Research Webinar – Unseen and unheard: The medicine-related needs of older people with sensory impairment (OPwSI)

The BOPA Research Subcommittee would like to invite you to one of our live webinar sessions on “Unseen and unheard: The medicine-related needs of older people with sensory impairment (OPwSI)”.

 

Speaker: Professor Margaret (Mags) C. Watson

 

When: 12th March 2025, 12:00 – 13:00 GMT

 

Register: Click HERE for more information and HERE to register

 

Registration is FREE for all BOPA Members and Associates!
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Speaker Profile:

Mags is a health services research and registered pharmacist.  She is Professor of Health Services Research (HSR) and Pharmacy Practice (0.5wte) in the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University Of Strathclyde, Scotland. She is also an Honorary Professor with the University of Bath. Her academic career spans over 30 years and has focussed upon the safe and effective use of medicines and effective professional practice.  Her research includes the synthesis of evidence and its implementation into practice, policy and education.  She is the recipient of Fellowships from the Medical Research Council, Leverhulme Foundation and Health Foundation.  Mags has served on a range of national research funding committees, has over 120 peer reviewed publications, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.  In 2019, she established her own consultancy business, Watson Research and Training Limited (https://watsonresearchandtraining.co.uk/). She is a qualified coach and mentor and delivers a range of services that add value to research and individuals involved in research and healthcare. In 2024, she published her book, Women in Academia: Achieving Our Potential in 2024, to address gender asymmetry in this sector and to provide a self-help guide for women (and others) to fulfil their potential.

 

 

Register for your free place now via the link above. We look forward to welcoming you all.

Best Wishes
BOPA Research Subcommittee

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