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Staff News - August 2021
Congratulations to Suzanne Breeman and Lynda Constable who have both been appointed as part-time Deputy Senior Trial Managers to support Seonaidh Cotton. Both Suzanne and Lynda will continue working as Trial Managers in addition to their new duties as Deputy Snr TMs.
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#TrialsChat for International Clinical Trials Day 2021
The HSRU Public Engagement Group (PEG) organised a TweetChat on 20 May 2021, 12-30-1.30 to mark International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD). The chat was hosted by the HSRU Twitter page using the hashtag #TrialsChat. The event, which was advertised ahead of ICTD through the PEG Instagram, PEG Twitter and HSRU Twitter...
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Staff News - May 2021
Congratulations to Seonaidh Cotton who has been appointed CHaRT Senior Trial Manager following the retirement of Alison McDonald. Sharon McCann rejoins us as a Research Fellow on an ISSF Returners Grant: congratulations and welcome back Sharon! Utkalika Kuanar rejoins us for a few months as a Programmer to help us move some...
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HSRU mark over one year working at home with a staff photo montage
To mark a full year since HSRU moved to home working in March 2020, we asked staff to send us photos of themselves, either working from their home offices, dining rooms and spare bedrooms, or out and about undertaking lockdown activities. We had an amazing range of photos sent in,...
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12 Month outcomes of the MASTER non-inferiority Randomised Controlled Trial
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common in men after prostate surgery and can be difficult to improve with conservative treatment. Even after physiotherapy, 75% of those incontinent 6 weeks after surgery continue to have some leakage 12 months later. Implantation with the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is the recommended surgery...
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Introducing... The HSRU Blog!
We are pleased to be able to announce that we now have an HSRU Blog, hosted within the HSRU website.
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Staff News - April 2021
We are delighted to welcome George Ramsay who has recently joined us as Senior Clinical Academic. George is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and he will be splitting his time between his clinical duties and undertaking research with us. Welcome to HSRU George. This month we...
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Covid's impact on funerals, the bereaved and funeral workers to be examined
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on funerals is the subject of a new study by the University of Aberdeen.
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HSRU staff celebrate Excellence Awards wins
We are delighted to announce that several members of HSRU are winners in this years Excellence Awards. Katie Banister and Samantha Wileman were joint winners in the Public Engagement with Research Awards 2021 category. Craig Ramsay won in the Outstanding Research Project - Covid-19 Response & Recovery Award 2021 category. Graeme Maclennan and...
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Breast screening could act as 'trigger' for lifesaving lifestyle changes
Using breast screening clinics to introduce lifestyle advice has the potential to improve women's health, a study from the universities of Aberdeen and Dundee has found.