July 2011
Grant proposal review: ‘Vitamin D insufficiency: identifying patients who may not respond to vitamin D supplementation’.
Grant proposal review: ‘The role of bone microarchitectural imaging and biomarkers of bone turnover in stratifying therapy for bone disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 4 and 5’.
June 2011
Study protocol review: ‘Relationships between GLP-2 and markers of bone turnover following feeding: the influence of obesity and cellular mechanisms of action’.
Update on Unit funding.
April 2011
Feedback from the XtremeCT study.
Update on the Patient Information Sheets and website.
Update on the NIHR BRU renewal of funding.
March 2011
Revising templates for Patient Information Sheets (PIS).
Discussion of the ongoing work on the Bone BRU website, layout and content.
February 2011
Discussing the benefits of a "Consent Training Day" for BRU and CRF staff.
Introduction to the NIHR BRU for Musculoskeletal Disease website.
Presentation about the role of research governance in study design.
Annual work plan for the LAPBR for 2011.
January 2011
Postponed Christmas social with the Cardiovascular BRU Patient Panel and staff.
November 2010
Review of our "Terms of Reference" and current training procedures.
Feedback from the INVOLVE conference.
Results of the Picker survey and a discussion on how to use these results.
October 2010
Update on the progress of the Picker Survey and plans for the INVOLVE conference.
Presentation on "Understanding Research".
Training on research protocols, and what we look for in a good protocol.
Discussion of the information a research participant should be given before agreeing to take part in a study.
September 2010
Group "idea session" on how to pass research findings on to the public.
Update on the Picker Survey.
August 2010
Review of research proposal: Effect of denosumab on osteolytic lesion activity in total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Update on the Picker Survey.
