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TODAY

King's Fund - Transforming Patient Experience event 2015
When? 4th November, 2015 0900-1635Where? The King's Fund, London, W1G 0ANWhat? Focusing on improving the experience of care for the most vulnerable people. For further information and event updates, please click here.

YESTERDAY

Is there an app for loneliness? | Guardian Sustainable Business ...
... it comes to tech solutions, simply giving an older person an iPad or a smartphone won't work, says psychologist Arlene Astell, a professor at Sheffield University's Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare.
Diabetes Prevention Model
With calls from Diabetes UK to invest more in diabetes prevention, it is timely to flag the latest addition to HEDS Discussion Paper Series “SPHR Diabetes Prevention Model: Detailed Description of Model Background, Methods, Assumptions and Parameters”.  HEDS contributions are from Penny Breeze, Chloe Thomas, Hazel Squires, Alan Brennan, Louise Preston and Jim Chilcott.  The abstract is below:“Type
250 great minds
The University of Leeds wishes to recruit 250 University Academic Fellows by 2017 who have the potential to make a major contribution  to the University's academic performance and standing. The fellows will be supported by a structured five year fellowship development programme which will lead to an Associate Professor role.2015/16 roles are available to apply and applications close at 23.59 (UK t

AUG 18

MRI scanners can steer tumour busting viruses to specific target sites within the body
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered MRI scanners, normally used to produce images, can steer cell-based, tumour busting therapies to specific target sites in the body.
Is there an app for loneliness? - The Guardian
The GuardianIs there an app for loneliness?The Guardian... the likelihood of dementia. When it comes to tech solutions, simply giving an older person an iPad or a smartphone won't work, says psychologist Arlene Astell, a professor at Sheffield University's Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected ...and more »
Job vacancies, University of Sheffield
Post title: Information officer (enquiry desk) Post ref: UOS011318 Closing date: 24 August 2015 Number of posts: 2 The above two grade 4 part-time posts are currently being advertised. If you know someone who you think may be suitable, please advise them of the vacancy and where further details may be found.  The supporting documentation can be viewed and the on-line application accessed by cli

AUG 17

The Assistive and Healthcare Technologies blog: 100 patients in the ...
...combines the expertise of three research groups at the University of Sheffield: Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Group (RAT Group), the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) and the ...
The Assistive and Healthcare Technologies blog: PhD Studentship ...
...combines the expertise of three research groups at the University of Sheffield: Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Group (RAT Group), the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) and the ...
Updated ISPOR Good Research Practices for EEACTs…
…or Economic Evaluation Alongside Controlled Trials if you don’t have to tweet it.  Long overdue, but not a whole lot of changes in the grand scheme of things.  Not very prescriptive at all, but a useful reference document.  And…it comes with a recording of webinar that goes through the new document.However, the context of EEACTs and their role needs to be fully appreciated.  For this, can accompa
University of Sheffield Academic recognised in Queen's Birthday ...
The Dean of the University of Sheffield's world-leading School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) has been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen for his outstanding contribution to health research. JNichollPhoto2013 ...

AUG 16

University of Sheffield Academic recognised in Queen's Birthday ...
The Dean of the University of Sheffield's world-leading School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) has been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen for his outstanding contribution to health research. JNichollPhoto2013 ...

AUG 14

New Projects
Two new projects have been funded and are about to start:Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS): Primary Care Intervention.Funded by the NIHR, and undertaken by Joanna Leaviss, Andrew Booth, Sarah Davis, Glenys Parry, Shijie Ren, Alison Scope, Matthew Stevenson and Anthea Sutton.Cancer, Fertility and Me: The development and evaluation of a fertility preservation decision support intervention to supp
New publication on patients’ core beliefs in internet delivered CBT
Dr Abigail MillingsDr Abigail Millings from The Center for Assistive Technology and Connective Healthcare (CATCH) has published a paper examining the content of a large sample of primary care patients’ core beliefs captured in an online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) program. The paper, appearing in the Journal of Affective Disorders, describes a content analysis of over 1800 core beliefs deri

AUG 13

Combing chemotherapy with an immune-blocking drug could stop cancer growing back
Giving patients a drug that blocks part of the immune system from going into overdrive might help prevent cancer coming back in some people, according to scientisits from the University of Sheffield.
100 patients in the Big CACTUS study
The Big CACTUS study, funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme and the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia aims to evaluate the use of computer software and volunteer support as an intensive, long term intervention for improving word finding ability in people with aphasia as a result of Stroke. At the end of June the study reached the first 100 patients recruited to the study in 20 speec
Job in HEDS: Research Assistant in Health Economics
The School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) is looking to recruit someone with an economics or economics-related background for an NIHR Methods Research Fellowship in Health Economics. This Fellowship is ...

AUG 12