Dr EILIDH DUNCAN

Dr EILIDH DUNCAN The University of Aberdeen School of Medicine & Dentistry Research Fellow work +44 (0)1224 438093 work fax 01224 554580 pref e.duncan@abdn.ac.uk pref Health Psychology Health Services Research Unit University of Aberdeen Health Sciences Building Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD

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Biography

Eilidh Duncan joined the unit in October 2009 as a part-time research assistant working on a project investigating Foundation Year Doctors' knowedge, attitudes, and experiences of prescribing errors.  She graduated in 2005 with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Glasgow, and gained an MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Stirling in 2006.  Eilidh recently completed her PhD from the Robert Gordon University.  Her current role in the unit involves working on the SuDDICU project investigating clinicians' beliefs and barriers surrounding implementation of a preventative antibiotic treatment in Intensive Care Units; Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract (SDD).  Eilidh is a member of the Aberdeen Health Psychology Group and is co-ordinator of the Behavioural Approaches to Translational Research worktheme. 

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Research Interests

Eilidh's research interests include the translation of research evidence into behaviour change interventions that influence the actions of healthcare professionals and patients. 

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Current Research

Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract in critically ill patients treated in Intensive Care Unit (SuDDICU; funded by the NIHR HTA)

Screening and brief interventions for alcohol misuse in the community pharmacy setting - a  pilot study (funded by the Chief Scientist Office)

Research into the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors made by junior doctors (funded by the Chief Scientist Office)

 

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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

• Keen, AJA., Duncan, E., McKillop-Smith, A., Evans, ND. & Gold, AE. (2012). 'Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) in routine clinical practice: who benefits?'. Diabetic Medicine, vol 29, no. 5, pp. 670-676.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03479.x

Contributions to Conferences

Abstracts

• Duncan, E., Forbes-McKay, K. & Henderson, S. (2009). 'Assessing the potential impact of alcohol use during pregnancy on women in the postpartum period'. The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Brighton, United Kingdom, 1/04/09 - 3/04/09,.
• Duncan, E., Forbes-McKay, K. & Henderson, S. (2009). 'Assessing the potential impact of alcohol use during pregnancy'. 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, United Kingdom, 7/07/09 - 10/07/09,.
• Sanachan, E., Forbes-McKay, K. & Henderson, S. (2008). 'Alcohol use during pregnancy'. The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, United Kingdom, 2/04/08 - 4/04/08,.

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