Clinical Chair in Health Services Research
- About
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- Email Address
- a.avenell@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438164
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
3rd Floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Alison Avenell joined the Unit in 1998, as a Clinical Research Fellow. She was subsequently funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health Directorates as a Clinical Research Fellow to undertake research in the MRC funded RECORD trial, which examined the effect of calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation in the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. She also led the MAVIS trial which examined the effectiveness of vitamin and mineral supplementation in preventing infections in older people, and helped lead the SIGNET trial of glutamine and selenium supplementation in critical illness. She was a CSO funded Career Scientist and currently has a clinical chair in health services research and is an Honorary Consultant in Clinical Biochemistry, undertaking systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials of treatments for adult obesity, and under-nutrition in clinical practice.
- Research
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Current Research
Current projects
- Evaluating the behavioural intervention, organisational and health economic evidence base for adult obesity management
- REBALANCE
- Systematic reviews of selected nutritional supplementation interventions
Completed projects
- Publications
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Further major uncorrected errors in National Osteoporosis Foundation meta-analyses of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in fracture prevention
Osteoporosis International, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 733-734Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3765-6
Sex based differences in trials: Sex can affect participation, engagement, and adherence in trials
BMJ, vol. 355, 6754Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6754
Systematic review and statistical analysis of the integrity of 33 randomized controlled trials
Neurology, vol. 87, no. 23, pp. 2391-2402Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003387
Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 11, CD001880Contributions to Journals: ArticlesShould adults take vitamin D supplements to prevent disease?
BMJ, vol. 355, i6201Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6201
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7746/1/bmj.i6201.full.pdf
A randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones. (C-Gall trial)
International Surgical Congress of the Association-of-Surgeons-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland, pp. 195-196Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10266
Errors in NOF meta-analyses of calcium and vitamin D supplements
Osteoporosis International, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2637-2639Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-015-3466-6
Patterns of weight change after the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in Scotland and their relationship with glycaemic control, mortality and cardiovascular outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
BMJ Open, vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBehavioural Interventions for Severe Obesity Before and/or After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Obesity Surgery, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 1203-1214Contributions to Journals: ArticlesQualitative research, observational research, and The BMJ
British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.), vol. 352, pp. 1-1Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i1483