MODEST BUT IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH FUNDING: THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE Graphical representations of the ecology of medical care were especially valuable & funders did eventually accept that primary care research was of importance https://t.co/YoyIag2wWL
Alex Baldacchino's work with Tampere and others: Stopping Child Maltreament through Pan-European Multiprofessional Training Programme: Early Child Protection Work with Families at Risk ERICA. https://t.co/QZ9qWnGfZI has launched.
SE Scotland's Keynote Lecture 2020 will be delivered by our new RCGP President, Professor Amanda Howe, on the topic of 'Working from the Outside In – how learning emotional literacy helps us thrive in general practice'.
7pm drinks and canapes
8pm lecture
https://t.co/gYICckkTy8
RCGP Scotland are increasingly approached to facilitate GP representation on various groups. This network of GPs offers expert input to national guidelines & RCGP guidance on clinical issues. https://t.co/0uD4Xp7ckh
Clinical practice guidelines for opioid prescribing for Chronic non-Cancer Pain from 2007 to 2013 were at risk of bias because of pervasive conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical industry, and with a paucity of mechanisms to mitigate bias https://t.co/UxtyMzDgJu
The BMA Foundation for Medical Research
Applications for the 2020 grant round are now open on the BMA Foundation website The deadline for applications is 06 March 2020.
https://t.co/Mw2LAt69e1
First HDR UK Science Webinar of 2020
Tuesday 7 January 11:00-12:00
https://t.co/693tkRn6FJ
Topics
Reproducible machine learning.
UK Health Data Research Alliance
NHS Fife STUDY SUMMARY & SET UP CHECKLIST (V1) has been issued and will become effective from 13 Jan 2020.
It is designed to help ensure that all the necessary steps have been completed when setting up Clinical Research studies .
https://t.co/0Ic1pYvLLW
NCRI are looking for new members to oversee development of portfolios of trials for specific cancer types or treatments. This includes overseeing the portfolio of existing studies, considering new research questions, developing proposals & funding. https://t.co/lOZ3XVPOUm
Cohort study in CFP of 2K people demonstrates 2 large gaps in care for patients with opioid use disorder. First, patients have poor access to substitution Rx while in publicly funded residential treatment programs; and many are involuntarily discharged https://t.co/3PXlk5OKfz
Why Google’s Move into Patient Information Is a Big Deal https://t.co/APnjLs6kUC
Google sidestep HIPAA regulations by becoming a business associate of Ascension, a huge national US health system. Watch this space.
Katie Keenan, Hill Kulu and Frank Sullivan awarded a 2020-21 World-Leading St Andrews Doctoral Scholarships for Migrant Employment, Family, and Health in the Social and Institutional Context: The Comparison of Immigrants from Pakistan and their Descendants in the UK and Norway
DHSI Seminar Series
The School of Physics & Astronomy would like to invite you to join us as we
host the Digital Health Science Series of Seminars.
Wednesday 4th December 2019