, to find how best to provide care and considering an evaluation of existing tools
- the crucial need to involve patients and public contributors in order to help address health inequalities through research.
REACH’s Steering Group will now consider all contributions before setting out a prioritisation plan for the coming years. A similar consultation event will be held annually to continue to seek input into where and how REACH should focus its research.