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Professor Craig Ramsay

Professor Craig Ramsay
Professor Craig Ramsay
Professor Craig Ramsay

Director of Health Services Research Unit

Accepting PhDs

About
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 statistics 
    1993 - University of Edinburgh 
  • PGDip Information Systems 
    1994 - Edinburgh Napier University 
  • PhD Public Health 
    2000 - University of Aberdeen 
Research

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.

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Nutrition and Health

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Dentistry

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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: 

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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  • The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Azuara-Blanco, A., Burr, J. M., Cochran, C., Ramsay, C., Vale, L., Foster, P., Friedman, D., Quayyum, Z., Lai, J., Nolan, W., Aung, T., Chew, P., McPherson, G., McDonald, A., Norrie, J. D. T., Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGLE) Study Group
    Trials, vol. 12, pp. 133
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Using the theory of planned behaviour as a process evaluation tool in randomised trials of knowledge translation strategies: A case study from UK primary care

    Ramsay, C. R., Thomas, R. E., Croal, B. L., Grimshaw, J. M., Eccles, M. P.
    Implementation Science, vol. 5, 71
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Predicting missing quality of life data that were later recovered: an empirical comparison of approaches

    Fielding, S., Fayers, P., Ramsay, C.
    Clinical Trials, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 333-342
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The translation research in a dental setting (TRiaDS) programme protocol

    Clarkson, J. E., Ramsay, C. R., Eccles, M. P., Eldridge, S., Grimshaw, J. M., Johnston, M., Michie, S., Treweek, S., Walker, A., Young, L., Black, I., Bonetti, D., Cassie, H., Francis, J., Mackenzie, G., Macpherson, L., McKee, L., Pitts, N., Rennie, J., Stirling, D., Tilley, C., Torgerson, C., Vale, L.
    Implementation Science, vol. 5, 57
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effect of point-of-care computer reminders on physician behaviour: A systematic review

    Shojiani, K., Jennings, A., Mayhew, A., Ramsay, C. R., Eccles, M., Grimshaw, J.
    Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 5, pp. E216-E225
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Beliefs about surgery: Development and validation of an instrument to assess cognitive representations about surgery, in the context of a chronic illness

    Francis, J. J., Wileman, S. M., Bekker, H., Barton, G. R., Ramsay, C. R.
    Psychology & Health, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1125-1137
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • How to Influence Patient Oral Hygiene Behavior Effectively

    Clarkson, J., Young, L., Ramsay, C. R., Bonner, B. C., Bonetti, D.
    Journal of Dental Research, vol. 88, no. 10, pp. 933-937
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care

    Shojania, K. G., Jennings, A., Mayhew, A., Ramsay, C. R., Eccles, M. P., Grimshaw, J.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 3
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Investigating the missing data mechanism in quality of life outcomes: a comparison of approaches

    Fielding, S., Fayers, P. M., Ramsay, C. R.
    Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, vol. 7, no. -, 57
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Can't do it, won't do it! Developing a theoretically framed intervention to encourage better decontamination practice in Scottish dental practices

    Bonetti, D. L., Young, L., Black, I., Cassie, H., Ramsay, C. R., Clarkson, J.
    Implementation Science, vol. 4
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Knee Arthroplasty Trial (KAT): design features, baseline characteristics, and two-year functional outcomes after alternative approaches to knee replacement

    Campbell, M., Fiddian, N., Fitzpatrick, R., Grant, A., Gray, A., Morris, R., Murray, D., Rowley, D., Johnston, L., MacLennan, G., McCormack, K., Ramsay, C., Walker, A., KAT Trial Group
    The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. American Volume, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 134-141
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: UK collaborative randomised trial

    Grant, A. M., Wileman, S. M., Ramsay, C. R., Mowat, A. G., Krukowski, Z., Heading, R. C., Thursz, M. R., Campbell, M. K., REFLUX Trial Group
    British Medical Journal, vol. 337, a2664
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: UK collaborative randomised trial

    Grant, A. M., Wileman, S. M., Ramsay, C. R., Mowat, N. A., Krukowski, Z. H., Heading, R. C., Thursz, M. R., Campbell, M. K., REFLUX Trial Group
    British Medical Journal, vol. 337, a2664
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Screening tests for detecting open-angle glaucoma: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mowatt, G., Burr, J. M., Cook, J. A., Siddiqui, M. A. R., Ramsay, C., Fraser, C., Azuara-Blanco, A., Deeks, J. J., The OAG Screening Project
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 49, no. 12, pp. 5373-5385
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimal access surgery amongst people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a UK collaborative study. The REFLUX trial

    Grant, A. M., Wileman, S. M., Ramsay, C. R., Bojke, L., Epstein, D., Sculpher, M., Macran, S., Kilonzo, M. M., Vale, L. D., Francis, J., Mowat, A. G., Krukowski, Z. H., Heading, R., Thursz, M., Russell, I., Campbell, M. K., REFLUX Trial Group
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 12, no. 31
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Recruitment to publicly funded trials: Are surgical trials really different?

    Cook, J. A., Ramsay, C. R., Norrie, J.
    Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 631-634
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A review of RCTs in four medical journals to assess the use of imputation to overcome missing data in quality of life outcomes

    Fielding, S., MacLennan, G. S., Cook, J. A., Ramsay, C. R.
    Trials, vol. 9, 51
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Developing the Intervention and Outcome Components of a Proposed Randomised Controlled trial (RCT) of a National Screening Programme for Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG): Medical Research Council funded trial platform study (G0701759): Study protocol

    Burr, J., Azuara-Blanco, A., Hernández, R. A., Ramsay, C. R., Vale, L. D.
    Working Papers: Working Papers

  • A pragmatic randomised, controlled trial of intensive care follow up programmes in improving longer-term outcomes from critical illness: the PRACTICAL study

    Cuthbertson, B., Rattray, J., Johnston, M., Wildsmith, J. A., Wilson, E., Hernandez, R., Ramsay, C., Hull, A. M., Norrie, J., Campbell, M., PRaCTICaL Study Group
    BMC Health Services Research, vol. 7, 116
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effect of multivitamin and multimineral supplementation on cognitive function in men and women aged 65 years and over: A randomised controlled trial

    McNeill, G., Avenell, A., Campbell, M. K., Cook, J. A., Hannaford, P. C., Kilonzo, M. M., Milne, A. C., Ramsay, C. R., Seymour, D. G., Stephen, A. I., Vale, L. D.
    Nutrition Journal, vol. 6, 10
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Using the literature to quantify the learning curve: A case study

    Cook, J. A., Ramsay, C. R., Fayers, P.
    International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 255-260
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: A systematic review and economic evaluation

    Burr, J. M., Mowatt, G., Hernández, R. A., Siddiqui, M. A. R., Cook, J. A., Lourenco, T., Ramsay, C. R., Vale, L. D., Fraser, C. M., Azuara-Blanco, A., Deeks, J., Cairns, J., Wormald, R., McPherson, S., Rabindranath, K., Grant, A. M.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 11, no. 41, pp. 1-190
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Using the literature to quantify the learning curve: A case study

    Cook, J. A., Ramsay, C. R., Fayers, P.
    International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 255-260
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Trial Protocol Tool: the PRACTIHC software tool that supported the writing of protocols for pragmatic randomized controlled trials

    Treweek, S. P., McCormack, K., Abalos, E., Campbell, M. K., Ramsay, C. R., Zwarenstein, M., PRACTIHC Collaboration
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 1127-1133
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The effects of reference pricing and other drug pricing policies

    Aaserud, M., Dahlgren, A. A., Kosters, J. P., Strum, H., Ramsay, C. R., Oxman, A. D.
    Regulatory Rapporteur, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 2-8
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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