The Trial Talk podcast explores how our work at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL is improving health in the UK and worldwide. In this series, we hear from world-leading experts about the studies we carry out. We delve into trials on cancer, infections and neurodegenerative diseases, explore how public and patient involvement shapes our work, and discover new ways to run smarter studies.
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Jsem to, co čtu, a tohle je můj čtenářský deník. Jmenuju se Robert Vlach a knihy mají v mém životě důležité místo. Přes čtenářský blog je můžete objevovat spolu se mnou. Jednu knihu (Na volné noze: Podnikejte jako profesionálové) jsem také napsal. Anglicky vyšla jako The Freelance Way. Jinak jsem na volné noze jako podnikatelský poradce.
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International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference 2024 roundup - early careers edition
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At the start of October, lots of the Unit’s clinical trials methodology researchers travelled to Edinburgh, for the 7th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC).ICTMC is the largest academic-led conference on clinical trials, bringing together trialists from across the globe to present their latest work in trials methodology. Th…
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💩 Wallace Wattles: The Science of Getting Rich (1910)
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Audiorecenze neuvěřitelně špatné a až fanaticky spirituální knihy z žánru osobních financí, která se ale prodává dodnes
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🎪 P.T. Barnum: The Art of Money Getting (1880)
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Minutová recenze jedné z knihy, které stály u zrodu žánru osobních financí — z dnešního pohledu je bezvýznamná, nicméně autorem je cirkusák, který byl předobrazem hlavního hrdiny muzikálu The Greatest Showman
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Audiorecenze průkopnické knížky Tomáše Bati z roku 1926 o finanční gramotnosti a dalších tématech
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Minutová audiorecenze knihy, která v roce 1859 odstartovala populární knižní žánr svépomocné a seberozvojové literatury
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🧙♂️ The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791)
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Minutová audiorecenze autobiografie Benjamina Franklina z roku 1791.
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Minutová audiorecenze docela průměrné knihy o investování.
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💵 Benjamin Franklin: The Way to Wealth (1758)
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Audiorecenze jednoho z nejvlivnějších amerických textů (nejen v žánru osobních financí)
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Audiorecenze naprosto mimořádného románu, který je vedle skvěle namluvené anglické audioknihy naštěstí dostupný i v českém překladu jako Šántárám. Viz také můj komentář v angličtině: If you’d ask me today what’s the greatest novel of the 21st century, I’d be tempted to say it’s Shantaram, written by Gregory David Roberts in 2004. The book, recommen…
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Lessons from UKCTOCS, a large-scale trial in ovarian cancer screening
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UKCTOCS (UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening) is one of the largest screening trials in ovarian cancer. More than 200,000 women from England, Wales and Northern Ireland took part in it, and it ran for almost two decades. Designing and running such a large and lengthy trial came with its own challenges. In this episode, Professor Usha…
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Careers in TB trials with Andrew Nunn and Sarah Meredith
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In the first episode of our new Trial Talk series, Hanif Esmail and Conor Tweed take over the microphones to interview Andrew Nunn and Sarah Meredith, who have both recently retired from the Unit, having spent a combined total of 92 years working in the field of tuberculosis (TB). As we celebrate Andrew and Sarah’s long and accomplished careers, we…
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Komentovaný výběr 11 nej knih, které jsem loni přečetl: https://www.coctu.cz/2024/01/moje-knihy-roku-2023.html
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🌮 Jessica Abelová: La Perdida …ztracená v Mexiku
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Audiorecenze vynikajícího grafického románu od americké autorky
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Minutová audiorecenze vědecko-fantastického grafického románu (který ale není pro děti)
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Minutová audiorecenze vynikající fantasy pohádky Neila Gaimana
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🪶 Neil Gaiman a spol.: Vražedná tajemství (a další příběhy)
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Minutová audiorecenze výborného komiksového souboru příběhů podle povídek Neila Gaimana
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Minutová audiorecenze nové „právnické“ detektivky ze série Lincoln Lawyer, tentokrát jde o slabší kousek
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Minutová audiorecenze grafického románu, ve kterém se prolíná příběh umírající dívky a historie surfingu
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Minutová audiorecenze výborného grafického románu z Absyntu
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Minutová audiorecenze výborného grafického románu z Absyntu
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🎲 Simon Singh: The Code Book [Kniha kódů a šifer]
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Minutová audiorecenze starší knihy od mého oblíbeného autora, který mj. napsal vynikající populárně-vědecké knížky Fermat’s Last Theorem či Trick or Treatment
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Jedno z největších knižních překvapení roku — nejsem žádný velký fanda Elona Muska, přesto tutu (audio)knihu vřele doporučuji
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World AIDS Day (part 2): Bringing hope through research to young people living with HIV
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Every year on 1st December, we mark World AIDS Day to show solidarity in the fight against HIV and AIDS, and to remember those who have sadly lost their lives. Since the start of the global AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, researchers have made enormous progress towards preventing HIV transmission, and treating those who are living with HIV so that the …
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World AIDS Day (part 1): Closing the gap between adults and children
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Every year on 1st December, we mark World AIDS Day to show solidarity in the fight against HIV and AIDS, and to remember those who have sadly lost their lives. Since the start of the global AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, researchers have made enormous progress towards preventing HIV transmission, and treating those who are living with HIV so that the …
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Octopus (part 4): Involvement of people affected by MS with Susan Scott
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Octopus is a new clinical trial for people living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), which is designed and run by the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, Octopus has the potential to transform the way treatments for progressive MS are tested. The trial is now open in the UK and will be recrui…
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Podnikatelský horor a Zámek hrůzy pro investory - audiorecenze nové knihy Michaela Lewise, která je dobrá i strašná zároveň
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Octopus (part 3): The patients’ experience with Dawn Lyle and Matthew Justin
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Octopus is a new clinical trial for people living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), which is designed and run by the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, Octopus has the potential to transform the way treatments for progressive MS are tested. The trial is now open in the UK and will be recrui…
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🌊 Robert Galbraith alias J. K. Rowling: The Running Grave
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Kdo aktuálně píše nejlepší detektivky na světě? Audiorecenze nejnovější knihy ze série detektivních románů z Cormoranem Strikem a Robin Ellacott
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Octopus (part 2): Introducing the trial with Jeremy Chataway
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Octopus is a new clinical trial for people living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), which is designed and run by the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, Octopus has the potential to transform the way treatments for progressive MS are tested. The trial is now open in the UK and will be recrui…
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Octopus (part 1): The MS landscape with Jeremy Chataway, Dawn Lyle and Matthew Justin
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Octopus is a new clinical trial for people living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), which is designed and run by the MRC CTU at UCL. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, Octopus has the potential to transform the way treatments for progressive MS are tested. The trial is now open in the UK and will be recruiting participants…
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Audiorecenze volného pokračování skvělé knihy Genius Foods (Geniální potraviny)
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🗂 Sönke Ahrens: Jak si dělat chytré poznámky
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Audiorecenze prvotřídní knihy o metodě zettelkasten
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Optimising treatments with the new MAMS-ROCI design
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Innovative platform designs present an opportunity to run faster and more efficient clinical trials. Clinical trials methodology is a research area that looks at how to improve the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials. It focuses on developing and implementing new methods to help run trials faster and more efficiently, that will ultimat…
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Audiorecenze dobré, ale nepříliš čtivé knihy o sladění umělé inteligence s lidskými hodnotami a potřebami
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🛸 Alza: Příběh firmy, která si do toho nenechala mluvit (Miloš Čermák & Michal Rybka)
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Audiorecenze jedné z nejlepších knih o českém podnikání - viz také můj rozhovor s Milošem Čermákem: https://youtu.be/qTmdvQz_qPQ
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😐 Larry Gonick: Komiksová historie moderního světa 1 & 2
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Tentokrát poněkud kritičtější audiorecenze závěrečných dvou dílů Gonickovy komiksové historie světa
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Audiorecenze strhujících spisovatelských memoárů Stevena Pressfielda — jedna velká životní jízda nahoru dolů a stále dokola!
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Audiorecenze jedné z nejdůležitějších knih tohoto roku! Zároveň jde o volné pokračování zásadní knihy o putinovském režimu Všetci mocní Kremľa (All the Kremlin’s Men) od stejného autora — tentokrát s podtitulem The Story of Russian Oppression and Ukrainian Resistance.
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STAMPEDE (part 3): Impact and legacy with Max Parmar & Nick James
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STAMPEDE is a long-running trial in advanced prostate cancer, in which nearly 12,000 men have taken part. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, STAMPEDE has tested many different treatments and directly led to improvements in the standard of prostate cancer care several times. This Trial Talk podcast mini-series will explore the tria…
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🗯 Larry Gonick: Komiksová historie světa I.–III.
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Jeden z nejlepších a zároveň nejnepravděpodobnějších knižních tipů na tom čtenářském blogu/podcastu — ever!
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STAMPEDE (part 2): The role of the patient voice with David Matheson, Max Parmar & Nick James
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STAMPEDE is a long-running trial in advanced prostate cancer, in which nearly 12,000 men have taken part. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, STAMPEDE has tested many different treatments and directly led to improvements in the standard of prostate cancer care several times. This Trial Talk podcast mini-series will explore the tria…
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STAMPEDE (part 1): A new era for prostate cancer research with Max Parmar & Nick James
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STAMPEDE is a long-running trial in advanced prostate cancer, in which nearly 12,000 men have taken part. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, STAMPEDE has tested many different treatments and directly led to improvements in the standard of prostate cancer care several times. This Trial Talk podcast mini-series will explore the tria…
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The REFINE trial: How can we improve the way we give cancer immunotherapy?
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Immunotherapy drugs fight cancer by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. These drugs have revolutionised cancer treatment over the last decade, improving survival for many people with different types of cancer. However, researchers are still unsure of the best way to give immunotherapy, which can come with unpredictable side…
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How can clinical trials make the most of healthcare systems data?
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Running a clinical trial means collecting a lot of data from the trial participants. But some of this data might be collected and stored in healthcare systems, as well as in clinical trial case report forms. What if we could avoid this doubling up, save time and resources, improve recruitment and reduce missing data? In this episode we explore the …
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On this episode of CTU Speaks!, co-hosts Andrea Parker and Jim Staros bring a crew into the studio from the We Care New Teachers/Clinicians Coaching and Mentoring Program, which is a union-led, CTU initiative in partnership with CPS. We Care provides mentoring and support to educators in their first three years to help them navigate the various cha…
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Audiorecenze výjimečné a velmi praktické knihy o dlouhověkosti, kterou v češtině vydá Melvil.
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⛳ Steven Pressfield: The Authentic Swing
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Audiorecenze vynikající Pressfieldovy knihy o psaní jeho prvního úspěšného románu. Kniha pro lidi, kteří chtějí pracovat s příběhy v takřka jakémkoli médiu, a zároveň jeden z mých kandidátů na knihu roku.
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Neonatal infections (part 2): How the NeoSep1 trial will help treat sick newborns
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Neonatal sepsis is a life-threatening infection that affects up to 3 million babies per year globally. In an effort to identify better treatments, the NeoSep1 clinical trial evaluates new antibiotic combinations for newborn babies with sepsis. To learn more about the trial, we speak to Adrie Bekker and Cristina Obiero, principal investigators of th…
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🔎 A. C. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection (by Stephen Fry)
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Můj tajný tip, jak získat na Audible za 1 kredit maximum muziky: 72 hodin, kompletní kánon Sherlocka Holmese načtený a doplněný předmluvami fenomenálního herce Stephena Frye
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🦸 Steven Pressfield: The Artist's Journey
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Volná úvaha nad krátkou recenzí další knihy pro tvůrce od spisovatele Stevena Pressfielda
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