Dr Munira Essat
BSc, MSc, PhD
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Research Fellow
+44 114 222 0860
Full contact details
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 April 2009 after gaining a BSc in Chemistry with Pharmacology at the University of Liverpool, followed by an MSc in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development and then a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Loughborough University.
My work at ScHARR mainly involves undertaking systematic literature reviews (including meta-analysis) on various topics for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Programme, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the UK Department of Health (DoH), the pharmaceutical industry and other research funding bodies.
- Research interests
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- Systematic review of evidence for clinical effectiveness in healthcare
- Health policy and decision making
- Application and development of methods for systematic reviewing and evidence synthesis
Recent and current projects
- What matters to children, parents or caregivers in dietary management of child and adolescent obesity: Synthesis of qualitative systematic reviews
- Framework development for action on health inequities in primary care
- Analysis of costs associated with different safety profiles of trazodone and other products used to treat depressive disorders
- Frequency of blood tests for inflammatory conditions treated with immune suppressing and biologic drugs
- Major Trauma Triage Study (MATTS)
- The Design, Development, Commissioning and Evaluation of Patient Focused Vascular Services
- A programme to develop and evaluate a complex intervention to achieve a high calorie diet for people with ALS (HighCALS)
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- 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
- 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
- Exhaled nitric oxide in the diagnosis of asthma in adults: a systematic review. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 47(3), 410-429. 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
- A systematic review of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in the routine management of childhood asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology, 51(3), 316-328.
- Fractional exhaled nitric oxide for the management of asthma in adults: a systematic review. European Respiratory Society, 47(3), 751-768. View this article in WRRO
- The safety of intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy in adult ophthalmic conditions: systematic review.. BMJ Open, 4(7), e005244. View this article in WRRO
- Imatinib as adjuvant therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a systematic review.. Int J Cancer, 128(9), 2202-2214.
- Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide concentration in asthma: a systematic review and economic evaluation of NIOX MINO, NIOX VERO and Nobreath. Health Technology Assessment, 19(82), 1-330. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- FAIRSTEPS study - Framework Addressing Inequities in pRimary care using STakEholder PerspectiveS: Integrative evidence review and Delphi consensus. Public Health, 237, 307-315.
- Diagnostic accuracy of alternative biomarkers for acute aortic syndrome: a systematic review. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Diagnostic accuracy of the aortic dissection detection risk score alone or with D-dimer for acute aortic syndromes: Systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE, 19(6), e0304401-e0304401.
- Diagnostic Accuracy of D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine.
- Cervical spine immobilisation following blunt trauma in pre-hospital and emergency care: a systematic review. PLOS ONE, 19(4). View this article in WRRO
- Prognostic factors for liver, blood and kidney adverse events from glucocorticoid sparing immune-suppressing drugs in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a prognostic systematic review. RMD Open, 10(1), e003588-e003588.
- The Incidence and Costs of Adverse Events Associated with Antidepressants: Results from a Systematic Review, Network Meta-Analysis and Multi-Country Economic Model. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Volume 18, 1133-1143.
- Understanding the current nutritional management for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - a mapping review. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN.
- Individual risk factors predictive of major trauma in pre-hospital injured older patients: a systematic review. British Paramedic Journal, 6(4), 26-40.
- Diagnostic accuracy of conventional oral examination for detecting oral cavity cancer and potentially malignant disorders in patients with clinically evident oral lesions: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Head & Neck.
- Diagnostic accuracy of prehospital triage tools for identifying major trauma in elderly injured patients: A systematic review. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 90(2), 403-412.
- Interventions to promote oral nutritional behaviours in people living with neurodegenerative disorders of the motor system : a systematic review. Clinical Nutrition. View this article in WRRO
- Health care professionals’ views on psychological factors affecting nutritional behaviour in people with motor neuron disease : a thematic analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology. 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
- Pirfenidone for Treating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal.. Pharmacoeconomics. 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
- 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
- Gene expression profiling and expanded immunohistochemistry tests to guide selection of chemotherapy regimens in breast cancer management: a systematic review.. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 33(1), 32-45. View this article in WRRO
- Exhaled nitric oxide in the diagnosis of asthma in adults: a systematic review. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 47(3), 410-429. 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
- A systematic review of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in the routine management of childhood asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology, 51(3), 316-328.
- Vedolizumab for the Treatment of Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Active Ulcerative Colitis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal. PharmacoEconomics, 34(3), 245-257. View this article in WRRO
- Fractional exhaled nitric oxide for the management of asthma in adults: a systematic review. European Respiratory Society, 47(3), 751-768. View this article in WRRO
- The relationship between hospital or surgeon volume and outcomes in lower limb vascular surgery in Europe. HTAi 2016 Abstract Book (ISUU), 131-`32.
- ITERATIVE SIFTING IN THE SELECTION OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR REVIEWS AND OTHER DECISION PROBLEMS. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 31(1-2), 54-58. View this article in WRRO
- The safety of intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy in adult ophthalmic conditions: systematic review.. BMJ Open, 4(7), e005244. View this article in WRRO
- IDENTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS MODEL PARAMETERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 30(3), 333-340. View this article in WRRO
- ChemInform Abstract: Utilizing the Asymmetric Amino-Cope Rearrangement as a Novel Approach to Enantiomerically Enriched 3-Substituted Aldehydes.. ChemInform, 42(4), no-no.
- Imatinib as adjuvant therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a systematic review.. Int J Cancer, 128(9), 2202-2214.
- Utilizing the Asymmetric Amino-Cope Rearrangement as a Novel Approach to Enantiomerically Enriched 3-Substituted Aldehydes. SYNTHETIC COMMUN, 40(18), 2696-2711.
- Applications of the amino-Cope rearrangement: synthesis of tetrahydropyran, delta-lactone and piperidine targets.. Org Biomol Chem, 3(5), 809-815.
- The nutritional management of people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): A national survey of dietitians. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Carotid artery procedures and the volume-outcome relationship in Europe: a systematic review. British Journal of Surgery.
- Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide concentration in asthma: a systematic review and economic evaluation of NIOX MINO, NIOX VERO and Nobreath. Health Technology Assessment, 19(82), 1-330. View this article in WRRO
- Configuration of vascular services: a multiple methods research programme. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(5), 1-150.
Conference proceedings papers
- 2754 Pre-hospital and emergency care cervical spine immobilisation following blunt trauma: a systematic review. RCEM Annual Scientific Conference 2024 Abstracts (pp A21.1-A21)
- 2613 Diagnostic accuracy of the aortic dissection detection risk score alone or with D-dimer for acute aortic syndromes: systematic review and meta-analysis. RCEM Annual Scientific Conference 2024 Abstracts (pp A9.1-A9)
- 2553 Diagnostic accuracy of alternative biomarkers for acute aortic syndrome: a systematic review. RCEM Annual Scientific Conference 2024 Abstracts (pp A17.1-A17)
- ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIDEPRESSANTS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW AND NETWORK META-ANALYSIS. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 25(1) (pp S25-S26)
- COMPARING NON-ONCOLOGICAL RARE CONDITION SUBMISSIONS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE (NICE) VERSUS SCOTTISH MEDICINES CONSORTIUM (SMC) FROM 2001 TO 2021. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 25(12) (pp S326-S327)
- ANALYSIS OF NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SUBMISSIONS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE (NICE) AND THE SCOTTISH MEDICINES CONSORTIUM (SMC) FROM 2001 TO 2021. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 25(12) (pp S314-S314)
- PMH37 FACTORS INFLUENCING THE UPTAKE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.. Value in Health, Vol. 23 (pp S207-S207)
- FACTORS INFLUENCING THE UPTAKE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 23 (pp S207-S207)
- RNM-03 Factors associated with oral nutritional behaviours in people with motor neuron disease: a systematic review. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Vol. 20(suppl 1) (pp 310-310). Perth, Australia, 4 December 2019 - 6 December 2019. 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)
- Is there any valid patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for patients undergoing carotid artery revascularisation?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 104 (pp 13-13)
- How to measure patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for patients with venous leg ulcers (VLU): a mixed method study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 104 (pp 14-14)
- 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
- Exhaled Nitric Oxide For The Diagnosis Of Asthma In Adults And Children: A Systematic Review. Value in Health, Vol. 18(7) (pp A345-A345)
- Selecting patient reported outcome measures for patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): integrating systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis methods. Quality of Life Research, Vol. 24 (pp 77-77), 21 October 2015 - 24 October 2015. View this article in WRRO
Reports
- View this article in WRRO Understanding the experience and impact of living with a vascular condition from the patients perspective: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol
Website content
- Volume-outcome relationships in peripheral vascular surgery: a systematic review (protocol no. CRD42014014850 registered on PROSPERO).
Posters
- POSB7 Adverse Events Associated with Antidepressants: A Systematic Literature Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
- Addressing challenges in the conduct of a systematic review of clinical prediction models in rheumatoid arthritis. 25th Cochrane Colloquium, Edingurgh.
- Clinical prediction models for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and evidence synthesis. MEMTAM (Methods for Evaluation of medical prediction Models, Test And Biomarkers), Utecht, The Nethe.
- Searching for evidence for systematic reviews of volume outcome relationship in peripheral vascular surgery. 2016 HTAi Annual meeting, Tokyo Japan.
- Volume-outcome relationships in the treatment of AAA in Europe: a systematic review. Health Technology Assessment International (Tokyo).
- Volume-outcome relationships in peripheral vascular surgery: an overview of reviews. Health Technology Assessment International (Tokyo).
- Patient-reported outcome measures in patients with peripheral artery disease: A systematic review. Health Technology Assessment international.
- Patient-reported outcome measures in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm – A systematic review. Health Technology Assessment International.
- Safety of intravitreal bevacizumab as a monotherapy in ophthalmic conditions: systematic review. Health Technology Assessment International.
- Selecting Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): Integrating Systematic Review and Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Methods (ISOQOL 22nd Annual Conference 21-24 October 2015).
- Patient-reported outcome measures in patients with peripheral artery disease: a systematic review (HTAI 12th Annual Meeting 15-17 June 2015).
- Exhaled nitric oxide for the diagnosis of asthma in children and adults: a systematic review.
- Patient-reported outcome measures in patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (HTAI 12th Annual Meeting 15-17 June 2015).
Preprints
- Bio-SIEVE: Exploring Instruction Tuning Large Language Models for Systematic Review Automation, arXiv.
- Diagnostic accuracy of biopsy versus full excision for diagnosis of oral cancer: A systematic review.
- Research group
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Research Students:
Asrar Alhadi
- Teaching interests
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- I teach post graduate Masters students and supervise PhD students in a range of subjects including systematic reviews and critical appraisal techniques, meta-analysis, health research methods, and processes for health technology assessment.
- I am a module lead for Study Design and Systematic Review Methods module (HAR6169) on MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling.
- I Co-lead ScHARR's bespoke training course on systematic reviewing.
- I am interested in supervising research students in areas such as systematic review methodology and reviews of complex interventions
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of ScHARR Technology Assessment Group (ScHARR-TAG)
- Member of ScHARR Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team
- Development officer for UoS BAME Staff Network
- Peer-reviewer for a number of Journals
- Grant proposal and research report reviewer for the NIHR
- Conference Abstract reviewers for Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) symposium