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Biography

Dr Tyrrell achieved his BMedSci in 2005 and BMBS in 2007, both from the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Following foundation training in Nottingham and Mansfield he completed GP training in Nottingham and was awarded Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in 2012. He currently works part time as a GP in Nottingham, as well as having a role as Research Lead for the Nottingham City GP Alliance.

He has worked as an academic GP since 2012 in a combination of teaching and research focused roles. He took up the role of Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Primary Care in 2012 and was course convener for one of the Primary Care taught modules within the undergraduate medical degree alongside working in the Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Group.

In 2014 he completed an MSc in Applied Epidemiology and was awarded an NIHR In-Practice Fellowship, working on a variety of studies focused on self-harm in young people. He then took up his current post as a Clinical Assistant Professor in 2017 within the Primary Care Education Unit. He is currently course lead for one of the Primary Care taught modules within the undergraduate medical degree while maintaining a strong interest in both primary care based epidemiological research, as well as educational research. He has experience of curriculum development and innovation, as well as running studies to test new educational innovations.

His clinical research is in the area of Injury Epidemiology, self-harm and suicide, primarily using large primary care databases.

Expertise Summary

Injury epidemiology, self-harm, suicide, undergraduate teaching

Teaching Summary

Dr Tyrrell teaches on a number of courses run by the Primary Care Education Unit across all years of the medical curriculum involving topics such as ethics, consultation skills, communication and… read more

Research Summary

Dr Tyrrell's main area of clinical research is injury epidemiology, in particular using primary care data to investigate risk factors and associations that influence self-inflicted injury episodes.

Most of this recent work has focused on using primary care data to explore the patterns and risk factors involved in self-harm or suicide, to better inform primary care practice.

Selected Publications

• TYRRELL, E.G., ORTON, E., TATA, L.J. and KENDRICK, D., 2012. British Journal of General Practice. 62(605), e827-e833

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Dr Tyrrell teaches on a number of courses run by the Primary Care Education Unit across all years of the medical curriculum involving topics such as ethics, consultation skills, communication and chronic disease management.

He currently leads the Early Primary Care module taught to 3rd year undergraduate medical students. He has a strong track record of curriculum development and testing educational innovations.

He is currently leading a piece of work to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence in undergraduate medical education, as well as working on evaluating other technological advancements and innovations in primary care based medical education.

Past Research

Dr Tyrrell has carried out other injury related research in the past including risks and patterns related to childhood poisonings and some related to fractures.

• ALOTHMAN, DANAH, LEWIS, SARAH, CARD, TIMOTHY, TYRRELL, EDWARD and FOGARTY, ANDREW W., 2024. Journal of Affective Disorders. 352, 278-280
• ALOTHMAN, DANAH, LEWIS, SARAH, FOGARTY, ANDREW W., CARD, TIMOTHY and TYRRELL, EDWARD, 2024. British Journal of General Practice. BJGP.2023.0509
• TYRRELL, EDWARD G., ORTON, ELIZABETH, TATA, LAILA J. and KENDRICK, DENISE, 2024. Archives of Public Health. 82(1), 50
• ALOTHMAN, DANAH, TYRRELL, EDWARD, LEWIS, SARAH, CARD, TIMOTHY and FOGARTY, ANDREW WILLIAM, 2023. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. 32,
• TYRRELL, EDWARD G., KNOX, RICHARD, SAHA, RUNA, BERRY, KATHRYN and TAGGAR, JASPAL S., 2023. Education for Primary Care. 34(3), 152-160
• JONES, MATTHEW, HILL, TREVOR, COUPLAND, CAROL, KENDRICK, DENISE, AKBARI, ASHLEY, RODGERS, SARAH, WATSON, MICHAEL CRAIG, TYRRELL, EDWARD, MERRILL, SHEILA, MARTIN, ASHLEY and ORTON, ELIZABETH, 2023. Injury Prevention. 29(2), 158
• ALOTHMAN, DANAH, CARD, TIMOTHY, LEWIS, SARAH, TYRRELL, EDWARD, FOGARTY, ANDREW W. and MARSHALL, CHARLES R., 2022. JAMA Neurology. 79(11), 1148-1154
• ALOTHMAN, DANAH, FOGARTY, ANDREW, TYRRELL, EDWARD, LEWIS, SARAH and CARD, TIMOTHY, 2022. Journal of Affective Disorders. 298, 555-557
• ALOTHMAN, DANAH, MARSHALL, CHARLES R., TYRRELL, EDWARD, LEWIS, SARAH, CARD, TIMOTHY and FOGARTY, ANDREW, 2022. Journal of Neurology. 269(8), 4436-4439
• HILL, T., COUPLAND, C., KENDRICK, D., JONES, M., AKBARI, A., RODGERS, S., WATSON, M.C., TYRRELL, E., MERRILL, S. and ORTON, E., 2021. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Published Online First: 22 June 2021, jech-2021-216613
• TYRRELL, E. and PRASAD, V., 2021. Paediatrics and Child Health. Corrected Proof available online: 31 July 2021,
• DAVIE, G.S., PAL, K., ORTON, E., TYRRELL, E.G. and PETERSEN, I., 2020. Diabetes Care. Published online ahead of print: 4 November 2020, dc201220
• TYRRELL, E.G., KENDRICK, D., SAYAL, K. and ORTON, E., 2018. British Journal of General Practice. 68(675), e703-710
• TYRRELL, E.G., ORTON, E., SAYAL, K., BAKER, R. and KENDRICK , D., 2017. Journal of Public Health. 39(2), e1-e9
• TYRRELL, E.G., ORTON, E. and TATA, L. J., 2016. Injury Prevention. 22, 400-406
• TYRRELL, E.G., ORTON, E., TATA, L.J. and KENDRICK, D., 2012. British Journal of General Practice. 62(605), e827-e833