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Susan D Shenkin is a Professor of Healthcare for Older People, Ageing and Health at the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. She serves as an Honorary Consultant with NHS Lothian Ageing and Health. Her academic career spans interdisciplinary research focusing on healthcare for older people, particularly those living with geriatric syndromes including delirium, dementia, and frailty. She holds leadership roles including Co-Chair of ENRICH Scotland, Deputy Director of the Advanced Care Research Centre Academy, and medical advisor to the Lothian Birth Cohort Studies.
Professor Shenkin's research interests encompass care home research, data-driven innovation in health and social care, systematic reviews of observational studies, and the lifecourse epidemiology of cognitive ageing and cerebrovascular disease. She has developed significant expertise in using electronic health records for research and has led multiple projects focused on delirium and dementia assessment tools. Her highly cited systematic reviews on dementia and delirium have influenced clinical practice guidelines globally, including the widely adopted 4AT delirium assessment tool.
Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on integrating technology and data science with geriatric medicine, examining topics such as electronic health record applications, neuroimaging biomarkers, and innovative approaches to care home research. The work spans multiple methodologies from systematic reviews to cohort studies and interventional research, with particular emphasis on improving care for older adults in community and care home settings.
- FRCP (Edin) 2013
- MD 'Life course influences on cognitive ability and cerebrovascular disease' 2006
- MSc Epidemiology, Distinction 2002
- MRCP (UK) 1997
- MBChB 1994
- BSc (Med. Sci.) in Psychology, 1st Class Hons 1992
- H-index 38
Professor Shenkin has supervised 18 post-graduate students (15 PhD, 3 MSc), serving as primary supervisor for 5 and secondary/co-supervisor for 14. She has successfully completed supervision for 9 students (6 PhD, 3 MSc). Her current research funding includes £650K for various projects, most significantly ENRICH Scotland (£350K, CSO), which has recruited 148 care homes across Scotland as 'research ready' and supported 28 studies. She also led the ELHF-funded OSCaRS project supporting care home staff during COVID-19 and contributed to the development of the planned National Care Service and National Data Platform in Scotland.
She leads a program of work focused on care home residents and staff, has established ENRICH Scotland with over 148 participating care homes, and serves as Clinical Lead for the Health and Social Care Data Driven Innovation Hub. Her work bridges clinical practice, research, and policy development in the field of geriatric medicine and ageing research.
