MBBS, MD, MSc, MMEd, FHEA
Senior Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- m.i.omar@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438126
- Office Address
Academic Urology Unit, Health Sciences Building, Second Floor, University of Aberdeen Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD United Kingdom
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Imran Omar is a qualified medical doctor with a particular interest in medical education and healthcare research. Dr Omar obtained his M.B.,B.S. degree from Dow Medical College (1993-1998). Dr Omar is certified as a Physician by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA, after clearing the United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 and Clinical Skills Assessment exam). Dr Omar is registered with the General Medical Council U.K. and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, U.K. Dr Omar obtained a Master's in Health Services and Public Health Research from the University of Aberdeen (2009) and a Master's in Medical Education from the University of Dundee (2012). His areas of research interest include systematic reviews, evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guideline development, real-world evidence and big data. We worked as Managing Editor for Cochrane Incontinence Group for almost five years and now works for the European Association of Urology (EAU) as Guidelines Office Methodology Supervisor, Vice-Chair of the Guidelines Office EAU Methods Committee, and a member of the EAU non-neurogenic female Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) panel. Dr Omar is a member of the GRADE Working Group, Cochrane Bias Methods Group, Cochrane Trainers' Network, Cochrane Statistical Network, Cochrane Consumer Network, and an Editor of Cochrane Urology. Dr. Omar is based within the Academic Urology Unit of the University of Aberdeen.
- Research
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Research Overview
My areas of research interest include systematic reviews, evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guideline development, real world evidence and big data.
- Publications
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Predictive Models for Assessing Patients’ Response to Treatment in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review
European Urology Open ScienceContributions to Journals: ArticlesReply to Badar M. Mian. Prostate Biopsy: Hyperbole and Misrepresentation Versus Scientific Evidence and Equipoise. Eur Urol. 2024;85:99–100
European Urology, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 313-314Contributions to Journals: EditorialsSurgical and minimally invasive treatment of ischaemic and non-ischaemic priapism: A systematic review by the EAU Sexual and Reproductive Health Guidelines panel
International Journal of Impotence Research, vol. 36, pp. 36–49Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat is the effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical therapies in the treatment of ischemic priapism in patients with sickle cell disease?: A systematic review by the EAU Sexual and Reproductive Health Guidelines Panel
International Journal of Impotence Research, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 20-35Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReply to Qingpeng Xie and Dianqiu Shen s Letter to the Editor re: Bhavan P. Rai, Jos Luis Dominguez Escrig, Lu s Vale, et al. Systematic Review of the Incidence of and Risk Factors for Urothelial Cancers and Renal Cell Carcinoma Among Patients with Haematuria. Eur Urol 2022;82:182-92
European Urology, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. e15-e16Contributions to Journals: LettersSurvivorship data in Prostate Cancer: Where are we and where do we need to be?
European Urology Open Science, vol. 59, pp. 27-29Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesThe diagnostic accuracy of cystoscopy for detecting bladder cancer in adults presenting with haematuria: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Guidelines Office
European Urology Focus, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 115-122Contributions to Journals: Review articlesClouds across the new dawn for clinical, diagnostic and biological data: accelerating the development, delivery and uptake of personalized medicine
Diagnosis, vol. 10, no. 4Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEmerging technologies for the surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction.: A systematic review
European Urology FocusContributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2023.09.003
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What are the short-term benefits and potential harms of therapeutic modalities for the management of overactive bladder syndrome in women?: A review of evidence under the auspices of the European Association of Urology, Female Non-Neurogenic LUTS Guidelines Panel
European Urology, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 302-312Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2023.05.014
Unanswered questions in prostate cancer: Findings of an international multi-stakeholder consensus by the PIONEER Consortium
Nature reviews. Urology, vol. 20, pp. 494–501Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinical Characterization of Patients Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and Undergoing Conservative Management: a PIONEER Analysis Based on Big Data
European Urology, vol. 85, no. 5, pp. 457-465Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReply to Juan Pablo Valdevenito, Marcio Augusto Averbeck, Sanjay Sinha, Enrico Finazzi-Agro, and Andrew Gammie’s Letter to the Editor re: Karl H. Pang, Riccardo Campi, Salvador Arlandis, et al. Diagnostic Tests for Female Bladder Outlet Obstruction: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Non-neurogenic Female LUTS Guidelines Panel. Eur Urol Focus 2022;8:1015–30
European Urology Focus, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 629-630Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2023.01.014
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22695/1/Pang_etal_EUF_Reply_To_Juan_AAM.pdf
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The need for core outcome sets in renal cancer clinical effectiveness research
Mini-invasive Surgery, vol. 7, 23Contributions to Journals: EditorialsThe role of Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCRs) as information systems in the delivery of evidence-based integrated cancer care: a scoping review
Health SystemContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20476965.2023.2216749
Oral anticholinergic drugs versus placebo or no treatment for managing overactive bladder syndrome in adults
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 5, no. 5, CD003781Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003781.pub3
Conservative interventions for managing urinary incontinence after prostate surgery
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. CD014799Contributions to Journals: Review articlesMaking the GRADE: Providing Clinical Practice Guidance to the European Association of Urology
European Urology, vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 405-406Contributions to Journals: EditorialsRadiological features characterising indeterminate testes masses: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
BJU International, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 288-300Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Systematic Review to Evaluate Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) for Metastatic Prostate Cancer According to the COnsensus-based Standard for the selection of Health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) Methodology
Cancers, vol. 14, no. 20, 5120Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe impact of low-pressure pneumoperitoneum on robotic-assisted radical cystectomy and intracorporeal ileal conduit urinary diversion: A case-control study.
World Journal of Urology, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 2467-2472Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBenefits and Harms of Conservative, Pharmacological, and Surgical Management Options for Women with Bladder Outlet Obstruction: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Non-neurogenic Female LUTS Guidelines Panel
European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 1340-1361Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvidence based medicine and its impact on surgical training
Surgical Education and Training in Pakistan: Creating a Model. Umer, M., Ather, M. H., Enam, S. A. (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 107-130, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEuropean Health Data Space – an opportunity now to grasp the future of data-driven healthcare
Healthcare, vol. 10, no. 9, 1629Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRandomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters: study protocol for the CATHETER II study
Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 630Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMinimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a Cochrane network meta-analysis
BJU International, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 142-156Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic Review of the Incidence of and Risk Factors for Urothelial Cancers and Renal Cell Carcinoma Among Patients with Haematuria
European Urology, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 182-192Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic Review of Comparative Patient Reported Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life after Management of Localized Renal Masses or Renal Cell Carcinomas
Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 209–239Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic Tests for Female Bladder Outlet Obstruction: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Non-neurogenic Female LUTS Guidelines Panel
European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1015-1030Contributions to Journals: Review articlesEuropean Association of Urology Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Part 1: Diagnostics, Overactive Bladder, Stress Urinary Incontinence, and Mixed Urinary Incontinence
European Urology, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 49-59Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEuropean Association of Urology Guidelines on the Management of Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Part 2: Underactive Bladder, Bladder Outlet Obstruction, and Nocturia
European Urology, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 60-70Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSecondary Treatment for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer: a pooled analysis of PRIAS and ERSPC-Rotterdam data within the PIONEER data platform
Journal of Personalized Medicine, vol. 12, no. 5, 751Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUpdating and integrating core outcome sets for localised, locally advanced, metastatic and non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer: an update from the PIONEER Consortium
European Urology, vol. 81, no. 5, pp. 503-514Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review
BMJ Open, no. 12, e058267Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of active surveillance for clinically localized prostate cancer to develop recommendations regarding inclusion of intermediate-risk disease, biopsy characteristics at inclusion and monitoring, and surveillance repeat biopsy strategy
European Urology, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 337-346Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStandardising the Assessment of Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Localised Prostate Cancer. A Systematic Review
European Urology Oncology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 153-163Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPatients’ and Health Care Professionals’ Expectations, Experience, and Perception of the Outcomes of Various Washout Policies in Preventing Catheter-associated Complications: Qualitative Study of the CATHETER II
European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 235-238Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.02.010
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Re: Veronika Birkhäuser, Andrea M. Sartori, Nicolas S. Bodmer, et al. Metaepidemiological Inventory of Diagnostic Studies on Urodynamics. Eur Urol Focus. In press https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.11.017
European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 1508-1509Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2020.06.011
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EVALUATING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASURES (PROMS) FOR LOCALISED PROSTATE CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW USING THE CONSENSUS-BASED STANDARD FOR THE SELECTION OF HEALTH MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS (COSMIN) METHODOLOGY
Journal of Urology, vol. 206, no. S3, pp. E212-E212Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001989.07
Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta‐analysis (Review)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 7, CD013656Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013656.pub2
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18861/1/Franco_etal_CDSR_Minimally_Invasive_treatments_VoR.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18861/2/Franco_etal_CDSR_Minimally_Invasive_Treatments_VoR.pdf
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Is There Outcome Reporting Heterogeneity in Trials That Aim to Assess the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatments for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women?
European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 857-868Contributions to Journals: Review articlesStrategies for the removal of short-term indwelling urethral catheters in adults (Review)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 6, CD004011Contributions to Journals: Review articlesWhich ultrasound or MRI characteristics demonstrate the highest diagnostic accuracy in identifying malignancy in males with indeterminate lesions of the testis? A systematic review
European Urology, vol. 79, no. S1, pp. S434-S434Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00688-6
Benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction: A systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS guidelines panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S437-S438Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00690-4
Diagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S428-S429Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00685-0
Evaluating Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) for localised prostate cancer: A systematic review using the Consensus-based Standard for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S430-S431Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00686-2
Management of women with overactive bladder syndrome: A systematic review with meta-analysis of benefits and potential harms of surgical and non-surgical treatment options by the EAU non-neurogenic female LUTS Guidelines panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S439-S440Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00691-6
Secondary treatment for men with localized prostate cancer: A pooled analysis of PRIAS and ERSPC-Rotterdam datasets within the PIONEER data platform
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S1480-S1481Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)01420-2
Surgical treatment in ischaemic and non-ischaemic priapism: A systematic review
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S684-S685Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00878-2
What are the different diagnostic tests for female Bladder Outlet Obstruction (fBOO)? A systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS Guidelines Panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S435-S436Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00689-8