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- About
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- Email Address
- m.brazzelli@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438404
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
University of Aberdeen
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Miriam Brazzelli obtained a Phisiotherapy degree from San Carlo Borromeo Physiotherapy School in 1988 and an honours degree in Psychology (Cognitive Psychology) from the University of Turin (Italy) in 1997. Following early career appointments within the health service in the fields of physiotherapy and neuropsychology she joined the Unit in Jan 1999. She was subsequently awarded a Research Fellowship by the Scottish Executive Health Department, Chief Scientist Office in 2005 to study the methodology of systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies. She obtained a PhD (Public Health Sciences) from the University of Edinburgh in 2011. She re-joined the Unit in 2012 (Feb) as lead of the Evidence Synthesis Team withint the Health Care Assessment Programme. The focus of her research is on complex evidence syntheses and health technology assessments, which aim to assess the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of new and established healthcare interventions.
Qualifications:
Physiotherapy Degree, Physiotherapy School, Azienda Ospedaliera San Carlo Borromeo, Milan, Italy (1988)
BSc, Hons Psychology, University of Turin, Italy (1997)
PhD by Research (Public Health Sciences), University of Edinburgh (2011)
- Publications
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The effectiveness of metal on metal hip resurfacing: a systematic review of the available evidence published before 2002
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 4, 39Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and economic evaluation, of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for the diagnosis and management of angina and myocardial infarction
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 8, no. 30, pp. iii-iv, 1-207Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta8300
Public Health interventions to prevent Early Childhood Caries.
Contributions to Conferences: PapersSystematic review of the efficacy and safety of sacral nerve stimulation for urinary urge incontinence and urgency-frequency
Review Body Report submitted to the Interventional Procedures Programme, National Institute for Clinical Excellence. University of Aberdeen, Health Services Research Unit, 2004. Available from: http://www.nice.org.uk/docref.asp?d=105933&c=56779&l=1: Unknown PublisherBooks and Reports: Other ReportsMaking the Best Use of Department of Clinical Radiology. Guidelines for Doctors
Royal College of Radiologists, LondonBooks and Reports: BooksDrug treatment for faecal incontinence in adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 3, CD002116Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002116
A systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty for treatment of hip disease
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 6, no. 15, pp. 1-109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.hta.ac.uk/pdfexecs/summ615.pdf
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta6150
Absorbent products for containing urinary and/or fecal incontinence in adults
Journal of Wound , Ostomy , & Continence Nursing, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 45-54Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1067/mjw.2002.120870
Review: behavioural interventions plus laxatives are effective for defaecation disorders in children, but biofeedback does not add benefit
Evidence-Based Nursing, vol. 5, no. 3Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.5.3.76
Behavioural and cognitive interventions with or without other treatments for defaecation disorders in children
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 4Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002240