Professor Amudha Poobalan

Professor Amudha Poobalan
Professor Amudha Poobalan
Professor Amudha Poobalan

MBBS, MSc, PhD, PFHEA

Personal Chair

About
Email Address
a.poobalan@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 437866
Office Address
1:078 Polwarth Building
Foresterhill Campus
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD

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School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

I am a Medical doctor by background, trained in academic Public Health, and have over 20 years of experience as a Public Health educator and researcher. I graduated from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore in India and worked as an infectious disease clinician before pursuing academia. I am a Professor of  Public Health Education and hold a Principal Fellow status of Advance HE https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/fellowship/principal-fellowship  I am the academic lead for Masters programmes in the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Aberdeen (UK).  

My pedagogical research focuses on equal opportunities and inclusive education. My research interests include student support to enhance engagement and learning, especially among ethnically and culturally diverse student communities; mentoring trainee doctors for improving career planning and addressing differential attainment; social accountability of education; predictive validity of medical selection; and sustainable education in resource-limited settings.

My work combines my discipline-specific research on Diabetes and Cancer with my pedagogical underpinning, working towards making an impact on task shifting and educational empowerment in Resource-limited settings. I am interested in lifestyle patterns and socio-cultural influences in the management of NCDs during ‘TRANSITIONS’. These include transitions from adolescence to young adults and rural to urban; economic, demographic, and cultural shifts in transitioning countries.

I have expertise in Systematic Reviewing and Qualitative research methodologies. I have research and education collaborations nationally and internationally with India, Kuwait, and Nepal working with academic institutions, NGOs, and Research Foundations with over 100 publications in high-impact scientific journals. I have undertaken consultancy work for WHO and peer-reviewed grant applications for Governments and other esteemed organisations such as NIHR. 

 

 

 

Qualifications

  • MBBS Medicine 
    1991 - Christian Medical College, Vellore South India 
  • MSc Public Health 
    2000 - University of Aberdeen 
  • PhD Public Health 
    2011 - University of Aberdeen 
  • PFHEA Higher Education 
    2021 - Advance HE 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
  • Academic Lead for Postgraduate taught Masters programmes for the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
  • Academic Lead for the Doctoral (PhD) programmes for the Institute of Applied Health Sciences.   
  • Programme lead for Master of Public Health (MPH), Qatar
  • Postgraduate lead on School Intercalating Executive facilitating Masters intercalation
  • Advance HE Champion – Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) IAHS
  • Member of the University Senate
  • Senate representative on the University Education Committee
External Memberships

 

  • External Examiner for University of Sheffield - For Master of Public Health (MPH) with 3 strands - Management and Leadership; European Public Health; Health Services Research
  • External Examiner for University of Dundee - For the ‘Professional Learning Framework’ with the Academic Skills Centre which awards Fellowship status.
  • Country Director and Executive member of Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) 
  • Member of the Society for Social Medicine
  • Member of the Association for the Study of Obesity
  • Principal Fellow of the AdvanceHE (PFHEA)
  • Adjunct faculty of the Department of Community Medicine at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India
  • Senior Editor for the Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (JARHE)
  • Invited member Committee – Medical Educators in Resource-Constrained Settings (MERCS) 

Latest Publications

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Prizes and Awards

  • 2023 - Best Research paper award at Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) conference
  • 2022 - Nominated for Excellence in Contribution to a Team or Role Award
  • 2019 - Winner of UoA Principal’s Teaching Excellence Award - Runner-up prize
Research

Research Overview

My main strands of work, combine my discipline-specific research on Diabetes and Cancer with my pedagogical underpinning, working towards making an impact of task shifting and educational empowerment in Resource-limited settings. I am specifically interested in lifestyle behavioural patterns; socio-cultural influences in prevention and management of NCDs during ‘TRANSITIONS’. These include transitions from adolescence to young adults; economic, demographic and cultural shifts in transitioning countries; and rural to urban transitions. 

My pedagogical research focuses on equal opportunities and inclusive education. My research interests are student support to enhance engagement and learning especially among ethnically and culturally diverse student communities; mentoring and support for trainee doctors for improving career planning and addressing differential attainment; social accountability of education; predictive validity of medical selection; and sustainable education in resource-limited settings.

 

Research Areas

Applied Health Sciences

Research Specialisms

  • Applied Science
  • Higher Education
  • Higher Education Teaching
  • Epidemiology

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.

Current Research

My main pedagogical interest can be broadly defined into three areas and I am involved in the following research projects reflecting my interests:

  • Mentoring and support for trainee doctors for improving career planning and addressing differential attainment (2021- ) Learning environment and experiences of trainees from certain backgrounds (e.g. minority ethnic groups) are more likely significant influencers of trainee attainment. Relationships with peers and mentors as well as psychosocial factors such as sense of belonging have been reported as key themes influencing differential attainment. Similarly, within medicine, there is evidence to suggest that mentoring improves career satisfaction, career planning and personal growth. However, the potential influence of mentoring on foundation doctors is yet to be explored to see if mentoring can lead to an improvement in retention and recruitment of junior doctors to speciality programmes. Funded by SMERC, I am collaborating with NHS Education Scotland (NES) Deanery colleagues to explore minority ethnic trainee doctors’ lived experiences of undertaking postgraduate specialty training; and explore the experiences and perceptions of mentoring amongst foundation trainees and its potential influences on career planning, progression, and satisfaction in Scotland

 

  • Impact of education models on social accountability (2019- ) Medical education and practice are not isolated from the cultural and social structural context in which they take place. Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, South India is one of the largest medical schools and was established in 1900 with the principles of preparing graduates to meet health care needs of society at its core. CMC selection and curricular processes have been developed, coordinated and aligned to, with local healthcare needs and context, and to instil and nurture the values of service in their graduates. I am leading two projects to assess the:
    • Predictive validity medical selection process in a resource constrained setting, retrospective cohort study (2021 -)
    • Education for the local context: exploring the impact of a unique medical training model on healthcare delivery in India; Qualitative study (2019 -)
  • Student support to enhance diversity, careers and employability (2017 - ) Traditionally, student support focuses on enhanced engagement and learning.  However, with increasingly diverse student communities, support must be considered more holistically, to support diverse student success.  Reflecting this, my interest is with student support at all stages of the student journey; from considering an application to study, applying for a place, integrating into, getting on and staying in a course, maximising the gains from educational opportunities, and outcomes thereafter. Diversity needs to be celebrated and many students face additional challenges because of the complexity of their background and/or personal circumstances. These challenges are often viewed under the umbrella term of ‘intersectionality

 

Past Research

Previous research

ICANTREAT - Cancer care pathway research (2018 - ) I am a core member of the research group working in collaboration with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India and BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital (BPKMCH), Nepal to improve cancer care pathways. Obtained Global Challenge Research Funds (GCRF) grants to run workshops in India and Nepal. This project focusses on developing community of expertise and key stakeholders to understand the care pathway, identify barriers to improve care. It also looks at the Hospital based Cancer Registries to understand the health data and how to strengthen this to improve health systems.

Patient Navigation System – Diabetes care management (2016 - ) Working with Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India to train community health workers (CHWs) in delivering education, screening for diabetes complications using a protocol-based referral for physician consultation for management, assisted by an android application (App) for patient tracking.  This project continues to build capacity with task shifting to improve frontline Community Health Care Workers’ intervention for diabetes management in resource limited settings.

Developing WHO Guidelines for Leprosy management (2018) I was invited by WHO to conduct a systematic review on various aspects of Leprosy management. I worked with Dr Laura Gillini, Prof Cairns Smith and Prof Roger Chow from WHO to develop the guidelines and was published by WHO. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/274127/9789290226383-eng.pdf

Young adults in transition and obesity (2017) I delivered an Invited symposium at the 24th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2017) in Porto, Portugal. I drew together a group of international collaborators from four countries to develop and deliver this symposium attended by over 200 delegates. I collaborated with six researchers from various countries (Prof Kate Steinbeck, University of Sydney, Australia; Dr Laura Lissner, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Dr Charoula Nikolaou, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belguim; Prof Andrew Hill, University of Leeds, UK; Prof Louise Baur, University of Sydney, Australia; Prof Tim Gill, University of Sydney, Australia) to develop and deliver the symposium on “The transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood”.

Knowledge Exchange

Cancer awareness in the community - Public Engagement activity

Collaborations

I collaborate with researchers nationally and globally to take my research interests forward; I work with 

  • T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, USA (Dr Shilpa Bhupathiraju)
  • University of Toronto, Canada (Dr Vasanthi Malik)
  • Bournemouth University (Prof Edwin van Teijlingen) 
  • Hongkong Baptist University (Prof Julien Baker)
  • Christian Medical College in Vellore, South India (Prof Vinay Oommen, Prof Anu Alexander)
  • Manipal University, Karnataka, South India (Prof Arathi Rao and Prof Ranjitha Shetty)
  • Sydney School of Public Health (Prof Kate Steinbeck)
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Prof Jennifer Cleland) 

Supervision

I have supervised four PhD students to completion

1. Effect of weight bias internalization on young women. External supervisor

(University of Sydney) 2019 -2023

2. Widening access to higher education and medicine in the UK and Australia. Lead supervisor

Funded by Aberdeen - Curtin Alliance 2018-2022

3. Effects of probiotics on child growth in Ghana. Lead supervisor

Funded by GET fund, Ghana 2012-2016

4. Maternal obesity in Nigeria: an exploratory study. Lead supervisor

Funded by Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme 2012 -2015

 

Masters (Postgraduate Taught and MRes) students

I have supervised 96 MSc taught research projects and 1 Masters by Research to successful completion. These students are from Master of Public Health (MPH), MSc in Global Health and Management and MSc in Human Nutrition programmes.

 Undergraduate supervision

I have supervised 6 Undergraduate research projects to successful completion. Two were from BSc Health Sciences, 1 Biomedical Sciences research projects and 3 Medical elective projects

 PhD Advisor

I act as an advisor for 3 PhD students, which includes pastoral support and organising the summative assessments across the 3 years and their final PhD Viva

Funding and Grants

Sep 2023 to Aug 2024. The Carnegie Trust - Research Incentive Grant.  £14,986. Staying in and getting on in medicine: Career decision-making in widening access students. Gibson Smith K, Poobalan A, Lumsden C, Walker K, Laidlaw A, Cecil J, Alexander K, Cleland J.

Oct 2022- May 2023. LTEP, University of Aberdeen. £732. . Staying in and getting on: Developing strategies to support widening access students in their medical studies. Gibson Smith K, Lumsden C, Walker K, Poobalan A, Laidla, A

Feb -Sep 2022. LTEP, University of Aberdeen. £1000. Standardised assessment rubrics - Help or Hindrance to feedforward? Poobalan A (PI), Craig L, Campbell F, Lopez R, Welch A, Tucker S, Maccallum D.

Feb -Sep 2022. LTEP, University of Aberdeen. £1000. Embedding Intersectionality: The pathway to an inclusive education. * Poobalan A (PI), Dowie C, Ross J, Brown A.

Nov 2021 to Aug 2022. SMERC. £3000. The lived experiences of racial discrimination in specialty trainees in Scotland Deanery: A qualitative study. Poobalan A (PI), Chopra C (Co-PI), Gibson Smith K, Youd E, Johnston P.

Feb 2021- Dec 2021. GCRF – SFC. £12,125. Selection into medicine in resource constrained settings: the predictive validity of a social-responsibility focused selection approach. Poobalan A (PI), Kynn M, Jack A, Oommen V, Zachariah A, Pulimood A, Cleland J.

Feb 2021- Dec 2021. GCRF – SFC. £18,105. Increasing participation in cancer screening and treatment in Nepal. Tripathee S (PI), Sara MacLennan S, Poobalan A, Guntupalli A.

Nov 2020- Feb 2021. UK India Eduation and Research Initiative (UKIERI) (£2,508) Virtual Student mobility award. Poobalan A (PI), De Roos Baukje, Radhakrishnan R, Satyamoorthy K.

May 2020 – Oct 2020. Chief Scientist Office (CSO) (£48,541). Looking after the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic: a focus on addressing physical activity, loneliness, and help-seeking behaviour. Martin K (PI), Khor W, Murchie P, Poobalan A, Powell D, Vieira R, K Stelfox K.

Feb 2020 – Jan 2021.  British Council (33,680).  UK India Eduation and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Student mobility award:  Study in India. Poobalan A (PI), De Roos Baukje, Radhakrishnan R, Satyamoorthy K.

Feb – July 2020. Friends of Vellore (£2000).  Improving research skills of community health aides in remote and rural tribal area in South India. Poobalan A (PI), Rose A

March 2020 – March 2021. British Council (£33,680). UKIERI student mobility programme: Study in India. Poobalan A (PI), Satyamoorthy K

Jan 2020 – Dec 2020. Scottish Funding Council (£9,800). Sustainable intensification: Integrating Aquaculture into food systems.De Roos B (PI), Poobalan A, Potts T,Van West P

Oct 2019 -Sep 2021. AMEE Grant for Medical Educators working in Resource Constrained Settings (MERCS grant) (£2500). Education for the local context: exploring the impact of a unique medical training model on healthcare delivery in India. A Zachariah (PI), Poobalan A, Pulimood A, Cleland J

Feb -Sep 2019. Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme (£1958). Enhancing postgraduate learning and experience: Evaluation of the SUCCESS PLUS programme (Socio-cUltural Coaching for Careers and Employability to Support Success: Pathways for Life Underpinning Success). Poobalan A (PI), Christie L, Morgan H, Craig L, Kyle J, Bhattacharya S, Okpo E.

Aug 2019 - May 2020. MRC. (£49,973). Mycotoxin exposure, intestinal inflammation and childhood stunting in India. Gratz S (PI), Poobalan A, Kyle J, de Roos B. 

May – Dec 2019. GCRF ISSF award. (£10,041) Increasing participation in breast cancer screening and treatment within Manipal, India: Developing a Community of Expertise (ICANTREAT). Maclennan S (PI) and Poobalan A.

Jan - Sept 2019. Wellcome Trust ISSF- International Partnership Award. (£9,900) Dietary mycotoxin exposure in India and possible link to chronic diseases- An exploratory study in four selected regions of southern India. Gratz S (PI), Poobalan A, Siruguri V, Madhuri R, Kyle J.

Sept –Nov 2018. GCRF-IPPF award.  (£14, 963) Increasing participation in breast cancer screening and treatment within Manipal, India (CANTREAT). Maclennan S (PI) and Poobalan A.

Oct 2018 – April 2019. MBChB Innovation Fund. (£2000) Development and pilot of an ‘Island Health Care Adventure’ for Year 1 MBChB students. Patey R (PI), O’Brien G, Kay C, Poobalan A, Jack A.

Feb –March 2018. WHO consultancy (£4296). Systematic review contributing to developing guidelines on Diagnosis, Treatment and prevention of Leprosy. Poobalan A (PI).  

Jan – June 2018. Scottish Funding Council. (£9,990). Nourishing the future: improving adolescent nutrition for reproductive health in Bangladesh. Haggarty P (PI), Bhattacharya S, Kyle J, Poobalan A, McNeill G.

June –Sept 2017. Summer studentship (£1500). Lecture recording and its impact on lecture attendance and academic performance: A systematic review. Poobalan A (PI), Comber D, Nordman E

April 2017- July 2018. Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme award. (£940) Student transitions: the role of student support structures. Cleland J (PI), Poobalan A, Barrow J, Foster K

June-July 2017. GCRF-IPPF award. (£15,534) Transferring capability and knowledge to measure second-hand smoke concentrations in homes as a first step to developing smoke-free homes intervention programmes in India and Malaysia. Semple S (PI), Poobalan A, Pattanshetty S, Abidin E. 

May 2017 Santander Mobility award (£1000). For travelling to Porto, Portugal to deliver a invited symposium on Young adult obesity at ECO 2017 and develop collaborations with Porto University. Poobalan A (PI)

April –May 2017. WHO consultancy (£13,000). Systematic review contributing to developing guidelines on Diagnosis, Treatment and prevention of Leprosy. Poobalan A (PI)  

Jan-March 2017. BBSRC GCRF- Impact Acceleration award (IAA). (£ 14,309) Introduction of health technologies to monitor dietary intake in relation to metabolic health in India. De Roos B (PI), Poobalan A, Kyle J, Pattanshetty S, Isaac R.

 

Teaching

Programmes

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

  • I am the Academic Lead for the Masters programme for the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition.
  • After developing, implementing and leading the MPH programme in Aberdeen for 7 years, I now lead the Master of Public Health (MPH) Programme in Qatar. I liaise with the strategic partners for successful delivery of the programme.
  • I lead the doctoral programme, from interviewing students at intake, assessing them at progress points and provide pastoral care.
  • I contribute to teaching on systematic reviewing, mixed methods study designs, double burden of malnutrition for MBChB and Masters level students on MPH, Global Health, MSc in special dentistry and MSc in Clinical Education 

 

 

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

I have taught on the Research in Medical Education (RESME) online course (April 2019- 2020) run by Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).  

Workshops on Research methods: I have conducted workshops on Evidence Based Medicine - a four-day workshop in Nepal funded by Department for International Development (DFID) in 2007. I also conducted a workshop on Qualitative Research Methods - a two-day workshop in India funded by UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) in 2015; Workshop in Kuwait for Medical Registrars in 2022.

 

Publications

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  • A qualitative study of social accountability translation: from mission to living it

    Cleland, J., Zachariah, A., David, S., Pulimood, A., Poobalan, A.
    BMC Medical Education, vol. 24, no. 1, 145
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Common mental health problems in medical students and junior doctors - an overview of systematic reviews

    Aljuwaiser, S., Brazzelli, M., Arain, I., Poobalan, A.
    Journal of Mental Health
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • "For us, whatever we do is wrong, until we do something really good": a qualitative study of the lived experiences of doctors from minority ethnic backgrounds in Scotland

    Chopra, C., Poobalan, A., Gibson Smith, K., Youd, E., Johnston, P.
    BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 10, e073733
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Follow the policy: An actor network theory study of widening participation to medicine in two countries

    Coyle, M., Bullen, J., Poobalan, A., Sandover, S., Cleland, J.
    Medical Education, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 288-298
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • An inclusive strategy to enhance equity and quality of research-led teaching experience

    Kyle, J., Nath, M., MacCallum, D., Poobalan, A., Tucker, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Race and sex disparities in acute outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus. A national inpatient sample study.

    Thuemmler, R. J., Pana, T., Mohamed, M. O., Poobalan, A., Mamas, M. A., Myint, P. K.
    Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, vol. 229, 107747
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The role of Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCRs) as information systems in the delivery of evidence-based integrated cancer care: a scoping review

    Tripathee, S., MacLennan, S., Poobalan, A., Omar, M. I., Guntupalli, A.
    Health System
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Traumatic Brain injury in Scotland: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Routine National Data

    Bashir, M. T., Bhatt, P., Thiruvothiyur, M., Khan, I., Cooper, J., Poobalan, A.
    British Journal of Neurosurgery
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Distribution of energy intake across the day and weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Young, I., Poobalan, A., Steinbeck, K., O'Connor, H., Parker, H.
    Obesity Reviews, vol. 24, no. 3, e13537
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
  • White Rice, Brown Rice and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Yu, J., Balaji, B., Tinajero, M., Jarvis, S., Khan, T., Vasudevan, S., Ranawana, V., Poobalan, A., Bhupathiraju, S., Sun, Q., Willett, W. C., Hu, F. B., Jenkins, D. J., Mohan, V., Malik, V. S.
    BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 9, e065426
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Developing research skills with weekly online seminars over the summer

    Gregory, J., Cunningham, C., MacLeod, A., Kiezebrink, K., Martin, K., Morgan, H., Myint, P. K., Parson, S., Poobalan, A., Speirs, V., Turner, S.
    Europhysiology 2022
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
  • Preparation, Relationship and Reflection: Lessons for International Medical Electives

    Stone, S., Moore, J., Tweed, S., Poobalan, A.
    Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 95-99
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Biomarkers for assessing acute kidney injury for people who are being considered for admission to critical care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

    Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Aceves Martins, M., Robertson, C., Jacobsen, E., Imamura, M., Poobalan, A., Manson, P., Scotland, G., Kaye, C., Sawhney, S., Boyers, D.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 1-286
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Step 1 - Needs Assessment

    Cleland, J. A., Poobalan, A., Durning, S. J.
    Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education. Phillips, A. W., Durning, S. J., Artino, A. R. (eds.). Elsevier, pp. 5-17, 13 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Writing up the literature review

    Poobalan, A., Hundley, V., Simkhada, B., Kurmi, O., Regmi, P.
    Academic writing and publishing in Health and Social Sciences. Wasti, S., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P., Hundley, V. (eds.). 1st edition. Himal books, pp. 68-77, 10 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
  • Cost-effectiveness and value of information analysis of NephroCheck and NGAL tests compared to standard care for the diagnosis of acute kidney injury

    Jacobsen, E., Sawhney, S., Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Scotland, G., Aceves Martins, M., Robertson, C., Imamura, M., Poobalan, A., Manson, P., Kaye, C., Boyers, D.
    BMC Nephrology, vol. 22, 399
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Effective interventions in road traffic accidents among the young and novice drivers of low and middle-income countries: A scoping review

    Gifty, G., Zubair, S. M., Poobalan, A., Sumit, K.
    Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, vol. 12, 100865
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Parental experiences of education at home during a pandemic

    Rehman, S., Gibson Smith, K., Poobalan, A., Martin, H. (ed.), Education in the North
    Education in the North, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 161-182
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Efficacy of ulipristal acetate in women with fibroid induced menorrhagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kounidas, G., Kastora, S. L., Barnott, E., Black, L., Robinson-Burke, T., Gould, A., Morgan, D., Urquhart, G., Poobalan, A., Jack, A.
    Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction, vol. 50, no. 9, 102173
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Knowledge, anxiety levels and attitudes of infertile couples towards COVID-19 and its impact on self-funded fertility treatment: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

    Kamath, M. S., Joseph, T., Karuppusami, R., Chinta, P., Pal, A., Nallamilli, S. R., Sarkar, S., Poobalan, A., Kunjummen, A. T.
    Human Reproduction Open, vol. 2021, no. 4, hoab039
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Considering medical education research: Selection into medical school

    Cleland, J., Oommen, V., Poobalan, A.
    Curr Med Issues, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 194-196
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Meritocratic and fair?: The discourse of UK and Australia's widening participation policies

    Coyle, M., Sandover, S., Poobalan, A., Bullen, J., Cleland, J.
    Medical Education, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 825-839
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Frontline community health care workers’ intervention for diabetes management in resource limited settings: a qualitative study on perspectives of key stakeholders

    Poobalan, A., Whiteley, E., Balsubramanya, B., Philip, S., Jebaraj, P., Balaji, B., John, O., Thomas, N., Abraham, P., Isaac, R.
    Journal of Global Health Reports, vol. 5, e2021046
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Should Kuwait Join Global Epidemiological Research for Older People?

    Serri, L. E., Myint, P. K., Poobalan, A., Soiza, R.
    Kuwait Medical Journal
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Acting as External Examiners in the UK: Going Beyond Quality Assurance

    Poobalan, A., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E.
    The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices. Sengupta, E., Blessinger, P., Ssemwanga, A., Cozza, B. (eds.). Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 13-23, 11 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • "I had no idea the university offered"…: The support needs of postgraduate taught students

    Poobalan, A., Barrow, J., Cleland, J.
    MedEdPublish, vol. 10, no. 1, 121
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • PhD supervision in Public Health

    Regmi, P. R., Poobalan, A., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E.
    Health Prospect: Journal of Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-4
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Increasing Engagement for Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment: The "ICANTREAT" Community of Expertise Initiative

    Kathrikolly, T. R., Nair, S., Poobalan, A., Shetty, R. S., Tripathee, S., MacLennan, S. J.
    Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 3655-3659
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Task shifting to frontline community health workers for improved Diabetes care in low-resource settings in India: A phase II Non-randomized controlled clinical trial

    Balasubramanya, B., Isaac, R., Philip, S., Prashanth, H., Abraham, P., Poobalan, A., Thomas, N., Jeyaseelan, L., Mammen, J., Devarasetty, P., John, O.
    Journal of Global Health Reports, vol. 4, e2020097
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Pooled versus individual nucleic acid amplification testing for detection of active SARS-CoV-2 infection (Protocol)

    Hijazi, K., Lawes, T., Okoliegbe, I., Gupta, E., Wilson, B., El-Sakka, N., Nebot, C., Okpo, E., Osman, M., Niu, C., Imoesi, P., Poobalan, A., Gould, I., Brazzelli, M.
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    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
  • Socio-Cultural Coaching to enhance Careers and Employability: Supporting Success.

    Poobalan, A., Craig, L., Christie, L., Morgan, H.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Caesarean Section rates in South Asian cities: Can midwifery help stem the rise?

    Rai, S. D., Poobalan, A., Jan, R., Bogren, M., Wood, J., Dangal, G., Regmi, P., van Teijlingen, E., Keshar Bahadur, D., Badar, S. J., Shahid, F.
    Journal of Asian Midwives (JAM), vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 4-22
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Sink or swim? Consideration for international medical elective projects at the University of Aberdeen

    Stone, S., Tweed, S., Lyall, E., Moore, J., Poobalan, A.
    ASME 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • The ARCHITECT and Alinity urine NGAL assays, urine NephroCheck test, and urine and plasma NGAL tests to help assess the risk of acute kidney injury in people who are being considered for admission to critical care

    Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Aceves Martins, M., Robertson, C., Jacobsen, E., Imamura, M., Poobalan, A., Manson, P., Scotland, G., Kaye, C., Sawhney, S., Boyers, D.
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 376 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • To see ourselves as others see us: A study of self- assessments in Year 1 Medical students

    Scott, M., Fielding, S., Jack, A., Poobalan, A.
    ASME Annual Scientific meeting 2019
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Transitioning postgraduate students: Enhanced student support through socio-cultural coaching

    Poobalan, A., Craig, L., Christie, L., Morgan, H.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Are young adults appreciating the health promotion messages on diet and exercise?

    Berry, E., Aucott, L., Poobalan, A.
    Journal of Public Health, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 687-696
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Health consequences of sex trafficking: A Systematic Review

    Simkhada, P., Van Teijlingen, E., Sharma, A., Bissell, P., Poobalan, A., Wasti, P. S.
    Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 130-150
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy

    Chou, R., Poobalan, A., Guidelines Development Group, External Review Group, WHO Steering Group
    Commissioned by World Health Organization. New Delhi: World Health Organization. 106 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • Summary of the Guidelines for diagnostic, prevention and treatment of Leprosy

    Poobalan, A. S.
    World Health Organization
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • Transitioning to Postgraduate Education – Do they really need support?

    Poobalan, A. S., Barrow, J., Foster, K. N., Cleland, J. A.
    Annual Academic Development Symposium 2018
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Assessment of the microbiological safety of fermented milk (nunu) in Northern Ghana and the influence of hygiene training

    Daari, K., Poobalan, A., Scott, K., McNeill, G.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Young adult obesity: the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Steinbeck, K., Hill, A., Gill, T., Baur, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Training Healthcare professionals to work across Cultures.

    Poobalan, A., Cleland, J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Recruitment and retention strategies for weight loss programmes among young people (18-25 year olds) – Emerging evidence.

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Alvarado, A. S.
    Internal Medicine Review, vol. 2, no. 10
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews
  • Obesity among young adults in developing countries: a systematic overview

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L.
    Current Obesity Reports, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 2-13
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Views of medical students: what, when and how do they want statistics taught?

    Fielding, S., Poobalan, A., Prescott, G., Marais, D., Aucott, L.
    Scottish Medical Journal, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 164-169
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Does quality of care differ when HIV patients are treated by non-specialist and specialist HIV healthcare providers in developed countries? A Systematic narrative review

    Sokhom, B., Okpo, E., Tonna, I., Poobalan, A.
    World Journal of AIDS, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 161-174
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Effects of probiotics on child growth: a systematic review

    Onubi, O. J., Poobalan, A. S., Dineen, B., Marais, D., McNeill, G.
    The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, vol. 34, 8
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Are the urban poor at higher risk for cardiovascular disease in newly industrialised and transitional India?

    Poobalan, A., Paul, B., Jeyalakshmi, J., Chourasia, M., McNeill, G., Aucott, L., Illikal, A., John, S., Isaac, R.
    Asia Oceania conference of Obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Is ‘Participatory Action Research’ an ideal way to facilitate healthy lifestyle in young adults in transition?

    Poobalan, A., Bull, E., Friel, S., Aucott, L.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • The emerging health problems of non-communicable diseases

    Poobalan, A. S., Simkhada, P., Kirkpatrick, P., Vijay, G.
    The Dynamics of health in Nepal. Wasti, S., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E. (eds.). 1 edition. Himal, pp. 142-168, 26 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Diet behaviour among young people in transition to adulthood (18–25 year olds): a mixed method study

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Clarke, A., Smith, W. C. S.
    Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 909-928
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Does Metformin combined with Clomiphene Citrate improve fertility related outcomes in Clomiphene resistant women with PCOS: a systematic review

    Gill, S., Gemmel, A., Colleran, R., Zanuri, N. B., O’Brian, H., Poobalan, A.
    Middle East Fertility Society Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 81-88
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Mental well-being related to lifestyle and risky behaviours in 18-25 year olds: Evidence from Northeast Scotland

    Aucott, L. S., Poobalan, A. S., McCallum, M., Smith, W.
    International journal of Public Health Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 431-440
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • PCOS induced infertility: Does Metformin combined with Clomiphene Citrate improve fertility related outcomes in Clomiphene resistant women with PCOS

    Gill, S., Colleran, R., Gemmel, A., Zanuri, N., O’Brian, H., Poobalan, A.
    British Conference of Undergraduate Research.
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Financial incentive for weight reduction: Evidence review

    Robertson, L., Manson, P., Black, C., Poobalan, A.
    NHS Grampian
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • Healthy young lifestyles: an exploration of obesity related behaviours in 18-25 year olds

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Clarke, A., Smith, W. C. S.
    Scottish School of Public Health Research.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
  • Physical activity attitudes, intentions and behaviour among 18-25 year olds: a mixed method study

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Clarke, A., Smith, W. C. S.
    BMC Public Health, vol. 12, 640
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the risk of diabetes in people with impaired glucose regulation: a systematic review and economic evaluation

    Gillett, M., Royle, P., Snaith, A., Scotland, G., Poobalan, A., Imamura, M., Black, C., Boroujerdi, M., Jick, S., Wyness, L., McNamee, P., Brennan, A., Waugh, N.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 16, no. 33, pp. 1-235
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Prevention of Obesity: Exploration of Lifestyle in 18-25 olds

    Poobalan, A. S.
    . 507 pages.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions
  • Knowledge, attitude, and prevalence of overweight and obesity among civil servants in Nepal

    Simkhada, P., Poobalan, A., Simkhada, P. P., Raja, A., Aucott, L.
    Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 507-517
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Weight loss interventions in young people (18 to 25 year olds): a systematic review

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Precious, E., Crombie, I. K., Smith, W. C. S.
    Obesity Reviews, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 580-592
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Analysis of the UK recommendations on obesity based on a proposed implementation framework

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Ahmed, S., Smith, W. C. S.
    BMC Public Health, vol. 10, 17
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Factors associated with Teenage pregnancy in South Asia

    Acharya, D., Bhattarai, R., Poobalan, A., van Teijlingen, E., Chapman, G.
    Health Science Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 3-14
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Obesity in young adults (18-25 year olds) and their attitudes, intentions and behaviour.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., McHardy, S., van Teijlingen, E., Araujo-Soares, V., Douglas, F., Smith, C.
    International Congress on Obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Weight loss interventions in young people (18 to 25 year olds): a systematic review

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Cairns Smith, W.
    CRD: DARE (The Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects)
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
  • Obesity as an independent risk factor for elective and emergency caesarean delivery in nulliparous women systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Gurung, T., Smith, W. C. S., Bhattacharya, S.
    Obesity Reviews, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 28-35
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Body mass index and associated lifestyle changes from childhood to earlier adulthood – results from North East Scotland.

    Smith, C. W., McHardy, S., Poobalan, A., Aucott, L.
    17th European Congress on obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Characteristics of effective interventions in improving young people’s sexual health: a review of reviews

    Poobalan, A. S., Pitchforth, E., Imamura, M., Tucker, J. S., Philip, K., Spratt, J., Mandava, L., Van Teijlingen, E.
    Sex Education, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 319-336
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Lifestyle in young adults (18-25 year olds): A questionnaire survey from North East of Scotland.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., McHardy, S., van Teijlingen, E., Araujo-Soares, V., Douglas, F., Cairns Smith, W.
    17th European Congress on obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Prevalence of Obesity in South Asians living in the UK.

    Nandigam, R., Aucott, L., Raja, E. A., Poobalan, A.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Updated systematic review of school based sexual health interventions for STI/HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Poobalan, A., Paul-Ebhohimhen,, V., van Teijlingen, E.
    Faculty of Public Health – Scottish Annual Conference.
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Validation of self-reported body mass index based in 11-18 year olds and a group of 18-25 University students - results from North East Scotland.

    Aucott, L., McHardy, S., Randall, E., Poobalan, A., Smith, C.
    17th European Congress on obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Prevention of Early Childhood Caries: A systematic review

    Poobalan, A. S., Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L. S., Smith, W. C. S., Helms, P. J. B.
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom: NHS Health Scotland. 122 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • Prevention of Childhood obesity: A review of systematic reviews

    Poobalan, A. S., Taylor, L., Clar, C., Helms, P. J. B., Smith, W. C. S.
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom: NHS Health Scotland. 38 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • Global themes in International Public Health

    Poobalan, A., Smith, C. W., Van Teijlingen, E.
    Leprosy Review, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 128-129
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials
  • Sex and relationships education in Scottish secondary schools (2006-2007)

    Van Teijlingen, E. R., Tucker, J. S., Philip, K. L., Spratt, J. C., Poobalan, A. S., Pitchforth, E., Imamura, M., Forbes, S., Vasianovich, A.
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom: NHS Health Scotland. 16 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • Obesity as an independent risk factor for elective and emergency caesarean delivery in nulliparous women – Systematic review.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Gurung, T., Smith, C. W., Bhattacharya, S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Overview of obesity research. Scottish Public Health Network: Obesity research, policy and practice in Scotland.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Douglas, F., van Teijlingen, E., Smith, W. C.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Analysis of UK recommendations on obesity based on an implementation framework.

    Poobalan, A., Ahmed, S., Aucott, L., Smith, W. C.
    15th European Congress on obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Effective interventions to prevent obesity in 16-25 year olds: a systematic review.

    Poobalan, A., Precious, E., Aucott, L., Crombie, I., Cairns Smith, W.
    Joint Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Association.
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes/ pre-diabetic status and other risk factors in South Asian in the United Kingdom: A systematic review.

    Poobalan, A., Royle, P., Waugh, N.
    Joint Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Association.
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • ‘Sex & Relationships Education - Review of Programmes & Supporting Materials’

    van Teijlingen, E., Tucker, J., Poobalan, A., Spratt, J. C.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • A United Kingdom survey of surgical technique and handling practice of inguinal canal structures during hernia surgery

    Ravindran, R., Bruce, J., Debnath, D., Poobalan, A. S., King, P. M.
    Surgery, vol. 139, no. 4, pp. 523-526
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The effects of treatments of postnatal depression on the physical and mental health of children. A Systematic review.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Ross, L., Smith, W. C., Helms, P., Williams, J.
    Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Public health interventions to prevent early childhood caries: a systematic review

    Poobalan, A. S., Brazzelli, M. G., Aucott, L. S., Smith, W. C. S., Helms, P. J. B.
    Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 59, no. Suppl 1, pp. A26-A27
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Analysis of implementation of recommendations on obesity in U.K.

    Menon, S., Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Smith, W. C. S.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Effects of intentional weight loss in obese population with respect to all cause mortality: A Systematic review.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Smith, W. C., Avenell, A., Jung, R., Broom, J., Grant, A.
    14th European Congress on Obesity.
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters
  • Effects of weight loss in overweight/obese individual and long-term hypertension outcomes - A systematic review.

    Aucott, L. S., Poobalan, A. S., Smith, W. C. S., Avenell, A., Jung, R., Broom, J.
    Hypertension, vol. 45, pp. 1035-1041
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Prevention of Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review.

    Poobalan, A., Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Smith, W. C. S., Helms, P.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Systematic Review of the benefits and hazards of co-sleeping in infancy.

    Crofton, A., Poobalan, A., Helms, P.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Weight loss may not be associated with such large reductions in blood pressure as previously assumed

    Poobalan, A.
    Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Medicine, vol. 9, pp. 256-257
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials
  • Systematic review of the long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for obesity and implications for health improvement

    Avenell, A., Broom, J., Brown, T. J., Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Stearns, S. C., Smith, W. C. S., Jung, R. T., Campbell, M. K., Grant, A. M.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 8, no. 21, pp. 1-182
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Effects of weight loss in overweight/obese individuals and long-term lipid outcomes: a systematic review

    Poobalan, A. S., Aucott, L. S., Smith, W., Avenell, A., Jung, R., Broom, J., Grant, A. M.
    Obesity Reviews, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 43-50
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Public Health interventions to prevent Early Childhood Caries.

    Poobalan, A., Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Smith, W., Helms, P.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Quantitative assessment of chronic postsurgical pain using the McGill Pain Questionnaire

    Bruce, J., Poobalan, A. S., Smith, W. C. S., Chambers, W. A.
    Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 70-75
    Contributions to Journals: 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
  • The prevalence of chronic chest and leg pain following cardiac surgery: a historical cohort study

    Bruce, J., Drury, N., Poobalan, A. S., Jeffrey, R. R., Smith, W. C. S., Chambers, W. A.
    Pain, vol. 104, no. 1-2, pp. 265-273
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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