The student voice: Medical Student Ioan Baxter share 3rd-year research project
21 March 2022
Ioan Baxter, a 3rd-year medical student, at Worcester College, writes this blog, detailing his research project, as part of the Final Honours Scheme Research Projects Programme, completed under the supervision of Dr. David Nunan of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Can science help us avoid another Christian Eriksen? It’s not as simple as you might think
David Nunan writes with Evidence-Based Healthcare MSc student Aaron Lear, Akron General Orthopedics, Cleveland Clinic.
Interrupted or invigorated? Qualitative health research during the Covid-19 pandemic
Gemma Hughes and Sara Paparini from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences reflect on the work of the IRIHS group.
COVID-19 pandemic: Can the cultural and heritage sectors support older people’s well-being through social prescribing?
Stephanie Tierney, Kamal R. Mahtani
29 January 2021
COVID-19 Public engagement & involvement Research methods & EBM
Stephanie Tierney (Senior Researcher and Departmental Lecturer) and Kamal R Mahtani (Associate Professor and GP), Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford
Was it possible to predict the areas most vulnerable to the negative impacts of Covid-19?
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.
Ranin Soliman: evidence resonates with qualitative research
12 August 2020
Ranin Soliman, DPhil Student in EBHC, describes her experiences of the qualitative research methods module.
British South Asian patients’ views on text messages to support type 2 diabetes
The 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.
COVID-19 and heart failure
For people with heart failure, COVID-19 presents a challenge.
Fieldwork in the UK: my experience so far
Reflecting on the processes, challenges and insights gained from my fieldwork.
Scientific and lay authors: writing together
18 July 2018
Lynne 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 about kidney health, suggesting it should be about ‘kidney age’ not ‘kidney disease.’
Navigating the 'public health epidemic' of loneliness in primary care
Stephanie 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.
Meet a student - Georgia Richards
NIHR 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.
Big Data: How codebreakers helped transform healthcare
1 February 2018
Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care Public engagement & involvement Research methods & EBM
Professor 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.'
EBM for under 18s: equipping the next generation to think critically about healthcare
Professor Carl Heneghan describes a school's outreach programme designed to bring EBM to young people.
What makes a systematic review “complex”?
Kamal R. Mahtani, Tom Jefferson, and Carl Heneghan reflect on the lack of definitions, and propose a solution.
Publication bias: IN CAKE FORM. DataLab at the Curiosity Carnival
Dr Helen Curtis writes about her experience at Oxford's Curiosity Carnival.
The NHS is not in crisis - here's why
Professor Carl Heneghan writes in The Conversation.