Director of Health Services Research Unit
- About
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- 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 statistics1993 - University of Edinburgh
- PGDip Information Systems1994 - Edinburgh Napier University
- PhD Public Health2000 - University of Aberdeen
- Research
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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.
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:- 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
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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A randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones. (C-Gall trial)
International Surgical Congress of the Association-of-Surgeons-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland, pp. 195-196Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10266
Can Automated Imaging for Optic Disc and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Analysis Aid Glaucoma Detection?
Ophthalmology, vol. 123, no. 5, pp. 930-938Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLearning curves
Randomized Clinical Trials of Nonpharmacological Treatments. CRC Press, pp. 43-53, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/b11349
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Barriers and facilitators of evidence-based management of patients with bacterial infections among general dental practitioners: a theory-informed interview study
Implementation Science, vol. 11, pp. 1-12Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPatient-, organization-, and system-level barriers and facilitators to preventive oral health care: a convergent mixed-methods study in primary dental care
Implementation Science, vol. 11, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0366-2
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5539/1/Templeton_2016.pdf
Automated imaging technologies for the diagnosis of glaucoma: a comparative diagnostic study for the evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy, performance as triage tests and cost-effectiveness (GATE study)
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 20, no. 8Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20080
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5481/1/FullReport_hta20080.pdf
Consensus on outcome measures for glaucoma effectiveness trials: Results from a delphi and nominal group technique approaches
Journal of Glaucoma, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 539-546Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0000000000000301
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The clinical and cost-effectiveness of open mesh repairs in adults presenting with a clinically diagnosed unilateral, primary inguinal hernia who are operated in an elective setting: systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 19, no. 92, pp. i - 141Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19920
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10136/1/FullReport_hta19920.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/the-clinical-and-costeffectiveness-of-open-mesh-repairs-in-adults-presenting-with-a-clinically-diagnosed-unilateral-primary-inguinal-hernia-who-are-operated-in-an-elective-setting(fb2aae23-fb29-4545-8fcf-56dfeab37b8f).html
A systematic review of economic evaluations of the use of robotic assisted laparoscopy in surgery compared with open or laparoscopic surgery
Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 457-467Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair [the UK Rotator Cuff Surgery (UKUFF) randomised trial]
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 19, no. 80, pp. 1-218Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19800
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8977/1/FullReport_hta19800.pdf