On episode 15 I have a conversation with Dr Andrew Finney host and creator of the Nurse Researcher Podcast about his journey into research. He also shares why he started his podcast and how the Critically Appraised Topics (CAT) groups are having impact.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) An environment (work or clinical) can be an enabler to a research career

2) Research creates allies

3) You are where you are because of who you are

Bio: Dr Andrew Finney is a Keele Alumni who developed his nursing career in the specialist area of Rheumatology. In 2009 before being seconded to the then Research Institute for Primary Care Sciences in 2010 to undertake a full-time PhD funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). As a Post-doc, Andrew split his role between Keele's Schools of Nursing and Midwifery, where he led the 'Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing Programme' and the School of Medicine, where he has taken a senior role in their Impact Accelerator Unit. Andrew champions and leads in the field of primary care nursing research. He leads and hosts a critically appraised topic (CAT) group for primary care and community nurses.

Andrew hosts 'The Nurse Researcher Podcast' which aims to demystify research roles for nurses. Andrew was awarded a 2024 NIHR Senior Research Leader Award and in April 2024, he was promoted to 'Reader in Primary Care Nursing Research'.

Find Andrew on social media: Twitter: https://x.com/finbo1977

The Nurse Researcher Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/5109741-the-nurse-researcher-podcast

Read Andrews Research:

1) https://www.oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-4584(24)00018-9/fulltext

2) https://rcni.com/nurse-researcher/opinion/comment/how-to-deal-with-unsuccessful-research-bids-and-what-to-do-next-203816

3)

https://journals.rcni.com/primary-health-care/evidence-and-practice/use-of-video-group-consultations-by-general-practice-staff-during-the-covid19-pandemic-phc.2023.e1801/abs

Andrew is reading: Politics on the Edge: A memoir from within by Rory Stewart

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling by checking out her second YouTube channel @stepbystepwalks

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