--- title: THIS Space 2023 description: At THIS Space, we welcome researchers, patients, carers, NHS staff and anyone with an interest in the evidence base for improving the quality and safety of healthcare. image: https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/Registration%20is%20now%20open!%20(Twitter%20Post).png --- [![logo-dark-this](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/logo-dark-this.svg)](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/) - About - [About THIS](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/) - [Who we are](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/) - [What we do](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/what-we-do/) - [Vacancies](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancies/) - [Research](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research/) - [Our research](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research) - [Projects](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/projects/) - [Outputs](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/outputs/) - Fellowships - [Introduction](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/) - [Fellows](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/meet-the-fellows/) - [Stories](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/stories) - [Events](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/) - [Podcast](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/) - [Blog](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk) - [Contact](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/contact/) [![The Health Foundation.](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/hf-logo-colour.svg)](http://www.health.org.uk/) - About - [About THIS](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/) - [Who we are](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/) - [What we do](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/what-we-do/) - [Vacancies](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancies/) - [Research](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research/) - [Our research](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research) - [Projects](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/projects/) - [Outputs](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/outputs/) - Fellowships - [Introduction](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/) - [Fellows](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/meet-the-fellows/) - [Stories](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/stories) - [Events](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/) - [Podcast](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/) - [Blog](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk) - [Contact](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/contact/) ![Landing page header](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/Landing%20page%20header.png "Landing page header") # THIS.Space is back for 2023! ### 29-30 November 2023 Online THIS Institute’s annual event is free, open to all, and fully virtual. View the [full programme](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/this-space-2023#Programme) and register to attend now! THIS Space aims to: - provide a focus for knowledge sharing in healthcare improvement - stimulate innovation and fresh thinking - help researchers to develop the habits, knowledge, skills, and experiences to support their professional growth - connect colleagues from across different disciplines who share a common goal - be a means of accelerating the development of the field of the study of healthcare We welcome researchers, patients, carers, NHS staff and anyone with an interest in the evidence base for improving the quality and safety of healthcare. [Yes, patients included!](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/patients-included-at-this-space-2020) Registration for THIS Space is now closed. ## Programme All times listed in GMT. Wednesday 29 November Thursday 30 November 13:00 - 13:10 Welcome   •  Liz O'Riordan, author and speaker, former breast surgeon ![Liz O'Riordan](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Liz%20ORiordan.png?width=73&height=73&name=Liz%20ORiordan.png) --- 13:10 - 13:45 75 years on: how healthcare improvement research is helping the NHS Keynote address setting out the role healthcare improvement research has played in supporting the NHS to date and where it will add value in the future   •  Keynote: Mary Dixon-Woods, Director, THIS Institute ![80x80 circle headshot (1)](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/80x80%20circle%20headshot%20(1).png?width=73&height=73&name=80x80%20circle%20headshot%20(1).png) --- 13:45 - 13:55 Lightning talk: [James McGowan](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-james-mcgowan-2/?_gl=1*j25reu*_ga*MTg3MzgzNTE0Mi4xNjkyNzg3NjI4*_ga_562W3WLFH3*MTY5NTM3MTQzNy43My4xLjE2OTUzNzE0NTIuNDUuMC4w), THIS Institute Learning from improvement programmes in English NHS maternity services, 2010-2023  ![james-circle](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/THIS%20Space%202022%20Speakers/james-circle.png?width=73&height=73&name=james-circle.png) --- 13:55 - 14:35 Human factors and ergonomics in healthcare: successes and challenges to adoption What does the evidence tell us about the role of human factors and ergonomics, and why haven’t the approaches been more widely adopted?   •  Ken Catchpole, Professor of Human Factors, Medical University of South Carolina   •  Susanna Stanford, Patient Safety Advocate   •  Mark Sujan, Health Services Safety Investigation Body   •  Matthew Woodward, Research Associate, THIS Institute ![Ken Catchpole](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Ken%20Catchpole.png?width=73&height=73&name=Ken%20Catchpole.png)![Susanna-circle](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/THIS%20Space%202022%20Speakers/Susanna-circle.png?width=73&height=73&name=Susanna-circle.png)![80x80 circle headshot-1](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/80x80%20circle%20headshot-1.png?width=73&height=73&name=80x80%20circle%20headshot-1.png)![MW](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/MW.png?width=73&height=73&name=MW.png) --- 14:35 - 14:45 Lightning talk: [Heather Cassie](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-heather-cassie/), University of Dundee Choosing Wisely: Reducing unnecessary care in dental primary care  ![Heather Cassie](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Heather%20Cassie.png?width=73&height=73&name=Heather%20Cassie.png) --- 14:45 - 15:30 Communicating uncertainty in diagnosis How do we communicate uncertainty in diagnosis and how is healthcare improvement research changing the approach?   •  Caitríona Cox, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, THIS Institute   •  Zoe Fritz, Wellcome Fellow in Society and Ethics, THIS Institute ![Zoe Fritz](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Zoe%20Fritz.png?width=73&height=73&name=Zoe%20Fritz.png)![Caitríona Cox](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Caitr%C3%ADona%20Cox.png?width=73&height=73&name=Caitr%C3%ADona%20Cox.png) --- 15:30 - 15:40 Lightning talk: [Nick Jelicic](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/nicholas-jelicic/), University College London Investigating the impact of infection prevention and control measures on infection outcomes and patient flow using mathematical and simulation-based models ![Nick Jelicic](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Nick%20Jelicic.png?width=73&height=73&name=Nick%20Jelicic.png) --- 15:40 - 16:20 Learning health systems in action How can we use the NYU-Langone learning system model to make improvements in care?   •  Leora Horwitz, Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine   •  Holly Krelle, Program Manager, NYU-Langone's Rapid Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) team and Senior Advisor, Health Foundation   •  Bob Evans, Patient Representative   •  Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay, Research Programme Leader, THIS Institute ![NYU_Leora](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/NYU_Leora.png?width=73&height=73&name=NYU_Leora.png)![NYU_Holly](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/NYU_Holly.png?width=73&height=73&name=NYU_Holly.png)![Bob Evans](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Bob%20Evans.png?width=73&height=73&name=Bob%20Evans.png)![Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Kristina%20Wanyonyi-Kay.png?width=73&height=73&name=Kristina%20Wanyonyi-Kay.png) --- 16:20 - 16:30 Close Day 1 Malte Gerhold, Director of Innovation and Improvement, Health Foundation ![Malte-Circle](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/THIS%20Space%202022%20Speakers/Malte-Circle.png?width=73&height=73&name=Malte-Circle.png) --- Please share your insights on social media using #THISspace2023 09:00 - 09:10 Welcome   • Kamran Abbasi, Editor-in-Chief, BMJ and THIS Institute's scientific advisory committee member ![Kamran-Circle](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Kamran-Circle.png?width=73&height=73&name=Kamran-Circle.png) --- 09:10 - 09:55 Future NHS workforce Back in June, NHS England published the Long Term Workforce Plan that will set the direction for decades to come. But what will it take to make the health service an attractive place to work, and how can healthcare improvement research play a part in it?    •  Keynote: Kevin Fong, Consultant Anaesthetist, University College London Hospital   •  Alison Leary, Director, The International Community Nursing Observatory    •  Kiran Patel, Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Medical Officer, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust   •  Mary Dixon-Woods, Director, THIS Institute ![Kevin Fong_110x110](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Kevin%20Fong_110x110.png?width=73&height=73&name=Kevin%20Fong_110x110.png)![Alison Leary](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Alison%20Leary.png?width=73&height=73&name=Alison%20Leary.png)![Kiran Patel](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Kiran%20Patel.png?width=73&height=73&name=Kiran%20Patel.png)![80x80 circle headshot (1)](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/80x80%20circle%20headshot%20(1).png?width=73&height=73&name=80x80%20circle%20headshot%20(1).png) --- 09:55 - 10:05 Lightning talk: [Debbie Clark](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/deborah-clark/), University of Leeds Keeping it real: what really happens during intravenous (IV) medication administration in different healthcare contexts  ![Debbie Clark](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Debbie%20Clark.png?width=73&height=73&name=Debbie%20Clark.png) --- 10:05 - 10:55 Improving healthcare and addressing environmental sustainability How can improvement learning help healthcare organisations to meet ambitious net zero targets? Considering environmental sustainability as a dimension of quality, hearing latest policy updates and accounts from [our three sustainable healthcare fellows.](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/meet-the-fellows/?_sfm_area_of_study=Environmental%20sustainability)   •  Natalia Kurek, Deputy Director of Clinical Transformation and Engagement, Greener NHS, NHS England   •  Mahmood Bhutta, Professor of Sustainable Healthcare, Brighton and Sussex Medical School   •  Federica Pascale, Associate Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, Anglia Ruskin University   •  Kurannen Baaki, Senior Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores   •  Manraj Phull, Senior Net Zero Delivery Manager, Greener NHS, NHS England   •  Tara Lamont, Fellowship Senior Advisor, THIS Institute ![Natalia Kurek](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Natalia%20Kurek.png?width=73&height=73&name=Natalia%20Kurek.png)![Mahmood Bhutta](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Mahmood%20Bhutta.png?width=73&height=73&name=Mahmood%20Bhutta.png)![Federica Pascale](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Federica%20Pascale.png?width=73&height=73&name=Federica%20Pascale.png)![Kurannen Baaki](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Kurannen%20Baaki.png?width=73&height=73&name=Kurannen%20Baaki.png)![Manraj Phull](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/80x80%20circle%20headshot.png?width=73&height=73&name=80x80%20circle%20headshot.png)![Tara Lamont-1](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Tara%20Lamont-1.png?width=73&height=73&name=Tara%20Lamont-1.png) --- 10:55 - 11:05 Lightning talk: [Patrick Burch](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-patrick-burch/), University of Manchester The performance of continuity in a fragmented primary care system ![Patrick Burch](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Patrick%20Burch.png?width=73&height=73&name=Patrick%20Burch.png) --- 11:05 - 11:55 Communicating evidence to healthcare decision-makers To what extent do senior healthcare decision-makers use research evidence and what influences the extent to which they engage?   •  Sonja Marjanovic, Director of Healthcare Innovation, Industry and Policy, RAND Europe   •  Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Chief Executive, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation   •  Gillian Russell, Director of Health Workforce, The Scottish Government   •  Stella O’Brien, Patient representative   •  Asutosh T. Yagnik, Non-executive Director, Board of the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre   •  Graham Martin, Director of Research, THIS Institute ![Sonja](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Sonja.png?width=73&height=73&name=Sonja.png)![Jean-Fred](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Jean-Fred.png?width=73&height=73&name=Jean-Fred.png)![Gillian Russell headshot](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Gillian%20Russell%20headshot.png?width=73&height=73&name=Gillian%20Russell%20headshot.png)![Stella O'Brien](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/THIS%20Space%202022%20Speakers/stella-circle.png?width=73&name=stella-circle.png)![Asutosh T. Yagnik](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Asutosh%20T.%20Yagnik.png?width=73&height=73&name=Asutosh%20T.%20Yagnik.png)![Graham Martin - circle](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Graham%20Martin%20-%20circle.png?width=73&height=73&name=Graham%20Martin%20-%20circle.png) --- 11:55-12:25 Inclusive research practice Panel discussion exploring practical examples of inclusive research practices and how different methods can support the inclusion of seldom heard people.   •  Oli Williams, Lecturer at King’s College London and THIS Fellow   •  Olivia Joseph, PPI Research Fellow, Bradford Institute for Health Research   •  Lynn Laidlaw, Patient and Public Contributor and Patient Researcher   •  Kiri Dargaville, Research Engagement and Involvement Adviser, THIS Institute   •  Tony Curran, Senior Research Engagement and Involvement Manager, THIS Institute ![Oli Williams](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Oli%20Williams.png?width=72&height=72&name=Oli%20Williams.png)![Olivia Joseph](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Olivia%20Joseph.png?width=73&height=73&name=Olivia%20Joseph.png)![Lynn Laidlaw](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Lynn%20Laidlaw.png?width=73&height=73&name=Lynn%20Laidlaw.png)![Kiri Dargaville](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Kiri%20Dargaville.png?width=73&height=73&name=Kiri%20Dargaville.png)![Tony Curran](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Tony%20Curran.png?width=73&height=73&name=Tony%20Curran.png) --- 12:25 - 12:30 Close of THIS Space Liz O'Riordan, author and speaker, former breast surgeon ![Liz ORiordan](https://info.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Liz%20ORiordan.png?width=73&height=73&name=Liz%20ORiordan.png) --- 12:30 - 13:00 Meet the speakers For participants to informally meet one another as an online version of networking. 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