Dr Halima Olakareem Doctoral researcher Contact details Emailhoo115@bham.ac.uk AddressPrimary Care Clinical SciencesHealth and Population SciencesCollege of Medical and Dental SciencesUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK PhD title – Identification of prognostic factors associated with the development of Post-thrombotic syndrome after Deep Vein Thrombosis of the lower limb Supervisors: Professor David Fitzmaurice, Dr David Moore and Dr Sabi Redwood Qualifications Msc Sexual and reproductive health, University of Warwick 2010 MBBS, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomosho 2008 Biography Halima received her MBBS degree from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 2008. She then went on to complete an Msc in sexual and reproductive health at the University of Warwick in 2010. After her MSc, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Birmingham during which she developed more interest in primary care research. In 2011, Halima commenced her PhD in Primary care at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on the Post-thrombotic syndrome. She is currently working on identifying the factors that are associated with developing post-thrombotic syndrome after a patient has suffered a deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb. Publications Halima Olakareem, David Fitzmaurice, David Moore. Identification of prognostic factors associated with the development ofpost-thrombotic syndrome after deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb - a systematic review. PROSPERO 2014:CRD42014002530 Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42014002530