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As a healthcare professional, you know that alongside the benefit of any treatment plan, there’s a practical impact and daily challenges for patients to face. You are there to manage the difficulties of treatment-related side effects that can impact a persons’ every day. You support people through the difficult questions and help them make trade-offs between their quality of life and a good clinical outcome.
You also recognise the hope that research and clinical trials can bring and have the experience to help shape the future of myeloma research so that we move towards kinder treatments, better quality of life for people living with myeloma and ultimately, a cure.
If this sounds familiar, join Myeloma UK’s Research Advisory Group.
Being part of Myeloma UK’s Research Advisory Group is a real privilege, allowing me to bring my frontline experience as a physiotherapist directly into research funding decisions. It’s incredibly rewarding to work with an organisation that shares the same goal as I do which is to ensure there is a clear line of sight from research investment to improved outcomes and quality of life for people affected by myeloma.
Joanne Sowter, Clinical Specialist Myeloma Physiotherapist and current RAG member
What’s involved?
As a member of the RAG, you’ll help drive research that directly impacts the lives of people affected by myeloma. You’ll explore emerging areas of research and contribute to funding decisions that shape the future of care and treatment.
RAG members:
Meet three times per year (one meeting per year in person, with the remaining meetings online).
Contribute to discussions that will shape our research portfolio.
Work closely with the Myeloma UK Research team.
Who we’re looking for
Whilst we are keen to hear from experienced professionals with expertise across the field, this year we are particularly keen to hear from research‑experienced myeloma nurses, as we aim to broaden the range of voices and expertise within the group.
However, if you have the experience needed and a passion to advance myeloma research, get in touch. Applications are welcome from experienced professionals with expertise in:
Myeloma nursing, with research experience.
Haematology, with a focus on myeloma.
Allied Healthcare Professionals with experience in myeloma.
Basic science, such as cell or molecular biology, with an interest in haemato-oncology.
Bioinformatics/data science.
Statistics.
Applied health research with a focus on myeloma and haemato-oncology.
