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Professor Samuel Seidu

Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Medicine

Profile for Samuel Seidu

School/Department: Medical Sciences, School of

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Professor Sam Seidu is Professor in Primary Care Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Medicine. He is Co-Director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East Midlands and serves as Main Panel A advisor on clinical academic training for REF 2029. He holds a number of national and international leadership roles, including Vice-Chair for Research at Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE), board member of the Primary Care Diabetes and Obesity Society UK, and Clinical Lead and mentor for diabetes within the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System. He is an Associate Editor of the Primary Care Diabetes Journal and Diabetic Medicine. His contributions to the field have been recognised through several major awards, including the Royal College of General Practitioners' award for Most Outstanding Early Career Researcher (2021), the Diabetes UK 2026 Mary MacKinnon Named Lecture, and the Primary Care Diabetes Greece 2026 Named Lecture for Outstanding Contribution to Primary Care Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Medicine.

Research

  • Medication safety in diabetes and cardiometabolic diseases in the elderly population.
  • therapeutic inertia in people with diabetes to understand the causes, outcomes, and possible solutions.
  • Prevention  and management of Cardiometabolic Diseases.
  • Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes
  • Ethnic Minority Health and health inequalities in diabetes care.
  • Real World Evidence
  • Quality improvement in diabetes care in primary care settings

Publications

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=bCw_tzoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

  1. Seidu S, Willis H, Kunutsor SK, Khunti K. Intensive versus standard blood pressure control in older persons with or without diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. J R Soc Med. 2023 Feb 24:1410768231156997. doi: 10.1177/01410768231156997. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36825537.

  2. Van Grondelle SE, Van Bruggen S, Rauh SP, Van der Zwan M, Cebrian A, Seidu S, Rutten GEHM, Vos HMM, Numans ME, Vos RC. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on diabetes care: the perspective of healthcare providers across Europe. Prim Care Diabetes. 2023 Feb 16:S1751-9918(23)00033-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.02.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36822977; PMCID: PMC9933343.
  3. Kunutsor SK, Isiozor NM, Myers J, Seidu S, Khunti K, Laukkanen JA. Baseline and usual cardiorespiratory fitness and the risk of chronic kidney disease: A prospective study and meta-analysis of published observational cohort studies. Geroscience. 2023 Jan 17. doi: 10.1007/s11357-023-00727-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36646903.
  4. Seidu S, Abdool M, Almaqhawi A, Wilkinson TJ, Kunutsor SK, Khunti K, Yates T. Physical activity and risk of chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 cohort studies involving 1,281,727 participants. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023 Jan 10. doi: 10.1007/s10654-022-00961-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36626101.
  5. Highton PJ, Cassambai S, Jessen N, Agot GN, Hadjiconstantinou M, Davies M, Seidu S, Njoroge PK, Olenja JM, Godia P, Damasceno A, Lamptey R, Khunti K. Cardiometabolic disease and multiple long-term condition healthcare provision in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for new models of care in the post-COVID era. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2023 Jan;17(1):102681. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102681. Epub 2022 Dec 5. PMID: 36521305.
  6. Seidu S, Gillies C, Zaccardi F, Reeves K, Gallier S, Khunti K. Temporal trends in admissions for atrial fibrillation and severe bleeding in England: an 18-year longitudinal analysis. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2023 Dec;57(1):40-47. doi: 10.1080/14017431.2022.2156597. PMID: 36519374.
  7. Seidu S, Cos X, Topsever P. Self-rated knowledge and competence regarding the management of chronic kidney disease in primary care: A cross-sectional European survey of primary care professionals. Prim Care Diabetes. 2023 Feb;17(1):19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.11.013. Epub 2022 Dec 10. PMID: 36513582.
  8. Khunti K, Aroda VR, Aschner P, Chan JCN, Del Prato S, Hambling CE, Harris S, Lamptey R, McKee M, Tandon N, Valabhji J, Seidu S. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes services: planning for a global recovery. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 Dec;10(12):890-900. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00278-9. Epub 2022 Nov 7. PMID: 36356612; PMCID: PMC9640202.
  9. Quinn LM, Woolley AK, Davies MJ, Bodicoat DH, Seidu S, Khunti K, Hadjiconstantinou M. Educational preferences in individuals with cardiometabolic disease differs with age, ethnicity and educational status. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Dec;105(12):3479-3486. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.08.016. Epub 2022 Aug 30. PMID: 36150978
  10. Seidu S, Cebrián A, Kunutsor SK, Khunti K. Erectile dysfunction, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in people with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 Oct;16(5):601-613.

Supervision

1. Girish Dash: To develop a model for enhancing healthcare for multimorbidity patients visiting Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Research Student

2. Swornim Bajracharya: An Intervention to Reduce the Burden of Caregivers for Individuals with Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTCs) in Nepal: A Feasibility Study

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