Health – COVID fightback: the critical role of HIV experts

An article in the Guardian highlights the critical skills needed to identify, treat and limit the impact of new diseases.  It is important these and other skills are retained as the global community moves forward in what may become a continuous battle for health security. The broader inputs from behavioural scientists and other stakeholders/participants in the social science field are equally important in our fight against current and emerging disease states as interventions depend on the public perception of risk and how this plays out in the community. This crucial piece of the jigsaw became apparent in the early stages of the HIV pandemic in the 80s and 90s.

 

Current Preclinical Testing of New Hip Arthroplasty Technologies Does Not Reflect Real-World Loadings

Great paper from my colleagues on the LifeLongJoints project (lifelongjoints.eu)… Enhancing the data required for effective testing in total hip replacements…

Concluding the authors note

There is a case that implant industry could be more demanding in its requirements for preclinical testing before introducing a new implant to market and further work is obviously needed to explore the consequences of the altered loading patterns on wear and ultimately the success or otherwise of a hip arthroplasty.

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BioTrib Kick-off meeting 15th January 2021

The kick off meeting of BioTrib took place on-line on 15th January 2021. The meeting involved representatives from the Beneficiaries as well as a number of representatives of the partner organisations.

The following outlines the agenda items for the KO meeting:

09:45-10:00 Arrival and virtual coffee Breakout Rooms
10:00-10.05 Welcome RMH
10:05-10.20 Overview of the BioTrib ITN RMH
10:20-10:30 Introductions ALL
10:30-11.20 Presentations by Beneficiaries (10 mins each):
Role in project;  Scientific, Training & Management.
Expected dissemination and exploitation.
RWH – Imperial, SJF – ETHZ, NE – LTU, KCP – UU, MB – LEEDS
11:20-12:00 Presentations by Partner Organisations (3 mins each) Role in project POs in attendance
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:30 ITN Management
Obligations under the GA/CA/PA·
Management Structure:

  • Committees
  • Project Officer
  • Links to REA/EU

IP and Dissemination

RMH
13:30-14:00 Training including Network Wide Events and Secondments RWH
14:00-14:15 Break (Partner Organisations may leave at this stage)
14:15-14:30 ESR recruitment – updates EM
14:30-15:00 Project Reporting, Obligations in GA, Use of reporting tools, Finance KD
15:00-15.30 Project implementation and COVID RMH
15:30-15:45 Break
15:45-16:15 Deliverables; Scientific & Management/Implementation RMH
16.15-17.00 Roundtable on implementation in year 1: Challenges, Risks and Solutions? Chair – SJF
17:00 Closing Remarks RMH
17:15-18:00 Virtual Reception