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November 2019
Patient and Public Involvement in Research Workshop 1: the long and winding road
Three local NIHR organisations - the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Oxford and the NIHR Oxford Health BRC - are running a series of workshops in 2019 and 2020 for patients and members of the public. Each workshop will cover a different topic and explore ways in which patients and members of the public can get involved in research. You are welcome to attend as many or as few in the series as…
Find out more »Ten years to eliminate Hepatitis B: can it be done?
Hepatitis B is estimated to infect close to 300 million people globally, and a third of the world's population has been exposed to the virus. International sustainable development goals have set ambitious targets for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by the year 2030. With a safe, effective vaccine and widely available antiviral drugs that can suppress the infection, is this within reach? Using data from Africa, Dr Philippa Matthews will explore the impact of HBV…
Find out more »December 2019
Patient and Public Involvement in Research Workshop: Service user-led research
This is one of a series of Patient and Public Involvement Workshops we are running for patients and members of the public. Places are free but limited and you must register to attend. About this workshop User-led research means that users make decisions about research, for example what is researched and how the study is carried out. This workshop will be led by Alison Faulkner who will share her experience of shaping and leading health research. Alison Faulkner is a…
Find out more »January 2020
Patient and Public Involvement in Research Workshop: PPI and digital health
This is one of a series of Patient and Public Involvement Workshops we are running for patients and members of the public. Places are free but limited and you must register to attend. About this workshop There is increasing attention on the potential to improve people’s health through digital technologies and the vast amounts of data being collected in health and care organisations. There is also consensus that involving patients and members of the public in discussions about how best to use…
Find out more »February 2020
Debating Data; how, why and when should your health data be used?
Our health is important and so is the research that goes into keeping us healthy. Do you know how your medical data is being used and why? Are you happy for your data to be used in research? Are your cells as important to you as an image of your brain, for example? Should these different types of data be used differently? Would you like to contribute to a fun and interesting one day event on 15th February 2020, debating…
Find out more »Patient and Public Involvement in Research Workshop: PPI and systematic reviews
This is one of a series of Patient and Public Involvement Workshops we are running for patients and members of the public. Places are free but limited and you must register to attend. About this workshop A systematic review is a summary of findings from many individual studies looking at a particular research question. Although it may be difficult to see how to involve patients, members of the public and carers, it is increasingly accepted that doing so can add…
Find out more »March 2020
POSTPONED: Patient and Public Involvement in Research Workshop: PPI and ethics
Due to current concerns regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, we have taken the decision to postpone this event. The rescheduled event will be advertised later in the year at oxfordbrc.wpengine.com/brc-events. This is one of a series of Patient and Public Involvement Workshops we are running for patients and members of the public. Places are free but limited and you must register to attend. About this workshop This workshop will explore ethics in research, including what is ethics, how researchers address…
Find out more »POSTPONED: Fact or fake? Looking for evidence behind everyday health claims
Due to current concerns regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, we have taken the decision to postpone this event to the autumn. The rescheduled event will be advertised later in the year at oxfordbrc.wpengine.com/brc-events and oxfordbrc.eventbrite.com. How do you assess the evidence behind health headlines? To separate the good from the bad, the truths from untruths, the advice you should act on and what you should ignore. Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine and a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's…
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