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Getting CreActive

Getting CreActive

Posted on 5 January 2022 by Julie Latchem-Hastings

Getting CreActive – part 1 This blog explores the ‘CreActive’ part of the Get CreActive project – a year-long exploration of the experiences of adults with hip dysplasia. Blog 1 […]

One Year Of The PRONTO Trial: Challenges Observed And Overcome During A Global Pandemic

One Year Of The PRONTO Trial: Challenges Observed And Overcome During A Global Pandemic

Posted on 18 November 2021 by Joanne Euden

What Is Sepsis? Sepsis, blood poisoning, septicaemia…whatever word you are familiar with, it remains one of the most common complications of infection seen in hospital Emergency Departments (ED)s across the […]

Celebrating Transgender Week Awareness: Some Thoughts

Celebrating Transgender Week Awareness: Some Thoughts

Posted on 14 November 2021 by Kerry Hood

What’s in a pronoun: a collection of personal perspectives  For this Transgender Week of Awareness, a few of us reflected on why we use our pronouns how we do.  Christy Barlow (she/her)   […]

RDCS Workshop: Building Blocks of a Competitive Grant Application

RDCS Workshop: Building Blocks of a Competitive Grant Application

Posted on 30 September 2021 by Richard Haggerty

In July 2021, the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales held its second event of the year with an afternoon workshop on the building blocks of a […]

ISOQOL and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)

ISOQOL and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)

Posted on 13 September 2021 by Timothy Pickles

What is ISOQOL? ISOQOL is The International Society for Quality of Life Research. From their website https://www.isoqol.org/ Core Values The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) is a […]

You’re cast away on a desert island and ….. – exploring physical activity experiences with adults with hip dysplasia

You’re cast away on a desert island and ….. – exploring physical activity experiences with adults with hip dysplasia

Posted on 28 July 2021 by Julie Latchem-Hastings

“You’re cast away on a desert island and …..” When my office mate and experienced qualitative researcher Dr Kim Smallman suggested we used a ‘castaway’ style elicitation activity/task in our […]

European Cystic Fibrosis Society Conference 2021

European Cystic Fibrosis Society Conference 2021

Posted on 23 June 2021 by Richard Haggerty

About Jonathan I am a postgraduate research student currently undertaking my MD in Diagnostic Challenges of Fungal Disease in Wales. Some of the projects relate to examining the mould Exophiala […]

VIM Abstract At ASCO 2021

VIM Abstract At ASCO 2021

Posted on 7 June 2021 by Richard Haggerty

Professor Dean Fennell (Chief Investigator for VIM) presented results of the ground-breaking, investigator-led trial at the ASCO global conference on Sunday 6th June 2021. Centre for Trials Research are supporting VIM. […]

Clinical Trials Units Are Uniting Together To Take On A Virtual Moveathon For Cancer Research UK

Clinical Trials Units Are Uniting Together To Take On A Virtual Moveathon For Cancer Research UK

Posted on 25 May 2021 by Richard Haggerty

Professor Richard Adams, director of clinical research in Cardiff co-founded the MOVEATHON back in 2019, his team set-up this initiative to not only raise vital funds for life-saving research but […]

Get CreActive for Hips – Living with Hip Dysplasia

Get CreActive for Hips – Living with Hip Dysplasia

Posted on 13 May 2021 by Julie Latchem-Hastings

Background Young adults with acetabular dysplasia (hip dysplasia), an orthopaedic condition of the hip, often undergo multiple surgeries and can experience chronic pain, insomnia and difficulties walking which effects both […]