| WELCOME
TO THE CENTRE OF EVIDENCE BASED DERMATOLOGY
(CEBD)
| Latest
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- The 1st Patient Panel Training event was held
on 9th November 2009. If you would like to read more about the
day and download the delegate pack please click here
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- New chair of the National Institute of Health Research
(NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA) Commissioning
Board - Professor Hywel Williams, Director of the Centre
for Evidence Based Dermatology at The University of Nottingham,
has been appointed as the new chair of the NIHR HTA Commissioning
Board – which considers the scientific merit of research
applications to promote health, prevent and treat disease and
improve rehabilitation and long term care.
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- Dermatology Health Care Needs Assessment Report is
now available - to read a pdf copy please click here.
Please note that this is a large document and some
systems may have problems downloading it, if you do encounter
any problems please contact your local IT support in the first
instance.
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- BBC Radio 4 Case Notes, Dr Mark Porter visited
the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology to interview Hywel and
the team for Case Notes, focusing on the eczema research carried
out at the Centre. The programme will be broadcast Tuesday 4th
August 21:00 and Wednesday 5th August 16:30. for more information
click here
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Radio Nottingham - Hywel
Williams speaks to John Holmes about the work of the Centre
of Evidence Based Dermatology. John Holmes is a Radio Nottingham
DJ and also chairman of local skin cancer charity, SCKIN. listen
to the interview here.
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- Vitiligo Research Website The
vitiligo on-line survey is now closed. The results of the survey
will be used to develop a list of the Top 10 most important questions
in the field of vitiligo. For more information go to: http://www.vitiligostudy.org.uk
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PATCH study (Prohylactic
Antibiotics for the Treatment of Cellulitis at Home) has now
successfully recruited 200 trial participants. For further information
on the study please go to the PATCH study website
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BLISTER now open to recruiting
The UK DCTN BLISTER study is now open for recruitment. This
study is looking into the uncommon condition of bullous pemphigoid.
Further information on the BLISTER
website
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STOP GAP - Study of Treatments for Pyoderma
Gangrenosum Patients. This trial is now open to recruitment.
For ruther information about the study please go to the STOP
GAP website.
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| Up Coming Events |
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Evidence Based Update meeting
- Eczema this meeting will take place on Thursday 13th
May 2010 at Holywell Park , Loughborough. For further details
contact the event organiser, Dr Carron Layfield, carron.layfield@nottingham.ac.uk
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| Latest Publications |
New Cochrane
Publications 8th July 2009
- Review
Interventions for erythema nodosum leprosum – Natasja HJ
Van Veen, Diana NJ Lockwood, Wim H van Brakel, Jose Ramirez Jr,
Jan Hendrik Richardus
- Review
Safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy – Ching-Chi
Chi, Chia-Wen Lee, Fenella Wojnarowska, Gudula Kirtschig
- Protocol
Light therapies for acne – Josip Car, Mate Car, Fiona Hamilton,
Alison Layton, Colin Lyons, Azeem Majee
- Protocol
Interventions for non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the
skin – Louise Lansbury, Jo Leonardi-Bee, William Perkins,
Timothy Goodacre, Fiona J Bath-Hextall, John A Tweed
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- Bath-Hextall F, Delamere FM, Williams HC. Dietary exclusions
for improving established atopic eczema in adults and children:
systematic review. Allergy 2009; 64: 258-264.
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- Flohr C, Weinmayr G, Weiland SK, Addo-Yobo E, Annesi-Maesano
I, Björkstén B, Bråbäck L, Williams HC,
and the ISAAC Phase Two Study Group How well do questionnaires
perform compared to physical examination in detecting flexural
eczema? Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies
in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two Br J Dermatol 2009 (In Press)
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- Langan SM, Williams HC. The Use of Electronic Diaries
in Dermatology Research. Dermatology. 2009 Feb 21. [Epub ahead
of print]
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