The Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, 沙巴体育 College of Nursing, 沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), 沙巴体育 organized 5 days Virtual Lecture Series on “Translating 沙巴体育 into Practice (TRIP): Shifting Paradigm for Clinical Practice. This was funded by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SCLS Grant)”. The inaugural program of this 5-day virtual lecture series was held on 1st March 2022 between 3.30 – 4.00 pm followed by the first-day session. Dr Prachi Kaul, Director, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi, the Chief Guest for the programme addressed the participants during the inaugural program. The lecture series aimed to emphasize the efficient translation of research into clinical practice for the benefit of patient care by enhancing the knowledge on Translational 沙巴体育 its processes, models, challenges, and strategies.

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The fourth lecture series on “Challenges and Strategies in Translational 沙巴体育 Practice” was held on 4th March 2022 between 6.30 to 7.30 pm (IST). Dr. Praveen P Nekkar Rao, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Campus, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada was the speaker. He addressed the barriers that can curb productivity and the swift translation of research into new health care advances. Furthermore, he focused on the promotion of multidisciplinary collaboration among laboratory and clinical researchers as a strategy for the initiation and conduction of translational research in the nursing discipline.

The lecture series 5 on “Nurse-led Translational 沙巴体育 studies: Learning from experts” was delivered by Dr Sandhya Gupta, Health Consultant, Former Principal (Actg), and Associate Professor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India held on 5th March 2022 between 6.00 to 7.00 pm (IST). She presented the various translational research studies which were conducted in national and international settings. Moreover, she focused on the best translational research which was implemented in healthcare settings during the pandemic. Furthermore, she encouraged the participants to conduct more meaningful and applicable research that would benefit human health.

All the sessions were interactive and, participants clarified their doubts related to various aspects of translational research. An average of 85 participants including national and international delegates attended the lecture series.