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May 2013
Wednesday 8 May 2013
What is cancer: causes of cancer and how to reduce your risk?
Organised by Centre for Public Engagement
Professor Chris Paraskeva, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of Bristol.
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol BS1 5TW,
6:00-7:30pm
This talk will explain what cancer is, what causes cancer and how to help reduce you and your family's risk. It will cover inherited forms of cancer, diet, chemical, radiation, viral causes of cancer and cancer vaccines, and will discuss future approaches for personalised cancer treatment and cancer prevention. Further information is available
Free, booking required in advance.
Contact Diane Thorne
on
+44 (0)117 - 331 8318 or
diane.thorne@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 16 May 2013
Joint Crisis Plans for people who self-harm
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Paul Moran - Clinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS,
4:00-5:00pm
In this seminar, Paul will be presenting findings from his recently-completed MRC-funded trial of Joint Crisis Plans for people who self-harm. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Charlene
email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 23 May 2013
Using genomics to make impersonal medicine
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Professor Aroon Hingorani - Director of the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at UCL.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS,
4:00-5:00pm
Greater understanding of how genetic differences influence disease susceptibility and drug response has potentially important healthcare applications. This lecture will focus on some of the opportunities and challenges of using genomic information to improve personal and public health, using cardiovascular disease as an example. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.
Contact Charlene
email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Differences in risk factors between self-harm with and without suicidal intent in adolescence
Organised by Centre for Mental Health, Addiction and Suicide Research
Becky Mars.
OS6 Seminar Room, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN,
12:30pm
Self harm is highly prevalent in adolescence and is a major public health concern. However, there is currently a lack of consensus surrounding the definition and terminology used to describe self-harm. This study used data from 4810 children in the ALSPAC cohort.
No booking required, all welcome.
Contact Hazel Carrington
email: hazel.carrington@bristol.ac.uk