Community and Health Research Unit
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The latest edition of the CaHRU Newsletter (Autumn 2019) was published in December 2019. The newsletter presents the work of the research centre over the past three months and includes articles from the CaHRU blog covering publications, conferences and funding. Continue reading CaHRU Newsletter (Autumn 2019)
The December 2019 CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods Seminar was given by Despina Laparidou, Dr Joseph Akanuwe and Prof Niro Siriwardena of CaHRU on researching rare diseases. A rare disease is defined as a life-threatening or chronically debilitating disease Continue reading CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods Seminar: Researching rare diseases
A meeting to discuss ‘Symbiotic relationships to improve the healthcare system in Lincolnshire’ was hosted by NHS England and included representatives from the University of Lincoln (including CaHRU, the Lincoln Institute for Health and the Lincoln Medical School) and Lincolnshire Continue reading Symbiotic relationships to improve the healthcare system in Lincolnshire
Dr Ffion Curtis from the Lincoln Institute of Health (LIH) and Despina Laparidou from CaHRU delivered the CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods on conducting systematic reviews of qualitative studies on 16 October 2019. The presenters clearly explained the steps Continue reading CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods Seminar: Conducting systematic reviews of qualitative research studies
The research seminar from the Community and Health Research Unit and the Lincoln Institute for Health was given by Professor Anna Marie Roos, Professor of the History of Science and Medicine from the School of History and Heritage. The seminar Continue reading CaHRU/LIH Improvement Science and Research Methods Seminar September 2019: Using documentary analysis to understand self-diagnosis amongst natural philosophers and physicians