The below project would suit a statistician or epidemiologist with
strong quantitative skills. If you would like to discuss the project in
further detail please contact [log in to unmask] Deadline is
31st May.
John
Relationship between medication error and patient harm due to adverse
drug effects
Several primary care databases have been established in the United
Kingdom that include longitudinal records of morbidity and drug
prescription data on several million people with up to 20 years
follow-up, including The Health Information Network (THIN-GPRD
equivalent), and MediPlus. Ascertainment of drug exposure (except for
over-the-counter preparations) and morbidity can be almost complete. It
is possible to use these databases to detect medication errors and
patterns of non-compliance in patients, and associated patient
morbidity such as increase in adverse drug reactions (ADRs). This
project aims to establish the prevalence and type of medication errors
in an adult UK population using primary care data and two classes of
drug (i) statins (ii) fluoroquinolones, and assess risk arising from
medication error in relation to patient morbidity.
John Whittaker
Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Statistics
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London WC1E 7HT
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Phone: +44 (0)20 7927 2025
Fax : +44 (0)20 7580 6897
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