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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What Is the Required Certainty of Evidence for the Implementation of Novel Techniques for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Obstruction?
European Urology Focus, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 351-356Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.05.014
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14497/1/Speakman_2019_AAM.pdf
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Key Steps in Conducting Systematic Reviews for Underpinning Clinical Practice Guidelines: Methodology of the European Association of Urology
European Urology, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 290-300Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReply to Philipp Dahm, Vikram Narayan, and Jae Hung Jung's Letter to the Editor re: Richard J. Sylvester, Steven E. Canfield, Thomas B.L. Lam, et al. Conflict of Evidence: Resolving Discrepancies When Findings from Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-analyses Disagree. Eur Urol 2017;71:811-9
European Urology, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. e93-e94Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2017.04.008
Conflict of Evidence: Resolving Discrepancies When Findings from Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-analyses Disagree
European Urology, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 811-819Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPolicies for replacing long-term indwelling urinary catheters in adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 7, pp. 1-43Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRe: Urethral strictures and bipolar transurethral resection in saline of the prostate: Fact or fiction?
Journal of endourology / Endourological Society, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 832-832Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2012.0458
Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2013, no. 6, CD010551Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010551.pub3
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Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 11, pp. CD010551Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLaparoscopic Colposuspension for Urinary Incontinence in Women, A Cochrane Review
40th Annual Meeting of the International-Urogynecological-Association, pp. S75-S76Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-015-2711-z
Urodynamic studies for management of urinary incontinence in children and adults: A short version Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis
Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 407-412Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.22584
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Urethral (indwelling or intermittent) or suprapubic routes for short-term catheterisation in hospitalised adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 12, CD004203Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 1, CD001843Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvasive urodynamic studies for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with voiding dysfunction
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 4, CD011179Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011179
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The role of alpha blockers prior to removal of urethral catheter for acute urinary retention in men
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 6, CD006744Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of bipolar compared with monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
BJU International, vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 24-35Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.12281
Types of indwelling urethral catheters for short-term catheterisation in hospitalised adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 9, pp. CD004013Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004013.pub4
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Urodynamic studies for management of urinary incontinence in children and adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 10, CD003195Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003195.pub3
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of bipolar compared to monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate
European Urology Supplements, pp. e523-e524Contributions to Journals: AbstractsDrug treatment for faecal incontinence in adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 6, CD002116Contributions to Journals: ArticlesElectrical stimulation with non-implanted electrodes for urinary incontinence in men
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 6, CD001202Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 11, CD010551Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010551.pub2
Systematic review of perioperative and quality-of-life outcomes following surgical management of localised renal cancer
European Urology, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 1097-1117Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2012.07.028
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2588/1/MacLennan_2013.pdf
Corrigendum to "systematic review of oncological outcomes following surgical management of localised renal cancer" [Eur Urol 2012;61:972-93]
European Urology, vol. 62, no. 1Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2012.04.003
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Systematic review of oncological outcomes following surgical management of localised renal cancer
European Urology, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 972-993Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2012.02.039
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2550/1/MacLennan_2012.pdf
Bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 2, CD009629Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009629.pub2
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