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Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Global health
Atrial fibrillation
Anticoagulation
Health inequalities
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Patricia joined the Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham in 2021. She previously worked at the University in Primary Care Clinical Sciences before moving to Warwick Medical School in 2017 following a TUPE transfer. She is funded by the NIHR using UK international development funding from the UK Government to support global health research, as well as the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands and NIHR Midlands Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC). She leads a number of projects on the Acute care interfaces theme of the West Midlands ARC and is particularly interested in the implementation of point-of-care ultrasound. She is a collaborator on several studies in primary care and population health.
Research interests
Current projects
NIHR RfBP (Co-investigator): Menopause GAP: exploring inequalities in menopause care in GenerAl Practice using qualitative methodology (2023 – 2024)
Research England QR Funding (Co-investigator): Supporting policy to improve delayed diagnosis of cancer in Nigeria (2023-2024)
NIHR i4i (Co-investigator and PPI lead) Case finding of obstructive sleep apnoea in primary care using a novel device: a randomised controlled trial (2022-2025)
NIHR RfBP (Chief Investigator): The Patient Path to a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation: a qualitative study in primary care (2022-2023)
NHS England and NHS Improvement (Project lead): Acute assessment and medical care without hospital transfer for older people living with frailty (2022-2023)
West Midlands ARC/Beneficial Change Network (PI): Implementation of Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in community settings (2021-2024)
Previous grants
NIHR RfBP (Co-investigator): GARFIELD-AF in Primary Care - Optimising prediction of mortality, stroke, and major bleeding for patients with atrial fibrillation using routinely collected primary care electronic health records (2019-2021)
NIHR SPCR & PCRT (Co-investigator): A prospective observational cohort study to determine the incidence of venous thromboembolism among care home residents (2013-2016)
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Apenteng, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Other Government Departments
Apenteng, P. (Co-Investigator), Sartori, J. (Principal Investigator) & Lilford, R. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/22 → 31/07/24
Project: Research Councils
Apenteng, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/22 → 30/04/25
Project: Other Government Departments
Lilford, R. (Co-Investigator) & Apenteng, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/22 → 31/03/24
Project: Other Government Departments
Lilford, R. (Co-Investigator), Sartori, J. (Co-Investigator) & Apenteng, P. (Principal Investigator)
15/11/21 → 31/07/23
Project: Research