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LISS CASE funded PhD studentship Applications are invited for a fully funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership<https://liss-dtp.ac.uk/> CASE studentship, starting October 2021. more see here<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/study/liss-case-funded-phd-studentship> Project title The economic and social cost of type 2 diabetes by health inequalities Supervisory team First supervisor Professor Khalida Ismail, Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Psychological Medicine, King's College London<https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/khalida.2.ismail.html> Second supervisor Dr James Shearer, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, King's College London<https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/james.shearer.html> Collaborators Dr Alexandru Dregan, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, Psychological Medicine, King's College London<https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/alexandru.dregan.html> Ms Nicola Morris, Assistant Director, SEL Analytics at NHS South East London Clinical Commissioning Group<https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nicola-morris-b3018310> Professor Paul McCrone, Professor of Health Care Economics, University of Greenwich<https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-education-and-health/professor-paul-mccrone> Professor Daniel Stahl, Professor of Medical Statistics and Statistical Learning, King's College London<https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/daniel.r.stahl.html> Non-HEI Partner South East London Clinical Commissioning Group Funding Students will receive a stipend of £17,285 per annum and UK tuition fees (currently £4407 per annum) are paid. Additional funding for research costs of around £750 per annum is also available. Opportunities to apply for additional funding for overseas students, overseas visits or student-led activities may also available (see London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership<https://liss-dtp.ac.uk/> for further details) Application deadline 17.00, Friday 05 March 2021 with interviews to be held in second week of March 2021. How to apply Please submit the following: 1. Your curriculum vitae 2. Application form<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/assets/case-application-form.docx> 3. Maximum 1 page personal statement 4. Applicants are asked to complete the Diversity Monitoring Form<https://kings.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/liss-dtp-diversity-monitoring-for-case-applications> available only to LISS DTP for reporting purposes. Please submit to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 17.00 Friday 05 March 2021 Overview The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising secondary to the obesity epidemic and aging population. Type 2 diabetes is a progressive condition and it can take 5-10 years before diabetes complications emerge. Despite effective lifestyle and pharmacological interventions around half of patients do not have effective blood glucose control. It was estimated that around 10% of the NHS's budget is spent on managing diabetes and its complications. This estimate is now outdated and there is a lack of understanding as to how the trajectory of the cost of diabetes care changes over time, and whether health inequalities in particular ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation accelerate the cost of diabetes. This study will first review the current literature on the prospective costs of type 2 diabetes. Second it will conduct a secondary analysis of a) routine primary care records and b) research cohort of incident type 2 diabetes patients who have now had their condition for over 10 years and identify subgroups most at risk of higher costs. Third, the student will undertake interviews with commissioners and patients with type 2 diabetes to understand the barriers and facilitators of diabetes care. These results will support population health integrated management systems to help target support to those at highest risk of developing complications. Best wishes, Daniel Daniel Stahl, PhD Professor of Medical Statistics and Statistical Learning Lead of Precision Medicine and Statistical Learning Group<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/biostatisticshealthinformatics/research/precision-medicine-and-statistical-learning/index.aspx> Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics,<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/biostahttps:/www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/biostatisticshealthinformatics/index.aspxtisticshealthinformatics/index.aspx/kclad.ds.kcl.ac.uk/anywhere/UserData/PSStore01/spakdas/My%20Documents/backup> S2.05 Programme Lead of MSc "Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics"<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-courses/applied-statistical-modelling-health-informatics> Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London De Crespigny Park, Box PO20 London SE5 8AF Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: 0207 848 0964 Personal Webpage<https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/daniel.r.stahl.html> Twitter: @daniel_stahl_01 **************************************************************************** ***** New: MSc in Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics starts in Oct 2020!!<https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-courses/applied-statistical-modelling-health-informatics.aspx> ******** **************************************************************************** You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.