News roundup
A summary of the latest news and intelligence from around the Faculty.
Congratulations to Professor Cathy Pope who has completed her work advising the tobacco Plain Packaging Review (Chantler Review). This topical and important work was published last week and you can read it in full here.
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The RN4Cast observational study on staffing, education and hospital mortality levels, published in the Lancet earlier this year, has achieved huge coverage worldwide and is currently showing as one of the most ‘talked about' papers that has have ever been tracked by the journal. Professor Peter Griffiths was lead-investigator of the study.
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Wishing the very best of luck to postgraduate researcher Rokhsaneh Tehrany, winner of the Health Sciences Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition heat, who will be competing in the University-wide final on Wednesday 14 May from 5-6.30pm.
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A seminar looking at ways in which low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could be used in a physical health care environment is running on 19th May from 2-4.30pm. The afternoon will include an introduction from Kevin Jarman, Deputy Director - Adults, IAPT Programme. The event is open to all and you can register here.
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Keen third year midwifery students will be attending a class designed for pregnant mums in their first, second and third trimester to observe and join in with fitness exercises and to learn the importance of exercise during pregnancy. This new Pre-Natal Fitness Class takes place at the Jubilee Sports Centre.
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Professor Sue Latter and Dr Elizabeth Lowson presented a poster at the recent Marie Curie Annual Research Conference following completion of their Phase I intervention development in 2013. Sue and Elizabeth are currently running the Phase II trial which involves testing whether the intervention has the potential to improve carers' experiences of managing pain medicines, and whether the research study is feasible for patients with cancer and their carers.