Sunday 6 September 2015

ScHARRNews - September 2nd - September 7th 2015

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TODAY

Short Courses as HEDS and ScHARR
Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Research in Europe (ESQUIRE) 20152.5 day course: Monday 24th - Wednesday 26th, August 2015Remixing Research - Methods for Increasing and Measuring your Scholarly Output on the Web1 day course: Thursday, 15th October 2015Rapid Review Methods1 day course: Wednesday, 11th November 2015The Application of Psychometrics for Health MeasurementMonday 23rd - Friday 27th, N
Technology and Disability - special edition available now!
Dr Peter Cudd (lead editor), Simon Judge and Donna Cowan put together a special issue of the journal "Technology and Disability", which was dedicated to the RAATE 2013 conference that Simon is involved in organising. The editorial discusses the development  of the conference related to assistive technology research and practice over the past 10 years.Journal Edition available here.Editor

SEP 04

Drinking guidelines are a poor fit with Britain's heavy drinking habits
...rs from the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, which includes the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and the Institute for Social Marketing at the University of Stirling, conducted focus ...Official alcohol guidelines are a poor fit with the nation's heavy drinking ...Herald Scotlandall 44 news articles 
Drinking guidelines are a poor fit with Britain's heavy drinking habits
Drinking guidelines are a poor fit with Britain's heavy drinking habitsCare AppointmentsLeading researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, which includes the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and the Institute for Social Marketing at the University of Stirling, conducted focus ...and more »
A retrospective cross-sectional study on the association between tobacco smoking and incidence of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and cardiovascular risk factors
Author(s):Steele, L. | Lloyd, A. | Fotheringham, J. | Sultan, A. | Iqbal, J. | Grech, E.D.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: Postgraduate Medical JournalAccess all results for your search in Scopus
10 best back to school apps for kids
Intrigued? Then why not have a nosey at the Guardian's article and click here!

SEP 03

For what it’s worth – the open peer review landscape
The topic of open peer review has been gaining some traction for some time. It's been a slow burner in the academic community for many years and through the increasing use of social media in research it continues to polarise academic communities. With open research and access increasingly attracting more support, it is inevitable that open peer review will follow that trajectory. How quickly, and
New project
ScHARR-TAG has been allocated the following MTA topic:Dexamethasone intravitreal implant and sirolimus for treating chronic non-infectious posterior segment uveitis (15/64/07).
Telehealth implementation: what makes it successful?
It is difficult to implement telehealth into healthcare services. Fact. Have you ever wondered why? A number of attempts have been made to make this process easier. One of those is the invention of telehealth implementation toolkits. In short; a number of people have written documents outlining what they think will make the telehealth implementation easier.So, in light of this, why is implementati

SEP 02

Increasing access to mental health care event
What? King's Fund conference entitled "Increasing access to mental health care"Where? King's Fund, London, W1G 0AN 0900-1700Who? Commissioners, mental health care providers across all settings and of interest to clinicians, academics, mental health charities, mental health service users and those concerned with improving access to mental health care. Context: The NHS has a five year plan
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:Pandya A, Sy S, Cho S, et. al. Cost-effectiveness of 10-Year Risk Thresholds for Initiation of Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA. 2015 Jul 14;314(2):142-50. Vallejo-Torres L, C

Tuesday 1 September 2015

ScHARRNews - August 21st - September 2nd

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YESTERDAY

the First 100 Days of the New Government
The King's Fund have put together a number of resources to highlight how the government is doing on various issues including financial control and productivity, quality and safety, primary care, seven day services, mental health and learning disabilities, public health, social care, patient engagement, leadership and the NHS five year forward view.Click here to read more.

AUG 31

Gene regulating severity of tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis discovered by scientists
Scientists have identified a new protein (C5orf30) which regulates the severity of tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, pain, stiffness and damage to the joints of the feet, hips, knees, and hands.

AUG 30

The 5th Annual Pemberton Lecture – Professor Nyovani Madise ...
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health is pleased to announce that the fifth ScHARR Pemberton Lecture will take place on Friday 4 September 2015 at 17.00 at Sheffield Students' Union Auditorium. This year, we are ...
The latest Avoiding Attendance and Admission's Research
...combines the expertise of three research groups at the University of Sheffield: Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Group (RAT Group), the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH) and the ...

AUG 29

Exploring a new method for deriving the monetary value of a QALY
Author(s):Tilling, C. | Krol, M. | Attema, A.E. | Tsuchiya, A. | Brazier, J. | van Exel, J. | Brouwer, W.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: European Journal of Health EconomicsAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Majority of people in Britain harmed by other people's drinking
...ain harmed by other people's drinkingUniversity of Sheffield NewsLead author, Dr Lucy Gell from the School of Health and Related Research(ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield said: “Our findings indicate that a large number of people in Scotland and North West England experience harm from other people's drinking, ...One in five are victims of drunken harassmentThe Spirits BusinessDrinkers harm to others is revealed by studyHerald Scotlandall 31 news articles 

AUG 28

Nursing home residents comment on RATs projects and PPI in research
On 20.08.15, Dr Sheila Kennedy, Health Services Researcher and Louise Newbould, PhD student, both from the RAT Group in ScHARR, visited a Sheffield nursing home (www.broomgrove-trust.co.uk) to tell residents about the research projects they are working on, and about some of the other work being carried out by their colleagues.  They were keen to hear what the residents thought generally about the

AUG 27

The Social Dimension of Dementia: Messages from the World of Research
Interested in Dementia research?Yes? then why not come along to Age UK Bristol's event.It is £30 per person and at the event you will have the opportunity to hear from the following speakers: Dr Matthew Norton, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Alzheimer’s Research UK: Tackling the stigma of dementia: Social and Cultural issues.Chrystalina Antoniades, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences

AUG 26

EUNetHTA update….
…..recent news includes,Public consultation on the HTA Core Model for rapid Relative Effectiveness AssessmentsPublic consultation on the second draft of: Core protocol Pilot for Additional Evidence Generation (AEG)WP7 SG2 Position paper on how to best formulate research recommendations for AEG availableWP7 SG2 Position paper on how to decide on the appropriate study design for AEG available
Majority of people in Britain harmed by other people's drinking
University of Sheffield NewsMajority of people in Britain harmed by other people's drinkingUniversity of Sheffield NewsLead author, Dr Lucy Gell from the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University ofSheffield said: “Our findings indicate that a large number of people in Scotland and North West England experience harm from other people's drinking, ...One in five are victims o
How can scholarly communication avoid becoming just a cacophony of noise?
White Noise -CC BY 2.0 Kyknoord (Mental State)I was asked to write an editorial for the UKSG newsletter. UKSG purpose is to connect the knowledge community and encouraging the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication. So wrote a piece on how can scholarly communication avoid becoming just a cacophony of noise - a tough one to answer.You can visit UKSG and subscribe to their free newsletter her
Evaluation of complex health & care interventions using retrospective matched control methods
Evaluation of complex health and care interventions The Nuffield Trust has published a guide for evaluators on evaluation of complex health and care interventions using retrospective matched control methods (Davies et al 2015). The guide suggests that this method can deliver a robust evaluation ‘to assess the impact of changes on outcomes and costs over time’. Ten steps towards retrospective match

AUG 25

Estimating informal care inputs associated with EQ-5D for use in economic evaluation
Author(s):Rowen, D. | Dixon, S. | Hernández-Alava, M. | Mukuria, C.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: European Journal of Health EconomicsAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Inequalities in life expectancy
New report published that explains how the relationship between deprivation and life expectancy has changed over time. The report also looks at how other factors such as employment, housing deprivation binge drinking and diet, impact on this relationship.Click here to view the report.

AUG 24

Learn Hack #3 Google Forms
ScHARR information governance policy forbids the use of cloud based platforms such as Survey Monkey, Dropbox, Google Drive or Google Forms as a means of storing or eliciting identifiable information. Under the terms of the Data Protection Act material that is identifiable or sensitive must not be transferred to countries outside of the European Economic Area. Please refer to the ScHARR Information
ScHARR Research Hacks #40 Google Forms
This video explains Google Forms for researchers ScHARR information governance policy forbids the use of cloud based platforms such as Survey Monkey, Dropbox, Google Drive or Google Forms as a means of storing or eliciting identifiable information. Under the terms of the Data Protection Act material that is identifiable or sensitive must not be transferred to countries outside of the European Econ
ScHARR Research Hacks #40 Google Forms
This video explains Google Forms for researchers.From: scharrvids
Cochrane Collaboration Issue 8, 2015
Issue 8 is not quite complete, but I’m off on holiday, so here it is.  New or updated reviews (of which are several dozen) include:Binocular versus standard occlusion or blurring treatment for unilateral amblyopia in children aged three to eight yearsSilver-coated endotracheal tubes for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patientsIntravenous in-line filters for preventi
Paper published: decision making software for Junior Doctors
Title: Use of Mobile Clinical Decision Support Software by Junior Doctors at a UK Teaching Hospital: Identification and Evaluation of Barriers to EngagementConclusions:Patients liked the software, the software formed part of every day clinical practice, engagement was limited due to barriers such as the individual, cultural factors or the institution they worked for, the majority of software use h

AUG 23

Steps in Research funded by The Big Walk - University of Sheffield
The team will set off from Sheffield on Wednesday 2nd September and will take their first steps on the Big Walk on Thursday 3rd September. The itinerary sees them walking for up to 26.5 miles ... Recent Posts. Sheffield researcher receives British Society of Gastroenterology poster prize · The 5th Annual Pemberton Lecture – Professor Nyovani Madise · New Dean for our School of Clinical Dentistry ·

AUG 22

Drinking guidelines are a poor fit with Britain's heavy drinking habits
Leading researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, which includes the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and the Institute for Social Marketing at the University of Stirling, ...

AUG 21

Bayesian sensitivity analysis of a cardiac cell model using a Gaussian process emulator
Author(s):Chang, E.T.Y. | Strong, M. | Clayton, R.H.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: PLoS ONEAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Squaring the circle: a priority-setting method for evidence-based service development, reconciling research with multiple stakeholder views
Author(s):Hutten, R. | Parry, G.D. | Ricketts, T. | Cooke, J.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: BMC Health Services ResearchAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Nutrition sensitivity of the 2014 budget statement of Republic of Ghana
Author(s):Laar, A. | Aryeetey, R.N.O. | Akparibo, R. | Zotor, F.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: Proceedings of the Nutrition SocietyAccess all results for your search in Scopus
The role of husbands in maternal health and safe childbirth in rural Nepal: A qualitative study
Author(s):Lewis, S. | Lee, A. | Simkhada, P.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Mental eHealth care: hype or reality? Minddistrict at EHI Live 2014
This year’s EHI Live 2014 had a lot of excellent seminars on offer. Fennie Wiepkema from Minddistrict gave a thought-provoking seminar on the topic of a key area of my research – mental eHealth.A summary of the seminar, along with some additional points from Mind District’s ‘Smart Interventions’ white paper are detailed below.The NHS and mental eHealthOn the 25th of September 2014 the Mental Healt

AUG 20

Drinking guidelines are a poor fit with Britain's heavy drinking habits ...
Leading researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, which includes the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and the Institute for Social Marketing at the University ...
A Warm Welcome to Clinical and Academic Colleagues from Finland
Dr Caroline Mitchell (AUPMC) led a workshop on the final afternoon of the visit at the end of a four centre UK tour (Leicester University Medical School, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Dental School).with Steven Haigh ... receives British Society of Gastroenterology poster prize · The 5th Annual Pemberton Lecture – Professor Nyovani Madise · New Dean for our School of Clinical Dentistry ·