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This podcast explores aphasia which is a language and communication disorder usually caused by damage to the left side of the brain, most commonly after a stroke. Speech and language therapists work with patients and their carers to help them improve their speech and use alternative ways of communicating. In this episode, we talk to Dr Rebecca Palmer about a research study called Big CACTUS and what everyone learnt from taking part. Read the shownotes and the transcript.
Dementia is one of the main causes of death in the UK and it regularly makes the headlines when high profile people choose to share their diagnosis or when there are new findings of possible causes. In this episode, we talk to Professor John O’Brien who is the NIHR Speciality Lead for Dementia and Professor of Old Age Psychiatry. We explore why dementia rates are increasing, what research has found so far and what research is being done currently to improve diagnosis, treatment an...
Joining Dr Neil Hill and Reuben Lewis in this episode is Siân Rilstone - a Research Dietician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Siân discusses the research projects she is working on, exploring how people living with diabetes can exercise safely. Siân also shares her thoughts on the importance of focussing on both diet and exercise to manage diabetes effectively, and the most impactful types of exercise. Anyone interested in taking part in research can search for studies on the Be Par...
Denis Collen joins Dr Neil Hill and Reuben Lewis in this episode, sharing his experience of living with diabetes since his diagnosis in 2010. Denis is heavily involved in patient advocacy work. Among the many initiatives, he has worked on is a campaign to ensure all parks in Harrow, London, have an outdoor gym. He is also a strong advocate for research, talking about his role as a volunteer and why he thinks others would benefit from taking part too. Anyone interested in taking part in resear...
Digital technology is making it easier for people living with diabetes to self-manage their condition. This episode explores the cutting-edge research that has led to the advancement of these technologies, and what the future holds. Joining Dr Neil Hill and Reuben Lewis is Professor Nick Oliver - a Diabetes Consultant at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Professor of Human Metabolism at Imperial College London. He is also a Clinical Divisional Lead at the NIHR Clinical Research Netw...
Discover the links between obesity and diabetes, and how research is helping to inform treatments and lifestyle choices for people living with diabetes. Also, find out what the future of diabetes research looks like and how to get involved. Joining Dr Neil Hill and Reuben Lewis in this episode is Dr Saira Hameed - a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. Anyone interested in taking pa...
In the first episode, Dr Neil Hill and Reuben Lewis go back to basics - answering the question, 'what is medical research?' Find out how trials are designed - how funding works, how volunteers are protected and what it's like to take part. Reuben shares his own personal experience of volunteering. And Dr Hill talks about the research he has worked on, including monitoring the glucose levels of people walking in the Himalayas. Also discover where diabetes research is currently at, what the fut...
Professor Tariq Iqbal talks to Dr Tariq Ahmad about CLARITY IBD, the most important gastroenterology study undertaken during the recent COVID pandemic. In this episode they discuss how this pragmatic trial adopted an agile approach to rapidly answer a key question: Do common immunosuppressants used to treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) reduce the effectiveness of COVID19 vaccines? They also explain how this study, which involves almost 7,000 participants from 92 UK hospitals, was set u...
Collaboration and clinical research are critical in combating the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threat. The challenges are many but with growing recognition of this world-wide issue comes hope. In this podcast you will hear how the global research community is coming together to tackle the problem on multiple fronts by taking a much broader view on AMR. Antibiotic stewardship, vaccines, better public health and new diagnostics all have a role to play. You will also hear ...
View the accessible transcript of this podcast In this episode we are talking about viral hepatitis. You will hear from Professor Andrew Ustianowski, NIHR's National Specialty Co-Lead for Infection and Professor William Rosenberg, NIHR's National Specialty Lead for Hepatology. They will be taking a look at how the research environment in the UK has enabled rapid developments in the treatment of viral hepatitis with a particular focus on commercial clinical research. You can listen to all ou...
View the accessible transcript of this podcast In this episode you will hear from the national trainee leads for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT); Jameel Muzzaffar, Rishi Mandavia and Matthew Smith - who is also the co-founder of the INTEGRATE UK Trainee Network. They explain how using an innovative and efficient way of working, devised in the UK, they are able to help answer key research questions in ENT with minimal resources. They showcase the SEASHELL study a national multi-center cohort study...
This is the seventh episode of our series, Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): leaving no one behind. Our host, Heidi Surridge, is joined by authors of the NIHR/Mesh CEI online course, An Introduction and Practical Guide to CEI in Global Health Research - Gill Black, Managing Director and Head of Engaged Research at the Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation, Alun Davies, Senior Programmes Manager at Mesh, The Global Health Network, and Rodrick Sambakunsi, Science Commu...
This is the sixth episode of our series, Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Leaving no one behind. Host, Dr Saumu Lwembe, is joined by NIHR-funded researchers, Dr Munzer Alkhalil, Research Fellow at London School of Economics, and Professor Getnet Tadele, Professor at Addis Ababa University, who share their experiences of conducting CEI as part of their health systems research. Together, they discuss what is meant by leaving no one behind, the differences between doing C...
This is the fifth episode of our series, Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Leaving no one behind. NIHR-funded researchers, Renata Peppl, Daisy Bin Co, Iliana Curiel and Monsermín Gualan join host, Razina Hussain to share their experiences of engaging Indigenous and native communities in health research in Latin America. Thank you to Lucia Alvarez and Ana Lorena Guerrero who provided voice overs for Daisy and Iliana. Get to know our speakers Renata Peppl is a...
This is the fourth episode of our series, Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Leaving no one behind. Host Mark Lutton, NIHR Assistant Director for Global Health Programmes is joined by Sweta Pal, Director of CEI for NAMASTE at Sangath, Dr Natasha Fothergill-Misbah, Research Associate at Newcastle University, and Dr Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Post-doctoral Scientist at MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. Together, they discuss engaging disabled people in health care r...
Gary Hickey, NIHR Senior Research Manager for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement hosts this episode and is joined by Dr Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Research Manager at Universiti Malaya, Farzana Khan, Chief Executive Director of Fasiuddin Khan Research Foundation, and Jo Vearey, Associate Professor at the African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand. Together, they discuss what is meant by leaving no one behind, the impact and challenges of eng...
This is the second episode of our series, Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Leaving no one behind. Heidi Surridge, NIHR Senior Research Manager for CEI, hosts this episode and is joined by Prince Tommy Williams, Executive Director of Lifeline Nehemiah Projects, Mangenda Kamara, Co-founder of 2YoungLives, and Sanjog Thakuri, Consultant on Child Participation, Governance and Professional and Organisational Development. The guests discuss what is meant by leavi...
This is the first episode of our podcast series, Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Leaving no one behind. Episode 1 introduces the Leave No One Behind agenda and discusses its importance in the context of CEI. Gary Hickey, NIHR Senior Research Manager for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement hosts this podcast and is joined by Professor Kara Hanson, Director of Global Health Research Programmes at NIHR and Noni Mumba, Head of Community Engagement a...
View the accessible transcript of this podcast MHRA's Kirsty Wydenbach talks to Professor Allan Gaw about the different types of complex, innovative design trials (CID) which became more commonplace during the pandemic. She provides some practical advice for researchers and sponsors designing such trials and explains how they need to work with the MHRA to make their study happen. She highlights some potential pitfalls to be aware of, and emphasises the importance of planning, communication,...
View the accessible transcript of this podcast Professor Pamela Kearns talks to Professor Allan Gaw about CATAYLST, a phase 2 platform trial which was designed to rapidly identify potential COVID19 treatments during the pandemic. Professor Kearns explains how the adaptive design of the trial and the Bayesian statistical approach were crucial to quickly acquire go/no go decisions on which drugs should be trialled in larger COVID19 trials like RECOVERY. She also recognises how the...
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