Tuesday 3 March 2015

ScHARRNews - February 25th - March 3rd 2015

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YESTERDAY

ScHARR Research Hacks #41 The Conversation
ScHARR Research Hacks #41 The Conversation This Research Hack explains about writing for the popular research news site The Conversation. From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:06 More in Education
Insertable cardiac monitor results
The latest clinical trial results for Medtronic's ($MDT) insertable cardiac monitor show that it's effective at detecting atrial fibrillation at an even higher rate than found in a previous study.
New staff
A few months late, here are new members of staff that we have welcomed to HEDS:Rosie Duncan, who undertaking PROMS work on our NIHR Vascular Programme Grant led by Jonathan MichaelsPatrick Phillips, who is a systematic reviewer, also working on our NIHR Vascular Programme GrantJean Sanderson, who is undertaking network meta-analyses and other statistical workMilad Karimi, who is taking a break fro

MAR 01

Nothing About Us Without Us? A Comparison Of Adolescent And Adult Health-State Values For The Child Health Utility-9d Using Profile Case Best-Worst Scaling
Author(s):Ratcliffe, J. | Huynh, E. | Stevens, K. | Brazier, J. | Sawyer, M. | Flynn, T.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: Health Economics (United Kingdom)Access all results for your search in Scopus

FEB 28

Understanding the barriers and enablers to implementation of a self-managed exercise intervention: A qualitative study
Author(s):Littlewood, C. | Mawson, S. | May, S. | Walters, S.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)Access all results for your search in Scopus

FEB 27

ScHARR Research Hacks #40 Google Forms
ScHARR Research Hacks #40 Google Forms This video explains Google Forms for researchers. From: scharrvids Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 01:47 More in Education
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Hack Hack. From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:47 More in Education
Repeat coronary angiography with previously normal arteries: A futile exercise?
Author(s):Rowe, R. | Parviz, Y. | Iqbal, J. | Heppenstall, J. | Teare, D. | Gunn, J.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsAccess all results for your search in Scopus
ScHARR Bite Size - Apps for Research and Teaching
It's been a while since I presented a ScHARR Bite Size session after handing over the running of the series last summer. So it was good to return to the 20 minute format and deliver a talk promoting some of the better research and teaching apps on the market. The video was recorded after the Bite Size session so is much shorter at just under 12 minutes. Nevertheless you should find more than a cou

FEB 26

Ebola check
Amid growing efforts to quell the Ebola outbreak, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding a new initiative from the Scripps Translational Science Institute to develop wearable technology to monitor patients with the virus and identify the condition earlier.To read more click here.
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Short Course
OverviewThe aim of this three day course is to provide participants with an introduction to methods for conducting systematic reviews in health care. Sessions will be delivered by ScHARR staff experienced in systematic review methods and health technology assessment. The course will be interactive and practical, with delivery of sessions based on lectures and individual and small group practical e
On Mortality
Photo credit: Tim Llewellyn'Everywhere I see the mistake of ignoring that people have priorities in their lives besides merely surviving another day. Even in severe illness or frailty, people desire connections to others and to purposes of their own choosing.'[from BBC Reith Lecture 4: The Idea of Wellbeing].Dr Atul Gawande's BBC Reith Lectures 2014 on 'The Future of Medicine' have been compelling
Modular patient-reported resource-use measure (RUM)
The MRC Hubs for Trials Methodology Research has awarded a collaborative group from Bristol, Bangor and Oxford Universities a grant to identify a core set of economically important resource-use items for future inclusion into a modular patient-reported resource-use measure (RUM). A comprehensive list of care items encountered in RUMs will be compiled from the DIRUM database to aid in this project

FEB 25

ScHARR Bite Size - Research and Teaching Apps
ScHARR Bite Size - Research and Teaching Apps This ScHARR Bite Size session looks at a few useful apps you can use as part of your teaching and research. From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 11:53 More in Education
ScHARR Bite Size - Research and Teaching Apps
ScHARR Bite Size - Research and Teaching Apps This ScHARR Bite Size session looks at a few useful apps you can use as part of your teaching and research. From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 11:53 More in Education
For many academics, the web is just a means to an end: Shifting gears to solve the digital divide
There has been an increasing number of technologies released in the last five years to help academics manage, communicate and deliver their research. Several have now established themselves within academia and can count hundreds of thousands of users, if not millions. Successes include Mendeley,ResearchGate, SlideShare and Prezi. Many of the first Web 2.0 technologies employed by researchers and t

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