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Pollyanna Hardy
University of Oxford, University of Birmingham, Chartered Management Institute, City Literature Institute, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Sheffield
Research areas: Medicine · Obstetrics and Gynecology · Neonatal Respiratory Health Research · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
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Employment
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University of Oxford Director, Lead Methodologist, Principle Statistician, Clinical Trialist2021 - Present
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University of Birmingham Statistics Lead2017 - 2021
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Course tutor, MSc Clinical Trials2015 - 2021
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University of Oxford Senior Statistician2010 - 2017
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Deputy Module Organiser, MSc in Clinical Trials2009 - 2015
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Murdoch Children's Research Institute Senior Research Officer/Biostatistician2005 - 2010
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Middlesex University Consultant Statistician2002 - 2005
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Lecturer in Statistics1997 - 2005
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Statistician1994 - 1997
Education
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Chartered Management Institute Certificate in First Line Management? - 2013
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City Literature Institute Diplom D’Etude de la Langue Français? - 1996
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University of Sheffield MSc in Statistics? - 1994
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University of Sussex BSc. Honours in Mathematics and Statistics with European Studies (upper Second Class)? - 1990
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University of Sussex Certificate of Language Proficiency in German? - 1990
Projects & Funding
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Better Outcomes in Babies with Bacterial meningitis: BOBBie National Institute for Health and Care Research2025 - 2033
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The Monoclonal Antibody Medications in inflammatory Arthritis: stopping or continuing in pregnancy (MAMA) trial National Institute for Health and Care Research2024 - 2030
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NeWTS: Advancing Neonatal Care with Wireless Technology: From Prototype to Commercial Product National Institute for Health and Care Research2024 - 2027
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Perinatal Platform Trial – Application Acceleration Award NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme2023 - 2024
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Sodium bicarbonate for treatment of acidosis in very preterm infants: a randomised clinical trial NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme2023 - 2029
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NeoGASTRIC: Avoiding routine gastric residual volume measurement in neonatal critical care: a multi-centre randomised controlled superiority trial NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme2022 - 2026
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The Most Premature Babies Priority Setting Partnerships University of Oxford2022 - 2023
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NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery: Establishing a Sustainable Network of Surgical Research National Institute for Health Research2021 - 2026
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Pregnancy AntihyperteNsive Drugs: which Agent is best? (giant PANDA study) NIHR Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre2020 - 2024
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Enhancing the Health of NHS Staff: eTHOS.A randomised controlled pilot trial of an employee health screening clinic for NHS staff. NIHR Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre2019 - 2021
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WILL (When to Induce Labour to Limit risk in pregnancy hypertension) - a multicentre randomised controlled trial NIHR Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre2018 - 2022
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RCT to evaluate an intervention for depressed HIV-positive women in the perinatal period, to enhance child development and reduce maternal depression Medical Research Council2017 - 2022
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E-FREEZE: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a policy of freezing all embryos followed by thawed frozen embryo transfer compared with a policy of fresh embryo transfer in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization NIHR Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre2015 - 2021
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Outcome after Selective Early Closure of Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Preterm Babies (Baby-OSCAR trial) NIHR Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre2014 - 2022
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Pre-eclampsia in Hospital: Early Induction or Expectant management (PHOENIX) NIHR Evaluation Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre2014 - 2020
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Outcomes from a multi-site randomised controlled trial comparing regional and general anaesthesia for effects on neurodevelopmental outcome and apnoea in infants National Health and Medical Research Council2011 - 2016
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A multi-site RCT comparing spinal and general anaesthesia on neurodevelopmental outcome and apnoea in infants National Health and Medical Research Council2008 - 2010
Publications (158)
- Accelerating the development of a perinatal platform trial to efficiently evaluate the effectiveness of multiple interventions in perinatal care [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] Save
- Enhancing the Health of NHS Staff: eTHOS-a randomised controlled pilot trial of an employee health screening clinic for NHS staff compared with usual care to reduce absenteeism and presenteeism. Save
- Outcome after selective early treatment for closure of patent ductus ARteriosus in preterm babies, a multicentre, masked, randomised placebo-controlled parallel group trial (Baby-OSCAR trial) Save
- Timing of birth to improve outcomes in chronic or gestational hypertension: the WILL RCT. Save
- Parent and practitioner experiences of opt-out consent in neonatal intensive care: a mixed methods study within a trial. Save
- Two-year outcomes after selective early treatment of patent ductus arteriosus with ibuprofen in preterm babies: follow-up of Baby-OSCAR-a randomised controlled trial. Save
- Standardising management of consent withdrawal and other clinical trial participation changes: The UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Unit Network's PeRSEVERE project. Save
- Economic Evaluation alongside the Trial of Selective Early Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Ibuprofen in Extreme Preterm Babies Save
- Lactation-focused audio relaxation versus standard care for mothers of very preterm infants (the EXPRESS randomised clinical trial) Save
- PErioperative respiratory care aNd outcomes for patients underGoing hIgh risk abdomiNal surgery (PENGUIN): a randomised international internal pilot trial Save
- Research priorities for the most premature babies born <25 weeks' gestation: Results of an international priority setting partnership Save
- Structures, processes and outcomes between first referral and referral hospitals in low-income and middle-income countries: a secondary preplanned analysis of the FALCON and ChEETAh randomised trials. Save
- WHO BENEFITS MOST FROM A FREEZE-ALL EMBRYO TRANSFER STRATEGY? AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT DATA META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS (INFORM) Save
- Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income coun… Save
- Accuracy of the Wound Healing Questionnaire in the diagnosis of surgical-site infection after abdominal surgery in low- and middle-income countries. Save
- Anxiety in couples undergoing IVF: evidence from E-Freeze randomised controlled trial Save
- Determining optimal timing of birth for women with chronic or gestational hypertension at term: The WILL (When to Induce Labour to Limit risk in pregnancy hypertension) randomised trial Save
- Early Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Ibuprofen. Reply Save
- Health screening clinic to reduce absenteeism and presenteeism among NHS Staff: eTHOS a pilot RCT Save
- Mechanisms and causes of death after abdominal surgery in low-income and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the FALCON trial Save