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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Calcium and heart attacks: Authors' reply
BMJ (Online), vol. 341, no. 7773, pp. 569Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c4998
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis
British Medical Journal, vol. 341, no. -, c3691Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c3691
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/756/1/Bolland%25202010.pdf
A case-control study of vitamin D status and asthma in adults
Allergy, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 666-667Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02220.x
Interventions to achieve long-term weight loss in obese older people
Age and Ageing, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 176-184Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afp251
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/1401/1/Whitham%25202010.pdf
The fate of conference abstracts: systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical treatments for men with benign prostatic enlargement
World Journal of Urology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 63-69Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-009-0500-3
Patient level pooled analysis of 68 500 patients from seven major vitamin D fracture trials in US and Europe
British Medical Journal, vol. 340, no. -, b5463Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5463
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/789/1/Abrahamsen%25202010.pdf
Factors Influencing the Participation of Older People in Clinical Trials: Data Analysis from the MAVIS Trial
Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 51-56Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-010-0009-x
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2036/1/Fearn%25202010.pdf
Behavioural Interventions for Obese Adults with Additional Risk Factors for Morbidity: Systematic Review of Effects on Behaviour, Weight and Disease Risk Factors
Obesity Facts, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 377-396Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000323076
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/1228/1/Dombrowski%25202010.pdf
Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain and morbidity in adults
Obesity Reviews, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 627-638Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00641.x
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/781/1/Brown%25202009.pdf
Systematic review and meta-analyses of studies of glutamine supplementation in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Bone Marrow Transplantation, vol. 44, no. 7, pp. 413-425Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2009.41