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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I was very pleased to attend the University of Nottingham’s 2022 Volunteer Award event last night. I had nominated Marko Voß for his continuous efforts creating the HealthScout during the Covid-19 pandemic, and was thrilled that the award judging panel agreed with me and awarded him Community Volunteer of the Year. In March 2020 University of […]
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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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Applications are now open for the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis 2022 Summer intern scheme. The 8-week scheme, is open to health clinicians or health scientists due to graduate in 2022 or a medical student in the third year or later with an interest in sport, exercise and osteoarthritis. There is […]
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Excited to start work today on a new project linking with Nottingham University Hospital policymakers on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS), thanks to funding awarded to me from the QR Policy Support Fund through the University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement. We aim to adapt the HealthScout app in order to understand treatment outcomes […]
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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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Our n-of-1 trial investigating individual responses to topical ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful knee osteoarthritis and led by Dr Monica Persson is published in this month’s Rheumatology Journal. We found the response to topical NSAIDs and capsaicin varies between individuals, but over half of people with painful knee osteoarthritis respond better to one […]
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After just one month we are excited to have recruited over 1500 participants to our Running Through study. The volunteers who have agreed to share their running data and complete weekly updates on their health status will help us investigate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on runners training, injury, illness and recovery. We have […]
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I am excited to share the launch today of our new study ‘Running Through‘. Through inviting members of the running community to share their training data, we hope to examine changes in running habits associated with the current restrictions. COVID-19 is affecting all our lives. Through changes to our working, family or social circumstances, the […]
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With all the amazing work colleagues at all three University of Nottingham international campuses have been involved in during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was an honour to have been short-listed for the Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement Pandemic Award. This was a one-off award for 2020 which recognises any member of staff who has made an […]
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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.
