Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog
Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog
Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is about researchers and patients/public members working together in equal partnership to do research. PPI in health research is critical because it ensures that the research we do is relevant to and benefits those most impacted by the research. PPI for large programmes of work involving multiple studies […]
I recently had the chance to speak at the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) annual scientific meeting in Cardiff, a brilliant event that brings together researchers, clinicians, and academics from across the country. I was part of a workshop focusing on some of the important and significant challenges Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) face when […]
By Dr Samantha van Beurden and Professor Vicki Goodwin Too often, the people who stand to benefit most from health and care research are the least likely to be included in it. Whether due to age, comorbidities, cognitive differences, language barriers, or cultural mismatches, many groups remain underrepresented in the evidence base that informs care. […]
Wow, it has been an amazing year, and my first full year as Director of APEx (Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care). I wanted to take this opportunity to give an overview of the year in some numbers. And there have been so many achievements over the past 12 months, that I am not going […]
This post-doctoral fellowship is funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research. It is led by Dr Lianne Wood and brings together a multi-disciplinary team of researchers across the Universities of Exeter and Cambridge, as well as public and patient advisors from the Charity Myelopathy.org. This research fellowship aims to explore the early signs […]
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide. Cardiac rehabilitation aims to restore people with heart disease to health, through exercise, education and psychological support. Traditionally, centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes (typically based at hospital clinics, gyms or community centres) are offered to patients after cardiac events (such as heart attacks) or surgery to […]