Dyslexia associated with reduced pass rates in MRCGP Clinical Skills Exam but not Applied Knowledge Test

A recent study from a team at CaHRU and the RCGP, published in Medical Education, ‘Performance in candidates declaring vs not declaring dyslexia in a licensing clinical exam’ showed that trainee doctors with dyslexia were less likely to pass the Continue reading Dyslexia associated with reduced pass rates in MRCGP Clinical Skills Exam but not Applied Knowledge Test

CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods Seminar: Researching rare diseases

The December 2019 CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods Seminar was given by Despina Laparidou, Dr Joseph Akanuwe and Prof Niro Siriwardena of CaHRU on researching rare diseases. A rare disease is defined as a life-threatening or chronically debilitating disease Continue reading CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods Seminar: Researching rare diseases

Symbiotic relationships to improve the healthcare system in Lincolnshire

A meeting to discuss ‘Symbiotic relationships to improve the healthcare system in Lincolnshire’ was hosted by NHS England and included representatives from the University of Lincoln (including CaHRU, the Lincoln Institute for Health and the Lincoln Medical School) and Lincolnshire Continue reading Symbiotic relationships to improve the healthcare system in Lincolnshire

CaHRU at British Sleep Society 2019

Profs Graham Law and Siriwardena, together with Dr Simon Durrant in Psychology were at the recent British Sleep Society conference, Birmingham Sleep 2019, which took place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole, part of the National Exhibition Centre. Prof Law and Continue reading CaHRU at British Sleep Society 2019

CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2019)

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The latest edition of the CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2019) was published in November 2019. The newsletter presents the work of the research centre over the previous three months and includes articles from the CaHRU blog covering publications, conferences and funding. Continue reading CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2019)