Clinical epidemiologist
Angela Webster is a clinical epidemiologist at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney , nephrologist and transplant physician at Westmead Hospital and director of Evidence Integration at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney.
Biography
Webster is a clinical academic with a focus on transplant medicine, kidney disease and epidemiology.
Webster's research themes include multimorbidity and the interaction of chronic diseases, specifically kidney disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, infection, and mental illness, addressed through evidence integration. Her researched is focused on improving clinical outcomes and using data to improve clinical decision making, by communicating and evaluating risk. She has a particular interest in health inequalities and mitigating factors that create disadvantage in health and healthcare settings.
Select publications
Year
Title
Journal
Ref
2017
Chronic Kidney Disease
The Lancet
[ 1]
2021
Sex differences in mortality among binational cohort of people with chronic kidney disease: population based data linkage study
BMJ
[ 2]
2016
Cognition in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Biomed Central Medicine.
[ 3]
2015
Readability of Written Materials for CKD Patients: A Systematic Review.
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
[ 4]
2021
Supporting patients to be involved in decisions about their health and care: Development of a best practice health literacy App for Australian adults living with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia
[ 5]
2019
Residual risk of infection with blood-borne viruses in potential organ donors at increased risk of infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medical Journal of Australia
[ 6]
2014
Survival after cutaneous melanoma in kidney transplant recipients: a population-based matched cohort study
American Journal of Transplantation
[ 7]
2021
The landscape of COVID-19 trials in Australia
Medical Journal of Australia.
[ 8]
2022
Searching clinical trials registers: guide for systematic reviewers.
BMJ
[ 9]
2013
Interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in individuals with schizophrenia
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
[ 10]
Awards
Year
Award
Organisation
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2023
Elected as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
[ 11]
2020
TJ Neale Award for Outstanding Contribution to Nephrological Science
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
2019
Josette Eris Memorial Award for emerging female leaders
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
2015
Ian McKenzie Prize for outstanding contribution in transplantation
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
References
^ Webster, Angela C; Nagler, Evi V; Morton, Rachael L; Masson, Philip (March 2017). "Chronic Kidney Disease" . The Lancet . 389 (10075): 1238– 1252. doi :10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32064-5 . PMID 27887750 . S2CID 4925820 . ^ De La Mata, Nicole L; Rosales, Brenda; MacLeod, Grace; Kelly, Patrick J; Masson, Philip; Morton, Rachael L; Wyburn, Kate; Webster, Angela C (2021-11-16). "Sex differences in mortality among binational cohort of people with chronic kidney disease: population based data linkage study" . BMJ . 375 : e068247. doi :10.1136/BMJ-2021-068247 ISSN 1756-1833 . PMC 8593820 PMID 34785509 . ^ Berger, Israel; Wu, Sunny; Masson, Philip; Kelly, Patrick J.; Duthie, Fiona A.; Whiteley, William; Parker, Daniel; Gillespie, David; Webster, Angela C. (December 2016). "Cognition in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis" . BMC Medicine . 14 (1): 206. doi :10.1186/s12916-016-0745-9 ISSN 1741-7015 . PMC 5155375 PMID 27964726 . ^ Morony, Suzanne; Flynn, Michaela; McCaffery, Kirsten J.; Jansen, Jesse; Webster, Angela C. (June 2015). "Readability of Written Materials for CKD Patients: A Systematic Review" . American Journal of Kidney Diseases . 65 (6): 842– 850. doi :10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.11.025 . hdl :2123/22350 PMID 25661679 . ^ Muscat, Danielle Marie; Lambert, Kelly; Shepherd, Heather; McCaffery, Kirsten J.; Zwi, Stephanie; Liu, Na; Sud, Kamal; Saunders, John; O’Lone, Emma; Kim, Jinman; Robbins, Aphra; Webster, Angela C. (February 2021). Smith, James (ed.). "Supporting patients to be involved in decisions about their health and care: Development of a best practice health literacy App for Australian adults living with Chronic Kidney Disease" . Health Promotion Journal of Australia . 32 (S1): 115– 127. doi :10.1002/hpja.416 ISSN 1036-1073 . PMID 32888215 . ^ Waller, Karen MJ; De La Mata, Nicole L; Kelly, Patrick J; Ramachandran, Vidiya; Rawlinson, William D; Wyburn, Kate R; Webster, Angela C (November 2019). "Residual risk of infection with blood-borne viruses in potential organ donors at increased risk of infection: systematic review and meta-analysis" . Medical Journal of Australia . 211 (9): 414– 420. doi :10.5694/mja2.50315 . ISSN 0025-729X . PMID 31489635 . S2CID 201846138 . ^ Vajdic, C.M.; Chong, A.H.; Kelly, P.J.; Meagher, N.S.; Van Leeuwen, M.T.; Grulich, A.E.; Webster, A.C. (June 2014). "Survival After Cutaneous Melanoma in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study" American Journal of Transplantation . 14 (6): 1368– 1375. doi :10.1111/ajt.12716 . hdl :2123/22309 PMID 24730453 . S2CID 7791631 . ^ Seidler, Anna Lene; Aberoumand, Mason; Williams, Jonathan G; Tan, Aidan; Hunter, Kylie E; Webster, Angela (2021-07-19). "The landscape of COVID-19 trials in Australia" . Medical Journal of Australia . 215 (2): 58–61.e1. doi :10.5694/mja2.51148 . ISSN 0025-729X . PMC 8447014 PMID 34275134 . ^ Hunter, Kylie E; Webster, Angela C; Page, Matthew J; Willson, Melina; McDonald, Steve; Berber, Slavica; Skeers, Peta; Tan-Koay, Ava G; Parkhill, Anne; Seidler, Anna Lene (2022-04-26). "Searching clinical trials registers: guide for systematic reviewers" . BMJ . 377 : e068791. doi :10.1136/bmj-2021-068791 ISSN 1756-1833 . PMID 35473822 . ^ Tsoi, Daniel T; Porwal, Mamta; Webster, Angela C (2013-02-28). Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group (ed.). "Interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in individuals with schizophrenia" . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews . 2013 (2): CD007253. doi :10.1002/14651858.CD007253.pub3 . PMC 6486303 PMID 23450574 . ^ Tamowicz, Celeste (2023-10-12). "Professor Angela Webster" . Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences . Retrieved 2023-11-24 .
