Chris Carroll BA, MA (King's College London), MSc (Sheffield), PhD (Cambridge)
Senior Lecturer in Health Technology Assessment
Address:
HEDS, ScHARR
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street
Sheffield S1 4DA
Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 0864
Fax: (+44) (0)114 272 4095
E-mail: c.carroll@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: 1015
Biography
I joined ScHARR in 2004 as a member of the Information Resources Group, to work on projects funded by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), the National Co-ordinating Centre for Research Methodology (NCCRM) and the National Co-ordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA). I joined HEDS as a Research Fellow in 2007 and started work as a Senior Lecturer and co-director of the MSc in International Health Technology Assessment, Pricing and Reimbursement (IHTAP&R) in early 2011.
Research interests
- Systematic review of medical, health and social science topics
- Evidence synthesis, especially the synthesis of qualitative data
- Information retrieval and programme evaluation research
Teaching Interests
- Systematic review and evidence synthesis techniques
- International health technology assessment
- Online and distance-learning methods
- I am interested in supervising research students in topics/areas such as systematic review methodology, qualitative evidence synthesis (especially its application in the health technology assessment process), and implementation and dissemination research.
Current projects
- NIHR HTA project 09/29/01: Clinical and cost-effectiveness of methods for managing varicose veins. Principal-investigator.
- British Occupational Health and Research Foundation (BOHRF): Workplace smoking cessation programmes: An evidence review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Joint applicant and co-investigator (PI: David Fishwick, Heath & Safety Laboratory). 2011-12
- NICE MTA. Colistimethate sodium powder and tobramycin powder for inhalation for the treatment of Pseudomonas lung infection in cystic fibrosis. Co-investigator (PI: Paul Tappenden)
- NIHR HTA Project 09/22/01. Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic strategies for suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Co-investigator (PI: Steve Goodacre)
Professional Activities
- Senior Lecturer for the MSc in IHTAP&R and the Master's in Public Health (Health Services Research)
- Dissertation supervisor for Masters in Public Health (MPH) and Masters in Clinical Research
- Systematic reviewer for Technology Assessment Group (ScHARR-TAG)
Selected Publications:
Book chapters
- Carroll C, Booth A, Papaioannou D, Sutton A, Wong R. Experiences of e-learning and its delivery among learners who work: A systematic review, in: Supporting Workplace Learning: Towards Evidence-based Practice eds. Poell R & Van Woerkom M. 2011: Springer; New York: pp.47-67. Abstract
Peer-reviewed journal articles
- Carroll C, Lloyd-Jones M, Cooke J, Owen J. Reasons for the use and non-use of school sexual health services: A systematic review of young people’s views, Journal of Public Health 2012 (epub ahead of print)
- Carroll C, Stevenson M, Scope A, Evans P, Buckley S. Hemiarthroplasty and total-hip arthroplasty for treating primary intracapsular fracture of the hip: A systematic review and cost effectiveness analyses, Health Technology Assessment 2011; 15 (36). Full text
- Carroll C, Kaltenthaler E, Fitzgerald P, Boland A, Dickson R. A thematic analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of manufacturers’ submissions to the NICE Single Technology Assessment (STA) process, Health Policy 2011; 102 (2-3): 136-44. Abstract
- Carroll C, Papaioannou D, Kaltenthaler E, Rees A. The clinical effectiveness and safety of prophylactic retinal interventions to reduce the risk of retinal detachment and subsequent vision loss in adults and children with Stickler syndrome: A systematic review. Health Technology Assessment 2011; 15 (16). Full text
- Carroll C, Booth A, Cooper K. A worked example of "best fit" framework synthesis: A systematic review of views concerning the taking of some potential chemopreventive agents. BMC Med Res Methodol 2011; 11:29. Full text
- Carroll C, Cooper K, Papaioannou D, Hind D, Pilgrim H, Tappenden P. Supplemental calcium in the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Therapeutics 2010; 32(5): 789-803. Abstract
- Carroll C, Cooper K, Papaioannou D, Hind D, Tappenden P, Pilgrim H, Booth A. Meta-analysis: folic acid in the chemoprevention of colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2010; 31(7): 708-18. Abstract
- Carroll C, Rick J, Pilgrim H, Hillage J, Cameron J. Workplace involvement improves return to work rates among employees with back pain on long-term sick leave: a systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions. Disability and Rehabilitation 2010; 32(8): 607-21. Abstract
- Carroll C, Booth A, Papaioannou D, Sutton A, Wong R. UK Healthcare professionals’ experience of e-learning techniques: a systematic review of qualitative data. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 2009; 29(4): 2135-2141. Abstract
- Carroll C, Patterson M, Wood S, Rick J, Booth A, Balain S. A conceptual framework for implementation fidelity. Implementation Science 2007; 2:4. Full text