Clinical Chair in Health Services Research
- About
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- Email Address
- a.avenell@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438164
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
3rd Floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Alison Avenell joined the Unit in 1998, as a Clinical Research Fellow. She was subsequently funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health Directorates as a Clinical Research Fellow to undertake research in the MRC funded RECORD trial, which examined the effect of calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation in the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. She also led the MAVIS trial which examined the effectiveness of vitamin and mineral supplementation in preventing infections in older people, and helped lead the SIGNET trial of glutamine and selenium supplementation in critical illness. She was a CSO funded Career Scientist and currently has a clinical chair in health services research and is an Honorary Consultant in Clinical Biochemistry, undertaking systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials of treatments for adult obesity, and under-nutrition in clinical practice.
- Research
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Current Research
Current projects
- Evaluating the behavioural intervention, organisational and health economic evidence base for adult obesity management
- REBALANCE
- Systematic reviews of selected nutritional supplementation interventions
Completed projects
- Publications
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Gaining pounds by losing pounds: preferences for lifestyle interventions to reduce obesity
Health economics, policy, and law, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 161-182Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744133114000413
Gaining pounds by losing pounds: HERU Policy Brief
Working Papers: Working PapersSystematic review of the clinical and cost effectiveness of cholecystectomy versus observation/conservative management for uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones or cholecystitis
Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 637-647Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-014-3712-6
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5579/1/Brazzelli_2014.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/systematic-review-of-the-clinical-and-cost-effectiveness-of-cholecystectomy-versus-observationconservative-management-for-uncomplicated-symptomatic-gallstones-or-cholecystitis(e29a0a7a-469c-40f1-ad6f-8ca6e5c92211).html
Calcium supplements increase risk of myocardial infarction
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 389-390Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.2357
Branched-chain amino acid supplementation in adults with cirrhosis and porto-systemic encephalopathy: systematic review
Clinical Nutrition, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 958-965Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2014.02.011
Cardiovascular disease and vitamin D supplementation: trial analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 100, no. 3, pp. 746-755Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.082602
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15632/1/Ford_2014.pdf
Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cholecystectomy compared with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults presenting with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones or cholecystitis: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, no. 55, pp. 1-102Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18550
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4180/1/Brazzelli_2014.pdf
Are men difficult to find?: Identifying male-specific studies in MEDLINE and Embase
Systematic reviews , vol. 3, 78Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-78
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3715/1/Stewart_2014.pdf
Long term maintenance of weight loss with non-surgical interventions in obese adults: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
BMJ, vol. 348, g2646Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g2646
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4181/1/Dombrowski_2014.pdf
Systematic reviews of and integrated report on the quantitative, qualitative and economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, no. 35, pp. v-vi, xxiii-xxix, 1-424Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18350
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3329/1/Robertson_2014.pdf