In this engaging video (< 3 min) you can find out about the new Marie Curie-funded "Design to Care" programme.
"Design to Care" uses principles of experience based co-design and systems theory to develop innovative services for people approaching the end of their lives.
Archives for 2017
Mistletoe and (a large) wine: seven-fold increase in wine glass size over 300 years
Our Georgian and Victorian ancestors probably celebrated Christmas with more modest wine consumption than we do today – if the size of their wine glasses are anything to go by. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that the capacity of wine glasses has increased seven-fold over the past 300 years, and most steeply […]
Diabetic patients need more time with their own doctor
Type 2 (non-insulin requiring) diabetes affects over 4 million people in the UK, and can lead to premature death from heart disease and stroke, kidney failure requiring transplantation, and blindness due to diabetic retinopathy. Controlling the condition as effectively as possible is crucial in preventing complications, and GPs have a critical role in this. To […]
Cancer Research UK CanTest Studentship
Applications are invited for this Cancer Research UK-funded CanTest 4 year PhD studentship from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care cancer research. Awards will normally be taken up in October 2018 but could start in April 2018. The goal of the Cambridge Primary Care Unit is […]
Many practitioners using very brief interventions with many patients may have a significant public health impact
Blog by Professor Stephen Sutton, Behavioural Science Group Large-scale problems require large-scale solutions. Tackling the ‘Big 4’ behaviours (physical inactivity, tobacco use, excessive consumption of food and alcohol) requires scalable interventions that can reach large numbers of people to achieve a significant public health impact. One promising approach is to use brief interventions delivered by […]
AORTIC 2017: the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer Conference. 7-11 November. Kigali, Rwanda
By Tessa Stewart, 5th year SSC and clinical student Having not previously attended the biennial ‘cancer in Africa’ conference, I was intrigued to see how a conference would marry disciplines as diverse as cancer biology and psychological implications for sufferers, across all cancer types for the whole of Africa. It was a bold undertaking! We […]
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