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Sent: 30 July 1999 12:33
Subject: W/E 30 Jul 99: Update of RCN R&D Co-ordinating Ctr


> Dear Colleagues
>
> Here are this week's updates to the RCN Research & Development
> Co-ordinating Centre. If you would like more information about all
> these entries, please click on the following link and go to the Notice
> Board section.
> http://www.man.ac.uk/rcn/
>
> Please distribute this information to colleagues who might find it
> useful.
>
> Cheers, Dave
>
>
> RESEARCH TRAINING
>
> 1) The evaluation of health promotion interventions, February 14th - 16th
> 2000. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is offering a
> short course in the evaluation of health promotion interventions. The
> course aims to equip health professionals with the scientific
> knowledge and practical skills needed to conduct an evaluation. It is
> designed for health professionals with little or no, previous
> experience of evaluation. Full details are available from: Ros Kane,
> Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene &
> Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT. Tel: 0171 927 2036,
> Fax: 0171 580 6507. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Closing date is10th
> January 2000
>
> 2) North West R&D Support Unit for Nurses and Therapists. Research
> experience for NHS nurses and therapists working in the North West.
> Closing date 17th August 99.
>
> 3) Medical Research Council Research Training opportunities for Clinical
> Scientists - including nurses, midwives and researchers in the
> Professions Allied to Medicine. Clinical Training Fellowships,
> Clinician Scientist Fellowships and Senior Clinical Fellowships. The
> closing date for these fellowships is the 1st September 99, 25th
> August 99 and 25th August 99 respectively.
>
>
> JOBS/CALLS FOR PROPOSALS ETC.
>
> 4) Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine Division of Primary
> Care & Population Health Studies Research Assistant Closing date is
> 9th August 1999
>
> 5) European Commission Call for Proposals for action on pollution related
> diseases. Closing date is 15th September 99
>
> 6) European Commission Call for Proposals for action on prevention on
>  drug dependence Closing date is 15th September 99
>
> 7) European Commission Call for Proposals for action plan to combat
>  cancer Closing date is 15th September 99
>
> 8) European Commission Call for Proposals for projects relating to
>  health promotion, information, education and training Closing date is
>  15th September 99
>
> 9) University of Manchester, Manchester Dental School. Lecturer Or
> Research Associate/Fellow In Evidence Based Care And Systematic
> Review. Closing date is 6th August 99
>
>
> RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
>
> 10) The Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon
> Tyne. Details of staff and research interests, which include: i)
> Organisation and delivery of nursing in acute hospitals ii) Outcomes
> of nursing in acute hospitals iii) Nursing stressors - felt strain and
> performance iv) Evaluating pre-operative preparation for elderly
> surgical patients v) Eating matters: a resource for improving dietary
> care in acute hospitals vi) Systematic review of the management of
> intestinal failure
>
>
> EUROPE
>
> 11) Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers (WENR) Details of the 1998 UK
> report. For information about the WENR conference in Iceland on 25-27
> May 2000, click here.
>
> 12) European Commission Directorate General XII Science, Research and
> Development. Details of the general management structures of European
> programmes, press releases, publications and events linked to European
> research.
>
> 13)  Joint Research Centre (European Commission). The mission of the JRC
>  is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for
>  the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU
>  policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions
>  as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union.
>
> 14) Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (European Commission
> Joint Research Centre). The Institute for Health and Consumer
> Protection is a new R&D structure of the Joint Research Centre
> specifically designed to support the health and consumer policies of
> the European Union. The institute gathers, reorganizes and optimizes
> existing R&D components coming from other Institutes in order to
> maximize the scientific and technological potential in an area of
> crucial importance for the citizens of Europe.
>
>
> DIARY
>
> 15) Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University "The
> Changing Role of the Intensive Care Nurse: Critical Issues One Day
> Conference" on 27th September 1999 in Bournemouth, UK.
>
> 16) RCN Northern & Yorkshire Education Forum inaugural one day conference.
> "Taking nurse education through the millennium." on 26th October 1999
> in Bradford. Closing date for receipt of abstracts is 9th August 1999.
>
> 17) Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust Clinical Research Nurses' Group. Study
> day for clinical research nurses. On 23rd November 1999 in London
>
> 18) University of Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery "Exploring
> Interprofessional Boundaries: Researching Nursing Roles for the 21st
> Century" on 22-3 June 2000 at Southampton, UK. For further details
> please contact Val Godfrey, Marketing Co-ordinator, University of
> Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery, B Level, South Block,
> Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD.
> Tel/Fax: 02380 796551. E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> 19) University of Glamorgan School of Nursing & Midwifery Research
> Seminars. Details of their Lunchtime Seminar Programme 1999-2000.
> These seminars are free and all are welcome to attend
>
> 20) NBS Research Dissemination Conference 1999 on Friday 3rd December 1999
> at the Stakis Edinburgh International Airport Hotel, Edinburgh. The
> National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland
> is hosting a one-day conference to disseminate the findings of the
> major commissioned research projects that completed in 1999. A number
> of small scale research projects supported through the GNC (Education)
> Fund 1983 will also be presented. For a programme and application form
> contact: Audrey Cowie, Professional Officer, NBS. e-mail:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> 21) University of Manchester School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health
> Visiting Departmental External Seminar Programme 1999-2000. The web
> site has details of speakers and topics, dates and venue. These
> seminars are free and all are welcome to attend.
>



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