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February 2012
Thursday 2 February 2012
Getting words into your dataset: the role of computational linguistics in reducing bias
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
John Carroll, Professor of Computational Linguistics, University of Sussex and Jackie Cassell, Professor of Primary Care Epidemiology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
Professor Carroll is based at the University of Sussex working in the area of intelligent computer processing of human language (natural language processing). Professor Cassell is based at Brighton and Sussex Medical School is an epidemiologist, health services researcher, and a clinically-qualified consultant in Public Health and in STIs. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Charlene Trew
on
+44 (0)117 928 7221 or
charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 9 February 2012
Building an evidence-base for advanced diagnostic tests in general practice: the case of spirometry
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Prof Tjard Schermer - Department of Primary Care Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
Spirometry is a widespread lung function test in general practice, but aspects such as the test's accuracy and safety would ideally have support from scientific evidence. This talk will outline a general framework for evaluating diagnostic tests in general practice and illustrate this with the case of spirometry. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Dan Hill
on
+44 (0)117 928 7221 or
epzdah@bristol.ac.uk
Friday 24 February 2012
Social influences and charitable giving
Organised by CMPO and capacity-building cluster on the Economic Impact of the Third Sector
Organised by CMPO and capacity-building cluster on the Economic Impact of the Third Sector
Speakers to include: Sarah Smith (CMPO), Abigail Payne (McMaster University), Elizabeth Kessick (Justgiving), Kimberley Scharf (University of Warwick), Peter John (UCL), Steffen Huck (UCL), Rene Bekkers (VU University Amsterdam).
Royal Over-seas League, London, SW1A 1LR,
10:00am-4:00pm
This workshop will bring together a number of theoretical and empirical presentations focusing on the role of social influences on giving and will discuss the implications for policy at a time when the Government is keen to encourage people to give more. Further information is available
Admission is free and lunch will be provided for all participants. Participants are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Contact Charlotte Lewis
on
+44 (0)117 - 3310799 or
charlotte.lewis@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 29 February 2012
The learning life course of at 'risk' children aged 3-16: Perceptions of students and parents about 'succeeding against the odds
Organised by Graduate School of Education
Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford (Institute of Education, University of London), Professor Rosamund Sutherland, Dr Frances Giampapa and Dr Sarah Eagle (Graduate School of Education).
Room 4.10 Graduate School of Education,
5:00-6:30pm
Why and when do certain children manage to succeed 'against the odds' while others do not? Professor Siraj-Blatchford's talk will draw on child and family case studies and will be followed by inputs from a Graduate School of Education panel and opportunities to raise questions and discussion. Further information is available
Free event, please book for catering purposes.
Contact Lucy Stephens
email: lucy.stephens@bristol.ac.uk
March 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Why does Public Health spend so much time doing the wrong things?
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Chris Payne - Director of Public Health, NHS South Gloucestershire.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
Has Public Health's effort been misdirected or had incorrect emphasis over the last decade? Topics for re-evaluation could include cardiovascular disease, obesity, teenage pregnancy, and hospital infections. New priorities will be discussed and attendees challenged to use their own knowledge and experience to improve Public Health over the next decade. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Dan Hill
on
+44 (0)117 928 7221 or
epzdah@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 8 March 2012
Cost effectiveness and chlamydia screening what we know and what do we need to know - bridging the gap
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Paddy Horner, Consultant Senior Lecturer at School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
Paddy will discuss potential future strategies for evaluating the cost effectiveness of chlamydia trachomatis screening programmes, including the utility of the sensitive and specific chlamydia Pgp3 antibody test recently developed in collaboration with Prof M McClure from Imperial College London. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Charlene Trew
on
+44 (0)117 928 7221 or
charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 15 March 2012
Evaluation of seven common lipid associated loci in a large Indian sib pair study
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Sajjad Rafiq, Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
European genome wide association studies have identified common variants associated with key lipid traits. Replication of these genetic effects in South Asian populations suggests relevance for these findings. Given the rising prevalence of metabolic disorders and heart disease in the Indian sub-continent, these studies could be of future clinical relevance. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Charlene Trew
on
+44 (0)117 928 7221 or
charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk
Friday 16 March 2012
Conference - The new poetry and penguin modern poets 50 years
Organised by English Department and the Bristol Institute for Research in the Arts and Humanities (BIRTHA)
Organised by English Department and the Bristol Institute for Research in the Arts and Humanities (BIRTHA)
Speakers include: Edward Lucie-Smith, Neil Corcoran and Geoff Ward. In the evening there will be public plenary sessions : Al Alvarez in conversation, followed by a reading from three of the original Penguin Modern Poets: John Fuller, Edward Lucie-Smith and Tom Raworth.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
9:00am-8:35pm
A celebratory day conference and evening event on Penguin poetry and the 1960s. Further information is available
Full delegate rate £45 , postgraduate rate £18.
Contact Samantha Barlow
on
+44 (0)117 - 331 7879 (Tues,Weds,Fri) or
penguin-poetry@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 22 March 2012
Alcohol intoxication among children in The Netherlands
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Nico van der Lely - Department of Pediatrics, Reinier de Graaf Hospital.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
Nicolaas van der Lely is a paediatrician and chief of residents at Delft's Reinier de Graaf Hospital, and has led much research in to alcohol and youth, and alcohol prevention. In December 2006 he opened a multidisciplinary alcohol outpatient clinic and is well-known and frequently consulted by Dutch policy makers. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Dan Hill
on
+44 (0)117 928 7221 or
epzdah@bristol.ac.uk
April 2012
Thursday 5 April 2012
Socioeconomic inequalities in the continuum of maternal and newborn care: Evidence from India
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Abhishek Singh - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health & Mortality Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
This seminar aims to estimate the level of socioeconomic inequalities in access to maternal and newborn care in India, disentangling the continuum of care received during pregnancy and birth and to determine the likelihood of newborn care among mothers with high risk births and the associated inequalities. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Dan Hill
on
+44 (0)117 928 7221 or
epzdah@bristol.ac.uk
May 2012
No Events
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June 2012
Thursday 28 June 2012
Modification of Emotion Perception as a Potential Treatment for Psychiatric Illness
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Marcus Munafo - Professor of Biological Psychology, School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol.
Canynge Hall, Whatley Road, Clifton,
4:00-5:00pm
Identifying emotional states in others is central to successful social functioning, and biases in emotion perception have been reported in a range of psychopathologies. Marcus Munafo will discuss a range of experiments on healthy individuals with depressive symptoms, potential criminal offenders, and work into other domains, like autism spectrum disorders. Further information is available on the SSCM seminar page
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Charlene Trew
on
+44 (0)117 - 92 87221 or
charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk