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Dr Nimali Wijegoonewardene joins CaHRU from Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

Dr. Nimali Wijegoonewardene joined the Community and Health Research Unit in October 2020 as an International Research Fellow, from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She graduated as a medical doctor from the Faculty of Medicine, Continue reading Dr Nimali Wijegoonewardene joins CaHRU from Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo→

CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2020)

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

The latest edition of the CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2020) was published in September 2020. The newsletter presents the work of the research centre over the past three months and includes articles from the CaHRU blog covering publications, conferences and funding. Continue reading CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2020)→

Doctoral studies at CaHRU

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

CaHRU supports a number of PhD and MSc students, some funded by external grants, others through university studentships and also a number of self-funded doctoral studies. Greg Whitley is a paramedic, supported by a studentship from the NIHR Applied Research Continue reading Doctoral studies at CaHRU→

Primary care for insomnia – past, present and future

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

Prof Niro Siriwardena was invited and presented a seminar on CaHRU’s work on management of insomnia in primary care at a recent seminar at King’s College London this Spring on 29 April 2020, hosted by the Department of Population Health Continue reading Primary care for insomnia – past, present and future→

Communicating cancer risk in primary care

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

The latest study from CaHRU was published in Health Expectations titled, ‘Communicating cancer risk in the primary care consultation when using a cancer risk assessment tool: Qualitative study with service users and practitioners’. The study was led by Dr Joseph Continue reading Communicating cancer risk in primary care→