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Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS

Tuesday 3 September 2013
Why we should all be Bayesians (and often already are without realising it)
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Professor Neil Pearce - Faculty of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Most epidemiologists write their methods and results sections as frequentists and their introduction and discussion sections as Bayesians. Thus, in practice, almost all epidemiologists profess to be frequentists, but in practice are qualitative Bayesians. 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

Tuesday 24 September 2013
The Cleft Collective Cohort Studies: Design and research aims
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Beate St. Pourcain - lecturer in Genetic Epidemiology at the School of Oral and Dental Sciences at the University of Bristol.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Clefts of the lip and/or palate (CLP) are common aetiologically heterogeneous birth defects, which disrupt the normal facial structure and affect approximately 1/700 live births. Patients often experience problems with feeding, speaking, hearing and social integration, making surgery, dental treatment, speech therapy and/or psychosocial intervention necessary. Full details are 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 2 April 2014
Developing the science of improvement
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Martin Marshall - Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL and lead for Improvement Science London.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Decisions about how health services are organised and delivered are influenced by many political and pragmatic factors and often not sufficiently influenced by research evidence. In this presentation, Martin Marshall, who is Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL and lead of a new enterprise, Improvement Science London, considers why health. 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

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OS6 Seminar Room, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN

Wednesday 20 November 2013
MIR: a trial of mirtazapine for treatment resistant depression
Organised by Centre for Academic Mental Health
Dr David Kessler - University of Bristol.
OS6 Seminar Room, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, 12:30-1:30pm  
MIR is a double blind placebo-controlled randomised trial of the addition of the antidepressant mirtazapine for patients with depression in primary care who have not responded to at least 6 weeks of treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
All welcome - no booked required.  Contact Hazel Carrington on +44 (0)117 - 3314007 or hazel.carrington@bristol.ac.uk

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