Research groups
Jennifer Hirst
BSc MSc DPhil
Senior Research Fellow
QResearch
I am Senior Researcher working as part of the QResearch team as Senior Researcher and Epidemiologist. I am currently leading a study to determine the uptake, safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in people living with blood cancer using the QResearch database.
Prior to this I worked for four years as the research lead on the NewKI study (formerly OxRen) study of chronic kidney disease, and have been involved in a number of diabetes-related projects over the years.
I have expertise in quantitative methods, meta-analysis, managing UK-based and international multicentre clinical studies, clinical epidemiology and qualitative data collection and analysis. I am module coordinator for the Meta-analysis module https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/meta-analysis, which is part of the University of Oxford's Evidence Based Health Care, Medical Statistics and Systematic Review Masters programmes.
Key publications
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Impact of a single eGFR and eGFR-estimating equation on chronic kidney disease reclassification: A cohort study in primary care
Journal article
Hirst JA. et al, (2018), British Journal of General Practice, 68, e524 - e530
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Performance of point-of-care HbA1c test devices: Implications for use in clinical practice - A systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal article
Hirst JA. et al, (2017), Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 55, 167 - 180
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Point-of-care HbA1c testing in an urban primary care diabetes clinic in South Africa – a mixed methods feasibility study
Journal article
HIRST J. et al, (2021), BMJ Open
Recent publications
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Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in people with blood cancer: population-level cohort study of 12 million patients in England
Journal article
HIRST J., (2023), European Journal of Cancer
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Analysis of uptake, effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnancy using the QResearch® database: research protocol and statistical analysis plan
Preprint
Copland E. et al, (2022)
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Quality of life in older adults with chronic kidney disease and transient changes in renal function: Findings from the Oxford Renal cohort
Journal article
Busa I. et al, (2022), PLOS ONE, 17, e0275572 - e0275572
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Predicting individual risk of muscle disorders in patients eligible for statin treatment: Derivation and external validation of stratify-statinmd prediction model
Conference paper
Cai T. et al, (2022), PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 31, 285 - 285
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Predicting individual risk of muscle disorders in patients eligible for statin treatment: derivation and validation of STRATIFY-StatinMD prediction model
Other
Cai T. et al, (2022), JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION, 36, 10 - 10
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PREDICTING INDIVIDUAL RISK OF MUSCLE DISORDERS IN PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR STATIN TREATMENT: STRATIFY-STATINMD MODEL DERIVATION USING DATA FROM ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
Journal article
Cai T. et al, (2022), Journal of hypertension, 40, e76 - e77
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Comparative efficacy and safety of the artemisinin derivatives compared to quinine for treating severe malaria in children and adults: A systematic update of literature and network meta-analysis.
Journal article
Nyaaba N. et al, (2022), PLoS One, 17
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Community Coronavirus Disease 2019 Testing Strategies (FACTS) in a University Setting.
Journal article
Hirst JA. et al, (2021), Open forum infectious diseases, 8
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The diagnostic accuracy of HbA1c , compared to the oral glucose tolerance test, for screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Africa-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal article
Chivese T. et al, (2021), Diabet Med
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Change in GFR over time in the Oxford Renal Cohort Study
Journal article
HIRST J. et al, (2021), British Journal of General Practice
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Perceptions on undertaking regular asymptomatic self-testing for COVID-19 using lateral flow tests: A qualitative study of university students and staff
Journal article
Wanat M. et al, (2021), BMJ Open, 11
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Perceptions on undertaking regular asymptomatic self-testing for COVID-19 using lateral flow tests: a qualitative study of university students and staff.
Journal article
Wanat M. et al, (2021), BMJ Open, 11
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Corrigendum: Systematic Review and Metaanalysis Comparing the Bias and Accuracy of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration Equations in Community-Based Populations.
Journal article
(2021), Clin Chem, 67
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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of the Artemisinin Derivatives Compared to Quinine for Treating Severe Malaria in Children and Adults: A Systematic Update of Literature and Network Meta-Analysis
Journal article
Nyaaba N. et al, (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Community COVID-19 Testing Strategies (FACTS) in a University Setting
Journal article
Hirst J. et al, (2021)