On the second Christmas episode of Researcher revealed, award winning Professor Philip Moon joined me to talk about research sparkle and what he wants for Christmas. A leading cardiovascular researcher and editor of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing he tells what inspired him to become a researcher and his plans to grow nursing research.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) We all need and are mentors

2) Embrace global opportunities to grow your research

3) Push the boundaries of research

Bio: Dr. Philip Moons is Professor of Healthcare and Nursing Science at the University of Leuven, Belgium; visiting professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden; and honorary professor at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Philip has published more than 420 articles in international, peer-reviewed journals; and presented over 360 abstracts at national and international conferences. He is mainly involved in outcome and quality of life research in congenital heart disease. He is the driver of the APPROACH-IS and APPROACH-IS II projects, investigating patient-reported outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease in 53 centres from 32 countries. The spearhead of Philip Moons' research is ‘Transition and Care’. Philip has received multiple awards related to his research

Find Philip online:

Website: https://philipmoons.weebly.com/

LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/philip-moons-2157836

X: @MoonsPhilip

Read Philips’s Research (his top 4 at time of recording):

1) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37606064/

2) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34198319/

3) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37032211/

4) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27173035/

Philip is not reading a book currently, but highly recommends: "Thinking slow and fast" by Daniel Kahneman

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

1. Alpha waves playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPni755-Krg
2. Linn Höög’s podcast https://youtu.be/_cVhSQqNC60

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @stepbystepwalks

The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Professor Philip Moons) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.

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On todays episode we dive into Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement, and Participations (PPIEP) with Sharon Court. In addition to being a PPIEP facilitator she is a master of analogy and had recently completed an NIHR ARC Wessex Research Internship. From what she did before this role to her hopes for the future the episode is a new favourite as she offers insights and tips as to how to elevate your PPIEP as a researcher.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) PPIEP as a lattice

2) Being the first (or one of the few) requires extra support

3) Go beyond what is expected

Bio: Sharon is a qualified teacher and youth worker with over thirty years’ experience. She worked for ten years as a freelancer, developing and managing community engagement programmes including projects funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Armed Forces Community Covenant and Portsmouth Cathedral to name a few. Sharon brings a wealth of community experience and networks to her role as the Patient and Public Involvement Facilitator, where she now works supporting a successful PPI group and has launched a young people’s PPI group. She recently completed a NIHR ARC Wessex research internship and is looking forward to opportunities to further grow her research training.

Find Sharon online:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-court-aa809829/

Read Sharon’s Research:

1. The role of Participatory Action Research in developing new models of healthcare: Perspectives from participants and recommendations for ethical review and governance oversight. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352552522000822

2. Somerstown Stories and the benefits of using a design charette for community engagement. July 2018 Research for All 2(2):304-312 DOI: 10.18546/RFA.02.2.08.

3. Somerstown Stories: Can Exploring a Narrative: Creativity, Engagement and the Student Experience January 2015. DOI: 10.1057/9781137402141_13 In book: Creative Education, Teaching and Learning

4. Posters

1. https://authenticppie.wordpress.com/2024/06/08/learn-from-failure-and-celebrate-success/

2. https://authenticppie.wordpress.com/2024/05/17/jigsaw-puzzle-pieces/

Sharon is reading: "Still the Sun" by Charlie N. Holmberg

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

1. Sharon’s PPIE blog: www.authenticppie.wordpress.com

2. Lattice of participation: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264037930_A_lattice_of_participation_reflecting_on_examples_of_children's_and_young_peoples_collective_engagement_in_influencing_social_welfare_policies_and_practices

3. T. Greenhalgh lit review on PPI: Frameworks for supporting patient and public involvement in research: Systematic review and co‐design pilot. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hex.12888

4. Names of courses

1. Public Involvement in Research, Bournemouth University https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/public-involvement-research

2. ThemPra – Making co-production meaningful; Developing relationship-centred practice https://www.thempra.org.uk/thempra/our-courses/

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @stepbystepwalks

The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Sharon Court) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.

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Linn Höög was the winner of the best submitted research and presentation in the ACNAP category at the 2023 HFA meeting in Lisbon. She shares how her clinical experiences as a nurse lead her to being a nurse who creates the knowledge behind evidence based practice.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) Being a nurse researcher can expand your nursing role and identity

2) Is your clinical evidence base strong?

3) If not me, then who?

Bio: Linn Höög is an assistant university nurse who specialises in the field of heart failure. After completing bachelor’s degree in nursing science and a master’s degree in medical care, she started her started journey as a PhD-student in September 2022. Based on clinical observations and a desire to better inform people with heart failure she began to ask questions on the evidence behind the advice given to those with heart failure around fluid management. She found the area of fluid intake and fluid to have a lack of knowledge, a lack of evidence, and yet, still part of patient’s treatment. The area of her research field is based on a clinical problem and a significant problem for patients. She is based near Stockholm. She presented survey findings from her research at ESC HFA 2024 and was awarded the ACNAP winner for best nurse research. She is a former a former artistic gymnast and a 3-time Swedish champion in women’s ice hockey.

Find Linn online:

Linn chooses not to have social media accounts

Read Linn’s Research:

1) https://esc365.escardio.org/presentation/280304

Linn is reading:

A children’s book with her family

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @stepbystepwalks

The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Linn Hoog) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.

Chapters

00:00:00 Titles

00:00:10 Episode Introduction

00:01:32 Introducing Linn

00:03:01 Rapid 11

00:12:12 Linn’s journey into research

00:15:21 Nursing PhD Journey in Sweden

00:22:34 Linn’s PhD project

00:51:06 Why nurses should be involved in research

00:54:04 Top 3 Take Aways

00:59:36 Video Links

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After meeting Dr Loreena Hill at the Heart Failure Association Congress in Lisbon, she agreed join me for a full-length episode. She shares how research was never a part of her career plan and yet she is the only nurse in Ireland to have received a BHF Fellowship to do research! Curious? Listen to this episode to find out how she became a nurse researcher.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) Research can extend your clinical impact.

2) Research is uncomfortable, it can take years to see its impact.

3) Using Co-design can give your intervention the best chance at being meaningful.

Bio: Dr Loreena Hill, is a Heart failure nurse with prescribing authority. She is currently employed as a Reader in the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Queen’s University. Her research interests centre around Heart Failure, in particular patients with an implanted cardiac device (ICD) as well as those in advanced/palliative stages of HF. She was awarded Career Development Research Fellowship, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in April 2023. This project will co-design and test a digital intervention which will provide information and support to patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator within Belfast and Clydebank.

Find Loreena Hill online:

Website: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofNursingandMidwifery/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-loreena-hill.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loreena-hill-14588b229/?originalSubdomain=uk

X: https://x.com/hillloreena

Read Loreena’s Research publications:

1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejhf.1994

2) https://www.cfrjournal.com/articles/heart-failure-nurses-within-primary-care-setting

3) https://academic.oup.com/eurjcn/article/15/1/20/5932422?login=false

4) https://spcare.bmj.com/content/12/e2/e219

Loreena is not currently reading a book for fun.

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling - check out her YouTube channel @stepbystepwalks

The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Dr Loreena Hill) and not that of any of affiliated institutions.

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In my research circles the number of healthcare professionals who are occupational therapist (OT) who I know of who do research are rare. When I visited Sweden, I met an OT who was doing research, of course I invited her to be a guest. This episode surprised me in many ways, but you need to listen to what Dr Maria Andreassen to find out.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) Your pathway will have surprises

2) Is a research group key to developing as a researcher?

3) Is your research informing more supportive and personalised care?

Bio: Maria is a university lecturer in occupational therapy at Linkoping University and the associate director of the graduate school, Integrated care in the South-East healthcare region. The goal of her research is to conduct studies that aim to give people with chronic diseases the environments for activity and participation in everyday life activities. She has interest in studying digital technology that can create opportunities for activity, participation and health. She completed her PhD in 2021, which was titled: "Digital support for people with cognitive impairment: An intervention to increase the occupational performance in everyday life". She is now working on a research project developing and investigating exer-games with the aim of increasing people’s physical activity (https://liu.se/forskning/heart-exg).

Find online:

Website: https://liu.se/en/employee/maran73

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-andreassen-413704159/

Read Maria’s Research:

1) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890.2024.2318397

2) Thesis: https://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1581383/FULLTEXT01.pdf

3) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/11038128.2021.1917654

4) https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2222

Maria is reading:

“Offer 2117” by Jussi Adler-Olsen, but her favourite book is “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman.

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling - check out her YouTube channel @stepbystepwalks

The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Dr Maria Andreassen) and not that of any of affiliated institutions.

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To start the second year, I have invited my first non-researcher guest. Gary Reed is not a researcher. Why have him as a guest? You may have noticed that a lot of guests spoke about the role of mentor’s and coaches in their journey as a researcher. Gary’s name came up in my conversation a previous episode (behind the scenes) as someone who has experience in coaching clinical academic researchers. We speak about the importance of coaches in a researcher’s journey.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) Power of networks

2) Coaching is like research

3) Privilege of finding your purpose

Bio: Gary is a qualified leadership coach and an EMCC Accredited Coach at Senior Practitioner level. He provides leadership coaching, career coaching, hiking and coaching, and leadership course design and facilitation. Gary has developed The Leadership Tree model of authentic leadership to support his work.

Find Gary online:

Website: https://www.carregcoaching.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garymreed

Read Gary’s Resources:

https://www.carregcoaching.co.uk/theleadershiptree

Gary is reading:

Fiction: The Wild Hunt by Elisabeth Chadwick

Non-fiction: Coaching What Really Works by Jenny Rogers

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures @researcherrevealed takes while travelling by checking out her other YouTube channel @stepbystepwalks

The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Gary Reed) and not that of any of affiliated institutions.

Chapters

00:00:00 Titles

00:00:10 Introductions

00:03:19 Rapid 11

00:11:12 Gary’s background in research

00:22:04 The post PhD cliff

00:33:00 Gary’s leadership tree

00:43:30 Coaching as a tool

00:54:10 Imposter syndrome

01:00:36 Gary’s practical tips

01:04:06 Top Takeaways

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Last episode for year 1 of Researcher Revealed. It is time we find out more about the host! Dr Lindsay Welch takes over as host for this celebratory episode. She puts Dr Rosalynn Austin in the hot seat. From a not so rapid 11 to unraveling the mysteries of post doc life. She takes Rosalynn on a deep dive into what life as a nurse researcher is like after cmopleting a PhD.

Top 3 Takeaways

Your turn! You tell me what were your top 3 takeaways?

Bio: Dr Rosalynn Austin is a Canadian trained nurse who splits her time between University of Stavanger in Norway and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. In Norway she is a part of the PROHEALTH group who is conducting an eHealth project targeting the vulnerable time or transition from hospital 2 home for people with chronic illnesses. In Portsmouth she works in the cardiology department to build a collaborative and interdisciplinary research group focused on cardiovascular health and heart failure.

Find Rosalynn online:

University Profile page: https://www.uis.no/nb/profile/rosalynn-austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Read Rosalynn’s Research:

https://academic.oup.com/eurjcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae119/7742016

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e047060.abstract

https://bjcardio.co.uk/2024/02/rewriting-the-heart-failure-pillars-toward-less-burdensome-heart-failure-care-pathways/

Full list https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=yfxhtCQAAAAJ

Rosalynn is reading:

Meet Me in Monaco by Heather Webb and Hazel Gaynor

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

Rosalynn Listens to

Nora en Pure https://youtu.be/kA88lgNe4CQ?si=cCeQqNuMiO1AhtUG

Elderbrook https://youtu.be/WibjzL3fF1o?si=KM0xhD0-oiTUp8bM

Korolova https://youtu.be/dAp0XA8wRw0?si=JRwlj0prZw3R-A8i

Rosalynn’s current favorite AI Tools

Perplexity

Elcit

Rosalynn’s data vis tool

Draw.io

Flyt (flytbuilder.com) --- coming soon

More about Bullet Journalling

https://bulletjournal.com/pages/book?srsltid=AfmBOoos7cMm7Aw95a-HX1T52JVjypytXCyrobmHeWW_sZeV3t0iN7oq

Special thank you to Dr Lindsay Welch for hosting this celebratory episode!

Experience Dr Rosalynn Austin’s adventure while travelling! Checking out her YouTube channel @stepbystepwalks

Podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Dr Lindsay Welch) and not that of any affiliated institutions.

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Did you know that in Sweden there is a word to describe a PhD funded by industry partnerships? On today’s episode we talk to an “industridoktorand” who is an engineer currently working on completing his PhD in medicine! It is a interesting research journey with challenges to build in multiple perspectives and carefully consider what is measured in research studies?

Top 3 Takeaways

1) There are multiple ways to fund a PhD, don’t give up if the traditional methods fail.

2) Different perspectives may help challenge accepted “truth”

3) Does a randomised control trial matter?

Bio: Andreas Blomqvist grew up in Stockholm, Sweden. He studied electrical engineering in college and received his master’s degree in 2004. After working in digital signal processing in the research department at St. Jude Medical (later procured by Abbott). From the beginning of this career he was involved in clinical research. He then developed his own company with a colleague and they invented and patented an mHeath tool aimed at improving the self-care behaviour in elderly people with heart failure. After spending all my professional career doing research. He is currently aiming to finish his PhD in November of 2024.

Find Andreas online:

University Profile page: https://liu.se/en/employee/andbl41

Company website: www.optilogg.com

Read Andreas’s Research:

1) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-024-02452-z

2) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1071916421002451

Andreas is reading:

The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Haidt and Jonathan Lukianof

Heart Failure Association Congress Podcast:

https://youtu.be/P5wkXW_5I6A?si=fSN6MtbKD2_l6P_W

Popular Data Viz Tools (from podcast guests): MS Excel (n=4), Other people (n=3), Visio (n=2)

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience Dr Rosalynn Austin’s adventure while travelling! Checking out her YouTube channel @stepbystepwalks

Podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Andreas Blomqvist) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.

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