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Ms Fatima Wurie is an Honorary Research Associate and Doctoral Researcher in Public Health Informatics at the Institute of Health Informatics, UCL.
PhD research
Ms Wurie’s doctoral research employs a mixed methods approach to explore the use of health interventions to support medication adherence for tuberculosis in homeless and socially marginalised groups.
Ms Wurie is the Principal Investigator for a qualitative study entitled: “Video observed therapy (VOT) to support treatment adherence for tuberculosis patients in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova” funded by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This study is embedded in an existing randomised controlled trial evaluating VOT in Moldova funded by UNDP and The Global Fund.
Biography
After completing a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences at the University or Durham (2002-2006), Ms Wurie completed public health and health policy training as part of a Diploma in Health Planning and Management at Birkbeck (2008). In 2013-14 Ms Wurie completed an MSc in Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and holds an APMP associate-level qualification in project management.
Ms Wurie has worked as a Biomedical Scientist in Histopathology for Great Ormond Street Hospital and as Project Coordinator for the National Sentinel Stroke Audit at The Royal College of Physicians – London. Ms Wurie joined UCL in 2009 has had supported and led the coordination and implementation of a range of infection-related projects and studies evaluating services and interventions for homeless groups in England.
Publications
Wurie F, Lawn S, Booth H, Sonnenberg P, Hayward A; Bio-aerosol production in patients with tuberculosis: potential implications for transmission risk – Thorax. 2016 Jun;71(6):549-54; doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207295. Epub 2016 Feb 25. [EDITOR’S CHOICE]
Wurie F, Lawn S, Booth H, Sonnenberg P, Hayward A; Bio-aerosol production in patients with tuberculosis: potential implications for transmission risk – a cohort study – The Lancet (2015) Meeting abstract; volume 386, supplement 2, 13 November 2015, Pages S81; doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00919-8
Fragaszy E, Warren-Gash C, Wang L, Copas A, Dukes O, Edmunds J, Goonetilleke N, Harvey G, Johnson A, Kovar J, Lim M, McMichael A, Millett E, Nazareth I, Nguyen-Van-Tam J, Tabassum F, Watson J, Wurie F, Zambon M, Hayward A; Cohort profile: The Flu Watch study – Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Mar 3. pii: dyv370
Head M; Fitchett J; Derrick G; Wurie F; Meldrum J; Kumari N; Beattie B; Counts C; Atun R; Comparing research investment to UK institutions and published outputs for tuberculosis, HIV and malaria: a systematic analysis across 1997-2013 – accepted for publication Health Res Policy Syst. 2015 Nov 4;13(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12961-015-0052-5.
Hayward AC, Fragaszy E, Bermingham A, Wang L, Copas A, Edmunds J, Ferguson N, Goonetilleke N, Harvey G, Kovar J, Lim M, Millet ERC, Pebody R, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS, McMichael A, Nazareth I, Watson JM, Wurie F, Johnson AM, Zambon M; The comparative community burden and severity of seasonal and pandemic influenza: Results of the Flu Watch study - England 2006-2011. Lancet Respiratory Medicine (2014); doi:10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70034-7
Head MG, Fitchett JR, Cooke MK, Wurie FB, Hayward AC, Atun R; Differences in research funding for women scientists: a systematic comparison of UK investments in global infectious disease research during 1997-2010. BMJ Open. 2013 Dec 9;3(12):e003362. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003362
Wurie F, le Polain de Waroux O, Brande M, DeHaan W, Holdgate K, Mannan R, Milton D, Swerdlow D, Hayward A (2012) Characteristics of exhaled particle production in healthy volunteers: possible implications for infectious disease transmission; F1000Res 2013 Jan 15;2:14. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.2-14.v1. eCollection 2013.
Head MG, Fitchett JR, Cooke MK, Wurie FB, Atun R, Hayward AC, Holmes A, Johnson AP, Woodford N; Systematic analysis of funding awarded for antimicrobial resistance research to institutions in the UK, 1997-2010; Journal of Antimictobial Chemotherapy (2013); doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt349
Head MG, Fitchett JR, Cooke MK, Wurie FB, Hayward AC, Atun R; Sex discrepancies in infectious disease research funding 1997-2010: a systematic analysis. The Lancet (2013) Meeting abstract http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62469-1/fulltext
Head MG, Fitchett JR, Cooke MK, Wurie FB, Hayward AC, Atun R; UK investments in global infectious disease research 1999 - 2010: a case study; Lancet Infectious Diseases (2012); doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70261-X
Wurie F, Lawn S, Booth H, Sonnenberg P, Hayward A; Association between the presence of radiological lung parenchymal abnormalities and bio-aerosol production during normal tidal breathing in patients with intra-thoracic tuberculosis: implications for tuberculosis transmission and radiological risk assessment – in preparation
Acknowledgements in:
Everitt et al; IFITM3 restricts the morbidity and mortality associated with influenza; Nature (2012); doi: 10.1038/nature10921
Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party. National clinical guideline for stroke, 3rd edition. London: Royal College of Physicians, 2008 (see page xv)