Bruce Guthrie and Stewart Mercer are involved in a number of other research groups and areas. 2021 Protecting Care Home Residents from Covid-19 Care homes have continued to be at the centre of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new study aims to help reduce the impact on care home residents. Bruce Guthrie and Susan Shenkin are co-investigators on a new NIHR funded study of COVID prophylaxis in care homes. The study will test one or more treatments in care homes with the aim of reducing the risk of residents catching the virus that causes COVID-19 and of developing severe disease. The results of the study will be rapidly available to ensure that treatments can be introduced without delay and COVID-19 guidelines quickly updated. PROTECT-CH study 2020 and earlier The Scottish School of Primary Care The Scottish School of Primary Care is a virtual school comprising all Scottish academic departments with significant primary care research output. It exists to facilitate collaboration between senior academics in primary care and key stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of integrated health and social care service policy. Since its inception in 2000, the SSPC has been responsible for high quality research and for bringing new research funding into Scottish universities. Current members include the Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Highlands & Islands, Stirling, Strathclyde, St Andrews and Robert Gordon University. Stewart Mercer has been the Director of the Scottish School of Primary Care since 2014. Scottish School of Primary Care website TELESCOT A programme of academic research investigating telemetric supported self monitoring of long term health conditions. Telescot is a collaboration between a number of public, private and voluntary sector organisations supporting the development of innovative healthcare in Scotland, UK. Telescot Programme website SCALE-UP BP Scale-Up BP is large-scale programme funded by Scottish Government to implement telemonitoring of blood pressure in Scottish primary care. The British Heart Foundation have funded an evaluation of the impact of this programme, led by Dr Janet Handley at Napier University in collaboration with us. Dr Thanasis Tsanas, Chancellor’s Fellow, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh (Thanasis Tsanas' online profile) Professor Bruce Guthrie, Professor of General Practice, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh (Bruce Guthrie's online profile) Towards An Integrated Self-Monitoring SolutIoN For Stroke(TASMIN 5S): the BP Together study The BP Together study is a large multicentre trial of home blood pressure monitoring in people with stroke which is led by the University of Oxford, where we are one of the three sites recruiting practices and patients. This research will develop and test a new system (intervention) to lower the blood pressure of stroke survivors and those who have had Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIAs). The intervention is based around stroke/TIA survivors (or their carers) measuring and managing their blood pressure at home, with input from a GP or specialist when needed. Lothian is one of the three UK sites recruiting practices and patients. University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences Trials Unit website TASMIN 5S project page on the Telescot Programme website Professor Bruce Guthrie, Professor of General Practice, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh (Bruce Guthrie's online profile) Platform Randomised trial of Interventions against COVID-19 in older people (The PRINCIPLE trial) The PRINCIPLE trial is a primary care based platform trial of multiple treatments for people with COVID-19 who are self-isolating at home, with the first two treatments evaluated being hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. NHS Lothian is the first Scottish health board to start the trial. https://www.phctrials.ox.ac.uk/principle-trial Professor Bruce Guthrie, Professor of General Practice, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh (Bruce Guthrie's online profile) Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography for the Prevention of Myocardial Infarction (The SCOT-HEART 2 Trial) SCOT-HEART 2 is a large trial of CT coronary angiography vs standard cardiovascular risk scoring in people without diagnosed ischaemic heart disease. It will recruit ~6000 people across South East Scotland. https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/edinburgh-clinical-trials/our-studies/ukcrc-studies/scot-heart-2 Professor Bruce Guthrie, Professor of General Practice, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh (Bruce Guthrie's online profile) This article was published on 2024-09-24
