Attention UK members

[Kate]

Hi, I posted on the UK members board earlier but thought I'd link from here too for anyone who has missed it.

It's here - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/uk-e-smokers/2940-uk-research.html#post46457

I'm trying to find out if there is any interest from UK people for getting organised and trying to become involved in trials and research for esmoking.

 

[dc2k08]

i get a message when i click on that link:

dc2k08, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

got that before when i tried to post in a thread that was for US members.
Que passa amigos?

 

[Kate]

Um ... maybe because you're not subscribed to that group? As far as I know you can see the post if you go via the main menu to social groups, uk.

Are you in ROI DC?

 

[scrubadub]

I had the same message but can't see a UK group at all. Do I need to be a full member before I can do that?

 

[Kate]

Can you get this page?

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/uk-e-smokers/

If you can there are only two threads, it's the research one.

 

[scrubadub]

No I'm still getting that error message I'm afraid

 

[dc2k08]

nope not that one either, yeah im in ROI, guess i have to subscribe to a uk members group or something? are they checking passports?

 

[Corkmaster]

Hi Kate

I am interested but cannot access any of those links

 

[MrFog]

I'm interested too but also no luck with those links.

 

[Kate]

Sorry folks, I didn't know it would be in such an inaccessible place. Does this link get you to the social groups list?

Social Group Forums - e-cigarette-forum.com • The place for electronic cigarette reviews, news and chat

I'll repost the original here in a minute anyway for anyone who still can't get it.

 

[MrFog]

Yes, svenkt and US

 

[Kate]

This is the content of the original post:


I've been asking around about having trials and research on esmoking carried out in the UK and have managed to get the following contact:
Amanda Young MScBSc(hons)
Practising Health Psychologist
Programme Manager (Technology Assessment Reports)
Science Support Directorate
National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA)
Alpha House, Enterprise Road,
Southampton Science Park, Chilworth
Southampton SO16 7NS
Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 5598 (ext.25598)
Fax: +44 (0) 23 8059 5639
Email: A.J.Young@southampton.ac.uk
NIHR HTA programme : Home

She is checking with colleagues at the moment about how we can become involved in research.

In the meantime -

"Here is a useful link which researchers frequently use to track down experts in specific fields of specialism (and to search for journal articles when conducting research).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/"

"This might be a good place to start too as these reviews often offer many expert knowledge Training health professionals in smoking cessation "

"Another alternative is to contact a smoking cessation group within the Primary Care Trust to discuss your ideas with. Essentially your forum could be the Patient and Public Involvement group for the ‘research’ team, which is often very difficult to find. If you would like more information about what this means the following website may be of use to you:

Involve - The Participation Organisation | Home
INVOLVE, promoting public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research
Patient and public empowerment : Department of Health - Managing your organisation"

Are any of you interested in following this up? I'll keep trying to find out myself what we can do but I'd like to know if we can form a UK group here on the forum to act maybe as consultants and guinea pigs.

Any suggestions on how to progress with this would be welcomed also.

 

[scrubadub]

All I can see there is the Svenkst and US forums. Is it a privileges thing maybe?

 

[MrFog]

I'm not really sure how I can help Kate, but if you need a guinea pig as you say I'm game.

 

[Kate]

That's strange, I don't understand why you can't see the UK group.

In your control panel is there an opt in option for the UK group?


EDIT
That's great Fog, I'm really mostly wanting to find out who's interested at the moment.

 

[scrubadub]

That's strange, I don't understand why you can't see the UK group.

In your control panel is there an opt in option for the UK group?

Yes that was it, I could see all the groups in control panel. The join request needs to be approved though.

Back to the topic though, I would be interested in being a guinea pig if it was an option.

 

[Corkmaster]

I am ry keen to contribute if you can give an explanation of how to join.

 

[dc2k08]

yeah, you can request to join in your cp under social groups. fingers crossed. im pending.
The US group let me in, no questions asked, god bless america! greek group looks lonely.

 

[Kate]

That's great Scrub, that's three of us, you, Fog and me so far. Not bad for a few minutes responses.

If you join the UK group you will be able to post there and we can look at ideas and developments as they emerge.

EDIT

That's brilliant, more interest. Hopefully we can get our heads together and get organised when those memberships go through.

 

[dazzer1975]

applied to join the uk user group and I would be very interested in partaking in this research/trials.