Dr David Moore BSc, PhD

Dr David Moore

Institute of Applied Health Research
Senior Lecturer

Contact details

Address
Institute of Applied Health Research
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT

Dr Moore specialises in directing multidisciplinary teams of researchers undertaking systematic reviews, health technology assessments and associated research. He is co-Director of the MSc/Diploma/Certificate in Health Research Methods and a curriculum advisor and previous deputy director of the MSc/Diploma/Certificate in Public Health at the University of Birmingham. He leads a post-graduate taught module in Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses and teaches systematic reviews,  evidence synthesis and research methods at postgraduate and undergraduate level. He supervises PhD/MD students and is a staff and student mentor.

Qualifications

  • PhD Medical Sciences, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, University of London 1996

Thesis title: An Investigation of the Permeability of Bruch’s Membrane and Its Variation with Age.

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of London 1987

Biography

After a short career as a senior research technician and laboratory manager at the Institute of Ophthalmology, London, Dr Moore studied for a PhD at the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, University of London. His thesis was on the biophysical properties of Bruch’s membrane, which is found at the back of the eye. He identified how these properties change with age and as such play a role in Age Related Macular Degeneration.  He subsequently relocated to New Zealand and continued this research as a post doc at the University of Auckland combining this with a role at the New Zealand National Eye Bank refining procedures for maintaining donated corneas prior to their use in transplant surgery.  After returning to the UK, he came to the University of Birmingham training in evidence based medicine and particularly systematic reviews and evidence synthesis through leading roles in:

-  ARIF (the Aggressive Research Intelligence Facility) supporting primary health care trust decision making; becoming acting and then full Director,

-  the West Midlands Regional Evaluation Service  producing clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence with subsequent panel-led recommendations for West Midlands health care commissioners; becoming the service leader.

-  the West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, providing clinical and cost- effectiveness evidence, and appraisal of pharmaceutical dossiers in support of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), multiple and single technology assessment programmes and the NICE Centre for Public Health Excellence; becoming the deputy director of the collaboration.

In 2011, he became a senior lecturer in the Institute of Applied Health Research, directing multidisciplinary teams of researchers undertaking systematic reviews, health technology assessments and associated research. He leads a team of systematic reviewers and information specialists. He combines this with a leading role in developing, delivering and managing postgraduate and undergraduate teaching in research methods and evidence based medicine. He supervises PhD, MD and MSc research students.

Teaching

  • Co-Director, Master of Health Research Methods (HRM) Programme.
  • Curriculum advisor, Master of Public Health (Health Technology Assessment)

Programmes

Modules 

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Moore is interested in supervising doctoral research students in areas of, or containing, health technology assessment, evidence synthesis and systematic reviews. He has a particular interest in eye health/disease.

Dr Moore has successfully supervised and continues to supervise, PhD/MD students.

Research

  • Health technology assessment, Evidence synthesis and Systematic reviews
  • Dr Moore has been part of research grant applications requesting over UK£26 million, with successful applications having a value of over UK£17 million.
  • For examples of recent research please see his publications list below. 

Other activities

He is an advisor in health technology assessment, systematic reviews and evidence synthesis for the National Institute for Health Research funded West Midlands Research Design Service.

He has been an associate editor of the BMC journal Systematic Reviews and an external examiner for taught programmes.

Publications

Dr Moore’s publications can be found via his Scopus and Orcid records:

Scopus Author ID: 36752471500

Orcid ID: 0000-0002-4163-4080

Papers in peer reviewed journals

Over 70 papers, H index: 24 (September 2019)

Peer review research reports and guidance to healthcare commissioners (e.g. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)/NHS Scotland/NHS local commissioners)

Over 25 reports

Other commissioned reports and guidance to NHS and related healthcare decision makers

Over 40 reports