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BSc(Hons), PhD
Advanced Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- s.wileman@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building
University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am currently the HSRU/CHaRT Quality Assurance (QA) manager. I joined the Unit in October 1997, as a Research Fellow on the Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) study; a randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of light therapy in primary care. I then worked as the trial co-ordinator on the REFLUX trial, a national multicentre trial that looked at the best form of treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).
As the HSRU and CHaRT quality assurance (QA) manager, I take responsibility for developing robust QA systems, integrating them in to the Units current best working practices.
Qualifications
- BSc Biochemistry and Physiology1992 - University of Reading
- PhD Vascular Physiology1995 - University of London, King's College London
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Staff Development Group (HSRU representative, 2013 - present)
Clinical Research Operational Group (CROG; CHaRT representative, 2010 - present)
- External Memberships
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UKCRC Registered CTU Network Quality Assurance Group (CHaRT representative, 2008 - present)
UKCRC Registered CTU Network Monitoring Task & Finish Group (CHaRT representative, 2019 -present)
Registered member of the Research Quality Association (RQA; 2008-present)
Registered member of the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR; 2007-present)
Latest Publications
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 28, no. 26, pp. 1-151Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffectiveness of conservative management versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the prevention of recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease (C-GALL trial): pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial
BMJ, vol. 383, e075383Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEmergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA, vol. 330, no. 19, pp. 1862-1871Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEmergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients with Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA, vol. 330, no. 19, pp. 1862-1871Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.20850
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
How to Deal with a Temporary Suspension and Restarting Your Trial: Our Experiences and lessons Learnt
Trials, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 765Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
Certificate of Excellence 2021 Winner: Principal's Prizes for Research & Engagement; Public Engagement with Research Award (Biomedical)
- Research
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Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Quality Management
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Past Research
The REFLUX trial and SAD study.
- Teaching
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- Publications
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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins: results from the Comparison of LAser, Surgery and foam Sclerotherapy (CLASS) randomised controlled trial
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 19, no. 27, pp. 1-342Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19270
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4430/1/CLASS.pdf
A randomized trial comparing treatments for varicose veins
The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 371, no. 13, pp. 1218-1227Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStreamlining the study start up process
2nd Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, pp. 1-1Contributions to Journals: AbstractsMedical versus surgical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 3, CD003243Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003243.pub2
Beliefs about surgery: Development and validation of an instrument to assess cognitive representations about surgery, in the context of a chronic illness
Psychology & Health, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1125-1137Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440802071157
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3033/1/Francis%25202009b.pdf
Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: UK collaborative randomised trial
British Medical Journal, vol. 337, a2664Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/handle/2164/270
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2664
Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: UK collaborative randomised trial
British Medical Journal, vol. 337, a2664Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2664
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimal access surgery amongst people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a UK collaborative study. The REFLUX trial
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 12, no. 31Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://hdl.handle.net/2164/264
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta12310
Dates of birth and seasonal changes in well-being among 4904 subjects completing the seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire
Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 104, no. 1-3, pp. 161-165Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2007.02.014
The development of a new measure of quality of life in the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: The Reflux questionnaire
Quality of Life Research, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 331-343Contributions to Journals: Articles