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Dentistry Fellow appointed to national leadership role
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/dentistry-fellow-appointed-to-national-leadership-role
Ian Mills, Fellow at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, has been elected as the next Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK
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Conference addresses dementia in the UK – and Far East
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/conference-addresses-dementia-in-the-uk-nil-and-far-east
The annual Plymouth International Dementia Conference takes place at Plymouth Guildhall on 4 May 2018 with a full programme which covers everything from scams to technology, and how dementia is being addressed in China, Japan, Ireland, Greece and the UK.
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University Hospitals Plymouth takes a major step towards digitalisation
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust will be the first NHS Trust to implement an open standards approach to electronic health records - taking a big step towards becoming a wholly digital organisation. Dr Arunangsu Chatterjee co-organised launch event
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Celebrating the founder of modern nursing
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/celebrating-the-founder-of-modern-nursing
To mark International Nurses Day, Professor Bridie Kent from the University of Plymouth writes about the lasting influence of arguably history’s most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale
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World-first study aims to improve survival rates after major surgery
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/world-first-study-aims-to-improve-survival-rates-after-major-surgery
The Coronary Anatomy and Dynamic Exercise Test (CADET) study is investigating the effectiveness of different types of tests carried out prior to major surgery, to assess patient fitness, and therefore the likelihood of a good post-surgery recovery.
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Altered images: new research shows that what we see is distorted by what we expect to see
University of Plymouth news: New research by the School of Psychology shows that humans “see” the actions of others not quite as they really are, but slightly distorted by their expectations.
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Epilepsy monitoring app leads the way for NHS70
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/home-pages/features/epilepsy-monitoring-app-leading-the-way-for-nhs70
EpSMon, an app developed by a team of partners, including Dr Craig Newman from the University of Plymouth that helps people with epilepsy manage their condition, has been chosen by the NHS to celebrate digital innovation within healthcare.
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Supportive dental professor awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Plymouth
Professor Nairn Wilson CBE, a Past President of the British Dental Association, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School.
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Emergency health team excels in military challenge
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/emergency-health-team-excels-in-military-challenge
Staff and students from the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences finished second out of 17 teams in annual South West Military Challenge.
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Weight loss can be boosted fivefold thanks to novel mental imagery technique, research shows
A study has shown how overweight people lost an average of five times more weight using Functional Imagery Training (FIT), a brief individual motivational intervention teaching self-motivating skills with mental imagery, compared with just talking therapy
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