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Presentation at GP educator conference and bursary award for doctoral study on early cancer diagnosis

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Cell from a squamous cell carcinoma

Joseph Akanuwe, doctoral student at CaHRU, was recently invited to present a workshop with Dr Sharon Black (both pictured below) at a regional primary educator’s conference organised by Health Education East Midlands at the Eastgate Hotel on 14 January 2016. Continue reading Presentation at GP educator conference and bursary award for doctoral study on early cancer diagnosis→

CaHRU research on measuring quality presented at the Larrey Society’s Future of EMS Conference

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Emas paramedics

Professor Niro Siriwardena recently presented on ‘Developing new ways of measuring the quality of emergency medical services’ on 21 January 2016 at the Larrey Society’s inaugural conference on the Future of EMS in London. The Larrey Society, the brainchild of Continue reading CaHRU research on measuring quality presented at the Larrey Society’s Future of EMS Conference→

CaHRU hosts second East Midlands Research into Ageing Network regional seminar at University of Lincoln

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EMRAN logo

The Community and Health Research Unit, as part of the work of the centre’s Healthier Aging programme of research, recently hosted the second East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) seminar that took place at the University of Lincoln on 25 Continue reading CaHRU hosts second East Midlands Research into Ageing Network regional seminar at University of Lincoln→

International media coverage for research linking flu vaccine with reduced risk of stroke

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Blood clot

A study from CaHRU, ‘Influenza vaccination and risk of stroke: self-controlled case-series study‘, recently published in the journal Vaccine, received international coverage in news media. The study of almost 18,000 patients with stroke looked at data from general practices in Continue reading International media coverage for research linking flu vaccine with reduced risk of stroke→

HEI Challenge for Patient Supported Quality Improvement and Education in Healthcare PPI conference

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HEI PPIE Eventat the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine

The Higher Education Institution (HEI) Challenge for Patient Supported Quality Improvement and Education in Healthcare held its Patient and Public Involvement Working Group Conference at Loughborough University on 1st October 2015. This collaborative event formed a central part of the Continue reading HEI Challenge for Patient Supported Quality Improvement and Education in Healthcare PPI conference→