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Professor Alison Avenell

Professor Alison Avenell
Professor Alison Avenell
Professor Alison Avenell

Clinical Chair in Health Services Research

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Email Address
a.avenell@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438164
Office Address

Health Services Research Unit
3rd Floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Alison Avenell joined the Unit in 1998, as a Clinical Research Fellow. She was subsequently funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health Directorates as a Clinical Research Fellow to undertake research in the MRC funded RECORD trial, which examined the effect of calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation in the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. She also led the MAVIS trial which examined the effectiveness of vitamin and mineral supplementation in preventing infections in older people, and helped lead the SIGNET trial of glutamine and selenium supplementation in critical illness. She was a CSO funded Career Scientist and currently has a clinical chair in health services research and is an Honorary Consultant in Clinical Biochemistry, undertaking systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials of treatments for adult obesity, and under-nutrition in clinical practice.

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  • Obesity - a review of current treatments

    Jung, R., Avenell, A.
    Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, vol. 34, pp. 181-183
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults.

    Avenell, A., Noble, D. W., Barr, J., Engelhardt, T.
    Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), no. 4, pp. CD003703
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • The Long-Term Effectiveness of Lifestyle and Behavioural Weight Loss Interventions in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis

    Norris, S. L., Zhang, X., Avenell, A., Gregg, E., Bowman, B., Serdula, M., Brown, T. J., Schmidt, C., Lau, J.
    American Journal of Medicine, vol. 117, pp. 762-774
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The effects of an open design on trial participant recruitment, compliance and retention - a randomised controlled trial comparison with a blinded, placebo-controlled design

    Avenell, A., Grant, A. M., McGee, M., McPherson, G. C., Campbell, M. K., McGee, M.
    Clinical Trials, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 490-498
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The role of the laboratory in the assessment of the hypertensive patient

    Panarelli, M., Avenell, A.
    CPD Bulletin Clinical Biochemistry, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 89-92
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • The short-term benefits of weight reduction on blood pressure are not sustained: Evidence from studies with long-term follow-up.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Smith, W. C., Avenell, A., Jung, R., Broom, J., Grant, A.
    13th European Congress on Obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Weight loss in obese diabetic and non-diabetic individuals and long-term diabetes outcomes: a systematic review

    Aucott, L., Poobalan, A., Smith, W. C. S., Avenell, A., Jung, R., Broom, J., Grant, A. M.
    Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 85-94
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • What are the long-term benefits of weight reducing diets in adults? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Avenell, A., Brown, T. J., McGee, M., Campbell, M. K., Grant, A. M., Jung, R. T., Smith, W. C. S., Broom, J.
    Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 317-335
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • What interventions should we add to weight reducing diets in adults with obesity? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of adding drug therapy, exercise, behaviour therapy or combinations of these interventions

    Avenell, A., Brown, T. J., McGee, M., Campbell, M. K., Grant, A. M., Jung, R. T., Smith, W. C. S., Broom, J.
    Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 293-316
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Antithyroid drug regimen for treating Graves' hyperthyroidism.

    Abraham, P., Avenell, A., Watson, W. A., Park, C. M., Bevan, J. S.
    Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), no. 4
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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