International scientific advisory panel
The role of the International Scientific Advisory Panel (ISAP) is to review the abstracts that are received. We would like to thank the following people for their role in reviewing abstracts for the 2009 conference.
Professor Leanne Aitken, Professor of Critical Care Nursing, Griffith University & Princess Alexandra Hospital, BRISBANE, Australia
Dr Jane V. Appleton, Reader in Primary and Community Care, Oxford Brookes University, OXFORD, England
Dr Kay Aranda, Principal Lecturer, University of Brighton, BRIGHTON, England
Edna Astbury-Ward, Doctoral Research Fellow, Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, WREXHAM,
Dr Leslie Baillie, , London South Bank University, LONDON,
Mr John Baker, Lecturer/Research Fellow, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Dr Katrina Bannigan, Reader in Occupational Therapy, York St John University, YORK, England
Dr Violet Barkauskas, Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan, ANN ARBOUR, USA
Professor Sabine Bartholomeyczik, Professor of Epidemiology and Nursing Science, University of Witten Herdecke, WITTEN, Germany
Dr Loretta Bellman, Senior Nurse Research & Development, University College of London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, LONDON,
Professor Veronica Bishop, Visiting Professor of Nursing, Bournemouth University, BOURNEMOUTH, England
Ms Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Lecturer in Nursing, Bangor University, BANGOR, Wales
Dr Marian Brady, Programme Leader, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, GLASGOW, Scotland
Dr Lynn Calman, Research Fellow, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Dr Ann Caress, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER,
Mrs Nicola Carey, Senior Research Fellow, University of Reading, READING, England
Dr Janice Christie, Teaching Fellow, Queen's University Belfast, BELFAST,
Dr Jane Coad, Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England, BRISTOL, England
Ms Amy Cole, Metabolic Research Nurse, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, LONDON,
Dr Mary Cooke, Lecturer, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Mrs Wladyslawa Czuber-Dochan, Researcher in Stroke, King's College London, LONDON, England
Sally Dampier, , Lakehead University, THUNDER BAY, Canada
Dr Freda DeKeyser Ganz, Head, Clinical Masters Program and Senior Clinical Lecturer, Hadassah-Hebrew University, JERUSALEM, Israel
Mr Patrick Devitt, Senior Lecturer, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Dr Ann Dewey, Senior Lecturer/Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, PORTSMOUTH,
Dr Dawn Dowding, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Decision Making, University of York, YORK, England
Professor Jan Draper, Professor of Nursing, Open University, MILTON KEYNES, England
Ms Sheila Dunbar, Senior Lecturer - Practitioner, Liverpool John Moores University, LIVERPOOL, England
Dr Lorraine Ellis, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of Sheffield, SHEFFIELD,
Mr Jeff Fernandez, Lead Nurse for Alcohol in Primary Care, Islington, Islington Primary Care Trust, LONDON, England
Ms Helen Franks, Senior Lecturer, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Professor Dawn Freshwater, Dean, University of Leeds, LEEDS, England
Dr Leslie Gelling, Senior Research Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University, CAMBRIDGE, England
Professor Kate Gerrish, Professor of Nursing, Sheffield Hallam University/Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, SHEFFIELD, England
Ms Elizabeth Gibbons, Research Officer, Oxford University, OXFORD, England
Dr Angela Grainger, Assistant Director of Nursing (Education and Research), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, LONDON,
Professor Morag A. Gray, Associate Dean (Academic Development), Napier University, EDINBURGH, Scotland
Dr Helen Green, Programme Manager, Skills for Health, UTTOXETER,
Professor Carol Haigh, Professor of Nursing, Manchester Metropolitan University, MANCHESTER,
Professor Claire Hale, The Kathleen Raven Chair in Clinical Nursing, University of Leeds, LEEDS, England
Ms Philomena Halligan, , University College Dublin, DUBLIN, Ireland
Dr Ruth Harris, Senior Researcher, Kingston University & St George's, University of London, LONDON, England
Kornelia Hathaway, Education & Training Co-ordinator, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, CAMBRIDGE,
Dr. Charles Hendry, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of Dundee, DUNDEE, Scotland
Professor Sarah Hewlett, arc Professor of Rheumatology and Nursing, University of the West of England, BRISTOL, England
Mr Belal Hijji, Assistant Professor, Philadelphia University, AMMAN, Jordan
Dr Diane Holditch-Davis, Marcus Hobbs Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Duke University, DURHAM, USA
Professor Susan Holmes, Director of Research and Development & Professor of Nursing, Canterbury Christ Church University, CANTERBURY,
Dr Janet Holt, Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds, LEEDS,
Ms Michelle Howarth, Lecturer, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Dr Anne Hunt, Senior Research Fellow in Children's Palliative Care, University of Central Lancashire, PRESTON,
Dr Irene Ilott, Research Associate, University of Sheffield, SHEFFIELD, England
Professor Fiona Irvine, Professor of Nursing, Liverpool John Moores University, LIVERPOOL,
Professor Barbara Jack, Head of Research and Scholarship, Edge Hill University, ORMSKIRK, England
Hilary Jefferies, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gynaecology Oncology, Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust, BIRMINGHAM, England
Louise Jenkins, Professor and Co-Director, Institute for Educators in Nursing and Health Professions, University of Maryland, BALTIMORE, USA
Professor Martin Johnson, Professor in Nursing, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Ros Kane, Senior Lecturer, University of Lincoln, LINCOLN, England
Dr Bridie Kent, Associate Professor / Director of Clinical Nursing Research, University of Auckland, AUCKLAND, New Zealand
Dr Marilyn Kirshbaum, Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University, SHEFFIELD, England
Ms Raija Kokko, Senior Lecturer, University of Tampere, TAMPERE, Finland
Dr Christina Koulouglioti, Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, ROCHESTER,
Gaye Kyle, Senior Lecturer, Thames Valley University, LONDON, England
Professor Andree Le May, Professor of Nursing, University of Southampton, SOUTHAMPTON,
Ms Marcia Leventhal, Clinical Specialist, University Hospital Bern, BERN, Switzerland
Dr Monika Linhart, Professor for Nursing Science, Danube University, KREMS, Austria
Dr Allyson Lipp, Principal Lecturer, University of Glamorgan, PONTYPRIDD,
Dr Lesley Lockyer, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, BRISTOL, England
Professor Christa Lohrmann, Head of Department, Medical University of Graz, BILLROTHGASSE, Austria
Dr Colin MacDuff, Reader, Robert Gordon University, ABERDEEN, Scotland
Sandy Mackey, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University,, ALBURY, Australia
Ms Janet Marsden, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, MANCHESTER, England
Professor Lori Martin-Plank, Practitioner Co-ordinator, Temple University, PHILADEPHIA, USA
Mrs Joan McDowell, Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow, GLASGOW, Scotland
Dr Ann McMahon, RCN R&D Adviser, RCN R&D Co-ordinating Centre, GLASGOW, Scotland
Professor Joy Merrell, Professor of Public Health Nursing, Swansea University, SWANSEA, Wales
Dr Salomé Meyer, Lecturer, University of Pretoria, PRETORIA, South Africa
Deanna Mulvihill, Nursing Consultant and PhD student, University of Western Ontario, LONDON, Canada
Dr Andrea Nelson, Reader in Wound Healing & Director of Research, University of Leeds, LEEDS, England
Professor Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of Glamorgan, PONTYPRIDD, Wales
Mrs Mmapheko Doriccah Peu, Lecturer, University of Pretoria, PRETORIA, South Africa
Dr Susan Philpin, Senior Lecturer, Swansea University, SWANSEA, Wales
Dr Tassanee Prasopkittikun, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Mahidol University, BANGKOK, Thailand
Dr Janice Rattray, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of Dundee, DUNDEE, Scotland
Dr Sue Read, Senior Lecturer (Research), Keele University, STOKE ON TRENT, England
Dr Sarah Redsell, Principal Research Fellow, University of Nottingham, NOTTINGHAM, England
Dr Cliff Richardson, Lecturer in Adult Nursing, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Gwerfyl Roberts, Lecturer, Bangor University, BANGOR, Wales
Ms Jeanette Robertson, Nurse Researcher, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, PERTH, Australia
Dr Jill Robinson, Deputy Head of School, University of East Anglia, NORWICH,
Dr Sheila Rodgers, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, EDINBURGH, Scotland
Mrs Amelia Rout, Research Officer, Staffordshire University, STAFFORD, England
Dr Jean Ruane, Lecturer in Forensic Mental Health, Sheffield Hallam University, SHEFFIELD,
Dr Debra Salmon, Reader in Community Health, University of the West of England, BRISTOL, England
Elizabeth Scruth, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, SAN JOSE, USA
Professor Kate Seers, Director, RCN Institute, RCN Research Institute, COVENTRY, England
Ms Sherrill Snelgrove, Lecturer in Nursing & Behavioural Sciences, Swansea University, SWANSEA,
Mr William Spence, , University of Glasgow, GLASGOW, Scotland
Dr Karen Spilsbury, Research Fellow, University of York, YORK, England
Mr Martin Steggall, Head of Department, City University, LONDON, England
Dr Elizabeth Stenhouse, Senior Lecture in Midwifery (Research), University of Plymouth, PLYMOUTH, England
Dr Veronica Swallow, Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER,
Rachel Taylor, Honorary Nurse Researcher, UCL Institute of Child Health, LONDON,
Professor Julie Taylor, Head of Division: Research & Postgraduate Studies (Research Dean), University of Dundee, DUNDEE, Scotland
Valerie Thomas, Lecturer, Swansea University, SWANSEA, Wales
Professor David Thompson, Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing, University of Leicester, LEICESTER, England
Dr Fongcum Tilokskulchai, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, BANGKOK, Thailand
Professor Annie Topping, Professor of Health & Social Care Research, University of Huddersfield, HUDDERSFIELD, England
Professor Michael Traynor, Trevor Clay Chair of Nursing, Middlesex University, LONDON, England
Dr Alison Twycross, Principal Lecturer in Children's Nursing, Kingston University & St George's University of London, LONDON, England
Professor Katri Maria Vehvilainen-Julkunen, Professor of Nursing Science, Head of the Department, University of Kuopio, KUOPIO, Finland
Dr David Voegeli, Senior Lecturer, University of Southampton, SOUTHAMPTON, England
Dr Samantha Walker, Director of Research, Education for Health, WARWICK, England
Ms Gayle Walley, Lecturer, Keele University, STOKE ON TRENT, England
Dr Catherine Walshe, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Dr Carolyn F. Waltz, Professor and Director of International Activities, University of Maryland, BALTIMORE, USA
Professor Sally Wellard, Professor of Nursing, University of Ballarat, BALLARAT, Australia
Professor Edward White, Professor of Nursing and Health Care Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast, MAROOCHYDORE, Australia
Mr Dean Whitehead, Senior Lecturer, Massey University, PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand
Dr Graham R Williamson, Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing, University of Plymouth, EXETER, England
Dr Tracey Williamson, Research Fellow (Older People/User Involvement), University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Dr Julie Winstanley, Associate Professor in Biostatistics, University of the Sunshine Coast, SIPPY DOWNS, Australia
Ms Janelle Yorke, Lecturer, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
International scientific advisory panel
The role of the International Scientific Advisory Panel (ISAP) is to review the abstracts that are received.
Please note that invitations have now been sent out to prospective ISAP members (W/C 16 September 2008). If you have not received your invitation and think you should have, there may be a problem with the email. Please contact Dave O'Carroll directly before 3 November 2008.
Contact: Dave O'Carroll
Email: david.ocarroll@rcn.org.uk
BACKGROUND
The conference has a Scientific Committee, which consists of 7 people, who are responsible for managing the process of abstract selection and preparing the professional content of the conference programme. However, with over 400 abstracts usually submitted for consideration each year, it is important to have as many reviewers with a wide range of expertise to consider these abstracts.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Scientific Committee look to you, the International Scientific Advisory Panel, for expert advice on the suitability of an abstract for inclusion in the conference. Each abstract will be reviewed by at least 3 different reviewers, and the Scientific Committee will usually go along with the consensus view. The main aim of peer review is to improve the standards of the scientific content of the conference programme. Be honest and courteous. Reviewers sometimes disagree. In the case of abstracts where reviewers have disagreed, the Scientific Committee will weigh carefully all of the reviewers' comments and make a final decision. Reviewers are invited to judge abstracts against predetermined criteria. There is guidance on the criteria for submitting an abstract, which you are welcome to view; this is the same criteria that you will use as a reviewer to decide whether to accept or reject an abstract: http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/researchanddevelopment/rs/research2009/cfa
CRITERIA
The following criteria must be met in order to nominate yourself for membership of the ISAP
i) You must have successfully submitted an abstract to an international conference
ii) You must have had an article accepted in a peer review journal
iii) You must be available to review abstracts between 5 November – 12 November 2008
BENEFITS
As an ISAP member, you will be acknowledged in the conference programme and on the official conference website in recognition of your contribution, and an electronic copy of the conference proceedings will be forwarded to you after the event if you are unable to attend in person. Reviewers also contribute to the academic development of the profession by providing constructive feedback to the authors.
TIMESCALES
To allow you to make an informed choice as to whether you will be in a position to complete the reviewing, the following dates have been confirmed. Those of you who have accepted the invitation to become an ISAP member will be emailed week commencing 15 September 2008 with full details of how to register with the online system. You will be able to register as an ISAP member right up until the close of abstract submissions. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is 3 November 2008. Abstracts will be allocated to members of the ISAP by 5 November 2008. You will be requested to review approximately 20 abstracts online. The online reviews must then be completed by 12 November 2008. In order to ensure that the abstracts you review fall within your sphere of expertise and interest, when you register with the system you will be requested to indicate your areas of expertise using keywords provided. This whole process will be managed electronically.
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR
In order to attract a truly international audience to this conference, I would ask that you forward details of the conference web site to your contacts. You may also wish to nominate colleagues whom you think may also be interested in becoming an ISAP member. Please feel free to forward this email as you see fit. And of course, I hope that you will consider attending the conference. Being a member of the International Scientific Advisory Panel does not preclude you from submitting an abstract (you will not be asked to review your own abstract!).