MB ChB, BSc (MedSci), MSc, FRCGP, PhD, AFHEA, P CertMgmt (OU)
Personal Chair (Clinical)
- About
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- Email Address
- p.murchie@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437222
- Office Address
Room 1:024 Division of Applied Health Sciences Section of Academic Primary Care Polwarth Building Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Peter Murchie trained in medicine at the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 1994. He completed vocational training in general practice in Northeast Scotland before embarking upon a career in academic general practice through a Cancer Research UK Primary Care Oncology Fellowship. He is currently Professor of Primary Care and lead of the Academic Primary Care Research Group, within the Institute of Applied Health Sciences University of Aberdeen. He leads a research programme which uses clinical data to pursue two main aims: first to better understand the cancer diagnostic pathway within primary care, and second, to improve community-based cancer survivorship care. He maintains a foothold in daytime and out-of-hours general practice in Northeast Scotland.
Qualifications
- BSc (Med Sci) Medicine1992 - University of Aberdeen
- MB ChB Medicine/Surgery1994 - University of Aberdeen
- MRCGP General Practice1998 - Royal College of General Practitioners
- P CertMgmt (OU) Management2004 - The Open UniversityWith distinction
- MSc Primary Care2005 - University of AberdeenWith distinction
- PhD Primary Care2009 - University of Aberdeen
- FRCGP General Practice2013 - Royal College of General Practitioners
- AFHEA Medical Education2019 - Higher Education Academy
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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University of Aberdeen
2004-2018 Member of Research Governance and Quality Assurance Committee, DAHS
2015-2017 Deputy Convener of Monitoring and Audit Group, College of Life Sciences and Medicine
2016-2019 IAHS Athena SWAN co-Champion
2016-now IAHS Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team member
2016-now Member of School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nutrition Athena SWAN committee
2017-now Lead of Primary Care Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences
2017-now Member of Management Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences
2017-2020 Senatus Academicus, Senator for School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nutrition
- External Memberships
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Cancer Research UK
2012-2018 Member of Cancer Research UK Population Research Committee
2014-2018 Chairman of Cancer Research UK PRC Fellowships Panel
2014-date Member of the National Cancer Diagnostic Audit (NCDA) Project Group
National Cancer Research Institute
2010-now Member of PCG Early Diagnosis Subgroup, chair Dr F Walter
2015-now Member of Primary Care Group, chair Prof R Neal
2015-now Member of PCG Survivorship Subgroup, chair Prof E Watson
2015-2018 Member of Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis Advisory Group
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
2012-2015 Member of Northeast Scotland Faculty Board
2011-now Member of the Editorial Board, British Journal of General Practice
Society of Academic Primary Care (SAPC)
2001-2007 Chair of Communications and Member of SAPC Executive
2007-2012 Primary Healthcare Research and Development Short Reports Editor
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
2010-2015 Expert GP Advisor in Cancer to NICE Quality Outcome Framework
Scottish Government
2005-2006 Member of SMASAC Working Group on Regulating Cosmetic Surgery
2008-now Member of Scottish School of Primary Care/NHS Advisory Group
2013-now Member of Transforming Care After Cancer Treatment Evaluation Group
NHS Grampian
2013-now Member of Grampian Cancer Care Network Primary Care Group
Yorkshire Cancer Research
2016-now Member of Research Advisory Panel
Tenovus Cancer Care
2018-now Member of Psychosocial Advisory Committee
Chief Scientist Office
2020-now Member of Health Improvement, Protection and Service Research Committee
Trial Steering Committees
2014-now ROCKetTS Trial Steering Committee Member
2018-now Yorkshire Lung Cancer Screening Trial (YLCST) Trial Steering Committee Member
Latest Publications
Development and piloting of an online course to improve knowledge, confidence and attitudes towards triaging images of skin lesions submitted online in primary care
BMC Medical Education, vol. 24, no. 1, 839Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessing decision fatigue in general practitioners’ prescribing decisions using the Australian BEACH dataset
Medical Decision Making, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 627–640Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHormone replacement therapy and cancer mortality in women with 17 site-specific cancers: A cohort study using linked medical records.
British Journal of CancerContributions to Journals: ArticlesLaparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 28, no. 26, pp. 1-151Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOral prednisolone and warfarin and risk of oesophageal cancer: A case-control study
Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 90, 102552Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
2014 RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2013- cancer category. The award ‘gives recognition to an individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general practice or primary care’
2006 Member of the original cohort of The Brisbane Initiative - an international training programme for primary care research leadership
2003 Cancer Research UK Research Training Fellowship in Primary Care Oncology
2001 Higher Professional Training Fellowship, NHS Education for Scotland
1998 The Maclennan Award, Northeast Scotland Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners
1993 The Lockhart Bequest, University of Aberdeen
1989 Fife Jamieson Medal, University of Aberdeen
- Research
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Research Overview
My research focuses on managing cancer within primary care.
1. How is cancer diagnosed, what factors are influential, and how can the cancer diagnostic process in primary care be optimised.
2. How can primary care best support people living in the community after they have completed their primary cancer treatment.
Research Areas
Biomedical Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Healthcare Science
- Geographical Information Systems
- Health Informatics
- Oncology
- 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.
Knowledge Exchange
Jun 2019: Cromar Future Group, MacRobert Hall, Tarland. How does living in a rural setting affect your experience of cancer services?
Sep 2017: University of Aberdeen Cancer Rally, Aberdeen. Stall - A digital vision for equitable cancer aftercare.
May 2015: Café Med and University of Aberdeen May Festival, Suttie Centre. The ASICA Intervention: digital follow-up for people that have had skin cancer.
Apr 2015: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Live demonstration of ASICA to Justine Martin, Head of Rural Evidence.
Jan 2012: Opening Public Engagement Lecture of the Cafe Med Series 2012, Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen. Signed off with Stress.
- Teaching
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Courses
Teaching Responsibilities
Co-ordinator of Epidemiology module (PU5538) for Online Postgraduate Certificate in Research Method
External Examiner for MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert in Urgent Care/Rural Medicine, University of Central Lancashire
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Phase II and phase III student teaching in general practice consultations
Selector for medical admissions
Annual supervision of Student Selected Module (SSM) in research evidence
OSCE examiner for MBChB undergraduates
- Publications
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The effect of medications which cause inflammation of the gastro-oesophageal tract on cancer risk: a nested case–control study of routine Scottish data
International Journal of Cancer, vol. 140, no. 8, pp. 1828-1835Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.30612
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Identifying people at higher risk of melanoma across the U.K.: a primary-care-based electronic survey
British Journal of Dermatology, vol. 176, no. 4, pp. 939-948Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCan patient reported measurements of pain be used to improve cancer pain management? A systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 373-382Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDetermining cancer survivors' preferences to inform new models of follow-up care
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 115, no. 12, pp. 1495-1503Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones. (C-Gall trial)
International Surgical Congress of the Association-of-Surgeons-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland, pp. 195-196Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10266
Resilience of primary healthcare professionals working in challenging environments: a focus group study
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 648, pp. e507-e515Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X685285
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Resilience in Primary Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 647, pp. 423-433Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X685261
BJGP Library: The Code of The Woosters: A Perfect Escape
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 646, pp. 265Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X685105
Increasing skin self-examination after melanoma: an intervention using text and tablet delivery
2nd Behaviour Change ConferenceContributions to Conferences: Posters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7490/f1000research.1111394.1
Resilience of primary healthcare professionals: A systematic review
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 66, no. 647, pp. e423-e433Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X685261
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Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug prescriptions and survival after the diagnosis of head and neck and oesophageal cancer
Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1015-1022Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUtilising out-of-hours primary care for assistance with cancer pain: A semi-structure interview study of patient and caregiver experiences
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 65, no. 640, pp. e754-e760Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDeveloping a computerised search to help UK general practices identify more patients for palliative care planning: a feasibility study
European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. Supplement 2, pp. 20Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12373
Is current GP referral practice for cancer in Scotland optimal?: A detailed exploration of cancer referral pathways using primary care records and a cancer care pathway database
European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. supplement 2, pp. 51Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12374
Patient and caregiver experiences of utilising out of hours primary care for cancer pain
European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. Supplement 2, pp. 19Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12373
The impact of geography on the cancer journey: can we compare it?
European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, pp. 57Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12376
The signal and the noise in colorectal cancer diagnosis: exploring and explaining the relationship between diagnostic delays and stage at diagnosis using the Ca-PRI Colorectal Cancer Collaboration dataset
European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 24, no. Suppl. 2, pp. 22Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12373
Developing a computerised search to help UK General Practices identify more patients for palliative care planning: a feasibility study
BMC Family Practice, vol. 16, 99Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTotal skin self-examination at home for people treated for cutaneous melanoma: development and pilot of a digital intervention
BMJ Open, vol. 5, no. 8, e007993Contributions to Journals: ArticlesShould general practice give up the independent contractor status?
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 65, no. 635, pp. 314-316Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15X685441
Effect of longer health service provider delays on stage at diagnosis and mortality in symptomatic breast cancer
Breast, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 248-255Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSmartphone applications for melanoma detection by community, patient and generalist clinician users: a review
British Journal of Dermatology, vol. 172, no. 6, pp. 1507-1518Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGeneral practice performance in referral for suspected cancer: influence of number of cases and case-mix on publically reported data
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 112, pp. 1791-1798Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProtocol for the CHEST Australia Trial: a phase II randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce time-to-consult with symptoms of lung cancer
BMJ Open, vol. 5, no. 5, e008046Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDesigning a Tablet-based Intervention to Support Self-checking for Melanoma
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2750511.2750518
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