Innovations in Healthcare and Enabling Health & Social Care Research events.
Today was the first day of the 10th NHS Grampian Research Conference and it was fantastic to have the research from IAHS so well represented and showcased as part of the Innovations in Healthcare and Enabling Health & Social Care Research sessions.
Professor Lesley Anderson, along with the other University of Aberdeen Interdisciplinary Institute Directors organised a series of short presentations followed by a panel discussion, small group discussions, and networking for the Innovations in Healthcare event.
Professor Anderson chaired the session and Dr Gerald Lip presented the team’s GEMINI study. GEMINI uses artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer. The NHS Grampian led project gathered data from 10,000 women in collaboration with the North East of Scotland Breast screening services and the analysis was led by Professor Anderson and Dr Clarisse de Vries and the team at the University of Aberdeen.
Professor Abha Maheshwari presented her work on home semen analysis tests.
Dr David Howcroft presented his work with Professor Peter Murchie on the ASICA+ study - an AI-enabled app to assist with regular skin checks for melanoma survivors
Miss Alisha Graham, a school pupil from Aberdeenshire, wrapped up the Innovations in Healthcare presentations with a very eloquent talk entitled Sixteen and seen: My healthcare Journey and ideas for change. Alisha shared her thoughts and reflections on her own health journey highlighting that young people want to be listened to and to be more involved and have more control of their health care experiences.
As part of the Enabling Health & Social Care Research session Professor Roy Soiza gave a great presentation highlighting that the Widening Access to Trials in Care Homes (WATCH) project is producing best practice guidance for recruitment of care home residents into commercial vaccine trials.
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