Professor Adrian Edwards

Director, Division of Population Medicine

Professor Adrian Edwards is Professor of General Practice and Co-Director of the Division of Population Medicine at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. He is the Director of PRIME Centre Wales , an all-Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency (including unscheduled research), in partnership with Bangor University, Swansea University and University of South Wales. He is also a part-time general practitioner in Cwmbran, Gwent, South Wales, and has a visiting professorship at Aarhus University, Denmark. He co-leads the Clinical Epidemiology Route of the intercalated BSc.

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2005

Rhydderch, M., Edwards, A., Elwyn, G., Marshall, M., Engels, Y., Van den Hombergh, P. and Grol, R. 2005. Organizational assessment in general practice: a systematic review and implications for quality improvement [review]. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 11(4), pp. 366-378. (10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00544.x)
Evans, R., Edwards, A., Brett, J., Bradburn, M., Watson, E., Austoker, J. and Elwyn, G. 2005. Reduction in uptake of PSA tests following decision aids: systematic review of current aids and their evaluations [review]. Patient Education and Counseling 58(1), pp. 13-26. (10.1016/j.pec.2004.06.009)
Pease, N. J., Edwards, A. and Moss, L. J. 2005. Effectiveness of whole brain radiotherapy in the treatment of brain metastases: a systematic review [review]. Palliative Medicine 19(4), pp. 288-299. (10.1191/0269216305pm1017oa)
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A., Iredale, R. and Davies, P. 2005. Identifying future models for delivering genetic services: a nominal group study in primary care. BMC Family Practice 6(1), article number: 14. (10.1186/1471-2296-6-14)
Elwyn, G., Hutchings, H., Edwards, A., Rapport, F., Wensing, M., Cheung, W. Y. and Grol, R. 2005. The OPTION scale: measuring the extent that clinicians involve patients in decision-making tasks. Health Expectations 8(1), pp. 34-42. (10.1111/j.1369-7625.2004.00311.x)
Cunningham, A. M., Edwards, A. G., Verrier-Jones, K., Bourdeaux, K., Willock, J. and Barnes, R. A. 2005. Evaluation of a service development to increase detection of urinary tract infections in children. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 11(1), pp. 73-76. (10.1111/j.1365-2753.2004.00507.x)
Edwards, A., Elwyn, G., Wood, F., Atwell, C., Prior, L. and Houston, H. 2005. Shared decision making and risk communication in practice: a qualitative study of GPs' experiences. British Journal of General Practice 55(510), pp. 6-13.
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G. and Rhydderch, M. 2005. Shared decision making: das konzept und seine anwendung in der klinischen praxis. In: Härter, M., Loh, A. and Spiess, C. eds. Gemeinsam Entscheiden - Erfolgreich Behandeln: Neue Wege für Ärzte und Patienten im Gesundheitswesen. Simon, D. and Härter, M. Köln: Deutsche Ärzte-Verlag, pp. 3-12.
Edwards, A. G. and Wensing, M. 2005. The use of OPTION - research and improvement. In: Elwyn, G. et al. eds. Shared Decision Making: Measurement Using the OPTION Instrument. Cardiff: Cardiff University, pp. 7-11.

2004

Elwyn, G. et al. 2004. Achieving involvement: process outcomes from a cluster randomized trial of shared decision making skill development and use of risk communication aids in general practice. Family Practice 21(4), pp. 337-346. (10.1093/fampra/cmh401)
Edwards, A. G., Penney, M. D. and Allison, M. C. 2004. Using iron deficiency tests for colorectal cancer screening: a feasibility study in one UK general practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 10(3), pp. 475-479. (10.1111/j.1365-2753.2004.00524.x)
Cohen, D., Longo, M. F., Hood, K., Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2004. Resource effects of training general practitioners in risk communication skills and shared decision making competences. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 10(3), pp. 439-445. (10.1111/j.1365-2753.2004.00503.x)
Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2004. Involving patients in decision making and communicating risk: a longitudinal evaluation of doctors' attitudes and confidence during a randomized trial. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 10(3), pp. 431-437. (10.1111/j.1365-2753.2004.00502.x)
Elwyn, G., Rhydderch, M., Edwards, A. G., Hutchings, H., Marshall, M., Myres, P. and Grol, R. 2004. Assessing organisational development in primary medical care using a group based assessment: the Maturity MatrixTM. Quality and Safety in Health Care 13(4), pp. 287-294. (10.1136/qhc.13.4.287)
Edwards, A. G. 2004. Flexible rather than standardised approaches to communicating risks in health care. Quality and Safety in Health Care 13(3), pp. 169-170. (10.1136/qhc.13.3.169)
Edwards, A. G. et al. 2004. Patient-based outcome results from a cluster randomized trial of shared decision making skill development and use of risk communication aids in general practice. Family Practice 21(4), pp. 347-354. (10.1093/fampra/cmh402)
Elwyn, G., Rhydderch, M., Edwards, A. G., Hutchings, H., Marshall, M., Myres, P. and Grol, R. 2004. Assessing organisational development in primary medical care using a group based assessment: the Maturity Matrix. Quality and Safety in Health Care 13(4), pp. 287-294. (10.1136/qshc.2003.008540)
Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2004. Communication about risks and benefits of treatment and care options. In: Jones, R. et al. eds. Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 236-242.
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G. and Rhydderch, M. 2004. Shared decision-making in clinical practice. In: Jones, R. et al. eds. Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 185-189.
Evans, R., Elwyn, G. and Edwards, A. G. 2004. Review of instruments for peer assessment of physicians. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 328(7450), pp. 1240-1245. (10.1136/bmj.328.7450.1240)

2003

Thornton, H., Edwards, A. G. and Baum, M. 2003. Women need better information on routine mammography: Authors' reply [Letter]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 327(7419), pp. 869. (10.1136/bmj.327.7419.869)
Owen, D., Vidal-Alaball, J., Mansour, M., Bordeaux, K., Verrier-Jones, K. and Edwards, A. G. 2003. Parent's opinions on the diagnosis of children under 2 years of age with urinary tract infection. Family Practice 20(5), pp. 531-537. (10.1093/fampra/cmg507)
Edwards, A. G., Unigwe, S., Elwyn, G. and Hood, K. 2003. Effect of communicating individual risks in screening programmes: Cochrane Systematic review. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 327(7417), pp. 703-709. (10.1136/bmj.327.7417.703)
Pill, R., Wood, F. C., Renold, E., Robling, M. R., Edwards, A. G. and Wilkinson, C. E. 2003. Welsh women’s comments about breast problems and the care given: a qualitative study in the community. European Journal of Cancer Care 12(3), pp. 240-248.
Gigerenzer, G. and Edwards, A. G. 2003. Simple tools for understanding risks: from innumeracy to insight. British Medical Journal 327(7417), pp. 741-744. (10.1136/bmj.327.7417.741)
Edwards, A. G. 2003. Communicating risks through analogies [Letter]. British Medical Journal 327(7417), pp. 749. (10.1136/bmj.327.7417.749)
Edwards, A. G. 2003. Communicating risks. British Medical Journal 327(7417), pp. 691-692. (10.1136/bmj.327.7417.691)
Jones, W., Elwyn, G., Edwards, P., Edwards, A. G., Emmerson, M. and Hibbs, R. 2003. Measuring access to primary care appointments: a review of methods. BMC Family Practice 4, article number: 8. (10.1186/1471-2296-4-8)
Edwards, A. G. et al. 2003. The development of COMRADE - a patient-based outcome measure to evaluate the effectiveness of risk communication and treatment decision making in consultations. Patient Education and Counseling 50(3), pp. 311-322. (10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00055-7)
Schofield, T., Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G. and Visser, A. 2003. Shared decision making [Introduction]. Patient Education and Counseling 50(3), pp. 229-230. (10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00170-8)
Kim, Y. M., Kols, A., Putjuk, F., Heerey, M., Rinehart, W., Elwyn, G. and Edwards, A. G. 2003. Participation by clients and nurse midwives in family planning decision making in Indonesia. Patient Education and Counseling 50(3), pp. 295-302. (10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00053-3)
Thornton, H., Edwards, A. G. and Baum, M. 2003. Women need better information about routine mammography. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 327(7406), pp. 101-103. (10.1136/bmj.327.7406.101)
Edwards, A. G., Evans, R. and Elwyn, G. 2003. Manufactured but not imported: new directions for research in shared decision making support and skills. Patient Education and Counseling 50(1), pp. 33-38. (10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00077-6)
Evans, R., Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2003. The future for primary care: increased choice for patients [Editorial]. Quality and Safety in Health Care 12(2), pp. 83-84. (10.1136/qhc.12.2.83)
Higginson, I. J. et al. 2003. Is there evidence that palliative care teams alter end-of-life experiences of patients and their caregivers?. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 25(2), pp. 150-168. (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00599-7)
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G., Wensing, M., Hood, K., Atwell, C. L. A. and Grol, R. 2003. Shared decision making: developing the OPTION scale for measuring patient involvement. Quality and Safety in Health Care 12(2), pp. 93-99. (10.1136/qhc.12.2.93)
Tudor Jones, R., Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2003. Information provision in shared decision making: does delivery influence interpretation?. In: Smyth, M. N. ed. Health Care in Transition., Vol. 2. New York: Nova Science Publishers, pp. 19-30.
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G. and Kinnersley, P. 2003. Shared decision-making in der medizinischen Grundversorgung: die vernachlässigte zweite Hälfte der Beratung [Shared-decision making in primary care: the neglected second half of the consultation]. In: Scheibler, F. and Pfaff, H. eds. Shared Decision Making - Der Patient als Partner im medizinischen Entscheidigungsprozess. Juventa Materialien Weinheim: Beltz Juventa, pp. 55-68.
Edwards, A. G., Unigwe, S., Elwyn, G. and Hood, K. 2003. Personalised risk communication for informed decision making about entering screening programs. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003(1), pp. CD001865. (10.1002/14651858.CD001865)
Davis, R. E. et al. 2003. Exploring doctor and patient views about risk communication and shared decision-making in the consultation. Health Expectations 6(3), pp. 198-207. (10.1046/j.1369-6513.2003.00235.x)
Gwyn, R., Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G. and Mooney, A. 2003. The problematic of decision-sharing: deconstructing 'cholesterol' in a clinical encounter. Health Expectations 6(3), pp. 242-254. (10.1046/j.1369-6513.2003.00245.x)

2002

Edwards, A. G. et al. 2002. Responses of primary health care professionals to UK national guidelines on the management and referral of women with breast conditions. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 8(3), pp. 319-325. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00335.x)
Edwards, A. G. et al. 2002. The views of primary health care professionals about the management of breast problems in clinical practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 8(3), pp. 313-318. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00334.x)
Robling, M. R. et al. 2002. The development of a new site-specific measure of quality of life for breast problems: the Cardiff breast scales. Quality of Life Research 11(4), pp. 339-348. (10.1023/A:1015595627501)
Edwards, A. G., Elwyn, G. and Mulley, A. 2002. Explaining risks: turning numerical data into meaningful pictures [Clinical review]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 324(7341), pp. 827-830. (10.1136/bmj.324.7341.827)
Higginson, I. J. et al. 2002. Do hospital-based palliative teams improve care for patients or families at the end of life?. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 23(2), pp. 96-106. (10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00406-7)
Wensing, M., Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G., Vingerhoets, E. and Grol, R. 2002. Deconstructing patient centred communication and uncovering shared decision making: an observational study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2, article number: 2. (10.1186/1472-6947-2-2)
Finley, I. G. et al. 2002. Palliative care in hospital, hospice, at home: results from a systematic review. Annals of Oncology 13(Supp 4), pp. 257-264. (10.1093/annonc/mdf668)
Goodwin, D. M. et al. 2002. An evaluation of systematic reviews of palliative care services. Journal of Palliative Care 18(2), pp. 77-83.

2001

Butler, C. C., Kinnersley, P. R., Prout, H. C., Rollnick, S., Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2001. Antibiotics and shared decision-making in primary care. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 48(3), pp. 435-440. (10.1093/jac/48.3.435)
Edwards, A. G., Elwyn, G., Smith, C., Williams, S. and Thornton, H. 2001. Consumers’ views of quality in the consultation and their relevance to ‘shared decision-making’ approaches. Health Expectations 4(3), pp. 151-161. (10.1046/j.1369-6513.2001.00116.x)
Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2001. Developing professional ability to involve patients in their care: pull or push? [Editorial]. Quality and Safety in Health Care 10(3), pp. 129-130. (10.1136/qhc.0100129)
Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2001. Understanding risk and lessons for clinical risk communication about treatment preferences. Quality and Safety in Health Care 10(Supp.), pp. i9-i13. (10.1136/qhc.0100009)
Cook, A. M. et al. 2001. Efficiency of searching the grey literature in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 22(3), pp. 797-801. (10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00315-3)
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G., Eccles, M. and Rovner, D. 2001. Decision analysis in patient care [Review]. The Lancet 358(9281), pp. 571-574. (10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05709-9)
Mowle, S., Edwards, A. G., Hood, K. and Kinnersley, P. R. 2001. Benchmarking using simulated clinical scenarios: a feasibility project. British Journal of General Practice 51(469), pp. 658-660.
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G., Wensing, M., Hibbs, R., Wilkinson, C. E. and Grol, R. 2001. Shared decision making observed in clinical practice: visual displays of communication sequence and patterns. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 7(2), pp. 211-221. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2001.00286.x)
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G., Mowle, S., Wensing, M., Wilkinson, C. E., Kinnersley, P. R. and Grol, R. 2001. Measuring the involvement of patients in shared decision-making: a systematic review of instruments. Patient Education and Counseling 43(1), pp. 5-22. (10.1016/S0738-3991(00)00149-X)
Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2001. Risks - listen and don’t mislead [Editorial]. British Journal of General Practice 51(465), pp. 259-260.
Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 2001. Risks - listen and don't mislead. British Journal of General Practice 51(465), pp. 259-260.
Edwards, A. G., Elwyn, G., Covey, J., Matthews, E. and Pill, R. 2001. Presenting risk information a review of the effects of framing and other manipulations on patient outcomes. Journal of Health Communication 6(1), pp. 61-82. (10.1080/10810730150501413)
Elwyn, G. and Edwards, A. G. 2001. Evidence-based patient choice?. In: Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. eds. Evidence-Based Patient Choice: Inevitable or Impossible?. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3-18.
O'Connor, A. and Edwards, A. G. 2001. The role of decision aids in promoting evidence-based patient choice. In: Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. eds. Evidence-Based Patient Choice: Inevitable or Impossible?. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 220-243.

2000

Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G., Kinnersley, P. R. and Grol, R. 2000. Shared decision making and the concept of equipoise: the competences of involving patients in healthcare choices. British Journal of General Practice 50(460), pp. 892-899.
Edwards, A. G. et al. 2000. The effectiveness of one-to-one risk-communication interventions in health care: a systematic review. Medical Decision Making 20(3), pp. 290-297. (10.1177/0272989X0002000305)
Elwyn, G., Rosenberg, W., Edwards, A. G., Chatham, W., Jones, K., Matthews, S. and Macbeth, F. R. 2000. Diaries of evidence-based tutors: beyond ‘numbers needed to teach’... Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 6(2), pp. 149-154. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2000.00222.x)
Edwards, A. G., Elwyn, G., Hood, K. and Rollnick, S. 2000. Judging the ‘weight of evidence’ in systematic reviews: introducing rigour into the qualitative overview stage by assessing Signal and Noise. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 6(2), pp. 177-184. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2000.00212.x)
Edwards, A. G. 2000. Practical management. In: Stanton, S. L. and Dwyer, P. L. eds. Urinary Tract Infection in the Female. London: Dunitz, pp. 113-120.

1999

Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 1999. How should effectiveness of risk communication to aid patients' decisions be judged?: A review of the literature. Medical Decision Making 19(4), pp. 428-434. (10.1177/0272989X9901900411)
Edwards, A. G. et al. 1999. The presentation and management of breast symptoms in general practice in South Wales. The BRIDGE Study Group. British Journal of General Practice 49(447), pp. 811-812.
Edwards, A. G., Elwyn, G. and Gwyn, R. 1999. General practice registrar responses to the use of different risk communication tools in simulated consultations: a focus group study. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 319(7212), pp. 749-752. (10.1136/bmj.319.7212.749)
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G., Gwyn, R. and Grol, R. 1999. Towards a feasible model for shared decision making: focus group study with general practice registrars. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 319(7212), pp. 753-756. (10.1136/bmj.319.7212.753)
Edwards, A. G. and Elwyn, G. 1999. The potential benefits of decision aids in clinical medicine [Editorial]. JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical Association 282(8), pp. 779-780. (10.1001/jama.282.8.779)
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A. G. and Kinnersley, P. R. 1999. Shared decision-making in primary care: the neglected second half of the consultation. British Journal of General Practice 49(443), pp. 477-482.
Edwards, A. G., Jacobson, L., Elwyn, G. and Mowle, S. 1999. Evidence and primary care [Correspondence]. The Lancet 353(9164), pp. 1622-1622. (10.1016/S0140-6736(05)75745-7)
Elwyn, G., Gwyn, R., Edwards, A. G. and Grol, R. 1999. Is 'shared decision-making' feasible in consultations for upper respiratory tract infections? Assessing the influence of antibiotic expectations using discourse analysis. Health Expectations 2(2), pp. 105-117. (10.1046/j.1369-6513.1999.00045.x)
Mowle, S., Edwards, A. G. and Stott, N. C. H. 1999. Attitudes to the use of health outcome questionnaires [Letter]. British Journal of General Practice 49(438), pp. 63.

1998

Elwyn, G. J., Smail, S. and Edwards, A. G. 1998. Is general practice in need of a career structure?. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 317(7160), pp. 730-733. (10.1136/bmj.317.7160.730)
Edwards, A. G., Matthews, E., Pill, R. and Bloor, M. 1998. Communication about risk: diversity among primary care professionals. Family Practice 15(4), pp. 296-300. (10.1093/fampra/15.4.296)
Edwards, A. G., Matthews, E., Pill, R. and Bloor, M. 1998. Communication about risk: the responses of primary care professionals to standardizing the 'language of risk' and communication tools. Family Practice 15(4), pp. 301-307. (10.1093/fampra/15.4.301)
Edwards, A. G., Van Der Voort, J. and Verrier Jones, K. 1998. How accurately do parents collect urine samples from their children? [Letter]. British Journal of General Practice 48(429), pp. 1183-1184.

1997

Edwards, A. G. and Rollnick, S. 1997. Outcome studies of brief alcohol intervention in general practice: the problem of lost subjects [Research report]. Addiction 92(12), pp. 1699-1704. (10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb02890.x)
Edwards, A. G. and Prior, L. F. 1997. Communication about risk - dilemmas for general practitioners. The Department of General Practice Working Group, University of Wales College of Medicine. British Journal of General Practice 47(424), pp. 739-742.
van der Voort, J., Verrier Jones, K. and Edwards, A. G. 1997. Can renal scarring be prevented by earlier diagnosis of urinary tract infection in infancy? [Abstract]. Kidney International 52(4), pp. 1130-1130. (10.1038/ki.1997.436)
Edwards, A. G., Van Der Voort, J., Newcombe, R. G., Thayer, H. and Verrier Jones, K. 1997. A urine analysis method suitable for children's nappies. Journal of Clinical Pathology 50(7), pp. 569-572. (10.1136/jcp.50.7.569)
Jacobson, L., Edwards, A., Granier, S. K. and Butler, C. C. 1997. Evidence-based medicine and general practice. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) 47(420), pp. 449-452.
Van Der Voort, J., Edwards, A. G., Roberts, R. and Verrier Jones, K. 1997. The struggle to diagnose UTI in children under two in primary care. Family Practice 14(1), pp. 44-48. (10.1093/fampra/14.1.44)

1996

Edwards, A. G., Pill, R. and Stott, N. ]. 1996. Communicating risk - Use of standard terms is unlikely to result in standard communication [Letter]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 313(7070), pp. 1483-1483. (10.1136/bmj.313.7070.1483)
Edwards, A. G., Granier, S. and Van Der Voort, J. 1996. Packaging may lead to false positive results [Letter]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 313(7063), pp. 1010-1010. (10.1136/bmj.313.7063.1010)
Edwards, A. G. and Stott, N. C. H. 1996. The incidence and causes of rectal bleeding [Letter]. British Journal of General Practice 46(411), pp. 625.
Edwards, A. G. and Pill, R. 1996. Patterns of help-seeking behaviour for toddlers from two contrasting socio-economic groups: new evidence on a neglected topic. Family Practice 13(4), pp. 377-381. (10.1093/fampra/13.4.377)
Edwards, A. G. 1996. Pretest counselling and informed consent should be prerequisites [Letter]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 312(7024), pp. 182-183. (10.1136/bmj.312.7024.182c)
Edwards, A. G. and Pill, R. 1996. Quality of service provision for anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation - Bridges from evidence to practice are fragile. BMJ 312(7022), pp. 51-51. (10.1136/bmj.312.7022.51)

1993

Winocour, P. H., Tong, P., White, J., Edwards, A. G., White, A., Gibson, G. J. and Clark, F. 1993. Unusual presentation and course of Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic ACTH secretion by a bronchial carcinoma. Respiratory Medicine 87(2), pp. 149-151. (10.1016/0954-6111(93)90145-P)

1991

Wright, C. M., Edwards, A. G., Halse, P. C. and Waterston, A. J. R. 1991. Weight and failure to thrive in infancy [Letter]. The Lancet 337(8737), pp. 365-366. (10.1016/0140-6736(91)90996-3)

1990

Edwards, A. G., Halse, P. C., Parkin, J. M. and Waterston, A. J. 1990. Recognising failure to thrive in early childhood. Archives of Disease in Childhood 65(11), pp. 1263-1265. (10.1136/adc.65.11.1263)

Prof edwards' main research interests are in quality and safety of health care, with current studies on safety in primary care, the epidemiology of harm in secondary care, self-management support in long term conditions, and implementation of shared decision making.

Methodological interests centre on systematic reviews, and Professor Edwards is a co-editor in the Melbourne-based Consumers & Communication Review Group of the Cochrane Collaboration.

PhDs - completed

Lead supervisor for Dr Natalie Joseph-Williams , Cardiff University (2011 - 2016): Overcoming patient reported barriers to Shared Decision Making.
Lead supervisor for Dr Stephanie Sivell (2014), Cardiff University – approaching submission of ‘Published Works’ PhD.
Co-supervisor for Charlotte Harmsen, University of South Denmark, Odense, Denmark (2014). ‘Interventions for chronic diseases: effect of patient values and effectiveness information on patients’ choice of therapy, adherence to therapy and satisfaction with therapy’.
ead supervisor for Dr Kathryn O'Brien (2006 – 2013); registered University of Wales; title: ‘Prevalence and natural history of childhood UTI in primary care’.
Co-supervisor for Dr Paulina Bravo 2008-11; Cardiff University; title: ‘Psychosocial needs of People Living with HIV’.
Co-supervisor for Pia Kirkegaard; University of Aarhus, Denmark; 2007-11; ‘Risk communication between GPs and patients with elevated cholesterol. A qualitative study of a complex intervention, focusing on decision making in the consultation.’
Lead supervisor for Michelle Edwards 2006 – 2010; Cardiff University; title: ‘The development and practice of health literacy for people with long term conditions’.
Co-supervisor for Dr Rhodri Evans 2005 – 2009; Nijmegen University, Netherlands; title: ‘Interactive health communication in prostate cancer screening and testing’.
Co-supervisor for Melody Rhydderch 2002 – 2006; Nijmegen University, Netherlands; title: ‘Practice assessment and quality improvement in European general practice’.

PhDs – in progress

Lead supervisor for Dr Andrew Carson-Stevens : Patient Safety in Primary Care. Oct 2012 - Sep 2016.
Co-supervisor for Miss Grace McCutchan : Understanding the barriers to cancer awareness and help-seeking in people from deprived areas of Wales. Oct 2013 - Sep 2016.
Lead supervisor for Dr Freya Davies (2015 to date): developing self-management support training for clinicians working with peope with MS.
Co-supervisor for Ms. Pernille Gabel, Aarhus University, Denmark: development and evaluation of a decision aid to enhance uptake of colorectal cancer screenign among citizens in Denmark with lower educational attainment.

Prof Edwards co-leads the Clinical Epidemiology Route of the Intercalated BSc programme for medical students. Now going into its 7th year, with 82 graduates to date, over 70% 1st class honours the Route goes from strength to strength, with modules on research methods, health economics, infections, long term conditions, clinical care quality, publichealth and global health. A key part of the course is the supervise research project module, from which approximately half the students to date have secured a publication, and there have been several high quality presentations at national and international meetings.

Other Education interests include a range of modules in the main C21 curriculum (Improving Quality, evidence in Practice, Science in Practice; Student Selected Components), contributions to Masters programmes, and higher degree supervision (see 'Research').

Contact Details

EdwardsAG@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29206 87186

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