PRAM Committee
Chairs
Dr Tim Van Hasselt
NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, OOPR
GRID Neonatal Medicine
Dr Hannah Cooney
ST6 GRID Community Paediatrics
ST1-3 Trainee Representative
Dr Bethany Davies
ST3 Paediatrics
Neonatal Leads
Dr Sebastian Brown
ST8 GRID Neonatal Medicine
Dr Eileen Foster
ST3 Paediatrics
Dr Nikitha Rajaraman
ST4 Paediatrics
Community Paediatrics Lead
Dr Isabel Cowling
ST4 Paediatrics
Dr Hannah Vawda
ST8 GRID Community Paediatrics
PEM/ Acute Paediatrics Lead
Dr Anandi Singh
ST7 GRID PEM
Dr Anandini Arumugam
ST4 Paediatrics
Communications/ Newsletter Lead
Dr Rashmi Mehta
ST8 Paediatrics
Education Leads
Dr Nikitha Rajaraman
ST4 Paediatrics
Dr Shaju Edavana
ST5 Paediatrics
Ex-Chairs (2018-2022)
Dr Helen McDermott
Dr Hannah Vawda
Founder of PRAM
Dr Jeremy Kirk
Birmingham Women's and Children’s Hospital
Dr Emma Webb
Consultant Directors
Professor Jeremy Kirk
Birmingham Women's and Children’s Hospital
Professor Andrew Ewer
Birmingham Women's and Children’s Hospital
Former Members
Chair
Dr Kate Harvey (2016-2018)
Vice Chair
Dr Emma Webb (2016-2017)
Dr Kate Harvey (2018-2020)
Secretary
Dr Laura Duthie (2016-2018)
Dr Kathryn Holliday (2016-2018)
Dr Sarah Williamson (2018-2022)
Neonatal Lead
Dr Kate Atkinson (2016-2019)
Dr Anna Gregory (2016-2019)
Haematology/Oncology Lead
Dr Charlotte Ratcliffe (2017-2019)
Education Lead
Dr Diana Aguirre (2019-2022)
Dr Siva Balasubramanian (2021)
Communications/ Newsletter Lead
Dr Charlotte Ratcliffe (2017-2019)
Sub-committees
Neonatal sub-committee
Community sub-committee
PEM/ Acute-Paediatrics sub-committee
Constitution
PRAM is a collaborative and it is recognised that the success of any research project is dependent on the effort of many individuals working together as a team. Our research is published under the collective name of PRAM to emphasise the importance of teamwork to our organisation. However, it is also important to recognise the contribution of individual members without which the projects could not even begin. The various levels of contribution are summarised on this page.
Regional Project Lead(s)
This is defined as the individual(s) who is/are responsible for the design and inception of the study. The role will usually involve:
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Devising the Research and Development proposal and trial protocol
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Liaising with the Research and Development department
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Applying for research grants if required
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Seeking ethics committee approval for the project where necessary
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Managing and co-ordinating the conduct of the study across the region
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Collating and analysing the study data
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Presenting the data at a regional or national level
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Submitting any resulting articles for publication
Local Trust Project Lead(s)
This is defined as the individual(s) who is/are responsible for the management of the regional project at a local trust level. The role will usually (but not exclusively) involve:
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Liaising with the local Research and Development department
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Liaising with the local Clinical Governance department
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Co-ordinating with the Regional Project Lead(s) to refine research protocols and data collection forms
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Advertising projects at the local trust level
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Co-ordinating and managing the team of PRaM trainees for patient recruitment and data collection
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Presenting the data and results at a local level
Local Trust Project Investigator
This is defined as a PRAM individual who is not involved in long-term local project management (as outlined above), but is significantly involved in the study, above and beyond data collection. This role will usually involve:
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Leading a team of Local Trust Project Contributors for individual days of a project
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Making an extensive contribution to patient consent, recruitment and/or data collection
Local Trust Project Contributor
This is defined as any individual who is involved with patient recruitment and/or data collection, whether a member of PRAM or not.