World Diabetes Day 2016 Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD - Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/9 November 2016 Today (Monday 14th November) is World Diabetes Day! I’ve written a little something to mark the occasion. This year’s theme is “Test 2 Prevent”. Th aim is to encourage…
Read moreBariatric Surgery Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Research and Trainer in Public Health/7 November 2016 Many of you reading this may well have watched the recent BBC Panorama programme; “Diabetes: The Hidden Killer” (though please stick with me if you haven’t!). I was disappointed by…
Read moreCurrent Dietary Fat Guidelines Matt Whitaker – Research and Trainer in Public Health/25 October 2016 In a previous blog I mentioned how the current dietary fat guidelines are not supported by a strong evidence base (1). This blog aims to address this and increase public knowledge of…
Read moreHow to Critique an Article Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Research and Trainer in Public Health/24 October 2016 How to Critique an Article follows on from “Ask for Evidence Part 1”, that looked at why we shouldn’t always take the stories we read as gospel.…
Read moreX-PERT Weight Matt Whitaker – Research and Trainer in Public Health/17 October 2016 This blog introduces a new programme in development due to launch at the 2017 X-PERT Audit & Awards Conference, X-PERT Weight. Why do we need X-PERT Weight? The X-PERT Weight programme is…
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