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October 2020
Pelvic pain: diagnosing endometriosis sooner
Pelvic pain and fertility problems can be symptoms of many issues. Endometriosis is a common condition that can take 8 to 12 years for proper diagnosis – tissue similar to the womb’s lining grows in the ovaries and fallopian tubes – and few tests exist to distinguish it from other potential causes. University of Oxford Professor, Christian Becker, explains how researchers are analysing blood, saliva, urine and tissue samples to better understand the condition and develop more effective tests. This…
Find out more »November 2020
Predicting your COVID-19 risk
Julia Hippisley-Cox, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and General Practice at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, will discuss her research into risk prediction models for a range of diseases, including COVID-19, and how these tools can be used to improve healthcare and support the NHS. Watch live at https://youtu.be/2fuc_mjckOY. To submit a question please use the YouTube live chat or email OBRCenquiries@ouh.nhs.uk to send a question in advance.
Find out more »PPI webinar: Qualitative research
Dr Nikki Newhouse is a postdoctoral researcher in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, where she works as a qualitative methodologist. Her primary research interest is in human-computer interaction, in particular the development, evaluation and implementation of complex digital interventions to support physical and psychological wellbeing across the lifespan. She uses qualitative and participatory design methods to explore how and why people use (and don’t use) technology 'in the wild'. In this presentation,…
Find out more »December 2020
PPI webinar: Finding and reading a research paper
Dr Thomas Kabir from the McPin Foundation will talk about finding, reading and understanding healthcare and medical research papers. The webinar is organised by a collaboration of Oxford-based organisations that work together to support patient, carer and public involvement in health research.
Find out more »March 2021
Can asthma inhalers prevent COVID-19 hospitalisations? The STOIC Study
Mona Bafadhel is Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Oxford and a Consultant Respiratory Physician. Her research focuses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a set of conditions that cause the airways to become inflamed and make it harder for patients to breathe. In this talk, Mona will discuss her work on COPD and her recent research on the use of inhaled corticosteroids (usually used for asthma and COPD) to reduce the chances of severe respiratory illness…
Find out more »BCG Then and Now
On 18 July 1921, at the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris, a newborn infant received a dose of an experimental vaccine called Bacille Calmette-Guérin. This young child would be the first human to receive the BCG vaccine, which, over the coming 100 years, would save millions of lives that would have been lost to one of history’s greatest killers - tuberculosis. In 2021, VALIDATE is celebrating the 100th anniversary of BCG in our BCG100 Programme. In BCG Then and…
Find out more »July 2021
To public co-applicant or not to public co-applicant?
What’s the difference between a public co-applicant and the other people involved in the PPI on a study? Should all studies have a public co-applicant? When is it a good idea to have a public co-applicant on a research study? What do public co-apps do? Who should they be? What support should be provided to public co-applicants? Questions, questions, questions…. Join Amander Wellings (speaker/panellist), Heidi Surridge (speaker/panellist) & Dr Susannah Hopper (panellist) to hear about and discuss public co-applicants with…
Find out more »September 2021
Tackling COVID-19 together: Building a multi-disciplinary approach to help vaccinate the world
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an intense research effort, which by one estimate has generated more than half a million research publications to date. Much of the COVID-19 research undertaken has been within traditional academic disciplines, but tackling COVID-19 effectively, and dealing with its long-term health and economic impacts, will require a multi-disciplinary research effort. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a multi-disciplinary forum focusing on effective ways to promote vaccine uptake and to ensure public support for…
Find out more »October 2021
Black History Month online talk: Patrick Vernon – Inequalities in Healthcare and Research
To mark Black History Month 2021, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is sponsoring an online talk by health activist, social commentator and cultural historian Patrick Vernon OBE, who will be discussing Inequalities in Healthcare and Research. In this University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division talk, Patrick will consider healthcare inequalities through the lens of Black British history. This talk will be followed by a Q&A hosted by Dr Fadi Issa, of the University’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.…
Find out more »December 2021
Writing for the Public Workshop
A workshop organised by the Working Together Partnership for health and care staff and the public. Writing so that everyone understands what you want to communicate is a real skill. This is particularly true if you need to communicate complex ideas about health care or research, for example in patient information leaflets or factsheets. Writing for the public needs to take into account the diversity of our populations, mastering both technical subject matter and the art of producing easy to…
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