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Cost of Living Cost of Smoking project in the media.
Dr Lucia D'Ambruoso was interviewed this morning about her work with ASH Scotland and colleagues from Turning Point Scotland and community partners on the Cost of Living Cost of Smoking - COLCOS project Check out Lucia's interview on That's TV Scotland: https://twitter.com/ThatsTVScotland/status/1763134707628118508
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ACHDS staff nominated for Principal's Excellence Awards 2024
Great to see so many nominations for the team in this year's Excellence Awards: Excellence in Leadership Award - Katherine O'Sullivan Excellence in Partnership Working Award - Katie Wilde Outstanding Team - Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH) Excellence in Contribution to a Team or Role Award - Antonietta Chaliou, Irmina Zborowska Outstanding Research Awards - Lucia D'Ambruoso, Clarisse de Vries,...
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AI in Health and Social Care: Challenges, Opportunities and Next Steps
Dr Clarisse de Vries and JD (James) Blackwood, who are both part of the iCAIRD team, were invited to take part in a a panel discussion AI in Health and Social Care: Challenges, Opportunities and Next Steps at the Holyrood Connect Digital Health and Care Scotland 2024 conference today.
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DaSH invited to a Scottish Parliament Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities
Kate O’Sullivan, Operational Lead for Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH) was invited by Research Data Scotland (RDS) to speak at a Scottish Parliament Cross-Party Group on Health Inequalities yesterday (21 Feb 2024). Kate talked about the power of data, showcasing findings from Networked Data Lab (NDL) research on children’s mental health prescribing and secondary referrals...
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Data Driven Innovation Award for the iCAIRD Team
The iCAIRD team received a Data Driven Innovation award at the Holyrood Digital Health and Care Scotland 2024 Awards. Congratulations to Professor Lesley Anderson, Dr Clarisse de Vries and Jarek Dymiter who attended the awards dinner in Edinburgh last night along with JD (James) Blackwood who also received a Digital Leader...
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iCAIRD shortlisted for a Data Driven Innovation award
The iCAIRD team have been shortlisted for a Data Driven Innovation award and Professor Lesley Anderson, Dr Clarisse de Vries and Jarek Dymiter are attending the awards dinner tonight, which is part of the Digital Health and Care Scotland 2024 conference (21-22 February 2024). JD (James) Blackwood is also nominated for...
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Worse survival rates and different care for cancer patients who live further from hospital
Patients who live further away from cancer centres are likely to receive different care and experience worse outcomes than those who live closer according to new research on patients in the north-east of Scotland and the Northern Isles. This is despite patients from further away being referred and diagnosed as...
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ASH Scotland's 50th anniversary celebration with the University of Aberdeen
Today ASH Scotland hosted an event at the Sir Duncan Rice Library to celebrate their 50th anniversary and showcase the health charity’s collaborative work with the University of Aberdeen and in the city’s communities, with Scotland’s Charter for a Tobacco-free Generation supporters and NHS Grampian’s Quit Your Way smoking cessation service,...
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Revisiting Cancer Diagnosis in Scotland:
Further Insights from the Second Scottish National Cancer Diagnosis Audit.
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ACHDS researchers accepted as Associate Fellows (AFHEA) of Advance HE
Congratulations to Bradley Scott, Clarisse de Vries and Kusum Singal who have all been accepted as Associate Fellows (AFHEA) of Advance Higher Education. Well done on all the hard work for your submissions and congratulations again on this recognition of your contribution to teaching and supporting learning in higher education.
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Challenges of the cost-of-living crisis for people with kidney disease in Scotland.
Dr Aravinda Meera Guntupalli and Dr Simon Sawhney were invited by Kidney Care UK and Miles Briggs MSP to attend a Scottish Parliamentary Roundtable with Jenni Minto (Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health), clinicians, researchers, cross-party politicians and most importantly, people living with kidney disease to address the impact of the cost-of-living crisis for people with kidney disease...
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Scotland can easily make changes to stop mental health crisis for young people.
Great to see this an article in the P&J from Dr Will Ball which discusses children's mental health and socioeconomic exposures. The article draws on some of the work we did as part of the Networked Data Lab.
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Modelling during the COVID-19 response.
On Wednesday January 31st, Dr Caroline Franco gave a talk on her modelling work during COVID-19, as part of the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series organised by the Department of Physics. The talk kicked off with an overview of the use of modelling during the emergence of COVID-19. Mathematical models became important tools...