Dr Kirsty McCormack

Dr Kirsty McCormack The University of Aberdeen School of Medicine & Dentistry Research Fellow work +44 (0)1224 438175 work fax +44 (0)1224 554580 pref Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT) Health Services Research Unit University of Aberdeen 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building Foresterhill ABERDEEN AB25 2ZD

Research Fellow

BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Personal Details

Telephone: +44 (0)1224 438175
Fax: +44 (0)1224 554580
Email: k.mccormack@abdn.ac.uk
Address: Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT)
Health Services Research Unit
University of Aberdeen
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
ABERDEEN
AB25 2ZD
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Biography

Kirsty McCormack joined the unit in 1997. She graduated in Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh in 1994 and since joining the Unit, she has gained an MSc Health Services and Public Health Research and a PhD in Health Services Research. She has worked on a number of projects within the Health Care Assessment Programme and has developed expertise in the design and conduct of pragmatic randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews of effectiveness with a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery. Kirsty is currently the Research Manager for the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT), a fully registered UK Clinical Research Collaboration Clinical Trials Unit with an internationally recognised expertise in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of multicentre trials.  


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Current Research

  • Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT)
  • Scottish Collaboration of Trialists (SCoT)
  • International network to promote the design and conduct of pragmatic trials (PRACTIHC)
  • Single Centre Appendectomy RCT: Laparoscopic vs Endoscopic Single-port Surgery (SCARLESS)
  • A randomised trial of different knee prostheses (KAT)
  • Comparative study of new imaging technologies for the diagnosis of glaucoma (GATE)
  • Optimal Surveillance Regimes for Individuals with Ocular Hypertension: Modelling and economic evaluation
  • NCCHTA Technology Assessment Review (TARS) Group

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    Research Grants

    • Single port laparoscopic surgery compared with standard 3 port laparoscopic surgery for appendicectomy. A pilot study for a randomised controlled trial: SCARLESS (Single Centre Appendicectomy RCT: Laparoscopic vs Endoscopic Single-port Surgery). Cost £50,000. Awarded by the CSO (CZG/2/498). 
    • Comparative study of new imaging technologies for the diagnosis of glaucoma. Cost £368,853. Awarded by the NIHR HTA (09/22/111). 
    • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic compared to open surgery for inguinal hernia repair. Cost £8,000. Commissioned by the National Institute of Clinical Effectiveness.

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    Teaching Responsibilities

    Kirsty teaches on the Health Services Research module of the MSc in Health Services and Public Health Research.


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    Qualifications

    PhD (Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen)

    MSc (Health Services and Public Health Research, University of Aberdeen)

    BSc (Hons) (Chemistry, University of Edinburgh)


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