Professor Deborah Cairns
debcairns.bsky.social
Professor Deborah Cairns
@debcairns.bsky.social
We are delighted to invite you to join us on 11th December to celebrate 25 years of #learningdisabilities research @uofglasgow.bsky.social

We will be presenting our research @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social with our incredible partners on #cancer #diabetes #physicalactivity #pbs #depression and more!
Join us on Thursday 11th December 2025 to mark 25 years of #learningdisabilities research at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social We'll be sharing the latest findings & celebrating the role of partnership across our work. Registration is now open for this free event - bit.ly/4nGNVhC
September 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
Delighted to announce our Director @debcairns.bsky.social
has been awarded @cancerresearchuk.org funding for Early
Detection and Diagnosis Research, leading on new tech for breast cancer screening for women with #learningdisabilities. Find out more about this innovative research bit.ly/3HSOplx
September 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Great turn out @uofgshw.bsky.social for @julieayre.bsky.social giving an exciting talk on "What generative AI means for health literacy" 🙌
June 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Participants wanted!!! 📢
What? A workshop about using AI to make bowel screening easier

Who? People with learning disabilities aged 50+

When? Thurs 26 June

Where? Univ of Glasgow

Participants will receive a £60 gift voucher.

For more info: email: lauren.fulton@glasgow.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fantastic international workshop on "Pain care for people with learning disabilities" @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social @cpac00.bsky.social 👏
June 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
This is how we moved from academic papers to easy read versions of research evidence. No Research about Us without Us seminar now on how we co-produce health research in intellectual disability
@learningdiseng.bsky.social @amymrussell.bsky.social @debcairns.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#BreakingBarriers2025 @tcddublin.bsky.social Fantastic presentation on deficits and research priorities across the cancer continuum for people with #intellectualdisabilities by Dr Martin Cuypers @radboudumc.bsky.social citing our joint collaborative work @uofglasgow.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Incredible morning session @tcddublin.bsky.social #BreakingBarriers2025 Enhancing cancer care for individuals with intellectual disabilities 👏
May 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We had the pleasure of inviting the University of Agder and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology to @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social to further develop our research on cardiovascular disease, which is a leading cause of death in adults with intellectual disabilities.
March 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
🧵1. Young adults with learning disabilities are 9 times more likely to die from treatable conditions compared to adults in the general population – stark new findings in @bmj.com
Dr Ewelina Rydzewska-Fazekas, @debcairns.bsky.social et al @ScotLDO @UofGSHW @uofglasgow.bsky.social bit.ly/4aXvNut
February 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
1. Latest findings from @uofgshw.bsky.social published in @bmj.com on rates of hospitalisation for #epilepsy, #asthma & #diabetes among school-aged young people with #learningdisabilities led by Dr Gill Smith, @debcairns.bsky.social et al @uofglasgow.bsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...
February 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#WorldCancerDay Have a look at our important programme of cancer research @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social 👇
2. Here @uofglasgow.bsky.social we are undertaking a major programme of work to address these inequalities with collaborators locally here @uofgshw.bsky.social @debcairns.bsky.social & internationally with University of NSW, and Sydney and @radboudumc.bsky.social. Details below 👇
February 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A fantastic trip to the University of Agder in Norway 🇳🇴 to discuss cardiovascular health in people with intellectual disabilities @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
Good morning! Team @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social are back to work today here @uofgshw.bsky.social. Wishing a happy and healthy new year to all 😊
January 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
ICYMI this week we shared a new film updating on some of the steps we're taking @uofglasgow.bsky.social to tackle inequalities, including making health info easier to understand & creating more opportunities for people with #learningdisabilities to shape our work bit.ly/4fBZiDe #ThisIsMe22
November 21, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
Our colleague @cpac00.bsky.social published a systematic review this week in BMC Medicine looking at pain treatment for adults with learning disabilities. The findings highlight stark inequalities in access to appropriate pain medication. Find out more via bit.ly/3ZwVH4f
December 5, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Reposted by Professor Deborah Cairns
We were absolutely delighted that #ResearchForEveryone23 was awarded the Inclusive Comms award at this year's #CharityComms Inspiring Communicator awards. bit.ly/Research4Eve...
December 5, 2024 at 10:17 AM