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COVID-19: Online Medical Device Regulation Tool Goes Live
20 April 2020
A digital tool to make it easier to understand how medical device regulations apply to your product in the current climate.
The NIHR's Response to COVID-19
20 April 2020
The NIHR has established a single, national prioritisation process for COVID-19 research to prevent duplication of effort and ensure that the resources and capacity of the healthcare system are not exceeded.
Determining the clinical course in patients with viral or bacterial infection for acute cough
5 March 2020
Are there differences in symptoms between viral and bacterial respiratory tract infections that doctors could use to distinguish between the two types of infection and thus reduce antibiotic over prescribing?
Chris Butler named Wales GP of the Year
4 December 2019
Oxford AIMday on Antimicrobial resistance
11 October 2019
In July 2019, the University of Oxford hosted an AIMday focused on Antimicrobial Resistance, in collaboration with the NIHR Community Healthcare MIC.
Courses, events and workshops
MIC Diagnostic Evidence Workshops 2020- postponed
Tuesday, 29 September 2020 to Thursday, 01 October 2020, 9.30am - 4.30pm
A three-day workshop aimed at clinicians, researchers and predominantly small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the diagnostics sector.
Features
How can the NHS be made more attractive for hosting commercial medical device studies? Insights from an NIHR industry engagement workshop
8 January 2018
Alex is a post-doctoral researcher in the Interdisciplinary Research in Health Sciences (IRIHS) group in Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. He has a broad social science interest in medical innovation and health research policy. He tweets as @rushforthad