INVOLVE conference 2010, "Public involvement in research: innovation and impact"
16th - 17th November 2010, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, UK
The focus of the conference is on innovation and impact including:
* ways in which the public are involved in research
* understanding the impact of public involvement - how it makes a difference
* providing a platform for research on public involvement in research
Booking forms for attending the conference will be available from mid June 2010.
2010 NIHR SDO Network and the Health Services Research Network joint annual conference, "Delivering better health services"
2nd - 3rd June 2010, Manchester Central Convention Centre.
This event brings together the health services research community to address the critical challenges confronting health care delivery in the UK. The meeting provides opportunities to present and hear about rigorous, cutting-edge research and policy analysis, to debate health care policies and to network with leaders in the field. The meeting aims to cover the breadth of health services research and health care policy.
Academy of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Research (UK)
The Academy of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Research has been established as a collaborative enterprise by the Royal College of Nursing, CPHVA - UNITE and the Royal College of Midwives in partnership with The Council of Deans for Health, the Nurse Directors group of the Association of UK University Hospitals, the Association for Leaders in Nursing, the Queens Nursing Institute, Mental Health Nurse Academics UK, the UK Clinical Research Facility Network and Nurses in Primary Care Research.
The prime concern of the Academy is to be an expert collaborative voice for all aspects of research involving nursing, midwifery and health visiting in the UK, including policy development, its implementation and evaluation through negotiation and dialogue with other key stakeholders. The Academy is pursuing six work streams in areas where it is thought we can have the greatest impact. One of the work streams is mentorship, the goal of which is to assist nurses with personal and professional development by helping them to take advantage of senior, suitably qualified professionals who are independent of their place of work and research supervisor.
Academy of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Research (UK) Colloquium 2010
The Academy held its annual colloquium on 3rd March 2010. The themes for the day were mentorship and research prioritisation. The programme, outputs and presentations from the day are all available to download from the Academy website.
NHS R&D Forum News: Newsletter March 2010
Research Information Network (2010), "Peer review: a guide for researchers",
This new guide provides researchers with an understanding of how peer review works and highlights some of the issues surround the current debates about the peer review process.
Studentships, Master of Research (MRes) in Health Sciences, University of Liverpool
These fully funded studentships, jointly funded and supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) as part of the Clinical Academic Training Pathways (CATPs) initiative, are available for qualified nurses, midwives and AHPs employed in England. The studentships are available on a full or part-time basis and include full course fees and full salary replacement costs to employers. Closing date 30th April 2010.
The Productive Ward: What do we know about uptake and impact on staff and patients?‘ Productive Ward: Releasing Time to Care’ is a ward-based quality improvement programme that aims to increase the proportion of time nurses spend in direct patient care, improve experience for staff and patients and to make structural changes to the use of ward spaces. These aims fit well with the widely recognised need to improve efficiency of health services in terms of time, effort and money. Developed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement in partnership with the National Health Service (NHS), the programme has a high degree of political and service commitment. Drawing primarily on a recent National Nursing Research Unit review of the programme’s impact and learning, here we consider the evidence for whether the promise of the programme is being fulfilled.
Clinical trials: the challenge of recruitment and retention of participants.
Gul, R, Ali, P
Journal of Clinical Nursing, January 2010, vol./is. 19/1-2(227-33).
Literature review examining factors that influence the successful recruitment and retention of participants in clinical trials, including those relating to participant characteristics, the context and environment of the study and research methodologies. Strategies to overcome barriers are considered. 60 refs.
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Parents' experiences in decision making with childhood cancer clinical trials.
Woodgate, R, Yanofsky, R
Cancer Nursing, 2010, vol./is. 33/1(11-8).
Qualitative research in Canada on parents' decisions about the participation of their children in cancer clinical trials. Parents' perceptions and experiences were assessed and the conditions and feelings that influenced their decisions examined. The need for support in making decisions and also during participation in the clinical trial is discussed. 32 refs.
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How to measure patient experience and outcomes to demonstrate quality in care.
Reay, N
Nursing Times, February 2010, vol./is. 106/7(12-4).
Range of tools available to assess patient reported experience measures (PREMs) and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) as part of quality assurance. The use of PREMs and PROMs and the design of questionnaires are explained, including Likert scales and visual analogue scales. The role of interviews and focus groups are also discussed. 15 refs.
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Data collection methods and measurement.
Brennan, M, Van Der Putten, D
Practising Midwife, February 2010, vol./is. 13/2(34-9).
Midwifery Basics: Understanding Research, part 4. Overview of data collection methods and measurement. The 3 major data collection categories of self reports, observation and biophysical measures are described, including information on interviews, focus groups and questionnaires. Their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. 32 refs.
Print copies of this journal are held at Lincoln and Pilgrim Staff Libraries.
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