Kate Best

Profile

I am a Senior Research Fellow in the Academic Unit of Ageing and Stroke Research (AUASR), with a background in Medical Statistics and Epidemiology. I have particular expertise in the acquisition, management and analysis of large, linked routine health data sets derived from primary, secondary and social care.

Research interests

I am the methodological lead for a portfolio of quantitiative ageing-related related research, with a focus on frailty as a particularly problematic expression of later life multimorbidity, and medicines optimisation:

  • NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Musculoskeletal Theme. National Institute for Health Research. £600k (within Musculoskeletal theme). 12/2022 - 11/2027
  • Development of methods to identify digitally excluded older people, and tailoring of interventions to meet their digital needs. The Dunhill Medical Trust. £412,253. 4/23-2/25
  • Intersectionality in structured medication reviews. NIHR HS&DR. £1,016,222. 1/24-12/26
  • Improving care for older people with frailty electronic Frailty index 2 development and validation. NIHR ARC-YH £9,000,000, 10/19-9/24
  • Development of a learning system to optimise anticholinergic medication prescribing for older people living with frailty. Health Data Research UK (UKRI/NIHR/Wellcome). £1,200,000 (part of £3,400,000 HDRUK North award). 07/20 - 03/23
     

Qualifications

  • PhD Epidemiology, Newcastle University
  • MSc in Medical Statistics, University of Leicester, 2010
  • BSc in Maths & Stats, University of York

Student education

Module lead for the “Capturing and Handling Data” module on the Postgraduate Programme in Health Research. 

Research groups and institutes

  • Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research
  • Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
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