Quality Improvement in Colonoscopy: A view from Sweden
I am Annica, a PhD student from Sweden. Last autumn, I participated as a student in the module “Quality and Quality Improvement in Healthcare” taught by the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester. During my time in Leicester, the SAPPHIRE research group most kindly invited me to their meetings – and at […]
Factors influencing antimicrobial resistance in residential care homes
A brief literature review by Christine Amedor I am Christine, a third-year Medical Physiology undergraduate at the University of Leicester who recently worked alongside the SAPPHIRE research team as part of a 3-week ‘Accelerate your career’ internship. This blog post is one of the by-products of my work on the ‘Preserving Antibiotics though Safe […]
SAPPHIRE hosts successful interdisciplinary workshop on antibiotic prescribing
Is antibiotic overuse compromising the efficacy of current drugs? Are we going to run out of effective antibiotics? What interdisciplinary approaches may be useful for addressing the problem? These were some of the questions tackled at an international workshop at University of Leicester on 4th and 5th October this year. The focus of the workshop […]
Careers: Work experience with the SAPPHIRE research group – Aisha Seedat
SAPPHIRE recently had the opportunity to have a Health Studies undergraduate student, Aisha Seedat, do a work experience placement with us. Below, Aisha writes about her time with SAPPHIRE and what she’s taken away from the experience. I’m Aisha, a second year Health Studies student at De Montfort University (DMU). I recently started work […]
Careers: Work experience with the SAPPHIRE research group – Heather Thorley
SAPPHIRE recently had the opportunity to have a Sociology undergraduate student, Heather Thorley, do a work experience placement with us. Below, Heather writes about her time with SAPPHIRE and what she’s taken away from the experience. In early January, I began my work placement alongside the SAPPHIRE research team. I have thoroughly enjoyed […]
Improvement Science Fellowship
SAPPHIRE’s Natalie Armstrong has recently been awarded a Health Foundation Improvement Science Fellowship, in this blog she reflects on her experiences so far and what she’ll be getting up to over the next three years. What is an Improvement Science Fellowship, and why did I want one? The Health Foundation’s Improvement Science Fellowship […]
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