Cross cultural end-of-life clincial decision making Sep 1, 2014 - Oct 31, 2019
A comparison of views and experiences of physicians in the referrals of end-stage organ failure patients for palliative care between HK and Scotland, UK

Scale-up BP: Implementing evidence-based hypertension research at scale Nov 1, 2015 - Oct 31, 2017
To determine the feasibility of carrying out a phase 4 study on the clinical and health economic impact of implementing telemonitoring of BP as routine practice for the majority of patients with raised BP in primary care.

The life and work of Derek Hoy – a Scottish nurse informatician Jul 1, 2017 - Aug 11, 2017
Derek Hoy was a Scottish nurse based predominantly in Glasgow who died in 2012. He worked for many years in the National Health Service (NHS) in a variety of clinical roles, where he began to experiment with computers and other technologies in health... Read More about The life and work of Derek Hoy – a Scottish nurse informatician.

Secondary detection of atrial fibrillation Jan 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2019
Secondary detection of atrial fibrillation post stroke.

An Exploratory Study of Designing and Developing a Core Physiology Curriculum for Pre-registration Nursing Education Dec 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2019
This project aims to inform the creation of a discipline specific physiology core curriculum that is agreed by stakeholder groups vested in nursing and physiology education to clarify relevant physiological topics required in pre-registration nursing... Read More about An Exploratory Study of Designing and Developing a Core Physiology Curriculum for Pre-registration Nursing Education.

Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes Jan 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2024
The benefits of exercise and reduced sedentary behavior on health and wellbeing are important for the whole population, but for those with type 2 diabetes they have particular benefits in enhancing blood glucose control. This proposal is to explore t... Read More about Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes.

Increasing medication adherence among adults with atrial fibrillation: A Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study. Jul 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2023
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common abnormal heart rhythm affecting more than 1-million people in Scotland. People with AF are five-times more likely to have a stroke and twice as likely to die, compared to those without AF. Strokes caused by AF are... Read More about Increasing medication adherence among adults with atrial fibrillation: A Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study..

ACS discharge and medication education using Avatar technologies to prevent 30-day readmission. Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022
Australian data report that up to 1 in 5 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are readmitted within 30-days.[1] It is estimated that between 2017-18, ACS events cost Australia $1,930 million.[2] Internationally, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Prog... Read More about ACS discharge and medication education using Avatar technologies to prevent 30-day readmission..

PhD studentship: DATA SCIENCE AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS Mar 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
Adherence to medications is increasingly important for population health, as chronic conditions become more prevalent. With the development of IT infrastructures that record medication prescribing and dispensing in routine care, data on medication us... Read More about PhD studentship: DATA SCIENCE AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS.