We have some great Qualitative Special Interest Group midday talks lined up - next one this Monday with Clair Le Boutillier exploring creative methods and design collaborations in the co-design of care and support planning for adults with colorectal cancer. quahrc.co.uk/training-semin…

Are you a post-doc implementation scientist with qualitative methods and NPT interests? Are you interested in supportive care for people living with HIV?

Then this might be the job for you. Take a look.

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We are hosting a live webinar on the 18th December to share the experience of taking part in a bespoke PPI group for those with lived experience of early pregnancy loss and to share how it shaped future research applications.

Contact [email protected] for the link to join. 📧

Fantastic #PhD opportunities in trials methods research covering a range of disciplines. You would be part of a cohort of linked PhD students across 12 institutions. Check them out if you're interested in developing better methods for better research methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/about/tmrp-doc…

New publication: conservative management vs laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease (C-GALL trial). There is an editorial with it which is equally great and very supportive of our trial and findings!
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Best Christmas tree in Scotland! Made of hundreds of creels with a crab on the top, which reflects the village’s fishing traditions, on the harbour-side in Ullapool, Wester Ross 🎄🦀 #Christmas #christmastree #festive #ullapool #westerross #highlands #Scotland

Finally, in fully pragmatic trials, the aim of these studies is to measure the effect of interventions as they would be rolled out in practice (acknowledging that implementation in practice may be variable) so variation in fidelity is usually expected in this setting 8/8

Big news🌟We're delighted to share that IAHS University of Aberdeen has presented our HSRU Public Involvement Partnership members with honorary appointments; recognising our valued partners for volunteering their time. #IVD2023 #IfEveryoneDid #PublicInvolvement abdn.ac.uk/hsru/news/2258…

A number of agencies (eg British Academy, Academy of Medical Sciences) have produced wider reports on team science & interdisciplinarity providing interesting insights into the wider contextual barriers which remain to be addressed 9/9

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Delighted to be part of this team- our new paper on care and support planning is out now 👇

📣 JOB VACANCY: We're seeking to appoint a research fellow experienced in qualitative research for a project focused on understanding and reducing inequalities in kidney health care and outcomes in Scotland.
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Would you like a say in how medical research is conducted? The BOOST study is looking for public partners to join our research team. The project is looking at how we can improve clinical trials through better research practices. For more info and contacts, see the attached flyer.

This week has involved a few chats about issues with trial recruitment. This reminded me of a useful framework to help trial staff formally review recruitment at sites - the #SEAR framework 1/7
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We often talk about the need for a #ProcessEvaluation in a trial (especially in trials of more complex interventions). But what is a Process Evaluation and what does it aim to do? 1/8
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The NIHR HTA funded PARTIAL study welcomes new recruiting sites Leeds Teaching Hospitals led by Miss Anna Wright and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 🏥 led by Mr Aniruddha Chakravarti.

Find out more about PARTIAL at abdn.ac.uk/hsru/what-we-d…

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Still time to apply for the post of Director of our Institute of Applied Health Sciences. The Institute includes great research groups incl HSRU HERU @UoAEpi Aberdeen Centre for Women’s Health Research Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science & more. Superb leadership opportunity!

See abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/direct…

STUDY NEWSLETTER: Our PARTIAL study has a new newsletter out. You can download it here: bit.ly/460LKwc BAUS naeem soomro TheUrologyFoundation

Thanks Drs YEW Tong Wei and Victor LOH for coming to HSRU to share your experiences of person centred care #care &support planning in Singapore.

We are currently hosting Ellen Murphy an HRB-TMRN #PhD scholar on her student placement. Ellen is working with Sharon McCann to update a qualitative evidence synthesis exploring participant retention to RCTs. Find out more about Ellen here hrb-tmrn.ie/employee/ellen…

Adrian Grant Lecture 2 November hardy singh Join us online if interested.