Translational Clinical Research Conference Event

Date:: 13 November 2012
Venue:: University of Southampton

Event details

You are warmly invited to attend this conference to celebrate Southampton's translational clinical research excellence and its positive impact on the NHS and our wider society.

The keynote address is the Annual Wade Lecture given by Professor Sir John Tooke, President Academy of Medical Sciences and UCL Vice Provost (Health). The lecture will start at 5.15pm, followed by wine and cheese.

We are also delighted to inform you that a number of the Ageing and Lifelong Health USRG members will be presenting posters at the conference. These include:

Hayley Denison: The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Sarcopenia and Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Older People from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study: a Randomised Controlled Trial.

Harnish Patel: Prevalence of sarcopenia in community dwelling older people in the UK using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Stud(HCS)

Dan Baylis: Using the immune system to predict frailty

Anna Pilgrim: Southampton Mealtime Assistance Study.

Further details about the programme and the conference can be found at: http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/research/sites/scri/conferences/