UK Pleural Society Podcast
UK Pleural Society Podcast
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Brought to you by the UK Pleural Society, the UKPS Podcast is your go-to series for healthcare professionals with an interest in pleural disease. Our Career Spotlight series features candid conversations with consultants, fellows, nurse specialists, and other experts, sharing their journeys, insights, and advice on building a fulfilling career in pleural medicine.Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your expertise, our episodes aim to inform, inspire, and connect the pleural community. Future series will explore key pleural conditions, training in thoracic ultrasound, and much more.Tune in for real stories, practical wisdom, and a behind-the-scenes look at life in pleural medicine.
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The podcast highlights various aspects of pleural medicine, including career pathways in the specialty and key pleural conditions such as pleural effusions and pneumothorax. Episodes feature discussions on training in thoracic ultrasound and insights from experienced practitioners, with particular emphasis on personal journeys, as exemplified in the inaugural episode featuring Professors Eleanor Mishra and Kevin Blyth.
Brought to you by the UK Pleural Society, the UKPS Podcast is your go-to series for healthcare professionals with an interest in pleural disease. Our Career Spotlight series features candid conversations with consultants, fellows, nurse specialists, and other experts, sharing their journeys, insights, and advice on building a fulfilling career in pleural medicine.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your expertise, our episodes aim to inform, inspire, and connect the pleural community. Future series will explore key pleural conditions, training in thoracic ultrasound, and much more.
Tune in for real stories, practical wisdom, and a behind-the-scenes look at life in pleural medicine.
In this episode we talk to Dr Akhilesh Jha, MRC Clinician Scientist at the University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Cambridge University Hospitals, who leads INSPIRE – the Integrated Respiratory Research collaborative, the UK’s research network for early career doctors and allied health professionals in respiratory medicine. Aki tells the story of how INSPIRE came about, how the network supports trainee-led research projects at regional and national scale, and how trainees and AHPs at any stage can join and get involved.
Links from this episode:
- INSPIRE website: https://www.inspirerespiratory.co.uk/
- Join the network: https://www.inspirerespiratory.co.uk/join-us/
- Resources for getting started in research: https://www.inspirerespiratory.co.uk/resources/
- INSPIRE at the British Thoracic Society (including the RESP webinars): https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/research-and-innovation/supporting-respiratory-research/integrated-respiratory-research-collaborative-inspire/
- INSPIRE on X: @INSPIREresp_UK
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