Medicine Theses: Recent submissions
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Exploring the utility and implementability of an innovative method to monitor tuberculosis treatment response in a resource limited high burden setting
(2020-12-01) - ThesisTuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health disease responsible for over 1 million death every year. Effective diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of treatment response are crucial for controlling TB. The gold standard ... -
Nutritional, inflammatory and functional biomarkers in lung cancer : identifying patients at risk of adverse outcomes through two retrospective cohort studies
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-31) - ThesisBackground Lung cancer is the commonest cause of cancer death worldwide. A range of biomarkers are associated with adverse outcomes in lung cancer, but these have not been assimilated into routine clinical practice. The ... -
Impact of interprofessional eye health education using the Arclight training package and the International Classification of Function Disability and Health (ICF) framework among health sciences students in Rwanda : a mixed methods study
(2024-12-03) - ThesisThe World vision report states that 1.1 billion people live with vision loss with 90% being preventable or treatable. Interprofessional education (IPE) promotes interprofessional collaboration (IPC) improving outcomes from ... -
Characterisation of prognostic and cardiovascular markers in coronavirus disease 19
(2024-12-03) - ThesisCoronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is responsible for one of the worst pandemics of our time. Clinical risk stratification plays a pivotal role in guiding patient care decisions, such as admission vs. discharge from the ... -
Whole genome sequencing service : investigating healthcare associated infections
(University of St Andrews, 2021-11-30) - ThesisAdvances in the field of whole genome sequencing (WGS) have resulted in lowered costs, increased capacity and improved reproducibility of results. WGS now has the potential to revolutionise the investigation and management ...