Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- m.imamura@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438121
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Mari Imamura is a Research Fellow (Systematic Reviewer). She completed a PhD in sociolinguistics from the University of Aberdeen. She joined the Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women's Health (University of Aberdeen) for the external evaluation of a national demonstration project on teenage sexual health in Scotland, Healthy Respect. She then gained experience in systematic reviews in the area of reproductive health in EU countries as part of an EC-funded project, REPROSTAT2 (2004-2005), and in developing countries as part of Initiative for Maternal Mortality Programme Assessment (IMMPACT) (2005-2006). She joined the Health Services Research Unit in 2007 and led a couple of systematic reviews of clinical effectiveness of health care interventions commissioned by the UK Health Technology Assessment programme. She then moved to Academic Urology (2008-2013) to conduct a series of reviews on urological cancers funded by a Scottish urological cancer charity, UCAN, and then to IMMPACT (2013-2016) to conduct a review of complex interventions for guideline implementations to improve obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries. She then re-joined HSRU in 2016 to conduct clinical effectiveness reviews as part of Health Technology Assessments. She has experience of both quantitative and qualitative research methods and fieldwork experience of surveys and in-depth interviews.
- Research
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Current Research
- Health Techonology Assessment of surgical interventions for stress urinary incontinence in women
- Health Technology Assessment of interventions for interstitial cystitis (painful bladder syndrome)
Funding and Grants
- Apr-Dec 2006 NHS Scotland (with van Teilingen E, Tucker J, Poobalan A, Philip K, Spratt J, Pitchforth E and Astin M). 'Sex and Relationship Education – Review of Programmes and Supporting Materials' (Project Reference 2005/2006 RE044) £59,872
- Publications
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Risankizumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)Books and Reports: Commissioned ReportsThe ARCHITECT and Alinity urine NGAL assays, urine NephroCheck test, and urine and plasma NGAL tests to help assess the risk of acute kidney injury in people who are being considered for admission to critical care
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 376 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsNaftopidil for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 10, CD007360Contributions to Journals: Review articlesAchieving accountability through maternal death reviews in Nigeria: a process analysis
Health Policy and Planning, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1083-1091Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA systematic review of implementation strategies to deliver guidelines on obstetric care practice in low- and middle-income countries
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 19-28Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of obstetric care from a women-centered perspective in Nigeria since 2000
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 13-18Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBarriers and enablers to guideline implementation strategies to improve obstetric care practice in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative evidence
Implementation Science, vol. 11, 144Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMaternal death and obstetric care audits in Nigeria: a systematic review of barriers and enabling factors in the provision of emergency care
Reproductive Health, vol. 13, pp. 1-11Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConservative management for female urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse review 2013: Summary of the 5th International Consultation on Incontinence
Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 15-20Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.22677
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Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of urinary incontinence in adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 12, CD003505Contributions to Journals: Abstracts