Epidemiology Group, University of Aberdeen
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The Epidemiology Group is one of the major research groups within the Institute of Applied Health Science. Our main research focus is on the epidemiology, outcome and management of arthritis, pain, and musculoskeletal health.
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Health + work systems often reinforce barriers for people with fibromyalgia. 💼
The PACFiND study co-designed guiding principles and a toolkit to support coordinated, person-centred care across services.
Read more about this study and it's impact here: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
The PACFiND study co-designed guiding principles and a toolkit to support coordinated, person-centred care across services.
Read more about this study and it's impact here: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
Shake-up of services needed to ease fibromyalgia pain
Epi Group's Patient-centred Care for Fibromyalgia: New pathway Design (PACFiND) analysis of the state of care in the UK for fibromyalgia patients identifies multiple failings of current systems, and s...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Health + work systems often reinforce barriers for people with fibromyalgia. 💼
The PACFiND study co-designed guiding principles and a toolkit to support coordinated, person-centred care across services.
Read more about this study and it's impact here: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
The PACFiND study co-designed guiding principles and a toolkit to support coordinated, person-centred care across services.
Read more about this study and it's impact here: www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academi...
Our PACFiND study found fibromyalgia deeply affects daily life, work & wellbeing. 🗣️
Interviews + a study with 518 people show strong preference for holistic, personalised, non-drug support and dependable follow-up.
Details: lnkd.in/eBTaVBeA
#ChronicPain #PatientCentredCare
Interviews + a study with 518 people show strong preference for holistic, personalised, non-drug support and dependable follow-up.
Details: lnkd.in/eBTaVBeA
#ChronicPain #PatientCentredCare
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our PACFiND study found fibromyalgia deeply affects daily life, work & wellbeing. 🗣️
Interviews + a study with 518 people show strong preference for holistic, personalised, non-drug support and dependable follow-up.
Details: lnkd.in/eBTaVBeA
#ChronicPain #PatientCentredCare
Interviews + a study with 518 people show strong preference for holistic, personalised, non-drug support and dependable follow-up.
Details: lnkd.in/eBTaVBeA
#ChronicPain #PatientCentredCare
Franco also compared Chagas in Chile 🇨🇱 vs Brazil 🇧🇷, noting differences in vectors and transmission routes, including foodborne pathways 🌍. Thanks you to Franco for highlighting this critical public health issue 👏.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Franco also compared Chagas in Chile 🇨🇱 vs Brazil 🇧🇷, noting differences in vectors and transmission routes, including foodborne pathways 🌍. Thanks you to Franco for highlighting this critical public health issue 👏.
🔬 Fazila – researching chronic pain & musculoskeletal interventions
📊 Chanel – contributing to PANDOS on post-surgery pain, opioids & health data
🏥 Lina – studying health inequalities & urban–rural care gaps via BRUCES
Welcome aboard! 💙
More info 👉 lnkd.in/ek_xsPdB
Internships 👉 lnkd.in/eYjGCNWW
📊 Chanel – contributing to PANDOS on post-surgery pain, opioids & health data
🏥 Lina – studying health inequalities & urban–rural care gaps via BRUCES
Welcome aboard! 💙
More info 👉 lnkd.in/ek_xsPdB
Internships 👉 lnkd.in/eYjGCNWW
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November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🔬 Fazila – researching chronic pain & musculoskeletal interventions
📊 Chanel – contributing to PANDOS on post-surgery pain, opioids & health data
🏥 Lina – studying health inequalities & urban–rural care gaps via BRUCES
Welcome aboard! 💙
More info 👉 lnkd.in/ek_xsPdB
Internships 👉 lnkd.in/eYjGCNWW
📊 Chanel – contributing to PANDOS on post-surgery pain, opioids & health data
🏥 Lina – studying health inequalities & urban–rural care gaps via BRUCES
Welcome aboard! 💙
More info 👉 lnkd.in/ek_xsPdB
Internships 👉 lnkd.in/eYjGCNWW
Key insights:
• Poorly managed acute pain → chronic pain & persistent opioid use ⚠️
• Importance of primary care follow-up & patient-centered strategies 👩⚕️
• Need for consistent screening, guidelines, & integration across care settings 🔍📊
• Poorly managed acute pain → chronic pain & persistent opioid use ⚠️
• Importance of primary care follow-up & patient-centered strategies 👩⚕️
• Need for consistent screening, guidelines, & integration across care settings 🔍📊
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Key insights:
• Poorly managed acute pain → chronic pain & persistent opioid use ⚠️
• Importance of primary care follow-up & patient-centered strategies 👩⚕️
• Need for consistent screening, guidelines, & integration across care settings 🔍📊
• Poorly managed acute pain → chronic pain & persistent opioid use ⚠️
• Importance of primary care follow-up & patient-centered strategies 👩⚕️
• Need for consistent screening, guidelines, & integration across care settings 🔍📊
Key insights:
• Fresh gas flow is the dominant factor in volatile anesthetic consumption ⚡
• Airway management & anesthesia duration also affect CO₂ emissions 🫁
• Supports greener anesthesia practices without compromising patient safety 💚
• Crucial step toward sustainable perioperative care 🌍
• Fresh gas flow is the dominant factor in volatile anesthetic consumption ⚡
• Airway management & anesthesia duration also affect CO₂ emissions 🫁
• Supports greener anesthesia practices without compromising patient safety 💚
• Crucial step toward sustainable perioperative care 🌍
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Key insights:
• Fresh gas flow is the dominant factor in volatile anesthetic consumption ⚡
• Airway management & anesthesia duration also affect CO₂ emissions 🫁
• Supports greener anesthesia practices without compromising patient safety 💚
• Crucial step toward sustainable perioperative care 🌍
• Fresh gas flow is the dominant factor in volatile anesthetic consumption ⚡
• Airway management & anesthesia duration also affect CO₂ emissions 🫁
• Supports greener anesthesia practices without compromising patient safety 💚
• Crucial step toward sustainable perioperative care 🌍
Key takeaways:
• OFA reduces postoperative nausea, vomiting & intraoperative hypotension ⚡
• Supports immune function & physiological stability 🩺🌿
• Multimodal anesthesia & individualized protocols are critical for safe implementation 📊
• Calls for pragmatic multicenter studies to confirm benefits
• OFA reduces postoperative nausea, vomiting & intraoperative hypotension ⚡
• Supports immune function & physiological stability 🩺🌿
• Multimodal anesthesia & individualized protocols are critical for safe implementation 📊
• Calls for pragmatic multicenter studies to confirm benefits
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Key takeaways:
• OFA reduces postoperative nausea, vomiting & intraoperative hypotension ⚡
• Supports immune function & physiological stability 🩺🌿
• Multimodal anesthesia & individualized protocols are critical for safe implementation 📊
• Calls for pragmatic multicenter studies to confirm benefits
• OFA reduces postoperative nausea, vomiting & intraoperative hypotension ⚡
• Supports immune function & physiological stability 🩺🌿
• Multimodal anesthesia & individualized protocols are critical for safe implementation 📊
• Calls for pragmatic multicenter studies to confirm benefits