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RESEARCH USER GROUP ANNUAL EVENT This year ' s RUG annual event will be taking place on Friday , 13th October , 2017 , between 11am and 4.15pm in Keele Hall . The afternoon is a way of us saying thank you to you all for your hard work . 2017 ’ s event will focus on the future of the Patient and Public Involvement in Research and in particular how PPIE can accelerate the impact of research in real world health care practice . You will be receiving invitations in due course but for now - save the date !
THIRD SECTOR SYMPOSIUM
The next Third Sector / PPIE seminar will be held on 20th September at Keele Hall . This year ’ s event is entitled ‘ Learning from each other .’ Last year ’ s event welcomed over 30 charities and organisations from across Staffordshire , Shropshire , Cheshire and beyond , all who have an interest in mental health . PPIE team members , along with members of the RUG , will be present this year once again . The symposium aims to become an annual event to enable research to promote discussion and information sharing between researchers and local communities . For more information , email Laura Campbell l . campbell @ keele . ac . uk or Carol Rhodes c . a . rhodes @ keele . ac . uk
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MSK Matters ?
f you ’ ve not already had a chance to read one of the Musculoskeletal
Matters Bulletins - great news , they are now online ! Just go to www . keele . ac . uk / pchs / newsandevents / bulletins . Since 2009 , the Research Institute has been working in collaboration with Arthritis Research UK to produce a ‘ bulletin ’ which focuses on different aspects of musculoskeletal problems in primary care , with the aim to inform General Practitioners , Primary Care teams , Teachers , Policy Makers and Patients about MSK problems in practice . Our very own Robert Taylor , PPIE volunteer , sits on the editorial board for MSK Matters and ensures that the bulletins are understandable and informative for patients . Data sources for each bulletin include ; The Consultations in Primary Care Archive ( CiPCA ); a high quality general practice consultation database containing consultation information from 14 practices from the Keele GP Research Partnership ; Epidemiological studies and trials from the Keele Research Centre ; External research studies .
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