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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The role of care pathways in urology:: Vision of the European Association of Urology Guidelines Office
34th Annual European Association of Urology CongressContributions to Conferences: PostersWhat are the benefits of empiric nutritional and medical therapy on the semen parameters, pregnancy rates and live birth rates in couples with idiopathic infertility?: A systematic review and meta-analysis
34th Annual European Association of Urology Congress, pp. PT347Contributions to Conferences: PostersManagement of urinary retention in patients with benign prostatic obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
34th Annual European Association of Urology Congress, pp. PT166Contributions to Conferences: PostersSurgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: the ESTER systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 23, no. 14, pp. 1-306Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23140
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12177/1/Surgical_treatments_for_women_with_stress_urinary_incontinence.pdf
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Management of urinary retention in patients with benign prostatic obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsClinical Practice Guidelines in Urology –: Eminence-based or Evidence-based?
The Official Newsletter of the Hellenic Urological Association, pp. 15Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesHow to read, understand and use a systematic review in your clinical practice?
The Official Newsletter of the Hellenic Urological Association, pp. 32Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesWhat Is the Required Certainty of Evidence for the Implementation of Novel Techniques for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Obstruction?
European Urology Focus, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 351-356Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.05.014
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14497/1/Speakman_2019_AAM.pdf
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- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] http://pure-ots.abdn.ac.uk:8080/portal/en/researchoutput/what-is-the-required-certainty-of-evidence-for-the-implementation-of-novel-techniques-for-the-treatment-of-benign-prostatic-obstruction(aa91cca3-1ea3-4958-ae47-799212d9ec55).html
COMPARISON OF NINE SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR WOMEN WITH STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE OF INFORMATION ANALYSIS
11th Annual European UroGynaecological Association CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsA Systematic Review of Health Economic Evaluations of Surgical Treatments for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
ICS 2018Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsProtocol for a systematic review of outcome reporting, definition and measurement of heterogeneity in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer effectiveness trials of adjuvant, prophylactic treatment after transurethral resection
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsA Systematic Review of Health Economic Evaluations of Surgical Treatments for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
Health Technology Assessment international 2018 Annual MeetingContributions to Conferences: AbstractsCare pathways for the management of localised and locally advanced prostate cancer:: Experience of the EAU guidelines office
33rd Annual EAU Congress 2018, pp. PT075Contributions to Conferences: PostersHow to resolve discrepancies when findings from randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses disagree?
33rd Annual EAU Congress 2018Contributions to Conferences: PostersKey steps in conducting systematic reviews for underpinning clinical practice guidelines:: Methodology of the European Association of Urology
33rd Annual EAU Congress 2018, pp. PT001Contributions to Conferences: PostersPrevention of infectious complications after prostate biopsy:: A Cochrane analysis
33rd Annual EAU Congress 2018Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsWhat are core outcome sets, how should they be developed and why are they essential for urology?
33rd Annual EAU Congress 2018, pp. PT006Contributions to Conferences: PostersCare pathways for the management of metastatic and castration-resistant prostate cancer in the era of novel therapeutic options:: Experience of the EAU guidelines office
33rd Annual EAU Congress 2018Contributions to Conferences: PostersKey Steps in Conducting Systematic Reviews for Underpinning Clinical Practice Guidelines: Methodology of the European Association of Urology
European Urology, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 290-300Contributions to Journals: ArticlesChallenges of catheter associated urinary tract infection: is prevention better than cure?: is prevention better than cure?
Urology News, vol. 22Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesPelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for Urinary Incontinence (UI) in Women:: Findings of a Cochrane Systematic Review.
The 37th Congress of Société Internationale d’UrologieContributions to Conferences: AbstractsPolicies for Replacing Long-Term Indwelling Urinary Catheters in Adults:: Cochrane Systematic Review of the Evidence
The 37th Congress of Société Internationale d’UrologieContributions to Conferences: AbstractsWhat is the most effective treatment for nocturia or nocturnal incontinence in terms of improving symptom severity and quality of life in women?
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsReply to Philipp Dahm, Vikram Narayan, and Jae Hung Jung's Letter to the Editor re: Richard J. Sylvester, Steven E. Canfield, Thomas B.L. Lam, et al. Conflict of Evidence: Resolving Discrepancies When Findings from Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-analyses Disagree. Eur Urol 2017;71:811-9
European Urology, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. e93-e94Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2017.04.008
Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women.: Cochrane Systematic Review 2017
International Continence Society 47th Annual Meeting, pp. Abstract # 1Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] https://www.ics.org/2017/abstract/1
Conflict of Evidence: Resolving Discrepancies When Findings from Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-analyses Disagree
European Urology, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 811-819Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe eEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Surgical Treatments for womEn with stRess urinary incontinence:: an evidence synthesis (ESTER)
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsVariation in Toileting Assistance Programmes terminology: A possible solution
Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2016, pp. Abstract 540Contributions to Conferences: PostersThe Cochrane Incontinence Review Group Corner
The Official Newsletter of the International Urogynecological Association, pp. 5Contributions to Specialist Publications: LettersPolicies for replacing long-term indwelling urinary catheters in adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 7, pp. 1-43Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRe: Urethral strictures and bipolar transurethral resection in saline of the prostate: Fact or fiction?
Journal of endourology / Endourological Society, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 832-832Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2012.0458
What is the role of evidence-based medicine in urology?
Urology News, vol. 20Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesFeatured New SIU Members: Omar M
The Official Newsletter of the Société Internationale d'Urologie, vol. 11Contributions to Specialist Publications: LettersPelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 11, pp. CD010551Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSurgical management for localised penile cancer: [Cochrane Protocol]
Contributions to Journals: Registered ReportsLaparoscopic Colposuspension for Urinary Incontinence in Women, A Cochrane Review
40th Annual Meeting of the International-Urogynecological-Association, pp. S75-S76Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-015-2711-z
Urodynamic studies for management of urinary incontinence in children and adults: A short version Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis
Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 407-412Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.22584
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The Cochrane Incontinence Review Group Corner
The Official Newsletter of the International Urogynecological Association, vol. 10, pp. 5Contributions to Specialist Publications: LettersAre invasive urodynamic studies needed for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with voiding dysfunction?: Cochrane systematic review of the evidence
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsDo men benefit from conservative management for their postprostatectomy urinary incontinence?: Evidence from a Cochrane systematic review
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsDrug treatment for faecal incontinence in adults.: A Cochrane Systematic review
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsShould we involve patients while selecting outcomes for systematic reviews?
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsWhat is the role of patients while selecting outcomes which are important for clinical decision making?: Patients' involvement in a Cochrane Systematic Review
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsWhat is the role of pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women?: Cochrane systematic review.
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsWhich route of catheterisation is best for short-term use: indwelling urethral, suprapubic or intermittent?: Interim results of a Cochrane Systematic Review
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsWhich type of indwelling urethral catheters should be used for short-term catheterisation in hospitalised adults?: Cochrane Systematic Review of the evidence
21rst Annual Scientific Meeting of the UK Continence SocietyContributions to Conferences: AbstractsSurgical management for localised penile cancer
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2015, no. 3, CD011533Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://doi.org//10.1002/14651858.CD011533
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011533
Urethral (indwelling or intermittent) or suprapubic routes for short-term catheterisation in hospitalised adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 12, CD004203Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 1, CD001843Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvasive urodynamic studies for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with voiding dysfunction
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 4, CD011179Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011179
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