Chair in Old Age Medicine (Clinical)
- About
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- Email Address
- phyo.myint@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437841
- Office Address
Room 4:013, Polwarth Building, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Myint completed undergraduate and house officer training in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and held post graduate clinical training posts in Yorkshire, East Kent, Mersey and Eastern Deaneries. He was awarded the Stroke Association Clinical Fellowship and received clinical stroke training in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. He was trained in Clinical Epidemiology in Cambridge and Norwich, UK. He was conferred the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2007 with the Thesis “Healthy Ageing: Determinants and Outcomes of Functional Health in EPIC-Norfolk”. He completed higher medical specialist training in March 2008 with accreditations in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine with sub-specialty in Stroke Medicine.
He took up his first senior academic appointment with the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia in 2008 as Clinical Senior Lecturer in Ageing and Stroke Medicine. He moved to Scotland in August 2013 to take up the position of Clinical Chair in Medicine (Old Age) with the University of Aberdeen. He led the Aberdeen Clinical Academic Training Pathways in North of Scotland between 2016 and 2022. He co-led the School EDI and Athena Swan (Gender Equality Steering Team (GEST)) between 2021 and 2024.
He has held many National Level Roles in the past including Executive Committee Member of the British Association of Stroke Physicians and involved in NICE guideline development group (2010 COPD update).
He is the Founding Co-Chair of the Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) National Audit Programme. He sat on the Council of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) as the Royal College of Physicians London Representative (2014-2024) and is also a member of SIGN Sustainability Group. He was appointed as Co-Chair of Ageing & Frailty Standards Development Group, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2023-2024). He is also a member of the NIHR Dementias Clinical Studies Portfolio Development Group.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Current
- Clinical Lead and Steering Group Member of the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s (ACONF)
- NHS Grampian Area Committee Member (University of Aberdeen Representative)
- Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER) Team Lead, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen
- Educational Supervisor-Foundation Doctors (Department of Medicine for the Elderly)
- Academic Mentor-Specialty Training Programme in Geriatric Medicine, North East Scotland, Scotland
- Geriatric Medicine Training Committee, North Region, NHS Education for Scotland, Scotland
- Academic Line Manager, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
- Member: TUTELAGE Committee
Previous
- School Co-Lead for EDI, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2021-2024)
- School Co-Lead for Athena Swan, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2021-2024)
- School Executive Team Member, SMMSN(2016-2024)
- School Teaching & Learning Committee Member (2024)
- Director of Clinical Academic Training and Development, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (2016- April 2022)
- Co-ordinator of NIHR ACF programme- University of East Anglia (2009-2013 )
- Co-Course Director- MSc in Health Research, University of East Anglia (2011-2013)
- Norwich Academic Training Office (NATO) Board Member- Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia (2010-2013 )
- Postgraduate Research (PGR) LTQC Representative for Doctor of Medicine (MD), Degree, Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Health, UEA (Oct 2010-March 2012 )
- Postgraduate Research (PGR) Lead (MD) for Health and Social Sciences Research Institute (HSSRI) (2009-2010)
- Deputy Representative to TUTELAGE Committee for Geriatric Medicine (2014- July 2016)
- Educational Supervisor- Specialty Training in Geriatric Medicine & Core Medical Training Programme, Norwich, Eastern Deanery.
- AGEING theme lead, Epidemiology Group, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen
- Educational Supervisor-Specialty Training Programme in Geriatric Medicine, North East Scotland, Scotland (2013-2018)
- External Memberships
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Current
- Co-Chair, Healthcare of Older People/Ageing and Frailty National Standards Development Group, Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Aug 2023-2024)
- Development Group Member: National Healthcare Standards (Scotland), Healthcare Improvement Scotland (June 2024-2025)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences Board (MHSB): External Representative (Dec 2023- )
- Co-Chair, Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) National Audit Project (2017-)
- NIHR Dementias Portfolio Development Group (PDG) Member (2015-)
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Council (Observer: Royal College of Physicians of London) (2013-2024)
- External Professional Advisor for Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s Office (2012 -)
- Senior Editor (American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease) (2012- )
- Associate Editor (Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease) (2022- )
- Editorial Board Member (Geriatrics (Basel)) (2014-); Section Editor-in-Chief (2018-)
- Editorial Board Member (Annals of Translational Medicine) (2016- )
- Associate Editor (Frontiers in Neurology) (2017 - )
- Editorial Board Member (Medical Journal of Islamic Republic of Iran) (2018 - )
- Editorial Board Member (Healthcare) (2019- )
- Editorial Board Member (BMC Public Health) (2024- )
- Expert peer reviewer for more than 70 academic journals in general medicine, clinical epidemiology, cardiovascular, respiratory, public health, nutrition, cognitive neuroscience, and ageing
- Peer reviewer for the Medical Research Council (UK), the Wellcome Trust, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), British Heart Foundation, ESRC and Heart Research UK
- Funding Panel Member (DTC), Health Research Board, Republic of Ireland (2021)
- THET Myanmar Community Member (Feb 2021-)
- Member: Health Education Support Group (June 2021-)
- Trustee and Honorary Treasurer Health Education Support Group Charity (May 2024-) (Registration:1207663)
Previous
- Royal College of Psychiatrists: the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH) QI Project Expert Advisor (2023-2024)
- The Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development Scheme (SCREDS) Operational Board member; NHS Education for Scotland (2016- April 2022)
- INSPIRE Lead, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2016-April 2022)
- Visiting Professor (University of Medicine I, Yangon) (2016-2021)
- Funding Panel Member, Health Research Board, Republic of Ireland (2017, 2019)
- NIHR Dementia & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) Dementia Clinical Studies Group member (2013-2015)
- National Executive Committee Member (British Association of Stroke Physicians) (2012-2014)
- Member of National Age & Ageing CLRN Group (2012-2013)
- East of England National Institute for Health Research RfPB Funding Advisory Committee Member (2012-2013)
- Funding Panel Member for the Life and Health Sciences panel. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT), the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2013)
- Honorary Regional Deputy Secretary, East of England British Geriatrics Society (2012-2013)
- External Examiner-MSc in Geriatric Medicine- University of Salford, Manchester, UK
- Topic Expert Group Member (NICE)- COPD (2010-2011)
- Associate Editor (BMC Health Services Research) (2009- 2017)
- Editorial Board Member (Scientific Reports) (2017- 2020)
- International Editorial Board Member (Open Heart Failure Journal) (2008-2010)
- Guideline Development Group Member- COPD Guidelines Update 2008 National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (2008-2010)
- Steering Committee Member- National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project (NCROP) (2007-2009)
- Elected Chair of Trainees, British Geriatrics Society (2005-2007)
- Elected Vice-Chair of Trainees, British Geriatrics Society (2003-2005)
- Founding Member, Trainees Committee, British Association of Stroke Physicians (2003-2005)
- Research
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Research Overview
Academic Lead, Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research Team
His research interests include clinical epidemiology and outcome research in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, determinants of physical and mental ageing (healthy ageing), clinical geriatrics (extreme old age, disability, pneumonia, clinical nutrition, dementias) and health services research of conditions prevalent in older age.
Research Areas
Biomedical Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Healthcare Science
- Databases
- Gerontology
- Dementia Studies
- Epidemiology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Current research spans across above research areas using various methodologies and data source
Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER) Team
Collaborations
- Academic Centre for Applied Clinical & Translational Research into Ageing (ACTRA), Aberdeen http://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/research/actra.php
- Aberdeen Cardiovascular & Diabetes Centre (ACDC)
- UK Stroke Registers Collaboration (UKSRC)
- Norwich Research Park Cardiovascular Research Group
- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Centre for Prognosis Research
- Older Persons Surgical Outcome Collaboration (OPSOC)
- International Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Collaboration Cohort (ICCC)
- Peking University Clinical Research Institute (PUCRI)
- Ageing & Age-associated Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) Study
- Clinical Gerontology Unit (University of Cambridge)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (Cambridge)
Funding and Grants
- Alzheimer's Society
- Alzheimer's Research UK Scotland Network
- Chief Scientist Office
- Dunhill Medical Trust
- Digital Healthcare Institute, Scottish Funding Council
- Medical Research Scotland
- Morningfield Association
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grant for Applied Research (PGAR)
- NHS R&D (Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
- NHS Grampian Endowment Research Grant
- Oral and Dental Research Trust
- Sir Halley Stewart Trust
- Tenovus Scotland
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Undergraduate teaching/education
- Regent
- Clinical Specialty Lead (Geriatric Medicine)
- Clinical Teaching (year 3, 4 and 5)
- TUTELAGE Committee Member
Postgraduate teaching/supervision
- MSc Epidemiology Module 2013-2015 (MSc in Public Health)
- Master of Public Health (MPH) (2016- )
- MSc in Human Nutrition (2017- )
- MSc in Clinical Nutrition (2017- )
- MSc in Global Health and Management (2014-2019 )
- MSc in Cardiovascular Health and Disease (2018- )
- MSc Clinical Pharmacology (2022- )
- MSc Clinical Education (2024- )
Research Project Supervision (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)
- Summer Research Scholarship Students
- Summer Vacation Research Students
- Specialist Registrar (STR) Research Projects
- Thesis supervision: MSc in Public Health, and MSc in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, MSc in Data Science, Master of Research (MRes), and Master of Public Health (MPH)
- PhD supervision
- BSc (Hon.) Research Projects
- BMedSci Research Projects
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
I am one of the Faculty Members of International Workshop in Clinical Epidemiology - an introductory epidemiology workshop held annually in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in collaboration of University of Malaya and Perdana University, Malaysia.
- Publications
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Prevalence, characteristics and mortality of cancer patients undergoing pericardiocentesis in the United States between 2004 and 2017
Cancer Medicine, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 5471-5484Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvaluation of effectiveness and safety of pharmacist independent prescribers in care homes: cluster randomised controlled trial
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 380, e071883Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBody Fat Percentage and Long-Term Risk of Fractures. The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Cohort Study
Maturitas, vol. 168, pp. 71-77Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIncreased Body Mass Index is Associated with Sarcopenia and Related Outcomes
European Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol. 53, no. 2, e13874Contributions to Journals: LettersSex differences in stroke mortality in Thailand: a National cohort study.
Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTo fuse or not to fuse: the elderly patient with lumbar stenosis and low-grade spondylolisthesis. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
The Surgeon, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. e23-e31Contributions to Journals: Review articlesEthnic-specific Sociodemographic Factors as Determinants of Cognitive Performance: Cross-sectional Analysis of the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) Study
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 396–404Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow to spot the recurring lumbar disc?: Risk factors for recurrent lumbar disc herniation (rLDH) in adult patients with lumbar disc prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, vol. 89, no. 3, pp. 381-392Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSex-specific Outcomes of Acute Stroke in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A National Inpatient Sample Study
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 2, 462Contributions to Journals: ArticlesElevated Inflammatory Biomarkers and Poor Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Journal of Neurology, vol. 269, pp. 6330–6341Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPrevalence of Orthostatic Hypertension and its Association with Cerebrovascular Diagnoses in Patients with Suspected TIA and Minor Stroke
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, vol. 22, no. 1, 161Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Relationship Between Nutritional Status at the Time of Stroke on Adverse Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
Nutrition Reviews, vol. 80, no. 12, pp. 2275-2287Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIncreased beat-to-beat blood pressure variability is associated with impaired cognitive function
American Journal of Hypertension, vol. 35, no. 12, pp. 998-1005Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDoes estimated glomerular filtration rate predict in-hospital mortality in acutely unwell hospitalized oldest old?
Geriatrics, vol. 7, no. 6, 135Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvestigating the Effectiveness of Very Low-Calorie Diets and Low-Fat Vegan Diets on Weight and Glycemic Markers in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nutrients, vol. 14, no. 2, 4870Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImpact of the admitting ward on care quality and outcomes in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI): insights from a national registry
European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 681–691Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBlood pressure variability and cognitive function: A scoping review
Current Hypertension Reports, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 375-383Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComparison between first and second wave of COVID-19 outbreak in older people: The COPE multicentre European observational cohort study
European Journal of Public Health, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 807–812Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOutcomes of acute myocardial infarction in patients with preexisting physical disability: a report in the United States
Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 851-859Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2022.2138858
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Should Audits Consider the Care Pathway Model?: A New Approach to benchmarking Real-World Activities
Healthcare, vol. 10, no. 9, 1798Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssociated factors for discontinuation of statin use one year after discharge in patients with acute coronary syndrome in China
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 9, e056236Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComparison of the Prognostic Performance of the CURB-65 and a Modified Version of the Pneumonia Severity Index Designed to Identify High-Risk Patients Using the International Community-Acquired Pneumonia Collaboration Cohort
Respiratory Medicine, vol. 200, 106884Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGender differences in mortality of hospitalised stroke patients. Systematic review and meta-analysis
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, vol. 220, 107359Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tool to assess anticholinergic burden: a survey
Age and Ageing, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 1-4Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAnticholinergic burden for prediction of cognitive decline or neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 11, CD015196Contributions to Journals: Articles