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QUB Cardiac Research Conference 2026

QUB Cardiac Research Conference 2026

Sep 22, 2026 |

PCRNI joined the QUB Cardiac Research Group (CRG) and their partners at the Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network (NICRN) for a day exploring the latest developments in heart health, research and care.

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TMED11 2026 Conference

TMED11 2026 Conference

Sep 18, 2026 |

The PCRNI team were out and about again attending the TMED11 2026 Conference ‘Shaping Future Healthcare with Clinical Research & Personalised Prescribing’ organised by C-TRIC, in the Guildhall, Londonderry 17th and 18th Sept 2026. 

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Recent Publications

  1. Graham, M, Evans, PH, Burton, M & Hart, ND 2026, ‘Building clinical trials readiness in primary and community care: a scoping review’, BJGP Open.  https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0170
  2. O’Callaghan, ME, Casey, M, Pearl, D, Hickey, O, Fosse, A, Sigurðsson, SE, Savage, DW, Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K, Bykachev, K, Parviainen, A, Parker, H, Condell, J, Leavey, G, Hart, N, Weihe, P, Petersen, MS & Glynn, L 2025, ‘COVID-19 open data: An ecological study and international collaboration examining pandemic trends in Northern Periphery arctic countries’, Health Informatics Journal, vol. 31, no.https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582251315588
  3. Stewart, J, Pauley, E, Wilson, D, Bradley, J, Hart, N & McAuley, D 2025, ‘Factors to consider when designing post-hospital interventions to support critical illness recovery: systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis’, Journal of the Intensive Care Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/17511437241308674
  4. Robinson, S, Longmore, K, Scullion, S, Morrow, D, Kee, F, Dickey, H, Hart, N, Santin, O, Jeyaraj, P, Wooster, C, Quinn, K, McLaughlin, F, McKnight, C, Collins, C, Campbell, S, Cassidy, G, Lohfeld, L & McKnight, AJ 2025, ‘Rare but not alone: support for carers at your fingertips’, RARE Summit 2025, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 06/11/2025 – 06/11/2025. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/A3BS7
  5. O’Neill, B, Bradley, JM, Connolly, B, Bruce, J, Underwood, M, Lall, R, Ji, C, Costley, J, Clarke, R, Dark, P, Firshman, P, Hart, ND, Henderson, A, Jones, K, Kenyon, R, Madan, J, Perkins, GD, Ratna, M, Raynes, K, Terblanche, E, Williams, R, Zanganeh, M & McAuley, D 2025, ‘Remote multicomponent rehabilitation compared to standard care for survivors of critical illness after hospital discharge (iRehab): a protocol for a randomised controlled assessor-blind clinical and cost-effectiveness trial’, NIHR Open Research, vol. 5, 29. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13910.1
  6. Stewart, J, Anderson, J, Mayne, R, Bradley, J, Hart, N, Leggett, N & McAuley, D 2025, ‘Who is responsible for follow-up after critical illness? GP, ICU and patient perspectives’, Critical Care, vol. 29, 489 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-025-05724-w
  7. May Ee Png, Victoria Harris et al Cost-utility analysis of Molnupiravir for high-risk, community-based adults with COVID-19: an economic evaluation of the PANORAMIC trial
  8. British Journal of General Practice 2024; 74 (745): e570-   e579. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2023.0444
  9. Standing, J.F., Buggiotti, L., Guerra-Assuncao, J.A. et al.Randomized controlled trial of molnupiravir SARS-CoV-2 viral and antibody response in at-risk adult outpatients. Nat Commun 15, 1652 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45641-0
  10. Harris, Victoria, Moftah, Areej et al. Health outcomes 3 months and 6 months after molnupiravir treatment for COVID-19 for people at higher risk in the community (PANORAMIC): a randomised controlled trial
  11. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 25, Issue 1, 68 – 79
  12. Gbinigie O, Ogburn E, Allen J, et al Platform adaptive trial of novel antivirals for early treatment of COVID-19 In the community (PANORAMIC): protocol for a randomised, controlled, open-label, adaptive platform trial of community novel antiviral treatment of COVID-19 in people at increased risk of more severe disease
  13. BMJ Open 2023;13:e069176. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069176
  14. Kirwan, C., Hynes, L., Hart, N. et al.The multimorbidity collaborative medication review and decision making (MyComrade) study: a pilot cluster randomised trial in two healthcare systems. Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, 225 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01107-y
  15. Rankin, A., Gorman, A., Cole, J. et al.An external pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy in older people in primary care (PolyPrime). Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, 203 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01161-6
  16. Gorman, A, Rankin, A, Barry, H, Cadogan, C, Gormley, G, Fahey, T, Ryan, C, Gardner, E, Agus, A, Leathem, C, Maxwell, M, Molloy, G, Ferrett, A, McCarthy, P & Hughes, C 2020, ‘A qualitative study to refine a theory-based intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy in older people in primary care’, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 28, no. S1, pp. 4-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12606