Clinical Informatics Research Unit (CIRU)'s core aims are to:
undertake applied research in software development, data modelling and definitions, and develop terminology and standards.
provide software and services to those engaged in clinical research to both improve quality and effectiveness, and drive new research questions within research data management.
deliver healthcare innovation through informatics solutions.
Meeting the team at CIRU was invaluable. It gave me the opportunity to present a common clinical problem to a non-clinical team. Several meetings, emails and coffees later the ‘STAG’ concept was born.
Dr Mayank Patel - Diabetes Consultant, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ
CIRU is made up of key service groups known as EDGE, CORE, AXIS, and KITE. They cover data management, form design, data integration, global health research and new concepts and clinical innovation design.
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Clinical trials management
Our cloud-based clinical trials management system 'EDGE' gives you access to real-time data quickly, whenever you need it. You can track and manage studies from start to finish with oversight of patient recruitment.
Edge is used in 80% of the NHS and and many countries around the world. It includes:
project workflows
finance tracking
document management
field creation
staff management
patient management
electronic delegation log
reporting
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Form design
We design, build and run online forms for clinical trials in the UK and overseas using our 'CORE' product. Services include:
database build
data hosting
expert advice for funding applications, statistics support and protocol authoring advice
data services including data management and data quality checking
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Data integration
'AXIS' is a product created by the to improve the quality and quantity of clinical care services data. It offers a way to safely share and access information. It provides seamless data extraction, transformation and integration.
Services include:
advanced data analysis, extraction, cleansing, transformation and validation
feasibility investigation support
genomic and processed genomic data hosting
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Clinical innovation
We develop custom healthcare applications using informatics. Our 'KITE' services include:
analysing ideas and offering advice regarding potential solutions
developing and testing prototypes
developing scalable software applications
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Research
We've developed a network to address the humanitarian challenges of blast injury and created an online tool to support healthcare professionals with diabetic patients. Our expertise is also mitigating the effects of war on health.
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Expert team
Our researchers work together from across medicine, electronics and computer science.
