Professor of Critical Care and Epidemiology, Usher Institute

Honorary Consultant, Critical Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian

Email: [email protected]

My programme of research focuses on health services research and health care quality improvement for acutely ill patients. My research aims to directly improve the quality of care for patients before, during and after an episode of acute or critical illness through rigorously conducted research and engagement with key stakeholders. I have a particular research interest in epidemiological methods and using linked 'big' data, multimorbidity and end-of-life care in acute and critical care settings.

My current programme of work includes NIHR-funded work to apply artificial intelligence (AI) methods in the context of multimorbidity (AIM-CISC) in which I co-lead work to develop AI tools to reduce adverse events. Furthermore, I lead Innovate UK funded work to improve multimorbidity recognition in emergency care settings using data analytics.

Undergraduate

• Examiner, MBChB
• MBChB Evidence Based Medicine theme lead
• Contributor to Year 2 MBChB SSC module
• Contributor to Year 6 MBChB Medicine clinical modules
• Contributor to BMedSci in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Postgraduate

• Clinical lead, Talent Programme, DDI Health and Social Care
• Deputy Director, MSc in Data Science for Health and Social Care
• Course organiser, MPH: Advanced Epidemiology; MSc DSHSC: Research methods; MSc Epidemiology: Advanced Epidemiology.
• Director, Edinburgh Critical Care Research Methods Course
• Deputy Director (Edinburgh), Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals supported by Wellcome Trust 
• PhD, MD, MPH and BSc supervision
• Academic Clinical Fellow supervision

I work clinically as an Honorary Consultant in Critical Care based in the Critical Care Department in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian.

I am Chair of the Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group, Public Health Scotland, which delivers research-led, data-driven improvements in health care through benchmarking care quality in critical care units across Scotland. 

In UK critical care research, I hold a key national leadership role as Director for Research for the Intensive Care Society. In this role, I contribute to setting the strategic direction of research for UK critical care.