Monday 30 June 2014

ScHARRNews - Monday 30th June 2014

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Cochrane Collaboration update
New and updated Cochrane Reviews highlighted on their website are:Trastuzumab-containing regimens for metastatic breast cancer Intravenous magnesium sulfate for treating adults with acute asthma in the emergency department Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodulesPowered versus manual toothbrushing for oral healthOral misoprostol for induction of labourAntimicrobial
Lifestyle Matters Progress!
Gail Mountain attended the College of Occupational Therapists 38th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Brighton on 4thand 5th June to talk about the progress made on the LifestyleMatters project. Whilst at the conference Gail attended a plenary session by Candace Imison, Acting Director of Policy for The King’s Fund where she was heartened to hear that the work in the RAT group mirrored what Canda

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Getting added value from using qualitative research with randomized controlled trials: A qualitative interview study
Author(s):O'Cathain, A. | Goode, J. | Drabble, S.J. | Thomas, K.J. | Rudolph, A. | Hewison, J.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: TrialsAccess all results for your search in Scopus

JUN 27

UK supermarkets shifting alcohol taxes - The Spirits Business
The Spirits BusinessUK supermarkets shifting alcohol taxesThe Spirits BusinessThe study was led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), with business experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council. Researchers ...UEA Finds Supermarkets Shifting Alcohol Taxes
UK supermarkets shifting alcohol taxes - The Spirits Business
The Spirits BusinessUK supermarkets shifting alcohol taxesThe Spirits BusinessThe study was led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), with business experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council. Researchers ...UEA Finds Supermarkets Shifting Alcohol Taxes

Friday 27 June 2014

ScHARRNews - Thursday 26th and Friday 27th June 2014

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UEA Finds Supermarkets Shifting Alcohol Taxes - Heart
UEA Finds Supermarkets Shifting Alcohol TaxesHeartThe study was led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), with business experts from UEA and Loughborough University, and funded by the Medical Research Council. Using weekly product-level supermarket prices ...
MALT Conference 2014 – The challenges and opportunities of mainstreaming technology enabled care services
Registration is now open for the MALT conference 2014 – The challenges and opportunities of mainstreaming technology enabled care services, which will be held in Sheffield on Tuesday 30th September 2014. The conference is aimed at healthcare professionals, policy makers and commissioners, technology industry, charities and researchers interested in the future of technology enabled care services.

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Clémence Thébaut - LED - Legos, Université Paris Dauphine, Haute Autorité de Santé - 'Using equivalent income concept in blood pressure lowering drug assessment: How to include inequality aversion in cost/benefit analysis?
When: Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:30pm to 1:30pm  BST Where: blood pressure lowering drug assessment: How to include inequality aversion in cost/benefit analysis? Event Status: confirmed
UK Supermarkets Minimize Price Rises For The Cheapest Alcohol When Taxes ... - RedOrbit
The Drinks BusinessUK Supermarkets Minimize Price Rises For The Cheapest Alcohol When Taxes ...RedOrbitA pioneering study, led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) with business experts from the University of East Anglia and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council, discovered ...Higher Alcohol Taxes Just Lead To Fewer Price Incr
EUNetHTA consultation on draft methods guideline for meta-analysis of diagnostics
From the EUNetHTA website:We are pleased to announce that as of today, 11 June, 2014, the draft methodological guideline “Meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies”, produced within WP7 - Subgroup 3, has entered the public consultation phase.This consultation will take place between 11 June and 7 July 2014.Objective of the methodological guidelineEUnetHTA´s methodological guidelines are ta
The Royal Society of Medicine Stroke Rehabilitation Technologies Symposium and AGM 16/6/14
Dr Jack Parker presented the SMART research ‘SMART 1 & 2: Technology for self-management and self-managed rehabilitation’at the Royal Society of Medicine. This event organised by the Royal Society of Medicine in association with the Action for Rehabilitation from Neurological Injury Institute aimed to enable attendees to learn more about innovative technological applications for augmenting str
Learning to eat vegetables in early life: The role of timing, age and individual eating traits
Author(s):Caton, S.J. | Blundell, P. | Ahern, S.M. | Nekitsing, C. | Olsen, A. | Møller, P. | Hausner, H. | Remy, E. | Nicklaus, S. | Chabanet, C. | Issanchou, S. | Hetherington, M.M.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: PLoS ONEAccess all results for your search in Scopus

JUN 25

UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ... - Teatro Naturale
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ...Teatro NaturaleA pioneering study, led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) with business experts from the University of East Anglia and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council, discovered ...

Tuesday 24 June 2014

ScHARRNews - Wednesday 25th June 2014

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Shaping Futures in ADHD: Optimising Treatment and Service Provision - 17/6/14
Dr Jack Parker (Research Associate) and Dr Shatha Shibib (Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist) of the ADHD TrAC-S project attended the Janssen sponsored ‘Shaping Futures in ADHD’ conference in Manchester. This conference forms part of a series held around the country inviting multi-disciplinary practitioners involved in the treatment of ADHD. Chaired by Dr Val Harpin (ADHD TrAC-S project

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UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ... - HealthCanal.com
The Drinks BusinessUK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ...HealthCanal.comThe pioneering study was led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), with business experts from UEA and Loughborough University, and funded by the Medical Research Council. Using weekly product-level ...Supermarkets 'subsidise cheaper drinks'

Supermarkets 'subsidise cheaper drinks' - The Drinks Business
The Drinks BusinessSupermarkets 'subsidise cheaper drinks'The Drinks BusinessThe research, led by the University's School of Health and Related Research, found that retailers appear to respond to tax increases by “under-shifting” their cheaper products. The authors of the study, funded by the Medical Research Council, and ...
University of Sheffield NewsUK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ...University of Sheffield NewsA pioneering study, led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) with business experts from the University of East Anglia and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council, discovered ..."school of health and related resea... / 19h 

ScHARRNews - Tuesday 24th June 2014

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Higher Alcohol Taxes Just Lead To Fewer Price Increases For Cheapest Alcohol - Science 2.0
Higher Alcohol Taxes Just Lead To Fewer Price Increases For Cheapest AlcoholScience 2.0A paper written by the University of Sheffield with business experts from the University of East Anglia and Loughborough University discovered retailers appear to respond to increases in alcohol taxes by 'under-shifting' their cheaper products (raising ...UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alc
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ... - Science Codex
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ...Science CodexA pioneering study, led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) with business experts from the University of East Anglia and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council, discovered ...
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are increased
Supermarkets in the UK could be hindering efforts to reduce harmful drinking by not fully passing tax increases onto the price of the cheapest beers and spirits, according to health and business researchers.
HEDS seminars
The final two seminars of the semester have now been confirmed:Thursday 26th June - 12:30-13:30 - LT1&2Clémence Thébaut - LED - Legos, Université Paris Dauphine, Haute Autorité de Santé'Using equivalent income concept in blood pressure lowering drug assessment: How to include inequality aversion in cost/benefit analysis?Tuesday 8th July - 12:30-13:30 - LT1&2Chris Littlewood - HEDS'Simple t
Introducing "Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies": The BRAIN Initiative
This year, President Obama announced the BRAIN initiative. He emphasised the importance of research and innovation. He then announced the BRAIN initiative as a challenge, one of the greatest that will be faced in the 21st Century. The BRAIN Initiative aims to support the development of new tools, technologies and research strategies required to reach the goal of understanding the brain further and
Festival of Life – Technology of the Future | Barnsley AT Team ...
... 'Festival of Life'. The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Group and Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) have organised an event as part of this festival titled 'Technology of the Future'.
The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology research group ...
The Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare, otherwise known as CATCH is recruiting a brand new Centre Manager. The post holder will work closely with the Centre Director and will be responsible for ...
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ... - Medical Xpress
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ...Medical XpressA pioneering study, led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) with business experts from the University of East Anglia and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council, discovered ...
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ... - Medical Xpress
UK supermarkets minimise price rises for the cheapest alcohol when taxes are ...Medical XpressA pioneering study, led by the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) with business experts from the University of East Anglia and Loughborough University and funded by the Medical Research Council, discovered ...
Deprivation, clubs and drugs: Results of a UK regional population-based cross-sectional study of weight management strategies
Author(s):Relton, C. | Li, J. | Strong, M. | Holdsworth, M. | Cooper, R. | Green, M. | Bissell, P.Publication year: 2014Journal / Book title: BMC Public HealthAccess all results for your search in Scopus