Launch of VISION magazine
The autumn 2019 issue of VISION magazine, focused on research to support people living with multiple health conditions, has launched.
A list of the featured articles is included below:
Multimorbidities; shaping the future of healthcare in the UK
Professor Peter Bower discusses how multimorbidities are shaping the future of healthcare in the UK and the research needed to support people living with long term conditions.
A MISSION to improve respiratory care
Staff at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust have been delivering a series of research projects aimed at improving the care pathway for patients living with respiratory conditions.
Blending stories with science: How could palliative care impact dialysis patients?
Dr Emma Murphy, a Lecturer at the University of Southampton and an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at University Hospital Southampton, talks about research to support patients with chronic kidney disease and the importance of looking at the broader picture when managing long-term health conditions.
Dr Abigail Barkham from Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) talks about promoting a research culture to improve healthcare.
Improving quality of life through research
Joanne Taylor, Research Older Person’s Mental Health Nurse at Solent NHS Trust, talks about research to support those living with dementia in addition to hearing or vision impairment.
Joining the dots: managing diabetes and schizophrenia
Dr Clare Whicher from SHFT talks about research to support patients living with schizophrenia and diabetes, and the importance of looking at the long term when it comes to managing multimorbidities.
Research collaborations across ageing and dementia
Alongside Professor Roxana Carare, Dr Christopher Kipps is leading the Interdisciplinary Dementia and Ageing Centre (iDeAC), a network of researchers and clinicians in Southampton, who are focused on interdisciplinary collaboration across the clinical pathway in order to increase research opportunities for an ageing population living with dementia.
The missing link: Could repurposing existing drugs help manage multiple conditions?
Professor Chris Edwards from University Hospital Southampton explains the RESIST study and why more research is needed to support people living with multiple conditions.
“Treating multimorbidity is like putting together pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle
Clive Holmes is a Professor of Biological Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant for Old Age Psychiatry at SHFT. Alongside colleagues, Professor Holmes is researching whether drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Printed copies of VISION magazine will be available from the beginning of November and will be shared via partner organisations across Wessex. To request a copy, please email kim.appleby@nihr.ac.uk.
CRN Wessex would like to thank all those who contributed to this issue.
Work will now begin on the next issue of VISION, which CRN Wessex plans to publish in spring 2020.
