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

Clinical practice guideline adaptation methods in resource-constrained settings: four case studies from South Africa

BMJ evidence-based medicine; Vol.25 Issue:06 ( pp:193-198 ) 01-12-2020Guidelines

Rapid review methods more challenging during COVID-19: commentary with a focus on 8 knowledge synthesis steps

Journal of clinical epidemiology; Vol.126 ( pp:177-183 ) 01-10-2020Method ResearchGuidelines

Strengthening pre-hospital clinical practice guideline development for South Africa

scholar.sun.ac.za 30-09-2020

Guidance we can trust? The status and quality of prehospital clinical guidance in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

African Journal of Emergency Medicine 28-09-2020Scoping ReviewsEmergency Medicine

Perceptions on adherence to dietary prescriptions for adults with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis: a qualitative study

Diseases; Vol.8 Issues:03 ( pp:09 ) 01-09-2021Primary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

Evidence synthesis workshops: moving from face-to-face to online learning

BMJ evidence-based medicine 06-08-2020Teaching and Learning

Pharmacological treatments for social anxiety disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Acta neuropsychiatrica; Vol.32 Issue:04 ( pp:169-176 ) 03-08-2020Systematic ReviewsNetwork Meta-Analysis

Correlation of Soft tissue Projection in Injured NEcks (CSPINE)-Prevertebral soft tissue measurement in paediatric cervical spine trauma

SA Orthopaedic Journal; Vol.19 Issue:02 ( pp:84-91 ) 01-06-2020Primary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

Vaccine stock management in primary health care facilities in OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Vaccine; Vol.38 Issue:25 ( pp:4111-4118 ) 22-05-2020Primary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

A comparison of trauma scoring systems for injuries presenting to a district-level urban public hospital in Western Cape

South African Journal of Surgery; Vol.58 Issue:01 ( pp:37-42 ) 01-03-2020Primary ResearchEPIDEMIOLOGY

Affiliations and Appointments

Founding member of the SA GRADE Network, AFJEM Section Editor, GRADE and GIN member, Previous Vice-President ECSSA.

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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