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Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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What’s fair? Allocating scarce medical resources: beyond NICE appraisals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\" 5th March 2027
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More info and booking coming soon<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Past Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Conflicting Interests in Healthcare: what they are, what do they mean, what can we do about them?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\" 22nd October 2026
\"\" Online<\/p>\n

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Event report coming soon<\/em><\/h3>\n

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A ‘mini-masterclass’ : Evidence based medicine<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\" <\/em>30th June and 1st July 2026
\"\" Online<\/p>\n

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As part of CEVH’s commitment to public engagement and to support policymakers, Dr Margaret McCartney and Professor Peter Donnelly, held two 50-minute educational seminar’s specifically for MSP’s and their teams on evidence based medicine.\u00a0 These were to support new MSP’s in quickly gaining the knowledge they require to successfully carry out their duties.<\/h5>\n

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The Business of Healthcare – ethical issues for doctors, vets, and dentists<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\"<\/em>19th June\u00a02026
\"\" Edinburgh<\/p>\n

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The full to capacity event brought together people from medicine, dentistry and veterinary practice to discuss how contracts and commercial pressures can affect professional judgement. Speakers looked at the growing influence of private finance on public services and asked how contracts can be designed to keep the public good at the centre of decision-making. The event was truly inter-professional and multidisciplinary with delegates engaging with enthusiasm and passion.<\/h5>\n

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Read the full<\/strong> report here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h5>\n

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Screening – it’s complicated.\u00a0 The science, evidence and practice of screening for disease<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\" <\/em>5th February\u00a02026
\"\" Parliament Hall, St Andrews<\/p>\n

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‘Screening – it’s complicated’ had a packed programme of expert speakers from a variety of disciplines.\u00a0 The event created the space for knowledge sharing, discussion, and debate, with one delegate reflecting that the event had enabled \u201cempowerment to address these issues with friends, family, colleagues and policy makers\u201d .\u00a0 \u00a0 Read the full report here<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n
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Also, read a reflective summary from an undergraduate student – one of our future clinicians – who chose to attend the event to enhance and compliment their medical studies at the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews.\u00a0 \u00a0 Read Niamh Bleakley’s reflective piece here<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n

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Inaugural event – Evidence and Values in Healthcare: Why they matter<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\" <\/em>31st October 2025
\"\" Parliament Hall, St Andrews<\/p>\n

Director of the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare, Dr Margaret McCartney, reflected on the event “I\u2019m very grateful \u00a0to everyone who came and who made the event such a success. I had so many conversations with inspiring people working all over healthcare. Our work can be both difficult and hugely rewarding and we are looking forward to developing ways to support people in the everyday challenges we face”.\u00a0 Read the full report here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

L-R:\u00a0 Dr Joseph Millum, Sir David Haslam, Karen Titchener, Dr Margaret McCartney, Professor Kevin Orr, Professor Frank Sullivan<\/em><\/p>\n

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