Alison MacLeodAlison MacLeod is Professor in the Department of Medicine & Therapeutics in Aberdeen, Scotland and an Honorary Consultant Physician and Nephrologist at the Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust in Aberdeen. In these roles she sees patients with renal disease and is also part of a group of physicians who receive acute medical emergencies into Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. In her university role, Alison undertakes research into the epidemiology of kidney disease, particularly acute and chronic renal failure and also health services research into how kidney services can be optimally delivered to patients. Her research group has undertaken projects concerning the influence of comorbidity on outcomes in patients with endstage renal disease in the UK and Europe and shown that, even taking comorbidity into account, outcomes vary within Europe. Currently the group, including health economists, is evaluating the effect of available resources on patient outcome in centres in east and west Europe. Alison has undertaken systematic reviews for the NHS (UK) Research and Development initiative and currently chairs the Standards & Audit Subcommittee of the UK Renal Association. This group is preparing the next edition of the document containing standards for the practice of renal medicine. Alison is also a member of the medical board of the National Kidney Foundation, the renal patients group. She has played a major role in developing the new undergraduate student curriculum along General Medical Council guidelines. |
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