Research ArticleAccepted Article
The OMERACT Emerging Leaders program: The good, the bad and the future
Caroline A. Flurey, Peter S. Tugwell, Rachel J. Black, Serena Halls, Matthew J. Page, Joanna C. Robson, Ilfita Sahbudin, Heidi J. Siddle, Premarani Sinnathurai, Kathryn S. Stok and Bethan Richards
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2019, jrheum.181123; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181123
Caroline A. Flurey
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Peter S. Tugwell
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Rachel J. Black
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Serena Halls
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Matthew J. Page
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Joanna C. Robson
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Ilfita Sahbudin
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Heidi J. Siddle
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Premarani Sinnathurai
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Kathryn S. Stok
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Bethan Richards
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa; Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Canada; Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Rheumatology Research Group, Institute Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence to Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Road, BS16 1QY. Email: Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk.
Abstract
Objective To describe the experience of the first OMERACT Emerging Leaders Program (ELP).
Methods A Delphi process identified positive aspects, areas for improvement and future directions. Core items were defined as ≥70% ratings of being ‘essential’.
Results Participants valued relatable/accessible mentors (100%), including an OMERACT Executive mentor (100%); and a support network of peers (90%). Key items for future development were funding support (100%); and developing knowledge about OMERACT processes (90%) and politics (80%).
Conclusion The ELP has the potential to provide targeted training for early career researchers to develop relevant skills for future leadership roles within OMERACT.
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Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Accepted manuscript
The OMERACT Emerging Leaders program: The good, the bad and the future
Caroline A. Flurey, Peter S. Tugwell, Rachel J. Black, Serena Halls, Matthew J. Page, Joanna C. Robson, Ilfita Sahbudin, Heidi J. Siddle, Premarani Sinnathurai, Kathryn S. Stok, Bethan Richards
The Journal of Rheumatology Jan 2019, jrheum.181123; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181123
Accepted manuscript
The OMERACT Emerging Leaders program: The good, the bad and the future
Caroline A. Flurey, Peter S. Tugwell, Rachel J. Black, Serena Halls, Matthew J. Page, Joanna C. Robson, Ilfita Sahbudin, Heidi J. Siddle, Premarani Sinnathurai, Kathryn S. Stok, Bethan Richards
The Journal of Rheumatology Jan 2019, jrheum.181123; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181123