Monday 30 December 2013

ScHARR News - Monday 30th December 2013 - Wednesday January 1st 2014

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Why bumps to the head can have a sinister side - The Star
The StarWhy bumps to the head can have a sinister sideThe StarEmergency medicine consultant Professor Fiona Lecky, from Sheffield University's School of Health and Related Research, who chaired the NICE committee revising the guidelines, said: “It's really important to spot the signs of what could be a serious ...
Do prolonged primary transport times for traumatic brain injury patients result in deteriorating physiology? A Cohort study
Author(s):Fuller, G. | Woodford, M. | Lawrence, T. | Coats, T. | Lecky, F.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Prehospital Emergency CareAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Models of mortality probability in severe traumatic brain injury: Results of the modelling by the UK trauma registry
Author(s):Lesko, M.M. | Jenks, T. | Perel, P. | O'Brien, S. | Childs, C. | Bouamra, O. | Lecky, F.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: Journal of NeurotraumaAccess all results for your search in Scopus

DEC 28

A controlled evaluation of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department: The 'Emergency Frailty Unit'
Author(s):Conroy, S.P. | Ansari, K. | Williams, M. | Laithwaite, E. | Teasdale, B. | Dawson, J. | Mason, S. | Banerjee, J.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Age and AgeingAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Economic modelling of diagnostic and treatment pathways in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines: The Modelling Algorithm Pathways in Guidelines (MAPGuide) project
Author(s):Lord, J. | Willis, S. | Eatock, J. | Tappenden, P. | Trapero-Bertran, M. | Miners, A. | Crossan, C. | Westby, M. | Anagnostou, A. | Taylor, S. | Mavranezouli, I. | Wonderling, D. | Alderson, P. | Ruiz, F.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: Health Technology AssessmentAccess all results for your search in Scopus
The impact on the family carer of motor neurone disease and intervention with noninvasive ventilation
Author(s):Baxter, S.K. | Baird, W.O. | Thompson, S. | Bianchi, S.M. | Walters, S.J. | Lee, E. | Ahmedzai, S.H. | Proctor, A. | Shaw, P.J. | McDermott, C.J.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: Journal of Palliative MedicineAccess all results for your search in Scopus

DEC 27

Estimation of usual occasion-based individual drinking patterns using diary survey data
Author(s):Hill-McManus, D. | Angus, C. | Meng, Y. | Holmes, J. | Brennan, A. | Sylvia Meier, P.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Drug and Alcohol DependenceAccess all results for your search in Scopus

DEC 24

International HTA Online Open Day recording, 18 December 2013
International HTA Online Open Day recording, 18 December 2013 For more information visit: http://scharr.dept.shef.ac.uk/ihta/index.htm. From: ScHARR IHTA Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 01:02:29 More in Education

Monday 23 December 2013

ScHARR News - Monday 23rd-Friday 27th December 2013

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Happy holidays!
From 24th December until 2nd January, The University of Sheffield is closed.  That means you all get a rest from new blog posts.  Which gives you plenty of time to catch up on all our old posts - all 500 of them!
Lecturer honoured for improving quality of health research across the globe
A lecturer from the University of Sheffield who is helping to improve the quality of health research among higher education institutions in low income countries has been recognised with an international award for excellence in his field.
Merry Chirstmas!
Sorry there is no blog post this week, we are off enjoying the Chirstmas break. See you in the New Year!Rat Group The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group / by Olubukola 


A new stream of work from NICE - Medtech Innovation Briefings
“[The] Briefings provide a description of the medical technology, including its likely place in therapy, the costs of using the technology and a critical review of the strengths and weaknesses of the relevant published evidence.Their purpose is to provide objective information on device and diagnostic technologies to aid local decision-making by clinicians, managers and procurement professionals. By making this information available, NICE helps to avoid the need for NHS organisations to produce similar information for local use.Medtech Innovation Briefings are not NICE guidance. They differ in
Factors affecting front line staff acceptance of telehealth technologies: A mixed-method systematic review
Author(s):Brewster, L. | Mountain, G. | Wessels, B. | Kelly, C. | Hawley, M.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Journal of Advanced NursingAccess all results for your search in Scopus

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Assurance calculations for planning clinical trials with time-to-event outcomes
Author(s):Ren, S. | Oakley, J.E.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: Statistics in MedicineAccess all results for your search in Scopus

DEC 20

Screening policies currently being reviewed
All UK National Screening Committee policies are reviewed regularly, usually on a 3 year cycle.  Currently under review, and open to consultation are:Blood group & RhD status and red cell alloantibodiesThe review process began in Apr 2012 and is estimated to be completed by Mar 2014.  The UK NSC welcomes comments and feedback on the expert review during the consultation period that lasts from
Starting Motor Project comes to an end
The Starting Motor Project, a feasibility study, which was a collaboration of three of the CLAHRC-SY themes- Telehealthand Care Technology (TaCT), Obesity and Diabetes-in partnership with the Nutrition Unit of the University of Sheffield, has ended in December, 2013.The aim of the study was to investigate the use of a motivational mobile digital device (Aipermotion 500) as part of a weight loss i

Thursday 19 December 2013

ScHARR News - Friday 20th December 2013

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MDH: Prof Gordon Williams OBE MS FRCS (Bethel Teaching & General Hospitals, Ethiopia) - Faculty Lecture Series
When: Tue Apr 1, 2014 5pm to 6:30pm  BST Where: Lecture Theatre 2, B floor, Medical School Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Lecture: 'Opening Medical Schools and Closing Fistulas in Ethiopia'
Workshop on Utility Data for Health Technology Assessment
The course examines in detail the requirements for utility data in health technology assessment for agencies such as NICE. It covers both how to measure and use utility to meet the current requirements of NICE and recent research including EQ-5D-5L valuation, measuring wellbeing and use of social value QALY weightings in Value Based Pricing. It is delivered by a world leading team of experts in utility measurement from ScHARR at the University of Sheffield.The course is for academics, Government agencies, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes experts in industry, and consultancies with an interest in
No Library, Information Specialist is an Island - CILIP MmIT AGM and Technology Talks
On the 17th December CILIP's Multimedia and Information Technology Committee met for their quarterly meeting and yearly AGM at CILIP Headquarters.The morning started with our usual two hour meeting where we discussed everything from our journal to next year's conference in Sheffield which will be on the exciting theme of Sound & Vision.We were also lucky to be visited by Anthony Thompson who was one of the committee's longest serving members going back to the 1970s and a member of the journal's editorial board. After lunch guest speakers and Annual General Meeting attendees joined us for o

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MDH: Prof Steve Peters MBBS MRCPsych BA PGCE MEd (medical) Dip. Sports Med. (Sheffield) - Faculty Lecture Series
When: Wed Jan 29, 2014 5pm to 6:30pm  GMT Where: Lecture Theatre 1, B floor, Medical School Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Lecture: 'Optimising the human mind'

ScHARR News - Thursday 19th December 2013

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Workshop on Utility Data for Health Technology Assessment
The course examines in detail the requirements for utility data in health technology assessment for agencies such as NICE. It covers both how to measure and use utility to meet the current requirements of NICE and recent research including EQ-5D-5L valuation, measuring wellbeing and use of social value QALY weightings in Value Based Pricing. It is delivered by a world leading team of experts in utility measurement from ScHARR at the University of Sheffield.The course is for academics, Government agencies, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes experts in industry, and consultancies with an interest in
No Library, Information Specialist is an Island - CILIP MmIT AGM and Technology Talks
On the 17th December CILIP's Multimedia and Information Technology Committee met for their quarterly meeting and yearly AGM at CILIP Headquarters.The morning started with our usual two hour meeting where we discussed everything from our journal to next year's conference in Sheffield which will be on the exciting theme of Sound & Vision.We were also lucky to be visited by Anthony Thompson who was one of the committee's longest serving members going back to the 1970s and a member of the journal's editorial board. After lunch guest speakers and Annual General Meeting attendees joined us for o
Professor Pam Enderby to Retire
Professors Sue Mawson, Mark Hawley, Pam Enderby and Gail MountainOne of the RAT’s most treasured members, Professor PamEnderby is to retire at the end of 2013. In order to mark this special occasion, an event was held in the ICOSS building on Tuesday 17th December, 2013. Work and family came together to celebrate Professor Enderby’s outstanding career. Jon Nicholl, Dean of ScHARR, and RAT Group leader and work colleague, Professor Mark Hawley spoke kind words regarding her contributions to Speech and Language Therapy, research, and the University. Professor Enderby thanked everybody for atten