Dr Philippa Davies
BA(N'cle), PhD(Aberd.)
Expertise
Expert in systematic review methods with over 15 years’ experience of conducting reviews across diverse clinical areas, question types and study designs. Interested in the integration of AI into systematic review processes.
Current positions
Research Fellow in Research Synthesis
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Surrogate outcomes CONSORT and SPIRIT Extension: Development of reporting guidance to improve quality of research used in decision-making
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/09/2021 to 28/02/2023
HOPE Project Evaluation
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
To help resolve high suicide rates in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the charity Second Step was commissioned to roll-out the Hope service offering psychosocial intervention for men, supporting…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2019 to 31/12/2020
Publications
Recent publications
18/03/2025Evaluating liquid biopsy biomarkers for early detection of brain metastasis: a systematic review
Neuro-Oncology Practice
Efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy on brain metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer and treatment-related adverse events
Critical Reviews in Oncology - Hematology
Reporting of surrogate endpoints in randomised controlled trial protocols (SPIRIT-Surrogate): extension checklist with explanation and elaboration
BMJ
Reporting of surrogate endpoints in randomised controlled trial reports (CONSORT-Surrogate): extension checklist with explanation and elaboration
BMJ
Protocol for the development of SPIRIT and CONSORT extensions for randomised controlled trials with surrogate primary endpoints:
BMJ Open
Related people
Dr Jelena Savovic
Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Evidence Synthesis.
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor William Hollingworth
Professor of Health Economics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Deborah Caldwell
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Julian Higgins
Professor of Evidence Synthesis
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Howard Thom
Associate Professor
Bristol Medical School (PHS)