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World Sepsis Day 2019

World Sepsis Day 2019

Posted on 13 September 2019 by Kerry Hood

How can we reduce deaths from sepsis without contributing to the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? Today on World Sepsis Day (13th September 2019), as both members of the public […]

South West Research Hub Event Meeting

South West Research Hub Event Meeting

Posted on 5 September 2019 by Richard Haggerty

South West Research Hub event meeting 5th September 2019 The 2nd South West Research Hub meeting was hosted by the Centre for Trials Research on Thursday 5th September 2019 in […]

My ASCO: Centre for Trials Research at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2019

My ASCO: Centre for Trials Research at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2019

Posted on 25 July 2019 by Margherita Carucci

Background This year I’ve had the great opportunity to attend ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) conference as a Centre for Trials Research representative together with Professor Richard Adams, Director […]

Working With Midwives And The Wider NHS: RDCS South East Wales Research Events

Working With Midwives And The Wider NHS: RDCS South East Wales Research Events

Posted on 20 June 2019 by Sue Channon

The RDCS South East Wales team have had a busy week with two events both focussing on different stages of developing a research funding application. All Wales Reproductive and Childbirth […]

Clinical Trials As A Catalyst For Change In The ‘Big Easy’ – The 40th Society For Clinical Trials Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA

Clinical Trials As A Catalyst For Change In The ‘Big Easy’ – The 40th Society For Clinical Trials Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA

Posted on 13 June 2019 by Victoria Shepherd

By Victoria Shepherd and Nigel Kirby A taste of New Orleans At times New Orleans felt very much like Wales…… wet. However, when the sun came out and the puddles […]

Supporting Successful PhDs: Dr Sarah Rees and the Arbour App

Supporting Successful PhDs: Dr Sarah Rees and the Arbour App

Posted on 15 May 2019 by Richard Haggerty

Sarah Rees recently passed her viva and gained her PhD: The development of an intervention to support doctors and medical students in their decision whether to disclose their mental ill […]

Improving Care In Long-Term Care In Brazil And Europe Through Growing Research Collaborations – The LOTUS Initiative

Improving Care In Long-Term Care In Brazil And Europe Through Growing Research Collaborations – The LOTUS Initiative

Posted on 8 May 2019 by Victoria Shepherd

Sowing the seeds of collaboration In June 2018 I was fortunate to be selected to join a Newton Fund OPAL event in Brazil on identifying and addressing shared challenges of […]

The Changing Landscape Of Medical Devices And Clinical Investigations: Medical Devices Regulation (MDR)

The Changing Landscape Of Medical Devices And Clinical Investigations: Medical Devices Regulation (MDR)

Posted on 12 April 2019 by Claire Johnson

Background A strong contingent of Centre for Trials Research staff, including representation from trial managers, senior trial managers, pharmacovigilance and safety, and quality assurance attended the medical devices training day […]

RDCS Developing A Research Idea Event 2019

RDCS Developing A Research Idea Event 2019

Posted on 11 April 2019 by Sue Channon

RDCS South East Wales held their Spring workshop on ‘Developing a research idea’ on 9th April 2019 in the Glamorgan Building at Cardiff University. This is a free event aimed […]

World Autism Awareness Week 2019

Posted on 1 April 2019 by Claire Johnson

You may have heard the saying “When you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism”.  This is certainly true, and through my work as […]