Dr Samantha Wileman | Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation

Dr Samantha Wileman

BSc(Hons), PhD

Advanced Research Fellow

About

Email Address: s.wileman@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address: Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building
University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
School/Department: School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

I am currently the HSRU/CHaRT Quality Assurance (QA) manager. I joined the Unit in October 1997, as a Research Fellow on the Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) study; a randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of light therapy in primary care. I then worked as the trial co-ordinator on the REFLUX trial, a national multicentre trial that looked at the best form of treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

As the HSRU and CHaRT quality assurance (QA) manager, I take responsibility for developing robust QA systems, integrating them in to the Units current best working practices.

Qualifications

BSc Biochemistry and Physiology
1992 - University of Reading
PhD Vascular Physiology
1995 - University of London, King's College London

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships: Staff Development Group (HSRU representative, 2013 - present)

Clinical Research Operational Group (CROG; CHaRT representative, 2010 - present)
External Memberships: UKCRC Registered CTU Network Quality Assurance Group (CHaRT representative, 2008 - present)

UKCRC Registered CTU Network Monitoring Task & Finish Group (CHaRT representative, 2019 -present)

Registered member of the Research Quality Association (RQA; 2008-present)

Registered member of the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR; 2007-present)

Latest Publications

The UK resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in trauma patients with life-threatening torso haemorrhage: The (UK-REBOA) multicentre RCT
2024 - Published
Jansen, J. O., Hudson, J., Kennedy, C., Cochran, C., Maclennan, G., Gillies, K., Lendrum, R., Sadek, S., Boyers, D., Ferry, G., Lawrie, L., Nath, M., Cotton, S., Wileman, S., Forrest, M., Brohi, K., Harris, T., Lecky, F., Moran, C., Morrison, J. J., Norrie, J., Paterson, A., Tai, N., Welch, N., Campbell, M. K., UK-REBOA Study Group
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 28, no. 54
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/LTYV4082
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24578/1/Jansen_etal_HTA_The_UK_Resuscitative_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT
2024 - Published
Innes, K., Ahmed, I., Hudson, J., Hernández, R. A., Gillies, K., Bruce, R., Bell, V., Avenell, A., Blazeby, J. M., Brazzelli, M., Cotton, S., Croal, B., Forrest, M., MacLennan, G., Murchie, P., Wileman, S., Ramsay, C.
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 28, no. 26, pp. 1-151
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/MNBY3104
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23735/1/Innes_etal_HTA_Laparoscopic_Cholecystectomy_Versus_VoR.pdf
Effectiveness of conservative management versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the prevention of recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease (C-GALL trial): pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial
2023 - Published
Ahmed, I., Hudson, J., Innes, K., Hernández, R., Gillies, K., Bruce, R., Bell, V., Avenell, A., Blazeby, J., Brazzelli, M., Cotton, S., Croal, B., Forrest, M., MacLennan, G., Murchie, P., Wileman, S., Ramsay, C.
BMJ, vol. 383, e075383
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-075383
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22384/1/Ahmed_etal_BMJ_Effectiveness_of_COnservative_VoR.pdf
Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients with Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial
2023 - Published
Jansen, J. O., Hudson, J., Cochran, C., MacLennan, G., Lendrum, R., Sadek, S., Gillies, K., Cotton, S., Kennedy, C., Boyers, D., Ferry, G., Lawrie, L., Nath, M., Wileman, S., Forrest, M., Brohi, K., Harris, T., Lecky, F., Moran, C., Morrison, J. J., Norrie, J., Paterson, A., Tai, N., Welch, N., Campbell, M. K., Aylwin, C., Bew, D., Brooks, A., Chinery, J., Cowlam, T., Frith, D., George, A., Hudson, A., Johnstone, P., Mahmood, A., Novak, A., O'Meara, M., Reid, S., Sattout, A., Smith, C., Stansfield, T., Thompson, J., UK-REBOA Study Group
JAMA, vol. 330, no. 19, pp. 1862-1871
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.20850
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21952/1/Jansen_etal_JAMA_Emergency_Department_Resuscitative_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
How to Deal with a Temporary Suspension and Restarting Your Trial: Our Experiences and lessons Learnt
2020 - Published
Constable, L., Davidson, T., Breeman, S., Cotton, S., McDonald, A., Wileman, S., Norrie, J.
Trials, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 765
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04705-4
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15090/1/Constable_et_al_TRLS_HowToDeal_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus

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Prizes and Awards

Certificate of Excellence 2021 Winner: Principal's Prizes for Research & Engagement; Public Engagement with Research Award (Biomedical)

Research

Research Areas

Applied Health Sciences

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Research Specialisms

Quality Management

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

QA and studies within the CHaRT portfolio.

Past Research

The REFLUX trial and SAD study.

Knowledge Exchange

Actively involved in HSRU's Public Engagement Group

Teaching

Courses

Designing Real-World Trials PU5038

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