title: I could never do research.
abstract: My recent career move into allied health education has served as a reminder of the importance of research in healthcare. Whether we, as perioperative practitioners, perform a clinical audit, evaluate a service, explore a patient's experience or undertake a large-scale research project, the results from all types of studies shape what we do in practice and also what we teach in both pre- and post-graduate education. This month's Journal of Perioperative Practice recognises the importance of perioperative research by bringing together a collection of papers detailing the results from a variety of studies carried out by perioperative practitioners.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quick
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D006113:United Kingdom; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control