Hopefully you've managed to get your last minute Christmas shopping done and looking forward to a well earned break. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the very best for the coming year.

NIHR workshop on PPIE for statistical methodology research (🗓️26th Feb 🗺️Leicester) is OPEN for expressions of interest. 50 free places, complete EoI by 16/01/24 shorturl.at/jrOZ6. Places will be confirmed by 31/01/24. NIHR Involvement

Congratulation to Louisa Robinson and Phillips Obasohan being presented their PhDs at the #University of Sheffield #graduation ceremony today

New research and cohort study finds large geographical variation in lower limb amputation rates and survival in patients with peripheral arterial disease in England academic.oup.com/bjsopen/articl…

Join Richard Jacques Rebecca Simpson and Stephen Walters for our online short course: How to Understand Statistics in Research. Tuesdays 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th June (4 half-day sessions, over 4 consecutive weeks), 9am - 1pm. For more information and booking see: sheffield.ac.uk/smph/modules/h…

Protocol paper about an RCT investigating the effectiveness of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation versus alemtuzumab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab or cladribine in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (StarMS) just published bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/2/e…

Personalised versus standard text message prompts for increasing trial participant response to telephone follow-up: an embedded randomised controlled retention trial rdcu.be/dyjOi

Excited to report our latest paper with colleagues from Lancaster University CHICAS Group is out in Age_and_Ageing - We found the use of a digital remote monitoring technology in care homes has can reduce A&E attendances by 11% and emergency admissions by 25% Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

Supporting physical activity through co-production in people with severe mental ill health (SPACES): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial just published link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Flexor Injury Rehabilitation Splint Trial (FIRST): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing three splints for finger flexor tendon repairs just published. The trial has already randomised over 400 participants. link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Join Richard Jacques, Rebecca Simpson and Stephen Walters for our online short course: How to Understand Statistics in Research. Tuesdays 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th June (4 half-day sessions, over 4 consecutive weeks), 9am - 1pm. For more information and booking see: sheffield.ac.uk/smph/modules/h…

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📣 Bookings are open for our online course How to Understand Statistics in Research 🕐 Tuesday 4th June - Tuesday 25th June 2024 (4 half-day sessions, over 4 consecutive weeks) 🔗 buff.ly/4a6NHJb for info or to book your place. 👨‍🏫 Course lead Richard Jacques #statistics

Just had a paper published with Liv Hawksworth and others entitled a methodological review of randomised n-of-1 trials (rdcu.be/dHNVH). It is part of a series of papers on the topic

📣 There's still time to register for our online course How to Understand Statistics in Research 🕐 Tues 4 June - Tues 25 June 2024 (4 half-day sessions, over 4 consecutive weeks) 🔗 buff.ly/4a6NHJb for info or to book your place. 👨‍🏫 Course lead Richard Jacques #statistics

We are currently advertising for an early career researcher with a strong background in statistics/mathematics and an interest in Bayesian statistics and health technology assessment to join us at SCHARR G7, fixed-term until 31 March 2028 jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdynp…

Just had an article published in Statistics in Medicine with James Salsbury,@oakley_je and Lisas Hampson on assurance methods with delayed treatment effect onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/QAKHGXGX…

Had an article published Trials led by Nikki Totton with Dyfrig Hughes, Ruth Owen, Ed Waddingham and Prof Jonathan A Cook on benefit risk methods to improve reporting of adverse events rdcu.be/dLIPj

Congrulations to Charlotte Brocklehurst for her award of the Jayne Fountain Scholarship sponsored by Parexel