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CaHRU, in conjunction with NHS partners including East Midlands Ambulance Service and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trusts, held its latest Research Forum of 2016 on 16th November. The forum followed its usual two-hour format with three speakers giving detailed Continue reading CaHRU Research Forum November 2016
Julie Pattinson who recently joined CaHRU as a research assistant, recently successfully defended her doctoral thesis evaluating psychological and physical health as predictors for problem gambling in British older adults. The aim of the doctorate was to build knowledge and Continue reading Julie Pattinson successfully defends PhD thesis on gambling behaviour in British older adults
Ana Godoy, Lecturer in Health Economics at the University of Extremadura, Spain and visiting research fellow at CaHRU, presented her thesis “Four essays about quality in the delivery of healthcare” last week to obtain her international doctorate. Ana’s thesis considered Continue reading Ana Godoy successfully gains international doctorate
On 4th November 2016, CaHRU played host to an eminent group of researchers, ethicists and patient representatives in a meeting to discuss ethics in ambulance based trials. The group was formed as part of the Network Exploring Ethics in Ambulance Continue reading Experts convene for Wellcome funded Network Exploring Ethics in Ambulance Trials (NEAT) project meeting
The latest CaHRU Implementation Science and Research Methods seminar was presented by Dr Murray Smith on 25th October 2016, on the topic of statistical modelling of time series data. Dr Smith, research fellow at the Community and Health Research Unit Continue reading Implementation science and research methods seminar: statistical modelling of time series data