A Burls

Summary

Affiliation: University of Birmingham
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi The effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Regina Kulier
    The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
    BMC Med Educ 9:21. 2009
  2. ncbi Sicily statement on evidence-based practice
    Martin Dawes
    Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    BMC Med Educ 5:1. 2005
  3. ncbi A clinically integrated curriculum in evidence-based medicine for just-in-time learning through on-the-job training: the EU-EBM project
    Sjors F P J Coppus
    Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Med Educ 7:46. 2007
  4. ncbi Vaccinating healthcare workers against influenza to protect the vulnerable--is it a good use of healthcare resources? A systematic review of the evidence and an economic evaluation
    Amanda Burls
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Vaccine 24:4212-21. 2006
  5. ncbi Commissioning for rare diseases: view from the frontline
    Amanda Burls
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
    BMJ 331:1019-21. 2005
  6. ncbi The trials of anakinra
    Amanda Burls
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Lancet 364:827-8. 2004
  7. ncbi How to make a compelling submission to NICE: tips for sponsoring organisations
    Amanda Burls
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
    BMJ 327:1446-8. 2003
  8. ncbi Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of sildenafil (Viagra) in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction
    A Burls
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Keele University
    Br J Gen Pract 51:1004-12. 2001
  9. ncbi A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults and an economic evaluation of their cost-effectiveness
    Y-F Chen
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration (WMHTAC, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 10:iii-iv, xi-xiii, 1-229. 2006
  10. ncbi The use of modelling to evaluate new drugs for patients with a chronic condition: the case of antibodies against tumour necrosis factor in rheumatoid arthritis
    P Barton
    Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 8:iii, 1-91. 2004

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Publications31

  1. ncbi The effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Regina Kulier
    The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
    BMC Med Educ 9:21. 2009
    ..To evaluate the educational effects of a clinically integrated e-learning course for teaching basic evidence-based medicine (EBM) among postgraduates compared to a traditional lecture-based course of equivalent content...
  2. ncbi Sicily statement on evidence-based practice
    Martin Dawes
    Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    BMC Med Educ 5:1. 2005
    ..This consensus statement is based on current literature and incorporating the experience of delegates attending the 2003 Conference of Evidence-Based Health Care Teachers and Developers ("Signposting the future of EBHC")...
  3. ncbi A clinically integrated curriculum in evidence-based medicine for just-in-time learning through on-the-job training: the EU-EBM project
    Sjors F P J Coppus
    Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Med Educ 7:46. 2007
    ..We aimed to develop a course for post-graduate education which is clinically integrated and allows maximum flexibility for teachers and learners...
  4. ncbi Vaccinating healthcare workers against influenza to protect the vulnerable--is it a good use of healthcare resources? A systematic review of the evidence and an economic evaluation
    Amanda Burls
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Vaccine 24:4212-21. 2006
    ..In the base case, vaccination was cost saving (pounds 12/vaccinee). In the most pessimistic scenario it cost pounds 405/life-year gained. Effective implementation should be a priority...
  5. ncbi Commissioning for rare diseases: view from the frontline
    Amanda Burls
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
    BMJ 331:1019-21. 2005
  6. ncbi The trials of anakinra
    Amanda Burls
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Lancet 364:827-8. 2004
  7. ncbi How to make a compelling submission to NICE: tips for sponsoring organisations
    Amanda Burls
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
    BMJ 327:1446-8. 2003
  8. ncbi Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of sildenafil (Viagra) in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction
    A Burls
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Keele University
    Br J Gen Pract 51:1004-12. 2001
    ..Sildenafil (Viagra), a new oral drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, was licensed for use across Europe in 1998...
  9. ncbi A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults and an economic evaluation of their cost-effectiveness
    Y-F Chen
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration (WMHTAC, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 10:iii-iv, xi-xiii, 1-229. 2006
    ..Longer term studies of the quality of life in patients with RA and the impact of DMARDs on this are needed, as are longer studies that directly assess effects on joint replacement, other morbidity and mortality...
  10. ncbi The use of modelling to evaluate new drugs for patients with a chronic condition: the case of antibodies against tumour necrosis factor in rheumatoid arthritis
    P Barton
    Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 8:iii, 1-91. 2004
    ..Inevitably, there remain problems and limitations with the BRAM, but these are almost entirely data limitations. As data on these issues become available the BRAM provides a convenient tool through which reanalysis might be undertaken...
  11. ncbi The clinical and cost-effectiveness of anakinra for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults: a systematic review and economic analysis
    W Clark
    Medicines Evaluation Unit, Department of Medicines Management, Keele University, UK
    Health Technol Assess 8:iii-iv, ix-x, 1-105. 2004
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  12. ncbi Immunoprophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with palivizumab in children: a systematic review and economic evaluation
    D Wang
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 12:iii, ix-x, 1-86. 2008
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  13. ncbi Systematic review and economic evaluation of the effectiveness of infliximab for the treatment of Crohn's disease
    W Clark
    Department of Medicines Management, Keele University, UK
    Health Technol Assess 7:1-67. 2003
  14. ncbi The effectiveness of infliximab and etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and economic evaluation
    P Jobanputra
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 6:1-110. 2002
  15. ncbi Methadone and buprenorphine for the management of opioid dependence: a systematic review and economic evaluation
    M Connock
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 11:1-171, iii-iv. 2007
    ..To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of buprenorphine maintenance therapy (BMT) and methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) for the management of opioid-dependent individuals...
  16. ncbi A systematic review of effectiveness and economic evaluation of new drug treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis: etanercept
    Carole Cummins
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Group, Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 6:1-43. 2002
  17. ncbi Oral naltrexone as a treatment for relapse prevention in formerly opioid-dependent drug users: a systematic review and economic evaluation
    Y Adi
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 11:iii-iv, 1-85. 2007
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  18. ncbi Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prehospital intravenous fluids in trauma patients
    J Dretzke
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 8:iii, 1-103. 2004
    ..There is also a need for an improvement in the quality of data collection and analysis of routinely collected ambulance call-out data...
  19. ncbi The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher's disease: a systematic review
    M Connock
    West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration (WMHTAC, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 10:iii-iv, ix-136. 2006
    ..Moreover, if under equity considerations for orphan diseases the NHS feels it is important to provide this drug, regardless of its cost-effectiveness, then refining the precision of the ICER estimate also becomes superfluous...
  20. ncbi A survey of British rheumatologists' DMARD preferences for rheumatoid arthritis
    P Jobanputra
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 43:206-10. 2004
    ..To determine the current disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) preferences of UK consultant rheumatologists...
  21. ncbi Autoantibody testing in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus
    J Dretzke
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 8:iii-xi, 1-183. 2004
    ..Further research is required regarding the role of screening in silent coeliac disease and regarding long-term outcomes and complications of untreated coeliac disease...
  22. ncbi Zanamivir for the treatment of influenza in adults: a systematic review and economic evaluation
    A Burls
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, UK
    Health Technol Assess 6:1-87. 2002
  23. ncbi Laser resurfacing of the skin for the improvement of facial acne scarring: a systematic review of the evidence
    R Jordan
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U K
    Br J Dermatol 142:413-23. 2000
    ..Good quality randomized controlled trials are needed with standardized scarring scales and validated patient outcome measures in order to assess the effectiveness of laser resurfacing in this group of patients...
  24. ncbi Harmonising evidence-based medicine teaching: a study of the outcomes of e-learning in five European countries
    Regina Kulier
    The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
    BMC Med Educ 8:27. 2008
    ..We developed and evaluated the outcomes of an e-learning course for evidence based medicine (EBM) training in postgraduate medical education in different languages and settings across five European countries...
  25. ncbi Health technology assessment: history and demand
    Andrew Stevens
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
    J Public Health Med 25:98-101. 2003
    ..We can be sure that HTA is here to stay...
  26. ncbi Universal vaccination of children against influenza: are there indirect benefits to the community? A systematic review of the evidence
    Rachel Jordan
    Health Protection Research and Development Unit, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Vaccine 24:1047-62. 2006
    ..However, further evidence is needed as limitations of study design or execution mean that the community benefits are difficult to quantify...
  27. ncbi How to make a silk purse from a sow's ear--a comprehensive review of strategies to optimise data for corrupt managers and incompetent clinicians
    David Pitches
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT2
    BMJ 327:1436-9. 2003
  28. ncbi Are systematic reviews more cost-effective than randomised trials?
    Paul Glasziou
    Lancet 367:2057-8. 2006
  29. ncbi Clinicians also need training in use of research evidence
    Ruth Gilbert
    Lancet 371:472-3. 2008
  30. ncbi Evidence based medicine and the medical curriculum
    Paul Glasziou
    BMJ 337:a1253. 2008
  31. ncbi Systematic reviews of specialist epilepsy services
    Catherine Meads
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK
    Seizure 11:90-8. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: There is insufficient evidence to demonstrate the superiority of any particular care model for producing better health outcomes...