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Epi Group's Patient-centred Care for Fibromyalgia: New pathway Design (PACFiND) analysis of the state of care in the UK for fibromyalgia patients identifies multiple failings of current systems, and set to publish practical guidance to improve care

We are delighted to welcome three new interns to our group from the University of Bremen, Germany - Fazila Jafari, Chanel Liedtke and Lina vom Wege.

David is a medical doctor training in Public Health. He is joining the Epidemiology group for a 12-month attachment.

Last week the Epidemiology Group of IAHS hosted UK-RiME (UK Research in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology), an annual meeting of academic units across the UK with a focus on musculoskeletal (MSK) epidemiology.

Findings from the Consortium Against Pain Inequality (CAPE) study show that experiencing trauma in childhood increases the risk of some conditions more than others, and that women are more affected than men.

Tariq joins our group as a PhD student with a background in anaesthesia and critical care, and has a passion for teaching and research.

John grew up in the UAE and Canada, and recently moved to Aberdeen to finish his PhD. He is joining the Epidemiology group as a Research Programme Administrator for the BRUCES project. Having lived in regions of extreme cold (-40C) and extreme heat (+40C), John welcomes Aberdeen's extremely mild weather...

Shouq joins the group all the way from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, swapping the very warm weather for the very cold (but sunny!) Aberdeen! Sometimes, you need to make such a choice to be supervised by one of the best in the field!

Sophie recently joined the group after relocating from Shetland, and will be our new Administration Coordinator.

Sung-A Kim (Sophia) joins us from Kyung Hee University in South Korea. She is a doctoral student and a board-certified Korean Medicine doctor.