Dr Gladys MCPHERSON

Dr Gladys MCPHERSON The University of Aberdeen School of Medicine & Dentistry Dr Gladys MCPHERSON Senior IT Manager at CHaRT work +44 (0)1224 438176 work fax +44 (0)1224 554580

Senior IT Manager at CHaRT

Dr Gladys MCPHERSON

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Telephone: +44 (0)1224 438176
Fax: +44 (0)1224 554580
Email: g.mcpherson@abdn.ac.uk
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Biography

Gladys McPherson joined the Unit in February 1999 as a Programmer/Database Manager working on the RECORD study. She graduated from University of Aberdeen in 1993 in Mathematics followed by an MSc in Information Systems from Robert Gordon University in 1995. After working for 18 months at RGU developing multimedia learning material for delivery over the Web and teaching Maths part-time at Aberdeen College she then spent the next 2 years working for two small local software firms developing firstly Error Correction Codes for digital communication systems and then technical software mainly for use in the oil industry. Since joining the Unit she has been responsible for designing, setting up and maintaining secure databases and associated programs for the running and monitoring of trials as well as preparation of reports and tables for trial analysis. She is the CHaRT Senior IT Manager heading a team of 5 programmers and completed a PhD exploring ‘The Role of Minimisation in Treatment Allocation for Clinical Trials’ in 2011. She is a Chartered Information Services Practitioner.  

 


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Current Research

A number of studies within the CHaRT portfolio  


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Qualifications

BA Biology, Open University
PGCE (Secondary), Northern College, Aberdeen
BSc (Hons) Mathematics, University of Aberdeen
MSc Information Systems, Robert Gordon University

PhD in Public Health, University of Aberdeen

 


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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

  • Glazener, CMA., Elders, A., Macarthur, C., Lancashire, RJ., Herbison, P., Hagen, S., Dean, N., Bain, C., Toozs-Hobson, P., Richardson, K., McDonald, AM., McPherson, G., Wilson, D. & ProLong Study Group (2013). 'Childbirth and prolapse: long-term associations with the symptoms and objective measurement of pelvic organ prolapse'. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol 120, no. 2, pp. 161-168.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12075
  • Avenell, A., Maclennan, GS., Jenkinson, DJ., McPherson, GC., McDonald, AM., Pant, PR., Grant, AM., Campbell, MK., Anderson, FH., Cooper, C., Francis, RM., Gillespie, WJ., Robinson, CM., Torgerson, DJ., Wallace, WA. & the RECORD Trial Group (2012). 'Long-Term Follow-Up for Mortality and Cancer in a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Vitamin D3 and/or Calcium (RECORD Trial)'. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, vol 97, no. 2, pp. 614.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1309
    [Online] AURA: Avenell_2011.pdf
  • Pickard, R., Lam, T., Maclennan, G., Starr, K., Kilonzo, M., McPherson, GC., Gillies, K., McDonald, AM., Walton, K., Buckley, B., Glazener, CMA., Boachie, C., Burr, J., Norrie, JDT., Vale, L., Grant, A. & N'dow, J. (2012). 'Types of urethral catheter for reducing symptomatic urinary tract infections in hospitalised adults requiring short-term catheterisation: multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of antimicrobial- and antiseptic-impregnated urethral catheters (the CATHETER trial)'. Health Technology Assessment, vol 16, no. 47, pp. 1-197.
    [Online] DOI: 10.3310/hta16470
    [Online] AURA: Pickard_2012.pdf
  • Malik, M., McCormack, K., Krukowski, ZH., McDonald, A., McPherson, G., Cook, JA., Ahmed, I. & SCARLESS Study Group (2012). 'Single port/incision laparoscopic surgery compared with standard three-port laparoscopic surgery for appendicectomy: a randomised controlled trial'. Trials, vol 13, pp. 201.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-201
    [Online] AURA: Malik_2012.pdf
  • McPherson, GC., Campbell, MK. & Elbourne, DR. (2012). 'Use of randomisation in clinical trials: a survey of UK practice'. Trials, vol 13.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-198
    [Online] AURA: McPherson_2012.pdf
  • Full-thickness Macular Hole and Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling Study (FILMS) Group (2011). 'Internal limiting membrane peeling versus no peeling for idiopathic full thickness macular hole: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial'. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol 52, no. 3, pp. 1586-1592.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6287
    [Online] AURA: Lois%202010.pdf
  • Azuara-Blanco, A., Burr, JM., Cochran, C., Ramsay, C., Vale, L., Foster, P., Friedman, D., Quayyum, Z., Lai, J., Nolan, W., Aung, T., Chew, P., McPherson, G., McDonald, A., Norrie, JDT. & Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGLE) Study Group (2011). 'The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial'. Trials, vol 12, pp. 133.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-133
    [Online] AURA: Azuara_Blanco_2011.pdf
  • Glazener, C., Boachie, C., Buckley, B., Cochran, C., Dorey, G., Grant, A., Hagen, S., Kilonzo, M., McDonald, A., McPherson, G., Moore, K., Norrie, J., Ramsay, C., Vale, L. & N'Dow, J. (2011). 'Urinary incontinence in men after formal one-to-one pelvic-floor muscle training following radical prostatectomy or transurethral resection of the prostate (MAPS): two parallel randomised controlled trials'. Lancet, vol 378, no. 9788, pp. 328-337.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60751-4
    [Online] AURA: Glazener_2011.pdf
  • Glazener, CMA., Boachie, C., Buckley, B., Cochran, C., Dorey, G., Grant, AM., Hagen, S., Kilonzo, M., McDonald, AM., McPherson, G., Moore, K., N'Dow, J., Norrie, JDT., Ramsay, C. & Vale, L. (2011). 'Conservative treatment for urinary incontinence in Men After Prostate Surgery (MAPS): two parallel randomised controlled trials'. Health Technology Assessment, vol 15, no. 24, pp. 1-290, iii-iv.
    [Online] DOI: 10.3310/hta15240
    [Online] AURA: Glazener_2011.pdf
  • Somani, BK., Nabi, G., Wong, SS.-W, Lyttle, M., Atiemo, K., McPherson, GC. & N'Dow, JMO. (2009). 'How close are we to knowing whether orthotopic bladder replacement surgery is the new gold standard?: Evidence from a systematic review update'. Urology, vol 74, no. 6, pp. 1331-1339.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.086
  • Avenell, A., Cook, JA., MacLennan, GS., McPherson, GC. & RECORD Trial Grp (2009). 'Vitamin D supplementation and type 2 diabetes: a substudy of a randomised placebo-controlled trial in older people (RECORD trial, ISRCTN 51647438)'. Age and Ageing, vol 38, no. 5, pp. 606-609.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp109
  • Fielding, S., Fayers, P., McDonald, AM., McPherson, GC., Campbell, MK. & RECORD Study Group (2008). 'Single imputation methods were inadequate for missing not at random (MNAR) quality of life data'. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, vol 6, no. 57.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-6-57
    [Online] AURA: HQLOAug08.pdf
  • Nabi, G., Yong, SM., Ong, EK., McPherson, GC., Grant, AM. & N'Dow, JMO. (2005). 'Is orthotopic bladder replacement the new gold standard?: Evidence from a systematic review'. Journal of Urology, vol 174, no. 1, pp. 21-28.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000162021.24730.4f
  • Fielding, S., Fayers, P., McDonald, AM., McPherson, GC. & Campbell, MK. (2004). 'Quality of life data: What to do when it is missing?'. Quality of Life Research, vol 13, no. 9, pp. 1520-1520.
  • Avenell, A., Grant, AM., McGee, M., McPherson, GC., Campbell, MK. & McGee, M. (2004). 'The effects of an open design on trial participant recruitment, compliance and retention - a randomised controlled trial comparison with a blinded, placebo-controlled design'. Clinical Trials, vol 1, no. 6, pp. 490-498.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1191/1740774504cn053oa
  • Scott, NW., McPherson, GC., Campbell, MK. & Ramsay, CR. (2002). 'The method of minimization for allocation to clinical trials: a review'. Controlled Clinical Trials, vol 23, no. 6, pp. 662-674.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/S0197-2456(02)00242-8

Books and Reports

Commissioned Reports

  • Cuthbertson, B., Campbell, MK., Stott, S., Vale, LD., Norrie, JDT., Kinsella, J., Cook, JA., Brittenden, J., Grant, AM., Alcorn, D., Serpell, M., McColl, S., Rae, D., Shepherd, K., Addison, J., McPherson, GC., McDonald, AM., Cotton, SC., Elders, AS., MacLennan, GS., Boyers, D. & Hernández, RA. (2010). 'Pragmatic multi-centre randomised trial of (1) routine postoperative ICU care and/or (2) pre-operative fluid loading in high-risk surgical patients undergoing major elective and urgent surgery'. Chief Scientist Office, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Glazener, CMA., Boachie, C., Buckley, B., Cochran, C., Dorey, G., Grant, AM., Hagen, S., Kilonzo, MM., McDonald, AM., McPherson, GC., Moore, K., N'Dow, JMO., Ramsay, CR. & Vale, LD. (2010). 'Conservative treatment for urinary incontinence in men after prostate surgery (MAPS)'. NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme, Southampton, United Kingdom.
    [Online] AURA: Glazener_2011.pdf
  • Lois, N., Burr, J., Norrie, JDT., McDonald, AM., Cook, JA., Boachie, C., Ternent, L., McPherson, GC. & Vale, LD. (2009). 'Clinical and cost-effectiveness of internal limiting membrane peeling for patients with idiopathic full thickness macular hole'. Focus on Research, no. CZH/4/235, Chief Scientist Office, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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