Chair in Surgery (Clin)
- About
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- Email Address
- j.ndow@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438133
- Office Address
Academic Urology Unit 2nd Floor Health Sciences Building Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
James N’Dow is Director of the Academic Urology Unit since its establishment in 2001. His research activity spans across evidence synthesis, trials, guideline development, implementation science and the use of big data to complement traditional trial data. He has consistently secured significant funding for research totalling over £43 million over the past 20 years; including being the Coordinator of two large EU IMI funded big data for better outcomes projects. He is Coordinator of the €12M EU IMI funded 5 year project on prostate cancer big data (https://prostate-pioneer.eu/), a large European Multidisciplinary Consortium of 35 partners from 9 countries to harness the power of Big data to inform clinical practice recommendations. He recently successfully coordinated a second €21.3M EU IMI funded large consortium of 36 partners called OPTIMA researching three solid cancers (Prostate, Breast and Lung cancers).
He was Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Incontinence Review Group and has a track record in delivering NIHR funded national trials in urology. He is co-lead for the recently funded British Association of Urological Surgeons TUF Trials Unit awarded to CHaRT. Appointed Chair of European Association of Urology Guideline Office Board in 2014. Under his leadership, the EAU Guidelines have become the most comprehensive and trusted urological surgical practice guidelines globally, endorsed by 75 countries.
Co-founder and MD of UCAN. UCAN has led 3 fundraising campaigns over the past 15 years, raising over £7 million in philanthropic contributions (cash and in-kind) galvanising the support of the local business community. UCAN funded the opening of the first Urological Cancer Care Centre in Scotland, brought the first robotics surgical system to Scotland as well as contributing £2,517,000 to University of Aberdeen for urological cancer related research. He is also Founder and trustee for Horizons Trust UK charitable trust.
Qualifications
- MB ChB Medicine1990 - University of Aberdeen
- FRCS (Ed) Surgery1994 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- MD Medicine1999 - University of NewcastleWith Commendation
- FRCS (Urol) Urology1999 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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University of Aberdeen (2001 onwards)
University of Newcastle (1994 – 2001)
- External Memberships
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Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Association of Urological Surgeons
Medical and Dental Defence Union
European Association of Urology
Association of Academic European Urologist
- Research
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Research Overview
About Urology Trials:
Urology (AUU) has a strong track record of delivering NIHR funded multicentre randomised trials in collaboration with other urologists across the UK as well as uro-gynaecologists and forms a significant proportion of CHaRT’s trial portfolio. Some examples of Urology trials are:
James N’Dow (AUU Director) and Graeme MacLennan (CHaRT Director) are co-Lead for the British Association of Urological Surgeons TUF Trials Unit 3 year award (starting 2021).
A unique strength has always been AUU’s willingness to support other clinical academic surgeons as aspiring trialists to develop and lead trials themselves thereby building capacity of senior academic surgeons as Chief Investigators. The BAUS TUF Trials Unit allows AUU and CHaRT to support the Urological Community to mentor and develop the next generation of Urological Surgeon trialists.
About PIONEER:
A €12M EU IMI funded 5 year project on prostate cancer big data (https://prostate-pioneer.eu/), a large European Multidisciplinary Consortium of 35 partners from 9 countries to encourage the global urological community to harness the power of real world (Big) data to inform clinical practice recommendations in the field of Prostate Cancer.Nature Reviews Urology Publication – Introducing PIONEER https://rdcu.be/cqUmi
PIONEER presents a unique opportunity to contribute to critical patient focussed Pan-European Prostate Cancer research. PIONEER has prioritised 56 unanswered research questions using Delphi consensus methodology with all key stakeholders involved in the prioritisation exercise. Prostate Cancer patients from Grampian, across the UK and from the EU countries were involved.
The EAU Prostate Cancer Guideline panel and other prostate cancer Key Opinion Leaders were consulted to propose the most critical questions in the field of prostate cancer to be answered using big data. A two round Delphi survey including 73 healthcare professionals and 57 patients participated in round one followed by 49 healthcare professionals and 169 patients (including 53 English; 19 French; 31 German; 53 Italian; 13 Spanish) in round two, twelve additional questions were proposed during this first round. 56 questions were finally prioritised to be “critically important”.
Over the next 5 years, we expect to answer 10 prioritised research questions using federated analytics methodologies. To do this, PIONEER has had to map datasets to a common data model (OMOP) to allow reliable comparisons of outcomes across different datasets and countries (PIONEER has over 90 datasets in the pipeline for onboarding onto the PIONEER platform).
PIONEER is also exploring inclusion of hospital EHR data with Grampian (DaSH) being an early pilot centre. Researchers will only access pseudonymised data and no patient level data will be released from the DaSH environment. The results of this research will inform European Prostate cancer clinical practice guidelines.
About OPTIMA:
OPTIMA is a € 21.3 million European Commission Innovative Medicines Initiative funded research on patients with solid tumours leveraging the power of real world data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). It is a five-year project, involving 36 partners across 13 countries. OPTIMA’s mission is to design, develop and deliver the first interoperable and GDPR-compliant European real-world oncology data and evidence generation platform. To achieve this ambitious goal OPTIMA will:- Establish a harmonised large scale real-world evidence data platform for prostate, breast and lung cancer with real-world date covering > 200 million people. The platform will be secure, sustainable and interoperable hosting datasets, data analysis tools, federated learning tools, AI algorithms, and electronic decision support tools.
- Drive new knowledge generation through advanced analytics and AI-models. OPTIMA will identify and prioritise the main knowledge gaps in prostate, breast and lung cancer. Based on the key unanswered questions in each of the 3 cancer types, OPTIMA will develop specific AI-models to fill knowledge gaps and propose improved guideline recommendations.
- Develop electronic shared decision support tools. These tools will be based on computer-interpretable guidelines developed by combining declarative AI and clinical care pathways developed from the leading clinical practice guidelines for prostate, breast and lung cancer. The electronic decision support tools will be interfaced with patient electronic health records (EHR).
OPTIMA aims at personalisation of treatment, encompassing the richness of available data by processing high-dimensional data across datasets and sources, and using deep learning to identify the decisive factors that enable personalised, real-time decisions for each individual patient based on the most accurate and complete weighing of available knowledge. If successful in its objectives OPTIMA will also inform policy on a European level when it comes to the clinical deployment of AI algorithms in healthcare.
As academic coordinator for both PIONEER and OPTIMA, there are unique opportunities to expand evidence generation to include incorporation of real world evidence into the evidence profiles underpinning clinical practice guidelines development. This would further cement the Academic Urology Unit and the EAU as leaders in the methodologies of Clinical Practice Guidelines development by incorporating real world data analytics and new evidence informed by AI models.
About Clinical Practice Guidelines and Implementation Science:
Whilst the development and global dissemination of evidence based guidelines was transformative for urological practice, it was clear that adherence to guideline recommendations was still suboptimal and there were potentially a myriad of reasons for non-adherence:IMAGINE (IMpact Assessment of Guidelines Implementation and Education):
IMAGINE is a Pan-European National Urological Society Implementation Science Collaborative established to monitor clinical practice variation across over 40 European countries, to monitor baseline adherence to guideline recommendations and to identify determinants of non-adherence. IMAGINE will go on to develop knowledge transfer interventions geared to improve adherence. The first pilot has seen adherence data capture relating to treatment of over 6000 patients. To find out more on IMAGINE’s objectives, please see the following editorial and a recent publication.Improving guideline adherence in urology 2021 - Accepted/In press European Urology Focus
MacLennan, S., Duncan, E., Skolarus, T. A., Roobol, M. J., Kasivisvanathan, V., Gallagher, K. M., Gandaglia, G., Sakalis, V., Smith, E. J., Plass, K., Ribal, M. J., N'Dow, J., Briganti, A.:
Research Areas
Collaborations
Extensive collaborations across the world.
National – well connected with Urologists across the UK and strong links with the British Association of Urological Surgeons.
International – having spearheaded the engagement and endorsement of the European Urological clinical practice guidelines by National Urological Societies in 75 countries between 2014 – 2021, a strong network exists across all continents around the globe. As adjunct Secretary General of the EAU responsible for Education, I meet with representatives of all European National Urological Societies few times a year to discuss shared interests and collaborative opportunities.
PIONEER Partners:
1
STICHTING EUROPEAN UROLOGICAL FOUNDATION
EAU
Netherlands
2
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
LU
Sweden
3
UNIVERSITA VITA-SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE
USR
Italy
4
ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM
Erasmus MC
Netherlands
5
UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF
UKE
Germany
6
TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR
TAU
Finland
7
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
KCL
United Kingdom
8
EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER AISBL
EORTC
Belgium
9
TTOPSTART BV
TTOP
Netherlands
10
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTHOUTCOMES MEASUREMENT LTD
ICHOM
United Kingdom
11
EUROPEAN CANCER PATIENT COALITION
ECPC
Belgium
12
ASSOCIATION EISBM
ASSOC EISBM
France
13
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Imperial
United Kingdom
14
THE HYVE BV
The Hyve
Netherlands
15
EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR PERSONALISED MEDICINE ASBL
EAPM
Belgium
16
PINSENT MASONS LLP
PM
United Kingdom
18
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
WEIZMANN
Israel
19
THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
UoA
United Kingdom
20
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
TUD
Germany
21
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Fraunhofer
Germany
22
GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET
UGOT
Sweden
23
STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT
RUMC
Netherlands
24
IHE, INSTITUTET FOR HALSOOCH SJUKVARDSEKONOMI AKTIEBOLAG
IHE
Sweden
25
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Bayer AG
Germany
26
SANOFI-AVENTIS RECHERCHE & DEVELOPPEMENT
SAN
France
28
ASTELLAS PHARMA EUROPE BV
ASTELLAS
Netherlands
29
NV SAS INSTITUTE SA
SAS
Belgium
30
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
JANSSEN
Belgium
31
COVANCE LABORATORIES LTD
COVANCE
United Kingdom
32
ORION OYJ
ORION
Finland
33
IMS INFORMATION SOLUTIONS MEDICAL RESEARCH LIMITED
IQVIA
United Kingdom
34
THE ECANCER GLOBAL FOUNDATION
eGF-eCancer
United Kingdom
35
JULIUS CLINICAL RESEARCH BV
Julius Clinical
Netherlands
36
ASTRAZENECA AB
AstraZeneca
Sweden
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HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV
HZDR
Germany
OPTIMA Partners:
1. Stichting EAU Foundation for Urological Research (EAU) NL
2. Lund University (LU) SE
3. Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (EMC) NL
4. Association EISBM (EISBM) FR
5. The University Court of the University of Aberdeen (UoA) UK
6. Tartu Ülikool (TU) EE
7. Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele (UNISR) IT
8. Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) UK
9. CASUS, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR) DE
10. Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring (HC) DE
11. Uppsala University (UU) SE
12. Oxford University (UOXF) UK
13. University of Vienna (UNIVIE) AT
14. European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IT
15.Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) DE
16. University College London (UCL) UK
17. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) BE
18. Institut de Cancerologie de l’Ouest (ICO) FR
19. Maastricht University (MU) NL
20. Institut Universitari d’Investigacio en Atencio Primaria (IDIAPJGol) ES
21. European Respiratory Society (ERS) CH
22. German Cancer Society (DKG) DE
23. European Lung Foundation (ELF) UK
24. European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) BE
25. ttopstart (TTOP) NL
26. GMV Soluciones Globales de Internet SAU (GMV) ES
27. Information Technology for Translational Medicine (ITTM) LU
28. SmartReporting GMBH (SR) DE
29. Owkin (OWK) FR
30. Arttic Innovation (ART) DE
31. YDEAL software PT
32. Pfizer UK
33. Bayer AG DE
34. Amgen CH
35. Roche CH
36. Abbvie USFunding and Grants
2004 – 2009
NCCHTA
Conservative treatment for urinary incontinence in men after prostate surgery (MAPS Trial)
£1,252,961
2004 – 2007
BUPA Foundation
Prospective collaborative study of patients with intestinal segments transposed into the urinary tract following surgery for bladder cancer or benign end-stage bladder disease (OTIS Study)
£179,857
2005 – 2006
NCCHTA
Systematic review and economic modelling of effectiveness and cost utility of surgical treatments for men with benign prostatic enlargement (BPE)
£108,410
2006 - 2009
NCCHTA
Types of urethral catheter for reducing symptomatic urinary tract infections in hospitalised adults requiring short-term catheterisation: multicentre randomised controlled trial of antibiotic and antiseptic impregnated urethral catheters.
£1,323,470
2007 - 2009
NCCHTA
Systematic review and economic modelling of the effectiveness and efficiency of non-surgical treatments of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
£204,031
2010 – 2013
NIHR HTA
'Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalised adults: a multicentre placebo controlled randomised trial of a calcium channel blocker (nifedipine) and an alpha blocker (tamsulosin)' (SUSPEND)
£1,452,458
2010 – 2015
NIHR
Cochrane Incontinence Review Group Editorial Base Funding
£590,000
2012 – 2015
NIHR
Systematic review and economic modelling of ablative therapy for men with localised prostate cancer
£292,253
2012 – 2015
CRANES
Development of core outcomes for surgical management of localised prostate cancer to support decision-making by patients, clinicians and policy makers
£176,903
2013 – 2015
Macmillan Cancer Support
Cancer Survival, Work and Working Life: Developing a Patient Advice & Information System for Scotland
£106,000
2013 – 2016
Prostate Cancer UK
Extending the UCAN model of patient information and support to remote and rural communities
£229,134
2013 – 2016
NIHR HTAP
TISU Trial: A multicentre randomised controlled trial of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, as first treatment option, compared with direct progression to ureteroscopic retrieval, for ureteric stones
£1,426,755
2012 – 2017
NIHR HTAP
OPEN Trial: A multicentre randomised controlled trial of urethroplasty versus optical urethrotomy for recurrent bulbar urethral stricture disease
£1,324,614
2013 – 2016
NIHR HTAP
ANTIC Trial: A multicentre randomised controlled trial of antibiotic prophylaxis for clean intermittent self catheterisation
£1,821,671
2014 – 2020
NIHR HTAP
PHOTO Trial: A multicentre randomised controlled trial of Photodynamic guided treatment for bladder cancer
£2,380,539
2018 – 2023
NIHR HTAP
CATHETER II Trial: Randomised Controlled Trial CompAring THE Clinical And CosT-Effectiveness Of VaRious Washout Policies Versus No Washout Policy In Preventing Catheter Associated Complications In Adults Living With Long-Term Catheters
£2,270,000
2018 – 2023
2021 - 2026
European Commission Innovative Medicines Initiative
European Commission Innovative Medicines Initiative
PIONEER: European Network of Excellence for Big Data in Prostate Cancer
Optimal treatment for patients with solid tumours in Europe through Artificial Intelligence
€12,000,000
€21, 300,000
- Teaching
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Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Trainer of East of Scotland Urology Specialist Registrars.
Provide research training to medical students as part of the Aberdeen Summer Research Scholarship programme (ASRS).
PhD supervisor.
Trainer and mentor of young academic urological surgeons in evidence synthesis methodology and real world data analytics.
Responsible for Education portfolio of European Association of Urology that has a membership of 19,000 urological surgeons.
- Publications
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CATHETER II: a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long term catheters
BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 12, e087203Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMirabegron versus placebo and other therapeutic modalities in the treatment of patients with Overactive Bladder Syndrome: A Systematic Review
European Urology FocusContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2024.09.012
PIONEER Big Data Platform for Prostate Cancer: Lessons for Advancing Future Real-World Evidence Research
Nature reviews. UrologyContributions to Journals: ArticlesSpecifying behavioural and strategy components of de-implementation efforts targeting low-value prescribing practices in secondary health care
Implementation Science Communications, vol. 5, no. 1, 88Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInfluences on Androgen Deprivation Therapy prescribing before surgery in high-risk prostate cancer
BJUI CompassContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.411
The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer: planning for the surge in cases
The Lancet, vol. 403, no. 10437, pp. 1683-1722Contributions to Journals: Review articlesClinical Characterization of Patients Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and Undergoing Conservative Management: a PIONEER Analysis Based on Big Data
European Urology, vol. 85, no. 5, pp. 457-465Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPredictive Models for Assessing Patients’ Response to Treatment in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review
European Urology Open Science, vol. 63, pp. 126-135Contributions to Journals: ArticlesResearch Protocol for an Observational Health Data Analysis on the Adverse Events of Systemic Treatment in Patients with Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer: Big Data Analytics Using the PIONEER Platform
European Urology Open Science, vol. 63, pp. 81-88Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImproving Patient Information and Enhanced Consent in Urology: The Impact of Simulation and Multimedia Tools. A Systematic Literature Review from the European Association of Urology Patient Office
European UrologyContributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2024.04.009
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AGREE II quality assessment of national and international clinical practice guidelines on prostate cancer
39th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsDevelopment of Prostate Cancer Typical Case Presentations and Their Usage in OPTIMA’s Guideline Based Decision Support Tool
39th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsMirabegron versus Placebo and other therapeutic modalities in the treatment of patients with Overactive Bladder Syndrome: a systematic review
39th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsOPTIMA Prostate Cancer Care pathways: Bridging Clinical Practice Guidelines, Real World Evidence and Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Decision- Making
39th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsThe role of artificial intelligence in urological cancers:: An overview of systematic reviews
39th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsHow Can We Improve Patient-Clinician Communication for Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer?
European Urology Open Science, vol. 62, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesESRU-ESU-YAU_UROTECH Survey on Urology Residents Surgical Training: Are We Ready for Simulation and a Standardized Program?
European Urology Open Science, vol. 61, pp. 18-28Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFrom BPH to male LUTS: a 20-year journey of the EAU guidelines
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, vol. 27, pp. 48-53Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41391-023-00700-3
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Three-year cost utility analysis of mini versus standard slings: A trial based economic evaluation
BJUI Compass, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 230-239Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.303
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22315/2/Kilonzo_etal_BJUIC_Three_Year_Cost_VoR.pdf
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Standardising Patient-Reported Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Insights from the PIONEER Consortium
ISOQOL 2024Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsUnanswered questions in prostate cancer: Findings of an international multi-stakeholder consensus by the PIONEER Consortium
Nature reviews. Urology, vol. 20, pp. 494–501Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMapping European Association of Urology Guideline Practice Across Europe: An Audit of Androgen Deprivation Therapy Use Before Prostate Cancer Surgery in 6598 Cases in 187 Hospitals Across 31 European Countries
European Urology, vol. 83, no. 5, pp. 393-401Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow Well do Polygenic Risk Scores Identify Men at High Risk for Prostate Cancer? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Clinical genitourinary cancer, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 316.e1-316.e11Contributions to Journals: Review articlesPD16-05 A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW TO EVALUATE PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASURES (PROMS) FOR METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER ACCORDING TO THE COSMIN METHODOLOGY: A PIONEER WP2 PROJECT
AUA 2023, pp. e491Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003271.05
How can we improve patient-clinician communication in men diagnosed with prostate cancer?: PA04
23rd International Meeting of the European Association of Urology NursesContributions to Conferences: AbstractsHow can we improve patient-clinician communication in men diagnosed with prostate cancer?
38th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsOPTIMA: New research project aims to improve treatment for patients with prostate, breast and lung cancer through artificial intelligence
Annual EAU Conference 2024, pp. A0992Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsRole of artificial intelligence in urological cancers: an overview of systematic reviews
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsShaping the Undergraduate Curriculum in Europe: Consensus Statement from the European School of Urology
European Urology, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 581-583Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2022.09.002
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Single-incision mini-slings versus standard synthetic mid-urethral slings for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: The SIMS RCT
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 26, no. 47, pp. 1-190Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPhotodynamic versus white-light-guided resection of first-diagnosis non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: PHOTO RCT
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 26, no. 40, pp. 1-144Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Randomized Trial of PHOTOdynamic Surgery in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
NEJM evidence, vol. 1, no. 10, EVIDoa2200092Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Systematic Review to Evaluate Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) for Metastatic Prostate Cancer According to the COnsensus-based Standard for the selection of Health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) Methodology
Cancers, vol. 14, no. 20, 5120Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA concentric circles view of health data relations facilitates understanding of sociotechnical challenges for learning health systems and the role of federated data networks
Frontiers in Big Data, vol. 5, 945739Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDissemination of the European Association of Urology Guidelines Through Social Media: Strategy, Results, and Future Developments
European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 1541-1544Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.10.010
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Improving guideline adherence in urology
European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 1545-1552Contributions to Journals: Review articlesUpdating and integrating core outcome sets for localised, locally advanced, metastatic and non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer: an update from the PIONEER Consortium
European Urology, vol. 81, no. 5, pp. 503-514Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review
BMJ Open, no. 12, e058267Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStandardising the Assessment of Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Localised Prostate Cancer. A Systematic Review
European Urology Oncology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 153-163Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSingle-Incision Mini-Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women
The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 386, no. 13, pp. 1230-1243Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPerinatal deaths and low birthweight in an urban health centre in the Gambia: A prospective cohort study
African Journal of Reproductive Health, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 20-28Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://www.ajrh.info/index.php/ajrh/article/view/3253
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i3.3
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Shockwave lithotripsy compared with ureteroscopic stone treatment for adults with ureteric stones: the TISU non-inferiority RCT
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 26, no. 19, pp. 1-70Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinical characterization and outcomes of prostate cancer patients undergoing immediate vs. conservative management:: A PIONEER study
37th Annual Congress of the European Association of UrologyContributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(22)01127-7
Outcomes of importance to men with advanced prostate cancer:: PIONEER interview study
37th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, S1550Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(22)01129-0
Recommendations for using Big Data in Prostate Cancer:: The experience from the PIONEER Watchful Waiting Study-a-thon
37th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, S1548-S1549Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(22)01128-9
Prostate-specific Antigen Testing as Part of a Risk-Adapted Early Detection Strategy for Prostate Cancer: European Association of Urology Position and Recommendations for 2021
European Urology, vol. 80, no. 6, pp. 703-711Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2021.07.024
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Nuclear medicine theranostics comes of age
The Lancet Oncology, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 1497-1498Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00540-4
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Essentials for Standardising the Undergraduate Urology Curriculum in Europe: Outcomes of a Delphi Consensus from the European School of Urology
European Urology Open Science, vol. 33, pp. 72-80Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLong term outcomes of prostate cancer patients managed by watchful waiting:: results from the PIONEER/EHDEN/OHDSI study-a-thon
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsSummarising current evidence for the PIONEER study-a-thon:: Systematic Literature Review of prostate cancer patients managed with watchful waiting
7th Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Global SymposiumContributions to Conferences: PostersA Systematic Review of the Use of Social Media for Dissemination of Clinical Practice Guidelines
European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 1195-1204Contributions to Journals: Review articlesEVALUATING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASURES (PROMS) FOR LOCALISED PROSTATE CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW USING THE CONSENSUS-BASED STANDARD FOR THE SELECTION OF HEALTH MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS (COSMIN) METHODOLOGY
Journal of Urology, vol. 206, no. S3, pp. E212-E212Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001989.07
What influences adherence to guidance for post-operative instillation of intravesical chemotherapy to bladder cancer patients?
BJU International, vol. 128, no. 2, pp. 225-235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.15336
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16878/2/Dunsmore_et_al_BJUI_WhatInfluencesAdherence_AAM.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16878/1/Dunsmore_etal_BJUI_What_influences_adherence_VOR.pdf
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Benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction:: A systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS guidelines panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. P0304Contributions to Conferences: PostersShockwave Lithotripsy Versus Ureteroscopic Treatment as Therapeutic Interventions for Stones of the Ureter (TISU): A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Non-inferiority Trial
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