Projects per year
Personal profile
Career
- Operations Manager, Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (April 2015 to Current)
- Clinical Trials Project Manager/QA Lead, Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (March 2015 to April 2015)
- Senior Researcher, Research in Real Life Ltd and Optimum Patient Care Ltd (November 2007 to February 2015)
- Research Associate and UK CF Database Fellow, Institute of Health, University of East Anglia, 2004 to October 2007.
- UK CF Database Fellow, Maternal & Child Health Sciences, University of Dundee, 2001 to 2004
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Clinical Trials Coordinator, Asthma & Allergy Research Group, University of Dundee. 2000 to 2001
- Research Assistant and Clinical Trials Coordinator, Asthma & Allergy Research Group, University of Dundee. 1997 to 2000
- Research Assistant on project entitled ‘Predicting Drug Absorption From the Gastrointestinal Tract’, University of Manchester. 1993 to 1997
Academic Background
- BSc(Hons) in Biomedical Technology, Sheffield Hallam University, 1993
- PhD entitled ‘Regulation of Epithelial Tight Junctions’, Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Manchester, 2000.
Key Research Interests
My research interests are:
- Efficient trial delivery methodology with specific interest in research delivery methods in primary care, care home and transitional care environments
- Health policy related to diagnosis and management of chronic disease
Research Group or Lab Membership
Population Health, Health Economics, BioMed
Teaching Interests
I deliver the 'Research Design Service and Clinical Trial Units and the Role of the PI’ lecture for the Foundations of Clinical Research module of the UEA MSc in Clinical Research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Regulation of Epithelial Tight Junctions, University of Manchester
Award Date: 1 Jan 2000
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Technology, Sheffield Hallam University
Award Date: 1 Jan 1993
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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OPTIMISing personal care assistance for people with advancED DEMentia to reduce refusals of CARE in care homes (OPTIMISED-DEMCARE): intervention co-development and feasibility testing
Backhouse, T., Hammond, M., Barton, G., Pond, M., Shepstone, L. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/06/24 → 31/01/29
Project: Fellowship
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Optimising the deLIvery of Mental health support to adolescents in care vIa low-inTensity LifE Story work: a realist evaluation with co-deSign and feasibility trial [LIMITLESS 2]
Hammond, S., Hardeman, W., Neil, B., Shepstone, L., Turner, D., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Pond, M. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/05/24 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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FluCare: Evaluating a Complex Intervention to Increase Care Home Staff Influenza Vaccination Rates
Patel, A., Birt, L., Clark, A., Jones, A., Wright, D., Goodall, K., Hammond, M., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Stirling, S., Wagner, A., Wright, A., Blacklock, J., Blyth, A. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/09/21 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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CARECOACH
Cross, J., Fox, C., Cross, J., Fox, C., Gracey, F., Penhale, B., Poland, F., Shepstone, L., Turner, D., Colles, A., Goodall, K., Hojas Garcia, E., Pond, M., Sims, E. & Swart, A. M.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/08/21 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Leukotriene antagonists as first-line or add-on asthma controller therapy
Price, D., Musgrave, S. D., Shepstone, L., Hillier, E. V., Sims, E. J., Gilbert, R. F. T., Juniper, E. F., Ayres, J. G., Kemp, L., Blyth, A., Wilson, E. C. F., Wolfe, S., Freeman, D., Mugford, M., Murdoch, J. & Harvey, I., 5 May 2011, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 364, 18, p. 1695-1707 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cost effectiveness of leukotriene receptor antagonists versus long acting beta-2 agonists as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for asthma: a pragmatic trial
Wilson, E. C. F., Price, D., Musgrave, S. D., Sims, E. J., Shepstone, L., Murdoch, J., Mugford, H. M., Blyth, A., Juniper, E. F., Ayres, J. G., Wolfe, S., Freeman, D., Gilbert, R. F. T., Hillyer, E. V. & Harvey, I., Jul 2010, In: PharmacoEconomics. 28, 7, p. 597-608 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Economic implications of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis: a cost of illness retrospective cohort study
Sims, E. J., Mugford, M., Clark, A. B., Aitken, D., McCormick, J., Mehta, G. & Mehta, A., 2007, In: The Lancet. 369, 9568, p. 1187-1195 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Cystic fibrosis diagnosed after two months of age leads to worse outcomes and requires more therapy
Sims, E. J., Clark, A., McCormick, J., Metha, G., Connett, G. & Metha, A., 2007, In: Pediatrics. 119, 1, p. 19-28 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
115 Citations (Scopus) -
1898 Feasibility study of a hospital deprescribing intervention: CompreHensive geriAtRician-led MEdication Review (CHARMER)
Scott, S., Martin-Kerry, J., Pritchard, M., Alldred, D., Clark, A. B., Hammond, A., Murphy, K., Colles, A., Keevil, V., Kellar, I., Patel, M., Sims, E., Taylor, J., Turner, D., Witham, M., Wright, D. & Bhattacharya, D., Jan 2024, In: Age and Ageing. 53, Issue Supplement_1, afad246.129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
- 6 Other
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Norwich Clinical Trials Unit representative on NNUH/UEA Joint Research Office Research Governance Committee (February 2018 onwards)
Erika Sims (Contributor)
2018 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Norwich Clinical Trials Unit representative on UKCRC CTU QA Forum (March 2015 onwards)
Erika Sims (Contributor)
2015 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Norwich Clinical Trials Unit lead representative on NNUH/UEA Joint Research Office Operations Group (March 2015 onwards)
Erika Sims (Contributor)
2015 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Norwich Clinical Trials Unit lead representative on NNUH/UEA Joint Research Office Research Governance Operations Group (March 2015 onwards)
Erika Sims (Contributor)
2015 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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RA Representative on IOH Executive Committee (October 2006 to October 2007)
Erika Sims (Contributor)
2006 → 2007Activity: Other activity types › Other