News tagged with: faculty-of-medicine-and-dentistry
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Plymouth student wins national award for commitment to patients
Kelly Whitehorn won the Patient Experience Transformer of Tomorrow category at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNAs)
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New fund to remember local businessman who died from brain tumour
The Roger Harris Fund will support the leading work at the University of Plymouth’s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence
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Students help children and families overcome fear of the dentist
Dental Therapy and Hygiene students designed a hands-on session in a clinical setting for the Family Intensive Intervention Project
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Plymouth’s first female doctor commemorated at Peninsula Medical School
Plymouth’s first female doctor, Rosa Bale, has been commemorated to mark International Women’s Day, with a lecture theatre named in her honour.
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Event to inspire new health professionals in Plymouth
Trainee podiatrists from the University of Plymouth will be showcasing their profession at the Prospects Skills Show on 13 and 14 March.
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Could it be sepsis? New paper to raise awareness among dental professionals
New paper published in the British Dental Journal highlights what dental professionals need to know about sepsis and the importance of communicating these signs to patients.
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Five Plymouth projects shortlisted for national awards
Five projects from the University of Plymouth have been named finalists in a national awards scheme that recognises best practice in patient experience - the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNAs)
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Seeing through another’s eyes – research shows for the first time how we use others’ viewpoints to make decisions
New research by the University of Plymouth has provided the first direct evidence that we often use other people’s eyes to see situations and make judgements.
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New study looking to prevent hospital admissions of older people in Cornwall
Helen Lyndon's study will develop, implement and test a nurse-led intervention to improve healthy living in older people with frailty.
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Staying green on the scene – why it’s important to lower carbon emissions within the ambulance service
Pete Allum, Lecturer in Paramedic Practice, is researching into a little explored area when it comes to climate change – the ambulance service. He explains how vehicle emissions, plastic use and waste disposal are all areas to tackle.
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University spinout receives £1.2million government funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Amprologix Limited, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has won a £1.2 million government contract to accelerate development and scale up its lead antibiotic candidate to tackle antimicrobial resistant MRSA and related superbugs
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University researchers to tackle drug-resistant disease that jumps from pigs to humans
Dr Michael Jarvis's The Vaccine Group and Professor Mat Upton have received £700,000 funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to tackle a disease which can cause meningitis, blood poisoning, or septicaemia.