Director of Health Services Research Unit
- About
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- Email Address
- c.r.ramsay@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438142
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building,
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am Director of the Health Services Research Unit and Professor of Health Care Evaluation. I also direct the Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group, which is the only academic centre in Scotland responsible for providing technology assessment reports for the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
I have wide ranging research interests in health services research with expertise in service improvement research, surgical trial evaluation, and quasi-experimental study designs and as statistical editor for the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care group I have led the worldwide development of systematic review methodology for interrupted time series designs. I serve on several national and international committees and was an inaugural member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland.
Qualifications
- BSc Mathematics and statistics1993 - University of Edinburgh
- PGDip Information Systems1994 - Edinburgh Napier University
- PhD Public Health2000 - University of Aberdeen
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Nutrition and Health, Dentistry.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Healthcare Science
- Medical Statistics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Nutrition and Health, Dentistry.
I provide PhD supervisory support for full or part-time PhD students. Some recent examples include:- Complex designs in randomised clinical trials – a case study in dentistry - Beatriz Goulao
- Interrupted times series (ITS) evaluation - Jemma Hudson
- What are the personal, clinical and social impacts of longer waiting times? A multi-methods study - Elisabeth Kirchner
- Optimising the responsible use of antibiotics - Shazia Yousuf
Funding and Grants
In terms of research grant awards, I have personally been involved as chief investigator or principal applicant on a portfolio of national and international studies generating in excess of £30 million, with £20 million in the last 5 years. The projects include a mix of large scale international trials and methodological studies funded from a variety of sources – all the studies are healthcare policy relevant and of national or international significance.
- Publications
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A stakeholder analysis to prepare for real-world evaluation of integrating artificial intelligent algorithms into breast screening (PREP-AIR study): a qualitative study using the WHO guide
BMC Health Services ResearchContributions to Journals: ArticlesImplementation of a web-based asynchronous consultation service in a hospital in Northeast Scotland: a multi-method multi-lens assessment
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchContributions to Journals: ArticlesCitizen science to improve patient and public involvement in GUideline Implementation in oral health and DEntistry (the GUIDE platform)
Health Expectations, vol. 27, no. 1, e13921Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffectiveness of conservative management versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the prevention of recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease (C-GALL trial): pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial
BMJ, vol. 383, e075383Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPredictors of long-term intraocular pressure control after lens extraction in primary angle closure glaucoma: results from the EAGLE trial
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 107, no. 8, pp. 1072-1078Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImplementation of a web-based asynchronous consultation service in a hospital in Northeast Scotland: a multi-method multi-lens assessment
HSR UK Annual ConferenceContributions to Conferences: PostersUsing re-randomisation designs to increase the efficiency and applicability of retention studies within trials: a case study
Trials, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 299Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRegional and national antimicrobial stewardship activities: a survey from the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance - Primary Care Antibiotic Audit and Feedback Network (JPIAMR-PAAN)
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, vol. 5, no. 2, dlad048Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSimulating complex patient populations with hierarchical learning effects to support methods development for post-market surveillance
BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 23, no. 1, 89Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLaparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT
Health and Social Care Delivery ResearchContributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentification of outcomes reported for hospital antimicrobial stewardship interventions using a systematic review of reviews.
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, vol. 5, no. 1, dlac127Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCorrection to: Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study (Pilot and Feasibility Studies, (2022), 8, 1, (77), 10.1186/s40814-022-01029-9)
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 8, 82Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesEarly detection of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: an economic evaluation based on data from the EDNA study
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 106, no. 12, pp. 1754-1761Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInterpretation of change scores for the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25: the minimally important difference
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 106, no. 11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-318901
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Photodynamic versus white-light-guided resection of first-diagnosis non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: PHOTO RCT
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 26, no. 40, pp. 1-144Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Randomized Trial of PHOTOdynamic Surgery in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
NEJM evidence, vol. 1, no. 10, EVIDoa2200092Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/EVIDoa2200092
"Well, in dentistry the dentist is always the boss”: A multi-method exploration of which organisational characteristics of dental practices most influence the implementation of evidence-based guidance.
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 8, e059564Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSynthetic sling or artificial urinary sphincter for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery: the MASTER non-inferiority RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 26, no. 36, 184Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/TBFZ0277
Perspectives of staff adopting outpatient asynchronous consultations in NHS Grampian, Scotland
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsCore outcome set for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 539–544Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPharmaceutical policies: effects of regulating drug insurance schemes
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 5, CD011703Contributions to Journals: Review articlesPulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 8, 77Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Review of Aerosol Generation Mitigation in International Dental Guidance
International Dental Journal, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 203-210Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNon-invasive testing for early detection of neovascular macular degeneration in unaffected second eyes of older adults: EDNA diagnostic accuracy study
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 26, no. 8Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAntibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection: exploring drivers of cognitive effort and factors associated with inappropriate prescribing
Family Practice, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 740–750Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic Accuracy of Monitoring Tests of Fellow Eyes in Patients with Unilateral Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Early Detection of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Study
Ophthalmology, vol. 128, no. 12, pp. 1736-1747Contributions to Journals: ArticlesYou had to do something: prescribing antibiotics in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and remobilisation
British Dental JournalContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-3621-8
Patient and public involvement in numerical aspects of trials (PoINT): exploring patient and public partners experiences and identifying stakeholder priorities
Trials, vol. 22, 499Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDeveloping a core outcome set for periodontal trials
PloS ONE, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. e0254123Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSelective Caries Removal in Permanent Teeth (SCRiPT) for the treatment of deep carious lesions: a randomised controlled clinical trial in primary care
BMC Oral Health, vol. 21, 336Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHave you had bleeding from your gums?: Self-report to Identify giNGival inflammation (The SING diagnostic accuracy and diagnostic model development study)
Journal of Journal of Clinical Periodontology, vol. 48, no. 7, pp. 919-928Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13455
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16648/1/goulao_etal_have_you_had_VOR.pdf
The Value of Preventative Dental Care: A Discrete-Choice Experiment
Journal of Dental Research, vol. 100, no. 7, pp. 723-730Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034521989943
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16739/1/Boyers_etal_JDR_The_Value_Of_VoR.pdf
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Twitter communication of the UK public on dental health and care during a COVID lockdown: "My kingdom for a dentist"
Community Dental Health, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentification and categorisation of relevant outcomes for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease: in depth analysis to inform the development of a core outcome set
BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 6, e045568Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045568
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16884/1/Cruickshank_etal_BMJO_Identification_and_categorisation_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/identification-and-categorisation-of-relevant-outcomes-for-symptomatic-uncomplicated-gallstone-disease(e370a043-95ee-45d1-8c15-857c465dacda).html
Outcomes of a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER)
European Urology, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 812-823Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAudit and feedback with or without training in-practice targeting antibiotic prescribing (TiPTAP): a study protocol of a cluster randomised trial in dental primary care
Implementation Science, vol. 16, 32Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProtocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones (C-Gall trial)
BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 3, e039781Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33766835/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039781
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16202/1/Ahmed_etal_Protocol_for_randomised_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/protocol-for-a-randomised-controlled-trial-comparing-laparoscopic-cholecystectomy-with-observationconservative-management-for-preventing-recurrent-symptoms-and-complications-in-adults-with-uncomplica(a66000bc-ddf4-4d6b-9167-7efd1556eace).html
Examining the effectiveness of different dental recall strategies on maintenance of optimum oral health: the INTERVAL dental recalls randomised controlled trial
British Dental Journal, vol. 230, no. 4, pp. 236-243Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2612-0
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Examining the impact of oral hygiene advice and/or scale and polish on periodontal disease: the IQuaD cluster factorial randomised controlled trial
British Dental Journal, vol. 230, no. 4, pp. 229-235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2662-3
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Risk-based, 6-monthly and 24-monthly dental check-ups for adults: the INTERVAL three-arm RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 24, no. 60, pp. 1-172Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24600
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15396/1/Clarkson_et_al_HTA_RiskBased6Monthly_VoR.pdf
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Aerosol Generating Procedures and their Mitigation in International Dental Guidance Documents - A Rapid Review
Cochrane Oral Health. 69 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsBarriers and facilitators to implementation of antibiotic stewardship programmes in hospitals in developed countries: insights from transnational studies
Frontiers in Sociology, vol. 5, 41Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThree behavior change theory–informed randomized studies within a trial to improve response rates to trial postal questionnaires
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 122, pp. 35-41Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRecommendations for the re-opening of dental services: a rapid review of international sources
Cochrane Oral Health. 36 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsA behavioural approach to specifying interventions: what insights can be gained for the reporting and implementation of interventions to reduce antibiotic use in hospitals?
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 1338–1346Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTrial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed
Trials, vol. 21, 33Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3980-5
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13499/1/Treweek_Trials_Trial_forge_VOR.pdf
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Practical help for specifying the target difference in sample size calculations for RCTs: The DELTA2 five-stage study, including a workshop
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 23, no. 60Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23600
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13466/1/HTA_3030850_VOR.pdf
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What methods are used to involve patients and the public in numerical aspects of research?: A scoping review
5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, pp. 28-28Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3688-6
Can surgery be avoided in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease and no complications?
The BMJ, vol. 367, no. 8218, l5709Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5709
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Five-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of Treatments for Varicose Veins
The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 381, no. 10, pp. 912-922Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1805186
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13810/1/NEJMFive_year_outcomes_Brittenden_at_al_VoR.pdf
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