@shellyscot.bsky.social
Patient partner in research, (#PPI #BRUCES #Rheumaps, #Epidemiology) DJ @ radiowesterross and Cake decorator.
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🎉 20 years ago, Professors Gary Macfarlane and @garethjones1.bsky.social moved to Aberdeen with a vision to make it a UK centre for pain research.
Two decades on, the Epidemiology Group is still going strong! 💪
Read our story here:
tinyurl.com/EpiGroup-20yrs
#ResearchMilestones #AberdeenEpi20
Two decades on, the Epidemiology Group is still going strong! 💪
Read our story here:
tinyurl.com/EpiGroup-20yrs
#ResearchMilestones #AberdeenEpi20
October 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🎉 20 years ago, Professors Gary Macfarlane and @garethjones1.bsky.social moved to Aberdeen with a vision to make it a UK centre for pain research.
Two decades on, the Epidemiology Group is still going strong! 💪
Read our story here:
tinyurl.com/EpiGroup-20yrs
#ResearchMilestones #AberdeenEpi20
Two decades on, the Epidemiology Group is still going strong! 💪
Read our story here:
tinyurl.com/EpiGroup-20yrs
#ResearchMilestones #AberdeenEpi20
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📌Rural health gaps are growing in Scotland. The #BRUCES project brings together experts to understand how people with cancer, MSK conditions, and frailty access care in rural areas—through both patient + staff insights—to shape fairer health policy. 🔗 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
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📌Rural health gaps are growing in Scotland. The #BRUCES project brings together experts to understand how people with cancer, MSK conditions, and frailty access care in rural areas—through both patient + staff insights—to shape fairer health policy. 🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
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Happy to say our final report to @nihr.bsky.social on community-led action to recruit and retain staff in remote and rural areas is published today.
'Come and Work Here!'
www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/DJGR662...
'Come and Work Here!'
www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/DJGR662...
www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Happy to say our final report to @nihr.bsky.social on community-led action to recruit and retain staff in remote and rural areas is published today.
'Come and Work Here!'
www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/DJGR662...
'Come and Work Here!'
www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/DJGR662...
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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
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🧬 Our research is built on the basis that patient voices aren't just valuable, they're essential.
As one of our newest Core partners Lucy puts it: every patient deserves to feel seen, heard, and cared for."
Find out more about our PPI initiatives at: www.abdn.ac.uk/epippi
As one of our newest Core partners Lucy puts it: every patient deserves to feel seen, heard, and cared for."
Find out more about our PPI initiatives at: www.abdn.ac.uk/epippi
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) at the UoA Epidemiology Group | The Institute of Applied Health Sciences | The University of Aberdeen
www.abdn.ac.uk
August 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🧬 Our research is built on the basis that patient voices aren't just valuable, they're essential.
As one of our newest Core partners Lucy puts it: every patient deserves to feel seen, heard, and cared for."
Find out more about our PPI initiatives at: www.abdn.ac.uk/epippi
As one of our newest Core partners Lucy puts it: every patient deserves to feel seen, heard, and cared for."
Find out more about our PPI initiatives at: www.abdn.ac.uk/epippi
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We had a fantastic meeting with our Epi #PPI Core group this week: a space that continues to inspire & shape how we work✨
Thank you to Michelle Stevenson for sharing her powerful journey, from patient rep in #rheumatology to co-investigator on the #BRUCES project🙌
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
Thank you to Michelle Stevenson for sharing her powerful journey, from patient rep in #rheumatology to co-investigator on the #BRUCES project🙌
🔗 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
July 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We had a fantastic meeting with our Epi #PPI Core group this week: a space that continues to inspire & shape how we work✨
Thank you to Michelle Stevenson for sharing her powerful journey, from patient rep in #rheumatology to co-investigator on the #BRUCES project🙌
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
Thank you to Michelle Stevenson for sharing her powerful journey, from patient rep in #rheumatology to co-investigator on the #BRUCES project🙌
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
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Michelle’s advice to new #PPI members?
📢“Speak up" & not feel intimidated to share experience and opinions
We’re grateful to Michelle & all Core group members. Your insight, openness, & lived experience make our research stronger & more meaningful every day
🔗
#BRUCES #HealthEquity #PatientVoices
📢“Speak up" & not feel intimidated to share experience and opinions
We’re grateful to Michelle & all Core group members. Your insight, openness, & lived experience make our research stronger & more meaningful every day
🔗
#BRUCES #HealthEquity #PatientVoices
July 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Michelle’s advice to new #PPI members?
📢“Speak up" & not feel intimidated to share experience and opinions
We’re grateful to Michelle & all Core group members. Your insight, openness, & lived experience make our research stronger & more meaningful every day
🔗
#BRUCES #HealthEquity #PatientVoices
📢“Speak up" & not feel intimidated to share experience and opinions
We’re grateful to Michelle & all Core group members. Your insight, openness, & lived experience make our research stronger & more meaningful every day
🔗
#BRUCES #HealthEquity #PatientVoices
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🚀 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...
👉
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...
👉
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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⭐ Meet Michelle Stevenson – Patient Contributor & Champion for Change!
👍 Michelle brings 37 years of lived experience with #PsoriaticArthritis to our Patient and Public Involvement #PPI Core Group. She’s also a community leader, DJ, baker, and all-round powerhouse.
#PatientVoice #Rheumatology
👍 Michelle brings 37 years of lived experience with #PsoriaticArthritis to our Patient and Public Involvement #PPI Core Group. She’s also a community leader, DJ, baker, and all-round powerhouse.
#PatientVoice #Rheumatology
June 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
⭐ Meet Michelle Stevenson – Patient Contributor & Champion for Change!
👍 Michelle brings 37 years of lived experience with #PsoriaticArthritis to our Patient and Public Involvement #PPI Core Group. She’s also a community leader, DJ, baker, and all-round powerhouse.
#PatientVoice #Rheumatology
👍 Michelle brings 37 years of lived experience with #PsoriaticArthritis to our Patient and Public Involvement #PPI Core Group. She’s also a community leader, DJ, baker, and all-round powerhouse.
#PatientVoice #Rheumatology
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👉 Now a Co-Investigator on the #BRUCES study, Michelle is helping tackle #rural health inequalities in #Scotland 🏴
She says: “I feel that patient involvement helps researchers see things differently through the eyes of the patient"
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
She says: “I feel that patient involvement helps researchers see things differently through the eyes of the patient"
🔗 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 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
👉 Now a Co-Investigator on the #BRUCES study, Michelle is helping tackle #rural health inequalities in #Scotland 🏴
She says: “I feel that patient involvement helps researchers see things differently through the eyes of the patient"
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
She says: “I feel that patient involvement helps researchers see things differently through the eyes of the patient"
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
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"Talking Rheumatology" - British Society for Rheumatology management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis 2025.
The Talking Rheumatology podcast covers what is included in the new publication, and what has changed since the 2017 guideline was published.
www.buzzsprout.com/1972502/epis...
The Talking Rheumatology podcast covers what is included in the new publication, and what has changed since the 2017 guideline was published.
www.buzzsprout.com/1972502/epis...
Ep 30. GUIDELINES - BSR management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis 2025 - Talking Rheumatology
BSR has published a new set of management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), serving as an update to our AAV guideline last published in 2017.Find out more via our blog. Join g...
www.buzzsprout.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"Talking Rheumatology" - British Society for Rheumatology management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis 2025.
The Talking Rheumatology podcast covers what is included in the new publication, and what has changed since the 2017 guideline was published.
www.buzzsprout.com/1972502/epis...
The Talking Rheumatology podcast covers what is included in the new publication, and what has changed since the 2017 guideline was published.
www.buzzsprout.com/1972502/epis...
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👉Patient & Public Involvement is embedded in all we do!
From shaping research proposals to sharing findings, our contributors guide every step
We’re welcoming 4 new voices to our Core Group – bringing fresh lived experience🍃
Watch this space 👀
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#PPI #PPIE
From shaping research proposals to sharing findings, our contributors guide every step
We’re welcoming 4 new voices to our Core Group – bringing fresh lived experience🍃
Watch this space 👀
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#PPI #PPIE
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) at the UoA Epidemiology Group | The Institute of Applied Health Sciences | The University of Aberdeen
www.abdn.ac.uk
June 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
👉Patient & Public Involvement is embedded in all we do!
From shaping research proposals to sharing findings, our contributors guide every step
We’re welcoming 4 new voices to our Core Group – bringing fresh lived experience🍃
Watch this space 👀
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#PPI #PPIE
From shaping research proposals to sharing findings, our contributors guide every step
We’re welcoming 4 new voices to our Core Group – bringing fresh lived experience🍃
Watch this space 👀
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#PPI #PPIE
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🌟Great day at the Scottish Society for Rheumatology Spring Meeting! Our team shared posters:
🗺️Dr Rosemary Hollick: RHEUMAPS tinyurl.com/yhkj8jev
🤝Dr Rebecca Parr: iPREPARE
tinyurl.com/2dvwx85u
💼Stuart Anderson: Making it Work™ tinyurl.com/ffubm8jx
@rebeccaparr.bsky.social @rsanderson.bsky.social
🗺️Dr Rosemary Hollick: RHEUMAPS tinyurl.com/yhkj8jev
🤝Dr Rebecca Parr: iPREPARE
tinyurl.com/2dvwx85u
💼Stuart Anderson: Making it Work™ tinyurl.com/ffubm8jx
@rebeccaparr.bsky.social @rsanderson.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🌟Great day at the Scottish Society for Rheumatology Spring Meeting! Our team shared posters:
🗺️Dr Rosemary Hollick: RHEUMAPS tinyurl.com/yhkj8jev
🤝Dr Rebecca Parr: iPREPARE
tinyurl.com/2dvwx85u
💼Stuart Anderson: Making it Work™ tinyurl.com/ffubm8jx
@rebeccaparr.bsky.social @rsanderson.bsky.social
🗺️Dr Rosemary Hollick: RHEUMAPS tinyurl.com/yhkj8jev
🤝Dr Rebecca Parr: iPREPARE
tinyurl.com/2dvwx85u
💼Stuart Anderson: Making it Work™ tinyurl.com/ffubm8jx
@rebeccaparr.bsky.social @rsanderson.bsky.social
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🗨️ Dr. Ramasharan Laxminarayan:
“BSR-PsA is a unique registry helping health care professionals to understand the long-term benefits of PsA therapy options and track side effects. .”
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#Rheumatology #TeamScience
“BSR-PsA is a unique registry helping health care professionals to understand the long-term benefits of PsA therapy options and track side effects. .”
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#Rheumatology #TeamScience
British Society for Rheumatology Register in Psoriatic Arthritis (BSR-PsA) | The Institute of Applied Health Sciences | The University of Aberdeen
www.abdn.ac.uk
May 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🗨️ Dr. Ramasharan Laxminarayan:
“BSR-PsA is a unique registry helping health care professionals to understand the long-term benefits of PsA therapy options and track side effects. .”
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#Rheumatology #TeamScience
“BSR-PsA is a unique registry helping health care professionals to understand the long-term benefits of PsA therapy options and track side effects. .”
🔗 www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
#Rheumatology #TeamScience
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Our approach:
✅ Core #PPI Group (8 members) – Detailed feedback
✅ Pool Group (140+ members) – Broad insights
✅ Study Patient Partners – Direct project involvement
🌍 Together, we're making research more relevant & impactful!
#PatientInvolvement #HealthResearch #PublicEngagement
✅ Core #PPI Group (8 members) – Detailed feedback
✅ Pool Group (140+ members) – Broad insights
✅ Study Patient Partners – Direct project involvement
🌍 Together, we're making research more relevant & impactful!
#PatientInvolvement #HealthResearch #PublicEngagement
February 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Our approach:
✅ Core #PPI Group (8 members) – Detailed feedback
✅ Pool Group (140+ members) – Broad insights
✅ Study Patient Partners – Direct project involvement
🌍 Together, we're making research more relevant & impactful!
#PatientInvolvement #HealthResearch #PublicEngagement
✅ Core #PPI Group (8 members) – Detailed feedback
✅ Pool Group (140+ members) – Broad insights
✅ Study Patient Partners – Direct project involvement
🌍 Together, we're making research more relevant & impactful!
#PatientInvolvement #HealthResearch #PublicEngagement
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📊Prof Macfarlane: Predictors of work impairment in PsA
💊Prof Jones: Treatment response in PsA
🛠️Dr Hollick: Making It Work UK adaptation
🔍Dr Hollick: Improving care in rare autoimmune disease
Proud to share our work at #BSR2025🙌
#PsoriaticArthritis @aberdeenepi.bsky.social @garethjones1.bsky.social
💊Prof Jones: Treatment response in PsA
🛠️Dr Hollick: Making It Work UK adaptation
🔍Dr Hollick: Improving care in rare autoimmune disease
Proud to share our work at #BSR2025🙌
#PsoriaticArthritis @aberdeenepi.bsky.social @garethjones1.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
📊Prof Macfarlane: Predictors of work impairment in PsA
💊Prof Jones: Treatment response in PsA
🛠️Dr Hollick: Making It Work UK adaptation
🔍Dr Hollick: Improving care in rare autoimmune disease
Proud to share our work at #BSR2025🙌
#PsoriaticArthritis @aberdeenepi.bsky.social @garethjones1.bsky.social
💊Prof Jones: Treatment response in PsA
🛠️Dr Hollick: Making It Work UK adaptation
🔍Dr Hollick: Improving care in rare autoimmune disease
Proud to share our work at #BSR2025🙌
#PsoriaticArthritis @aberdeenepi.bsky.social @garethjones1.bsky.social
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It's now easier than ever to listen to Radio Wester Ross wherever you are... Tune in on your smart speaker, by asking Alexa to "Play RWR"
March 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's now easier than ever to listen to Radio Wester Ross wherever you are... Tune in on your smart speaker, by asking Alexa to "Play RWR"
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📢 #RHEUMAPS Final Report Out! 📢
Key insights to improve care for people with #rheumatic & #musculoskeletal disorders #RMDs in Scotland & Wales:
🔹 Priorities for care
🔹 Who & where people are
🔹 Geo-spatial mapping
🔹 Place-based policies
📍Read the report: www.abdn.ac.uk/media/site/i...
Key insights to improve care for people with #rheumatic & #musculoskeletal disorders #RMDs in Scotland & Wales:
🔹 Priorities for care
🔹 Who & where people are
🔹 Geo-spatial mapping
🔹 Place-based policies
📍Read the report: www.abdn.ac.uk/media/site/i...
March 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📢 #RHEUMAPS Final Report Out! 📢
Key insights to improve care for people with #rheumatic & #musculoskeletal disorders #RMDs in Scotland & Wales:
🔹 Priorities for care
🔹 Who & where people are
🔹 Geo-spatial mapping
🔹 Place-based policies
📍Read the report: www.abdn.ac.uk/media/site/i...
Key insights to improve care for people with #rheumatic & #musculoskeletal disorders #RMDs in Scotland & Wales:
🔹 Priorities for care
🔹 Who & where people are
🔹 Geo-spatial mapping
🔹 Place-based policies
📍Read the report: www.abdn.ac.uk/media/site/i...
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📢 You can read more about the #BRUCES project here:
www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
✨ For more information, contact:
📩 Dr. Rosemary Hollick (rhollick@abdn.ac.uk)
📩 Prof. Peter Murchie (p.murchie@abdn.ac.uk)
www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
✨ For more information, contact:
📩 Dr. Rosemary Hollick (rhollick@abdn.ac.uk)
📩 Prof. Peter Murchie (p.murchie@abdn.ac.uk)
Building Rural-Urban healthCare Equity for Scotland (BRUCES) | The Institute of Applied Health Sciences | The University of Aberdeen
www.abdn.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📢 You can read more about the #BRUCES project here:
www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
✨ For more information, contact:
📩 Dr. Rosemary Hollick (rhollick@abdn.ac.uk)
📩 Prof. Peter Murchie (p.murchie@abdn.ac.uk)
www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
✨ For more information, contact:
📩 Dr. Rosemary Hollick (rhollick@abdn.ac.uk)
📩 Prof. Peter Murchie (p.murchie@abdn.ac.uk)
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🤝 Patient & Public Involvement #PPI is at the heart of #BRUCES!
With Michelle Stevenson leading as patient partner, we're ensuring lived experiences guide our research
💡 Her work in rural #rheumatology & #healthcare redesign helps shape solutions for #Scotland’s #rural communities
#HealthEquity
With Michelle Stevenson leading as patient partner, we're ensuring lived experiences guide our research
💡 Her work in rural #rheumatology & #healthcare redesign helps shape solutions for #Scotland’s #rural communities
#HealthEquity
March 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🤝 Patient & Public Involvement #PPI is at the heart of #BRUCES!
With Michelle Stevenson leading as patient partner, we're ensuring lived experiences guide our research
💡 Her work in rural #rheumatology & #healthcare redesign helps shape solutions for #Scotland’s #rural communities
#HealthEquity
With Michelle Stevenson leading as patient partner, we're ensuring lived experiences guide our research
💡 Her work in rural #rheumatology & #healthcare redesign helps shape solutions for #Scotland’s #rural communities
#HealthEquity
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🆕 New Research Program: BRUCES 🏥🌍
We're launching #BRUCES (Building Rural-Urban HealthCare Equity for #Scotland) to improve health equity ⚖️ in #rural areas by studying:
🔹 #Cancer🎗️
🔹 #Musculoskeletal conditions 🦴
🔹 #Frailty 👴👵
Exploring solutions to tackle rural healthcare challenges 🚧🏡
We're launching #BRUCES (Building Rural-Urban HealthCare Equity for #Scotland) to improve health equity ⚖️ in #rural areas by studying:
🔹 #Cancer🎗️
🔹 #Musculoskeletal conditions 🦴
🔹 #Frailty 👴👵
Exploring solutions to tackle rural healthcare challenges 🚧🏡
March 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM