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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 […]

Do Something Different Day: A Day In A Clinical Trials Unit

Do Something Different Day: A Day In A Clinical Trials Unit

Posted on 26 February 2019 by Carolyn Blake

Do Something Different Day The Centre for Trials Research participated in the School of Medicine’s ‘Do Something Different Day’ inviting colleagues to try something different by joining our Data Managers, […]

Better Healthcare Through More Inclusive Research – A Dissemination Event On Innovations In Clinical Trials Design And Delivery For Under-Represented Groups

Better Healthcare Through More Inclusive Research – A Dissemination Event On Innovations In Clinical Trials Design And Delivery For Under-Represented Groups

Posted on 13 December 2018 by Victoria Shepherd

A vision for ‘better healthcare through more inclusive research’ During the past year, a project looking at innovations in clinical trials design and delivery for under-represented groups has been carried […]

FLIGHT Study Milestones: Researching Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

FLIGHT Study Milestones: Researching Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Posted on 22 November 2018 by Julie Pell

FLIGHT is a multicentre randomised trial of First Line treatment pathways for newly diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia: Standard steroid treatment versus combined steroid and mycophenolate.  Funded by the National Institute for Health […]

RDCS 2-Day Grant Writing Event 2018: Supporting Health And Care Research Wales Grant Proposals

RDCS 2-Day Grant Writing Event 2018: Supporting Health And Care Research Wales Grant Proposals

Posted on 15 November 2018 by Philip Pallmann

Last week the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales hosted a two-day grant writing retreat at Birchwood House, Cardiff. Nine NHS pharmacists, midwives, physiotherapists, GPs, psychologists, and […]

Studying a PhD in Population Medicine: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Sensory Processing (SP) difficulties

Studying a PhD in Population Medicine: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Sensory Processing (SP) difficulties

Posted on 9 November 2018 by Eleni Glarou

Eleni Glarou is based in the Centre for Trials Research. She won a competitive funded place for a PhD in Population Medicine: Understanding multi-party communication in therapy sessions for children with […]

My Mental Health Journey…So Far

My Mental Health Journey…So Far

Posted on 10 October 2018 by Claire Johnson

My name is Claire Johnson and I’m Head of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs at the Centre for Trials Research Cardiff University.  I am also the lead for Equality, Diversity […]

My Fellowship, PrEP And Beyond

My Fellowship, PrEP And Beyond

Posted on 2 October 2018 by David Gillespie

Dr David Gillespie is Deputy Director of the Infections, Inflammation and Immunity Division in the Centre for Trials Research - and starts a Health and Care Research Wales Funded Post-Doctoral […]