Conferences and Talks

Research Data Alliance (RDA)- BoF – Citizen Science / Community Participation Data

As part of this session, I will be presenting suggestions on how considerations for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research could be applicable to citizen science.

Celebrating Nottingham Women- International Women Day 2020

The University of Nottingham is to celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 by showcasing the knowledge and expertise of its talented women staff and students at a civic event in Old Market Square, Nottingham.

The free event which is open to everyone, being jointly hosted with Nottingham Trent University from 10.30am to 2.30pm on Sunday 8 March, will feature fun, interactive activities for all the family offering an insight into some of the amazing work that happens across the university’s campuses.

In particular, the event aims to inspire young women in Nottingham and challenge the preconceptions and prejudices about gender roles and limitations, particularly around the science, technology, engineering and medical agenda.

Along with my colleagues and students, I will be presenting activities and information on the science behind great women sporting achievements – how your body works when you exercise and why physical activity is great for your health and wellbeing.

We will also be showcasing some of our past research and tell you how you can get involved in some of our future studies.

Moving Your Way to Good Health

This conference will show the far-reaching benefits physical activity and healthy eating can have, from reducing cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, to helping with mental health problems. I will be presenting ‘How active are our patients?’

Patient and Public Involvement in Research: a new module for undergraduate medical students delivered through co-production

I will be presenting our experiences of successfully co-producing and co-delivering a new BMedSci module. Introducing second-year medical students to Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) across the research life cycle, its importance in good research and the benefits gained from a patient perspective. The module was co-produced and co-delivered by staff from the School of Medicine, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), and members of the public, all part of the East Midlands Sharebank network.

School of Medicine Grant Writing Programme – Getting the Question Right

How to incorporate patient and public perspectives in designing your research question.

Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: a meta-analysis using individual patient data.

Most drug treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) do not achieve a minimum clinically important difference above placebo and often associate with side-effects. On average, 75% of the analgesic effect from OA treatments in clinical trials, and potentially in clinical practice, can be attributed to placebo/contextual response, though the magnitude of this response may vary greatly between patients. Here I will present results from an individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of three contrasting treatments for OA to identify placebo responders and the potential determinants of the placebo response in OA.