Stuart Redding and Catia Nicodemo, from the Centre for Health Service Economics and Organisation, describe a simple metric that predicts which English CCG regions are most vulnerable.
\n \n\n \n \nRanin Soliman, DPhil Student in EBHC, describes her experiences of the qualitative research methods module.
\n \n\n \n \nThe number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing globally, a condition that disproportionately affects South Asians. Text messages to support people to manage their diabetes show promise. They are cheap, accessible, and can positively impact blood sugar levels. Senior Qualitative Researcher Dr Suman Prinjha writes about her research (published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth) on how a text messaging system could support medication use in British South Asian people with diabetes.
\n \n\n \n \nFor people with heart failure, COVID-19 presents a challenge.
\n \n\n \n \nReflecting on the processes, challenges and insights gained from my fieldwork.
\n \n\n \n \nLynne Maddocks, NDPCHS and NIHR CLAHRC PPI Co-ordinator, interviews one of the lead authors and lay co-authors of the recently published scientifc paper. The paper argues for a re-think in how doctors talk to their patients\r\nabout kidney health, suggesting it should be about \u2018kidney age\u2019 not \u2018kidney disease.\u2019
\n \n\n \n \nStephanie Tierney is a Researcher in Evidence Synthesis at the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford, and is part of the SPCR Evidence Synthesis Working Group.
\n \n\n \n \nNIHR CLAHRC Oxford Communications Officer Gavin Hubbard interviews DPhil student Georgia Richards about her recent move from Australia and what prompted a change of heart towards a research career rather than studying medicine.
\n \n\n \n \nProfessor Carl Heneghan, Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine and Official Fellow of Kellogg College, discusses the role of code breaking in healthcare, linking its use to the famous Enigma Machine and explaining why the department is linking up with Kellogg College's upcoming 'Bletchley Park Week.'
\n \n\n \n \nProfessor Carl Heneghan describes a school's outreach programme designed to bring EBM to young people.
\n \n\n \n \nKamal R. Mahtani, Tom Jefferson, and Carl Heneghan reflect on the lack of definitions, and propose a solution.
\n \n\n \n \nDr Helen Curtis writes about her experience at Oxford's Curiosity Carnival.
\n \n\n \n \nProfessor Carl Heneghan writes in The Conversation.
\n \n\n \n \nWhat does \u201cbig data\u201d look like when it comes to healthcare, what are the problems for researchers and what are the potential benefits to patients?
\n \n\n \n \nLucy Abel looks at the hidden costs of cancer diagnosis from a health economics perspective.
\n \n\n \n \nDPhil student Jack O\u2019Sullivan shares his reflections on providing first aid care to the 6000 refugees of Calais, France with other Oxford students, medical volunteers and in collaboration with charity Care4Calais.
\n \n\n \n \nProfessor Trish Greenhalgh explains how Aristotle can help explain how, why and to what extent clinical practice is evidence-based.
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