Mary Paterson

Mary Paterson is a Research Fellow at the School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, specializing in telehealth and cardiovascular health. Her work focuses on hypertension management during pandemics, medication adherence technologies, and integration of patient-generated data with electronic medical systems.

• Affiliation: School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University
• Research Areas: Telehealth, Hypertension, Medication Adherence, Pandemic Healthcare Adaptation

Her recent studies include Covid-19's impact on hypertension care, patient experiences with telemonitoring, and systematic evaluations of electronic medication devices. She collaborates with the British Heart Foundation and Scottish Government initiatives to scale BP telemonitoring. Notable projects include developing methods to link telehealth data with NHS electronic records, enhancing clinician access to remote monitoring tools.

Paterson has published extensively on telehealth integration and medication adherence technologies, with a focus on real-world implementation challenges and patient-centered outcomes. She has worked in clinical research since 2000, transitioning from data management roles to leading telehealth studies.

• Funding: British Heart Foundation (Scale Up BP initiative, 2020-2024)
• Collaborations: University of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian
• Key Contributions: Telemonitoring system integration, pandemic-proof healthcare models