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 2012 conference.
Dr Ekhlas Al Gamal, Assistant Professor, University of Jordan, AMMAN, Jordan
Professor Sharon Andrew, Professor of Nursing, Anglia Ruskin University, CAMBRIDGE, England
Dr Kay Aranda, Principal Lecturer, University of Brighton, FALMER, England
Dr Moira Attree, Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Dr Lesley Baillie, Reader in Healthcare, University of Bedfordshire, AYLESBURY, England
Mrs Lesley Boler, Director of Nursing and Education, Harmoni, WATFORD, England
Dr Lucy Bray, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Edge Hill University and Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, LIVERPOOL, England
Dr Nicola Carey, Senior Research Fellow, University of Surrey, GUILDFORD, England
Mr Eddie Chaplin, Research and Strategy Lead, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, LONDON, England
Dr Janice Christie, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Primary Care, City University, LONDON, England
Professor Jane Coad, Professor in Children and Family Nursing, Coventry University, COVENTRY, England
Dr Andrea Corbett, Senior Nursing Lecturer, Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand
Mrs Wladyslawa Czuber-Dochan, Lecturer/PhD Research Fellow, King's College London, LONDON, England
Ms Rumona Dickson, Director/Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool, LIVERPOOL, England
Dr Vicki Drury, Associate Professor, University of Western Australia, CRAWLEY, Australia
Ms Sheila Dunbar, Independent Nurse Consultant and Researcher, Dunbar Nurse Consulting, CHESTER, England
Ms Helen Franks, Senior Lecturer, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Professor Dawn Freshwater, Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor, University of Leeds, LEEDS, England
Dr Leslie Gelling, Reader in Research Ethics, Anglia Ruskin University, CAMBRIDGE, England
Professor Kate Gerrish, Professor of Nursing Research, University of Sheffield/Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, SHEFFIELD, England
Ms Elizabeth Gibbons, Senior Research Officer, Oxford University, OXFORD, England
Ms Sarah Goldberg, Research Associate, University of Nottingham, NOTTINGHAM, England
Dr Angela Grainger, Assistant Director of Nursing - Nursing Education and Research Lead, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, LONDON, England
Professor Peter Griffiths, Professor of Health Services Research, University of Southampton, SOUTHAMPTON, England
Mrs Caroline Gunnell, Co-Director, CLRN Essex & Hertfordshire, COLCHESTER, England
Professor Claire Hale, Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Leeds, LEEDS, England
Professor Ruth Harris, Professor of Nursing Practice and Innovation, Kingston University & St George's, University of London, LONDON, England
Mrs Kornelia Hathaway, Education & Training Manager (Clinical Research), Addenbrooke's Clinical Research Centre, CAMBRIDGE, England
Dr Mark Hayter, Reader in Nursing, University of Sheffield, SHEFFIELD, England
Professor Sarah Hewlett FRCN, Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology Nursing, University of the West of England, BRISTOL, England
Dr Gina Higginbottom, Canada Research Chair in Ethnicity and Health, University of Alberta, EDMONTON, Canada
Dr Belal Hijji, Assistant Professor, University of Ha'il, HA IL, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr Diane Holditch-Davis, Marcus Hobbs Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Duke University, DURHAM, USA
Dr Janet Holt, Director of Student Education, University of Leeds, LEEDS, England
Dr Maria Horne, Health Visiting Lecturer, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Mrs Michelle Howarth, Lecturer, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Ms Karen Iley, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Dr Irene Ilott, Knowledge Translation Project Lead, CLAHRC-SY, SHEFFIELD, England
Professor Fiona Irvine, Professor of Nursing, Staffordshire University, STOKE ON TRENT, England
Professor Barbara Jack, Head of Research, Edge Hill University, ORMSKIRK, England
Dr Hilary Jefferies, Nurse Researcher, , BIRMINGHAM, England
Dr Louise S. Jenkins, Professor and Co-Director, Institute for Educators in Nursing and Health Professions, University of Maryland, BALTIMORE, USA
Dr Maria Jirwe, Senior Lecturer, Karolinska Institute, STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Dr Jacqueline Jones, Associate Professor, University of Colorado, DENVER, USA
Mrs Susan Jones, Research Associate (Nursing), Teesside University, MIDDLESBROUGH, England
Professor Martyn Jones, Professor of Healthcare Research, University of Dundee, DUNDEE, Scotland
Dr Athena Kalokerinou, Associate Professor in Community Nursing, University of Athens, ATHENS, Greece
Dr Ros Kane, Principal Lecturer, University of Lincoln, LINCOLN, England
Mrs Raija Kokko, Senior Lecturer, University of Tampere, TAMPERE, Finland
Dr Christina Koulouglioti, Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, ROCHESTER, USA
Dr Margaret Lau-Walker, Lecturer, King's College London, LONDON, England
Ms Marcia Leventhal, Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Bern, BERNE, Switzerland
Dr Monika Linhart, Adjunct Faculty, University of Vienna, VIENNA, Austria
Dr Allyson Lipp, Principal Lecturer, University of Glamorgan, PONTYPRIDD, Wales
Professor Tony Long, Professor of Child and Family Health, University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Ms Irene Mabbott, Practice Development Co-ordinator (Evidence Based Practice), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, SHEFFIELD, England
Dr Colin MacDuff, Reader, Robert Gordon University, ABERDEEN, Scotland
Dr Sandra Mackey, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Dr Anastasia Mallidou, Assistant Professor (Limited Term), University of Victoria, VICTORIA, Canada
Dr Stefanos Mantzoukas, Assistant Professor in Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, IOANNINA, Greece
Dr Lori Martin-Plank, Fulltime Online Faculty, South University, PIPERSVILLE, USA
Dr Fiona Maxton, Senior Research Nurse Manager, CLRN West Anglia, CAMBRIDGE, England
Professor Tanya McCance, Co-director for Nursing R&D/Mona Grey Professfor for Nursing R&D, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, BELFAST, Northern Ireland
Professor Roy McConkey, Professor of Learning Disability, University of Ulster, NEWTOWNABBEY, Northern Ireland
Dr Ann McDonnell, Reader in Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University, SHEFFIELD, England
Dr Sarah McGeorge, Nurse Consultant, Mental Health Services for Older People, Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, DURHAM, England
Dr Ann McMahon, Research & Innovation Adviser, Royal College of Nursing, LONDON, England
Dr Salomé Meyer, Senior Lecturer/CAT Centre Coordinator/Learning Technologist, Eastern Institute of Technology, NAPIER, New Zealand
Dr Teresa Moreno-Casbas, NCEO, Nursing & Healthcare Services Spanish Research Unit, National nursing and healthcare research Unit (Investén-isciii), MADRID, Spain
Dr Karen Morin, Professor of Nursing & Director of PhD Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MILWAUKEE, USA
Dr Helen Noble, Lecturer, Health Services Research, Queen's University Belfast, BELFAST, Northern Ireland
Professor Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of Glamorgan, PONTYPRIDD, Wales
Dr Anna O'Neill, Senior University Teacher, University of Glasgow, GLASGOW, Scotland
Dr Michael Pfeil, Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia, NORWICH, England
Dr Tassanee Prasopkittikun, Assistant Dean for Research, Mahidol University, BANGKOK, Thailand
Dr Janice Rattray, Reader in Nursing, University of Dundee, DUNDEE, Scotland
Dr Sue Read, Reader in Learning Disability Nursing, Keele University, STOKE ON TRENT, England
Professor Jacqui Reilly, Lead Consultant Healthcare Associated Infections, Health Protection Scotland AND Professor (Health Protection and improvement), Glasgow Caledonian University, GLASGOW, Scotland.
Dr Cliff Richardson, Lecturer in Adult Nursing, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER, England
Ms Jeanette Robertson OAM FRCNA, Nurse Researcher, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, PERTH, Australia
Dr Sheila Rodgers, Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, EDINBURGH, Scotland
Mrs Amelia Rout, Research Officer, Staffordshire University, STAFFORD, England
Dr Dianne Roy, Senior Lecturer & Curriculum Leader - Research, Unitec Institute of Technology, AUCKLAND, New Zealand
Dr Jean Ruane, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Mental Health, Sheffield Hallam University, SHEFFIELD, England
Dr Saeideh Saeidi, Senior Research Nurse, Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders, LEEDS, England
Professor Kate Seers, Director, RCN Institute, RCN Research Institute, COVENTRY, England
Dr Ashley Shepherd, Lecturer, University of Stirling, STIRLING, Scotland
Dr Sherrill Snelgrove, Lecturer in Nursing & Behavioural Sciences, Swansea University, SWANSEA, Wales
Dr Karen Spilsbury, Senior Lecturer, University of York, YORK, England
Dr Elizabeth Stenhouse, Associate Professor Midwifery Research, University of Plymouth, PLYMOUTH, England
Dr Alison Steven, Reader in Health Professions Education, Northumbria University, NEWCASTLE, England
Mrs Maggie Tarling, Lecturer, King's College London, LONDON, England
Dr Rachel Taylor, Research Associate, London South Bank University, LONDON, England
Mrs Julia Terry, Mental Health Nurse Tutor, Swansea University, SWANSEA, Wales
Dr Josephine Tetley, Senior Lecturer - Nursing (Older Person & Generic Pathways), Open University, MILTON KEYNES, England
Dr Elizabeth Tolmie, Clinical Research Support Officer, Glasgow Clinical Research Facility, GLASGOW, Scotland
Professor Annie Topping, Professor of Nursing & Director, Centre for Health and Social Care, University of Huddersfield, HUDDERSFIELD, England
Professor Michael Traynor, Professor of Nursing Policy, Middlesex University, LONDON, England
Dr Alison Twycross, Reader in Children's Nursing, Kingston University & St George's University of London, LONDON, England
Mrs Venetia-Sofia Velonaki, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ATHENS, Greece
Dr David Voegeli, Senior Lecturer, University of Southampton, SOUTHAMPTON, England
Dr Roberta Waite, Associate Professor & Assistant Dean, Drexel University, PHILADELPHIA, USA
Mrs Jennie Walker, Research Fellow, University of Nottingham, NOTTINGHAM, England
Dr Carolyn F. Waltz, Professor, University of Maryland, BALTIMORE, USA
Dr Edward White, Director, Osman Consulting Pty Ltd, SYDNEY, Australia
Dr Faith Wight Moffatt, Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University, HALIFAX, Canada
Dr Joyce Wilkinson, Research Fellow, Bangor University, BANGOR, Wales
Dr Graham R Williamson, Lecturer, University of Plymouth, EXETER, England
Dr Tracey Williamson, Research Fellow (Public Engagement & User Involvement in Research), University of Salford, SALFORD, England
Professor Val Wilson, Professor of Nursing Research & Practice Development, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Westmead) and the University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Professor Julie Winstanley, Principal Research Fellow, University of Sydney, SYDNEY, Australia
Mr Daniel Wolstenholme, Clinical Researcher, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, SHEFFIELD, England
Professor Patsy Yates, Professor of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, KELVIN GROVE, Australia
If you have been a member of the ISAP in any of the previous 3 years, you will automatically be invited to be a member again. If you have not been an ISAP member before, or within the past three years, and would like to become one, please review the criteria below, and email your expression of interest to Dave O'Carroll before 15 September 2011.
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.
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 09 - 16 November 2011
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 06 September 2011 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 07 November 2011. Abstracts will be allocated to members of the ISAP by 09 November 2011. You will be requested to review approximately 15 abstracts online. The online reviews must then be completed by 16 November 2011. 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!).