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Catchup – Salon – Colab Lab: Making Multidisciplinary Work, Work
27/08/2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This Salon webinar brings together Laura Rooney from the Alzheimer’s Society and Dr Emma Law from The Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network in Scotland to explore the realities of managing and working within multidisciplinary teams. With backgrounds spanning clinical trials, mental health, behavioural science, and research delivery, they share their experiences of navigating different disciplines, building effective collaborations, and making progress in complex research environments. .
Dementia is a complex condition, and tackling it requires more than one lens. Neuroscientists, clinicians, social scientists, data analysts, artists—when these voices come together, the possibilities expand. But working in multidisciplinary teams is not always easy. Different languages, priorities, and ways of thinking can lead to misunderstanding or friction. So how do we make these collaborations work? How do we manage diverse teams in a way that brings out the best in everyone? Today, we will explore what it takes to thrive in multidisciplinary research and why it matters more than ever in dementia.
Speakers
Laura Rooney is Lead Research Nurse for the Alzheimer’s Society. With a decade of experience workin in Cancer Trials Delivery, Laura recently started to work at Alzheimer’s Society leading the first dementia research nurse programme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is a £3m pilot project, which will embed 10 dedicated dementia research nurses into NHS settings across the UK to accelerate recruitment into research studies.
Dr Emma Law is Strategic Manager for the The Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network in Scotland. Emma has 13 years experience as a Clinical Trails Network Manager and over 35 years experience as a Nurse, many of which were spent in the delivery of Clinical Research Trials. Emma completed her PhD and is passionate about giving people living with dementia and their carers access to participate in research.
