Projects

Examples of project/programme grants led by members of the Centre for Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute

Health Professional Co-Design of an Asthma Clinical Decision Support Tool

A new collaborative consortium for the study of pregnancy treatments.

The COVID-19 in Pregnancy in Scotland (COPS) study aims to find out how COVID-19 infection during pregnancy affects mothers and babies.

National Core Studies - Data and Connectivity: COVID-19 Vaccines Pharmacovigilance

This project works to use UK-wide data to study the uptake, safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

Developing and validating a risk prediction model for Long COVID using the EAVE II study in Scotland.

Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic as it happens across Scotland.

Development and evaluation of a complex ePrescribing-based Antimicrobial Stewardship (ePAMS+) intervention for hospitals.

Joining up detailed health and housing data across Scotland to ensure both our homes and our children are as healthy as they can be.

The project tracks the deployment of stroke AI across Scotland over two years with the aim to establish the effects of AI on practices (e.g., stroke diagnosis and triage), stroke practitioners (e.g., clinicians’ roles and skills), and the Scottish healthcare system (e.g., stroke care pathways).

IHDP seeks to fundamentally change the way data and analytics are used to drive improvement in health outcomes, by fostering new relationships between the NHS, industry, academia, and the third sector.

Independent mixed-methods evaluation of the NHS AI Lab

Formative and summative evaluations of the Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) Programme.

Investigating the uptake, safety, and effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19, using EAVE II linked data, working with Public Health Scotland (PHS).

Using the EAVE II cohort to investigate the effectiveness of currently administered or future approved vaccines by dose, viral variants and patient clinical and demographic characteristics.