1st Feb 2019
Research Round-up – February 2019 – Pauline Williams
In this episode we discuss Dr Williams recently published Patient and primary care delays in the diagnostic pathway of gynaecological cancers: a systematic review of influencing factors in the British Journal of General Practice.
2nd Jan 2019
Research Round-up – January 2019 – Joel Rhee
In this episode we discuss Associate Professor Rhee’s recent BMJ publication General practitioners (GPs) and end-of-life care: a qualitative study of Australian GPs and specialist palliative care clinicians. GPs are well placed to be included in end-of-life care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, and yet GPs have different understandings of their role.
3rd Dec 2018
Research Round-up – December 2018 – Willie Hamilton
Professor Jon Emery talks with Professor Willie Hamilton, co-chair of CanTest and a GP and lead of the DISCOVERY group in Exeter, Willie is also clinical lead for the 2015 NICE guidance, as well as a member of the Department of Health’s Policy Research Unit for cancer awareness, screening and early diagnosis.
13th Nov 2018
Research Round-up – November 2018 – Yoryos Lyratzopoulos
Professor Lyratzopoulos discusses his recently published article looking at the relationship between the diagnosis of cancer through emergency presentations and sociodemographic inequalities. Jon and Yoryos discuss why emergency presentations are important in cancer control, whether improvements have been made and what patient and health system factors contribute to this issue.
26th Oct 2018
Research Round-up – October 2018 – Mark Nelson
Kristi Milley and Sophie Chima talk to Professor Mark Nelson about the results of his recently published ASPREE trials, (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly).
17th Sep 2018
Research Round-up – September 2018 – Jon Emery
Dr Kristi Milley and Sophie Chima talk to Professor Jon Emery about two recent publications; Development of an intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis through primary care: a protocol and The Aarhus statement on cancer diagnostic research: turning recommendations into new survey instruments
31st Aug 2018
Research Round-up – August 2018 – Jennifer Walker
This month we look at perceptions of shared care among survivors of colorectal cancer from non-English-speaking and English-speaking backgrounds: a qualitative study by Lawrence Tan.