I had an enjoyable and informative two days in Oxford attending the Centre for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis Versus Arthritis’ Cutting Edge OA Conference (3-4th July 2023). I presented a poster I co-authored led by Oliver O’Sullivan on ‘Non-Acute Molecular and Imaging Biomarkers for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review’. It combines data from two papers on molecular […]
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Honoured to win a poster prize at today’s NIHR Nottingham BRC conference for our Running Through research. We reported on NSAIDs use by recreational runners to manage joint pain, and the impact of Covid-19 on runners. Click to view an accessible version I also presented my PGCHE study results on the training of basic science […]
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Excited to be presenting some of our Running Through study initial findings at the Congress of the European Pain Federation (EFIC) 2022, this week (April 27-30). The hybrid conference is online as well as live in Dublin, Ireland. I will be presenting a poster (#784) on ‘Self-reporting of joint pain by members of the running community’. Interested […]
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I was honoured to be invited to give a keynote presentation on Patient and Public Involvement in translational research on the final session of the two day NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Medical Research Virtual Conference 2022. As well as a brief introduction to translational research, I presented some cases of award-worthy PPI activities involving our musculoskeletal PPI […]
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My poster based on my 2019 OARSI Highest Rated Therapy Abstract was selected for oral presentation at today’s School of Medicine Research Gala. I was very proud to present my individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis research which found that 75% of patients with knee, hand or hip osteoarthritis respond to placebo and to then win […]
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Honoured to be on the panel at the Research Data Alliance Virtual Plenary 16
to present on behalf of the community participation sub-group volunteers who contributed to the COVID-19 open data sharing guidelines.
Would you like help with dealing with pain? Would you like to be on TV? Along with Pain Centre Versus Arthritis director Prof David Walsh, I am collaborating with the producers of a new Channel 4 health series that looks at the health topics we all want know about. From big public interest experiments and […]
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The Versus Arthritis ‘Pain Research in the UK: Combating musculoskeltal pain together’ event was held today in conjunction with Pain Centre Versus Arthritis at the University of Nottingham. MSK pain researchers from around the UK were invited to present elevator pitches to summarise their research and signpost us to their posters where their research was […]
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Enjoyed presenting our poster ‘Patient and Public Involvement in Research: a new module for undergraduate medical students delivered through co-production’ at this year’s UK Clinical Research Facility (UKCRF) Network 15th Annual Conference. I am pictured here with co-author Debbie Butler. Michael Prior, expert by lived experience, also gave an oral presentation at the conference on […]
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OARSI World Congress Toronto, Canada 2-5 May 2019 Enjoyed attending my first OARSI world congress earlier this month. Highlights included attending the inaugural Sport, Exercise & Physical Activity & Osteoarthritis Prevention Special Interest Group discussion group meeting and catching up again with Dr Koji Aso from Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan, who spent last year working […]
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I am shocked but honoured to find out today that my submission was the highest rated ‘Therapy’ abstract to Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress 2019. My abstract ‘Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: A meta-analysis using individual patient data’ has been selected […]
Read More I am pleased to announce that my abstract ‘Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: A meta-analysis using individual patient data’ has been accepted as an oral presentation at the 2019 World Congress of Osteoarthritis (OARSI) in Toronto. I hope everyone attending is able to stay […]
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