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Oxford Dementia Research Day 2018

On Thursday 12 July, the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and Alzheimer’s Research UK Oxford Local Network are hosting the 2018 Oxford Dementia Research Day.

The event has been designed for researchers and clinicians, and will share the latest developments in dementia research.

There will be a full day of talks covering subjects including cellular and clinical research, managing dementia and cognition.

The keynote speaker will be Diane Hanger, Professor of Neuroscience at King’s College London. Her presentation will focus on “Using cell and animal models to uncover molecular mechanisms underlying dementia”.

There will also be poster sessions through the day with plenty of time for networking and an evening reception.

The event is free to attend but registration is required. Full details and the registration form can be found on the OxDARE website.

To submit an abstract to present a poster please complete an abstract submission form and return to aruk.administrator@dpag.ox.ac.uk – deadline now extended to June 27.

 

Help us develop an app for antipsychotics

Researchers at Oxford Health BRC are developing a smartphone app to support patient choice about antipsychotic medications and side effects.

The app will ask patients to choose the side effects they would not want to experience, and in response will show preferred antipsychotics, as well as ones to avoid.

The app will be designed for use during a consultation with a psychiatrist. It will aim to support better conversations about treatment choice and adherence to medication.

How can you help?

We are looking for people with experience of taking antipsychotic medication to help inform the development of the app, by attending a focus group.

We want to make sure the app is easy to use, and understand who might be interested in the app and what sort of support would be helpful.

This opportunity will be of interest to people who want to improve patient participation in treatment choice, and explore how technology can improve mental health care.

What will taking part involve?

We are inviting interested people to attend a focus group in Oxford.

During the group, we will invite participants to use the app and talk about their experiences. The focus group will last 75 minutes, date and time to be confirmed.

We will offer participants reimbursement of travel expenses and a payment of £25 for their time.

How do I get involved in this project?

If you would like to be part of our focus group, or would like further information, please send an email to leona.wolters@psych.ox.ac.uk, or call us on 01865 613169, by 17 July 2018.

In your email please tell us why you would like to be involved in the project and give an indication of your experience of antipsychotics.

Information about this project can also be read in the project flyer.

Animated film for patient and public involvement in research

What is patient and public involvement in mental health research? Why is it important? How can people get involved?

We’ve launched a short animated film to answer these questions and share the patient and public involvement work we are doing.

The film follows the publication of our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy, which sets out our vision to embed involvement into our research themes and ensure it influences the development of the OH BRC and CRF.

If you would like to find out more and register your interest in keeping up to date with our patient and public involvement opportunities, please email claire.murray@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk .