Upcoming Events

HRB Ones2Watch 2019 is a conference and networking event for early and mid-career stage HRB-funded researchers. It takes place on 10 October 2019 in the Radisson Blu, Golden Lane, Dublin 2.

https://www.hrb.ie/news/events/hrb-ones2watch-2019/programme/

A panel of speakers will give career direction advice, insight and perspective on their own career journeys, as well as some practical tips that will be useful to those present in their future careers. (See the Programme link above.)

Places are limited, its free to attend, and registration (at the link below) will close towards the end of September.

https://confpartners.eventsair.com/hrb-ones2watch/registration/Site/Register

QUESTS embedded in the HRB-TMRN are delighted to bring “Rigorous Qualitative Data Analysis in Trials Workshop” to NUI Galway on 4th October 2019.

We would be grateful if you could circulate details within your group/network/school.

This one day workshops will be facilitated by QUESTS co-chairs and research advisors and will focus on:
• The key principles of qualitative analysis and rigour in qualitative research in trials
• Ten top tips for qualitative data analysis
• Practical activities involving coding and analyzing qualitative data

• Demonstrating rigour and running queries through QSR NVivo

Register online: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cm9g_AjBSVSdpPQGU6oXog 

Date and time:

October 14^th 12:00 pm (GMT+1)

Title:

When enough is enough – How to determine when the evidence for the effectiveness of a treatment is sufficient?

Paper: https://www.oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-4584(19)31078-7/fulltext

Presenters:

Alessio Bricca @a_bricca

Aberdeen Health Psychology Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen

Hans Lund @tweethlund

Professor / Centre for Evidence-based Practice / Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

C.B. Juhl

Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark

Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, University Hospital of Copenhagen

Speaker Biographies

Hans Lund is Professor at Centre for Evidence-Based Practice at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway. After 10 years working with rehabilitation of elderly and teaching Hans Lund got involved in promoting and teaching Evidence-Based Practice. Following his PhD his research focus was rehabilitation (focus on physical exercise) of patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis simultaneously with editing and authoring textbooks in physiotherapy, rehabilitation and evidence-based practice among others. During those years, he was founder and chairman of The Danish Society for Research in Physiotherapy.

In 2007 Hans Lund was employed as Director of Studies of a multidisciplinary Master program in rehabilitation at University of Southern Denmark. Shortly after, he established the first Master program in Physiotherapy in Denmark with the aim of creating a solid foundation for an evidence-based physiotherapy practice and better possibilities for Danish physiotherapists to achieve a PhD.

After being affiliated to Bergen in 2013, he initiated the creation of the Evidence-Based Research Network (EBRNetwork, see http://ebrnetwork.org/). The EBRNetwork aims to promote “No new research studies without prior systematic review of existing evidence” and an “Efficient production, updating, and accessibility of systematic reviews”. Just recently, the EBRNetwork was approved support from the European Union (A COST Action, see http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA17117) to establish an International Network for Evidence-based Research in Clinical Health Research.

Carsten Juhl is Associate Professor at the Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy and head of the Master Program at the University of Southern Denmark. Further he is employed as senior researcher at Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte. He has been promoting Evidence-Based Practice since 2001. After finishing his Ph.D., he has performed systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the treatment in patients with musculoskeletal disorder and meta-epidemiologic studies investigating impact of bias and choice of outcome. He has performed clinical studies in Low back pain, Chronic obstructive lung disease and osteoarthritis. He is an editor at the Cochrane Osteoarthritis satellite and has been teaching in systematic reviews and meta-analysis on a Ph.D. level for several years and supervising Ph.D. students in performing systematic review and meta-analysis

Registration is now open for the two-day introductory training course, ‘Developing and Evaluating Complex Primary Care Interventions’ to be held in UCC on the 4^th and 5^th of November 2019.  The course will be delivered by DECIPHer (Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement) who are experts in the development and evaluation of multi-level, complex public health interventions.

The course fee is €150 for non-students and €100 for students. Further details are below.

Click here to register.

Clinical Trial Design – partnering pragmatism with complexity to achieve excellence

The HRB-TMRN are delighted to announce that the 5th Trial Methodology Symposium will take place on December 6th 2019 in Dublin. This flagship network event will be hosted by Trinity College Dublin on behalf of the HRB-TMRN.

Click here to view the full Symposium schedule and speakers profiles. 

Details of this event included the venue and speakers will be announced in September 2019. Registration fees €100 (General Admission) / €50 (Student – Valid ID needed).

REGISTER ONLINE