CAPC Evidence-Synthesis in Primary And Community CarE (E-SPACE) group
Evidence synthesis is the foundation of our research at the Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC).
E-SPACE members have a specific interest in evidence synthesis in primary and community health care research. Evidence synthesis also forms an important part of programmes of research across CAPC themes and we support colleagues in their pre-doctoral or PhD training.
Research into primary and community care invites pragmatic, real-world systematic review and data synthesis methods. CAPC research in this area provides exemplars of this approach.
CAPC evidence synthesis teaching
Evidence synthesis projects are part of the undergraduate medical curriculum, particularly through Student Choice projects, which provide medical students with hands-on experience of systematic review and evidence synthesis.
Members of the E-SPACE group are involved in teaching on the University of Bristol Population Health Sciences short courses and occasional courses run by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research.
NIHR -SPCR Evidence Synthesis working Group
The E-SPACE group is part of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research Evidence Synthesis Working Group (ESWG), a collaboration of all the primary care research centres that are members of the School.
CAPC was one of the founding partners of NIHR-ESWG playing a significant role in the first wave of funding.
Dr Alyson Huntley is the Bristol lead for the ESWG supported by Rachel Johnson, Rupert Payne, Alice Malpass, Shoba Dawson and Lorna Duncan.
Contact
If you are interested in being involved in CAPC E-SPACE either contact Dr Alyson Huntley or grp-espace@groups.bristol.ac.uk
E-SPACE group members
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Christie Cabral
Christie has expertise and teaches synthesising qualitative evidence. Her current research interests include illness beliefs, health behaviours and health inequalities in primary care and global health contexts.
Shoba Dawson
Shoba’s research focuses on the use of applied evidence synthesis to a variety of topic areas within primary and community healthcare. She has methodological interests in mixed-methods systematic reviews, meta-reviews and embedding PPI in reviews.
Lorna Duncan
Lorna Duncan has evidence synthesis interests in primary care health services research. She has a particular focus on complementary and alternative medicine and medicines optimisation.
Alyson Huntley
Alyson has expertise in and teaches applied evidence synthesis methodology including meta-analysis, thematic synthesis, mixed methods synthesis (sequential & integrated), restricted/rapid reviews and meta-reviews applied across health services delivery and self-management and supportive care for chronic conditions research.
Rachel Johnson
Dr Rachel Johnson’s expertise includes systematic reviews of quantitative data and systematic reviews of qualitative data. Her reviews have focused primarily on multimorbidity, cardiovascular conditions, and shared decision making.
Alice Malpass
Alice has methodological expertise and teaches on Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES) using meta-ethnography to synthesise qualitative research findings alongside her research on research into other chronic conditions prevalent in primary care, mainly mental health, respiratory disease, diabetes and eczema and domestic violence and abuse.
Rupert Payne
Rupert Payne’s evidence synthesis interests stretch across primary care health services research, with a particular interest in medicines optimisation and therapeutics.