ABCD Inspire Podcast Series - Dr Hermione Price
We have a special format for our third ABCD Inspire Podcast - our host Dr Petra Hanson is joined by a co-host, Dr Emily Harrison. Emily is a Specialist Registrar training in Diabetes and Endocrinology in the Wessex deanery and currently working at University Hospital Southampton, and is considering expanding these skills by undertaking research as part of her medical training.
To help Emily and all our listeners with their research considerations, the guest for this episode is Dr Hermione Price, Consultant Diabetologist at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Dorset, and active researcher.
Hermione shares why she chose diabetes and then research, explains how research gets funded and how you might go about obtaining it, who might be the best person to be your supervisor in your research desires, and from her experience what the most important thing is that you should prioritise over everything else...tune in to find out!
Listen below on the ABCD website - and via your preferred podcast app (platforms where the ABCD Inspire Podcast is available are listed below).
You can currently listen to the ABCD Inspire Podcast series via the following platforms:
Spotify, Amazon Music, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, Player FM.
Coming to other podcast platforms soon.
Speakers
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Dr. Petra Hanson
Dr Hanson is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Warwick Medical School. She works clinically at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. She has completed her PhD on a subject of type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism in 2021.
Her main research interests are in metabolic medicine, type 2 diabetes, obesity, digital health tools, mindfulness and its clinical application for both patients and health care staff. Dr Hanson currently runs two pilot studies assessing the clinical application of mindfulness among people with type 2 diabetes and heart failure. She leads on an innovation digital health project called Gro Health W8Buddy at obesity service at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. In 2021 she completed a Topol Digital Fellowship, working on application of digital tools in obesity services. In 2022 she was selected for NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme cohort 6.
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Dr. Emily Harrison
Dr Emily Harrison is a Specialist Registrar training in Diabetes and Endocrinology in the Wessex deanery and currently working at University Hospital Southampton. Dr Harrison has an interest in medical education having completed last year a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education with the University of South Wales and currently undertaking an Educational Fellowship designing a Postgraduate Certificate in Diabetes. Dr Harrison has completed several audit and quality improvement projects during her training so far, presenting these at regional and national conferences. Dr Harrison is considering expanding these skills by undertaking research as part of her medical training – Dr Harrison recognises that there is vast opportunity for research in endocrine and metabolic diseases, as well as an increasing prevalence of diabetes with significant pharmaceutical and technological advances. -
Dr. Hermione Price
Hermione is, amongst other things, a consultant diabetologist at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Dorset. Her clinical interests include the management of diabetes and obesity in people living with severe and enduring mental illness.
In addition, Hermione is joint training programme director for Diabetes and Endocrinology in Wessex and joint diabetes lead at Wessex NIHR Clinical Research Network. Hermione is a past lead for diabetes at the Wessex cardiovascular strategic clinical network.
Hermione is an active researcher and is currently supervising several PhD students.
Hermione works less than full time and is passionate about work/life balance and actively embraces the portfolio career.
