News and events
Events
15th July 2024, 9-12, Professor Gordon Taylor
Statistics Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please submit an appointment request via https://bit.ly/4c85rGd which will ask attendees to complete a questionnaire prior to being allocated an appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received.
29th August 2024, 9.30-12.30, Professor Obi Ukoumunne
Statistics Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please submit an appointment request via https://bit.ly/4c85rGd which will ask attendees to complete a questionnaire prior to being allocated an appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received.
Date to be confirmed,
Statistics Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please submit an appointment request via https://bit.ly/4c85rGd which will ask attendees to complete a questionnaire prior to being allocated an appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received.
14th June 2024, 9-12, Dr TJ Mckinley
Statistics Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please submit an appointment request via https://bit.ly/4c85rGd which will ask attendees to complete a questionnaire prior to being allocated an appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received.
| Date | Title | Location | Further details |
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| 16th May 2023, 10-12 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: S.Walker@exeter.ac.uk |
| 21st June 2023, Time to be confirmed | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 12th July 2023, 10-2 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk
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If you would like to receive emails about Health Statistics seminars and events, please email Leala Watson: l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk
Past events
| Date | Title | Location | Further details |
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| 28th April 2023, 9-12 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: T.McKinley@exeter.ac.uk
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| 16th December 2022, 9-12 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: T.McKinley@exeter.ac.uk
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| 28th November 2022, 1-4 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting | |
| 18th October 2022, 1-4 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Yunli Ou |
| 7th September 2022, 2-5 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: l.t.a.mounce@exeter.ac.uk
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| 10th August 2022, 12-3 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students
A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 14th July 2022, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting | Sarah Walker
Email: S.Walker@exeter.ac.uk |
| 11th May 2022, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 26th April 2022, 9.30am- 12.30pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. Due to Easter break, please provided completed questionnaire before 7th April. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: E.S.Creanor@exeter.ac.uk |
| 15th March 2022, 12noon-3pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 18th February 2022, 9am-12noon |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: j.bowden2@exeter.ac.uk |
| 11th January 2022, 9am-12noon |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: G.A.Abel@exeter.ac.uk |
| 6th December 2021, 1pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: J.Dennis@exeter.ac.uk |
| 9th November 2021, 1pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Professor Gordon Taylor |
| 21st October 2021, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
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| 28th September 2021, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk |
| 5th August 2021, 12-3pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk
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| 19th July 2021, 1pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Associate Professor Obi Ukoumunne Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 7th June 2021, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: T.McKinley@exeter.ac.uk |
| 12th May 2021, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
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| 26th April 2021, 2pm-5pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting | |
| 16th March 2021, 1pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting | Dr Fiona Warren
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 9th February 2021, 12noon-2pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting | Dr Lauren Rodgers
Email: L.R.Rodgers@exeter.ac.uk |
| 20th January 2021, 2pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting | Professor Gary Abel
Email: G.A.Abel@exeter.ac.uk |
| 8th December 2020, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk |
| 9th November 2020, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: T.McKinley@exeter.ac.uk |
| 21st October 2020, 2pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: M.C.Gomez-Cano@exeter.ac.uk |
| 21st September 2020, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting | |
| 18th August 2020, 12noon-3pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 18th June 2020, 9am-11am |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: L.R.Rodgers@exeter.ac.uk |
| 20th May 2020, 10am-12noon |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk |
| 21st April 2020, 1pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Virtual Meeting |
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 24th March 2020, 10am-12.30pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St. Luke’s campus |
Email: L.R.Rodgers@exeter.ac.uk |
| 26th February 2020, 12noon-1pm |
Heath Statistics Group Seminar "Graphical and online frameworks for multiple testing". Speaker: Dr David Robertson, MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge |
3.06 South Cloisters, St. Luke’s campus | Please email Leala Watson (l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk) for more information.
Please register if you wish to attend in Exeter. |
| 18th February 2020, 12noon-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s |
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
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13th January 2020, 10am-12pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s |
Email: G.A.Abel@exeter.ac.uk |
| 19th December 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| 20th November 2019, 1pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Associate Professor Obi Ukoumunne Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 15th October 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk
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| 10th September 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: J.Dennis@exeter.ac.uk |
| 13th August 2019, 10am-12noon |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: L.R.Rodgers@exeter.ac.uk |
| 18th July 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Associate Professor Obi Ukoumunne Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 7th June 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk |
| 22nd May 2019, 2pm-3pm |
Joint Heath Statistics Group and RSS South West Local Group Seminar "Publication bias, and a model for sensitivity analysis". Speaker: John Copas, University of Warwick |
3.06 South Cloisters, St. Luke’s campus |
Please email Leala Watson (l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk) for more information. Please register if you wish to attend in Exeter. |
| 10th May 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | |
| 7th May 2019, 1pm-2pm |
Heath Statistics Group Seminar "Prognostic Models and Competing Risks". Speaker: Lucy Teece, Research Associate (Biostatistics/Epidemiology), Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester |
2.13 South Cloisters, St. Luke’s campus |
Please email Leala Watson (l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk) for more information. Please register if you wish to attend in Exeter. |
| 5th April 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and UEMS research students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Telephone appointment can be held for those based in Cornwall. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| 5th March 2019, 12pm-3pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s | Dr Fiona Warren
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 12th February 2019, 10am-12pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
RILD Building (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Wonford site) | Email: b.shields@exeter.ac.uk |
| 22nd January 2019, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic For UEMS staff and students A member of the Health Statistics team will be available to assist with your Stats related queries – please email them individually to discuss your query or arrange an appointment. Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the questionnaire has been received. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Dr Lauren Rodgers Email: L.R.Rodgers@exeter.ac.uk |
| 17th December 2018, 9.15am-4.15pm |
Introduction to Stata statistical software workshop The workshop will assume no prior knowledge of Stata, but basic familiarity with spreadsheets and other statistical software (e.g., SPSS) is useful. The topics covered in the workshop include: importing data from an Excel spreadsheet into Stata; generating new variables; basic statistical analyses (e.g., t-test, Chi-squared test); use of “do” files to save Stata commands used in analyses; and use of “log” files to save output from Stata analyses. |
2.13 South Cloisters, St. Luke’s campus |
To book a place please contact Obi Ukoumunne (O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk) |
| 5th December 2018, 10-12pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s |
Email: G.A.Abel@exeter.ac.uk |
| 20th November 2018, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
St Luke’s |
Email: S.Walker@exeter.ac.uk |
| 24th October 2018, 1pm-2pm |
CANCELLED - Health Statistics Seminar "Putting Research Intro Practice – AI, Machine Learning and Statistics in the Health Sector". Speaker: Dr Venura Perera, |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Please email Leala Watson (l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk) for more information. |
| 9th October 2018, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| 11th September 2018, 10am-1pm | IHR Stats Advice Clinic*
Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk |
| 21st August 2018, 12-3pm | IHR Stats Advice Clinic*
Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s | Dr Fiona Warren
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 20th July 2018, 2-3pm |
Joint Seminar with Heath Statistics Group (UEMS) and "Methodological Advances in Evidence Synthesis". Speaker: Orestis Efthimiou, University of Bern |
2.13 South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Please email Leala Watson (l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk) for more information. (videolink to F08, Truro Knowledge Spa and Roole 602, Plymouth) – please confirm attendance due to limited spaces) Please register if you wish to attend in Exeter. |
| 17th July 2018, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | |
| 4th July 2018, 12.30-1.15pm |
Joint Seminar with Heath Statistics Group (UEMS) and "Don’t take it personally: careful causal analysis of claims for personalised medicine is long overdue". Speaker: Prof Stephen Senn, Professor of Statistics |
PMS lecture theatre, RILD Building | Please email Leala Watson (l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk) for more information or click here. |
| 19th June 2018, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| 18th May 2018, 12-3 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s | Dr Fiona Warren
Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 10th April 2018, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | |
| 6th March 2018, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Professor William Henley Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk |
| 23rd February 2018, 12.30-1.30 |
Health Statistics Seminar |
3.06 South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Please email Leala Watson (l.k.watson@exeter.ac.uk) for more information.
Please register if you wish to attend |
| 12th February 2018, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s |
Email: G.A.Abel@exeter.ac.uk |
| 16th January 2018, 10-1 | IHR Stats Advice Clinic*
Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
St Luke’s |
Email: S.Walker@exeter.ac.uk |
| 19th December 2017, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| 21st November 2017, 12.30-3.30 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Associate Professor Obi Ukoumunne Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 18th October 2017, 5.30pm | Statistically significant careers event | The Forum | More details and registeration for this event |
| 13th October 2017, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Email: L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk |
| 20th September 2017, 2-5 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
RILD Building (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Wonford site) |
Dr Beverley Shields Email: b.shields@exeter.ac.uk |
| 2nd August 2017, 9.30-12.30 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s |
Please let Obi Ukoumunne know via e-mail if you would like to book a place. Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 31st July 2017, 5.15pm |
Exeter R Users Group - evening meetup |
Conference Room 1, Xfi Building |
Information on the R User Group is found on the Meetup page |
| 18th July 2017, 1-4 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s | Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 4th July 2017, 10-3 |
Introduction to R – Statistical Software Workshop No previous knowledge necessary. This workshop will start from the very basics of R. The topics covered include
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EMS F19 PCMD IT Suite |
Please contact Lauren Rodgers L.R.Rodgers@exeter.ac.uk for more information and to book. |
| 27th June 2017, 10-12.30 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | |
| 23rd May 2017, 10-1 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Email: W.E.Henley@exeter.ac.uk |
| 24th April 2017, 9.30-12.30 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s | Email: G.A.Abel@exeter.ac.uk |
| 13th April 2017, 9.15-16.30 |
'Introduction to Stata' - statistical software workshop. The workshop will assume no prior knowledge of Stata, but basic familiarity with spreadsheets and other statistical software (e.g., SPSS) is useful. The topics covered in the workshop include: importing data from an Excel spreadsheet into Stata; generating new variables; basic statistical analyses (e.g., t-test, Chi-squared test); use of “do” files to save Stata commands used in analyses; and use of “log” files to save output from Stata analyses. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Please let Obi Ukoumunne know via e-mail if you would like to book a place. Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 30th March 2017, 2-5 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| 23rd February 2017, 5.15pm |
Exeter R Users Group - evening meetup |
The Imperial, New North Road |
Look for the R sign when you get inside! More details |
| 21st February 2017 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: L.R.Rodgers@exeter.ac.uk |
| 17th January 2017 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s | Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
| 8th December 2016, 4.30pm | R User Group Meeting | Business School Building:One, Marchant Syndicate Room A | Information on the R User Group is found on the Meetup page |
| 6th December 2016 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
RILD Building (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Wonford site) |
Dr Beverley Shields |
| 8th November 2016, 13.00-16.00 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | |
| 11th October 2016, 10.00-13.00 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Email: R.Taylor@exeter.ac.uk |
| 30th September 2016, 10.00-13.00 |
IHR Stats Advice Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| 26th September 2016, 12.00-13.00 |
IHR Seminar: “Data mash-up”: a new infrastructure for connecting health and environmental data. Speaker: Dr Christophe Sarran, Met Office |
JS07, Smeall Building, St Luke's Campus |
Please email Leala Watson if you wish to attend |
| 5th July 2016, 12.30-3.30pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 10th June 2016, 9am-11am |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| Friday 20th May 2016, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s | Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
| Tuesday 19th April 2016, 2pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: S.Ball3@exeter.ac.uk |
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15th March 2016, 1pm-4pm |
IHR Stats Clinic*
Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Smeall Building, St Luke’s | Email: F.C.Warren@exeter.ac.uk |
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22nd February 2016, 12.30-1.30pm |
IHR Seminar: Use of Bayesian multivariate meta-analysis to inform decision making in HTA. Speaker: Dr Sylwia Bujkiewicz, University of Leicester | JS07, Smeall Building, St Luke's Campus |
Please email Leala Watson if you wish to attend |
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18th February 2016, 11am-1pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
Room 3.01 – RILD Building (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Wonford site) |
Dr Beverley Shields Email: b.shields@exeter.ac.uk |
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12th January 2016, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: W.E.Henley@exeter.ac.uk |
| 17th December 2015, 9am-1pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: O.C.Ukoumunne@exeter.ac.uk |
| 17th November 2015, 11am-1pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Professor Rod Taylor Email: R.Taylor@exeter.ac.uk |
| 30th October 2015, 10am-1pm |
IHR Stats Clinic* Attendees will be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to their Stats Clinic appointment, to enable the team to offer the best advice. |
South Cloisters, St Luke’s |
Email: J.N.Matthews@exeter.ac.uk |
News
Physical activity and tailored support fails to deliver lasting benefits for smokers not ready to quit
Promoting physical activity and other behavioural support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term.
However, after nine months, physical activity delivers no noticeable benefits – compared with offering no additional support – in the rates of people stopping smoking, according to the findings of a major national study.
The Trial of physical Activity and Reduction of Smoking (TARS) study, led by the University of Plymouth with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research, took place across four cities – Plymouth, Nottingham, Oxford and London – before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Its aim was to provide a definitive answer as to whether future NHS services should be adapted to provide additional support to smokers not ready to quit but who do wish to reduce their smoking, with the hope of increasing sustained abstinence from smoking and associated health benefits. The study also sought to look into previous suggestions that behavioural support for these smokers can lead to smoking reduction and more attempts to quit.
To answer these questions, half the 915 smokers recruited into the study were offered up to eight, weekly face-to-face or phone motivational support sessions to reduce their smoking and increase moderate to vigorous physical activity. It was an approach which had previously shown encouraging signs in a Plymouth pilot study, and was contrasted against the other half of participants who were offered the usual NHS advice on quitting.
The study showed that engaging with the motivational support had some short-term benefits, with 19% of those receiving the additional support saying they had at least halved the number of cigarettes smoked by three months – 14% had still halved their smoking after nine months. By contrast, around 10% of those receiving the standard advice reported having halved their cigarette intake at both milestones.
“Stopping smoking is the best way to reduce the risk of smoking-related diseases and the associated burden on our NHS services. The low rates of smoking abstinence at the end of the study clearly demonstrate the great need for further work and research in this area.”
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 31 March 2023
Long-term view can be effective in reducing dating and relationship violence in schools
Schools need to take a long-term approach to reducing the global issue of dating and relationship violence in young people, according to the most comprehensive and far-reaching research analysis ever conducted in the area.
Schools across the world can be hotbeds of dating and relationship violence, which is violence between young people in dating or ‘boyfriend/girlfriend’ relationships. Conservative estimates suggest that up to a third of school-age children experience dating and relationship violence, such as physical, sexual and psychological abuse, including online abuse and coercive control. Young people who experience or perpetrate dating and relationship violence are at greater risk for domestic violence as adults.
As a result, schools across the world are under increasing pressure to teach healthy relationships. Large number of programmes have sought to address these issues and reduce violence, yet so far, no evidence has been available on what approached work. Now, researchers at the University of Exeter have reviewed 68 trials across the world, to try to gain a clearer picture of what patterns are effective in reducing dating, relationship and gender-based violence including sexual harassment, homophobic and transphobic bullying.
Lead author Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres, of the University of Exeter Medical School, said: “There’s an urgent need to reduce dating and relationship violence, for the safety of students and to foster healthier relationships beyond the school gates. This review is the most comprehensive research of programmes carried out in school to reduce dating and relationship violence. Importantly, it shows that efforts to reduce dating and relationship violence can be effective, but schools need to take a long-term view.”
The study is entitled “School-based interventions to prevent dating and relationship violence and gender-based violence: systematic review and network meta-analysis”, published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 28 February 2023
Exeter’s medical science and healthcare students recognise staff for excellence
Students in the University of Exeter’s Health Professions and Sciences Awards have awarded prizes to staff to thank them for their support.
As part of Exeter’s clinical programme annual prize-giving awards ceremony, students nominate teachers across a range of categories. The 20 nominations include University of Exeter staff, and NHS teams that have provided excellent and innovative teaching to students on placement.
Presented at St Mellion Golf Club last night, the award categories included inspirational teaching, the “shoulder donor” for supportive teaching, and the “helping hand”.
Professor Obi Ukoumune, Lecturer in Medical Statistics, was nominated as Educational Inspirer for his “Unique gift for making even the most complex and boring topics come to life and make sense. He genuinely cares about our learning and strives to set time aside to help us understand what he is teaching and to address all of our questions.”
Professor Ian Fussell, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor Education at the University of Exeter’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, who hosted the event, said: “These staff prizes are incredibly heart-warming and valued by the winners, because they are voted for by students. Our staff are absolutely outstanding – they deliver a world-class education, while instilling qualities of empathy, compassion and life-long learning, by leading from the front. I’m incredibly proud of our entire community.”
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 28 February 2023
Blood pressure should be measured in both arms and the higher reading should be adopted to improve hypertension diagnosis and management, according to a new study.
The research, led by University of Exeter, analysed data from 53,172 participants in 23 studies worldwide to examine the implications of choosing the higher or lower arm pressure.
The study, published in Hypertension, found that using the higher arm blood pressure reading reclassified 12 per cent of people as having hypertension, who would have fallen below the threshold for diagnosis if the lower reading arm was used. Although International guidelines advise checking blood pressure in both arms, the practice is currently not widely adopted in clinics.
The team found that using the higher arm measurement compared to using the lower arm resulted in reclassification of 6572 (12.4%) of participants’ systolic blood pressures from below to above 130 mm Hg, and 6339 (11.9%) from below to above 140 mm Hg, moving them above commonly used diagnostic thresholds for hypertension.
The study also revealed that higher arm blood pressure readings better predicted all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cardiovascular events, compared to the lower arm reading. The authors stressed the importance of assessing both arms in the diagnosis and management of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
Fiona Warren is a member of the Study Team
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 31 August 2022
Poor sleep in the over 50s is linked to more negative perceptions of ageing, which in turn can impact physical, mental and cognitive health, new research has revealed.A study led by the University of Exeter and found that people who rated their sleep the worst also felt older, and perceived their own physical and mental ageing more negatively. Lead author Serena Sabatini, of the University of Exeter, said: “As we age, we all experience both positive and negative changes in many areas of our lives. However, some people perceive more negative changes than others. As we know that having a negative perception of ageing can be detrimental to future physical health, mental health, and cognitive health, an open question in ageing research is to understand what makes people more negative about ageing. Our research suggests that poor sleepers feel older, and have a more negative perception of their ageing. We need to study this further – one explanation could be that a more negative outlook influences both. However, it could be a sign that addressing sleep difficulties could promote a better perception of ageing, which could have other health benefits.”
Researchers surveyed 4,482 people aged 50 and over who are part of the PROTECT study. Run by the University of Exeter and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, PROTECT is an innovative online study in which participants take regular cognitive tests and complete lifestyle questionnaires. The study aims to understand what helps people stay cognitively healthy in later life.
Obi Ukoumunne is a member of the Study Team
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 7 October 2021
Research on detecting cancer in primary care wins RCGP Research Paper of the Year award
Researchers at the University of Exeter are collaborators on the the 2020 Research Paper of the Year for Clinical Research, awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners, for their paper on detecting cancers in primary care.
The research shows that CA125, a simple blood test available in primary care, is useful for ovarian cancer detection in symptomatic women attending their GP and could help identify other types of cancer.
The paper “The diagnostic performance of CA125 for the detection of ovarian and non-ovarian cancer in primary care: A population-based cohort” won the Clinical Research category on 14 October 2021, and was ‘Highly Commended’ in the Overall Paper for the Year category by the RCGP panel of judges.
The research was conducted by the CanTest Collaborative, a multi-University collaboration funded by Cancer Research UK. Dr Garth Funston, at the University of Cambridge’s Primary Care Unit worked with Professor Willie Hamilton and Dr Gary Abel at the University of Exeter, alongside other researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and QMUL (Professor Fiona Walter), and Manchester (Professor Emma Crosbie), as well as the NCRAS (Dr Brian Rous).
The RCGP panel said: “The research highlights the contribution of primary care research to science and to the evidence-base which guides our practice, and can be of immediate benefit to patients.”
The Research Paper of the Year, awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), gives recognition to an individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general practice or primary care.
Read more:
Funston G, Hamilton W, Abel G, Crosbie EJ, Rous B, Walter FM (2020) The diagnostic performance of CA125 for the detection of ovarian and non-ovarian cancer in primary care: A population-based cohort (10): e1003295. October 28 2020. PLOS Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003295
University of Exeter Medical School News
Date: 7 October 2021
Patients with “red flag” cancer symptoms not referred for urgent investigation in 6 out of ten cases
Six out of ten patients who show common “alarm” symptoms for cancer are not referred for urgent investigation, a largescale new study has revealed. The research, led by the University of Exeter working with University College London, and funded by Cancer Research UK, found that a significant number of the patients who were not referred went on to develop cancer within a year of their GP consultation.One in two people are affected by cancer in their lifetimes, and cancer accounts for nearly 10 million deaths each year worldwide. Early diagnosis is known to be a major factor in saving lives.
Dr Gary Abel, of the University of Exeter, who led the research, said: “Over the past decade we’ve made huge progress in improving life-saving cancer diagnosis in the UK, in part thanks to GPs. Our study showed that patients who are referred are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer in the next year than those that are not referred, so GPs are clearly referring the highest risk patients appropriately. However, many patients did not receive an urgent referral within two weeks, contrary to guidelines. The number of patients who go on to be diagnosed with cancer when they are not urgently referred indicates that following the guidelines more strictly would have significant benefits”
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 7 October 2021
Type 2 diabetes drug trial uses patient experience to find their best drug
An innovative trial which invited people to take three drugs in turn, then choose their preferred option, has generated insights into which type 2 diabetes drug is best to prescribe to individuals. Led by the University of Exeter and funded by the Medical Research Council, the TriMaster trial presented at the Annual Conference for the European Association of the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The study is the largest of its kind, involving 525 participants across 24 NHS sites who all had type 2 diabetes, and high blood sugar levels on their initial diabetes treatment. The study was a collaboration between the universities of Exeter, Dundee, Glasgow and Oxford and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS foundation trust. The findings led to insights which will help clinicians prescribe the best of the three drugs for individual patients in future. They showed simple measures of BMI and how the kidneys worked would help choose the drug likely to lower glucose the most.
Dr Beverley Shields, of the University of Exeter, led the trial analysis. She said: “Our trial is the first time the same patient has been given three different drugs in turn in diabetes. It is clear that different drugs are right for different people. The outcomes of this study will help clinicians make the best choices for people with type 2 diabetes in future.”
Tim Keehner, 58, from Mid Devon, has type 2 diabetes He took part in TriMaster after his previous medication failed to lower his blood glucose levels. His experience of the three drugs differed greatly, with one producing side effects such as diarrhoea and stomach cramps, while another left him with low energy levels. “One of the drugs left me feeling absolutely fantastic, really energised and with no side-effects. I’m now on that drug permanently and I’m delighted I took part in the trial. It helped me find the right medication for me, and it fixed the issue. It was really valuable to try all three drugs and give instant feedback on the basis of how I felt getting out of bed in the morning, and it’s rewarding that it’ll make a difference to other people.”
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 7 October 2021
How the Exeter Clinical Trials Unit has led on important and wide-ranging COVID-19 research
The University of Exeter Clinical Trials Unit (ExeCTU) has been instrumental in facilitating three major trials into COVID-19 in the past year. The ExeCTU collaborates with healthcare researchers, locally, nationally and internationally, to design and deliver important health-related studies, ensuring clinical research is of the highest quality. Since its inception in 2015, ExeCTU has been actively involved in 30 studies. In the last year, the UK Clinical Research-Collaboration-registered ExeCTU has played a key role in three major trials related to COVID-19.
BRACE trial – does the BCG vaccine protect against COVID-19?
COVID-NURSE – studying nursing in a pandemic
COVID eWHELD – supporting care homes during the pandemic
ExeCTU director Professor Siobhan Creanor said: “It’s been an incredible year and I want to say an enormous thank you to all the staff in the CTU. Staff across ExeCTU have worked extremely hard to set up and deliver new trials of interventions designed to reduce the burden and impact of COVID-19, whilst rapidly adapting to the challenges of remote working during the pandemic. We’ve also continued work on the other trials in our growing portfolio whilst seeking new opportunities to ensure ExeCTU continues to make a significant contribution to research answering important healthcare questions.”
Further information can be found on the Medical School News page: Exeter Clinical Trials Unit: instrumental in important and wide-ranging COVID-19 research
Date: 31 July 2020
Blood platelet counts at the higher end of normal suggest a high risk of cancer in men aged 60 or over, and should be investigated, according to new University of Exeter research.
In a study funded by NIHR and published in the British Journal of General Practice, researchers reviewed the records of nearly 300,000 patients who had platelet counts on the higher end using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service. They found that the number of these patients diagnosed with cancer a year later was significantly higher if the patients had even slightly raised platelet levels. Of 68,181 male patients with levels of blood platelet on the higher end of normal, 1,869 cases of cancer were diagnosed within one year. Of these, 720 were an advanced stage. A higher platelet count was most frequently linked to lung and colorectal cancers – both aggressive forms of cancer.
Luke Mounce is a member of the study team.
University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 31 July 2020
More than a third of people over the age of 30 who are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes actually have type 1, meaning they are not receiving the right treatment, new research has revealed.
The study, led by the University of Exeter, shows that 38% of patients with type 1 diabetes occurring after age 30 were initially treated as type 2 diabetes (without insulin). the team found that half of those misdiagnosed were still diagnosed as type 2 diabetes 13 years later.
The research, funded by NIHR and the Wellcome Trust, is published in the journal Diabetologia. With support from the NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility, the team analysed 583 people who had insulin-treated diabetes that had been diagnosed after the age of 30. The characteristics of their disease were compared with other participants who still produced some insulin, as well as with 220 individuals with severe insulin deficiency that was diagnosed before the age of 30.
Bev Shields is a member of the study team.
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 30 April 2019
New research updates guidance to clinicians on how best to treat patients with type 2 diabetes who do not respond to glucose-lowering medication.
Until now, it has been unclear what clinicians should do if patients have little or no response to recently-introduced medication. Some guidelines currently suggest stopping treatment that appears to be ineffective.
Now, a team from the University of Exeter has analysed data from 55,530 patients in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) with type 2 diabetes. All of them were starting their second or third glucose lowering medication. The team looked at average blood sugar levels over a two to three month period, a measure known as HbA1c. For those with no HbA1c improvement or a limited response after six months treatment, the team compared the outcome 12 months later for those who continued their treatment unchanged, switched to new treatment, or added new treatment.
The authors found that there was almost no difference in effectiveness of switching to a different glucose lowering medication or continuing the same medication unchanged. The only way to effectively improve blood glucose in this situation was to add another therapy. This was linked to a substantially better reduction in blood sugar levels either than switching treatment or continuing unchanged.
The study, published in BMC Medicine, was funded by the UK Medical Research Council and supported by NIHR.
Bev Shields and John Dennis are members of the study team.
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University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 16 April 2019
Children with mental health needs require urgent support from primary school onwards to avoid exclusion, which can be both cause and effect of poor mental health, new research concludes.
The research, led by the University of Exeter, concluded that a swift response is needed, finding that young people with mental health difficulties were more likely to be excluded and also suffer ill-effects from exclusion. The research, which was initially funded by a doctoral studentship from the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula, found gender differences in the relationship between mental health and exclusion.
Boys who entered school with poor mental health are at high risk of exclusion in primary school, which prompt assessment and intervention may prevent. There were too few girls excluded at this early stage in their school career to be sure if they also had poor mental health prior to school entry.
Girls who were excluded in their final year of school experienced deteriorating mental health difficulties afterwards. Teenage boys excluded at this time demonstrated worse mental health than their peers, but did not seem to struggle more afterwards. Both boys and girls who were excluded between the ages of 15 and 16 years may have poor, and in the case of girls, deteriorating, mental health.
The study used data from the Chidren of the 90s study, which included assessing children’s mental health at a set range of ages from three to 16 years old. Data collection for this cohort, which has run the early 1990’s, was funded by the Wellcome and Medical Research Council. More than 8,000 parents responded to a survey asking whether their child had been excluded from school up to the age of eight, and more than 4,000 replied to a second question whether their child had been excluded between 15 and 16 years old.
William Henley is a member of the study team.
University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 1 March 2019
The mental health of children and young people with some long term physical conditions could benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), according to a recent study from the University of Exeter Medical School. The systematic review used robust methods to bring together and make sense of the best science in this area.
Among a range of findings, the team identified some evidence of the benefits of CBT in inflammatory bowel disease, chronic pain and epilepsy. The research, published in the NIHR Journals Library, was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Heath Technology Assessment Programme and supported by the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC).
The team also found some benefit from parenting programmes to reduce behavioural problems in children with acquired brain injury and/or cerebral palsy. Further studies showed that children and young people valued treatments that considered a range of needs rather than just focussing on their mental health. The opportunity to meet and build a supportive relationship with people who are managing their long term condition was also seen to help some young people by providing them with a sense of hope for the future and learn skills to manage their physical and mental health.
Throughout the study, the team worked with a group of children and young people who provided a real-world perspective on the issues they face. They were particularly disappointed in the lack of available research and urged researchers to do something about it. This sentiment was echoed by consultant paediatrician Professor Stuart Logan: ‘The two things that are needed alongside managing a medical condition like this are something to help the family manage and something to help with the children’s emotional problems that so often go alongside these medical conditions. The exciting thing about this project is that it provides researchers with a roadmap for what to do next – we need to work sensibly with parents and children to carefully design treatments and test them in a way that helps us understand whether they actually work.”
Obi Ukoumunne is a member of the study team.
University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 1 March 2019
New research has concluded that anxiety can be a factor in poor school attendance among children and young people. The study, published in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, increases our understanding of the link between anxiety and poor school attendance, particularly when unexcused.
The research, supported by the Wellcome Trust and the National Institute for Health Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), also identifies the lack of high-quality research in the area. In particular, we need more studies that follow children over time to clearly disentangle whether the anxiety leads to poor school attendance or the other way round.
Of 4,930 studies in the area, only 11 met the criteria which meant they could be included in the robust analysis. They were conducted in countries across North America, Europe and Asia. The team categorised school attendance into the following categories: absenteeism (i.e. total absences); excused/medical absences; unexcused absences/truancy; and school refusal, where the child struggles to attend school due to emotional distress, despite awareness from parents and teachers. Findings from eight studies suggested a surprising association between truancy and anxiety, as well as the expected link between anxiety and school refusal.
Obi Ukoumunne is a member of the study team.
Read more:
Finning K, Ukoumunne OC, Ford T, Danielsson-Waters E, Shaw L, Romero De Jager I, Stentiford L, Moore DA. The association between anxiety and poor attendance at school – a systematic review. Child Adolescent Mental Health 2019 Feb 27; https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12322
University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 1 March 2019
New research gives the clearest guidance yet on how schools can best support children with ADHD to improve symptoms and maximise their academic outcomes.
The study, led by the University of Exeter and involving researchers at the EPPI-Centre (University College London), undertook a systematic review which analysed all available research into non-medication measures to support children with ADHD in schools. Published in Review of Education, the paper found that interventions which include one-to-one support and a focus on self-regulation improved academic outcomes.
The team found 28 randomised control trials on non-drug measures to support children with ADHD in schools. In a meta-analysis, they analysed the different components of the measures being carried out to assess the evidence for what was most effective.
The studies varied in quality, which limits the confidence the team can have in their results. They found that important aspects of successful interventions for improving the academic outcomes of children are when they focus on self-regulation and are delivered in one-to-one sessions.
Obi Ukoumunne and Justin Matthews are members of the study team.
University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 15 November 2018
People who have had a stroke are around twice as likely to develop dementia, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted.
The University of Exeter Medical School led the study which analysed data on stroke and dementia risk from 3.2 million people across the world. The link between stroke and dementia persisted even after taking into account other dementia risk factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Their findings give the strongest evidence to date that having a stroke significantly increases the risk of dementia.
The study builds on previous research which had established the link between stroke and dementia, though had not quantified the degree to which stroke actually increased dementia risk. To better understand the link between the two, researchers analysed 36 studies where participants had a history of stroke, totalling data from 1.9 million people. In addition, they analysed a further 12 studies that looked at whether participants had a recent stroke over the study period, adding a further 1.3 million people. The new research, published in the leading dementia journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, is the first meta-analysis in the area.
Further research is required to clarify whether factors such as ethnicity and education modify dementia risk following stroke. Most people who have a stroke do not go on to develop dementia, so further research is also needed to establish whether differences in post-stroke care and lifestyle can reduce the risk of dementia further.
Obi Ukoumunne is a member of the study team.
University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 31 August 2018
A new study, funded by the Medical Research Council and published in the journal Diabetes Care, provides a starting point for a more evidence-based approach to the prescribing of drugs after Metformin. Based on a patients’ gender and BMI, the authors found important differences in the likely success of the commonly-prescribed drugs sulfonylureas and thiazolidinediones in lowering blood sugar levels, and in the risk of common side effects.
John Dennis, of the University of Exeter Medical School, was lead author on the study. He said “Our findings are important as they provide the first evidence that personalised or ‘precision’ medicine approaches in diabetes can be based on simple patient characteristics available to any doctor, rather than expensive genetics or other technology. This simple personalised approach could be implemented immediately within the NHS without any additional cost. The study is also a powerful demonstration of how the sharing of patient data can meaningfully benefit patients - in this case helping to make sure individual patients get the best drug for them.”
University of Exeter Medical School
Date: 31 August 2018
A new study revealed that additional serious long-term health conditions, such as heart disease, can push a bowel cancer diagnosis back by up to twenty six days. The latest figures suggest that around 70% of people have at least one of these potentially serious long-term health conditions at the time they are diagnosed with cancer.
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Mounce LTA, Price S, Valderas JM, Hamilton W. Comorbid conditions delay diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a cohort study using electronic primary care records. Br J Cancer 2017 May 11. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.127. [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 31 July 2017
A large research study from the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter has revealed that older people are not being referred for mental health support nearly as frequently as their younger counterparts, despite achieving better outcomes when they are referred. Co-author Professor William Henley, of the Health Statistics Group in the University of Exeter Medical School, said: “This research is an important step towards improving mental health services for older people, who have a right to high-quality treatment. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme has successfully expanded access to treatment for people with anxiety and depression, with 900,000 adults now accessing services each year. This research enables us to explore what barriers to treatment remain by analysing data that is routinely collected during consultations, ultimately making a positive impact on people’s lives.”
The research was conducted as part of the South West of England Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Evaluation Project commissioned by the then South West Strategic Health Authority, with additional contributions from the National Institute for Health Research’s Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC).
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Date: 30 June 2017
