Dr Samantha WILEMAN

Dr Samantha WILEMAN The University of Aberdeen School of Medicine & Dentistry Dr Samantha WILEMAN Research Fellow work +44 (0)1224 438173 work fax +44 (0)1224 438165

Research Fellow

Dr Samantha WILEMAN

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Telephone: +44 (0)1224 438173
Fax: +44 (0)1224 438165
Email: s.wileman@abdn.ac.uk
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Biography

Samantha Wileman joined the Unit in October 1997, as a Research Fellow on the Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) study; a randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of light therapy in primary care. She graduated from Reading University in 1992 in Biochemistry and Physiology, and gained a PhD in Physiology from King's College, London in 1996. She followed this with her first post-doctoral position, jointly in the departments of Ophthalmology and Molecular & Cell Biology at University of Aberdeen. Since then, she has worked in HSRU as the trial co-ordinator on the REFLUX trial, a national multicentre trial that aims to look at the best form of treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). She is currently the HSRU quality assurance (QA) manager (including CHaRT) and takes responsibility for developing robust QA systems, integrating them in to the Units current best working practices.


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Current Research

CHaRT

QA

The REFLUX Trial


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Qualifications

BSc Biochemistry and Physiology, Reading University
PhD, King’s College (London)


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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

  • Wileman, SM., McCann, SK., Grant, AM., Krukowski, ZH. & Bruce, J. (2010). 'Medical versus surgical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in adults'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 3, no. 3, pp. CD003243.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003243.pub2
  • Francis, J., Wileman, SM., Bekker, H., Barton, GR., Ramsay, CR. & REFLUX Trial Group (2009). 'Beliefs about surgery: Development and validation of an instrument to assess cognitive representations about surgery, in the context of a chronic illness'. Psychology & Health, vol 24, no. 10, pp. 1125-1137.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1080/08870440802071157
    [Online] AURA: Francis%202009b.pdf
  • Grant, AM., Wileman, SM., Ramsay, CR., Mowat, AG., Heading, RC., Thursz, MR., Campbell, MK. & REFLUX Trial Group (2008). 'Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: UK collaborative randomised trial'. British Medical Journal, vol 338, no. a2664, pp. 81-84.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2664
  • Grant, AM., Wileman, SM., Ramsay, CR., Mowat, AG., Krukowski, ZH., Heading, RC., Thursz, MR., Campbell, MK. & REFLUX Trial Group (2008). 'Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: UK collaborative randomised trial'. BMJ Rapid Response, vol 337.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2664
  • Grant, AM., Wileman, SM., Ramsay, CR., Bojke, L., Epstein, D., Sculpher, M., Macran, S., Kilonzo, MM., Vale, LD., Francis, J., Mowat, AG., Krukowski, ZH., Heading, R., Thursz, M., Russell, I., Campbell, MK. & REFLUX Trial Group (2008). 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimal access surgery amongst people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a UK collaborative study. The REFLUX trial'. Health Technology Assessment, vol 12, no. 31.
    [Online] DOI: 10.3310/hta12310
  • Eagles, J., Scott, NW., Cameron, IM., Wileman, SM. & Naji, SA. (2007). 'Dates of birth and seasonal changes in well-being among 4904 subjects completing the seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire'. Journal of Affective Disorders, vol 104, no. 1-3, pp. 161-165.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.02.014
  • Macran, S., Wileman, S., Barton, G., Russell, I. & REFLUX trial group (2007). 'The development of a new measure of quality of life in the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: The Reflux questionnaire'. Quality of Life Research, vol 16, no. 2, pp. 331-343.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9005-3
  • Wileman, SM., Mann, GM., Pearson, JP. & Baydoun, AR. (2003). 'Role of l-citrulline transport in nitric oxide synthesis in rat aortic smooth muscle cells activated with LPS and interferon - gamma'. British Journal of Pharmacology, vol 140, pp. 179-185.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705407
  • Eagles, J., Andrew, JE., Wileman, SM., Howie, FL., Cameron, IM. & Naji, SA. (2002). 'Seasonal affective disorder and social deprivation in Aberdeen'. Journal of Affective Disorders, vol 70, no. 3, pp. 337-340.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(01)00368-8
  • Eagles, J., Howie, FL., Cameron, IM., Wileman, SM., Andrew, JE., Robertson, C. & Naji, SA. (2002). 'Use of healthcare services in seasonal affective disorder'. British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 180, no. May, pp. 449-454.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1192/bjp.180.5.449
  • Wileman, SM., Eagles, J., Andrew, JE., Howie, FL., Cameron, IM., McCormack, K. & Naji, SA. (2001). 'Light therapy for seasonal affective disorder in primary care: randomised controlled trial'. British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 178, pp. 311-316.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1192/bjp.178.4.311
  • Andrew, JE., Wileman, SM., Howie, FL., Cameron, IM., Naji, SA. & Eagles, J. (2001). 'Comparison of consultation rates in primary care attenders with and without seasonal affective disorder'. Journal of Affective Disorders, vol 62, no. 3, pp. 199-205.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00148-8

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