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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 MakingContributions 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: ArticlesTotal Patient Delay: A comparison of patient and clinician/health system delays in the diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 478-487Contributions 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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Is place or person more important in determining higher rural cancer mortality?: A datalinkage study to compare individual versus area-based measures of deprivation
International Journal of Population Data Science, vol. 6, no. 1, 11Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe effect of medications associated with drug-induced pancreatitis on pancreatic cancer risk: a nested case-control study of routine Scottish data
Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 71, no. Part A, 101880Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProtocol for a 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)
BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 3, e039781Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33766835/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039781
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16202/1/Ahmed_etal_Protocol_for_randomised_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/protocol-for-a-randomised-controlled-trial-comparing-laparoscopic-cholecystectomy-with-observationconservative-management-for-preventing-recurrent-symptoms-and-complications-in-adults-with-uncomplica(a66000bc-ddf4-4d6b-9167-7efd1556eace).html
Hormone replacement therapy in women with cancer and risk of cancer-specific mortality and cardiovascular disease: A protocol for a cohort study from Scotland and Wales.
BMC Cancer, vol. 21, 313Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCan-Pain - a digital intervention to optimise cancer pain control in the community: development and feasibility testing
Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 759-769Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA systematic assessment of the association between frequently-prescribed medicines and the risk of common cancers: a series of nested case-control studies
BMC medicine , vol. 19, 22Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAnalysing the impact of living in a rural setting on the presentation and outcome of colorectal cancer: A prospective single centre observational study
The Surgeon, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 354-359Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPrimary care practitioners’ diagnostic action when the patient may have cancer: an exploratory vignette study in 20 European countries
BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 10, e035678Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUse of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists and risk of gastric cancer in two population-based studies
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 123, pp. 307-315Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImpact of geography on Scottish cancer diagnoses in primary care: Results from a national cancer diagnosis audit
Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 66, 101720Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCancer diagnosis in Scottish primary care: Results from the National Cancer Diagnosis Audit
European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 29, no. 3, e13234Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13234
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16004/1/Murchie_etal_EJCC_Cancer_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Influences of rurality on action to diagnose cancer by primary care practitioners– results from a Europe-wide survey in 20 countries
Cancer Epidemiology, vol. 65, 101698Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStatin use and risk of liver cancer: Evidence from two population-based studies
International Journal of Cancer, vol. 146, no. 5, pp. 1250-1260Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.32426
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14433/1/Statins_and_risk_of_liver_cancer_R1.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Effect of a Skin Self-Monitoring Smart Phone Application on Time to Consultation With Physician Among Patients With Possible Melanoma: A Phase II randomized clinical trial
JAMA Network Open, vol. 3, no. 2, e200001Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReconceptualising Rural Cancer Inequalities: Time for a New Research Agenda
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 4, 1455Contributions to Journals: ArticlesValidation of self-reported help-seeking, and measurement of the patient interval, for cancer symptoms: an observational study to inform methodological challenges in symptomatic presentation research
Family Practice, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 91-97Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmz047
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Patterns of symptoms possibly indicative of cancer and associated help-seeking behaviour in a large sample of United Kingdom residents: the USEFUL study
PloS ONE, vol. 15, no. 1, e0228033Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe role of 5α‐reductase inhibitors in gastro‐oesophageal cancer risk: A nested case‐control study
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 48-56Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4909
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15355/1/Busby_et_al_5ar_go_05_08_19_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Contribution of primary care organisation and specialist care provider to variation in GP referrals for suspected cancer: ecological analysis of national data
BMJ Quality & Safety, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 296-303Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe future of primary care rural cancer research: a commentary on Murage et al
Family Practice, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 526-527Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy132
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The use, quality and effectiveness of pelvic examination in primary care for the detection of gynaecological cancer: a systematic review
Family Practice, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 378-386Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy092
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13018/1/OUP_FP_tracked.pdf
Can we understand and improve poorer cancer survival in rural-dwellers?
BJGP Open, vol. 3, no. 2, bjgpopen19X101646Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAchieving Self-Directed Integrated Cancer Aftercare (ASICA) in melanoma: Protocol for a randomised patient-focused pilot trial of delivering the ASICA intervention as a means to earlier detection of recurrent and second primary melanoma
Trials, vol. 20, 318Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDo pharmacists contribute to patients’ management of symptoms suggestive of cancer: a qualitative study
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 131-139Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12489
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12992/1/Accepted_IJPP_Qualitative_article.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
The Chest Australia Trial: a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase consultation rates in smokers at risk of lung cancer
Thorax, vol. 74, no. 4, pp. 362-370Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212506
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11777/3/The_Chest_Australia_Trial.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://www.bmj.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Non-Open-Access-Articles-September-2018.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Patient and primary care delays in the diagnostic pathway of gynaecological cancers: a systematic review of influencing factors
British Journal of General Practice, vol. 69, no. 679, pp. 106-111Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPromoting shared decision making in patient-pharmacist interactions: a systematic review of decision aid tools and discrete choice experiments in chronic pain management
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Science and Research Summit 2019, pp. 20-21Contributions to Journals: AbstractsEngaging high-risk groups in early lung cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study of symptom presentation and intervention preferences amongst the UK’s most deprived communities
BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 5, e025902Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow European primary care practitioners think the timeliness of cancer diagnosis can be improved: a thematic analysis
BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9, e030169Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030169
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12996/1/e030169.full_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Publicly available apps for cancer survivors: a scoping review
BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9, e032510Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPeople who live in countryside are less likely to survive cancer
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesRural dwellers are less likely to survive cancer: An international review and meta-analysis
Health & Place, vol. 53, pp. 219-227Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentifying important health system factors that influence primary care practitioners' referrals for cancer suspicion: a European cross-sectional survey
BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 9, e022904Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImpact of rurality on processes and outcomes in melanoma care: results from a whole-Scotland melanoma cohort in primary and secondary care
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 68, no. 673, pp. 566-575Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMedications that relax the lower oesophageal sphincter and risk of oesophageal cancer: An analysis of two independent population-based databases
International Journal of Cancer, vol. 143, no. 1, pp. 22-31Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProton pump inhibitor and histamine-2 receptor antagonist use and risk of liver cancer in two population-based studies
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 55-64Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14796
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12243/1/PPIs_and_liver_cancer_R1.pdf
What are the current challenges of managing cancer pain and could digital technologies help?
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 204-212Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001232
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8752/3/BMJ.full.pdf
A systematic review of the use, quality and effects of pelvic examination in primary care for the detection of gynaecological cancer
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 737Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2018.1444410
Reducing barriers to consulting a General Practitioner in patients at increased risk of lung cancer: a qualitative evaluation of the CHEST Australia intervention
Family Practice, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 740-746Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDo patients' faces influence General Practitioners' cancer suspicions? A test of automatic processing of sociodemographic information
PloS ONE, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 1-13Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIs initial excision of cutaneous melanoma by General Practitioners (GPs) dangerous? Comparing patient outcomes following excision of melanoma by GPs or in hospital using national datasets and meta-analysis
European Journal of Cancer, vol. 86, pp. 373-384Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProtocol for the MelaTools Skin Self-Monitoring Trial: a phase II randomised controlled trial of an intervention for primary care patients at higher risk of melanoma
BMJ Open, vol. 7, 017934Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Right Thing? The Life, Travels and Some Revelations of an English Doctor: A Thorn in their Side
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 67, no. 663, pp. 467-467Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X692909
Evidence of advanced stage colorectal cancer with longer diagnostic intervals: a pooled analysis of seven primary care cohorts comprising 11,720 patients in five countries
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 117, pp. 888-897Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDo patients have worse outcomes in heart failure than in cancer? A primary care-based cohort study with 10-year follow-up in Scotland
European Journal of Heart Failure, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 1095-1104Contributions to Journals: ArticlesKnowledge or noise? Making sense of General Practitioners’ and Consultant use of two-week-wait referrals for suspected cancer
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 117, no. 5, pp. 597-603Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDistinguishing variation in referral accuracy from referral threshold: analysis of a national dataset of referrals for suspected cancer
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 8, e016439Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA cancer geography paradox? Poorer cancer outcomes with longer travelling times to healthcare facilities despite prompter diagnosis and treatment: a data-linkage study
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 439-449Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.180
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9820/9/bjc2017180.pdf
Impact of travel time and rurality on presentation and outcomes of symptomatic colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional cohort study in primary care
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 67, no. 660, pp. 460-466Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X691349
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10683/1/Urban_rural_manuscript_3_.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10683/4/Urban_rural_Figure_1.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10683/3/Urban_rural_Table_1.xlsx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10683/2/Urban_rural_Table_2.xlsx
Does emergency presentation of cancer represent poor performance in primary care? Insights from a novel analysis of linked primary and secondary care data
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 116, no. 9, pp. 1148-1158Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.71
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/6/EP_paper_BJC_second_resubmission_14022016_Murchie_et_al_CLEAN.docx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/8/Box_1._Context_coding_of_emergency_presentation.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/3/Figure_2._Number_of_GP_appts_before_diagnosis_.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/4/Table_1.xlsx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/1/Table_2..xlsx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/9/Table_3.xlsx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/2/Table_4.xlsx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/7/Table_5.xlsx
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9372/5/Table_6.xlsx