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Farr Newsletter 10th November 2017
Initial Board Appointments for Health Data Research UK Last Call for Data Fest 2018 Fringe Event Proposals Q&A with the Editor-in-Chief of the IJPDS Publications New 100 Ways of Using Data to Make Lives Better case study on the Farr Institute website: How Data Can Help Find New Ways to Help People in Psychiatric Emergencies. ...
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New trial of remote support for ambulances could enhance Highland emergency care
The University of Aberdeen, NHS Highland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are testing new technology which enables paramedics to send high-quality video and ultrasound images ahead of a patient's arrival at hospital.
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Scotland's first audit of older people's services launched
The University of Aberdeen is to lead the first audit of specialist geriatric medicine services for older people in Scotland in collaboration with Health Improvement Scotland and the British Geriatrics Society.
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Farr Newsletter 20th October 2017
PhD Student Wins MRC's Max Perutz Science Writing Award Cancer Challenge Funding Call Submit Event Proposal to Data Fest Fringe Publications Stiglik, Gregor, Sheikh, Aziz, et al. 2017. 'Challenges associated with missing data in electronic health records: a case study of a risk prediction model for diabetes using data from Slovenian primary care' Health Informatics...
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Farr Newsletter 13th October 2017
Future Leaders in Health Data Science Gather in Swansea Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Obesity PUBLICATIONS Nwaru, Bright I., et al. 2017. 'Can Learning Health Systems Help Organisations Deliver Personalised Care?' BMC Medicine. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-017-0935-0. Turner, M, Fielding, S, Ong, Y, Dibben, C, Feng, Z, Brewster, DH, Black, C, Lee, A & Murchie, P 2017, 'A...
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Faster treatment but poorer survival rates: rural cancer riddle revealed
People with cancer who live more than an hour from their nearest major hospital are diagnosed and treated faster than those who live closer but are still more likely to die within a year of diagnosis, according to new research.
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Smoking during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity
Children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese than if the mother did not according to research from the University of Aberdeen.
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Hope for couples suffering IVF miscarriage
Women who miscarry during their first full round of IVF are more likely to have a baby after further treatment than women who don't get pregnant at all.
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Farr Newsletter 8th September 2017
Positive Impact of Smoking Bans on Child Health Backed by Study Dr Google Will See You Now: How Data Can Revolutionise Healthcare Kirstin Leslie (The Farr Institute Scotland Associated PhD Student) shortlisted for 2017 Max Perutz Science Writing Award Dr Jessica Butler (supported by The Farr Institute & ADRC Scotland) has won the...
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Farr Newsletter 1st September 2017
The Farr Institute Air Pollution & Fetal Growth Study was a Lead Story in Scottish Sunday Times CPRD Seeking New Committee Members OpportunitiesResearch Support Officer