Professor Craig Ramsay

Director of Health Services Research Unit

I am currently accepting PhDs in Dentistry and Nutrition and Health.

Contact Details

Telephone: work +44 (0)1224 438142
Fax: fax +44 (0)1224 438165
Email: c.r.ramsay@abdn.ac.uk
Address: The University of Aberdeen Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building,
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD

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

PhD, Public Health	University of Aberdeen	2000
PGDip, Information Systems	Edinburgh Napier University	1994
BSc, Mathematics and statistics	University of Edinburgh	1993

Research

Research Areas

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Dentistry Accepting PhDs View Research Area
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Specialisms

Healthcare Science
Medical Statistics

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Nutrition and Health and 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

Research 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.

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Trial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed
2020
Treweek, S., Bevan, S., Bower, P., Briel, M., Campbell, M., Christie, J., Collett, C., Cotton, S., Devane, D., El Feky, A., Galvin, S., Gardner, H., Gillies, K., Hood, K., Jansen, J., Littleford, R., Parker, A., Ramsay, C., Restrup, L., Sullivan, F., Torgerson, D., Tremain, L., von Elm, E., Westmore, M., Williams, H., Williamson, P. R., Clarke, M.

Trials, vol. 21, 33

Contributions to Journals: Articles

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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
2019
Cook, J. A., Julious, S. A., Sones, W., Hampson, L. V., Hewitt, C., Berlin, J. A., Ashby, D., Emsley, R., Fergusson, D. A., Walters, S. J., Wilson, E. C., Maclennan, G., Stallard, N., Rothwell, J. C., Bland, M., Brown, L., Ramsay, C. R., Cook, A., Armstrong, D., Altman, D., Vale, L. D.

Health Technology Assessment, vol. 23, no. 60

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

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
2019
Goulao, B., Campbell, M., Gillies, K., Ramsay, C.

5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, pp. 28-28

Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3688-6
Can surgery be avoided in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease and no complications?
2019
Brazzelli, M., Avenell, A., Gillies, K., Ramsay, C., Ahmed, I.

The BMJ, vol. 367, no. 8218, l5709

Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5709

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Five-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of Treatments for Varicose Veins
2019
Brittenden, J., Cooper, D., Dimitrova, M., Scotland, G., Cotton, S. C., Elders, A., MacLennan, G., Ramsay, C. R., Norrie, J., Burr, J. M., Campbell, B., Bachoo, P., Chetter, I., Gough, M., Earnshaw, J., Lees, T., Scott, J., Baker, S. A., Tassie, E., Francis, J., Campbell, M. K.

The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 381, no. 10, pp. 912-922

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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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Photodynamic versus white light-guided treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: A study protocol for a randomised trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness
2019
Tandogdu, Z., Lewis, R., Duncan, A., Penegar, S., McDonald, A., Vale, L., Shen, J., Kelly, J. D., Pickard, R., N Dow, J., Ramsay, C., Mostafid, H., Mariappan, P., Nabi, G., Creswell, J., Lazarowicz, H., McGrath, J., Taylor, E., Clark, E., Maclennan, G., Norrie, J., Hall, E., Heer, R.

BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9, e22268

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022268

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13118/1/Tangdogdu_et_al_bmj_photodynamic_versus_vor.pdf

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Methodology and reporting characteristics of studies using interrupted time series design in healthcare
2019
Hudson, J., Fielding, S., Ramsay, C. R.

BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 19, 137

Contributions to Journals: Articles

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0777-x

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12514/1/Methodology_and_reporting_characteristics_of_studies_using_interrupted_time_series_design_in_healthcare.pdf

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https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12874-019-0777-x

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Protocol for a Randomised controlled trial to Evaluate the effectiveness and cost benefit of prescribing high dose Fluoride toothpaste in preventing and treating dental Caries in high-risk older adults (reflect trial)
2019
Tickle, M., Ricketts, D. J. N., Duncan, A., O'Malley, L., Donaldson, P. M., Clarkson, J. E., Black, M., Boyers, D., Donaldson, M., Floate, R., Forrest, M. M., Fraser, A., Glenny, A. M., Goulao, B., McDonald, A., Ramsay, C. R., Ross, C., Walsh, T., Worthington, H. V., Young, L., Bonetti, D. L., Gouick, J., Mitchell, F. E., Macpherson, L. E., Lin, Y. L., Pretty, I. A., Birch, S.

BMC Oral Health, vol. 19, no. 1, 88

Contributions to Journals: Articles

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-019-0749-x

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12430/1/s12903_019_0749_x.pdf

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Prioritizing research areas for antibiotic stewardship programmes in hospitals: a behavioural perspective consensus paper
2019
Rzewuska, M., Charani, E., Clarkson, J. E., Davey, P. G., Duncan, E. M., Francis, J. J., Gillies, K., Kern, W. V., Lorencatto, F., Marwick, C. A., McEwen, J., Möhler, R., Morris, A. M., Ramsay, C. R., Rogers Van Katwyk, S., Skodvin, B., Smith, I., Suh, K. N., Grimshaw, J. M., The JPIAMR (Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance) Working Group on Behavioural Approaches to Antibiotic Stewardship Programmes

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 163-168

Contributions to Journals: Articles

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.020

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11868/1/Prioritizing_research_areas_for_antibiotic_stewardship_programmes_in_hospitals.pdf

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https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/prioritizing-research-areas-for-antibiotic-stewardship-programmes-in-hospitals(92caf58a-15e8-4a8a-bf58-7db15ecc8ac5).html
DELTA² guidance on choosing the target difference and undertaking and reporting the sample size calculation for a randomised controlled trial
2018
Cook, J. A., Julious, S. A., Sones, W., Hampson, L. V., Hewitt, C., Berlin, J. A., Ashby, D., Emsley, R., Fergusson, D. A., Walters, S. J., Wilson, E. C., Maclennan, G., Stallard, N., Rothwell, J. C., Bland, M., Brown, L., Ramsay, C. R., Cook, A., Armstrong, D., Altman, D., Vale, L. D.

Trials, vol. 19, 606

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2884-0

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http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11519/1/DELTA2_guidance_on_choosing_the_target_difference_and_undertaking_and_reporting_the_sample_size_calculation_for_a_randomised_controlled_trial.pdf

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Trial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed

Practical help for specifying the target difference in sample size calculations for RCTs: The DELTA2 five-stage study, including a workshop

What methods are used to involve patients and the public in numerical aspects of research?: A scoping review

Can surgery be avoided in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease and no complications?

Five-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of Treatments for Varicose Veins

Photodynamic versus white light-guided treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: A study protocol for a randomised trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness

Methodology and reporting characteristics of studies using interrupted time series design in healthcare

Protocol for a Randomised controlled trial to Evaluate the effectiveness and cost benefit of prescribing high dose Fluoride toothpaste in preventing and treating dental Caries in high-risk older adults (reflect trial)

Prioritizing research areas for antibiotic stewardship programmes in hospitals: a behavioural perspective consensus paper

DELTA2 guidance on choosing the target difference and undertaking and reporting the sample size calculation for a randomised controlled trial

Practical help for specifying the target difference in sample size calculations for RCTs: The DELTA² five-stage study, including a workshop

DELTA² guidance on choosing the target difference and undertaking and reporting the sample size calculation for a randomised controlled trial