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Professor Alison Avenell

Professor Alison Avenell
Professor Alison Avenell
Professor Alison Avenell

Clinical Chair in Health Services Research

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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.

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  • Cardiovascular disease and vitamin D supplementation: trial analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis

    Ford, J. A., MacLennan, G. S., Avenell, A., Bolland, M., Grey, A., Witham, M., RECORD Trial Group
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 100, no. 3, pp. 746-755
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • 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

    Brazzelli, M., Cruickshank, M., Kilonzo, M., Ahmed, I., Stewart, F., McNamee, P., Elders, A., Fraser, C., Avenell, A., Ramsay, C.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, no. 55, pp. 1-102
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Are men difficult to find?: Identifying male-specific studies in MEDLINE and Embase

    Stewart, F., Fraser, C., Robertson, C., Avenell, A., Archibald, D., Douglas, F., Hoddinott, P., van Teijlingen, E., Boyers, D.
    Systematic reviews , vol. 3, 78
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Long term maintenance of weight loss with non-surgical interventions in obese adults: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

    Dombrowski, S. U., Knittle, K., Avenell, A., Araújo-Soares, V., Sniehotta, F. F.
    BMJ, vol. 348, g2646
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Systematic reviews of and integrated report on the quantitative, qualitative and economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men

    Robertson, C., Archibald, D., Avenell, A., Douglas, F., Hoddinott, P., van Teijlingen, E., Boyers, D., Stewart, F., Boachie, C., Fioratou, E., Wilkins, D., Street, T., Carroll, P., Fowler, C.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, no. 35, pp. v-vi, xxiii-xxix, 1-424
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures in post-menopausal women and older men

    Avenell, A., Mak, J. C. S., O'Connell, D.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 4, CD000227
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Patterns of weight change in the first 5 years after diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and their impact on glycaemic control and mortality

    Aucott, L., Philip, S., Avenell, A.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. s1, pp. 25-25
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of the sero-epidemiological association between Epstein-Barr virus and systemic lupus erythematosus

    Hanlon, P., Avenell, A., Aucott, L., Vickers, M. A.
    Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol. 16, no. 1, R3
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Advance telephone calls ahead of reminder questionnaires increase response rate in non-responders compared to questionnaire reminders only: The RECORD phone trial

    Maclennan, G., McDonald, A., McPherson, G., Treweek, S., Avenell, A., RECORD Trial Group
    Trials, vol. 15, 13
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Calcium supplements and cancer risk: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Bristow, S. M., Bolland, M. J., Maclennan, G. S., Avenell, A., Grey, A., Gamble, G. D., Reid, I. R.
    British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 110, no. 8, pp. 1384-1393
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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