Kirstin Leslie

Thesis title: Scotland-wide study of adherence with cardiovascular medication

Postgraduate teaching

Graduate Teaching Asisstant for UofG Learning Enhancement and Development Service

Current research interests

Nonadherence to prescription drugs is one of the major challenges facing treatment of chronic conditions such as coronary heart disease. Drugs are used for several aspects of the disease: primary prevention, secondary prevention and symptom control. In this PhD, I will utilise the Scottish Prescribing Information System (PIS) and link this to hospital admissions (SMR01, SMR04) and death certificates in order to study: the level of adherence to cardiovascular medication, stratified by primary and secondary prevention and symptom control; the factors associated with non-adherence; and the subsequent outcomes associated with non-adherence. The PIS database offers Scotland a unique opportunity as it provides coverage at a national level, allowing me to consider adherence across all ages and sociodemographics. Publications: Published Journal of Public Health, May 29th 2018: https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdy088/5020710?guestAccessKey=4e40ee0f-c5bc-4807-a4c5-7b21bc72c6fc

Knowledge exchange

Max Perutz Science Writing Award, 2017: https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/max-perutz-science-writing-award-2017-winner-announced/

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