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Where is Philip?
What clients are saying about Philip's value to their practices and organisations:
"I was fortunate enough to be a delegate at the 2009 Chief Nursing Officer, England Summit - an ' invitation only' 3-day Conference for UK Nurse Directors, hosted by the Chief Nursing Officer for England, Prof Dame Christine Beasley DBE. Philip Darbyshire gave two invited presentations to this Conference - A Keynote presentation on 'Patient Experiences: Promoting Innovative approaches to understanding the patient journey' and a breakout/Masterclass session on 'Nurse leaders as research champions: Making research come alive in the busy every day healthcare environment'. Philip's presentations were direct, informative and thought-provoking. I came away from both sessions with my perceptions challenged and with a wealth of practical and informative information that I can use. Nurse leaders and health organisations everywhere would benefit immensely from Philip's insightful and practical approaches to improving our services".
Mark Hayward, Director Association for Leaders in Nursing, UK
Dear Philip,
On behalf of the South Australian Child and family Health Nurses Association, we would like to thank you sincerely for your wonderful contributions to the Third Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses, held in Adelaide in April this year. As hosts of this national conference we appreciated not only your consummate efforts as one of our keynote speakers but your support in preparing and executing our 'hypothetical'. Your approachability and availability throughout the conference was also much appreciated. Your overall contribution far exceeded our expectations.
We have now collated our participant evaluations and found that their responses echo ours. Your overall feedback score out of a possible total of 5 was a remarkable 4.75! The following are a small example of the participant comments:
'Philip Darbyshire was excellent'
'Philip Darbyshire was convincing ('Yes we can') re-the importance of research and his way of presenting is fun and easy to follow'
'Philip Darbyshire was very entertaining about research'
Philip's presentations were witty and informative and even had me considering taking on the research challenge'
So, once again, thank you for your marvellous contribution to our conference. We look forward to any opportunities for working with you in the future.
Pam Murphy, President
South Australian Child and Family Health Nurses Association, on behalf of the 2009 National Conference Organising Committee.
10th August 2009
Professor Philip Darbyshire
"Very empowering, demystifying the research process... Philip Darbyshire is an excellent, motivating speaker able to reveal the exciting side of research... Philip presented a very "don't touch" subject in an easy to understand and let's get into it manner... He turned a potentially dry subject into an interesting, relevant and practical subject.... I came away feeling much less overwhelmed and far more motivated with research..."
Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Dear Mr Darbyshire, I attended a workshop you facilitated in Galway, Ireland. I was so inspired by the workshop that we have since completed two studies in the area of autism. Thank You.
Fionnuala Langford
Senior Speech & Language Therapist, Galway, Ireland
"Philip's dynamic personality facilitated a most enlightening day - my mind had been opened and my practice surely enhanced by the experiences discussed today... Today's seminar will make me think in every practice... Most thought provoking session I have attended for a long time. Thank you..."
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
"Absolutely brilliant. Touching a subject no-one wants to talk about. Witty, informative, a really inspiring lecture... Outstanding look at human spirit - honesty, bravery, essence - an extraordinary human being... So good can't put into words... What an extraordinary lovely man with such an understanding of human beings... Charismatic and humorous presenter... This presentation inspired thought and reflection. Heartfelt and emotional extremely relevant... The poetry was so powerful, his depth of understanding outstanding - his words will stay with me forever... Absolutely magnificent - inspirational and so powerful..."
Ronald MacDonald House Charities, International Conference, Adelaide, Australia
"Philip's work was the pivotal point in creating a research culture in nursing. This culture was so evident that, when our hospital underwent the rigorous and searching evaluation which led to us achieving Magnet status, the assessors pointed particularly to all that was being achieved in research, comparing us extremely favourably to established Magnet hospitals in USA..."
Joy Vickerstaff, former Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, ACT, Australia.
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Philip Darbyshire needs to present and share his wisdom with every student nurse, every professional nurse, every nurse educator and anyone associated with health care. So much has entered my brain; but much more has been imprinted on my heart.
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Find a way to bring him back to visit each OHSU campus.
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Wonderfully refreshing, stimulating, usable!
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You described the experience of parents' grief. Thank you for pulling this all together using the arts to paint the exact picture.
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Wow!
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Dynamic speaker - great speaker to wrap up with.
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What a breath of fresh air he was in all this academia!
10th Annual Northwest Nursing Education Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Set the scene beautifully
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Applicable to all fields of nursing and relevant, articulated well and with reflective questions. Passionate level 10/10
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Motivating and reflective
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Inspiring and passionate
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Passion to inspire
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What an inspiration
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Wonderful speaker enjoyed the presentation so much. Very relevant. Fantastic choice for first speaker, very inspiring
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Excellent points- True
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Loved the 'power of one' theme
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Excellent relevance to our primary focus
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Just what my organisation is working on but the change is slow
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Philip once again brilliantly entertaining , cuts to the chase and reminds us about our role in positive health care experiences
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Thank you very inspired
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Just what we needed to start the day
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Mesmerizing. A truly fascinating and inspiring session
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Good points. Inspiring and entertaining at the same time.
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Excellent public speaker with good mix of humour and emotion. Inspiring!
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Very interesting. Could have been longer session. Great presenter
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Empowering presentation
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Thought provoking
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Delightful easy to listen to, enjoyed the stories.
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Fantastic speaker should be used to help sort out Queensland Health
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I really enjoyed this presentation- excellent
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It is always nice to see people who are leaders who haven't lost focus and passion for nursing. Very inspiring
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Wonderful
'Passionate about Practice' 2010 Conference, Brisbane
