Miss Bella Harris BMedSc, BSc, MPH

Miss Bella Harris

Institute of Applied Health Research
Research Fellow

Contact details

Address
Murray Learning Centre
Institute of Applied Health Research
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Bella works as a qualitative researcher in the Institute of Applied Health Research having previously worked as a systematic reviewer in the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis and Test Evaluation team. She is one of the Managing Editors for the Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) Editorial Team. She graduated from the University of Birmingham with honours degrees in Medical Studies and Psychological Medicine, and the Master in Public Health (MPH) degree.

Bella is currently completing a part-time PhD in Medical Education.

ORCID Profile

Qualifications

  • MPH (Health Technology Assessment), University of Birmingham, 2017.
  • BMedSc (Hons) in Psychological Medicine, University of Birmingham, 2013.
  • BSc (Hons) in Medical Studies, University of Birmingham, 2015.

Teaching

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Harris, I, McNeilly, H, Ward, D, Sitch, A, Parry, J & Greenfield, S 2024, 'The Clinical Teaching Fellow role: exploring expectations and experiences', BMC Medical Education, vol. 24, 213. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05207-6

Retzer, A, Ciytak, B, Khatsuria, F, El-awaisi, J, Harris, I, Chapman, L, Kelly, T, Richards, J, Lam, E, Newsome, P, Calvert, M & Gillett, C 2023, 'A toolkit for capturing a representative and equitable sample in health research', Nature Medicine, vol. 29, no. 12, pp. 3259–3267. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02665-1

Ferrante di ruffano, L, Harris, IM, Zhelev, Z, Davenport, C, Mallett, S, Peters, J, Takwoingi, Y, Deeks, J & Hyde, C 2023, 'Health technology assessment of diagnostic tests: a state of the art review of methods guidance from international organizations', International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 39, no. 1, e14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462323000065

Harris, IM, Greenfield, S, Ward, DJ, Sitch, AJ & Parry, J 2023, 'The Clinical Teaching Fellow role: views of the Heads of Academy in the West Midlands', BMC Medical Education, vol. 23, no. 1, 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04219-y

Sumilo, D, Nirantharakumar, K, Willis, BH, Rudge, G, Martin, J, Gokhale, K, Thayakaran, R, Adderley, N, Chandan, J, Okoth, K, Harris, I, Hewston, R, Skrybant, M, Deeks, J & Brocklehurst, P 2022, 'Long term impact of pre-incision antibiotics on children born by caesarean section: a longitudinal study based on UK electronic health records', Health Technology Assessment, vol. 26, no. 30, pp. 1-192. https://doi.org/10.3310/ZYZC8514

Sumilo, D, Nirantharakumar, K, Willis, BH, Rudge, G, Martin, J, Gokhale, K, Thayakaran, R, Adderley, N, Chandan, J, Okoth, K, Harris, I, Hewston, R, Skrybant, M, Deeks, J & Brocklehurst, P 2022, 'Long term impact of prophylactic antibiotic use before incision versus after cord clamping on children born by caesarean section: longitudinal study of UK electronic health records', BMJ, vol. 377, e069704. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-069704

Cochrane COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Accuracy Group 2021, 'Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 3, CD013705. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013705.pub2

Taylor-Phillips, S, Berhane, S, Sitch, A, Freeman, K, Price, M, Davenport, C, Geppert, J, Harris, I, Osokogu, O, Skrybant, M & Deeks, J 2020, 'Information given by websites selling home self-sampling COVID-19 tests: an analysis of accuracy and completeness', BMJ open, vol. 10, no. 11, e042453. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042453

Harris, IM, Lee, KC, Deeks, J, Moore, D, Moiemen, N & Dretzke, J 2020, 'Pressure‐garment therapy for preventing hypertrophic scarring after burn injury', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2020, no. 1, CD013530. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013530

Cochrane COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Accuracy Group, Dinnes, J, Deeks, J, Adriano, A, Berhane, S, Davenport, C, Dittrich, S, Emperador, D, Takwoingi, Y, Cunningham , J, Beese, S, Dretzke, J, Ferrante di Ruffano, L, Harris, I, Price, M, Taylor-Phillips, S, Hooft, L, Leeflang, MMG, Spijker, R & Van De Bruel, A 2020, 'Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Review)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 8, CD013705. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013705.

Review article

Harris, IM, Lee, KC, Deeks, JJ, Moore, DJ, Moiemen, NS & Dretzke, J 2024, 'Pressure-garment therapy for preventing hypertrophic scarring after burn injury', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2024, no. 1, CD013530. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013530.pub2

Narendran, P, Tomlinson, C, Beese, S, Sharma, P, Harris, I, Adriano, A, Maggs, F, Burrows, M, Nirantharakumar, K, Thomas, N, Price, MJ, Andrews, RC & Moore, DJ 2022, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to preserve insulin-secreting β-cell function in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes: results from intervention studies aimed at improving glucose control', Diabetic Medicine, vol. 39, no. 1, e14730. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14730

Harris, IM, Mcneilly, H, Benamer, H, Ward, DJ, Sitch, AJ & Parry, J 2021, 'Factors affecting consultant attitudes to undertaking undergraduate medical student teaching in the UK: a systematic review', BMJ open, vol. 11, no. 1, e042653. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042653

Pearce, E, Jolly, K, Harris, IM, Adriano, A, Moore, D, Price, M & Ross, J 2021, 'What is the effectiveness of community-based health promotion campaigns on chlamydia screening uptake in young people and what barriers and facilitators have been identified? A mixed-methods systematic review', Sexually Transmitted Infections, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-055142

Deeks, J, Dinnes, J, Takwoingi, Y, Davenport, C, Spijker, R, Taylor-Phillips, S, Adriano, A, Beese, S, Dretzke, J, Ferrante di Ruffano, L, Harris, I, Price, M, Dittrich, S, Emperador, D, Hooft, L, Leeflang, MMG, Van De Bruel, A, McInnes, MDF, Stuyf, T, Domen, J, Horn, S, Yang, B, Langendam, M, Ochodo, E, Guleid, F, Holtman, G, Verbakel, J, Stegeman, I, Salameh , JP, McGrath , TA, van der Pol , CB, Frank , RA, Prager , R, Hare , SS, Dennie , C, Jenniskens, K, Korevaar , DA, Cohen , JF, van de Wijgert, J, Damen , JAAG, Agarwal, R, Baldwin, S, Berhane, S, Herd, C, Kristunas, C, Quinn, L & Scholefield, B 2020, 'Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS-CoV-2', Cochrane Library, vol. 2020, no. 6, CD013652. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013652

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