Clinicians in Conversation INTEGRATE UK: Harnessing the power of the UK collaborative research culture

National Institute for Health and Care Research

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In this episode you will hear from the national trainee leads for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT); Jameel Muzzaffar, Rishi Mandavia and Matthew Smith - who is also the co-founder of the INTEGRATE UK Trainee Network. They explain how using an innovative and efficient way of working, devised in the UK, they are able to help answer key research questions in ENT with minimal resources. They showcase the SEASHELL study a national multi-center cohort study of patients with sudden onset central hearing loss in the NHS which as recruited over 650 patients at 75 sites with very little funding.
They also about how the NIHR and the INTEGRATE network provides opportunities for trainees to gain vaulable experience in delivering and coordinating clinical research and helps to develop the next generation of ENT researchers.
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