Publications & Research

My research portfolio and interests is focused around four key areas:
» Guideline development and guideline methods
» Evidence synthesis and supporting regional systematic review capacity
» Meta-epidemiological research, applied biostatistics and clinical epidemiology
» Emergency medicine and prehospital care

Outcomes of extremely low-birthweight neonates at a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa: A retrospective cohort study

South African Journal of Child Health - Vol:15, Issue:3 (pp:170-175) 01-09-2021Primary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

Pharmacological interventions for periorificial (perioral) dermatitis in children and adults: a systematic review

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - Vol:36, Issue:3 (pp:380-390) 15-05-2021Systematic Reviews

A retrospective study of the pre-hospital trauma burden managed by the Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Care Society of South Africa 20-05-2021Emergency MedicinePrimary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

Clinicopathological features and associations in a series of South African acral melanomas

Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 20-07-2021Primary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

Guidelines developed under pressure. The case of the COVID-19 low-quality “rapid” guidelines and potential solutions

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology; Vol.142 (pp:194-199) 01-02-2022Guidelines

P1. 002 Prehospital trauma burden managed by a South African provincial Emergency Medical Service

Injury Prevention; Vol.27 Issue:S2 ( pp:A10 ) 01-03-2021Primary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline development in South Africa: Reflections from guideline experts

African Journal of Emergency Medicine; Vol.11 Issue:01 ( pp:132-139 ) 01-03-2021Guidelines

Healthcare workers in COVID-19

AFEM 01-02-2021

Developing trustworthy recommendations as part of an urgent response (1–2 weeks): a GRADE concept paper

Journal of clinical epidemiology; Vol.129 ( pp:1-11 ) 01-01-2021GuidelinesRapid Reviews

Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline implementation in South Africa: a qualitative case study

BMC health services research; Vol.20 ( pp:1-12 ) 07-12-2020Guidelines

Research

I focus on research for impact, in evidence synthesis, meta-epidemiological work, and guideline development. With a clinical background in emergency care, some of my research is themed around emergency medicine and prehospital care.

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About

Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. I have expertise in:

Clinical Epidemiology | Biostatistics | Evidence Synthesis | Guideline Development | Research Methods | Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | Prehospital Care | Student Supervision