Victoria Shepherd
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Principal Research Fellow (Nurse) @CTRCardiffUni | exploring inclusivity in trials, especially adults with impaired capacity to consent | PI @consult_consent
Cardiff University
Joined April 2015
Exciting new Research Nurse post now available at the Centre for Trials Research @CTRCardiffUni at Cardiff University Details: G6, 0.6 FTE (21 hours/week), open ended Closing date: 21st March More info: https://t.co/oMaebePUQq Please share!
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Not long left to complete this survey - please help us create a toolkit to help people with “marketing” (in its broadest sense!) of clinical trials! Trial managers and trial investigators this is for you! ⬇️ We want to know about engaging, recruiting & retaining participants 🙏
Do you work in a trial management role in the UK? Or as a clinical trial investigator? We’d love to hear your views to help with recruitment and retention in clinical trials in the future 🙏 Please share widely. Link below ⬇️
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Happy St David's Day! Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! We are celebrating St David's Day by sharing some of the life-changing health and social care research happening in Wales. Find out more on our blog: https://t.co/mycGGn1QqQ
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Healthcare in Wales is under threat with the decision to discontinue nursing studies in Cardiff. There have been other petitions but, in order to ask our politicians to debate this vital topic, please can I ask that you kindly sign here? Thank you
petitions.senedd.wales
Cardiff University’s intention to cut the nursing degree programme is a huge loss to the future of nursing and the NHS. The loss in staff will have a significant impact on current students' studies....
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New free paper Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability, from teams incl. @aaspireproject. Much more to come from our Outcomes Project! https://t.co/MgztjEBCI3
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Informed, voluntary, ongoing consent is a central tenet of ethical research. However, consent processes are prone to exclusionary practices and inaccessibility. Consent materials are often too long...
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🧠 Rethinking Decision-Making in Disorders of Consciousness How do we make healthcare decisions for people in a Disorder of Consciousness (DoC)? Decisions aim to reflect their best interests, but how well do we truly achieve this? Teresa Clark’s PhD research (@UniofNottingham,
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Healthcare decisions evaluate treatment risks and benefits, using a shared decision-making process between patient and clinician. Healthcare workers (HCWs) offer treatments based on condition speci...
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I'm now on Bluesky: @streweek.bsky.social and LinkedIn: https://t.co/ugfYOdJMBX
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Professor at Universities of Aberdeen and Uppsala · Experience: University of Aberdeen · Location: Aberdeen · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Shaun Treweek’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional...
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Are you aged 65+ and live with knee or hip pain? You could be eligible to take part in a research study to help improve your quality of life. To find out more or take part visit https://t.co/zdi3VMS2bL or email TIPTOE@cardiff.ac.uk @ResearchWales @CTRCardiffUni @NIHRresearch
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Are you aged 65+ and live with knee or hip pain? You could be eligible to take part in a research study to help improve your quality of life. To find out more or take part visit https://t.co/zdi3VMSA1j or email TIPTOE@cardiff.ac.uk @ResearchWales @CTRCardiffUni @NIHRresearch
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Want to learn more about trials involving adults lacking capacity to consent? 1) Access our free CONSULT e-learning modules with links to resources & a downloadable certificate of completion 2) Complete the evaluation survey to let us know what you think! https://t.co/4o0EvlTQVE
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Thank you Howard. Wales should not have to rely on recruiting registered nurses from other countries. @cardiffuni has a part to play in the health ecosystem. Your role as co-chair of the @WHO State of the World’s Nursing Report as a Cardiff alumnus is a positive example of
Today I wrote to Cardiff University asking them to reconsider the decision to close their Nursing school. As a Cardiff alumnus I know how highly regarded the University is and globally it is imperative we invest in nursing education if we are to deliver #HealthForAll
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🔬 @alzheimerssoc & UK Dementia Trials Network are improving access to clinical trials. They need input from people with dementia & their carers. 📝 Share this survey & help shape the future of research! https://t.co/ufUXUEmGWM
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Congratulations Brittany! 🌟
So pleased to have been a finalist at Cardiff University’s School of Medicine PGR Excellence Awards last night. It was lovely to have the importance of my work recognised amongst other amazing research. Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners 🏆
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So delighted that Brittany’s research to address the exclusion of care home residents from research has been recognised at the PGR Excellence Awards under the research culture award!! Well done!! @CUmedicengage @CTRCardiffUni @DPMRes
So pleased to have been a finalist at Cardiff University’s School of Medicine PGR Excellence Awards last night. It was lovely to have the importance of my work recognised amongst other amazing research. Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners 🏆
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If you, or someone you know, works in a care home please take a look at @BENocivelli request for people to join her public involvement group and support this exciting study to support communication with care home residents about research (ENGAGE2) @CTRCardiffUni @ResearchWales
📢Do you work in a care home? We are looking to recruit a new member to our Patient and Public Involvement group for the next stage of the ENGAGE study - ENGAGE2. If you, or someone you know, may be interested please get in touch. Please share!
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🦠 Antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in women, yet many aren't given urine tests before being prescribed preventive antibiotics. 🧪 More urine testing for women with recurrent UTIs would improve choice of antibiotic: https://t.co/io8sekF5fR
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🚀 The Rare Dementia Support Centre opens in autumn 2025, launching a new era in post-diagnostic care for: 🔹 PCA 🔹 PPA 🔹 FTD 🔹 LBD 🔹 Familial Dementias Watch this space for updates 👀👀 @RareDementia @UCLBrainScience #MadeatUCL
#RDSC:
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Help us fund the world's first Rare Dementia Support Centre. The centre will exemplify how best to support those living with a rare form of dementia.
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A critical report & as highlighted the decline in clinical researchers - doctors, nurses, allied health etc has serious consequences both for the healthcare system & the economy. Nurses & midwives make up more >50% of the workforce time to make research a core part of their role
A new report has outlined an urgent need to address the declining number of clinical researchers in the UK. Professors @LucyChappell2 and @WaljitD alongside other key partners contributed to the report and a set of key recommendations to tackle the issue at a national level.
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Assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ quality of life in English care homes and the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff proxy: a cross-sectional study from @DACHA_Study @AmmTowers @HDEMCOP
https://t.co/DoeJIhkSqy
@BMJ_Open
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