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Academic Primary Care || University of Aberdeen We conduct world-leading primary care research that delivers meaningful improvements in health outcomes.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Joined October 2014
The paper reports that increased unscheduled hospital readmission time was associated with a number of factors including living alone before stroke, having more comorbidities or higher frailty, and more severe stroke.
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📢New publication! Dr Melanie Turner and colleagues have published a population-level data-linkage study exploring unscheduled hospital readmissions after stroke🏥 Read the paper published in @IntJStroke here:
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Background and Aims: Unscheduled hospital readmission following stroke is common and has a significant effect on quality of life for patients and their families...
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📢 Research in the news! The ASICA project, led by Prof Peter Murchie and funded by @CR_UK has been featured in the @Telegraph. ASICA is a smartphone app 📱 designed to make skin checks after #melanoma easier and more efficient. Read the article here:
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What a difference 50 years of research makes to a cancer diagnosis. Read more
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📢New publication in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine! Our PhD student @MengxuanS alongside @rosadamaberdeen @EhudReiter & @LF_Duncan have published a #scopingreview on the role of natural language processing in #cancer care.
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📰Read the full #paper published in Cerebrovascular Diseases @NeuroKarger here:
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Abstract. Introduction: Previous studies have shown that residing in more deprived neighbourhoods is associated with an increased risk for stroke and worse health outcomes. We aimed to investigate...
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📢New publication from colleagues @aberdeenuni including Dr Melanie Turner of @APCAberdeen reports that #stroke patients living in more #deprived areas are more likely to die within a year compared with those living in less deprived areas. Read more in the #pressrelease below.
Stroke patients are more likely to die in a year if they live in more deprived areas according to research from @aberdeenuni. The findings should be considered by policymakers to tailor advice and treatment according to where people live. https://t.co/j7ygVZeaH7
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🎥👩🔬 A day in the life of an @aberdeenuni academic! Our own Dr Donna MacCallum shares how teaching, mentoring and student support are at the heart of her role; beyond research. 💬👩🏫 Watch here 👉
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Big news from us! 🎉 We’ve officially joined LinkedIn and Bluesky. Come follow us there for more group news, new #publications, #research updates and more: 🔗 LinkedIn: https://t.co/MqMAbnuvAj 🔷 Bluesky:
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Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen | 48 followers on LinkedIn. Conducting world-leading primary care research that delivers meaningful improvements in health outcomes. | We conduct...
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One of our PhD students, Summer, is inviting people who have or have ever had #cancer to take part in a #researchstudy about using AI to improve quality of life questionnaires. More info and link below!
Ever experienced cancer? We are doing a research study about using Artificial Intelligence to improve quality of life questionnaires. We would like to invite you to complete a short questionnaire. https://t.co/FFQkegNTWw Find more information: https://t.co/DKvGKpeCkW
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Our very own Dr Sharon Hanley is delivering a keynote on #HPVvaccination & #cervicalscreening, representing @aberdeenuni with Dr Monika Gostic at the Business Beats Cancer Aberdeen gala on 23rd of May. The event hopes to raise £40,000 for @CR_UK. Read more
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The University of Aberdeen will take centre stage at the upcoming Business Beats Cancer Aberdeen gala on Friday, 23 May, with two of its academics playing key
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📢 Exciting press release! Our very own Dr Sharon Hanley and colleagues @aberdeenuni have been awarded £1.3 million from @CR_UK to investigate self-sampling for #cervicalcancer screening in Scotland 🏴
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A project to understand the barriers to screening for a preventable cancer and to encourage women in the most deprived parts of Scotland to take part in cervical screening by self-testing has been...
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📰A new publication from colleagues in APC. Relationship between #symptoms, sociodemographic factors, and #generalpractice help-seeking in 10 904 adults aged 50 and over https://t.co/w74h8fYVpo
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Abstract. Symptoms are a common reason for contact with primary care. This study investigated associations between symptom-related, demographic, social, an
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We are looking forward to attending Ca-PRI 2025 in Manchester and catching up with colleagues and friends. Abstract submission is open and more details below!
A reminder that abstract submission for Ca-PRI 2025 is open, with a deadline of 01 November 2024! Welcoming abstracts across the primary care cancer research across the cancer continuum. Head to https://t.co/jY9P8NvIqU for more info and access to the abstract submission system
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📢Position below now open to external candidates! We are recruiting a #Qualitative #ResearchFellow to work on a @Painstorm_APDP project exploring lived experience of neuropathic pain - more details and apply below!
📢Exciting job opportunity📢 Current vacancy @aberdeenuni for a #ResearchFellow working with Dr Kathryn Martin on the @Painstorm_APDP project seeking to understand the lived experience of #neuropathicpain. More info and apply here - https://t.co/G8oiiB26Cm
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📣 Registration and Call for Abstracts submission is now open for the @nrs_pain Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place Friday 6 December 2024. Keynote speakers include contributors from @ugent and @KingsCollegeLon. Find out more 👉 https://t.co/0viYXyixqE
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New publication📰from one of our PhD students, @maier_mona, on #decisionfatigue in GPs' prescribing decisions💊 Out now in @MedDecMak. Well done Mona!
📢 Excited to share my first PhD publication! We found that as GPs’ workdays progress, they increasingly prescribe #antibiotics (often overprescribed) and less often prescribe #statins and #osteoporosis meds (often underprescribed), highlighting #decisionfatigue in healthcare.
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Post currently availability for reemployment only but may open to other candidates
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📢Exciting job opportunity📢 Current vacancy @aberdeenuni for a #ResearchFellow working with Dr Kathryn Martin on the @Painstorm_APDP project seeking to understand the lived experience of #neuropathicpain. More info and apply here - https://t.co/G8oiiB26Cm
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