Wednesday 24 December 2014

ScHARRNews - Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th December 2014

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UK research rankings…
(otherwise know as the Research Excellence Framework)… were published on 18th December.  All Universities are invited to participate and submit a case showcasing their research outputs, environment and impact.  And the familiar rush has been on across the country to cut the data in a way that tells the best story.  Figuring out what is going on is made more difficult by the fact that there are dif

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Anthea Sutton and Andrew Booth publish paper in JEAHIL
Before ScHARR Towers shuts up shop for the Christmas break, we bring you news of our latest IR publication. Anthea Sutton and Andrew Booth have published an article in the Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries (JEAHIL) on the topic of leadership in the library and information profession. This contributes to a special themed issue on "The librarian of the fut
New free online course: Measuring and Valuing Health
Over 3 weeks, Dr Katherine Stevens investigates how we can measure and value health focusing on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), asking how they’re developed and calculated, and how they’re used by decision makers in practice.The course will address key issues about the topic; should it be patients or the general population who value our health? Or
Brain sensors where subjects aren't covered in cables!
Brown University scientists have developed a low power brain sensor. They have published data testing the device in the latest issue of the journal Neuron. This idea is that these sensors can provide unique data collection as participants won't need to be covered in cables! They have found that the device could run continuously delivering a high rate of data for more than 48 hours, running on only

DEC 22

Apps to help you be a better mobile academic
A few months ago I recorded the first part of a collection of very short videos to help encourage the growing number of tablet owners to be more productive with their devices in an academic setting.Since then I have recorded a few more videos that can help academics and students learn how to use these apps to do anything from reference to stay up to date with their favourite journals.The collectio
Unbound MEDLINE App Tutorial
Unbound MEDLINE App Tutorial This video explains the basics of the Unbound MEDLINE app and how it can be applied within higher education. Unbound MEDLINE connects you to over 20 million journal citations and abstracts... From: scharrvids Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 02:35 More in Education
Unbound MEDLINE
Unbound MEDLINE This video explains the basics of the Unbound MEDLINE app and how it can be applied within higher education. From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:35 More in Education
Eculizumab, a NHS risk-bearing scheme not a risk-sharing scheme?
The most expensive drug in the world has got a yes form NICE.  The ICERs were not published this time round, but previously published work produced ICERs between £350,000 per QALY and £520,000 per QALY.  The evidence review group for NICE was ScHARR-TAG.There are conditions to the recommendion.  Eculizumab is recommended for funding for treating aHUS, only if all the following arrangements are in
New online course: Measuring and Valuing Health
Want to learn more about measuring and valuing health? Over 3 weeks, Dr Katherine Stevens investigates how we can measure and value health focusing on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), asking how they’re developed and calculated, and how they’re used by decision makers in practice. The course will address key issues about the topic; should it be pat

Sunday 21 December 2014

ScHARRNews - Friday 19th - Monday 22nd December 2014

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Freely available resources: encouraging the recruitment of people with aphasia
NIHR Clinical Research Network: Stroke has launched a new set of aphasia friendly online resources for researchers to help them recruit and involve people with aphasia into clinical trials. As people with aphasia have varying levels of communication difficulties, they are often excluded from research. Therefore these resources hope to begin to break down this barrier.These freely available resourc

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Early results in breastfeeding vouchers trial - BBC News
BBC NewsEarly results in breastfeeding vouchers trialBBC NewsInitial results of a controversial scheme offering shopping vouchers to persuade mothers to breastfeed have shown promise, researchers say. Mothers in three areas of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire where breastfeeding rates were low - between 21% and ...Scheme offering shopping vouchers to mothers who breastfeed to be extended

DEC 20

Early results in breastfeeding vouchers trial - BBC News
BBC NewsEarly results in breastfeeding vouchers trialBBC NewsInitial results of a controversial scheme offering shopping vouchers to persuade mothers to breastfeed have shown promise, researchers say. Mothers in three areas of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire where breastfeeding rates were low - between 21% and ...Trial to test shopping vouchers as breastfeeding enticementBreastfeeding mums to be of
Preference-based health-related quality of life in the context of aphasia: a research synthesis
Author(s):Whitehurst, D.G.T. | Latimer, N.R. | Kagan, A. | Palmer, R. | Simmons-Mackie, N. | Hoch, J.S.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: AphasiologyAccess all results for your search in Scopus
A decade of nutrition research in Africa: assessment of the evidence base and academic collaboration
Author(s):Lachat, C. | Roberfroid, D. | Van den Broeck, L. | Van den Briel, N. | Nago, E. | Kruger, A. | Holdsworth, M. | Garimoi Orach, C. | Kolsteren, P.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Public Health NutritionAccess all results for your search in Scopus

DEC 19

Write Club - The first rule of Write Club is that you do not talk at Write Club
One of the biggest issues my colleagues in ScHARR and Information Resources face these days is that of trying to put concentrated time into writing. For anyone working in a shared office or providing a service, as we do in Information Resources will know, is that all too often interruptions can impact on your flow of work. There are various articles and books published on the issue of modern techn
VACANCIES: Associate Research Fellow/Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow posts at PenCLAHRC
Vacancies: X2 Associate Research Fellows/Research Fellows/Senior Research Fellows (dependent on experience).When? Posts available from 1st  March 2015 - 31st December 2018. What? To be responsible for providing high quality quantitative and/or qualitative research expertise to range of PenCLAHRC adopted projects as well as being involved in new topic development. PenCLAHRC is keen to develop ideas

DEC 18

REF 2014 confirms Sheffield as a world-leading university - University of Sheffield News
University of Sheffield NewsREF 2014 confirms Sheffield as a world-leading universityUniversity of Sheffield NewsOther excellent results for research impact were achieved by the School of Health and Related Research, Biomedical Science, Politics, Human Communication Sciences and Architecture, Landscape and Town and Regional Planning. The University's ...

Thursday 18 December 2014

ScHARRNews- Thursday 18th December 2014

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Cochrane Collaboration update
New and updated Cochrane Reviews highlighted on their website this month are:Timing of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics for preventing postpartum infectious morbidity in women undergoing cesarean deliveryInterventions for improving upper limb function after strokePreventing occupational stress in healthcare workersUniversal school-based prevention for illicit drug useExercise for reducing fear

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RAT Group Achievements 2014
As 2014 comes to an end… here in the RAT Group we like to look over some of the achievements we have accomplished over the last year…January Professor Gail Mountain was invited to speak at the Parliament Ageing Society and Evidence session. Mark Jayes awarded NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship to carry out research on mental capacity assessment of patients with communication difficulties.F
Call for neuromodulation research proposals
A call has recently been advertised by ElectRx, DARPA's Electrical Prescriptions program for research proposals looking to develop "neuromodulation capabilities" that will "maximise the immunilogical, physical and mental health" of people in the military and veteransNeuromodulation isn't a new concept, it aims to electrically stimulate the spinal cord, brain or peripheral nerve

DEC 16

Happy Holidays from the ScHARR Library team!
We've been trimming the tree and hanging the lights in the ScHARR Library! To all our readers, users, fans and friends, a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a Joyous Kwanzaa!
Job opportunity in HEDS
HEDS are looking to recruit a Research Associate/Fellow in Health Outcomes and Utilities.  We are looking for someone with a relevant economics or psychological background to work with leading researchers on methodological research funded from a variety of sources including Department of Health, health foundations and pharmaceutical companies. In the first year, there is an exciting opportunity to