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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Non-Neurogenic Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS): 2021 Update
European Association of Urology.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsThe Key Role of Patient Involvement in the Development of Core Outcome Sets in Prostate Cancer
European Urology FocusContributions to Journals: ArticlesRe: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Infectious Complications following Prostate Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Urology, vol. 204, no. 6, pp. 1350-1351Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001333
Reprint - Bipolar vs. monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction: A Cochrane Review
Canadian Urological Association Journal, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 423-430Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.6464
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Bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction.: A Cochrane Systematic Review and meta-analysis.
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsIs there outcome reporting heterogeneity in trials which aim to assess the effectiveness of surgical treatments for Stress Urinary Incontinence in women?
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsPIONEER’s systematic review of outcomes in RCTs of men with non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer: Is there a need for a core outcome set?
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsInitial steps of an online search tool development for diagnostic and prognostic factors in prostate cancer
12th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsPIONEER’s operational definitions:: Harmonising clinical characteristics and phenotypes data of prostate cancer patients
12th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsIdentifying the most appropriate instrument for patient reported outcome measure (PROMS) in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer
12th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsPIONEER consensus on clinician reported outcome measurements
12th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsEuropean Association of Urology Position Paper on the Prevention of Infectious Complications Following Prostate Biopsy
European Urology, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 11-15Contributions to Journals: EditorialsDiagnostic test accuracy of cystoscopy in patients with haematuria
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsPerioperative antithrombotic (antiplatelet and anticoagulant) therapy in urological practice: A critical assessment and summary of the Clinical Practice Guidelines
World Journal of Urology, vol. 38, pp. 2761-2770Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of patient reported health related quality of life outcomes after treatment of localized renal masses including localized renal cell carcinoma
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsWhat is the diagnostic accuracy of scrotal ultrasound scan and scrotal magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating malignant and benign indeterminate testicular masses?
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsMirabegron versus placebo and other therapeutic modalities in the treatment of patients with overactive bladder syndrome: – a systematic review
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsWhat are the benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction?
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsAntibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infectious complications following prostate biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal of Urology, vol. 204, no. 2, pp. 224-230Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000000814
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Author Correction: Introducing PIONEER: a project to harness big data in prostate cancer research (Nature Reviews Urology, (2020), 17, 6, (351-362), 10.1038/s41585-020-0324-x)
Nature Reviews Urology, vol. 17, pp. 482Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-020-0355-3
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- [ONLINE] Springer Nature SharedIt link to author correction.
PIONEER-Prioritisation of the most important questions in the field of prostate cancer
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsPIONEER: European Commission Innovative Medicines Initiative funded BD4BO (Big data for better outcome) project on prostate cancer
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsPerioperative antithrombotic (antiplatelet and anticoagulant) therapy in urological practice- A critical assessment and summary of the Clinical Practice Guidelines
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsWhat are the benefits and potential harms of the surgical and non-surgical treatment options for the management of women with overactive bladder syndrome?
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsA systematic review of heterogeneity in outcome definition and reporting in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) effectiveness trials of adjuvant treatment after transurethral resection
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsBenefits of an embedded qualitative study within clinical trials: Patient values and preferences
35th Annual EAU CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsIntroducing PIONEER: a project to harness big data in prostate cancer research
Nature reviews. Urology, vol. 17, pp. 351-362Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-020-0355-3
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15415/1/Omar_NRU_AAM_In_principle.pdf
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Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network metaanalysis (Protocol)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2020, no. 6, CD013656Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat is the effectiveness of non-surgical therapies in the treatment of ischemic priapism in patients with sickle cell disease?: A systematic review on the management of ischaemic priapism in patients with sickle cell disease
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsBenefits and Risks of Primary Treatments for High-risk Localized and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: An International Multidisciplinary Systematic Review
European Urology, vol. 77, no. 5, pp. 614-627Contributions to Journals: Review articlesSurgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review of economic evidence
Systematic reviews , vol. 9, 85Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBenign prostatic hyperplasia: what are the benefits and harms of various surgical management options?
Urology News, vol. 24Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesTraditional suburethral sling operations for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2020, no. 1, CD001754Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEconomic evaluation of surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: a cost-utility and value of information analysis
BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 6, 035555Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMeta-analysis and interpretation of a forest plot
The Official Newsletter of the Hellenic Urological Association, pp. 9Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesLaparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2019, no. 12, CD002239Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002239.pub4
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15492/1/CD002239_VOR.pdf
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Bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2019, no. 12, CD009629Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEAU Guidelines Systematic Reviews Methods and Processes Handbook: (December 2019)
European Association of Urology. 29 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports. PIONEER’s systematic review of outcomes reported in effectiveness trials for interventions in locally advanced prostate cancer
11th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological CancersContributions to Conferences: AbstractsPIONEER’s update and integration of a localised prostate cancer core outcome set for effectiveness trials and a standard set for clinical practice
11th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological CancersContributions to Conferences: AbstractsHarnessing the power of big data in prostate cancer research -: Data access and sources in the PIONEER project
The 26th Annual Scientific Retreat of Prostate Cancer FoundationContributions to Conferences: AbstractsPIONEER: a BD4BO (Big data for better outcome) prostate cancer project
The 26th Annual Scientific Retreat of Prostate Cancer FoundationContributions to Conferences: AbstractsA systematic review of interventions for the treatment for nocturia or nocturnal incontinence in terms of improving symptom severity and quality of life in adult women
ICS 2019Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] https://www.ics.org/2019/abstract/40
Surgical interventions for women with stress urinary incontinence: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
BMJ, vol. 365, l1842Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1842
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12387/1/bmj.l1842.full.pdf
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- [ONLINE] http://www.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmj.l1842
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Is there outcome reporting heterogeneity in studies which aim to assess the effectiveness of surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women?
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsPIONEER’s update and integration of a metastatic prostate cancer core outcome set for effectiveness trials and a standard set for clinical practice
ICHOM 2019Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsManagement of Urinary Retention in Patients with Benign Prostatic Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
European Urology, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 788-798Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2019.01.046
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13694/1/Karavitakis_2019.pdf
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- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/management-of-urinary-retention-in-patients-with-benign-prostatic-obstruction(7d3f11f9-194c-45b0-bedc-42e812a4930c).html
Benefits of Empiric Nutritional and Medical Therapy for Semen Parameters and Pregnancy and Live Birth Rates in Couples with Idiopathic Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
European Urology, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 615-625Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2018.12.022
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13467/1/What_are_the_benefits_of_empiric_nutritional_and_medical_therapy_without_track_change_Accepted.pdf
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- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/benefits-of-empiric-nutritional-and-medical-therapy-for-semen-parameters-and-pregnancy-and-live-birth-rates-in-couples-with-idiopathic-infertility(35d09524-2d99-46cd-a744-fb53ef025ffa).html
Study Protocol for the DETECTIVE Study: An International Collaborative Study To Develop Consensus Statements for Deferred Treatment with Curative Intent for Localised Prostate Cancer
European Urology, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 699-702Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2018.11.009
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13291/1/Protocol_for_submission_to_Eur_Urol_as_a_brief_correspondence_TL_v5_SMkpNM_TL_FINAL_v3.pdf
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- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/study-protocol-for-the-detective-study(2553c3d4-dd79-4810-9cdd-a268bb94753a).html
PIONEER’s update and integration of a localised prostate cancer core outcome set for effectiveness trials and a standard set for clinical practice
34th Annual European Association of Urology Congress, pp. PT342Contributions to Conferences: Posters