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Megaphone Online

In this issue:• STARawardforCharlotteTaylor

• EarlyCareerResearchers’Conference

• Thalidomideseminar

• Cancerpaintoolkitwinsaward

October 2016

the voice of Health Sciences’ staff and students

Welcome to all new starters!

TheDepartmentwouldliketoextendaverywarmwelcometoallthestudentswhobegantheirstudieswithusthisterm.Bestoflucktoyouall,wehopeyoureallyenjoyyourtimehere.

We’veincludedafewofthepictureswetookduringyourfirstweekhere.ToseemoreofourCooperativeLearningGroups(CLGs),pleasevisitourFacebookpage:www.facebook.com/YorkHealthSciences.

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Student NewsOlivia new Learning Disabilities editor

StudentOliviaLindsay-GouldhasbecometheStudentNursingTimeseditorforLearningDisabilityNursing.Olivia,25,appliedfortheroleafterseeingtheadvertandwasdelightedtobeofferedit.

“Iwassoshockedtobechosen,”shesaid.“I’veneverdoneanythinglikethisbeforeandit’sagreatopportunity.It’sbeenabigconfidenceboostbothintermsofthecourseandpersonally.”

Shehastowrite10blogsaboutlearningdisabilitynursingandhasbeencanvasingtheopinionsoffellowstudentsinherCooperativeLearningGroup.“It’smademethinkaboutthingsfromaslightlydifferentperspective,”shewenton.“Myfirstblogwasaboutworklifebalance.”

Olivia,whoinitiallybeganatHealthSciencesstudyingadultnursing,wasforcedtogiveupduetofamilycircumstances.Shetookupthecourse

assoonasshewasablebutchangedtoLearningDisabilitynursingandisnowinherfinalyear.

“Iloveit,”shesaid.“I’dreallyliketogoonandworkwithpeoplewithbraininjuries.ThecourseisgreatbutthesupportIhavereceivedfromtheteachingstaffinYorkisincomparable.”

ToreadOlivia’sfirstblogpleasevisitwww.nursingtimes.net/student-nt/meet-the-new-student-nursing-times-editors-2016/17/7010221.article?blocktitle=Student-Editors%27-blog&contentID=9329.

FollowheronTwitter@OliviaLindsayG.

Graduation

TheDepartmenthadasmallnumberofstudentsgraduatinginJuly2016.AmongthemwerethefirstgraduatesfromourMScinInternationalHumanitarianAffairs.TheywereAlvaroSosaFarias,InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross;MariaFernandaPerezSolla,UnitedNationsHumanRightsOfficeoftheHighCommissioner,andAttaUrRehman,InternationalOrganisationforMigrationinNepal.

AlsograduatingwerestudentsfromourMasterofPublicHealthprogrammeandstudentsfromourSpecialistSkillsPostRegistrationDevelopment(SSPRD)degreeprogramme.ArabellaClarkealsoreceivedherPhD.

Pictured left are MIHA graduands with Programme Leaders Dr Janaka Jayawickrama and Dr Jo Rose.Picture top right shows Anne Phillips with SSPRD student Adrian Fell. Pictured bottom right is Arabella Clarke with her Mum.

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STAR award for Charlotte

HealthSciences’studentnurseCharlotteTaylor(picturedright)haswonaprestigiousSTARAwardfromYorkTeachingHospitalNHSFoundationTrust.

ShewasonherProfessionalInternshipplacementintheEmergencyDepartmentatYorkHospitalwhenshewasnominatedwithcolleagueFrancesOxtobyforanawardbythefamilyofapatientwhowasdying.

TheStarAwardisYorkTeachingHospitalNHSFoundationTrust’smonthlystaffrecognitionaward.Itrecognisesandrewardsstaffandvolunteerswhohavemadeadifferencebydoingsomethingextraintheireverydayworkforthesakeofpatients,visitorsorcolleagues.Itisrareforastudenttoreceiveanawardsuchasthis.

Thecitationsaid:“Itisclearlyverytraumatictobewithsomeonewhiletheypassaway,andespeciallywhenitisoneyoulove.Theytreateduswithgreatrespectanddignity,astheyalsodidourmum,allowingustodoourbesttomakeherpassinglessfrighteningforher.Ofcourseitcouldneverhavebeenagoodexperience,buttheymadewhatwasoneoftheworstdaysofourlivesmoretolerable.Theycouldhavejustdonetheirjobandtendedtomum,leavingusoutonalimb.Insteadtheycopedwiththesituationandlookedafterustoo.Whatimpressedmemostwasthematurityandrespectthesetwoyoungwomenshowed.Manywouldhavefounditeasiertofadeintothebackground.Wecan’tthankthemenough.”

Charlotte,26,whooriginallyjoinedHealthSciencesonourextendeddegreeprogrammeandwasthefirstinherfamilytogotouniversity,hasmadeexcellentprogressandisnowinthefinalyearofanMNursingdegree.Shesaid:“Ididn’tthinkI’ddonemorethanIshouldhave,butthefamilynominatedmefortheawardandIwasdelightedtoreceiveitwithFrances.

“Itwasareallydifficultday.WhenthereisadeathonthewardsyousometimesexpectitbutinA&Ewedoeverythingtosavealife,sowhensomethinglikethishappensit’sdifficult.AfterthatIhadanewbornchildtolookafter,soitwaspolaropposites.Ifeltprivilegedtobewiththefamilyatthistime.Itonlytakesoneperson,alookoragesture,tomakeitabadexperiencesoI’mgladwewereabletohelpinsomeway.”

Student News

World Social Science Report

PhDstudentMadeleinePower,alongwithProfessorsKatePickettandRichardWilkinson,co-authoredachapterinthisyear’sWorldSocialScienceReportwhichwaslaunchedinSwedeninSeptember.Thereportcanbereadhere:http://en.unesco.org/wssr2016.

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Teaching News

Lecturers present at conference

MikeParkerandDeviNannen,bothlecturersfromtheAcuteandCriticalCareTeachingandScholarshipGroup,presentedattheNETConferenceatCambridgeUniversitylastmonth.Theirpresentationentitled“Thedevelopmentofassertionreasonquestions(ARQ)fortheassessmentofgraduateentrynurses”wasverywellreceivedandencouragedalotofdebatearoundtheassessmentpractices.

Clinical skills meeting held in CSUTheDepartmentwaspleasedtohostthesummermeetingoftheYorkshireandHumbersideClinicalSkillsandSimulationnetwork(YHCSSN)initsClinicalSimulationUnit.

Thegroupaimstosharegoodpracticeandspecialistexpertise,andnetworkwithothereducatorsregionally.ItmeetsfourtimesayearandDavidGraham,lecturerinadultnursing,said:“Iwasreallydelightedthatwehadtheopportunitytohosttheeventandhighlightsomeoftheexcellentsimulationworkwedowithournursingandmidwiferystudents.”

AngelaHope,ChairoftheYHCSSN,said:“ItisreallygoodtowelcomeYorkintothenetworkprogrammeandDavidontothesteeringgroup.Thenetworkisaboutsharingandbringingmultiskilledprofessionalstogether.YorkputtogetheranexcellentprogrammeforthedayandIwasdelightedwiththeturnout”.

ThegroupheardabouthowtheDepartmentofHealthSciencescurrentlyusessimulationinitsnursing,midwiferyandhealthprofessionaleducationprogrammesandaboutinnovativeplanstodeveloptheuseofsimulationinthefuture.

Davidsaid:“I’dliketothankmembersofHealthSciences’staffwhodeliveredpresentationsonthedayincluding;KellyDavies,RachelLavelle,CaroleLindsay,CliffRiordan,JessPowellandGillianPunton.”

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Researchers present at alcohol conference

DrNoreenMdegeandDrPaulTonerpresentedtheirlatestresearchatthe13thAnnualInternationalNetworkonBriefInterventionsforAlcoholandOtherDrugs(INEBRIA)ConferenceinLausanne,Switzerland,22-23September2016.

INEBRIAisWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)sponsoredandistheleadingforumgloballyforthesharingofresearchadvancesrelevanttoscreeningandbriefinterventionsforalcoholandotherdrugs.Noreenpresented“Attitudesandperceptionsoncommunitypharmacy(CP)-basedalcoholinterventions:ascopingreview”.Paulpresented“asystematicreviewofalcoholscreeningandassessmentmeasuresforyoungpeople.”

Research News

Department hosts the Legacy of Thalidomide seminar

Inthelate1950sandearly1960sthedrugThalidomidewasgiventothousandsofpregnantwomenacrosstheworldtorelievemorningsickness.Thedrugcausedseverebirthdefectsincludingmissingorshortlimbsandsensoryimpairments.Thalidomideisoftenseenasahistoricaltragedybutitisverymuchacontemporarydisabilityissue.IntheUKtherearestill466peoplelivingwiththeconsequencesofthedamagethedrugcausedandincountriessuchasBrazil,thedrugcontinuestocausebirthdefects.

TheLegacyofThalidomideseminarbroughttogetherThalidomidesurvivors,historians,biologists,doctorsandhealthsciences’researcherstoconsiderwhatwecanlearnfromboththehistoryofthedruganditsuseandimpacttoday.DrRuthBluefromtheThalidomideSocietyandtheWellcomeLibrarydescribedthewealthofmaterialavailableintheWellcomeThalidomidearchive,andDrJulieParle(Honorary)AssociateProfessorinHistoryfromtheUniversityofKwaZulu-Natal,SouthAfrica,talkedaboutthemurkyhistoryofthedruginsouthernAfrica.AlexMedcalf,fromtheCentreforGlobalHealthHistories,talkedabouttheuseofhistoricphotographsinconstructinghealthhistories.

DrNeilVargesson,SeniorLecturerfromtheUniversityofAberdeen,explainedhowthedrugactstocausebirthdefectsanddescribedtheworkhisteamisundertakingtofindasafealternativetoThalidomide.DrShadiGhassemiJahani,ConsultantOrthopaedicSurgeonandPhDStudentfromtheUniversityofGothenburg,andLizNewbronner,PhDstudentfromtheDepartmentofHealthSciences,thendiscussedtheirresearchintothehealthproblemsbeingexperiencedbyThalidomidesurvivorsinSwedenandtheUK.

ThedaywaschairedbyHeadofDepartment,ProfessorKarlAtkin,andclosedwiththreeThalidomidesurvivors,GeoffAdams-Spink,RowlandBarehamandCraigMillward,givingtheirpersonalreflectionsonthelegacyofthedrug.

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Research News

Calls for greater transparency in the release of clinical trial data

Researchershavecalledforgreatertransparencyinthepublicreleaseofclinicaltrialdataafterastudyrevealedsignificantunder-reportingofsideeffectsinmedicaltreatments.

Thestudy,ledbyDrSueGolder,aresearcherintheDepartmentofHealthSciences,revealedthatthemedicalbenefitsareroutinelyreported,whilethesideeffectsareincompletelydocumentedinpeer-reviewedjournalarticles.

Theclinicalbenefitsofnewdrugsareusuallytestedinrandomisedclinicaltrials,inwhichpatientsarerandomlyassignedtoreceivedrugorplacebo,beforedrugscanbeprescribedwidely.

Adverseevents,orsideeffects,arealsoroutinelycollectedinsuchtrials,andshouldbereportedinscientificjournalarticlestogiveaclearpictureofthebenefitsandrisksofnewtreatments.

Thestudy,publishedinPLOSMedicine,foundthat64%ofsideeffectswouldhavebeenmissedbyreaderslookingonlyatpublishedreportsaboutthemedicaltreatmentsstudied.

Theauthorsconcludethatfullreportingofadverseeventsisessentialtoallowpatientsanddoctorstoassessthebalancebetweenbenefitsandsideeffectsofmedicaltreatments.

Thestudy,whichincludedcollaborationwithGillNorman,ManchesterUniversityandYoonLoke,UniversityofEastAnglia,wasfundedthroughtheNationalInstituteforHealthResearch(NIHR).Thepaperisavailableathttp://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002127.

Drugs fatalities overtake car fatalities for the first time

NewfiguresfromtheOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS)showthatmorepeoplediefromadrugoverdosethanfromroadtrafficaccidents.

IanHamilton,lecturerinMentalHealth,writesforTheConversationontheriseindeathsfromdrugsintheUK.SevenyearsagofatalitiesfromopiatesovertookfatalitiesduetoroadaccidentsintheUS.NowthelatestfiguresfromtheONSshowthatlastyear1,732peoplediedintrafficaccidentscomparedwith1,989whodiedduetoopiatesinEnglandalone.

Thefullarticleisavailableonlineathttps://theconversation.com/drugs-fatalities-overtake-car-fatalities-for-the-first-time-64972.

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Research News

Cancer pain toolkit wins award

AtoolkitabouttacklingcancerpainwashighlycommendedattheBMAPatientInformationAwardsinLondon.

Theresource‘TacklingCancerPain:AtoolkitforPatientsandFamilies’wasdevelopedaspartofafive-yearNIHRProgramGrantcalledIMPACCT–ImprovingtheManagementofAdvancedCancerPainintheCommunity.Itprovidesevidencebasedinformationandpracticaladviceforpatientsandtheirfamiliesaboutself-managementofadvancedcancerpain.

SeniorlecturerattheDepartmentofHealthSciencesKateFlemmingwaspartofateamfromtheUniversityofLeeds,ledbyProfMikeBennett,towintheaward(picturedabove).OthersincludedDrNicHughes,SeniorResearchFellowinPalliativeCare,ProfJoseCloss,ProfessorofNursing,bothUniversityofLeeds,ChristineAllmark,PatientrepresentativeandDavidFelber,LeedsMediaServices.

Katesaid:“TacklingCancerPainisaneducationalresourcethatwasdevelopedasaresultofanextensiveprocessofliteraturereviewing,userinvolvement,andproducedwiththeinputofprofessionalfilm-makersanddesigners.BeingHighlyCommendedisfantasticrecognitionforthewholeteamwhocontributedtoitsdevelopment.”

Thereviewersaid:“Theresourceisofanexceptionallyhighstandard;theamountofeffortthatwentintoproducingandreviewingitisclear.It’sverywellpresentedandcontainsalargeamountofhelpfulinformationinaclearandeasytoreadway.Thisreallyisanexcellentresource.”

TheBMAPatientInformationAwardsaimtosupportandencouragepatient-centeredcareinmeetingtheneedsofpatientsthroughtheproductionanddisseminationofaccessible,well-designedandclinicallybalancedinformationwhichwillpromotebothgreaterawarenessandunderstandingofhealthmattersandpatientchoice.

Ian Hamilton presents to House of Lords

IanHamilton,lecturerintheMentalHealthandAddictionresearchgroup,wasinvitedtopresenttoanAllPartyParliamentaryGroupattheHouseofLordsonWednesday,19October.ThegroupwasfocussingontheneedsofwomenandIanpresentedresearchhehaspreviouslypublishedongenderdifferencesincannabispsychosis.

Ian’sfullpapercanbereadhere:www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/ADD-12-2014-0039.

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Research News

No clear threshold to treat diabetes during pregnancy

AnewstudyconductedbyresearchersattheUniversitiesofYorkandBristol,andtheNHSBradfordInstituteforHealthResearch,showsthereisanurgentneedtofindthebestthresholdtobalancethepotentialbenefitsandharmsofdiabetestreatmentduringpregnancy.

PublishedbyTheBMJ,thestudyfindsaconsistentassociationbetweenhigherbloodglucose(sugar)levelsduringpregnancyandincreasedriskofcomplicationsaroundthetimeofbirth,butthereisnoclearthresholdofwhentointervenewithtreatment.

Researcherssaythereisnowanurgentneedtoworkoutthebestthresholdtobalancethebenefitsandharmsoftreatingwomenwithhighbloodglucoselevelsduringpregnancy.

Gestationaldiabetes-highbloodglucose(sugar)levelsduringpregnancy-isassociatedwithincreasedriskofarangeofadverseoutcomesaroundthetimeofbirthandcanaffectthelongertermhealthofmotherandinfant.

Althoughtreatmentcanreducetheriskoftheseoutcomes,theoptimalglucosethresholdtodefinegestationaldiabetesisunknown.

Thearticleisavailableonlineathttp://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i4694.

Early Career Researcher workshop

On13September,85EarlyCareerResearchers(ECRs)from24universitiesacrosstheBritishIslesattendedafreeworkshop,hostedbytheDepartmentofHealthSciencesandfundedbytheSocietyforSocialMedicine(SSM)andtheWellcomeTrust.Theevent,whichprecededtheSSMAnnualScientificMeeting(14-16September),tookplaceatJamesHallandwasorganisedbyNoortjeUphoffandKateBosanquetalongwithothermembersoftheSSMECRsubcommittee.

Theworkshop,‘Fundingsourcesandsuccessfulgrantwriting’,focusedonapplyingforfellowshipsandovercomingchallengesinobtainingresearchgrants.SpeakersincludedProfessorAileenClarke(PresidentoftheSSM),ProfessorTrevorSheldon,ProfessorYvonneBirksandRosieMcEachan(programmemanager,BiB).Theydrewonpersonalexperiencesofsecuringfundingandoffereduniqueinsightsintowhatisrequiredtosucceed.

Laterinthedayapanelquestion-and-answersessionwasexpertlychairedbyProfessorJimMcCambridge.ThiswasfollowedbyaninteractivesessionwheredelegatesformedgroupsfacilitatedbymembersofboththeECRsubcommitteeandSSMcommitteetopractiseconstructinganddeliveringafiveminuteproposalfromaresearchbrief.

Thedayfinishedwithoptionalactivities–acomplimentaryyogasessiondeliveredbyDrSadieBoniface(ECRsubcommittee)andascenicwalkintoYorkviaFulfordstrayandalongtheriver.Intheeveningmorethan50delegatesattendedamealatCosmorestaurant.

Theworkshopreceivedverypositivefeedbackfromtheonlineevaluation,completedby80%ofdelegates,whichshowed88%believedithadbeen‘veryuseful’or‘quiteuseful’.Nextyear’sECRworkshopwilltakeplaceattheUniversityofManchesteron5September2017.

Pictured top is Noortje Uphoff giving a talk and below, one of the group activities.

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Research paper of the year award for Peter Coventry

Aresearchstudy,ledbyDrPeterCoventry,hasbeennamedResearchPaperoftheYearbytheRoyalCollegeofGeneralPractitioners(RCGP).

Theawardintheneurology,mentalhealthanddementiacategoryrecognisesanindividualorgroupofresearcherswhohavepublishedanexceptionalpieceofresearchrelatingtogeneralpracticeorprimarycare.

DrCoventryisaSeniorLecturerinHealthServicesResearchandmemberoftheDepartmentofHealthSciences’MentalHealthandAddictionresearchgroupandtheCentreforReviewsandDissemination.

Hisstudyentitled:‘Managingdepressioninpeoplewithmultimorbidity:aqualitativeevaluationofanintegratedcollaborativecaremodel’,waspublishedinthejournalBMCFamilyPracticeandexploreswhetheranenhancedmodelofcollaborativecarecanpotentiallyachieve‘joined-up’careintheNHSbysupportinghealthprofessionalstotreatbothmentalandphysicalhealthtogether.

Findingsreportedinthepapershowedthatcollaborativecarecanbringaboutmorecoordinatedcarebutpatientsdidn’tnecessarily

endorsetheideathattherapieshadtobedeliveredinanintegratedway.Insteadtheyoftenpreferredtodiscussmentalhealthinaprotectedandseparatespaceawayfromroutinemanagementoflongtermconditions.Thisworkunderlinestheimportanceofserviceuserexperienceindevelopingservicesthatseektointegratephysicalandmentalhealthcare.

PrincipalinvestigatorDrCoventryandco-authorProfessorCarolynChew-Graham(ResearchInstitute,PrimaryCareandHealthSciences,KeeleUniversity)acceptedtheirprizeforwinningtheawardataceremonyatStationers’HallinLondonon28September2016(picturedabove).

Thepaperisavailableonlineathttp://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-015-0246-5.

Research News

More Americans are using cannabis - and view it as harmless

InanarticlewrittenforTheConversationwebsite,IanHamilton,alecturerinMentalHealthintheDepartmentofHealthSciences,notesthatastheUShasincreasinglyadoptedamoreliberalpolicyapproachtocannabis,therehasbeenanincreasinguseofthedrug.Meanwhile,theUKhascontinuedtoprohibitcannabisuse-withthegovernmentclaimingthatfallinguseofthedruginthepopulationjustifiesitspolicyposition.

Ianconcludesthatbothcountriesareparticipatinginapolicyexperimentontheirpopulations.Unfortunately,neithercountryiscollectingsufficientlydetaileddatatobeabletodrawanyreliableconclusions.Bothstillhavetheopportunitytorectifythis.

Thearticleisavailableonlineathttps://theconversation.com/more-americans-are-using-cannabis-and-view-it-as-harmless-64711.

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Research News

Randomised Controlled Trials in the Social Sciences conference

TheEleventhAnnualRandomisedControlledTrialintheSocialSciencesconferencewasheldintheARRCbuildingattheUniversityofYorkon7,8and9September,withtheconferencedinneratBetty’sTeaRooms.TheconferencewasjointlyorganisedbyProfessorDavidTorgerson(YorkTrialsUnit),ProfessorCatherineHewitt(YorkTrialsUnit)andDrBenStyles(NationalFoundationforEducationalResearch),andincludedconferenceworkshops,akeynotespeech,threeinvitedpresentationsand11contributedpresentationsonallaspectsofrandomisedtrialsinthesocialsciences.CamillaNevillefromtheEducationEndowmentFoundation(EEF)wasinvitedtochairasessionofpresentationsonEEF-fundedprojects.

MembersoftheYorkTrialsUnitandtheCentreforHealthEconomicshostedtheconferenceworkshops.GerryRichardson,BelenCorbacho,KerryBell,SarahRonaldsonandEugenaStamuliledasessionon“HealthEconomics:ValuingOutcomes”coveringtheuseandusefulnessofeconomicevaluationsalongside

RCTs.CarolineFairhurstandCatherineHewitthostedaStatisticssection“Tostratifyornottostratify?”exploringtheuseofbaselinefactorsinthedesignandanalysisofRCTs.

DavidTorgersongavethekeynotespeechentitled“Randomisation:Hasitbeendoneproperly?”.ArabellaScantleburypresentedonthemethodologicalandpracticalchallengesofconductingarandomisedcontrolledtrialinanon-clinicalsetting,onbehalfoftheCONNECTprojectteam.AlisonBooth,CatrionaMcDaidandDavidTorgersonpresentedaposterentitled“Improvingdriverlicensesubmissionforspeedingmotorists:aproposalforarandomisedtrial”.LouiseGascoineandKerryBellpresentedaposteronthechallengesofundertakingtrialsineducationsettings,onbehalfoftheYorkandDurhamEEFevaluationteam.CatherineHewittandCaroleTorgersonpresentedaposterontheEEF-fundedAffordableOnlineMathsTuitiontrial,onbehalfofthetrialteam.Over30delegatesattendedtheconference,whichwasdeemedasuccessandgarneredpositivefeedback.

PROFHER long term follow-up completed and featured as the exemplar surgical trial in a users’ guide to the medical literatureYorkTrialsUnitcollaboratedonaresearchprojectfundedbytheNationalInstituteforHealthResearch,HealthTechnologyAssessmentProgramme.ThiswascalledthePROFHERTrialwhichcomparedsurgeryversusnotsurgeryforfracturesoftheupperarmbonewhichaccountfor5%to6%ofalladultfractures.Thetrialof250patientsfoundthatsurgerywasnotbetterthanslingtreatmentinimprovingpatients’shoulderpainandfunctionovertwoyears.InAugust,theycompletedtheanalysesoffollowing-uppatientsoverthree,fourandfiveyearsandfoundthatthemainfindingsofthetrialpersistinthelongterm.ThePROFHERTrialTeamisnowundertakingasurveyofwhethertheresultsofthetrialhaveaffectedorthopaedicsurgeons’decision-makingandhavereceivedwellover200responses.

ThetrialteamwasalsoverypleasedtofindthatinJulythetrialwasusedtoillustratetheJAMASurgeryusers’guidetomedicalliteraturerelatingtosurgicaltrials.PROFHERdidverywellintheassessment.InparticularthereisstrongendorsementoftheapplicabilityofthePROFHERresults,withaspecialemphasisonthephysiotherapycomponent.Theusers’guidecanbefoundat:http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2506842.

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Matthew Jacobs undertakes memory walk

MatthewJacobs(picturedright),StudentServicesManagerinHealthSciences,successfullycompleteda7KMemoryWalkinaidoftheAlzheimer’sSociety.

Matthewundertookthewalkinmemoryofhisfather-in-Law(Peter)onSaturday8October2016inSouthShields.

Matthewsaid:“Peterwasdiagnosedatsuchayoungageandhisdementiaprogressedrapidly.Aftertheinitaldiagnosis,ourfamily,includingPeter,experiencedmanyemotions,fromdenial,tosadness,toangerandfinallyreluctantacceptance.WeknewwithAlzheimer’sdiseasethatPeterwouldlosehismemory,butwedidn’t

understandhowdevastatingitwasuntilweexperienceditfirst-hand.ThisiswhyIandotherfriendscompletedthewalkinaidofthiswonderfulworthwhilecharity”.Agrandtotalof£590wasraised.Thankstoallthosewhokindlyandsogenerouslydonated.”

IfyouwouldliketomakeasubmissiontofutureeditionsofMegaphone, pleasecontactNicolaThomis(nicola.thomis@york.ac.ukortel01904 321927).

Staff News

HelloWe wish a very warm welcome to new members of staff who have joined the department recently, these include: Elizabeth Coleman, Illary Sbizzera, James Cragg, Rachel Herdsman, Tina Alyssandraki, Lina Gega, Hugh Ortega-Breton, Paul Barker, Will Eardley and new department manager, Marysia Koc

GoodbyeWe also wish a very fond farewell to those who have left the department over the last few months, including: Andy Turner, Rebecca Foster and Antonina Mikocka-Walus.

Nurse, midwife, civil servant: a personal perspective

OnWednesday,9November,DrDavidFosterwillgivealecturereflectingonhiscareerintheDepartmentofHealthandtheNHS.Formoreinformationandtobooktickets,pleasevisit:www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/news-and-events/events/2016/d-foster.Allwelcome.