Dr Edith Poku
BSc, MBChB, MSc, FHEA
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Fellow in Systematic Reviewing


+44 114 222 0692
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I joined ScHARR in 2009. I am a member of the ScHARR Technology Assessment Group (ScHARR-TAG). ScHARR-TAG carries out reviews of clinical and cost effectiveness of health care interventions for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Health Technology Assessment Programme on behalf of policy makers, including the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
I am also a strategic member of the Health Economics and Decision Science (HEDS) Consultancy Functional Working Group and an active member of the ScHARR Research Ethics Committee.
I lead systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures, including health state utility values. I have also undertaken various types of systematic reviews which related to the appropriateness of health utilities in different health conditions, the clinical effectiveness and safety of technologies and the prevalence of chronic conditions.
- Research interests
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My current research focus is on methodological developments in identifying and evaluating patient-reported outcome measures including quality of life measures. I am also interested in the application of systematic reviewing methods to support evidence-based healthcare delivery and decision-making.
Current projects
- Adalimumab and dexamethasone for treating non-infectious uveitis - multiple technology assessment
- The Design, Development, Commissioning and Evaluation of Patient Focused Vascular Services
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Prehospital Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure: Systematic Review, Network Meta-analysis, and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine, 21(9), 960-970. View this article in WRRO
- The safety of intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy in adult ophthalmic conditions: systematic review. BMJ Open, 4. View this article in WRRO
- Health state utilities in patients with diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular oedema and age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review.. BMC Ophthalmol, 13, 74. View this article in WRRO
- Echocardiography in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients: a systematic review and economic evaluation.. Health Technol Assess, 17(36), 1-vi.
- Pre-hospital non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 19(42), 1-102. View this article in WRRO
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All publications
Journal articles
- HSD93 The Diagnosis and Management of Uncontrolled and Treatment-Resistant Hypertension: A Targeted Literature Review of Eight Countries Clinical Practice Guidelines. Value in Health, 27(12), S343-S343.
- Cost effectiveness of ranibizumab vs aflibercept vs bevacizumab for the treatment of macular oedema due to central retinal vein occlusion: the LEAVO study. PharmacoEconomics. View this article in WRRO
- The risk of hip and non-vertebral fractures in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis update. Bone, 137. View this article in WRRO
- Risks of hip and nonvertebral fractures in patients with CKD G3a-G5D: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. View this article in WRRO
- The risk of hip and non-vertebral fractures in patients with Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bone, 132. View this article in WRRO
- Dexamethasone implant for non-infectious uveitis: is it cost-effective?. British Journal of Ophthalmology. View this article in WRRO
- Adalimumab for non-infectious uveitis: is it cost-effective?. British Journal of Ophthalmology. View this article in WRRO
- Assessing prognosis and prediction of treatment response in early rheumatoid arthritis: systematic reviews.. Health Technology Assessment, 22(66), 1-294. View this article in WRRO
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Carotid Artery Revascularisation: Systematic Review and Psychometric Analysis. Annals of Vascular Surgery. View this article in WRRO
- Systematic Review of Carotid Artery Procedures and the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Europe. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 67(4), 1312-1312. View this article in WRRO
- Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Patients With Varicose Veins. Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 6(1), 135-135. View this article in WRRO
- Systematic review assessing the measurement properties of patient-reported outcomes for venous leg ulcers. British Journal of Surgery, 1(5), 138-147. View this article in WRRO
- A systematic review and economic evaluation of adalimumab and dexamethasone for treating non-infectious intermediate, posterior or panuveitis in adults. Health technology assessment, 21(68). View this article in WRRO
- The Relationship between Hospital or Surgeon Volume and Outcomes in Lower Limb Vascular Surgery in the United Kingdom and Europe. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 45, 271-286. View this article in WRRO
- Systematic review of patient‐reported outcome measures in patients with varicose veins. British Journal of Surgery, 104(11), 1424-1432. View this article in WRRO
- Systematic review of carotid artery procedures and the volume–outcome relationship in Europe. British Journal of Surgery, 104(10), 1273-1283. View this article in WRRO
- Procedure Volume and the Association with Short-term Mortality Following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in European Populations: A Systematic Review. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 53(1), 77-88. View this article in WRRO
- Systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of patient-reported outcome measures for abdominal aortic aneurysm. British Journal of Surgery, 104(4), 317-327. View this article in WRRO
- Patient-reported outcome measures in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a systematic review of psychometric properties.. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 14(1), 161-161. View this article in WRRO
- Economic impact of Tegaderm chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) dressing in critically ill patients. Journal of Infection Prevention, 17(5), 216-223. View this article in WRRO
- Prehospital Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure: Systematic Review, Network Meta-analysis, and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine, 21(9), 960-970. View this article in WRRO
- The safety of intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy in adult ophthalmic conditions: systematic review. BMJ Open, 4. View this article in WRRO
- Health state utilities in patients with diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular oedema and age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review.. BMC Ophthalmol, 13, 74. View this article in WRRO
- Echocardiography in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients: a systematic review and economic evaluation.. Health Technol Assess, 17(36), 1-vi.
- Correction to: Cost Effectiveness of Ranibizumab vs Aflibercept vs Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Macular Oedema Due to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: The LEAVO Study. PharmacoEconomics.
- Pre-hospital non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 19(42), 1-102. View this article in WRRO
- Configuration of vascular services: a multiple methods research programme. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(5), 1-150.
- The relationship between chronic kidney disease associated pruritus and health-related quality of life: a systematic review. Clinical Kidney Journal.
Conference proceedings papers
- SUN-622 The risk of hip and non-vertebral fractures in diabetes : a systematic review and meta-analysis update. Journal of the Endocrine Society, Vol. 4(Supplement_1). San Francisco, CA, USA, 28 March 2020 - 31 March 2020. View this article in WRRO
- PRM210 - METHODS USED TO IDENTIFY PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES IN VASCULAR DISEASES. Value in Health, Vol. 21 (pp S392-S392)
- OP27 Patient-Reported Outcome Measures In Carotid Artery Revascularization. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 33(S1) (pp 12-13), 17 June 2017 - 21 June 2017. View this article in WRRO
Reports
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Posters
Other
- Prehospital Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure: Systematic Review, Network Meta-analysis, and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine, 21(9), 960-970. View this article in WRRO
- Teaching interests
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I am involved in teaching and training in systematic reviewing methods. I also have an interest in pedagogical approaches used in the teaching of critical appraisal skills.
My teaching activities include:
- Module lead, Dissertation module (HAR689 & 690), MSc International Health Technology Assessment, Pricing and Reimbursement
- Lecturer, Masters in Public Health (HAR6501); MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling (HAR669)
- Supervisor, Post-graduate research dissertations
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Fellow of Higher Education Academy
- Member of Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
- Member of InterTASC (a collaboration of nine UK groups involved in health technology assessment)
- Member of Society of Social Medicine (SSM)
- Member of European Public Health Association (EuPHA)