Dr Oladayo Bifarin a clinical academic mental health nurse and NIHR senior research leader. From how writing is like “vomiting on paper” to how the hierarchies in research create systemic labels we covered a lot of topics. I really valued his recommendations and perspectives for nurse researchers. Only listen if you are prepared to be challenged.
Top 3 Takeaways
1) Talent-spotting, stay close those who support you and pay their support forward
2) Don’t complain, do a PhD
3) Don’t try and do it all, just collaborate
Bio: Dr Oladayo Bifarin is a Clinical Academic as Registered Mental Health Nurse. He focuses on applied healthcare research, focusing on mental health care pathways across the lifespan. HIs work explores how cultural dimensions shape caregiving systems, adopting an intersectionality framework to address health inequalities. He is an engaged scholar, fostering co-production and inclusivity to create opportunities for others. He leads initiatives that promote collaboration and inclusivity. He aims to advance accessibility in mental health research, ensuring underserved groups can participate in and benefit from research. He is passionate about increasing research capacity among Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals. As an NIHR Senior Research Leader, he is determined to enable a system that embeds research into practice, promoting patient-centred innovation and fostering diversity in mental health care. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at Liverpool John Moores University and the Research Effectiveness Lead at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Find Oladayo online:
X: @bifarin
LinkedIn: Oladayo Bifarin
Read Oladayo’s Research (his top 4 at time of recording):
1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpm.13092 ”
2) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nin.12630
3) https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122396/full
4) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/gps.5887
Oladayo is reading:
Deep Work by Cal Newport
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