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Professor Niels Peek, Director, Greater Manchester Connected Health City Health eResearch Centre, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester Niels is Professor of Health Informatics at the MRC Health eResearch Centre for North England (www.herc.ac.uk), University of Manchester. His research focuses on improving quality and safety of healthcare using methods and...

Multimorbidity in CKD: a complex challenge

Introduction to Structured Equation Modelling with a live demonstration.

From healthcare users' preferences to shared decision-making in the medical encounter: key messages and future issues in France

Marion's research is focused on development of a robust evidence base to support the safe, effective and person centred care through use of medicines and other health technologies. In this presentation she will give us an insight to her work developing Scotland's Infection Control Platform and Cancer Medicines Outcomes Programme.

This seminar will be delivered by Dr Rebecca McDonald, Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham  Understanding the composite dimensions of the EQ-5D: an experimental approach  The EQ-5D(-5L) includes two composite dimensions: “Pain or Discomfort” (P/D) and “Anxiety or Depression” (A/D). Little is known about how these composite dimensions are...

Visualisation with R - With a focus on next generation sequencing applications

Professor Colin McCowan, University of Glasgow Chair in Health Informatics, Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health & Wellbeing Screening can reduce deaths from cancer if the people invited participate. Bowel screening uptake in women is lower than breast and cervical. Understanding why women invited to all three screening programmes choose to...

The Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research is delighted to invite researchers and clinicians with an interest in prediction modelling for clinical medicine to this upcoming symposium in Edinburgh. Event overview Prediction models, both diagnostic and prognostic, are popular and widely published in medical literature, yet their use in clinical practice is...

Evidence for integration - What can research tell us about health and social care integration and its role in improving outcomes?