PhD studentship in Community Health Sciences
An opportunity is available for a 3-year PhD studentship based in the
Public Health Sciences section of the Division of Community Health
Sciences of Edinburgh University, in collaboration with researchers in
the Department of Critical Care, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and the
Effective Use of Blood Group of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion
Service.
The aim of the project is to develop a national system, using Scottish
routinely-collected health service data, to track blood transfusions
received by critically ill patients in Scottish hospitals, and to
examine outcome for these patients. There will be the opportunity for
the student to contribute to the final outline of the project, which may
include other related pieces of original research, such as exploring
aspects such as the factors associated with higher blood use, and/or the
impact of transfusions on patient outcomes such as long-term survival.
This studentship offers the opportunity to join an active and growing
multidisciplinary clinical-academic research group in Critical Care,
including two MSc students, three PhD students and a post-doc. The
proposed PhD research builds on several recent projects by this group:
for example, national audit work comparing transfusion practice in
Intensive Care with evidence-based guidelines; a national project to
link SMR data with transfusion records (TEP - Scottish Transfusion
Epidemiology - database) to generate data regarding blood and blood
product use for the Scottish population; and the ongoing Scottish
Intensive Care Society Audit, which collects data for all patients
admitted to Intensive Care Units in Scotland.
Community Health Sciences, which hosts the Centre for Public Health and
Primary Care Research, provides an excellent multi-disciplinary
environment for research training and PhD study (41 PhD students
currently registered).
The supervisory team will include senior members of Public Health
Sciences, Edinburgh University (Pam Warner and Helen Brown), the
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (Dr Brian McClelland), and
Royal Infirmary Edinburgh Critical Care (Dr Tim Walsh).
The studentship covers PhD fees at the ‘home student’ rate, plus
subsistence, so would suit applicants qualifying for home fees. Initial
enquiries please to:
Sarah McAllister,
Community Health Sciences PG Administrator
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Applications (accompanied by a CV, and brief ‘statement of interest’)
should be submitted to Ms McAllister by Thursday 28th September 2006.
Interviews will take place in mid-October.
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