Invited speakers

Dr Victoria Kidgell

I have completed an MEng in Mechanical Engineering, followed by an MRes and PhD in Civil and Computational Engineering, undertaking finite element analysis of bone, at Swansea University. I worked as a post-doc research associate using finite element analysis for stress-based design optimisation and analysis in industrial applications.

I retrained as a Clinical Scientist through the Scientist Training Programme and undertook my training at the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

I work as a Clinical Scientist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. I have worked clinically, specialising in physiological measurement in 3D motional analysis, functional electrical stimulation (FES) and foot pressures. I have also undertaken clinically relevant research projects, presenting my findings at national and international conferences.

I currently work as the Lead Clinical Scientist in the Medical Device Management Group (MDMG) within Clinical Engineering at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. I work with clinical teams to aid them in the procurement of medical devices, with a particular focus on the introduction of new and innovative technology. My goal is to bridge the gap between clinicians and engineers, procurement, finance and IT. I am involved in projects to assess the suitability of new devices to clinical practice within the NHS.

I am a chartered Scientist with IPEM and I am the current Chair of IPEM's Clinical Engineering Special Interest Group (CE SIG). I also successfully completed the CSO WISE Leadership Development Programme (2019 cohort). I previously held the positions of Chair and Audit Coordinator in the Standards Committee for the Clinical Movement Analysis Society of the UK and Ireland (CMAS).

Dr Daniel McGowan

Head of Education and Research, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Daniel is the Head of Education and Research for the Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT where he is a Medical Physics Expert and Radioactive Waste Advisor.  He is an Honorary Senior Clinical Research Fellow with the University of Oxford’s Department of Oncology and is Course Director for their MSc in Medical Physics with Radiobiology.  He supervises a number of doctoral students within his Clinical Academic Group.  He is a Fellow of the British Institute of Radiology, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, Higher Education Academy and the Academy of Healthcare Science.  He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Medicine, Cardiff University.  He has been a member of the British Institute of Radiology Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Committee since 2013, chair since 2021.  He was Co-Chair of the UK Internal Dosimetry Users Group (IDUG) 2011-2013 and has served as Emeritus Chair since 2014.