Latest News from Institute of Applied Health Sciences /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/ /global/images/layout/uni_logo_2016_pad_rss.gif /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/26068/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/26068/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:27:24 +0100
Mia joins the group with a background in pharmacoepidemiology and pain research, and will contribute to a number of group projects including SPARK, PIFU, PIOKNEER, LIFT, and the Scottish Centre for Work and Health.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25963/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25963/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:28:03 +0100
Professor Patrice Forget, Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia at the Epidemiology Group, is co-author of a new paper warning that opioid use disorder in the UK is a serious and likely underestimated problem; one that will keep worsening without urgent action.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25713/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25713/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:19:27 +0100
Stuart joins the group with a background in medical history, and will be working to provide a range of qualitative research support across a number of our studies.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25767/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25767/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:58:54 +0100
Headed by Epidemiology Group Head Professor Gary Macfarlane, the new Centre held its inaugural meeting on Friday 12 June, with 40 members coming together to discuss and develop initial work plans and early research proposals.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25553/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25553/ Fri, 15 May 2026 10:57:47 +0100
A major new UK wide initiative to transform how people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions can help shape research has been announced, with members of our own group leading the programme's work across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25496/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25496/ Mon, 04 May 2026 10:29:59 +0100
The group has been recognised for its sustained model of embedding people with lived experience across their musculoskeletal research.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25484/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/25484/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:53:08 +0100
Dr MacDonald wins this year's prestigious award for presenting his work on the link between adverse childhood experiences and later onset of chronic pain from the Consortium Against Pain inEquality (CAPE) study.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24982/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24982/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:26:32 +0000
We are delighted to announce that the 2026 edition of the Epi Group newsletter is now available to download!]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24956/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24956/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:38:47 +0000
Claire recently joined the Epidemiology Group as an interdisciplinary PhD student researching sex and gender differences in the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24932/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24932/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:39:16 +0000
We welcome back Jonny Lock to our team after his previous stint working on the BSR-PsA study from 2019-2021. He joins us as an Assistant Study Coordinator on the UKAR and PIOKNEER studies.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24905/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24905/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:02:34 +0000
Dr Gayani Dissanayake joins the group as an Honorary Post Doctoral Research Fellow with a background of public health.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24898/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24898/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:34:09 +0000
Epi Group's Patient-centred Care for Fibromyalgia: New pathway Design (PACFiND) analysis of the state of care in the UK for fibromyalgia patients identifies multiple failings of current systems, and set to publish practical guidance to improve care]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24834/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24834/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:16:39 +0000
We are delighted to welcome three new interns to our group from the University of Bremen, Germany - Fazila Jafari, Chanel Liedtke and Lina vom Wege.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24767/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24767/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:36:50 +0100
David is a medical doctor training in Public Health. He is joining the Epidemiology group for a 12-month attachment.]]> /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24672/ /iahs/academic/epidemiology/news/24672/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:25:00 +0100
Last week the Epidemiology Group of IAHS hosted UK-RiME (UK Research in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology), an annual meeting of academic units across the UK with a focus on musculoskeletal (MSK) epidemiology.]]>