Wednesday 14 January 2015

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A cluster randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of 5-day Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) training delivered over 1 week versus 5-day DAFNE training delivered over 5 weeks: the DAFNE 5 × 1-day trial
Author(s):Elliott, J. | Rankin, D. | Jacques, R.M. | Lawton, J. | Emery, C.J. | Campbell, M.J. | Dixon, S. | Heller, S.R.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: Diabetic MedicineAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Project update: MALT completion and online model
The MALT project looked at barriers to the adoption of telehealth technologies.  There are various strands to the project and now that it is compete, the website has been tidied up and so that all outputs can be easily accessed.  One output is an online economic and financial model…..The model focuses on CHF or COPD and is based around health states defined by numbers of hospitalisations, with the
Activity & fitness wearables vs smartwatches
The Berg Insight report states that the fitness and activity wearables are the largest and most popular type of wearable at present. They say there is a "robust growth" with 19 million wearables sold in 2014 with a staggering annual growth rate of 168.2 million by 2019.Smartwatches are catching up and are expected to overtake the fitness and activity wearables by 2019. What does this mea

YESTERDAY

ScHARR Seminar Series
When: Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:30am to 6:30am  PDTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Pablo Monsovais ~ TBC
ScHARR Seminar Series
When: Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am  PSTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Lukasz Tanajewski ~ Economic evaluation of a general hospital unit for older people with delirium and dementia (TEAM trial): clinical outcomes versus cost-effectiveness
ScHARR Seminar Series
When: Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am  PSTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Shirley Thomas ~ TBC
ScHARR Seminar Series
When: Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:30am to 5:30am  PSTReplaces event originally scheduled for: Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:30am Where: Pemberton Lecture Theatre Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Ed Wilson ~ How detailed does a piggybacked economic evaluation alongside an RCT need to be? A comparison of relative value of information from different resource use data collection processes in an economic evaluat
John Mooney - The Conversation UK
The Conversation UKJohn MooneyThe Conversation UKPrior to joining the alcohol modelling team in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), I worked for an MRC funded public health policy research unit in Edinburgh (SCPRHP), where I specialised on obesity prevention and developing ...
Comment: From Hazardous Waists to Talkin’ Bol***ks: how comedy can be used for public health
John Mooney, a Public Health Specialist at the University of Sheffield, comments on how comedy can be used for public health.
John Mooney - The Conversation UK
The Conversation UKJohn MooneyThe Conversation UKWithin ScHARR, I will mainly be working on helping to develop a 'local authority' version of the 'Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model' which will help local public health teams to prioritise local intervention measures around licensing, local advertising ...
Recently published CEAs
Twice each month the CEA Registry Blog lists recently published cost utility studies and associated papers.  From the ones listed this time, here's a few in our areas of research interest:Tanaka E, Inoue E, Hoshi D, et. al. Cost-effectiveness of tocilizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor monoclonal antibody, versus methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using real-worl

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