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The latest study from CaHRU was published in Health Expectations titled, ‘Communicating cancer risk in the primary care consultation when using a cancer risk assessment tool: Qualitative study with service users and practitioners’. The study was led by Dr Joseph Continue reading Communicating cancer risk in primary care
The College of Paramedics held their 3rd National Research Conference on the 24th September 2019 in Cardiff. The keynote speaker was Dr Nigel Rees who gave the ‘Malcolm Woollard lecture’. Nigel discussed the life of Archibald Leman Cochrane and the Continue reading Greg Whitley presents at College of Paramedics 3rd National Research Conference, UK
PhD student Laura Simmons attended the Doctoral Training Alliance Biosciences for Health summer school hosted by the University of Huddersfield on the 24th-26th July. During the 3-day event students took part in a variety of workshops that focused on how Continue reading Learning the importance of research impact at the Doctoral Training Alliance summer school
Joseph Akanuwe, doctoral student at CaHRU was recently confirmed by the College of Social Science Research Degrees Board that he be awarded his PhD for his thesis ‘Exploring service user and practitioner perspectives of using cancer risk assessment tools in Continue reading Joseph Akanuwe receives PhD for work on communicating cancer risk
Viet-Hai Phung, research assistant and doctoral student at CaHRU recently attended the summer school, ‘Doing social science research in healthcare settings’ at King’s College, London, 13-14 July 2017. This is his account of the course. “It was a pleasure to Continue reading Viet-Hai Phung attends KCL social science research summer school