MBBS, MD, MSc, MMEd, FHEA
Senior Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- m.i.omar@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Academic Urology Unit, Health Sciences Building, Second Floor, University of Aberdeen Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD United Kingdom
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Imran Omar is a qualified medical doctor with a particular interest in medical education and healthcare research. Dr Omar obtained his M.B.,B.S. degree from Dow Medical College (1993-1998). Dr Omar is certified as a Physician by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA, after clearing the United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 and Clinical Skills Assessment exam). Dr Omar is registered with the General Medical Council U.K. and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, U.K. Dr Omar obtained a Master's in Health Services and Public Health Research from the University of Aberdeen (2009) and a Master's in Medical Education from the University of Dundee (2012). His areas of research interest include systematic reviews, evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guideline development, real-world evidence and big data. We worked as Managing Editor for Cochrane Incontinence Group for almost five years and now works for the European Association of Urology (EAU) as Guidelines Office Methodology Supervisor, Vice-Chair of the Guidelines Office EAU Methods Committee, and a member of the EAU non-neurogenic female Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) panel. Dr Omar is a member of the GRADE Working Group, Cochrane Bias Methods Group, Cochrane Trainers' Network, Cochrane Statistical Network, Cochrane Consumer Network, and an Editor of Cochrane Urology. Dr. Omar is based within the Academic Urology Unit of the University of Aberdeen.
Qualifications
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy2016 - Higher Education Academy (Now Advance HE), United Kingdom
- Masters in Medical Education (MMEd)2012 - University of Dundee, United Kingdom
- Systematic Review course2012 - University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Masters in Health Services and Public Health Research (MSc Epidemiology)2009 - University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Cleared PLAB 1 in September 2004 and PLAB 2 in April 20052005 - General Medical Council (GMC), United Kingdom
- Cleared USMLE Step 1 in 2001, USMLE Step 2 in 1999 and CSA in 20022002 - United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE), USA
- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.,B.S)1999 - Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Staff Development Committee
- External Memberships
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- General Medical Council (GMC) UK
- British Medical Association
- Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
- Scottish Medical Academic Staff Committee of BMA from 2011- 2017
- International Continence Society (Membership no. 9284) 2011 to 2015
- TheAssociation for the Study of Medical Education (ASME); 2013 to 2014
- International Urogynecological Association
- European Association of Urology since 2014
- Société Internationale d'Urologie
- International Society of Managing & Technical Editors since 2015
- Member EAU Methods Committee since September 2016 and Vice Chair since May 2020
- Research
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Research Overview
My areas of research interest include systematic reviews, evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guideline development, real world evidence and big data.
- Publications
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Conservative Interventions for Managing Urinary Incontinence After Prostate Surgery:: Results of a Cochrane Systematic Review
SIU 2023Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsEmerging Technologies for Surgical Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Secondary to Benign Prostatic Obstruction (BPO).: a Systematic Review
SIU 2023Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsConservative interventions for managing urinary incontinence after prostate surgery: a Cochrane systematic review
International Continence Society 2023Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsEmerging technologies for the surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction.: A systematic review
European Urology FocusContributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2023.09.003
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
What are the short-term benefits and potential harms of therapeutic modalities for the management of overactive bladder syndrome in women?: A review of evidence under the auspices of the European Association of Urology, Female Non-Neurogenic LUTS Guidelines Panel
European Urology, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 302-312Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUnanswered questions in prostate cancer: Findings of an international multi-stakeholder consensus by the PIONEER Consortium
Nature reviews. Urology, vol. 20, pp. 494–501Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReply to Juan Pablo Valdevenito, Marcio Augusto Averbeck, Sanjay Sinha, Enrico Finazzi-Agro, and Andrew Gammie’s Letter to the Editor re: Karl H. Pang, Riccardo Campi, Salvador Arlandis, et al. Diagnostic Tests for Female Bladder Outlet Obstruction: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Non-neurogenic Female LUTS Guidelines Panel. Eur Urol Focus 2022;8:1015–30
European Urology Focus, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 629-630Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2023.01.014
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22695/1/Pang_etal_EUF_Reply_To_Juan_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The need for core outcome sets in renal cancer clinical effectiveness research
Mini-invasive Surgery, vol. 7, 23Contributions to Journals: EditorialsOral anticholinergic drugs versus placebo or no treatment for managing overactive bladder syndrome in adults
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 5, no. 5, CD003781Contributions to Journals: Review articlesConservative interventions for managing urinary incontinence after prostate surgery
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. CD014799Contributions to Journals: Review articles