Community and Health Research Unit
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Prof Niro Siriwardena was invited to present at the latest British Sleep Society (BSS) webinar on, ‘I can’t get to sleep doctor’: sleep in primary care’. Niro presented on ‘Improving primary care for insomnia’ with co-presenter Dr Zoe Schaedel who Continue reading CaHRU presents at British Sleep Society webinar series 2024
CaHRU helped lead and contribute to the recently reported Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2021 for Allied Health Professions. The REF is a process of peer review using expert panels to benchmark research units for stakeholders (government, public, students), while Continue reading CaHRU contributes to world leading Research Excellence Framework outcomes in Allied Health Professions
Dr Coral Sirdifield, Senior Research Associate at CaHRU, presented at the Society for the Study of Addiction annual conference – an international conference which was held online on the 4th and 5th of November 2021. Coral’s presentation was part of Continue reading ‘Patient experiences and perceptions of receiving benzodiazepines and z-drugs: lessons for safer prescribing’: international conference presentation
Are you an adult living with emphysema or chronic bronchitis, otherwise known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Do you currently find it hard to sleep, lie awake at night, wake up several times during the night, still feel tired Continue reading Invitation to participate in new study ‘Exploring the lived experiences of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and sleep disturbance (Insomnia)’
The latest edition of the CaHRU Newsletter (Spring 2020) was published in June 2020. The newsletter presents the work of the research centre over the past three months and includes articles from the CaHRU blog covering publications, conferences and funding. Continue reading CaHRU Newsletter (Spring 2020)