North West London Symposium 2026 event information

Welcome to the 2026 North West London Research Symposium for NMAHPPs (Nurses, Midwives,
Allied health professionals, Healthcare scientists, Pharmacy staff, Psychologists and Clinical
Research Practictioners). We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Symposium from across the Imperial Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and wider North West London areas on the afternoon of Wednesday September 30 2026. 

The last few tickets for this year's event are still available. It is free to attend for all NMAHPPs in North West London. You can sign up to attend the Symposium using this form. If the final few tickets have gone, you will be automatically placed on our waitlist. 

This year's Symposium will be held at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington, a five minute walk from High Street Kensington tube station. 

Programme for 2026 Symposium

Time Activity
12.00 - 13.00 Registration, lunch and poster viewing
13.00 - 13.05

Welcome and introduction to the programme 

  • Dr Gemma Clunie, Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT
  • Dr Lina Johansson, Co-Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT
  • Professor Natalie Pattison, Profesor of Nursing, Imperial College London
13.05 - 13.35

Keynote address: Journey from AHP to Professor. 

Professor Gary Frost, Chair in Nutrition & Dietetics, Imperial College London
13.35 - 14.00 Talk by Cami Vladescu 
14.00 - 14.20

Research presentations from North West London colleagues

(presenters selected from reviewed research abstracts) 

  • Aseel Mahmoud, Health Services Resaerch, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Mari Viviers, Speech and Language Therapy, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14.20 - 15.00 Refreshments and poster viewing
15.00-15.50

Parallel workshops session one: 

  • Starting to write for publication (Meg Sanders)
  • Fellowship applications: where to start? (Ines Perpetuo)
  • Collaborating with the NHS to support innovation (Jose Acuyo)
  • Impact (Maria Tennant)
16.00-16.50

Parallel workshops session two: 

  • Starting to write for publication (Meg Sanders)
  • Fellowship applications: where to start? (Ines Perpetuo)
  • Collaborating with the NHS to support innovation (Jose Acuyo)
  • Impact (Maria Tennant)
16.50-17.00

Prize giving, research posters and close

  • Dr Gemma Clunie, Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT
  • Dr Lina Johansson, Co-Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT
  • Professor Natalie Pattison, Profesor of Nursing, Imperial College London
  • Profesor Jeremy Levy, Director of CATO, Imperial College London

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cato@imperial.ac.uk
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+44 (0)20 3313 7397

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