Faculty webinar - "Every failure is a piece of important knowledge." Experiences and insights from re-applying for research funding with Dr Marlise Poolman

Marlise was the co-Chief Investigator on the NIHR-funded CARiAD feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial exploring (lay) carer administration of as-needed subcutaneous medication for breakthrough symptoms in people dying at home.

In this webinar Marlise will reflect on the highs and lows of the process of getting funding for CARiAD, which involved several submissions and resubmissions. She will talk about finding the energy and enthusiasm to keep applying and knowing what to change and what to stick with with the application. She will also discuss dealing with feedback from reviewers without getting disheartened and the (eventual) joys and rewards which includes the successful implementation into clinical practice.

Dr Marlise Poolman

Marlise was appointed as Clinical Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine in 2009 and is based at the North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research, Bangor University. She is co-Clinical Director for Palliative Care in North Wales (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board) and works as a clinical consultant in North East Wales, supporting the specialist palliative care community team. Her academic work is mainly research-orientated and focusses on care in the last days of life in the community setting. She is academic lead for the All-Wales Care Decisions for the Last Days of Life programme and co-lead for the PRIME Centre Wales Palliative and Supportive Care work package.