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PhD, MSc, PGDip, BPharm.
Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- r.newlands@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438190
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Rumana graduated from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (India) in Pharmacy and qualified as a registered pharmacist in India. After graduating, she worked as a pharmaceutical researcher and gained experience designing and running clinical drug trials. She also obtained a diploma and an MSc in Health Management and an MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research. In 2016, she completed a PhD in Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen in the area of clinical trial design and evaluation (using mixed methods and involving potential stakeholders). Her PhD project title was “Design and Outcomes of a feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of Lifestyle Intervention in Women Treated for Breast Cancer".
She joined the Health Services Research Unit in 2012 as a Research Assistant on the SUDDICU study (a study of infection control practices in intensive care units). Since then, she has contributed to several projects: the C-GALL (a randomised controlled trial of uncomplicated gallstone disease) study, the development of core outcome set (COS) for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease, Registry-based RCTs in Surgery, the TRiaDS implementation Research Programme (Pharmacy, Optometry and Dentistry), the STEER (aimed to develop and pilot theoretically informed, participant-centred, evidence-based interventions to improve retention of participants in clinical trials) and the PREP-AI-R (aimed at preparing to evaluate an artificial intelligence assisted diagnostic tool for breast cancer detection in a real-world setting). Currently, she is contributing to two clinical trials: REINFORCE (evaluation of robot-assisted surgical services in NHS) and PARTIAL (a randomised trial of partial vs radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma).
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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1. She is an active member of the University's
- Career Mentoring Programme for Postgraduate students and
- Athena SWAN self-assessment team
2. She reviews grant and research proposals.
- External Memberships
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1. She is a member of the UK Salivary Gland Cancer Research Working Group
2. She reviews manuscripts for journals with an international readership.
Latest Publications
A stakeholder analysis to prepare for real-world evaluation of integrating artificial intelligent algorithms into breast screening (PREP-AIR study): a qualitative study using the WHO guide
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 569Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe development of theory-informed participant-centred interventions to maximise participant retention in randomised controlled trials
Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 268Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBarriers and facilitators to reducing anticholinergic burden: a qualitative systematic review
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, vol. 43, pp. 1451-1460Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUnderstanding stakeholder views regarding the design of an intervention trial to reduce anticholinergic burden: a qualitative study
Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 12, 608208Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhy trials lose participants: a multi-trial investigation of participants’ perspectives using the theoretical domains framework
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 137, pp. P1-13Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
1. University of Aberdeen Principal's Excellence Awards (2022) for Outstanding Research Team- iCAIRD
The iCAIRD team worked with academia, clinical and industrial stakeholders to drive innovation and change in diagnostic services working towards new methodologies like using artificial intelligence (AI) service for patient benefit.
2. She received prize for best presentation (as a student) at the Nutrition Society Annual Conference, 2012.
- Research
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Research Overview
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Clinical trial methodology including the design and evaluation, and implementation of complex designs for improving trial efficiency and reducing research waste
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Evaluation of complex interventions to improve clinical practice, patients’ health and quality of life
Research Areas
Current Research
She is contributing to the process evaluation of two clinical trials (REINFORCE and PARTIAL).
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Applied Health Sciences.
Rumana supervises BSc students and post-graduate students at both Masters and PhD levels.
Her current PhD student projects involve
1. Developing and testing a pragmatic intervention to reduce the anticholinergic burden from medications in middle and older age using MRC Framework for Complex Intervention.
2. Methods for the economic evaluation of artificial intelligence algorithms in breast cancer diagnosis.
Funding and Grants
Katie Gillies, Irfan Ahmed, Miriam Brazzelli, Moira Cruickshank and Rumana Newlands. How to measure outcomes defined as core for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to treat uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease: generation of consensus based recommendations. The NHS Grampian Endowment Research Grant 2017- amount £11,905.00
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- Teaching
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- Publications
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Evaluating an audit and feedback intervention for reducing antibiotic prescribing behaviour in general dental practice (the RAPiD trial): a partial factorial cluster randomised trial protocol
Implementation Science, vol. 9, 50Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-9-50
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3314/1/Prior_2014.pdf
A randomised feasibility trial with women treated for breast cancer comparing a commercial weight loss programme alone; with additional breast cancer focused dietitian-led groups and waiting- list control: The Breast Cancer Healthy Weight (BRIGHT) Trial
American Institute of Cancer Research Annual Research Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and CancerContributions to Journals: AbstractsIntervention vignettes as a qualitative tool to refine complex intervention design
Trials, vol. 14, no. Suppl 1, pp. O55Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-S1-O55
Interventions to promote weight loss in women treated for breast cancer: a systematic review
Obesity Facts, vol. 6, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 85Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000170983
Focus group discussions to inform the design of a weight loss programme suitable for overweight and obese women treated for breast cancer
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 71, no. OCE1, E3Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665112000316
A survey to inform the design of a weight loss programme for overweight and obese women treated for breast cancer
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 71, no. OCE1, pp. E4Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665112000328
The provision of current and future Healthy Weight Management (HWM) services from community pharmacies: A survey of community pharmacists’ attitudes, practice and future possibilities
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 106-114Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00080.x