Research & Innovation @ ELFT Conference

Are you interested in learning about the latest research taking place in ELFT?

The Trust hosts an annual conference showcasing Research & Innovation @ ELFT.

The event, which is usually attended by hundreds of people, is open to all staff, service users, carers and members of the public. The half-day conference consists of brief presentations on a wide range of research projects that are being conducted in the Trust, ranging from epidemiological studies to clinical trials and qualitative work.

The ELFT Research & Innovation Conference took place on 6 November 2024. Recordings from the event are now available below.

SAVE THE DATE! The 2025 Conference will be held on Wednesday 3 December 2025.

Wednesday 6 November, 2024

2024 Programme

2024 Speaker Biographies

2024 Videos of Presentations

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Wednesday 1 November, 2023

2023 Programme

2023 Speaker Biographies

2023 Videos of Presentations

Wednesday 2 November, 2022

2022 Programme

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Speaker Biographies

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

2021 Programme

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Speaker Biographies

Robin Brooks Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Wednesday, 2 October 2019

2019 Programme

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Robin Brooks Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Wednesday, 3 October 2018

2018 Programme

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Robin Brooks Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Wednesday, 4 October 2017

2017 Programme

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Robin Brooks Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Wednesday, 5 October 2016

2016 Programme

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Over the years, feedback regarding the ELFT Annual Conference has been overwhelmingly positive...

"excellent bite-size info"

"very well organised, informative"

"fantastic range of presentations"

"I enjoy coming to this event, even if I am not a clinician, as I enjoy learning and listening to different research."

While for clinicians the event provided "a chance to consider applications of research into many areas of my work."

ELFT (previous) Non-Executive Director, Jenny Kay, said the conference was a "great afternoon. Very good to hear the breadth of research underway. [I am impressed with] the youth and talent of the presenters (and some very experienced presenters with great 'gravitas' too! I learnt a lot."