Monday, 24 March 2014

ScHARRNews - Monday 24th March 2014

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Consultation on EUnetHTA Core Health Technology Assessment….

….relating to Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) versus guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (FOBT) for colorectal cancer screening. This is the first Core HTA produced within the EUnetHTA Joint Action 2 Work Package 4 and the consultation is open until March 31 2014.From EUnetHTA:“The aim of this consultation is to obtain feedback on the validity of the core HTA for its intended primary use.A Core

Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR / by HEDS / 12min

Clinical Reference Group

In the future, anyone in England who needs an environmental control system or a high-tech communication aid should be assessed by a specialised service and, if suitable, provided with what they need. This is a great development for people with severe physical disabilities. One welcome outcome of the current changes to the NHS is that Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT) services in England will

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 42min

HMA, The University of Sheffield and Tunstall Healthcare ...

HMA, The University of Sheffield and Tunstall Healthcare Collaborate to Develop New mHealth Assist Mobile Platform. Tunstall Healthcare is collaborating with the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) here at the University of Sheffield, and HMA Digital Marketing to develop "mHeath Assist", a mobile technology platform. mHealth Assist ... Barnsley AT Team · Heal

scharr AND sheffield - Google Blog Search / by Lauren A Powell / 51min

A Social Innovation for Healthy and Active Ageing | Public Health ...

The University of Sheffield is one of the partners of the EU-funded Innovage programme, a 3-year project to promote active and healthy ageing across Europe. The Public Health section at ScHARR is collaborating with ...

scharr AND sheffield - Google Blog Search / by Melanie Rimmer / 6h

Early career alcohol research symposium 2014 - Alcohol Research UK

Fizz Annand (Middlesex University) Developing and delivering local partnership schemes. Jessica Li (ScHARR, University of Sheffield) British public attitudes towards alcohol policies. Inge Kersbergen (University of Liverpool)

scharr AND sheffield - Google Blog Search / by James Nicholls / 6h

YESTERDAY

Impact of Social Sciences – Social media is a ticking time bomb for ...

Andy Tattersall is an Information Specialist at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. His role is to scan the horizon for Web and technologies opportunities relating to research, ...

"school of health and related research" - Google Blog Search / by Blog Admin / 23h

Ripping off the sticking plaster: Whole-system solutions for urgent ...

The report draws on a review of the literature and evidence commissioned from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), and on the knowledge and experience of our members as ...

"school of health and related research" - Google Blog Search / by kinwahlin /23h

Modelling the relationship between the WOMAC osteoarthritis index

Author Affiliations. 1 Health Economics and Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. 2 Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud y Cronicidad (REDISSEC) ...

"school of health and related research" - Google Blog Search / by Antonio Escobar M... / 23h

An investigation of the impact of futility analysis in publicly funded trials

1 Medical Statistics Group, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, 30 Regent Court, Regent Street, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK. 2 School of Health And Related Research, University of Sheffield, 30 Regent ...

"school of health and related research" - Google Blog Search / by Jon Nicholl /23h

MAR 21

Kathryn Oliver - ScHARR Seminar Series - How to make friends and influence policy

Kathryn Oliver - ScHARR Seminar Series - How to make friends and influence policy Tues 11th March 2014 -- Kathryn Oliver, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester How to make friends and influence policy: understanding networks... From: scharr Views: 3 0 ratings Time: 54:31 More in Education

Videos / by scharr / 2d

Professor Susan Mawson- What do intelligent shoes and brain synapses have to do with NHS reforms?

Professor Susan Mawson- What do intelligent shoes and brain synapses have to do with NHS reforms? Professor Susan Mawson - ScHARR Inaugural Lecture - What do intelligent shoes and brain synapses have to do with NHS reforms? From: scharr Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 36:06 More in Education

Videos / by scharr / 2d

Friday, 21 March 2014

ScHARRNews - Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March 2014

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Prof Barney Reeves - HEDS seminar

When: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:30pm to 1:30pm GMT Where: Pemberton Room Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Professor Barney Reeves, University of Bristol, will present; "Issues when including non-randomised studies in systematic reviews of health care interventions"? It is widely accepted that systematic reviews should include all relevant evidence to address the review question of i

ScHARR (MDH) / by a.scope@sheffield... / 19min

To Skype or not to Skype?

A hospital in Staffordshire is set to use Skype for patient consultations to tackle waiting list times. It is said that if this is approved then it could potentially reduce admissions by 35%, free up some car parking spaces and save staff a significant amount of time. If this is approved they will be the first UK hospital to use Skype for this purpose. An article in the Telegraph provides more inf

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 2h

YESTERDAY

Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population

Great report published by David Oliver and colleagues at the King's Fund regarding improving services for older people. Key messages included and were not limited to:Supporting independence and active healthy living in older people Stability of living in those with long term conditionsQuick and close by support for emergenciesGood acute hospital care (when required)Good discharge post support Cho

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A

ScHARRNews - Wednesday 18th March 2014

MAR 19

Turn on the filters, turn down the noise

© Copyright Richard West and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.There is no getting away from it, many of us are drowning in information and data on a personal and professional level. We are bombarded by text messages, emails, Social Media updates, instant messages, videos, presentations, and that is before we get onto newspapers, marketing, television, phone calls and good

ScHARR Library / by Andy Tattersall / 1d

Health Services Research Network (HSRN) Symposium

The Health Services Research Network (HSRN) Symposium presents multidisciplinary health services research including presentations, posters, plenaries from research and service leaders and commissioned themes. A wide range of delegates attend from NHS and social care, patient groups, Universities, industry commercial consultants, service leaders and policy makers.The confirmed speakers are: Profess

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 1d

Cochrane offers free access to online training materials

From The Cochrane Collaboration:“For a limited time, Cochrane is offering free access to its Online Learning Modules for current and aspiring Cochrane authors. In exchange for free access to 12+ hours of tailored training resources, authors will be asked to provide feedback on their experience of using the materials.The Online Learning Modules are part of a self-directed learning initiative of The

Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR / by HEDS / 2d

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

ScHARRNews - Tuesday 18th March 2014

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Safe and Well Service Workshop: Blackburn and Darwen Council

CATCH facilitated an interactive workshop for Blackburn and Darwen council for the their new Safe and Well service on March 5th. This was attended by over 70 people representing service users, frontline staff, service managers, housing providers, researchers, and the AT industry. Here are a couple of links to the event: https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/media/Pages/Home-support-technology-showcased-at

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 33min

Launch of the Commission on Wellbeing and Policy Report

There is to be a briefing, panel discussion and Q&A to launch the Legatum Institute Commission on Wellbeing and Policy report on Friday 21st March 2014. The report, which was commissioned by the Legatum Institute, seeks to examine the implications for public policy of wellbeing analysis. Whilst the event is in London (registration details here), it will be livestreamed here from 9.30am - 11.3

Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR / by HEDS / 1h

Prof Sue Mawson to speak at the International Workshop on Muscle Synergies - Venice

Professor Sue Mawson has been invited to speak at the International Workshop on Muscle Synergies in Venice. The event will be on the 4th - 5th April, 2014. Prof Mawson's lecture is entitled 'Information and Communication Technology to support self-managed home-based stroke rehabilitation; utilising a participatory design methodology'.Further information will be available on the blog after the even

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ScHARRNews - Monday 17th March 2014

YESTERDAY

Soup Seminar

ScHARR Public Health has launched a new lunchtime seminar series called “Soup”. These monthly seminars present the public health research of both staff and students in ScHARR with time for questions, discussion and soup. The first seminar in the series took place on Monday 10th March. This month’s theme was Infant Feeding and the Soup of the Month was Thai Vegetable. Phoebe Pallotti gave a present

Public Health Topics / by Melanie Rimmer / 1d

MSc funding at Sheffield

The MSc Economics and Health Economics (EHE), taught jointly between ScHARR and the Department of Economics, has been awarded another round of nine full time studentships by the National Institute for Health Research (subject to contract). The MSc EHE is a masters degree for economists, combining postgraduate level microeconomics and econometrics with specialist training in economic evaluation.De

Health Economics and Decision Science Blog @ ScHARR / by HEDS / 1d

HMA, The University of Sheffield and Tunstall Healthcare Collaborate to Develop New mHealth Assist Mobile Platform

Tunstall Healthcare is collaborating with the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) here at the University of Sheffield, and HMA Digital Marketing to develop "mHeath Assist", a mobile technology platform. mHealth Assist aims to help people with long term conditions live independently in their own home. It will provide customised information for each individual.

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 1d

MAR 15

Self-managed loaded exercise versus usual physiotherapy treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Author(s):Littlewood, C. | Malliaras, P. | Mawson, S. | May, S. | Walters, S.J.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)Access all results for your search in Scopus

ScHARR NewPubs / 2d

Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy can successfully self-manage, but with certain caveats: A qualitative study

Author(s):Littlewood, C. | Malliaras, P. | Mawson, S. | May, S. | Walters, S.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)Access all results for your search in Scopus

ScHARR NewPubs / 2d

The association between admission systolic blood pressure and mortality in significant traumatic brain injury: A multi-centre cohort study

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Accuracy of diagnosis and classification of COPD in primary and specialist nurse-led respiratory care in Rotherham, UK: A cross-sectional study

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Partnership to develop mobile health platform to support independent living - MTBeurope

Partnership to develop mobile health platform to support independent livingMTBeuropeHMA Digital Marketing, the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) at the University of Sheffield, and Tunstall Healthcare are collaborating to develop 'mHealth Assist', a mobile health platform. mHealth Assist will support ...

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MAR 14

ScHARR social media round-up (1): Blogs - (HEDS) Blog - Blogger

Emergency Medicine Research in Sheffield (EMRiS) Blog · Public Health Blog · ScHARR Library Blog · Rehabilitation and Assisstive Technology Blog. Part 2 of the social media round-up will list programme Twitter feeds.

scharr AND sheffield - Google Blog Search / by HEDS / 3d

Top award for ScHARR lecturer helping to improve global health ...

A ScHARR lecturer who is helping to improve the quality of health research in low income countries has been recognised with an international award for excellence in his field. Dr Padam Simkhada, senior lecturer in ...

scharr AND sheffield - Google Blog Search / by Melanie Rimmer / 3d

CATCH PhD Studentship Network

CATCH has been awarded an interdisciplinary PhD studentship network. THAW (Technology for Healthy Ageing and Wellbeing) will support three students exploring the potential of technology to support good mental health in later life supervised by experts in ScHARR, Psychology, Sociological Science, Computer Science and Automated Control and Systems Engineering.

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 3d

NIHR spomsored Nursing Times Award

The NIHR will sponsor the Nursing Times Clinical Research Nurse Award. The awards aim to highlight innovations that help improve nurse-led care in the NHS and other independent healthcare providers.If your work enhances patient experience when participating in clinical research, and imprives the standard or care and it's delivery and practice, then you could enter for the awards. The deadline is A

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 4d

Partnership to develop mobile health platform to support independent living - MTBeurope

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