Melanie Calvert, SPCR researcher at the University of Birmingham, was recently promoted to Professor of Outcomes Methodology and elected to the Board of Directors for the International Society for Quality of Life Research.
A joint University of Oxford and University of Nottingham study, on the experiences of people who use antidepressant medicines, was featured at the launch of Healthtalkonline's 'Experiences of antidepressants' website yesterday.
Last Friday, SPCR doctoral student Abigail Methley was awarded the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC), North, Early Career Researcher prize for her PhD research on 'Experiences of mental health support for people with Multiple Sclerosis: What can the concept of candidacy contribute to our understanding of care?'
James Sheppard attended the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) annual meeting in Ottawa in November where he presented the findings from his SPCR funded systematic review - examining the morning surge in blood pressure.
Knowledge sharing and networking at the NIHR SPCR Trainees' Annual Event are discussed by Doctoral student Josie Messina and non-Clinical Fellow Kate Button
In a Viewpoint appearing in the September 25 issue of JAMA, SPCR Doctoral student, Derek Kyte, (PRO Research Group, University of Birmingham), and colleagues Prof Heather Draper and Dr Melanie Calvert examine potential approaches to managing patient-reported outcomes (PRO) alerts (where a patient's self-reported data causes trial personnel to become concerned for their wellbeing or safety).
Professor Carl Heneghan, SPCR Board member, director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and founder of the All Trials campaign, submitted evidence to support a new report on clinical trials published by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee this week. The report describes the current lack of transparency of many clinical trials as \u201cunacceptable\u201d.
We are pleased to announce a total of 18 Studentships and Fellowships were awarded this year. Congratulations to all recipients, we look forward to seeing you at the NIHR SPCR Trainees' Annual Event in September.
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