Society for Social Medicine Conference 2009
Sheffield CTRU to host Society for Social Medicine Conference
Randomised Controlled Trials in Public Health and Health Services Research
Tuesday 7 April 2009
The Sheffield CTRU hosted a joint one day conference with the Society for Social Medicine on Tuesday 7 April 2009. The conference was held at St Mary's Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
Confirmed speakers at the conference were:
- Professor Mark Petticrew, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
What counts as evidence? Trials and other sources of evidence in public health - Professor Steve Goodacre, ScHARR, The University of Sheffield
Trials of complex interventions in a complex environment - Richard Kay, Independant Statistical Consultant, UK
Issues in Non-Inferiority Trials
Workshops were run by:
- Professor David Torgerson, York Trials Unit
Avoiding Biases in Randomised Trials - Professor Mike Campbell & Steven Julious, ScHARR, The University of Sheffield
Adaption in ongoing clinical trials: the what, whys and wherefores - Professor Glenys Parry & Professor Michael Barkham, Centre for Psychological Services Research, The University of Sheffield
Trials and Tribulations: towards better design and practice in psychological therapy trials
Barkham, M. & Parry, G. (2008) Balancing rigour and relevance in guideline development for depression: The case for comprehensive cohort studies. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 81, 399–417
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
A programme and the speakers' powerpoint presentations are available to be downloaded on the right hand side of this page.
Sheffield CTRU would like to thank all speakers for attending and providing interesting talks.