Institute of Health News
Health research showcase at 91福利 Researchers working in all aspects of health will be showcasing their projects at a special event on 11 March at the 91福利. The event has been organised by the Institute of Health in collaboration with the IKON Research Centre at 91福利 Business School and it will take place at the from 10.30am until 3.30pm.
More than 100 posters of research projects will be on display and departments across the University will be giving short presentations throughout the day. The posters will cover research in diverse areas spanning from clinical science to engineering and accountancy. Topics will include Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Cerebral Palsy. This is a unique networking opportunity and all are welcome.
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Update 13: Exploring the tension between human rights and public health
Issue 13
Visit by Professor Debra Roter
Prof Debra Roter will visit the School of Health and Studies and will be hosted jointly by the RCNRI and the IOH during her stay from 14-21 June 2009.
Debra Roter is Professor of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research focuses primarily on physician-patient communication. She has developed a method of process analysis applied to audio or video recordings of medical encounters, (the Roter Interaction Analysis System, RIAS), widely adopted by researchers internationally. She has authored over 150 articles, co-edited two books, and authored a book on doctor-patient communication. Dr. Roter has been recognized by the Web of Science as among the most frequently cited social science authors.
Dr. Roter’s work is highly relevant to several constituencies at 91福利. She is already collaborating with the emergent communication and decision making (CDM) research group at 91福利 Medical School (WMS), and has had a significant impact on helping to advance their international profile. In the past three years 91福利 has hosted two visits from Dr. Susan Larson (co-developer of RIAS), for RIAS training. These events have attracted national and international delegates to 91福利, leading to the establishment of RIAS UK, recognising 91福利 as the official UK RIAS training centre.