Dr Christopher Millward

Why Partner With Me?

✅ PhD-Trained COS Developer & Trial Methodologist (University of Liverpool)

• Developed 2 Core Outcome Sets (for intracranial meningioma).

• Served as a consensus meeting expert methodologist (for glioma).

• Designed a Core Outcome Set project (for pediatric brain tumours).

• Member of the TMRP Outcomes Working Group

✅ 10 Years of NHS Clinical Experience

• Neurosurgical Trainee (Walton Centre, Alder Hey): Simplified complex medical concepts for patients and families—critical for inclusive stakeholder engagement.

• Academic Foundation Programme: Broad clinical exposure across surgery, emergency medicine, and critical care.

• Trusted to lead high-stakes dialogues with patients, caregivers, and clinicians.

✅ MHRA Medical Assessor (Clinical Trials):

• Conduct risk-benefit analyses for UK trial applications, refining skills in neutral facilitation and incisive questioning.

• Provide scientific advice to trial sponsors, ensuring alignment with ethical and methodological best practices (no regulatory advice offered).

How I Add Value to Your Project

🔹 1. Core Outcome Set Facilitation

• End-to-end COS support: Delphi processes, consensus meetings, and stakeholder engagement (including patient pre-meeting guidance).

• Pre-consensus strategy: Tailored frameworks to align agendas with your project’s goals.

🔹 2. Medical Meeting Moderation

• Structured, neutral facilitation for research teams, advisory boards, and multidisciplinary collaborations.

• Agenda design: Ensure discussions stay focused, inclusive, and action-oriented.

🔹 3. Patient Engagement Facilitation

• Elevate patient/caregiver voices in workshops, balancing clinical priorities with lived experience.

• Draw on a decade of NHS experience to foster trust and clarity in sensitive discussions.

Bridging Diverse Perspectives

"I bridge clinical, academic, and patient perspectives to turn complex discussions into actionable consensus, ensuring every voice shapes the outcome."

Credentials at a Glance

• PhD in Surgery & Oncology (Liverpool): Developed COS under COMET Initiative leaders.

• MRCS (Edinburgh) | MBBS (Barts) | MSc Genomics (Edinburgh) | BSc Neuroscience (Edinburgh).

• 80+ Peer-Reviewed Publications | 2,000+ Citations – Rigorous, collaborative research

Explore My Research On ResearchGate