Carl Heneghan BM, BCH, MA (Hons) MRCGP
Selected Publications
- Fleming Susannah, Thompson Matthew, Stevens Richard, Heneghan Carl, Pluddemann Annette, Maconochie Ian, Tarassenko Lionel, and Mant David (2011) Normal ranges of heart rate and respiratory rate in children from birth to 18 years of age: a systematic review of observational studies. Lancet, 377(9770):1011-8.
- Gill Peter J, Wang Kay Y, Mant David, Hartling Lisa, Heneghan Carl, Perera Rafael, Klassen Terry, and Harnden Anthony (2011) The evidence base for interventions delivered to children in primary care: an overview of cochrane systematic reviews. PLoS One, 6(8):e23051.
- Harris Janet, Kearley Karen, Heneghan Carl, Meats Emma, Roberts Nia, Perera Rafael, and Kearley-Shiers Katharine (2011) Are journal clubs effective in supporting evidence-based decision making? A systematic review. BEME Guide No. 16. Med Teach, 33(1):9-23.
- Hodgkinson J, Mant J, Martin U, Guo B, Hobbs F DR, Deeks J J, Heneghan C, Roberts N, and McManus R J (2011) Relative effectiveness of clinic and home blood pressure monitoring compared with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in diagnosis of hypertension: systematic review. BMJ, 342:d3621.
- Jefferson Tom, Doshi Peter, Thompson Matthew, Heneghan Carl, and Group Cochrane ARI (2011) Ensuring safe and effective drugs: who can do what it takes? BMJ, 342:c7258.
| carl.heneghan@phc.ox.ac.uk | |
| Tel | (01865) 289299 |
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| Department | Department of Primary Health Care |
Dr Carl Heneghan
Biography
Carl Heneghan is a Reader in Evidence-Based Medicine, Director of the Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine and a General Practitioner. He has had an association with the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine since 1995 and is a fellow of Kellogg College.
His Research projects involve cardiovascular disease, self-monitoring and self-management in chronic diseases, self-care strategies and determining the evidence base for treatment of infections and investigating the evidence base for publication bias and drug and device regulation.
He is an advisor the World Health Organization (WHO) on self-care in NonCommunicable Diseases. He is a co-applicant on the £3.5million pound NIHR funded centre for Monitoring and Diagnosis in Oxford (MADOX). He works with the Oxford Vascular Study (OXVASC) and the Department of Bioengineering.
As a clinical epidemiologists Dr Heneghan has experience in systematic reviews, observational and quantitative methodologies: he collaborates on a number of diagnostic projects and infection related projects, including antiviral treatments of influenza and treatments for upper respiratory infections. He is a Co-Director of the Oxford Diagnostic Horizon Scanning Centre, an effective early warning system that identifies innovations in the field of health technology likely to have a significant impact and is published as a seriesd in the BJGP. Dr Heneghan collaborates on monitoring methods and articles related to teaching of research methods and Evidence-Base Practice.
He has considerable experience in teaching undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers of EBM and is an Msc Course module co-ordinator, tutor and supervisor at the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford. He has co-authored the EBM toolkit (BMJ-Blackwell’s), the Statistics Toolkit (BMJ-Blackwell’s) and is editor of a series of BMJ-Blackwell’s toolkits. He developed with the BMJ the ‘Doctors Toolbag’ iphone application and the Evidence 2011 conference.
Carl is currently a reviewer for the Department of Health, NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, member of the NIHR Pharmaceutical Panel and is the lead for the National School of Primary Care for the Dept of Primary Care.
He runs an active twitter account and a blog ‘Trust the evidence’
