The developing brain in health and disease: a scientific meeting
The Academy of Medical Sciences is convening a novel scientific meeting on the developing brain over two days, 19 -20 March 2019.
Status: Ongoing
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Controlled Human Infection Model studies
The Academy of Medical Sciences, Wellcome, and the Human Infection Challenge vaccine network convened a one-day workshop on how to develop the environment for Controlled Human Infection Model studies in the UK. The report of the workshop was published in July 2018.
Status: Undertaking Follow Up
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Joint UK-Japan symposium on medical imaging and artificial intelligence
This one-day symposium was jointly organised by the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
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Health of the Public in 2040: implementation
The Academy is working to implement the recommendations of its report exploring how the UK’s research environment needs to adapt to meet the health challenges the population will face by 2040.
Status: Undertaking Follow Up
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International Health Lecture 2017
Dr Samuel Myers delivered the 2017 Academy of Medical Sciences and The Lancet International Health Lecture under the title 'Planetary health: Protecting global health on a rapidly changing planet'.
Status: Launched
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Horizon Scanning
The Academy of Medical Sciences is undertaking a horizon scanning project to identify key areas of scientific research and innovation for the future.
Status: Launched
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Early intervention and diagnosis in paediatric neurodevelopment defects in Brazil
The Academy of Medical Sciences and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and Medicine convened a policy workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the 29-30th November on neurodevelopmental defects in children in Brazil.
Status: Ongoing
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Patient data and data-driven technologies in healthcare
The Academy has developed principles to guide the future use of data-driven technologies in healthcare, based on a series of dialogue workshops with patients, the public and healthcare professionals, followed by a wider policy workshop and stakeholder engagement.
Status: Launched
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Unmet need in healthcare funding allocations
The Academy of Medical Sciences, supported by the British Academy and NHS England have undertaken some policy work on unmet need in healthcare, aimed at informing NHS England’s review of its funding allocations formulae.
Status: Launched
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Regulation and governance of health research - follow-up
Following the publication of the Academy's 2011 report on 'A new pathway for the regulation and governance of health research', the Academy, Cancer Research UK and the Wellcome Trust held a workshop five years on from the launch to explore progress. This forms part of the Academy's ongoing work on the regulation and governance framework for medical research.
Status: Ongoing
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