Professor Amanda Burls • City, University of London

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Professor Amanda Burls
City, University of London
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London EC1V 0HB
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About

Overview

Public Health Physician, with special interest in Evidence-Based Health Care and Public and Patient involvement in Health Care and Health Research.

Amanda Burls' first degree was in Politics, Philosophy and Economic from the University of Oxford but she later went on to study Medicine at University College London. During her medical degree she intercalated an MSc in Neuroscience. Following several junior and senior house office jobs she undertook five years specialist training in Public Health Medicine during which she obtained a Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She worked for the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) from its inception in 1993 and in 1996 became its Director. She has been a senior fellow of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine since 1996 where she established the Spanish-speaking groups and ran plenary sessions on teaching EBHC.

In 1997 Amanda started as a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham where she founded and directed the West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration (WMHTAC). WMHTAC produced systematic reviews and economic evaluations to inform local, regional and national health policy decisions. In 2008 Amanda moved to the University of Oxford as Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Evidence-Based Health Care. She set up the Oxford International Programme in Evidence-Based Health Care which includes Certificate, Diploma, MSc and Doctoral Programmes as well as standalone modules.

Amanda's current research focuses on EBHC, online health research and public and patient involvement in health care and health research and she directs a project called ThinkWell (The International Network for Knowledge about Wellbeing).

Amanda recently (2017) completed the Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Qualifications

Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (distinction), University of Oxford, UK, 2014 – 2017
MSc in Public Health Medicine (distinction), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, 1993 – 1994
GMC - Full registration, General Medical Council, Aug 1991
MB BS, University College London, UK, 1990
MSc in Neuroscience, University College London, UK, 1987
BA, University of Oxford, UK, 1975 – 1978

Postgraduate training

Senior Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority, UK, 1995 – 1997
Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority, UK, 1993 – 1995

Employment

Professor of Public Health, City, University of London, Jul 2013 – present
Professor of Public Health, City, University of London, Jul 2012 – present

Memberships of professional organisations

Senior Fellow, Faculty of Public Health, 1997 – present
Fellow, Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Jan 1993 – Jan 1997

Awards

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2012) The Egon Jonsson Award for Outstanding Paper
Burls A, Caron L, Cleret de Langavant G, Dondorp W, Harstall C, Pathak-Sen E, Hofmann B. Tackling Ethical Issues in HTA: A Proposed Framework. 2011 27 (3):230-237
Oxford University (2012) Students' Award for Innovation in Teaching
plus runner up for Best Lecturer
Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford (2012) Best health project proposal
Proposal was about Public-Led Online Randomized Trials, this was also a highly commended amongst all the project proposals.
Emerald/CLADEA Latin American Management Research Fund (2012) Highly Commended Award
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/research/awards/latin_man_2012.htm
ACCEA (2010) Clinical Excellence Award - National Level Bronze
Oxford University (2009) Teaching Excellence Award (MSc in EBHC)
Oxford University (2009) OxTALENT Award
Oxford Teaching & Learning Enhanced by New Technology
ACCEA (2005) Clinical Excellence Award - National Level Bronze
BMA (1995) Joan Dawkins Travel Fellowship
Jenner-Living (1990) Prize in Dermatology
Prankerd-Jones Memorial Fund (1990) Prankerd-Jones Award
UCL (1988) Ferriere Scholarship

Languages

English (can read, write, speak and peer review) and Spanish; Castilian (can read, write, speak and understand spoken).

Research

Research areas

- Systematic Reviews; Evidence-Based Practice
- Online Health Research; Internet Randomised Controlled Trials
- Public and Patient Involvement
- Health Technology Assessment
- The Ethics of Public Health and Prioritisation.

Publications

Publications by category

Books (2)

Bradley, P. and Burls, A. (2012). Preface. ISBN 978-0-415-22054-5.
Bradley, P., Bradley, P.M. and Burls, A. (Eds.), Ethics in Public and Community Health. Routledge.

Chapters (3)

(2012). Research methods in public health. In Ethics in Public and Community Health (pp. 147–159). Routledge.
(2012). Public participation in public health decisions. In Ethics in Public and Community Health (pp. 160–170). Routledge.
Bryan, S., Sandercock, J., Barton, P. and Burls, A. (2004). Tensions in Licensing and Reimbursement Decisions: The Case of Riluzole for Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis. (pp. 121–138). Wiley. ISBN 978-0-7279-1784-3.

Conference papers and proceedings (7)

Bernal, J.A., Vela, P., Ruiz García, V., Burls, A., Cabello, J.B. and Bort-Martí, S. (2017). FRI0199 Systematic review and meta-analysis on certolizumab pegol for rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 14–17 June, 2017. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.6433
Kang, J.H.E., Di Carlo, S., Iaculli, E., Burls, A. and Silva, M.A. (2013). Informed consent for laparoscopic cholecystectomy and patient awareness of possible complications in emergency and elective settings.
Saunders, P.J., Burls, A. and Hood, A. (2012). Developing On Line Resource for Expressing and Explaining Risks for the Public and Professionals.
Jensen, A.M., Stevens, R., Burls, A., Kenealy, T. and Stewart, J. (2012). Is Muscle Testing a Form of Biofeedback?: Results from a Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study.
Quinn, T., Burls, A.J., Bayliss, S., Emperanza, J. and Cabello Lopez, J. (2009). Does oxygen therapy do more harm than good in acute MI? Systematic review.
Quinn, T., Burls, A., Emparanza, J. and Cabello, J. (2009). Oxygen use in acute myocardial infarction: online survey of health professionals' practice and beliefs.
Douglas, K.M.J., Wilson, J., Burls, A. and Jobanputra, P. (2003). A SURVEY OF DMARD PREFERENCES OF UK RHEUMATOLOGISTS.

Journal articles (131)

Michelen, M., Manoharan, L., Elkheir, N., Cheng, V., Dagens, A., Hastie, C. … Stavropoulou, C. (2021). Characterising long COVID: a living systematic review. BMJ Global Health, 6(9). doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005427.
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Michelen, M., Cheng, V., Manoharan, L., Elkheir, N., Dagens, D., Hastie, C. … Stavropoulou, C. (2020). Characterising long term Covid-19: a living systematic review. . doi:10.1101/2020.12.08.20246025.
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Tully, L., Burls, A., Sorensen, J., El-Moslemany, R. and O'Malley, G. (2020). Mobile Health for Pediatric Weight Management: Systematic Scoping Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(6). doi:10.2196/16214.
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Jensen, A.M., Stevens, R.J. and Burls, A.J. (2020). Investigating the validity of muscle response testing: Blinding the patient using subliminal visual stimuli. Advances in Integrative Medicine, 7(1), pp. 29–38. doi:10.1016/j.aimed.2019.04.002.
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Tully, L., Burls, A., Sorensen, J., El-Moslemany, R. and O'Malley, G. (2019). Mobile Health for Pediatric Weight Management: Systematic Scoping Review (Preprint). . doi:10.2196/preprints.16214.
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Price, A., Vasanthan, L., Clarke, M., Liew, S.M., Brice, A. and Burls, A. (2019). SMOOTH: Self-Management of Open Online Trials in Health analysis found improvements were needed for reporting methods of internet-based trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 105, pp. 27–39. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.08.017.
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Jensen, A.M., Stevens, R.J. and Burls, A.J. (2019). The Impact of Using Emotionally Arousing Stimuli on Muscle Response Testing Accuracy. Complementary Medicine Research, 26(5), pp. 301–309. doi:10.1159/000497188.
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Flood, C., Barlow, S., Simpson, A., Burls, A., Price, A., Cartwright, M. … Brini, S. (2018). What utility scores do mental health service users, healthcare professionals and members of the general public attribute to different health states? A co-produced mixed methods online survey. PLOS ONE, 13(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0205223.
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Price, A., Vasanthan, L., Clarke, M., Liew, S.M., Brice, A. and Burls, A. (2018). Self-Management Open Online Trials in Health (SMOOTH): Methods and public involvement survey of corresponding authors of existing online trials. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, 6(3), pp. 372–372. doi:10.5750/ejpch.v6i3.1497.
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Cutts, S., Burls, A., Akinlabi, K., Hurst, J.R., Mandal, S. and Mansell, S.K. (2018). A randomised crossover trial investigating the effect of a portable positive pressure ventilation device on exercise tolerance in patients with COPD. Rehabilitation and Chronic Care. doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa2054.
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López-Briz, E., Ruiz Garcia, V., Cabello, J.B., Bort-Martí, S., Carbonell Sanchis, R. and Burls, A. (2018). Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride locking for prevention of occlusion in central venous catheters in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(7). doi:10.1002/14651858.cd008462.pub3.
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Price, A., Albarqouni, L., Kirkpatrick, J., Clarke, M., Liew, S.M., Roberts, N. … Burls, A. (2018). Patient and public involvement in the design of clinical trials: An overview of systematic reviews. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 24(1), pp. 240–253. doi:10.1111/jep.12805.
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Price, A., Vasanthan, L., Clarke, M., Liew, S.M., Brice, A. and Burls, A. (2018). SMOOTH: Self-Management Open Online Trials in Health An Analysis of Existing Online Trials. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare.
Jensen, A.M., Stevens, R.J. and Burls, A.J. (2018). Muscle testing for lie detection: Grip strength dynamometry is inadequate. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 17, pp. 16–21. doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2017.11.001.
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Ruiz Garcia, V., Burls, A., Cabello, J.B., Vela Casasempere, P., Bort-Marti, S. and Bernal, J.A. (2017). Certolizumab pegol (CDP870) for rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(9). doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007649.pub4.
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Castle, J.C., Chalmers, I., Atkinson, P., Badenoch, D., Oxman, A.D., Austvoll-Dahlgren, A. … Glasziou, P. (2017). Establishing a library of resources to help people understand key concepts in assessing treatment claims—The “Critical thinking and Appraisal Resource Library” (CARL). PLOS ONE, 12(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178666.
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Cabello, J.B., Burls, A., Emparanza, J.I., Bayliss, S.E. and Quinn, T. (2016). Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(12). doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007160.pub4.
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Mosconi, P., Antes, G., Barbareschi, G., Burls, A., Demotes-Mainard, J., Chalmers, I. … Wolff, S. (2016). A European multi-language initiative to make the general population aware of independent clinical research: the European Communication on Research Awareness Need project. Trials, 17(1). doi:10.1186/s13063-015-1146-7.
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Jensen, A.M., Stevens, R.J. and Burls, A.J. (2016). Estimating the accuracy of muscle response testing: two randomised-order blinded studies. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 16(1). doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1416-2.
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Alabed, S., Pérez-Gaxiola, G. and Burls, A. (2016). Colchicine for children with pericarditis: systematic review of clinical studies. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(10), pp. 953–956. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-310287.
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Baird, M.A.H.T., Barlev, N., Bryder, L., Burls, A., Carrell, R.W., Chalmers, I. … Trubuhovich, R. (2016). Misrepresentation of the National Women’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. American Journal of Public Health, 106(7), pp. 1208–1209. doi:10.2105/ajph.2016.303162.
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Burls, A., Price, A.I., Cabello, J.B. and Roberts, N.W. (2016). Drinking extra water or other non-caloric beverages for promoting weight loss or preventing weight gain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012211.
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Ban, J.-.W., Emparanza, J.I., Urreta, I. and Burls, A. (2016). Design Characteristics Influence Performance of Clinical Prediction Rules in Validation: A Meta-Epidemiological Study. PLOS ONE, 11(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145779.
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Price, A. and Burls, A. (2015). Increased water intake to reduce headache: learning from a critical appraisal. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(6), pp. 1212–1218. doi:10.1111/jep.12413.
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Price, A. and Burls, A. (2015). Increased water intake to reduce headache: Learning from a critical appraisal. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(6), pp. 1212–1218. doi:10.1111/jep.12413.
Emparanza, J.I., Cabello, J.B. and Burls, A.J.E. (2015). Does evidence-based practice improve patient outcomes? An analysis of a natural experiment in a Spanish hospital. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(6), pp. 1059–1065. doi:10.1111/jep.12460.
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Alabed, S., Cabello, J.B. and Burls, A. (2015). Cochrane corner: colchicine for pericarditis. Heart, 101(18), pp. 1437–1438. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307780.
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Chen, Y. and Chalmers, I. (2015). Testing treatments interactive (TTi): helping to equip the public to promote better research for better health care. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 8(2), pp. 98–102. doi:10.1111/jebm.12155.
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O'Malley, G., Killeen, S., Brinkley, A., Sheridan, N., Kelly, N., Doyle, S. … Murphy, S. (2015). CARDIOMETABOLIC COMORBIDITY IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY. ACTA PAEDIATRICA, 104, pp. 25–25.
O'Malley, G., Murphy, S., Brinkley, A., Perry, I.J., Clarke, M. and Burls, A. (2015). MHEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY. ACTA PAEDIATRICA, 104, pp. 17–17.
Brice, A., Price, A. and Burls, A. (2015). Creating a database of internet-based clinical trials to support a public-led research programme: A descriptive analysis. DIGITAL HEALTH, 1, pp. 205520761561785–205520761561785. doi:10.1177/2055207615617854.
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O’Malley, G., Clarke, M., Burls, A., Murphy, S., Murphy, N. and Perry, I.J. (2014). A smartphone intervention for adolescent obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Trials, 15(1). doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-43.
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Jensen, A.M., Stevens, R. and Burls, A. (2014). Developing the evidence for kinesiology-style manual muscle testing: A series of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Advances in Integrative Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.aimed.2014.10.024.
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López-Briz, E., Ruiz Garcia, V., Cabello, J.B., Bort-Marti, S., Carbonell Sanchis, R. and Burls, A. (2014). Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride intermittent flushing for prevention of occlusion in central venous catheters in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd008462.pub2.
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Ruiz Garcia, V., Jobanputra, P., Burls, A., Cabello, J.B., Vela Casasempere, P., Bort-Marti, S. … Kynaston-Pearson, F.J.B. (2014). Certolizumab pegol (CDP870) for rheumatoid arthritis in adults. . doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007649.pub3.
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Panagiotopoulou, N., Nethra, S., Karavolos, S., Ahmad, G., Karabis, A. and Burls, A. (2014). Uterine‐sparing minimally invasive interventions in women with uterine fibroids: a systematic review and indirect treatment comparison meta‐analysis. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 93(9), pp. 858–867. doi:10.1111/aogs.12441.
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Alabed, S., Cabello, J.B., Irving, G.J., Qintar, M. and Burls, A. (2014). Colchicine for pericarditis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd010652.pub2.
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O'Malley, G., Dowdall, G., Burls, A., Perry, I.J. and Curran, N. (2014). Exploring the Usability of a Mobile App for Adolescent Obesity Management. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2(2). doi:10.2196/mhealth.3262.
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Jensen, A., Stevens, R. and Burls, A. (2014). Developing the Evidence for Kinesiology-Style Manual Muscle Testing: A Series of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 20(5). doi:10.1089/acm.2014.5250.abstract.
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Panagiotopoulou, N., Nethra, S., Karavolos, S., Ahmad, G., Karabis, A. and Burls, A. (2014). Uterine-sparing minimally invasive interventions in women with uterine fibroids: A systematic review and indirect treatment comparison meta-analysis. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 93(9), pp. 858–867. doi:10.1111/aogs.12441.
Cabello, J.B., Burls, A., Emparanza, J.I., Bayliss, S. and Quinn, T. (2013). Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2013(8). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007160.pub3.
Panagiotopoulou, N., Nethra, S., Karabis, A., Ahmad, G. and Burls, A. (2013). Uterine-sparing Surgical Treatment Modalities in Women with Uterine Fibroids: A Systematic Review and Indirect Treatment Comparison. Value in Health, 16(7). doi:10.1016/j.jval.2013.08.049.
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Lethaby, A., Lopez-Olivo, M.A., Maxwell, L., Burls, A., Tugwell, P. and Wells, G.A. (2013). Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, (5). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004525.pub2.
Cabello, J.B., Emparanza, J.I. and Burls, A.J. (2013). Clinical teaching in the 21st Century-the curriculum for evidence-based practice | Una educación para la clínica del siglo xxi: el currículo para la práctica basada en la evidencia. Medicina Clinica.
Powell, J., Hamborg, T., Stallard, N., Burls, A., McSorley, J., Bennett, K. … Christensen, H. (2012). Effectiveness of a web-based cognitive-behavioral tool to improve mental well-being in the general population: randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res, 15(1). doi:10.2196/jmir.2240.
Bramis, K., Gordon-Weeks, A.N., Friend, P.J., Bastin, E., Burls, A., Silva, M.A. … Dennison, A.R. (2012). Systematic review of total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation for chronic pancreatitis. Br J Surg, 99(6), pp. 761–766. doi:10.1002/bjs.8713.
Burls, A., Cabello, J.B., Emparanza, J.I., Bayliss, S. and Quinn, T. (2011). Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Emerg Med J, 28(11), pp. 917–923. doi:10.1136/emj.2010.103564.
Burls, A. and Sandercock, J. (2011). Decision-making under conditions of uncertainty-what can we learn from palivizumab? Acta Paediatr, 100(10), pp. 1302–1305. doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02426.x.
Mickan, S., Burls, A. and Glasziou, P. (2011). Patterns of 'leakage' in the utilisation of clinical guidelines: a systematic review. Postgrad Med J, 87(1032), pp. 670–679. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2010.116012.
Antoniou, E.E., Draper, H., Reed, K., Burls, A., Southwood, T.R. and Zeegers, M.P. (2011). An empirical study on the preferred size of the participant information sheet in research. J Med Ethics, 37(9), pp. 557–562. doi:10.1136/jme.2010.041871.
Gordon-Weeks, A.N., Snaith, A., Petrinic, T., Friend, P.J., Burls, A. and Silva, M.A. (2011). Systematic review of outcome of downstaging hepatocellular cancer before liver transplantation in patients outside the Milan criteria. Br J Surg, 98(9), pp. 1201–1208. doi:10.1002/bjs.7561.
Burls, A., Caron, L., Cleret de Langavant, G., Dondorp, W., Harstall, C., Pathak-Sen, E. … Hofmann, B. (2011). Tackling ethical issues in health technology assessment: a proposed framework. Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 27(3), pp. 230–237. doi:10.1017/S0266462311000250.
Ruiz Garcia, V., Jobanputra, P., Burls, A., Cabello, J.B., Gálvez Muñoz, J.G., Saiz Cuenca, E.S. … Fry-Smith, A. (2011). Certolizumab pegol (CDP870) for rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 2.
Hossain, M., Alexander, P., Burls, A. and Jobanputra, P. (2011). Foot orthoses for patellofemoral pain in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, (1). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008402.pub2.
Farrar, D., Duley, L., Burls, A., Dorling, J., Embleton, N., McGuire, W. … Yoxall, B. (2011). Rushing to clamp umbilical cord. More evidence is needed to inform practice. BMJ, 342. doi:10.1136/bmj.d122.
Cabello, J.B., Burls, A., Emparanza, J.I., Bayliss, S. and Quinn, T. (2010). Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 128(6), p. 378. doi:10.1590/S1516-31802010000600013.
Jamtvedt, G., Herbert, R.D., Flottorp, S., Odgaard-Jensen, J., Håvelsrud, K., Barratt, A. … Oxman, A.D. (2010). A pragmatic randomised trial of stretching before and after physical activity to prevent injury and soreness. Br J Sports Med, 44(14), pp. 1002–1009. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.062232.
Burls, A. (2010). AGREE II-improving the quality of clinical care. Lancet, 376(9747), pp. 1128–1129. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61034-3.
Sandercock, J. and Burls, A. (2010). Congratulations to the NZMJ for the Unfortunate Experiment theme issue. N Z Med J, 123(1320), pp. 119–120.
Hadley, J., Kulier, R., Zamora, J., Coppus, S.F.P.J., Weinbrenner, S., Meyerrose, B. … Khan, K.S. (2010). Effectiveness of an e-learning course in evidence-based medicine for foundation (internship) training. J R Soc Med, 103(7), pp. 288–294. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2010.100036.
Burls, A. (2010). On the resuscitation of clinical freedom. BMC Health Serv Res, 10, p. 184. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-184.
Cabello, J.B., Burls, A., Emparanza, J.I., Bayliss, S. and Quinn, T. (2010). Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, (6). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007160.pub2.
Burls, A., Emparanza, J.I., Quinn, T. and Cabello, J.B. (2010). Oxygen use in acute myocardial infarction: an online survey of health professionals' practice and beliefs. Emerg Med J, 27(4), pp. 283–286. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.077370.
Kunz, R., Nagy, E., Coppus, S.F.P.J., Emparanza, J.I., Hadley, J., Kulier, R. … Khan, K.S. (2009). How far did we get? How far to go? A European survey on postgraduate courses in evidence-based medicine. J Eval Clin Pract, 15(6), pp. 1196–1204. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01268.x.
Burls, A. (2009). Trust me, I am a policy maker. J Public Health (Oxf), 31(4), pp. 470–471. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp098.
Crilly, M., Glasziou, P., Heneghan, C., Meats, E. and Burls, A. (2009). Does the current version of 'Tomorrow's Doctors' adequately support the role of evidence-based medicine in the undergraduate curriculum? Med Teach, 31(10), pp. 938–944. doi:10.3109/01421590903199650.
Ruiz Garcia, V., Burls, A., Cabello López, J.C.L., Fry-Smith, A.F.S., Gálvez Muñoz, J.G., Jobanputra, P. … Saiz Cuenca, E.S.C. (2009). Certolizumab pegol (CDP870) for rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (1). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007649.
Teale, A., Deshpande, S. and Burls, A. (2009). Palivizumab and the importance of cost effectiveness. BMJ (Online), 338(7709), pp. 1474–1476.
Kulier, R., Coppus, S.F.P.J., Zamora, J., Hadley, J., Malick, S., Das, K. … Khan, K.S. (2009). The effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC medical education, 9, p. 21. doi:10.1186/1472-6920-9-21.
Cabello, J.B., Emparanza, J.I., Ruiz Garcia, V. and Burls, A. (2009). Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction: a web-based survey of physicians' practices and beliefs. EMERGENCIAS, 21(6), pp. 422–428.
Wang, D., Cummins, C., Bayliss, S., Sandercock, J. and Burls, A. (2008). Immunoprophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with palivizumab in children: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 12(36), pp. iii–86. doi:10.3310/hta12360.
Glasziou, P., Burls, A. and Gilbert, R. (2008). Evidence based medicine and the medical curriculum. BMJ, 337. doi:10.1136/bmj.a1253.
Burls, A., Bayliss, S., Emparanza, J.I. and Quinn, T. (2008). Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (2). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007160.
Kulier, R., Hadley, J., Weinbrenner, S., Meyerrose, B., Decsi, T., Horvath, A.R. … Khan, K.S. (2008). Harmonising evidence-based medicine teaching: a study of the outcomes of e-learning in five European countries. BMC Med Educ, 8, p. 27. doi:10.1186/1472-6920-8-27.
Gilbert, R., Burls, A. and Glasziou, P. (2008). Clinicians also need training in use of research evidence. Lancet, 371(9611), pp. 472–473. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60231-7.
Coppus, S.F.P.J., Emparanza, J.I., Hadley, J., Kulier, R., Weinbrenner, S., Arvanitis, T.N. … Khan, K.S. (2007). A clinically integrated curriculum in evidence-based medicine for just-in-time learning through on-the-job training: the EU-EBM project. BMC Med Educ, 7, p. 46. doi:10.1186/1472-6920-7-46.
Connock, M., Juarez-Garcia, A., Jowett, S., Frew, E., Liu, Z., Taylor, R.J. … Taylor, R.S. (2007). Methadone and buprenorphine for the management of opioid dependence: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess, 11(9), pp. 1–iv. doi:10.3310/hta11090.
Adi, Y., Juarez-Garcia, A., Wang, D., Jowett, S., Frew, E., Day, E. … Burls, A. (2007). Oral naltrexone as a treatment for relapse prevention in formerly opioid-dependent drug users: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess, 11(6), pp. iii–85. doi:10.3310/hta11060.
Chen, Y.-.F., Jobanputra, P., Barton, P., Jowett, S., Bryan, S., Clark, W. … Burls, A. (2006). 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. Health Technol Assess, 10(42), pp. iii–229. doi:10.3310/hta10420.
Connock, M., Burls, A., Frew, E., Fry-Smith, A., Juarez-Garcia, A., McCabe, C. … Moore, D. (2006). The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher's disease: a systematic review. Health Technol Assess, 10(24), pp. iii–136. doi:10.3310/hta10240.
Glasziou, P., Djulbegovic, B. and Burls, A. (2006). Are systematic reviews more cost-effective than randomised trials? Lancet, 367(9528), pp. 2057–2058. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68919-8.
Burls, A., Jordan, R., Barton, P., Olowokure, B., Wake, B., Albon, E. … Hawker, J. (2006). 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. Vaccine, 24(19), pp. 4212–4221. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.12.043.
Jordan, R., Connock, M., Albon, E., Fry-Smith, A., Olowokure, B., Hawker, J. … Burls, A. (2006). Universal vaccination of children against influenza: are there indirect benefits to the community? A systematic review of the evidence. Vaccine, 24(8), pp. 1047–1062. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.09.017.
Dretzke, J., Burls, A., Bayliss, S. and Sandercock, J. (2006). The clinical effectiveness of pre-hospital intravenous fluid replacement in trauma patients without head injury: A systematic review. Trauma, 8(3), pp. 131–141. doi:10.1177/1460408606071972.
Arrebola, A.P., Kovacs, F., Gestoso, M., Vecchierini, N.M., Del Real Calvo, M.T.G., Pino, M.M. … Umbert, S.R. (2005). The interest of the Spanish network of investigators in back pain for rehabilitation physician. Rehabilitacion, 39(4), pp. 185–191. doi:10.1016/S0048-7120(05)74344-9.
Burls, A., Austin, D. and Moore, D. (2005). Commissioning for rare diseases: view from the frontline. BMJ, 331(7523), pp. 1019–1021. doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7523.1019.
Arena, J., Emparanza, J.I., Nogués, A. and Burls, A. (2005). Skin to calcaneus distance in the neonate. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, 90(4). doi:10.1136/adc.2004.068064.
Dawes, M., Summerskill, W., Glasziou, P., Cartabellotta, A., Martin, J., Hopayian, K. … Second International Conference of Evidence-Based Health Care Teachers and Developers, (2005). Sicily statement on evidence-based practice. BMC Med Educ, 5(1), p. 1. doi:10.1186/1472-6920-5-1.
Burls, A. and Jobanputra, P. (2004). The trials of anakinra. Lancet, 364(9437), pp. 827–828. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16999-7.
Dretzke, J., Sandercock, J., Bayliss, S. and Burls, A. (2004). Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prehospital intravenous fluids in trauma patients. Health Technol Assess, 8(23), pp. iii–103. doi:10.3310/hta8230.
Dretzke, J., Cummins, C., Sandercock, J., Fry-Smith, A., Barrett, T. and Burls, A. (2004). Autoantibody testing in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus. Health Technol Assess, 8(22), pp. iii–183. doi:10.3310/hta8220.
Dretzke, J., Cummins, C., Sandercock, J., Fry-Smith, A., Barrett, T. and Burls, A. (2004). Autoantibody testing in children with newly diagnosed type I diabetes mellitus. Health Technology Assessment, 8(22).
Clark, W., Jobanputra, P., Barton, P. and Burls, A. (2004). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of anakinra for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults: a systematic review and economic analysis. Health Technol Assess, 8(18), pp. iii–105. doi:10.3310/hta8180.
Barton, P., Jobanputra, P., Wilson, J., Bryan, S. and Burls, A. (2004). 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. Health Technol Assess, 8(11), pp. iii–91. doi:10.3310/hta8110.
Blumenauer, B., Judd, M., Cranney, A., Burls, A., Coyle, D., Hochberg, M. … Wells, G. (2004). Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Praxis, 93(9), p. 329. doi:10.1024/0369-8394.93.9.329.
Jobanputra, P., Wilson, J., Douglas, K. and Burls, A. (2004). A survey of British rheumatologists' DMARD preferences for rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford), 43(2), pp. 206–210. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh003.
Clark, W., Jobanputra, P., Barton, P. and Burls, A. (2004). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of anakinra for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults: A systematic review and economic analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 8(18). doi:10.3310/hta8180.
Barton, P., Jobanputra, P., Wilson, J., Bryan, S. and Burls, A. (2004). 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. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 8(11), p. 91.
Burls, A. (2004). Benefits of garden. PSYCHOLOGIST, 17(8), pp. 432–432.
Pitches, D., Burls, A. and Fry-Smith, A. (2003). 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. BMJ, 327(7429), pp. 1436–1439. doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7429.1436.
Burls, A. and Sandercock, J. (2003). How to make a compelling submission to NICE: tips for sponsoring organisations. BMJ, 327(7429), pp. 1446–1448. doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7429.1446.
Stevens, A., Milne, R. and Burls, A. (2003). Health technology assessment: history and demand. J Public Health Med, 25(2), pp. 98–101. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdg022.
Blumenauer, B., Judd, M., Cranney, A., Burls, A., Coyle, D., Hochberg, M. … Wells, G. (2003). Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, (4). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004525.
Clark, W., Raftery, J., Song, F., Barton, P., Cummins, C., Fry-Smith, A. … Burls, A. (2003). Systematic review and economic evaluation of the effectiveness of infliximab for the treatment of Crohn's disease. Health Technol Assess, 7(3), pp. 1–67. doi:10.3310/hta7030.
Clark, W., Raftery, J., Song, F., Barton, P., Cummins, C., Fry-Smith, A. … Burls, A. (2003). Systemic review and economic evaluation of the effectiveness of infliximab for the treatment of Crohn's disease. Health Technology Assessment, 7(3).
Meads, C., Burls, A. and Bradley, P. (2002). Systematic reviews of specialist epilepsy services. Seizure, 11(2), pp. 90–98. doi:10.1053/seiz.2002.0595.
Blumenauer, B., Judd, M., Wells, G., Burls, A., Cranney, A., Hochberg, M. … Tugwell, P. (2002). Infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2002(3). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003785.
Cummins, C., Connock, M., Fry-Smith, A. and Burls, A. (2002). A systematic review of effectiveness and economic evaluation of new drug treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis: etanercept. Health Technol Assess, 6(17), pp. 1–43. doi:10.3310/hta6170.
Jobanputra, P., Barton, P., Bryan, S. and Burls, A. (2002). The effectiveness of infliximab and etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess, 6(21), pp. 1–110. doi:10.3310/hta6210.
Burls, A., Clark, W., Stewart, T., Preston, C., Bryan, S., Jefferson, T. … Fry-Smith, A. (2002). Zanamivir for the treatment of influenza in adults: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess, 6(9), pp. 1–87. doi:10.3310/hta6090.
Burls, A., Gold, L. and Clark, W. (2001). Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of sildenafil (Viagra) in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. Br J Gen Pract, 51(473), pp. 1004–1012.
Meads, C., Gold, L. and Burls, A. (2001). How effective is outpatient care compared to inpatient care for the treatment of anorexia nervosa? a systematic review. European Eating Disorders Review, 9(4), pp. 229–241. doi:10.1002/erv.406.
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Sandercock, J., Burls, A., Hyde, C., Fry-Smith, A., Barton, P., Bryan, S. … Stewart, A. (2001). Riluzole for motor neurone disease. More trials are needed. BMJ, 322(7297), p. 1305.
Sandercock, J., Burls, A., Hyde, C., Fry-Smith, A., Barton, P., Bryan, S. … Stewart, R. (2001). Riluzole for motor neurone disease. BMJ, 322(7297), p. 1305. doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7297.1305.
Stewart, A., Sandercock, J., Bryan, S., Hyde, C., Barton, P.M., Fry-Smith, A. … Burls, A. (2001). The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of riluzole for motor neurone disease: a rapid and systematic review. Health Technol Assess, 5(2), pp. 1–97. doi:10.3310/hta5020.
Jobanputra, P., Parry, D., Fry-Smith, A. and Burls, A. (2001). Effectiveness of autologous chondrocyte transplantation for hyaline cartilage defects in knees: a rapid and systematic review. Health Technol Assess, 5(11), pp. 1–57. doi:10.3310/hta5110.
Jordan, R.E., Cummins, C.L., Burls, A.J. and Seukeran, D.C. (2001). Laser resurfacing for facial acne scars. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, (1). doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001866.
Richards, R., Burls, A. and Payne, N. (2000). Cost utility of drugs for multiple sclerosis. Methods used don't calculate true benefit. BMJ, 320(7247), p. 1475.
Bryant, J. (2000). Cost utility of drugs for multiple sclerosis. BMJ, 320(7247), pp. 1474–1474. doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7247.1474.
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Jordan, R., Cummins, C. and Burls, A. (2000). Laser resurfacing of the skin for the improvement of facial acne scarring: a systematic review of the evidence. Br J Dermatol, 142(3), pp. 413–423. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03350.x.
Meads, C., Cummins, C., Jolly, K., Stevens, A., Burls, A. and Hyde, C. (2000). Coronary artery stents in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease: a rapid and systematic review. Health Technol Assess, 4(23), pp. 1–153.
Brañas, P., Jordan, R., Fry-Smith, A., Burls, A. and Hyde, C. (2000). Treatments for fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a rapid and systematic review. Health Technol Assess, 4(27), pp. 1–61.
Bradley, P. and Burls, A.J. (1999). Critical Appraisal Skills Programme: A project in critical appraisal skills teaching to improve the quality in health care. Journal of Clinical Governance, 7(2), pp. 88–91.
Stevens, A., Payne, N., Akehurst, R., Milne, R., Gabbay, J. and Burls, A. (1999). DEC methods for appraising new drugs. Paper has errors and omissions. BMJ, 319(7215), pp. 1006–1007.
Campbell, B., Peveler, R., Stein, K., Packer, C., Fidan, D., Stevens, A. … Mason, J. (1999). DEC methods for appraising new drugs (multiple letters) [5]. British Medical Journal, 319(7215), pp. 1005–1007.
Campbell, B., Peveler, R., Stein, K., Packer, C., Fidan, D., Stevens, A. … Mason, J. (1999). DEC methods for appraising new drugs. BMJ, 319(7215), pp. 1005–1005. doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7215.1005.
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Stevens, A., Payne, N., Akehurst, R., Milne, R., Gabbay, J. and Burls, A. (1999). Paper has errors and omissions. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 319(7215), pp. 1006–1006.
Campbell, B. and Peveler, R. (1999). DEC methods for appraising new drugs - Are a foundation for the NICE appraisal committee. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 319(7215), pp. 1005–1005. doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7215.1005.
Burls, A. and Milne, R. (1996). Evaluating the evidence: an introduction. Journal of Clinical Effectiveness, 1(2), pp. 59–62. doi:10.1108/eb020839.
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Rogers, M.A., Crockard, H.A., Moskovich, R., Harkey, H.L., Stevens, J.M., Kendall, B.E. … Masters, A.I. (1994). Nystagmus and joint position sensation: Their importance in posterior occipitocervical fusion in rheumatoid arthritis. Spine, 19(1), pp. 16–20. doi:10.1097/00007632-199401000-00004.
Burls, A., Subramaniam, K., Lowrie, M.B. and Vrbová, G. (1991). Absence of Nerve - muscle Interaction Influences the Survival of Developing Motoneurons. Eur J Neurosci, 3(3), pp. 216–221. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.1991.tb00082.x.

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Burls, A. (2016). Publication bias – teaching materials.
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Professional activities

Events/conferences (36)

Burls A. Certified Bullshit? - A Project to Engagr the Public in Appraising Newspapers' Health Stories. (2012).
Description: Balliol Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Leveraging Social Media to Promote Understanding of Health Research
Burls A. How can universities promote Accurate, Complete and Transparent reporting of health research? Freiburg, Germany (2012).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Equator-Network Symposium
Burls A. Bioethics Seminar on Prioritization for Evidence-Based Health Care. Colegio Médico de A Coruña (2012).
Burls A. Positively Uncertaion. London (2012).
Description: Science Communication Conference, British Science Association.
Jensen AM, Stevens R, Kenealy T, Stewart J, Burls A. Is muscle testing a form of biofeedback?: Results from a diagnostic test accuracy study. Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2012).
Description: Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Jensen AM, Stevens R, Kenealy T, Stewart J, Burls A. The accuracy of kinesiology-style manual muscle testing: A proposed testing protocol and results from a pilot study. Las Vegas, NV, USA (2011).
Description: In: Johnson C, editor. Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference (ACC RAC)
Jensen AM, Stevens R, Kenealy T, Stewart J, Burls A. The accuracy of kinesiology-style manual muscle testing to distinguish congruent from incongruent statements under varying levels of blinding: Results from a study of diagnostic test accuracy. Rio de Janiero, Brazil (2011).
Description: In: Johnson C, editor. World Federation of Chiropractic 11th Biennial Congress
Wale J, Burls A. Engaging with consumers around the world - Learning from the challenges and achievements of the Cochrane Collaboration Consumer Network. Lisbon, Portugal (2009).
Description: Oral presentation to be given at the GIN Conference
T. Quinn, A. Burls, J. Emparanza, J. Cabello. Oxygen use in acute myocardial infarction: online survey of health professionals' practice and belief. Barcelona, Spain (2009).
Description: (Oral presentation) European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress
Burls A, Skinner K. The International Network for Knowledge about Wellbeing: An experiment in citizen's epidemiology. St. Petersburg, Russia (2008).
Description: MEDNET 13th World Congress on the Internet in Medicine
Burls A. Prioritising health care, how can we make ethical equity-efficiency trade-offs. Montreal, Canada (2008).
Description: (Oral presentation) in HTA Panel on "Does integrating a form of ethical analysis in HTA make a difference in how the HTA is utilized by decision makers" Abstract A-074-0043-00899 HTAi Annual Conference
Burls A. Workshop on teaching statistics without numbers. Taormina, Sicily (2007).
Description: (Invited Speaker) At the Better Evidence for Better Health Care - 4th International Conference of EBHC Teacher & Developers
Burls A. Estrategias de política sanitaria en la gestión de tratamientos farmacéuticos [Healthcare policies for handling new pharmaceutical treatments] for the meeting on Nuevas tecnologías y sostenibilidad del sistema sanitario [New technologies and the sustainability of the healthcare system. Tenerife, Spain (2007).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria [National Congress of Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacists]
Burls A. La evaluación económica [Economic evaluation]. Barcelona, Spain (2007).
Description: (Invited Speaker) X Congreso LatinCLEN - VI Reunión de la red Cochrane Iberoamericana
Burls A, Wang D, Bayliss S, Cummins C, Sandercock J. Immunoprophylaxis for RSV - Identify the children for whom palivizumab is most cost-effective. Barcelona, Spain (2007).
Description: (Oral presentation) HTAi Annual Conference
Burls A La influencia de la evidencia científica en la toma de decisiones sanitarias [The influence of scientific evidence on health care decisions]. Barcelona, Spain (2007).
Description: (Invited Speaker) X Congreso LatinCLEN - VI Reunión de la red Cochrane Iberoamericana
Burls A. Putting the public at the heart of research. Wellcome Trust, London (2007).
Description: (Invited Speaker) James Lind Alliance meeting "Should patients tell researchers what to do? If so, how?" 2007
Burls A, Connock M, Wang D. Does buprenorphine's better safety profile make it a more cost-effective opiate substitute than methadone? Boston, USA (2006).
Description: (Oral presentation) 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making
Juarez-Garcia A, Jowett S, Roberts T, Frew E, Taylor R, Connock M, Burls A, Taylor R. The cost-effectiveness of methadone and buprenorphine maintenance therapy for the management of opioid dependence. Boston, USA (2006).
Description: (Oral presentation) 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making
Burls A. La gestión del conocimiento [Knowledge management]. Palacio Miramar, San Sebastian (2006).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Jornada de difusión de Medicina Basada en la Evidencia
Burls A. La lectura crítica de una evaluación económica [The critical appraisal of economic evaluations]. San Sebastian, Spain (2006).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Jornada de difusión de Medicina Basada en la Evidencia, Palacio Miramar
Burls A. Using evidence to inform political, policy and managerial health services decisions. Bologna, Italy (2006).
Description: (Invited Speaker) 1a Conferenza Nazionale GIMBE® Dall'Evidence-based Practice alla Clinical Governance
Barton P, Jobanputra P, Bryan S, Burls A. Application of local search methods in cost-effectiveness analysis: the case of rheumatoid arthritis. San Francisco, USA (2005).
Description: (Oral presentation) Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Conference
Jordan R, Connock M, Albon E, Fry-Smith A, Burls A, Olowokure B, Hawker J. Vaccinating children against influenza: A systematic review of the evidence for community protection. Copenhagen, Denmark (2005).
Description: (Oral presentation) European Respiratory Society Congress
Jordan R, Connock M, Albon E, Fry-Smith A, Burls A, Olowokure B, Hawker J. Vaccinating children against influenza: A systematic review of the evidence for community protection. London, UK (2005).
Description: Invited contribution. (Oral presentation) Five Nations Health Protection Conference
Burls A. Quality of life and cost-effectiveness in rare disorders. El Escorial, Spain (2005).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Keynote oral presentation for the 1o Hispano-Luso Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Burls A. Sesiones bibliográficas en Medicina Basada en la Evidencia. [Journal Clubs for promoting evidence-based medicine. Sevilla, Spain (2004).
Description: (Invited Speaker) XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria
Burls A. NICE - El Instituto Nacional para la Excelencia Clínica - implicaciones para atención primaria [The National Institute for Clinical Excellence and its impact on primary care.]. Sevilla, Spain (2004).
Description: Oral presentation (Invited Speaker) XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria
Burls A. Methods for capturing evidence about patient and carer experience of illness and technologies. Sevilla, Spain (2004).
Description: (Oral presentation) HTAi Annual Conference. Krakow, Poland. 2004
Burls A. Lectura crítica para el paciente. [Critical appraisals skills workshop for patients] (Invited Speaker) XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria
Burls A. Methods for capturing evidence about patient and carer experience of illness and technologies. Birmingham, UK (2004).
Description: (Invited Speaker) NICE Annual Conference - Clinical Excellence
Burls A. Levels of Evidence. Oral presentation. Rüttihubelbad, Switzerland (2003).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Comparative Observational Studies in Therapeutic Research: Approach to the Development of Guidelines for Research and Reporting, Symposium
Burls A. Sign-posting the future in evidence-based health-care. Sicily, Italy (2003).
Description: (Invited Speaker) 2nd International Conference of Evidence-Based Health-Care Teachers & Developers Conference
Burls A. Medicina Basada en Evidencias ¿Qué es? [What is evidence-based medicine?]. Quito, Ecuador (2002).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Annual Ecuatorian Congress for Intensive Care
Burls A. Calidad en la atención médica. [Improving the quality of intensive care]. Quito, Ecuador (2002).
Description: (Invited Speaker) Annual Ecuatorian Congress for Intensive Care
Burls A. Rapid reviews in the NHS are we doing more harm than good? Oxford, UK (2002).
Description: (Invited Speaker) 3rd Systematic Review Symposium
Burls A. Understanding scientific evidence. Barcelona, Spain
Description: (Invited Speaker) HTAi Information Research Group Meeting, HTAi Annual Conference