2016 Awards Brochure
CLINICAL TRIALS AND EVALUATION INNOVATION AWARD
University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Science
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Very well thought out application with clear alignment to AHSN priorities. This project hits all entry criteria with excellent evidence-based benefits to healthcare- not only in the West Midlands, but worldwide.
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The Beta-Agonist Lung injury Trial-2( BALTI-2) was initiated by the University of Birmingham to evaluate whether the benefits from salbutamol at the early clinical research stage could be translated to mortality benefits, NHS cost-saving and quality of life improvement in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome( ARDS).
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BALTI-2 gained £ 2.16 million funding from NIHR HTA for a patient-centred outcome trial, which was the largest multicentre clinical trial in the history of intensive care medicine in the UK at that time. The trial contributed to the evidence which was fed directly into revised 2012 international Severe Sepsis Campaign guideline, which recommended‘ not using beta-2 agonist for treatment of sepsis-induced ARDS’.
Jeremy Kirk, West Midlands Clinical Research Network, Joanne Croudace, University of Birmingham and Dr Christopher Parker, WMAHSN
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Well planned and delivered innovative scheme to improve the capacity and capability of the workorce in critical care responding to the workforce challenges. Good demonstration of usage of innovative teaching methodologies.
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS INNOVATION AWARD
Royal Stoke University Hospital Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Keele University
Richard Stone, Medilink West Midlands, Royal Stoke University Hospital Team and Dr Christopher Parker, WMAHSN
The Advanced Critical Care Practitioner( ACCP) Programme is an innovative educational approach where the members of the multi-disciplinary team are trained to deliver high-quality, effective and patient-centred care at the level of junior doctors. The curriculum of this programme is collaborative and includes training in pharmacology and prescribing, health assessment, critical care theme education, simulation, leadership and management. The training scheme was based on the principles of a sustainable, robust and quality training programme that could be validated. The programme involved academic and clinical components and was delivered through Keele University and ICU respectively.