Health Research at the
Health Sciences
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Health Sciences Research Institute
Sarah Stewart-Brown
Director
Interdisciplinary
Medical Specialities
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Primary Care
Public Health
Psychiatry
Emergency Care
Paediatrics
Allied Professions
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Physiotherapy
Nursing
Psychology
Health promotion
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Interdisciplinary
Academic Disciplines
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Social Science
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Statistics
Psychology
WMS/WU
• CSRI
• ICE
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Health and Social Studies
Education
Biology
Warwick Manufacturing Group
Warwick Business School
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Multimethod
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Quantitative
Qualitative
Clinical trials
Systematic reviews
Evaluation
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Health care and public health services
Government programmes, initiatives and policy
Research Foci
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Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Cancer
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Public mental health and mental health services
E-health
Complexity and clinical systems improvement
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Rehabilitation
Emergency care
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Life Stages
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Pregnancy, Infancy, Childhood
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Adulthood
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Parenting
Mental health
Obesity prevention
Child deaths
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Health promotion: exercise, health eating, mental health
Secondary prevention: diabetes care
Chronic disease management, decision making
Ethnicity
Old Age
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Learning and wellbeing
Physical environment
Cancer care,
Mental health
Palliative care
Approaches (1)
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Health Promotion
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Exercise participation
Healthy eating
Mental health and wellbeing
Emotional and social development
Primary Prevention
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Obesity child and adult
Injury
Child abuse
Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWEBS)
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14 item scale
Developed to monitor Mental Wellbeing
All items positively phrased
Covering only attributes of mental wellbeing
Quant and Qual evaluation sound
Cross cultural evaluation planed
RASCH analysis – SWEMWBS
Approaches (2)
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Secondary Prevention
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Management of injuries
Detecting and managing hypertension
Screening for familial hyperlipidaemia
Treatment and Care
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Chronic disease management :
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Self efficacy
Understanding the patient experience
Health decision making
CBT for patients with back pain
Care of people with common mental disorders
Palliative care
Strategy
Health Sciences
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• Focus on specialist areas
• Funding from government programmes
and charities
– NIHR
– EU funding
• Develop more international
collaborations
• Career development and training
Career Development and Training
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Career Development Awards
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Andrea Waylen. Natalie Armstrong, Tim Holt
Warwick Post Graduate Fellowships
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Frances Griffiths, Ann Adams, Jackie Sturt, John
Powell
WMS Fellowships
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Dana Mitofran. Angelici Chorti
Walport Public Health Training
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F2s in public health (6 pa)
Academic Clinical Fellows 2
Clinical Lecturers (5)
Summary
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Comprehensive programme
Interdisciplinary
Policy relevant
Tackling
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– Well established diseases
– New health priorities
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Novel approaches
Making the most of funding opportunities
Multiple/mixed research methods
Within the context of complexity of health and health
care