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Although clinical trials have come a long way since James Lind compared lemons and horseradish to treat scurvy in 1747, modern trials are surprisingly inefficient.
Professor Shaun Treweek's inaugural lecture - Clinical trials have come a long way since James Lind compared lemons and horseradish as treatments for scurvy while on board the Salisbury in 1747.
For a start, there are lots more of them and the media offers us a daily diet of promising treatments and wonder drugs.
But is this all marvellous news, or just hot air? And why do trials cost so much, struggle to recruit, frequently overrun and very often do not lead to changes in practice, even in the light of clear treatment benefit?
This talk will cover the history of trials, how they are designed and why they are essential for high quality healthcare before moving on to the challenges trials currently face and how those challenges might be addressed.
This lecture is part of the 'New Faces, Fresh Ideas in Medicine, Nutrition and Health' series.Our Public Engagement team coordinate several series through the year to connect communities with the latest research and discovery. See our latest programmes at http://www.engagingaberdeen.co.uk/
Professor Shaun Treweek has over 18 years' experience as a health services researcher and is active in the field of pragmatic trial design, the design and pre-trial testing of complex healthcare interventions, improved recruitment and retention in trials and the effective presentation and use of research evidence in decision-making.
He is currently building a large, collaborative initiative called Trial Forge that aims to make the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of trials more efficient. In particular, Trial Forge will highlight what we do and don't know about making trials more efficient and focus efforts on a systematic way of filling gaps in our knowledge.
- Speaker
- Professor Shaun Treweek, Chair in Health
- Hosted by
- The College of Life Sciences and Medicine
- Venue
- Suttie Centre for Teaching and Learning in Healthcare
- Contact
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Booking is not required, but for further information contact Emma Webb, Assistant College Registrar - e.webb@abdn.ac.uk