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A review of preventative interventions to reduce child health inequalities among disadvantaged groups: where is the evidence? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Prosser, H., & Baker, D. (2009, November). A review of preventative interventions to reduce child health inequalities among disadvantaged groups: where is the evidence?. Presented at The American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Improving child health and reducing health inequalities is a global public health priority. It is paramount for low socioeconomic and minority ethnic groups where social disadvantage is strongly associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the... Read More about A review of preventative interventions to reduce child health inequalities among disadvantaged groups: where is the evidence?.

Installation address (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hall, M. (2009, October). Installation address. Presented at Vice-Chancellor's Installation Address, University of Salford

The problem with conversion disorder (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ratcliffe, S. (2009, October). The problem with conversion disorder. Presented at British Association of Neuroscience Nurses Annual Conference, Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust

Netiquette (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hook, A., & Bodell, S. (2009, October). Netiquette. Presented at The Student Occupational Therapy Links (Scotland), Edinburgh

Mixed up kids? Some research findings and discussions (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2009, September). Mixed up kids? Some research findings and discussions. Presented at Foster Care Associates – Child Placement Training Workshop, Doncaster, England

Killing off Mickey Mouse: Open knowledge, open innovation (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hall, M. (2009, September). Killing off Mickey Mouse: Open knowledge, open innovation. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment Conference : Critical Voices, Critical Times, University of Salford

Mickey Mouse will be eighty-one next month. The anthropomorphic mouse keeps his eternal youth through the application of patent and copyright legislation, which ensures a constant flow of revenues from reproduction rights. Vigilant lawyers seek out... Read More about Killing off Mickey Mouse: Open knowledge, open innovation.

A writers' group: what difference can it make? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, S., McIsaac, J., Grant, M., & Munro, W. (2009, September). A writers' group: what difference can it make?. Poster presented at Education in a Changing Environment Conference : Critical Voices, Critical Times, University of Salford

From rhetoric to reality : breaking down the barriers - to what extent are service users collaborating in decision making within the NHS? A review of policy implementation and outcomes (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Haworth, R., & Melling, B. (2009, September). From rhetoric to reality : breaking down the barriers - to what extent are service users collaborating in decision making within the NHS? A review of policy implementation and outcomes. Presented at Dilemmas for Human Services (13th International Research Conference), The University of Stafford

PowerPoint presentation covering: a historical overview of the development of public participation in local health care planning, theoretical approaches and impact of political ideology, New Labour’s approach to public participation in health care pl... Read More about From rhetoric to reality : breaking down the barriers - to what extent are service users collaborating in decision making within the NHS? A review of policy implementation and outcomes.

Breaking down the barriers: to what extent are service users collaborating in decision making processes within the NHS? A review of policy implementation and outcomes (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Haworth, R., & Melling, B. (2009, September). Breaking down the barriers: to what extent are service users collaborating in decision making processes within the NHS? A review of policy implementation and outcomes. Presented at Dilemmas for Human Services (13th International Research Conference), The University of Stafford

'Community cohesion’ and the ‘war on terror’ in post-Macpherson UK: the continuation of racial profiling in constructions of dangerous others (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T., & Tyrer, D. (2009, August). 'Community cohesion’ and the ‘war on terror’ in post-Macpherson UK: the continuation of racial profiling in constructions of dangerous others. Presented at 37th Annual Conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control: Crime, Justice and Control – The Challenge of Recession, University of Central Lancashire, Preston

A critical consideration is given of the problematic construction of crimes as scientifically racialised, in post-MacPherson UK. It is argued that notions of ‘black criminality’ are often reworked in new ways (e.g. moral panics about terrorism, knife... Read More about 'Community cohesion’ and the ‘war on terror’ in post-Macpherson UK: the continuation of racial profiling in constructions of dangerous others.

The transference of eye movement strategy between two unrelated visual search tasks (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Thompson, C., & Crundall, D. (2009, August). The transference of eye movement strategy between two unrelated visual search tasks. Presented at 15th European Conference on Eye Movements, Southampton, UK

Three experiments were conducted to investigate the carry-over of a location-based attentional set from a low-level visual search task to a search of natural images, using eye movements as the dependent measure. In each trial participants searched th... Read More about The transference of eye movement strategy between two unrelated visual search tasks.

General anaesthesia and day-case patient anxiety (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, M. (2009, July). General anaesthesia and day-case patient anxiety. Presented at 8th International Congress on Ambulatory Surgery, Brisbane, Australia

"They are marvellous with you while you're in but the aftercare is rubbish" : patient experiences of day surgery (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Mottram, A. (2009, June). "They are marvellous with you while you're in but the aftercare is rubbish" : patient experiences of day surgery. Presented at British Association of Day Surgery Annual Conference, Southport Convention Centre. UK

Abstract: A study was undertaken to explore the perceptions of patients and their families undergoing day surgery Methods: 145 patients and 100 carers from 2 different day surgery units were interviewed on three occasions: in pre-operative assessm... Read More about "They are marvellous with you while you're in but the aftercare is rubbish" : patient experiences of day surgery.

Forget the magic circle (or towards a sociology of video games) (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Crawford, G. (2009, June). Forget the magic circle (or towards a sociology of video games). Presented at Under the Mask 2, University of Bedfordshire

There have been several sociologists who have written, sometimes quite extensively and informatively, on video games, and more commonly many within video games studies have tapped into wider sociological literatures. However, more generally, the will... Read More about Forget the magic circle (or towards a sociology of video games).

Racial profiling in the UK: continued victimisation of black and minority ethnic groups (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2009, May). Racial profiling in the UK: continued victimisation of black and minority ethnic groups. Presented at Race, Ethnicity, Wellbeing and Society Forum, University of Sheffield, England

Today I am going to present a paper, Racial Profiling in the UK – Continued Victimisation of BME Groups. Using in particular, the case of young people of South Asian and Muslim background (‘war of terror’) and young people of black African Caribbean... Read More about Racial profiling in the UK: continued victimisation of black and minority ethnic groups.