Funding opportunity: APCRC Launching Fellowship
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News
Dr Trevor Thompson is awarded National Teaching Fellowship
Dr Trevor Thompson from the Centre for Academic Primary Care has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Health Foundation report on IRIS
The Health Foundation have published a case study of the intervention used in IRIS, a study lead by Professor Gene Feder at the Academic Unit of Primary Health Care in Bristol.
PHC December seminar cancelled
The PHC seminar planned for 7 December has been cancelled.
Medical records: We haven't fully considered the dangers of online access warns Prof Gene Feder
While online access to medical records is seen as a good thing by many, Prof Gene Feder, a GP and an expert in domestic violence research, is worried about coercion. Patients may be forced to unwillingly give others access to their online record or GPs, worried about coercion or information leakage within households, may not record anything deemed to be sensitive, including early concerns about abuse or maltreatment.
CAPC researchers help shape the development of a NHS England commissioned service
Researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Keele and University College London have fed back early research findings to help shape the development of a NHS England commissioned service for GPs with mental health problems.
November teaching newsletter published
The November edition of the teaching newsletter has been published and can be downloaded from the teaching area of the website.
Spring 2011 Seminar timetable
The dates of the Spring 2011 Primary Health Care seminar series have been announced.
EVENT: Lecture by Dr Judith McFarlane
Professor Judith McFarlane, a champion of domestic violence advocacy in the US and internationally and one of the first domestic violence researchers to use cohort and trial designs has been awarded a University of Bristol Institute of Advanced Studies Benjamin Meaker visiting professorship to build her collaboration with domestic violence researchers here.
CAPC researcher wins Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Ultimate Women Award
Dr Neha Pathak, a researcher at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol, has been awarded the ‘Ultimate Game Changer’ prize at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Awards.