1 October 2015
\n \n \n \nProfessor Dame Sally C.Davies spoke to invited guests and trainees about the significance of primary care research at a dinner to celebrate the School's renewal on 21 September. She illustrated research impact with examples from the School's contributions over the past nine years. The dinner was held at Somerville College, Oxford, after two guest lectures by Chris Ham (The King's Fund) and Graham Watt (Glasgow University).
\n \n\n \n \n24 September 2015
\n \n \n \nAfter the successful launch of the Patient Hack Day in April 2014, PRIMER are inviting PPI partners, members of the public, researchers and charities to work together on research ideas, for another day of engagement and interaction.
\n \n\n \n \n11 August 2015
\n \n \n \nOver the last three years researchers from seven departments within SPCR have developed, piloted and implemented a \u2018patient safety toolkit\u2019 for general practices.
\n \n\n \n \n6 August 2015
\n \n \n \nA booklet aimed at helping friends and family members to support victims of domestic abuse has been written by Dr Alison Gregory from the University of Bristol and is being distributed to hundreds of locations across the city.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2015
\n \n \n \nThe School is launching a photography competition to celebrate the School\u2019s renewal, and encourage submissions from trainees for informative, creative and engaging photographs.
\n \n\n \n \n10 July 2015
\n \n \n \nSchool representation at this year's SAPC Annual Scientific Meeting in Oxford was impressive. From trainees in the early stages of their PhDs to senior researchers, the programme was littered with members delivering presentations, elevator pitches, chairing sessions and leading mini symposia.
\n \n\n \n \n7 July 2015
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Professor Carl Heneghan who was selected in the top 100 most influential clinical leaders (for innovation) for the second time by the Health Service Journal at a private reception last night. He initially secured a place on the list in 2013.
\n \n\n \n \n6 July 2015
\n \n \n \nDr Kamal Mahtani was interviewed for Channel 4 Dispatches on 29 July during an investigation set up at a shopping centre to find out whether the public have a taste preference for bread made with different levels of salt.
\n \n\n \n \n25 June 2015
\n \n \n \nTwo studies funded by NIHR SPCR from University of Bristol\u2019s Centre for Academic Primary Care will be presenting findings at the 5th International Conference on Conversation Analysis & Clinical Encounters (CACE) \u2013 a three day event to be held at Loughborough University on 3-5 July 2015.
\n \n\n \n \n15 June 2015
\n \n \n \nThe 16th EULAR Annual European Congress of Rheumatology took place from 10 to 13 June 2015 in Rome, exactly 5 years after Rome hosted the 2010 congress.
\n \n\n \n \n2 June 2015
\n \n \n \nSouth Asian Health Foundation in Birmingham have won The BMJ Diabetes Team of the Year Award for their work to improve awareness of diabetes among the South Asian community.
\n \n\n \n \n1 June 2015
\n \n \n \nIn a television interview on BBC South Today last week Professor George Lewith spoke about his research on prostate cancer which, with additional funding from Prostate Cancer UK and the Movember Foundation, will continue to look at ways to help patients cope with the stresses of living with the disease.
\n \n\n \n \n28 May 2015
\n \n \n \nResearchers at the University of Nottingham have received support from the RCGP Spotlight Competition to develop a patient safety toolkit website.
\n \n\n \n \n20 May 2015
\n \n \n \nInternational Clinical Trials Day, held this year on the 20th May, marks the anniversary of the start of James Lind\u2019s famous trial into the causes of scurvy in 1747. The NIHR will mark the day with an 'OK to ask' campaign, calling on patients and carers to ask their doctor about NHS research they can take part in.
\n \n\n \n \n6 May 2015
\n \n \n \nSPCR researchers Drs Fiona Stevenson (UCL) and Evan Kontopantelis (Manchester) have been selected to join the next cohort on The Oxford International Primary Care Research Leadership Programme (formerly the Brisbane Initiative).
\n \n\n \n \n30 April 2015
\n \n \n \nSmoking is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, several population studies also show a higher risk in people 3\u20135 years after quitting smoking than in people who continue to smoke.
\n \n\n \n \n29 April 2015
\n \n \n \nDr Helen Atherton, Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, participated in a HSJ roundtable event in London on 22 April.
\n \n\n \n \n24 April 2015
\n \n \n \nThis is the research question being asked in a brand new online international survey launched by Keele University. Cliona McRobert, a musculoskeletal physiotherapist and NIHR SPCR Doctoral Fellow, is leading this study with Prof Danielle van der Windt at the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University.
\n \n\n \n \n22 April 2015
\n \n \n \nKate Button from the University of Bristol\u2019s Centre for Academic Primary Care gave a talk on the key issues with the current model of research methods at the symposium on the reproducibility and reliability of biomedical research hosted by the Academy of Medical Sciences, Wellcome Trust, MRC and BBSRC on 1-2 April 2015 in London.
\n \n\n \n \n22 April 2015
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