From 1999-2001 I studied mathematics at King's College Cambridge. I then moved to Leicester to study medical statistics. After receiving a MSc in Medical Statistics I moved to London to begin a PhD at LSHTM under the supervision of James Carpenter, which was awarded in 2007. For the next 7 years I worked in Australia, beginning at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Unit at Sydney University, then moving to the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, followed by positions at Monash University and the University of Melbourne. In 2014, I returned to LSHTM to work with James Carpenter, in a position with the Farr Institute, London, investigating statistical methods for addressing causal questions using electronic health records.
I teach the Probability module in the MSc in Medical Statistics as well as contributing to a number of short courses.
I currently hold an MRC project grant to investigate methods for dealing with intractable confounding in studies using data taken from electronic health records, with a focus on propensity score analyses. We are also investigating how best to apply multiple imputation within this context, and exploring alternative missing data approaches.
Trimethoprim use for urinary tract infection and risk of adverse outcomes in older patients: cohort study.
Real-world effects of medications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol for a UK population-based non-interventional cohort study with validation against randomised trial results.
Propensity score analysis with partially observed covariates: How should multiple imputation be used?
Trends for prevalence and incidence of resistant hypertension: population based cohort study in the UK 1995-2015.
Study protocol for statin web-based investigation of side effects (StatinWISE): a series of randomised controlled N-of-1 trials comparing atorvastatin and placebo in UK primary care.
Text messaging reminders for influenza vaccine in primary care: a cluster randomised controlled trial (TXT4FLUJAB).
Myles, P.S.; Williamson, E.; Oakley, J.; Forbes, A.