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Staff News January 2021
Welcome to Carrie Stewart, who joins us this month as a Research Fellow on the I-Trac project, working with Katie Gillies.
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Pulpotomy for the management of irreversible pulpitis in mature teeth (PIP Feasibility Study)
Most adults experience tooth decay and many require restorative work involving dental caries removal prior to the irreversible pulpitis stage. If this fails, root canal treatment involving complete removal of the pulp is the only option (other than extraction) but it is a technically demanding procedure, time consuming and costly...
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Prioritising patient and public involvement in numerical aspects of trials: the PoINT project
This past Tuesday, the 15th of December, an online priority setting meeting was held to identify numerical aspects of trials where patient and public involvement could make the most difference. The meeting was part of the PoINT project led by Dr Beatriz Goulao. The facilitation was led by Katherine Cowan...
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Staff News - December 2020
We say fond farewells this month to both Alison McDonald and Maga Aceves Martins. Alison is taking a well-deserved retirement after more than 25 years with CHaRT and HSRU. We wish Alison a very healthy and happy retirement! Maga is leaving HSRU to take up a post with the Rowett Institute where...
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Pregnancy illness not enough to halt Jessica
Jessica Wood had to pause her studies due to a pregnancy-related illness, but returned to earn her Masters of Public Health.
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Is it BAME, BME, or ethnic minority? Why language matters.
A range of collective terms have recently been used in the UK to describe ethnic minority groups, including BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic), BME (Black Minority Ethnic), ethnic minority, non-white, and people of colour. BAME or BME are frequently used in the UK, but are problematic as they indiscriminately...
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FREE Short online course (time-limited offer) Patient and Public Involvement in Health Research
Short online course for professionals working in or managing health research projects.
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ActWELL trial results to be shared with all stakeholders in online events this November
Participants and other stakeholders in the ActWELL trial are invited to hear about the study results in online events. The events were originally intended to be hosted face-to-face, one event in each city where the trial recruited participants (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) but due to the ongoing pandemic this...
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Dr Katie Gillies represents the HSRU at the HRB TMRN Trial Methodology Symposium
The theme for this year’s event was “improved trials for better health decisions for an informed public” and included topics such as enhancing public involvement in trials research, the challenges of surgical trials and an informative session on ‘The People’s Trial’. Dr Katie Gillies presented her work which highlighted the importance...
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HSRU's Professor Alison Avenell to take part in FFN Fragility Fracture Network session
HSRU's Professor Alison Avenell will be taking part in an online session presented by FFN Fragility Fracture Network on 1 December 2020 at 12.00pm. This session will introduce the impact of malnutrition on patients with hip fracture and evidence for the importance of nutritional management including from Professor Avenell’s Cochrane reviews....