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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Evidence based medicine and its impact on surgical training
Surgical Education and Training in Pakistan: Creating a Model. Umer, M., Ather, M. H., Enam, S. A. (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 107-130, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEuropean Health Data Space – an opportunity now to grasp the future of data-driven healthcare
Healthcare, vol. 10, no. 9, 1629Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRandomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters: study protocol for the CATHETER II study
Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 630Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of active surveillance for clinically localized prostate cancer to develop recommendations regarding inclusion of intermediate-risk disease, biopsy characteristics at inclusion and monitoring, and surveillance repeat biopsy strategy
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsMinimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a Cochrane network meta-analysis
BJU International, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 142-156Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic Review of the Incidence of and Risk Factors for Urothelial Cancers and Renal Cell Carcinoma Among Patients with Haematuria
European Urology, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 182-192Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of Onabotulinumtoxin-A for the management of overactive bladder in women.
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsSystematic Review of Comparative Patient Reported Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life after Management of Localized Renal Masses or Renal Cell Carcinomas
Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 209–239Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic Tests for Female Bladder Outlet Obstruction: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Non-neurogenic Female LUTS Guidelines Panel
European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1015-1030Contributions to Journals: Review articlesEuropean Association of Urology Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Part 1: Diagnostics, Overactive Bladder, Stress Urinary Incontinence, and Mixed Urinary Incontinence
European Urology, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 49-59Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEuropean Association of Urology Guidelines on the Management of Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Part 2: Underactive Bladder, Bladder Outlet Obstruction, and Nocturia
European Urology, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 60-70Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe efficacy of beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist monotherapy for symptoms of overactive bladder in adults:: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsSecondary Treatment for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer: a pooled analysis of PRIAS and ERSPC-Rotterdam data within the PIONEER data platform
Journal of Personalized Medicine, vol. 12, no. 5, 751Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUpdating and integrating core outcome sets for localised, locally advanced, metastatic and non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer: an update from the PIONEER Consortium
European Urology, vol. 81, no. 5, pp. 503-514Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review
BMJ Open, no. 12, e058267Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of active surveillance for clinically localized prostate cancer to develop recommendations regarding inclusion of intermediate-risk disease, biopsy characteristics at inclusion and monitoring, and surveillance repeat biopsy strategy
European Urology, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 337-346Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStandardising the Assessment of Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Localised Prostate Cancer. A Systematic Review
European Urology Oncology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 153-163Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntravaginal electrical stimulation for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence:: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsClinical characterization and outcomes of prostate cancer patients undergoing immediate vs. conservative management:: A PIONEER study
37th Annual Congress of the European Association of UrologyContributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(22)01127-7
Outcomes of importance to men with advanced prostate cancer:: PIONEER interview study
37th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, S1550Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(22)01129-0
Recommendations for using Big Data in Prostate Cancer:: The experience from the PIONEER Watchful Waiting Study-a-thon
37th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, S1548-S1549Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(22)01128-9
Patients’ and Health Care Professionals’ Expectations, Experience, and Perception of the Outcomes of Various Washout Policies in Preventing Catheter-associated Complications: Qualitative Study of the CATHETER II
European Urology Focus, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 235-238Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.02.010
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Non-Neurogenic Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS): 2022 Update
European Association of Urology.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsRe: Veronika Birkhäuser, Andrea M. Sartori, Nicolas S. Bodmer, et al. Metaepidemiological Inventory of Diagnostic Studies on Urodynamics. Eur Urol Focus. In press https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.11.017
European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 1508-1509Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2020.06.011
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Benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction:: a systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS Guidelines Panel
ICS 2021 Melbourne Online, pp. 73Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] https://www.ics.org/2021/abstract/73
Are We Removing Catheters Correctly?: A Cochrane Meta-analysis Comparing Removal Strategies for Short-term Urethral Catheters in Hospital Patients
ICS 2021 Melbourne Online, pp. 487Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsLong term outcomes of prostate cancer patients managed by watchful waiting:: results from the PIONEER/EHDEN/OHDSI study-a-thon
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsSummarising current evidence for the PIONEER study-a-thon:: Systematic Literature Review of prostate cancer patients managed with watchful waiting
7th Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Global SymposiumContributions to Conferences: PostersEVALUATING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASURES (PROMS) FOR LOCALISED PROSTATE CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW USING THE CONSENSUS-BASED STANDARD FOR THE SELECTION OF HEALTH MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS (COSMIN) METHODOLOGY
Journal of Urology, vol. 206, no. S3, pp. E212-E212Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001989.07
Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta‐analysis (Review)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 7, CD013656Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013656.pub2
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Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia:: a network meta‐analysis
Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013656.pub2
Benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction:: A systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS guidelines panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. P0304Contributions to Conferences: PostersEffectiveness of non-surgical therapies in the treatment of non-sickle cell disease-related ischemic priapism -: findings from a systematic review
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. P0318Contributions to Conferences: PostersIs There Outcome Reporting Heterogeneity in Trials That Aim to Assess the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatments for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women?
European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 857-868Contributions to Journals: Review articlesStrategies for the removal of short-term indwelling urethral catheters in adults (Review)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 6, CD004011Contributions to Journals: Review articlesWhich ultrasound or MRI characteristics demonstrate the highest diagnostic accuracy in identifying malignancy in males with indeterminate lesions of the testis? A systematic review
European Urology, vol. 79, no. S1, pp. S434-S434Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00688-6
Benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction: A systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS guidelines panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S437-S438Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00690-4
Diagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S428-S429Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00685-0
Evaluating Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) for localised prostate cancer: A systematic review using the Consensus-based Standard for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S430-S431Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00686-2
Management of women with overactive bladder syndrome: A systematic review with meta-analysis of benefits and potential harms of surgical and non-surgical treatment options by the EAU non-neurogenic female LUTS Guidelines panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S439-S440Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00691-6
Secondary treatment for men with localized prostate cancer: A pooled analysis of PRIAS and ERSPC-Rotterdam datasets within the PIONEER data platform
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S1480-S1481Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)01420-2
Surgical treatment in ischaemic and non-ischaemic priapism: A systematic review
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S684-S685Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00878-2
What are the different diagnostic tests for female Bladder Outlet Obstruction (fBOO)? A systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS Guidelines Panel
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S435-S436Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00689-8
What is the effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical therapies in the treatment of ischemic priapism in patients with sickle cell disease? A systematic review
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S463-S464Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0302-2838(21)00705-3
Research Protocol for an Observational Health Data Analysis to Assess the Long-term Outcomes of Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Non-Interventional Management (i.e., Watchful Waiting) and the Impact of Comorbidities and Life Expectancy –: PIONEER IMI’s “Big Data for Better Outcomes” program
Research Square.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.pex-1468/v1
A Systematic Review of Outcome Reporting, Definition and Measurement Heterogeneity in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Effectiveness Trials of Adjuvant, Prophylactic Treatment after Transurethral Resection
Bladder Cancer, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 221-241Contributions to Journals: Review articlesConservative interventions for managing urinary incontinence after prostate surgery
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 5, CD014799Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNon-antibiotic strategies for the prevention of infectious complications following prostate biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal of Urology, vol. 205, no. 3, pp. 653-663Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat is the most effective treatment for nocturia or nocturnal incontinence in adult women?
European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 453-463Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiagnostic and prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review protocol
BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 2, e040531Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040531
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