Thursday, 19 February 2015

ScHARRNews - Thursday 19th February 2015

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TODAY

Please click here to watch episode 6 of the "My Life" series on the BBC. This episode focus' on a number of people who all have one thing in common: a grandparent with dementia.This is available for 28 days from Feb 4th, 2015.

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YESTERDAY

More mums across Derbyshire to be paid to breastfeed - Derbyshire Times

Derbyshire TimesMore mums across Derbyshire to be paid to breastfeedDerbyshire TimesPrincipal investigator Dr Clare Relton, from the University of Sheffield's school of health and related research, said: “Lots of women want to breastfeed their babies – but breastfeeding takes effort and mums need to be supported. “The feedback we ...

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Easybib App

Easybib App Part of the ScHARR Information Resources Apps for Higher Education and Research series iOS: http://www.easybib.com/ Android version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Generate citations... From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:21 More in Education

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Mendeley App

Mendeley App Part of the ScHARR Information Resources Apps for Higher Education and Research series https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mende... Mendeley is your personal research library. Carry thousands of... From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:32 More in Education

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Readability App Tutorial

Readability App Tutorial Part of the ScHARR Information Resources Apps for Higher Education and Research series iOS: https://www.readability.com/apps Androind version: ... From: scharrvids Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 01:16 More in Education

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iTunesu App Tutorial

iTunesu App Tutorial This video explains the basics of the iTunes U app and how it can be applied within higher education. iOS version: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/itune... iTunes U allows you to access content... From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:51 More in Education

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Feedly App Tutorial

Feedly App Tutorial Explains the basics of the Feedly app and how it can be applied within higher education. Feedly allows you to aggregate content from different sources into a personalised news feed. iOS version:... From: scharrvids Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 03:01 More in Education

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Audioboom App

Audioboom App This video explains the basics of the Audioboom App and how it can be applied within higher education. iOS version: https://itunes.apple.com/app/audioboo/id305204540?mt=8 Android version:... From: scharrvids Views: 4 0 ratings Time: 03:00 More in Education

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Wednesday, 18 February 2015

ScHARRNews - Saturday February 14th - Wednesday February 18th 2015

ScHARR

TODAY

New project: Assessing the cost-effectiveness of including Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) in the newborn blood spot screening programme

The charity ALD Life has commissioned researcher in HEDS to assess the cost-effectiveness of including ALD in the NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme. ALD is a rare inherited metabolic disease that is estimated to affect 1 in 20,000 males. It affects the nervous system and adrenal glands and can lead to progressive neurological disability and death. Studies have shown stem cell transplantat

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

Report published in NIHR Journals Library. Secondary Analysis and Literature Review of Community Rehabilitation and Intermediate Care: an Information Resource

This research was led by Professor Pamela Enderby and DrSteven Ariss (ScHARR, RAT Group), and was based on a reanalysis of a merged data set from two previous intermediate care (IC) projects in order to identify patient characteristics associated with outcomes. The combined data set contained data on 8070 patient admissions, from 32 IC teams across England and included details of the service cont

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

YESTERDAY

World's most highly cited researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 2014 represents some of world’s leading scientific minds. Over three thousand researchers earned the distinction by writing the greatest numbers of reports officially designated by Essential Science Indicators as Highly Cited Papers -ranking among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication, earning them the mark of exceptional impact.And John Bra

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Multimorbidities in older people research call

The NIHR will be launching a themed call for research on multimorbidities in older people on 25th February. To find out more click here.

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

FEB 16

TElehealth in CHronic disease: Mixed-methods study to develop the TECH conceptual model for intervention design and evaluation

ScHARR NewPubs / 1d

New ovarian cancer drug one step closer

Ovarian cancer patients throughout Europe and the United States could soon be treated with a new drug discovered through pioneering research at the University of Sheffield funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Medicine, dentistry and health - University of Sheffield / 1d

Peer review is fraught with problems, and we need a fix

By Andy Tattersall, University of Sheffield Dirty Harry once said, “Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one”. Now that the internet has made it easier than ever to share an unsolicited opinion, traditional methods of academic review are beginning to show their age. We can now leave a public comment on just about anything – including the news, politics, YouTube videos, this article and even

Public Health Topics / by Melanie Rimmer / 1d

New project: Cost-effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer

Researchers in HEDS have been commissioned by Public Health England to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecological cancers in the United Kingdom, with the majority of women being diagnosed with late-stage cancer. The United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) has enrolled over 200,00

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JPND fact sheets - available to download now!

The Joint Programme of Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) have finalised 10 fact sheets for the 10 JPND-supported working groups funded under the 2014 JPND call onfor WGs on Longitudinal cohort studies.Individual PDF versions of these fact sheets are available to download on the JPND website.You can also sign up to the JPND news email alerts by clicking here.

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ScHARRNews - February 7th - February 13th 2015

FEB 13

Making a Career - Postgraduate study at ScHARR

Making a Career - Postgraduate study at ScHARR Robert Akparibo, a public health researcher and teacher working in ScHARR, talks about what it's like to work at the School of Health and Related Research. From: scharr Views: 46 1 ratings Time: 04:10 More in Education

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Pioneering Indian research centre launched to find solutions to excessive use of antibiotics

Nearly £7 million will be invested by the UK, through the MRC and the Newton Fund, and India through the DBT, to develop three major global research centres using high quality research teams – including scientists from the University of Sheffield.

Medicine, dentistry and health - University of Sheffield / 4d

Ghrelin O Acyl Transferase (GOAT) as a novel metabolic regulatory enzyme

Author(s):Khatib, M.N. | Gaidhane, S. | Gaidhane, A.M. | Simkhada, P. | Zahiruddin, Q.S.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchAccess all results for your search in Scopus

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Seminar: Applying Relationships Science to Contemporary Interventions

Applying Relationships Science to Contemporary Interventions - 4th Event will be in MarchDr Abi Millings of CATCH and her collaborators at the Universities of East Anglia, Bristol, Southampton, and Sussex are getting ready for the 4th event in the ESRC funded Seminar Series Applying Relationships Science to Contemporary Interventions. The event, themed around Technologically Enabled Interventions

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 5d

HEDS Teaching restarts

A new semester has just started, with HEDS running 11 modules across four Masters degree courses. On the MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling we have:HAR694 Valuing the Benefits of Health Care HAR670 Medical Statistics & Evidence Synthesis HAR671 Operational Research Techniques in Health Resource Allocation HAR672 Advanced Simulation MethodsOn the MSc Economic and Health Economics, HAR

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New mums offered shopping vouchers to help improve breastfeeding - University of Sheffield News

The StarNew mums offered shopping vouchers to help improve breastfeedingUniversity of Sheffield NewsPrincipal investigator Dr Clare Relton, from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), said: “Lots of women want to breastfeed their babies, but breastfeeding takes effort and mums need to be supported. The feedback ...Voucher incentives for region's breastfeeding

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FEB 12

HERG Virtual Research Seminars

The HERG virtual research seminar is a web-based meeting for PhD students and early career researchers in health economics based at universities and research institutes. It provides the opportunity to share knowledge and ideas with colleagues with no travel time or costs, and to extend a research network and develop new collaborations. The meetings encourage high quality, constructive academic fee

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NTF funding secured for palliative care ICT mobile platform

Debbie Fitzsimmons, Sue Mawson, Steve Ariss and colleagues from St. Luke’s Hospice and Sensory Technologies (UK) have secured £250,000 from the NHS England Nursing Technology Fund to finance the implementation of a new ICT mobile platform for community-based palliative care specialists at St. Luke’s Hospice. This implementation will enable delivery of the first stage of their Enhanced Community Pa

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FEB 11

ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton LT Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Rachel O'Hara ~ TBC

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ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton LT Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Claire Craig ~ TBC

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ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue Jun 9, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Jun 9, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton LT Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Hannah Lambie-Mumford, SPERI (Uni of Shef) ~ Food banks in the UK

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ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton LT Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Louisa Ells, University of Teeside/Public Health England ~ Measuring up obesity from policy to research

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ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue Jun 2, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Jun 2, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: TBC

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ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue May 12, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue May 12, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Anna Madill ~ Researching erotic subcultures online: conducting surveys and interviews on intimate topics

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ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: TBC

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ScHARR Seminar Series

When: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Jon Minton, University of Glasgow ~ Demographic ghost hunting using shaded contour maps: migration, mortality and double-counting in Europe

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New mums offered shopping vouchers to help improve breastfeeding - University of Sheffield News

New mums offered shopping vouchers to help improve breastfeedingUniversity of Sheffield NewsPrincipal investigator Dr Clare Relton, from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), said: “Lots of women want to breastfeed their babies, but breastfeeding takes effort and mums need to be supported. The feedback ...

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New free online course on Measuring and Valuing Health

New free online course on Measuring and Valuing Health starts on Monday 16th February. More details, trailer and sign up here https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/valuing-health #FLValuingHealth

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Voucher incentives for region's breastfeeding mums - The Star

The StarVoucher incentives for region's breastfeeding mumsThe StarPrincipal investigator Dr Clare Relton, from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research, said: “Lots of women want to breastfeed their babies, but breastfeeding takes effort and mums need to be supported. “The feedback we ...

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Vouchers for breastfeeding trial widens reach across the region - Yorkshire Post

Yorkshire PostVouchers for breastfeeding trial widens reach across the regionYorkshire Post“Lots of women want to breastfeed their babies, but breastfeeding takes effort and mums need to be supported,” said Dr Clare Relton, the University of Sheffield's principal investigator at the school of health and related research. The announcement of ...

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CLAHRC YH e-Repository Launch

The Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Care Yorkshire and Humber (CLAHRC YH) has launched it's e-Repository; a "one stop shop for practical tools that may help you share and implement research findings."The e-Repository is a collection of research tools developed by researchers that aim to address the problems we, as researchers, often encounter when trying to translate resear

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FEB 10

NHS offers more mums vouchers if they breastfeed - Yorkshire Post

Yorkshire PostNHS offers more mums vouchers if they breastfeedYorkshire Post“Lots of women want to breastfeed their babies, but breastfeeding takes effort and mums need to be supported,” said Dr Clare Relton, the University of Sheffield's principal investigator at the school of health and related research. The announcement of ...

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Latest journal articles from HEDS

Published in January….Measuring quality of life in children with speech and language difficulties: a systematic review of existing approaches.Gomersall T, Spencer S, Basarir H, Tsuchiya A, Clegg J, Sutton A, Dickinson KInt J Lang Commun Disord 29 Jan 2015 Impact of prehospital transfer strategies in major trauma and head injury: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and recommendations for study desig

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Fancy a SHINDIG?

SHINDIG is a forum in Sheffield, that meets 4 times a year and aims to provide opportunities for people living with dementia, as well as their family and carers with various opportunities to share their ideas and opinions on services and recent developments. The group is jointly organised with the Sheffield Alzheimer's Society and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust. The group is

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 8d

FEB 09

How to avoid bogus health information on the web

By Andy Tattersall, University of Sheffield Health is one of the biggest topics searched for on the web, yet despite its importance a large portion of this information is inaccurate, anecdotal or biased. According to Pew Research, 72% of internet users in the US search for health information. In the UK, the Office for National Statistics said that 43% of users searched for health information in 20

Public Health Topics / by Melanie Rimmer / 8d

HEDS Seminars

After Rachel kicked off the Spring Programme last month, the rest of the programme is now confirmed as:Thur. 12th February – Sabine Grimm, ScHARR Estimating the impact of health technology implementation on cost-effectiveness and value of information analysisTues. 3rd March – Dr Paul Mitchell, King College of London (KCL)Years of Sufficient Capability (YSC) as an outcome measure for economic evalu

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OxFAB! The online study looks into the strategies people use to lose weight

The NIHR CLAHRC Oxford is funding an online study (The online Oxford Food and Activity Behaviours, OxFAB) that aims to find out what strategies people use to manage their weight. They want to distinguish between what health professionals tell people to do when they want to lose weight and what they actually do. You can find out more about this study by clicking here.

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Lauren A Powell / 9d

FEB 07

Announcement of NCE Competition Results - Canada News Centre

CATCH (Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare), University of Sheffield; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal; Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health, ...

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The validation of a computer-based food record for older adults: the Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing (NANA) method

ScHARR NewPubs / 10d

Comparison of nottingham prognostic index and adjuvant online prognostic tools in young women with breast cancer: Review of a single-institution experience

Author(s):Hearne, B.J. | Teare, M.D. | Butt, M. | Donaldson, L.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: BMJ OpenAccess all results for your search in Scopus

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