Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen
@apcabdn.bsky.social
Academic Primary Care || University of Aberdeen
We conduct world-leading primary care research that delivers meaningful improvements in health outcomes.
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/
We conduct world-leading primary care research that delivers meaningful improvements in health outcomes.
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/
Are you someone living with or beyond cancer? Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are inviting you to participate in a questionnaire about taking care of your health. More info and questionnaire here: iahs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Are you someone living with or beyond cancer? Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are inviting you to participate in a questionnaire about taking care of your health. More info and questionnaire here: iahs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
💪 Our amazing Clinical Research Fellow, Dr Leia Kane, is gearing up for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii next month! 🏊♀️🚴♀️🏃♀️
She chats about clinical work 🏥, research 📊, triathlon life 🚴♀️, and recovery after serious injury.
🎥 Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?si=IL1...
She chats about clinical work 🏥, research 📊, triathlon life 🚴♀️, and recovery after serious injury.
🎥 Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?si=IL1...
Coming back stronger
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September 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
💪 Our amazing Clinical Research Fellow, Dr Leia Kane, is gearing up for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii next month! 🏊♀️🚴♀️🏃♀️
She chats about clinical work 🏥, research 📊, triathlon life 🚴♀️, and recovery after serious injury.
🎥 Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?si=IL1...
She chats about clinical work 🏥, research 📊, triathlon life 🚴♀️, and recovery after serious injury.
🎥 Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?si=IL1...
🎙️ A new episode of PAINCAST is out!
In this episode, a panel of experts answer questions about pain research.
Our very own Dr Kathryn Martin & Dr Katie Allan are involved with work package 2 of the PAINSTORM project.
👉 Have a listen here: www.painstorm.co.uk/paincast#col...
In this episode, a panel of experts answer questions about pain research.
Our very own Dr Kathryn Martin & Dr Katie Allan are involved with work package 2 of the PAINSTORM project.
👉 Have a listen here: www.painstorm.co.uk/paincast#col...
PAINCAST: Neuropathic Pain Unravelled
Listen to PAINCAST, the PAINSTORM podcast series
www.painstorm.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🎙️ A new episode of PAINCAST is out!
In this episode, a panel of experts answer questions about pain research.
Our very own Dr Kathryn Martin & Dr Katie Allan are involved with work package 2 of the PAINSTORM project.
👉 Have a listen here: www.painstorm.co.uk/paincast#col...
In this episode, a panel of experts answer questions about pain research.
Our very own Dr Kathryn Martin & Dr Katie Allan are involved with work package 2 of the PAINSTORM project.
👉 Have a listen here: www.painstorm.co.uk/paincast#col...
📣 PhD Opportunity!
We're advertising a 4-year fully-funded PhD project involving a process evaluation of the AYEScreen study looking at how to best offer HPV self-sampling in Scotland.
Deadline: 21st September 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
We're advertising a 4-year fully-funded PhD project involving a process evaluation of the AYEScreen study looking at how to best offer HPV self-sampling in Scotland.
Deadline: 21st September 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Improving Cervical Cancer Outcomes in Disadvantaged Populations: Using HPV Self-Sampling to Increase AccessibilitY, Equity, and Participation in Scotland’s National Cervical SCREENing Programme- AYE-S...
PhD Project - Improving Cervical Cancer Outcomes in Disadvantaged Populations: Using HPV Self-Sampling to Increase AccessibilitY, Equity, and Participation in Scotland’s National Cervical SCREEN...
www.findaphd.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
📣 PhD Opportunity!
We're advertising a 4-year fully-funded PhD project involving a process evaluation of the AYEScreen study looking at how to best offer HPV self-sampling in Scotland.
Deadline: 21st September 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
We're advertising a 4-year fully-funded PhD project involving a process evaluation of the AYEScreen study looking at how to best offer HPV self-sampling in Scotland.
Deadline: 21st September 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Over the summer, the BRUCES team has been connecting with patients, providers, researchers & decision makers 🤝
Our goal? To improve health equity in remote & rural areas by investigating inequalities in care, access & outcomes 🌍
#BRUCES @johnwhandal.bsky.social
Our goal? To improve health equity in remote & rural areas by investigating inequalities in care, access & outcomes 🌍
#BRUCES @johnwhandal.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Over the summer, the BRUCES team has been connecting with patients, providers, researchers & decision makers 🤝
Our goal? To improve health equity in remote & rural areas by investigating inequalities in care, access & outcomes 🌍
#BRUCES @johnwhandal.bsky.social
Our goal? To improve health equity in remote & rural areas by investigating inequalities in care, access & outcomes 🌍
#BRUCES @johnwhandal.bsky.social
📢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 International Journal of Stroke here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Dr Melanie Turner and colleagues have published a population-level data-linkage study exploring unscheduled hospital readmissions after stroke🏥 Read the paper published in International Journal of Stroke here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Factors influencing time spent in hospital for unscheduled readmissions after stroke discharge - Melanie Turner, David J McLernon, Peter Murchie, Peter Langhorne, Mary-Joan Macleod, 2025
Background and Aims: Unscheduled hospital readmission following stroke is common and has a significant effect on quality of life for patients and their families...
journals.sagepub.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📢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 International Journal of Stroke here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Dr Melanie Turner and colleagues have published a population-level data-linkage study exploring unscheduled hospital readmissions after stroke🏥 Read the paper published in International Journal of Stroke here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
📢 Research in the news!
The ASICA project, led by Prof Peter Murchie and funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, has been featured in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social. ASICA is a smartphone app 📱 designed to make skin checks after #melanoma easier and more efficient. www.telegraph.co.uk/science/canc...
The ASICA project, led by Prof Peter Murchie and funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, has been featured in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social. ASICA is a smartphone app 📱 designed to make skin checks after #melanoma easier and more efficient. www.telegraph.co.uk/science/canc...
A story of skin cancer survival across two generations
What a difference 50 years of research makes to a cancer diagnosis. Read more
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📢 Research in the news!
The ASICA project, led by Prof Peter Murchie and funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, has been featured in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social. ASICA is a smartphone app 📱 designed to make skin checks after #melanoma easier and more efficient. www.telegraph.co.uk/science/canc...
The ASICA project, led by Prof Peter Murchie and funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, has been featured in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social. ASICA is a smartphone app 📱 designed to make skin checks after #melanoma easier and more efficient. www.telegraph.co.uk/science/canc...
📢New publication in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine!
Our PhD student, Summer, alongside others @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social have published a #scopingreview on the role of natural language processing in #cancer care. Read the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our PhD student, Summer, alongside others @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social have published a #scopingreview on the role of natural language processing in #cancer care. Read the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The role of natural language processing in improving cancer care: A scoping review with narrative synthesis
To review studies of Natural Language Processing (NLP) systems that assist in cancer care, explore use cases and summarise current research progress.A…
sciencedirect.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
📢New publication in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine!
Our PhD student, Summer, alongside others @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social have published a #scopingreview on the role of natural language processing in #cancer care. Read the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our PhD student, Summer, alongside others @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social have published a #scopingreview on the role of natural language processing in #cancer care. Read the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research from UoA including Dr Melanie Turner of APC shows stroke patients living in #deprived areas are more likely to die within a year.
📢 @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social press release: www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24532/
📄 Full #paper in Cerebrovascular Diseases:
karger.com/ced/article/...
📢 @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social press release: www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24532/
📄 Full #paper in Cerebrovascular Diseases:
karger.com/ced/article/...
Association of Neighbourhood Deprivation with Secondary Prevention Prescribing and All-Cause Mortality among Stroke Patients in Scotland: A Population-Based Study
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 the...
karger.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New research from UoA including Dr Melanie Turner of APC shows stroke patients living in #deprived areas are more likely to die within a year.
📢 @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social press release: www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24532/
📄 Full #paper in Cerebrovascular Diseases:
karger.com/ced/article/...
📢 @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social press release: www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24532/
📄 Full #paper in Cerebrovascular Diseases:
karger.com/ced/article/...
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🚀 Excited to kick off the Programme & Policy Advisory Group for our #BRUCES project on #rural #HealthInequalities in #Scotland!
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Led by Dr Rosemary Hollick & Prof Peter Murchie, we’re tackling what drives rural-urban health gaps & how to address them 🏔️🌆
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
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Led by Dr Rosemary Hollick & Prof Peter Murchie, we’re tackling what drives rural-urban health gaps & how to address them 🏔️🌆
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
Building Rural-Urban healthCare Equity for Scotland (BRUCES) | The Institute of Applied Health Sciences | The University of Aberdeen
www.abdn.ac.uk
June 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🚀 Excited to kick off the Programme & Policy Advisory Group for our #BRUCES project on #rural #HealthInequalities in #Scotland!
👉
Led by Dr Rosemary Hollick & Prof Peter Murchie, we’re tackling what drives rural-urban health gaps & how to address them 🏔️🌆
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
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Led by Dr Rosemary Hollick & Prof Peter Murchie, we’re tackling what drives rural-urban health gaps & how to address them 🏔️🌆
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
Hello Bluesky! 👋 We’re the Academic Primary Care group @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and we are new here!
We conduct primary care research on #cancer, #rurality, women's health, symptom management & more. We will be sharing lots of updates here 📢
Let us know who to follow and follow us for updates!
We conduct primary care research on #cancer, #rurality, women's health, symptom management & more. We will be sharing lots of updates here 📢
Let us know who to follow and follow us for updates!
July 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Hello Bluesky! 👋 We’re the Academic Primary Care group @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and we are new here!
We conduct primary care research on #cancer, #rurality, women's health, symptom management & more. We will be sharing lots of updates here 📢
Let us know who to follow and follow us for updates!
We conduct primary care research on #cancer, #rurality, women's health, symptom management & more. We will be sharing lots of updates here 📢
Let us know who to follow and follow us for updates!