QC Medica

19/06/2023

Today, on World Sickle Cell Day, we want to take time to celebrate the progress made in recent years regarding medical advances for people living with sickle cell disorder and Improved Standards of Care (through our No One’s Listening campaign). We'll be sharing advances that have been made as well as advocating for greater awareness and more support.

Our mission still remains to represent people, patients and families affected by sickle cell disorder to improve their overall quality of life. Join us in helping to raise awareness to talk about and embrace topics such as Priapism, amongst many other issues, which continue to need advancements in medical support and understanding.

02/06/2023

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

At QC Medica, PRIDE is about acknowledging the challenges, nuances and inequalities experienced and felt by the LGBTQ+ community

We acknowledge the fundamental right as humans to not live in fear, but to live freely and experience our full potential

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01/06/2023

What is 'health economics?!' 🤓

Being able to effectively communicate: why, what, and how we work in health economics is essential. Working in silos means that there are fewer opportunities for creative solutions and joined-up thinking. 📣

At QC Medica we recognise the importance of breaking down silos to help people collaborate across boundaries. That's why over the past semester it has been exciting to host three teams of students from the University of Liverpool tasked with creating new ideas for how we can better translate our purpose, research approach, and study findings.

The three teams have been reviewing our approaches across: digital marketing/stategy and business development and providing suggestions for improvements. Indeed, over the past week it has been great to meet many of the teams at our offices at Avenue HQ (thanks Magdalena!)

It has been a pleasure to share ideas and hear fresh perspectives with many intelligent and enthusiastic minds. As a testament to their comprehensive research, in the coming weeks/months, we look forward to implementing several suggestions shared.

We wish to congratulate all teams on their great work and share our best wishes in their future endeavours! 🎉

19/06/2022

World Sickle Cell Day 2022!

Sickle cell disease is the name for a group of inherited health conditions that affect the red blood cells.

People with sickle cell disease produce unusually shaped red blood cells that can cause problems because they do not live as long as healthy blood cells and can block blood vessels.

Sickle cell disease is a serious and lifelong health condition, although treatment can help manage many of the symptoms.

To learn more, see: https://www.sicklecellsociety.org/

Did you know that Sickle Cell Disorder affects approximately 1 in every 2000 live births in England - making it one of the most common genetic conditions affecting people in England?

As the UK’s only national charity that supports and represents people affected by sickle cell disorder, this World Sickle Cell Day, we’re calling for greater investment and funding into sickle cell disorder.

29/05/2022

11/05/2022

Belated happy international day! ☀️❤️ keep fighting for a better tomorrow!


To learn more about thalassaemia, see:
https://thalassaemia.org.cy/news/international-thalassaemia-day-8-may-2022/

Every single one of us has the ability to make a difference, large or small, and together we can mak

24/11/2021

QC Medica would like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating all that there is to be thankful for. Enjoy your holiday!

01/11/2021

November is Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Awareness month!

We wish to highlight the importance of early diagnosis. COPD is a debilitating lung condition which can make day to day life incredibly challenging. To learn more about COPD, how best to manage symptoms and how to get involved in helping to raise awareness, please see: https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/copd/world-copd-day

Here you'll find COPD resources including handouts and fact sheets for patients and caregivers and health and community professionals:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better/publications-patients
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better/publications-health-providers

18/05/2021

ScanMedicine identifies information from 11 of the world’s leading clinical trial databases to provide open access to updated information on research conducted, ongoing, and what new medicines, devices and diagnostics are on the horizon.

To explore further, see: https://scanmedicine.com/

ScanMedicine is a comprehensive database of clinical trials and FDA-approved medical devices, diagnostics and digital applications developed by the National Institute for Health Research’s Innovation Observatory (NIHRIO), based at Newcastle University. Designed as a free resource for researchers, ...

10/05/2021

Make May Purple for Stroke is an annual awareness campaign by the Stroke Association.

The aims are to raise stroke awareness and their impact on sufferers and their friends and families. Further, the campaign aims to raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of strokes, what causes strokes, what happens during a stroke and what to do in the event of someone suffering a stroke.

For more information or to get involved visit: https://www.stroke.org.uk/

04/05/2021

Join the webinar on 12th May at 1pm for the launch of the IMPACT HTA WP10 Appraisal Framework. This webinar will be hosted by NICE and and include discussions with an international multi-stakeholder panel.

This framework aims to support robust, accountable decision-making across Europe on high-cost products for rare diseases that have a limited evidence base with higher uncertainty and intense stakeholder scrutiny.

Register here: https://bit.ly/2QGOwFU

19/04/2021

Join PREFER webinar on the value of patient preferences to inform medical decision-making.

The webinar takes place 26th April 16:30 CET, to register see: https://lnkd.in/exUPqPw

What is a patient preference and what is the difference between a preference and patient reported outcomes? Join us on 26 April in a webinar to listen and discuss. We will talk about the players on the medicinal product life cycle and how they can benefit from patient preference studies, and explain...

13/04/2021

Health economics analysis plans (HEAPs) support the robustness and transparency of Trial-Based Economic Evaluations.

Economic evaluations are frequently conducted alongside RCTs, to inform funding allocation decisions. However, HEAPs are not universally implemented and as such an Expert Delphi Consensus survey has been conducted to identify core items that were considered essential for inclusion within a HEAP.

To learn more about developing a HEAP and core items for consideration, see:
https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1098-3015%2820%2934444-2

02/04/2021

Today is World Autism Awareness Day! We should celebrate this day by learning. The more we learn, the more understanding, support and kindness we can provide to those around us.

To learn more about autism and to get involved, see: https://www.autismspeaks.org/world-autism-awareness-day

24/03/2021

Each year we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on the 24th of March to raise awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB.

The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers. Each day, nearly 4000 lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people become ill with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 63 million lives since the year 2000.

The theme of World TB Day 2021 - ‘The Clock is Ticking’ which conveys the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB made by global leaders.

To learn more, see:
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day

22/03/2021

Join ISPOR's Science Strategy webinar tomorrow!

ISPOR's Science Strategy is intended to guide conference themes, task forces, initiatives, and other scientific activitiesto help meet the evolving needs of healthcare decision making.

The webinar will review theme areas and focal points, how the themes were generated, and potential implications for future ISPOR activities.

To register for the ISPOR's Science Strategy webinar, see: https://www.ispor.org/conferences-education/calendar/event/2021/03/23/default-calendar/ispors-new-science-strategy---a-member-generated-roadmap-of-heor-priorities-and-frontiers?utm_medium=social_media&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=educational_webinar&utm_content=webinar_science_strategoes_mar22&utm_term=heor+healthcare

21/03/2021

Today is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD).

The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.

Each person with Down Syndrome has different talents and the ability thrive. To learn more about Down Syndrome, see:
https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/about-wdsd