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Rachel Greer
Clinical researcher
Rachel Greer completed her GP training in Manchester in 2014. Her research career began the following year in Thailand while working for the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit. She completed a PHD focusing on the optimization of antibiotic use in the community in northern Thailand.
Rachel joined The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences in 2023. Her current research focuses on the use of digital health to support the diagnosis and management of long-term health conditions. Other research interests include remote vital sign monitoring, and improving the care and conduct of research with vulnerable populations.
Recent publications
The challenges and potential solutions of achieving meaningful consent amongst research participants in northern Thailand: a qualitative study
Journal article
Greer RC. et al, (2023), BMC Medical Ethics, 24
Implementation of point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein concentrations to improve antibiotic targeting in respiratory illness in Vietnamese primary care: a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial
Journal article
Do NTT. et al, (2023), The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 23, 1085 - 1094
The impact of C-reactive protein testing on treatment-seeking behavior and patients’ attitudes toward their care in Myanmar and Thailand
Journal article
Greer RC. et al, (2023), Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings, 11
Vulnerability and agency in research participants' daily lives and the research encounter: A qualitative case study of participants taking part in scrub typhus research in northern Thailand
Journal article
Greer RC. et al, (2023), PLoS ONE, 18
Outpatient antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in Vietnamese primary care settings by the WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch and Reserve) classification: An analysis using routinely collected electronic prescription data
Journal article
Nguyen NV. et al, (2023), The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 30